Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei The Animation
English title: Danganronpa: The Animation
Japanese title: ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生 THE ANIMATION
Alternative titles: Dangan Ronpa: The Animation
Type: TV
Source: Visual novel
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 5, 2013 to Sep 27, 2013
Broadcast: Fridays at 01:35 (JST)
Duration: 24 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: Lerche
Producers: Geneon Universal Entertainment, Studio Hibari, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Showgate
Licensors: Funimation
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Suspense
Themes: High Stakes Game, Psychological, School, Survival

Makoto Naegi, a teenager with no remarkable talent, is surprised to learn that he has been accepted into Hope's Peak Private Academy: an elite school that gathers the best students from various fields. Despite believing his admission was just a fluke, Naegi is delighted to attend an institution known for ensuring success to those who graduate. Determined, he enters the front doors of the prestigious academy.

However, after losing consciousness inside, Naegi wakes up in a seemingly abandoned classroom. Failing to comprehend how he got there, Naegi begins to explore, and to his surprise, finds his classmates assembled in the gym. While everyone is trying to figure out what happened, they are confronted by the school principal—Monokuma, a robotic teddy bear. The mysterious toy explains that the freshmen are trapped inside the school with only one means of escape—kill a classmate without being discovered.

Tension fills the air as Naegi and his classmates realize that they are faced with two choices: participate in Monokuma's killing game, or reside together in the school for the rest of their lives.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Due to the success of the Danganronpa games, various spin-offs on a variety of media were made including the anime adaption and Danganronpa/Zero, a series of two novels written by Tsuyoshi Kodakazu and illustrated by Rui Komatsuzaki which were released on September 15, 2011 and October 13, 2011.