Hiyoko Saionji

Hiyoko Saionji, also known as Ultimate Traditional Dancer, is a character from the Danganronpa series.
== Charactah Account ==
A rising star in the art of traditional Japanese dancing. Hiyoko is popular for her youthful appearance and grace, but conceals an abrasive personality and a nasty mean streak. She is the first victim of Chapter 3, after she walks in on Mikan staging a murder and is silenced by having her throat slit.
Hiyoko's cute appearance, voice, and (initially) her way of talking give off the impression she is innocent and childlike. However, in her introduction alone, it is quickly revealed that she is very direct and cruel with a malicious side in how she squishes ants while telling Hajime that they make a satisfying popping noise if done correctly, and even invites him to join her. Later at the beach, she goes around trying to step on and trample the crabs, laughing as if it were just child's play, showing an alarming fascination with it. She is also described to stomp on and tear out flowers for her own amusement, even though she mentions that she likes pretty things like flowers.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc
* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc
* Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Hope Arc
* Super Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of the World
=== Manga ===
* Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair
* Super Danganronpa 2: Chiaki Nanami's Goodbye Despair Quest
* Super Danganronpa 2: Dangan Island Heart Everlasting Summer, Here Ronpa ♪
* Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Academy - 4 Frames KINGS
=== Video Games ===
* Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
== Trivia ==
* Saionji translates to “Western garden temple” while Hiyoko means “Child who brings forth day”.
** Hiyoko is also the Japanese word for "chick" (as in a baby bird). This association connected to Hiyoko's name matches her childish, innocent-looking appearance, as well as her hair color. She also has a chick print on her kimono, located just above its sash.
** Coincidentally, there is also bean jam-filled steamed buns representing a chick from a brand named Hiyoko Sweets. Whether this was intentionally reflecting Hiyoko's sweet tooth or not is unknown.
* In original Japanese, she is known as the Super High School Level 'buyou-ka', or a master of buyou dance, which is a traditional form of Japanese art that combines the act of moving to a rhythm and dancing.
* Hiyoko has a bit of a sweet tooth; she mostly eats gummies. However, she never eats yellow gummies, due to her dislike of sour food.
** In her report card, it states she eats flower candies and Japanese sweets.
* Hiyoko possibly enjoys playing Professor Layton, a mystery-solving game, and Pokemon, a game where you collect monsters called "Pokemon", because when Monokuma was introducing the Twilight Syndrome Murder Case, Hiyoko states that she wants to play games about "riddle solving professors" (Professor Layton), and "collecting cute monsters" (Pokemon).
* In the Despair Arc TV series, when Chisa Yukizome goes from her stock memory of the short Hiyoko she knew up to the more grown-up one, a growth sound effect similar to the one in the Super Mario series can be heard.
* Hiyoko's Japanese voice actress, Suzuko Mimori, also voiced Kiriko Nishizawa in Danganronpa 3 - Despair Arc.
* Hiyoko's English voice actress, Kira Buckland, also voices Kirumi Tojo in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
== Gallery ==
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File:Hiyoko Saoinji Fan Art 01.png
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== External Links ==
* Hiyoko Saionji at Danganronpa Wiki
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