Danganronpa Kirigiri

* Vol 1
* Vol 2
* Vol 3
* Vol 4
* Vol 5
* Vol 6
* Vol 7

***Danganronpa Kirigiri*** (ダンガンロンパ霧切) is a light novel series written by Takekuni Kitayama which focuses on the Detective Library members, Kyoko Kirigiri and her past with Yui Samidare as the explore the Duel Noir cases. It ran for 7 volumes, over a 7 year period.

The first novel was released on September 13th, 2013 and was published by Seikaisha along with illustrations by Rui Komatsuzaki, with the release date for the final volume being June 17, 2020 as part of *Danganronpa 10th Anniversary*.

The novel is a prequel to *Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc* and *Danganronpa Zero* set years before the events leading to The Tragedy during Kyoko's Middle School years.

## Background

After the success of the first game, Takekuni, who has written many other mystery novels, was asked to write a prequel focusing on Kyoko. He put Yui as the main heroine so she could be easier to connect with.  The publishing company Seikaisha announced the first novel on June 3, 2013.

## Important Information

### DSC (Detective Shelf Collection) & the Detective Library

Each detective has an ID, with a DSC number. Detectives register in what is known as the Detective Library to get their ID (Kyoko only registered recently when the novel begins, so she's the starting rank of 9). The Detective Library contains files on 65,500 detectives, their information made public so that anyone can view them and choose the detective relevant to whatever is bothering them for a case.

### Duel Noir

A series of various detective cases hosted by the Victims Catharsis Committee that usually involves four parties: The Culprit, The Detective, The Target, and the Innocent. When accepting The Duel Noir, the Culprit has to assemble a 'deck' first. This is done by 'renting' Techniques to use by the Committee, Techniques that can not be traced by any means. These Techniques range from murder weapons like poison or a baseball bat to tricks to assist them in the Duel Noir like, for example, hidden rooms, and, finally, the location on where it is held. The Detective is always chosen from the Detective Library and their quality is decided based on the price of the Culprit's 'deck'.

## Appearances

### Characters

#### Volume 1

* Kyoko Kirigiri

* Yui Samidare

* Eigo Amino

* Kou Inuzuka

* Rei Mikagami

* Gekka Ryūzōji

* Shiita Enbi

* Suisei Nanamura

* Tadashi Asakura

* Tōkichirō Endō

* Johnny Arp

#### Volume 2

* Akio Chage

* Meruko Mifune

* Mikado Shinsen

* Norman

* Ultimate Imposter (mentioned)

* Sae Yozuru

* Seiunsai Toyano'ō

* Taehime Uozumi

* Yūzen Minase

#### Volume 3

* Copycat

* Night Flyer

* Tsurugi Hitomoshi

* Salvador Fukuro Yadorigi

* Korisu Kakitsubata

* Hajiki Yaki

* Sachi Mizuiyama

* Suntetsu Shirasu

* Hironori Hari

* Kaei Kuchiki

* Otsuko Kuchiki

* Tatsutora Oboro

* Seika Kumano

* Jin Kirigiri

#### Volume 4

* Tōhachirō Uzuchi (mentioned)

* Tsukiyo Nada

* Nazuna Tōakitsu

* Hana Takezaki

* Tōya Tsutsumi

* Taruhi Hoshī

* Suō Kyūren

* Shikon Kyūren

* Kamato Hachisuka

* Kaoru Nagate

* Gorō Anbō

* Tōru Uchida

* Erī Wan

* Kōsuke Kanzashīchi

* Rei Naruko

* Saki Fushie (mentioned)

#### Volume 5

* Ryō Ōba
* Celestia Ludenberg (mentioned)
* Gunzō Arai
* Fukuju Idogaki
* Fuhito Kirigiri
* Katsumi Kodama
* Katana Shindō
* Kariyasu Karasuba
* Shiro'o Shima
* Shōko (mentioned)

#### Volume 6

* Motosuke Suzuyari (mentioned)
* Ayako Saiko
* Joshua Lindberg
* Chihiro Fujisaki (mentioned)

#### Volume 7

* Shiroko Yukimura
* Senshi Kadomi
* Makoto Naegi
* Mayu Samidare
* Kanji Yuhain
* Sakura Ogami (mentioned)
* Minor Characters

## See also

* Kirigiriso, a Sound Novel sequel to the Light Novel series.

## References

1. ↑ Danganronpa Kirigiri on Japanese wikipedia