Danganronpa Blowback

## Danganronpa Blowback - The Stage of Repeated Despair and Hope-

* Title Screen
* Team Monolab

***Danganronpa Blowback -The Stage of Repeated Despair and Hope-*** (단간론파 블로우백 -반복되는 절망과 희망의 무대-), more simply abbreviated to **Danganronpa Blowback**, is a Korean Fangame made by **Team MonoLab** (팀 모노라보), directed by **Auxin**.

Danganronpa Blowback was put on an indefinite hiatus on October 7, 2016, but has since been cancelled in a now hidden post from Auxin's blog. Prior to the game's cancellation, Danganronpa Blowback contained two chapters and a prologue. A third chapter was in production before the games cancellation but was never released. Several screenshots of the unreleased chapter were shared through the project's blog before its cancellation.

An unofficial English translation for the game was released through itch.io and YouTube by **Zephirum**. The translation concluded on February 15, 2023.

## Synopsis

> 한 분야에 뛰어난 재능을 가진 현역 고교생들이 입학하는 학교. 사립 키보가미네(희망봉) 학원.평범한 고교생들 중 단 한명, 추첨을 통해 선발된 주인공'와타나베 카즈키'는 '초고교급 행운'이라는 타이틀을 달고 다른 초고교급 재능의 학생들과함께 키보가미네 학원에 입학하게된다.하지만 현관에 들어서자마자 정신을 잃게되고 깨어나보니 키보가미네 학원의 교실내부.. 창문은 모두 막혀있고 분위기마저 이상하다.곧이어 주인공은 자신과 같은 처지에 놓인, 각자 특별한 초고교급의 재능을 가진 입학생들 15명과 조우하게 된다.이상한 안내방송과 함께 체육관에서 입학식이 시작되고, 들뜬 그들 앞에 나타난것은 말하는 곰인형이였다."웃푸푸 네놈들은 평생 이 안에서 살게되겠습니다~" 자신이 키보가미네 학원의 학원장이라고 칭하는 모노쿠마의 이곳에서 나가고 싶다면 누군가를 죽여야한다는 알 수 없는 소리에 16명의 학생들은 절망한다.과연 이 살인게임을 주도하는 흑막은 누구이며, 16명의 학생들은 희망을 향해 나아갈 수 있을것인가. **━ Official Synopsis**
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## Killing Game

### Killing Game Rules

2. From 10pm to 7am it's night time. Please note that there are areas with no access during night time hours.
3. Sleeping is only available in the "private rooms" located in the dormitory area. Deliberate sleep in other rooms is prohibited.
4. You can investigate Hope's Peak Academy to your own volition. There's no restrictions for this behaviour.
5. Violence against Monokuma, the headmaster of the school, is prohibited. You must not damage any objects in the school, including the surveillance cameras.
6. A person who killed someone must not let the other students know that you are the blackened.
7. In addition, the rules may increase subsequently.

## Videos

### Trailer & PV

단간론파 블로우백 1차 PV 영상 (Danganonpa Blowback)단간론파 블로우백 1차 PV (Danganonpa Blowback)
## Creation and Development

Production for Danganronpa Blowback began in 2014, created by a group of fans called Team MonoLab. Team MonoLab was directed by Auxin (진성마조), and the team consisted of seven fans in total. A trial edition of the game was published on the official Blowback website on December 13, 2014. The finalised chapters and prologue were uploaded on the official Blowback website on April 3, 2016. A month later a popularity poll was held, with Akeru, Shozo, and Misako being voted as the three most popular characters from the game. Planning was complete up to at least chapter four as of 2015.

On October 7, 2016, Danganronpa Blowback was put onto an indefinite hiatus due to financial troubles, after a tax investigation registered Danganronpa Blowback as a business. In this same post Team Monolab shared three screenshots of the chapter three production, a CG of Monokuma, an unused sprite of Shozo, and a background image. Due to Team MonoLab disbanding and the time gap since the announcement was made it is unlikely there will be any future production of the game. Before the games hiatus it was planned to have a prologue, six chapters, and an epilogue. Danganronpa Blowback was cancelled through Auxin's blog sometime during 2017, however, their blog has since been made private and/or the post has been deleted.

### Popularity Poll

The popularity poll for Danganronpa Blowback was held from April 16 to May 16, 2016. The popularity poll received over a thousand votes, with Akeru Yozora being voted as the most popular character of the game at that point. Though the game was planned to have more popularity polls as more chapters were released, the hiatus led for only one being held.

## Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Danganronpa Blowback heavily borrows from the main Danganronpa franchise, using tracks from the first two games, and Danganronpa: Another Episode. The game also borrows remixed tracks that appeared on the CD album "RE:DANGANRONPA ~SUPER DANGANRONPA bitbitbit TKD Remix~", such as "Kaitei Underground", which appeared as the album's fourth track.

Danganronpa Blowback also uses music from Sarah Chang, specifically her performance of "Salut d'amour", which is used when Seina plays her violin. In addition to this, the music for the second execution borrows from a composition made by Flannyr.

## Credits

뿌리
푸른하늘

## External Links

* **Official Website**: dangan.tistory.com

## Trivia

* LINUJ and the Team Monolab team collaborated on fanart for each other's fangames. LINUJ drew Kana Ise and Team Monolab drew Satsuki Iranami.
	+ LINUJ additionally drew Chinami Hasami to celebrate the the trial release of the game.
* A popularity poll was held through the games website on May 3, 2016. It received 1087 votes from 648 people.
* Team Monolab's name was a mixture of Monokuma's name and the word 'laboratory'.
* The original PV video was made private sometime after the games hiatus.
* Fullbody sprites of the cast were designed, but were only used during the class trials. Similarly, sprites for Kazuki Watanabe and Ryo Koumori were designed but only used during the class trials, although less so in Ryo's case.
* The entire cast was featured in crossover fanart for DanganronpaBlowbackxMAPLE.
* There was a sprite of a character called Annabelle left over in the games files. It is unknown what role she would've played in the story, but it is likely she was intended to appear in chapter three.
* The game's artwork was designed with Painttool SAI.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 **Hiatus Announcement**
2. ↑ **Danganronpa Blowback, translated by Zephirum**
3. ↑ **Official Synopsis**
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 **Kazuki Watanabe Profile**
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 **Kanjiro Hayamoto Profile**
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 **Seina Datenashi Profile**
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 **Shozo Asayoru Profile**
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 **Toshiro Takahara Profile**
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 **Chinami Hasami Profile**
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 **Yosaku Fujita Profile**
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 **Yukari Koime Profile**
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 **Mai Yurino Profile**
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 **Tato Shimagami Profile**
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 **Misako Rokuhana Profile**
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 **Kana Ise Profile**
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 **Mikihiko Koyasunaga Profile**
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 **Ryo Koumori Profile**
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 **Torae Akatsubaki Profile**
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 **Akeru Yozora Profile**
20. ↑ **Official Release**
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 **Popularity Poll**
22. ↑ **Writing Status (2015)**
23. ↑ **Danganronpa Blowback Introduction**
24. ↑ **Kana Ise Fanart**
25. ↑ **Satsuki Iranami Fanart**
26. ↑ **Team Monolab Introduction**