Danganronpa!RejectedZer0

**Danganronpa!RejectedZer0** is an in-progress American video series made by **ReiMicrowave**.

As of 2023, Danganronpa!RejectedZer0 contains a prologue, a full chapter, and a Halloween special. The second chapter is currently in production with its most recent release, Episode 36, released on October 20, 2022.

On June 14, 2020, the creator of the series premiered the first episode of **Danganronpa✦Varnished Curse 🎲**; an experimental Fangan made to help prevent burnout.

## Premise

> In the world of Danganronpa, in order for one to become an Ultimate, one must get selected by a scout and accepted into Hope Peak Academy. There are so many talented students in the world, but what happens to those who were rejected from claiming their title? Sixteen Rejected Ultimate's, instead of going to jail for their crimes, enters a locked-down therapy program funded by Hope Peak Academy. Will these sixteen students learn from their mistakes or will everything fall apart?
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## Creation and Development

### Pre-Development History

*Danganronpa!RejectedZer0* as a story started in late 2016, originally intended to be a part-roleplay OC collaboration between various creators and ReiMicrowave. The creators main inspiration to create a Fanganronpa project started with the original games produced by Spike Chunsoft and Kazutaka Kodaka. Early in development the creator decided to create a video series due to his enjoyment of watching let’s plays and walkthroughs at the time. The goal in mind was to create a story that incorporated more of the creator’s interests such as psychology, philosophy, and character studies.

### Development History

*Danganronpa!RejectedZer0* was first announced in March of 2017. The very first episode debuted on September 8th, 2017, with the later episodes periodically released on the official YouTube account. Early on in production *DR!R0* started to face production troubles caused by the original part-roleplay format, as roughly half of the creators would drop out from the project during the prologues development. During this time the creator also started to face troubles in real life. As a result of both issues, *DR!R0* would be put on a temporary hiatus for a few months so the creator could focus on his mental well-being. After returning from his hiatus *DR!R0* underwent a pivot in direction. Recognising that the part-roleplay format was apart of the problem, the creator decided to turn what they had into their own video series where he would have full control of the characters.

After this change in direction the creator would continue to publish episodes of the prologue and first chapter throughout 2018 to 2021. During mid-2020 the creator would begin production on a mixed-media Fangan titled "**Danganronpa✦Varnished Curse 🎲**", a separate project in podcast format. In September, 2020 a Casting Call Club Listing was published looking for voice actors for the entire cast, which would later end in March of 2021. The final episode of the first chapter was published on August 18, 2021. Four days later on August 22, 2021 the voice actor for the series protagonist, Kaizue Jin, would be revealed in a video published on the official *DR!R0* YouTube channel,

## Videos

Danganronpa! Rejected Zer0 -- The Opening

## External Links

* **Twitter:** @DandyMicrowave
* **YouTube:** Danganronpa! RejectedZer0

## References

1. ↑ **YouTube:** Prologue Playlist (August 14, 2019)
2. ↑ **YouTube:** Chapter One Playlist (August 14, 2019)
3. ↑ **YouTube:** Halloween Special EP 1 (November 1, 2020)
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYBZ2PDN664
7. ↑ https://www.castingcall.club/projects/danganronpa-rejected-zer0
8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t41rn0GGSfQ