A group of 15 elite high school students are gathered at a very special, high class high school. Graduating from this high school essentially means you'll succeed in life, but actually doing so is very difficult. The school is presided over by a bear called Monokuma, and he explains to them that their graduation hinges around committing a murder. The only way to graduate is to kill one of your classmates and get away with it. If the other classmates discover the identity of the killer, the killer is the only one executed. However, if they fail to catch the killer, only the killer graduates and the others are annihilated. Which of the 15 will survive the bloodbath to come?

Source: MU

Note: The first episode was pre-aired at a special event on 23.06.2013, regular TV broadcast started on 05.07.2013.

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Sequel: Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai Hen
Prequel: Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou Hen