Danganronpa: The Animation (2013)

Action · Animation · Crime

Being just a normal student without a special talent, Makoto Naegi wins a lottery to attend the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy where only the top prodigies attend. However, instead of this being the beginning of a wonderful high school life, it's a ticket to despair, because the only way to graduate from Hope's Peak Academy is to kill one of your fellow students or be one of their victims.

IMDb rating: 6.8 (4,560 votes)
Episode average: 7.1 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.08 avg 13 episodes 6.9 → 7.6 24 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Welcome to Despair High School	6.9	214
2	(Not) Normal Arc: Kill and Live	6.9	190
3	Not Normal Arc: Kill and Live	7.3	187
4	(Not) Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine	6.8	172
5	Not Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine	7.2	167
6	(Not) Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand Upon the Earth!	6.9	167
7	Not Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand Upon the Earth!	6.9	165
8	(Not) Normal Arc: All All Apologies	6.8	157
9	All All Apologies II	7.1	158
10	(Not) Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing Through Youth	7.0	164
11	Not Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing Through Youth	7.1	161
12	The Reason Super High School-Level Bad Luck Attracted Super High School-Level Murder, Super High School-Level Execution and Super High School-Level Despair	7.6	175
13	Goodbye, Despair High School	7.6	186