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Having lived through the first round of judgment in the trap that is Hope's Peak Academy, bonds are beginning to form among the surviving students. But the evil paws of Monokuma, the villainous bear that holds them captive, are stretched around them...one black, one white, signifying that at this school there's only room for two kinds of students--those found innocent--and those found guilty!

Each year, the elite Hope's Peak Academy selects only the most gifted and talented students to enrol - plus one ordinary student, chosen by lottery. Makoto Naegi was that lucky person - or so he thought! When he shows up for class, he finds the elite students are a bizarre cast of oddballs under the ruthless authority of a robot teddy bear principal, Monokuma. The bear lays down the school rules: the only way out of Hope's Peak is to not only murder another student. but get away with it, as every murder is followed by a tribunal featuring the surviving students!

“I guess you could say gaming is my life…or my life is a game.”What could be nicer than the semester at the elite Hope’s Peak High School to kick off with a class trip to the tropical resort of Jabberwock Island? And what could be more horrific to then be told by the principal that now they’re all trapped there…and the only way they can ever leave is to play a murder game!The rules are simple: to escape, you must not only kill a fellow student, but get away with it, as the survivors will then cross-examine each other in a class courtroom. If they vote the wrong person guilty, the killer goes free…and the rest of them die!Chiaki Nanami is the Ultimate Gamer, selected as one of Japan’s most expert teens to attend Hope’s Peak High School. With no margin for error and the stakes so high, the Ultimate Gamer will need to use all her playing skill to suss out the secrets of Jabberwock Island and find the “true ending” for Nanami and her friends…survival and escape!

Komaru and Toko delve into the subway tunnels, finding an underground arena where Masaru, leader of the killer kids who call themselves the Warriors of Hope, stands triumphant above a pile of dead grown-ups...yet the boy doesn't stand a chance against Genocide Jill and Komaru's teamwork!Now having defeated a foe, the question arises as to who's actually their friend...Shirokuma, a bleached, bandaged version of their teddy bear tormenter, claims to be able to put them in touch with the adult resistance--but is following it down even deeper really such a good idea?Based on one of the multiple video games in the Danganronpa franchise, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is the missing story that goes between the original Danganronpa: The Animation manga, and the recently published manga series Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair.

The ultimate teenage murder game continues! Based on Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair video game, the sequel to the original video game Danganronpa. The manga series Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair contains bonus scenes not shown in the video game!When a new class of students at the (in)famous Hope's Peak Academy find themselves on a surprise school trip to a tropical island, they also find that suspicion and death is the only ticket home from this so-called paradise! Here, in the name of "hope," Ultimate Lucky Student Nagito Komaeda is willing to kill anybody and everybody...including himself!

Each year, the elite Hope's Peak Academy selects only the most gifted and talented students to enrol - plus one ordinary student, chosen by lottery. Makoto Naegi was that lucky person - or so he thought! When he shows up for class, he finds the elite students are a bizarre cast of oddballs under the ruthless authority of a robot teddy bear principal, Monokuma. The bear lays down the school rules: the only way out of Hope's Peak is to not only murder another student, but get away with it, as every murder is followed by a tribunal featuring the surviving students!

High school student Hajime Hinata must be the "Ultimate" at something--after all, he got accepted to Hope's Peak Academy, which takes only the nation's elite teens (whether they're elite at being gangsters, gymnasts, or hamster breeders!).But he doesn't know what his special talent is...only that he and his classmates have been given a surprise summer vacation on Jabberwock Island. It may be a tropical paradise, but their sinister teddy bear headmaster Monokuma still expects them all to complete their assignments if they ever want to go home--namely, murder a fellow student and get away with it, as the survivors cross-examine each other at a classroom trial! Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is an alternate version of the events told in the manga Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair. That series told the story through the eyes of "Ultimate Lucky Student" Nagito Komaeda; now Goodbye Despair gives you the perspective of his arch-rival in the desperate classroom murder game, Hajime Hinata!

“I guess you could say gaming is my life…or my life is a game.”Chiaki Nanami is the Ultimate Gamer, selected as one of Japan’s most expert teens to attend the elite Hope’s Peak High School. What could be nicer than for the semester to kick off with a class trip to the tropical resort of Jabberwock Island? And what could be more horrific to then be told by the principal that now they’re all trapped there…and the only way they can ever leave is to play a murder game!In Volume 2, Nanami witnesses the unexpected power of Monomi against a fearsome guardian Monobeast, freeing the way for the students to access a new island at the tropical Jabberwock resort/prison! The island has a library, a pharmacy, a diner, but strangest of all, it has Hope’s Peak Academy itself, mysteriously covered by a growth of trees and vines. Some believe video games cause violence…and Monokuma is out to prove it, as he challenges the class to play a game within their game—Twilight Syndrome, which he claims will reveal their next motive to commit murder. This is just the dare that Chiaki Nanami, the Ultimate Gamer, will take…but she vows that whatever the playthrough, she won’t allow another class killing to take place!

Hope is the only cure for despair! Chiaki Nanami is the Ultimate Gamer, selected as one of Japan’s most expert teens to attend the elite Hope’s Peak High School. What could be nicer than for the semester to kick off with a class trip to the tropical resort of Jabberwock Island? And what could be more horrific to then be told by the principal that now they’re all trapped there…and the only way they can ever leave is to play a murder game!In Vol. 3, with a new island, comes a new motive! More villainous than ever, Monokuma unleashes biological warfare in the battle for survival: the personality-altering Despair Disease that manifests itself in each infected victim with unpredictable symptoms—lies, delusions, cowardice. As it spreads through the remaining students, the healthy must find ways to treat the sick…even as they guard against something even worse happening to any of them—murder.Can they find a cure before someone finds a body?

The ultimate teenage murder game continues! Based on Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, the sequel to the original Danganronpa, the manga series Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair contains many scenes only hinted at in the game!They say if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen...but the one who's on the hot seat is Ultimate Cook Teruteru Hanamura, on trial for the murder of Byakuya Togami! Revealing his true nature in the courtroom, Nagito forces his fellow students to realize they don't truly know or understand each other. It'll take all of Hajime's cunning, along with the help of his classmates, to cleave a path to the awful truth!

The conclusion! Caught in the execution procedure by mistake, Fuyuhiko desperately requires emergency aid. Due to the school rules, Monokuma has no choice but to save Fuyuhiko's life. But never one to let an evil opportunity slip by, Monokuma uses the medical theme for his next murder motive: the Despair Disease! Everyone is terrified of catching the contagion after Nagito, Ibuki, and Akane become infected. The three are forced into quarantine, and Monokuma claims a corpse is required to produce a cure! But they can't kill someone to save themselves, can they...?

Beautiful white sand? Check! Refreshing ocean waves? Check! Bloody body in the beach house? Check...?!Hajime and his classmates strive to overcome the despair of having now lost two classmates as they explore the buildings of the newly opened 2nd Island. Hajime learns a little about each of his classmates and the tropical paradise that is their prison. Now everyone is determined to prevent another murder from happening--everyone except Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu, that is...Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is an alternate version of the events told in the manga Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair. That series told the story through the eyes of "Ultimate Lucky Student" Nagito Komaeda; now Goodbye Despair gives you the perspective of his arch-rival in the desperate classroom murder game, Hajime Hinata!

Fed up with the lack of bloodthirst from his captives, Monokuma has infected them with the Despair Disease, which manifests as cowardice in the mighty Owari... gullibility in the worldly Mioda... and dishonesty in the, er... in Komaeda. Afraid that they could commit murder while not in their right mind, the sick students are quarantined, keeping in touch with the 'healthy' students by video monitor... only to find that despite all their precautions, the killing hasn't stopped!