Identity V x Danganronpa

Identity V is an asymmetrical action mobile game for iOS/Android and PC created by Chinese developer Netease. It is available in English, Chinese, and Japanese.

From May 28th - June 7th, 2020, Identity V held a collaboration event with Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, as part of Spike Chunsoft's Danganronpa 10th Anniversary celebrations. The event featured exclusive costumes (skins) of Monokuma, Makoto Naegi, Kyoko Kirigiri, and Junko Enoshima.

On November 18th, a second collaboration was announced with Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, also as part of the Danganronpa 10th Anniversary celebrations. This event featured exclusive skins of Mikan Tsumiki, Chiaki Nanami, Nagito Komaeda, and Hajime Hinata.

On May 3rd 2023, a third collaboration was announced with Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, originally implied to also be a part of Danganronpa 10th Anniversary, though it was only announced three years later. This event featured exclusive skins of Kaede Akamatsu, Shuichi Saihara, Kokichi Oma, Miu Iruma and Rantaro Amami.

Development
NetEase Games, the creators of Identity V, contacted Spike Chunsoft in 2018 to request a Danganronpa collaboration because Danganronpa has a strong international fanbase - particularly in China where Identity V is developed - and the fanbase of both games has a strong overlap due to their atmosphere. Danganronpa producer Yoshinori Terasawa thought it was a good idea, and eventually agreed to a collaboration that would coincide with Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc's 10th Anniversary. Upon meeting with the NetEase team, Terasawa was impressed that the team were such deep fans of the Danganronpa series, coming to the meeting prepared with a lot of ideas of how the Danganronpa characters could fit into the Identity V scenario, and so they were given full creative freedom. It was felt that because Identity V is popular with junior and senior high school students, the collaboration was also a perfect fit to release alongside the smartphone version of Danganronpa, because smartphones have a different player base than console and PC gamers and both the Identity V and Danganronpa: Anniversary Edition releases would introduce potential new players to both games.

The collaboration was first announced publicly on April 18th, 2020 at the Famitsu/Dengeki Game Awards 2019, where the first teaser trailer was shown featuring a preview of the Monokuma skin. From May 12th - 20th, the collaboration skins were announced over several days via social media, along with an online pre-registration campaign aiming to have 5,000,000 pre-registered players, which was achieved in only 11 days. The May 28th release date for the collaboration was then officially announced on the first episode of Dangan TV on May 21st along with the full trailer. The collaboration launched world-wide on May 28th in English, Chinese, and Japanese.

On May 28th it was announced that crossover collaboration goods are planned, but no details have currently been released.

The second collaboration was announced on November 18th, 2020, on Identity V's official Twitter. The four characters from this collaboration were announced from November 19th - 26th, also on the official Twitter.

Pre-Registration
From May 14th - May 27th, 2020 an online pre-registration campaign was held on the Identity V website to promote the event, with the goal of reaching 5,000,000 pre-registrations before the event began. Every player who pre-registered received an exclusive Monokuma portrait. The 5,000,000 goal was reached by May 25th, and all players were rewarded with 10 free Essences (in-game currency type).

Monocoins
Monocoins were available in the game as a type of in-game limited time currency obtained by exchanging Echoes (premium currency) at a 1:1 ratio or by completing limited time events. Monocoins could be exchanged for Danganronpa Event Essences (used to try your luck at obtaining a Danganronpa skin, graffiti, or portrait) at a rate of 96 Monocoins:1 Danganronpa Essence, or to upgrade the Mono Mono Machine accessory equippable by Guard 26 (Monokuma). Any unused Monocoins at the end of the event turned back into Fragments.

Battle Event
The Danganronpa Crossover Event Battle was a quest chain. Completing the full quest chain gave players the opportunity to unlock the Mono Mono Machine accessory for Guard 26, 150 Clues (in-game currency), and 192 Monocoins (event currency).

Mono Mono Machine Accessory
The Mono Mono Machine is an accessory for Guard 26, intended to be used alongside the Monokuma costume skin. It resembles the slot machine featured in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc which revealed which character was voted guilty at the end of a Class Trial. The accessory gives the player unique bomb effects which are all references to the Danganronpa series: the stars that appear when Monokuma hits the execution button with his hammer, flames from The Burning of the Versailles Witch, Tetris blocks from Please Insert Coin, and baseballs from The 1,000 Blows.

If the Mono Mono Machine accessory is upgraded to SS-Tier, it unlocks a special skin for Guard 26's Rocket Chair (a prop which is used to eliminate Survivor players from the game) to resemble the rocket used in Jin Kirigiri's execution from the beginning of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.

The accessory debuted during the Danganronpa crossover event, and is the first accessory in the game with upgradable rarity. The B-Tier version of the Mono Mono Machine could be obtained for free by completing the Danganronpa Crossover - Battle Event quest chain. During the event, the accessory could be upgraded in exchange for Monocoins, or directly with real-world money from the in-game store. After the Danganronpa crossover event ended on June 7th, 2020, it could be only be purchased and upgraded via the store from June 8th - July 25th, 2020.

Graffiti
Graffiti are stickers or "sprays" that can be be placed on the map during matches by players. 6 Graffiti were available to unlock from the Danganronpa Event Essences gacha.

Portraits
Portraits are pictures used on a player's profile in Identity V. 16 Portraits were available to unlock from the Danganronpa Event Essences gacha.