Danganronpa Kirigiri

"As the Danganronpa series rose in popularity, new releases put the spotlight on some individual characters. Written by mystery author Takekuni Kitayama. Told from the perspective of new character Yui Samidare, the books explore Kyoko's activities as a middle schooler."

- Danganronpa Decade art book.

Danganronpa Kirigiri (ダンガンロンパ霧切) is a light novel series written by Takekuni Kitayama which focuses on the Detective Library members, Kyoko Kirigiri and her past with Yui Samidare as the explore the Duel Noir cases. It ran for 7 volumes, over a 7 year period.

The first novel was released on September 13th, 2013 and was published by Seikaisha along with illustrations by Rui Komatsuzaki, with the release date for the final volume being June 17, 2020 as part of Danganronpa 10th Anniversary.

The novel is a prequel to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa Zero set years before the events leading to The Tragedy during Kyoko's Middle School years.

Background
After the success of the first game, Kitayama, who has written many other mystery novels, wanted to write a prequel focusing on Kyoko. He put Yui as the main heroine so she could be easier to connect with. The publishing company Seikaisha announced the first novel on June 3, 2013.

DSC (Detective Shelf Collection)
Each detective has an ID, with a DSC number. Detectives register in what is known as the Detective Library to get their ID (Kyoko only registered recently when the novel begins, so she's the starting rank of 9). The Detective Library contains files on 65,000 detectives, their information made public so that anyone can view them and choose the detective relevant to whatever is bothering them for a case.

The DSC number has three numbers. The first number signifies what their specialty is, with the second number going into a bit more detail of that specialty. The last number signifies their rank, for example:


 * Eigo Amino (Age 35) - DSC 367 - Business crime - Business spies - Rank 7.
 * Shiita Enbi (Age 28) - DSC 245 - National crime - Terrorism - Rank 5.
 * Kou Inuzuka (Age 41) - DSC 943 - Murder - Locked room - Rank 3.
 * Kyoko Kirigiri (Age 13) - DSC 919 - Murder - Impossible crime - Rank 9.
 * Yui Samidare (Age 16) - DSC 888 - Freedom crime - Kidnapping - Rank 8.

Duel Noir
A series of various detective cases hosted by the Victim's Catharsis Committee that usually involves four parties: The Culprit, The Detective, The Target, and the Innocent. When accepting The Duel Noir, the Culprit has to assemble a 'deck' first. This is done by 'renting' Techniques to use by the Committee, Techniques that can not be traced by any means. These Techniques range from murder weapons like poison or a baseball bat to tricks to assist them in the Duel Noir like, for example, hidden rooms, and, finally, the location on where it is held. The Detective is always chosen from the Detective Library and their quality is decided based on the price of the Culprit's 'deck'.

Volume 1 Synopsis
Kanji=


 * これぞ“本格×ダンガンロンパ”！！
 * 謎の依頼を受け集結した五人の探偵たちを待ち受けていたのは
 * 「犯罪被害者救済委員会」が企む
 * 「」を通じた連続探偵殺人事件の幕開けだった……！
 * 原作ゲーム『ダンガンロンパ』のシナリオライター・小高和剛からの直々の指名を受け、「物理の北山」こと本格ミステリーの旗手・北山猛邦が描く、霧切響子の過去??！

Translated=


 * This is "Kitayama x Danganronpa"!!


 * "Waiting for the five detectives who gathered at the request of a mystery was the dawn of a series of detective murders through the "Duel Noir Challange" planned by the "Victim's Catharsis Committee"...!"


 * Personally appointed by scenario writer of Danganronpa, Kazutaka Kodaka, "Kitayama of Physics" Takekuni Kitayama, a leading figure in the mystery genre, writes a tale of Kyoko Kirigiri's past??!

Volume 2 Synopsis
Kanji=


 * ノーマンズ・ホテルへようこそ 我々はお客さまのいかなる絶望にもお応えいたします.
 * 麓の組繊、「犯罪被害者救済委員会」の次なる"黒の挑戦" は「探偵オークション」!
 * 廃墟と化した十テルを舞台に繰り広げられる死亡遊戯の紆方は—!?
 * 原作ゲーム『ダンガンロンパ』のシナリオライター・小高和剛からの直々の指名を受け、「物理の北山」こと本格ミステリーの旗手・北山猛邦が描く、霧切響子の過去??！

Translated=


 * Welcome to the Norman Hotel! We will answer all your Despair.


 * The next Duel Noir challenge hosted by the "Victim's Catharsis Committee" at the foot of the mountain is the "Detective Auction"! What is the trick of the death game that takes place in the ruined Hotel!?


 * Personally appointed by scenario writer of Danganronpa, Kazutaka Kodaka, "Kitayama of Physics" Takekuni Kitayama, a leading figure in the mystery genre, writes a tale of Kyoko Kirigiri's past??!

Volume 3 Synopsis
Kanji=


 * 時間内にすべての事件を解決するか、あるいは未然に防ぐことができたら君の勝ちだ. だが一つでも解決できない事件があったら君の負け. いかがかね？
 * ノーマンズ•ホテル事件から生還したとを待ち受けていたのは
 * 新たなる“”、難攻不落の「密室十二宮」！
 * 絶体絶命の霧切の前に現れた最後のトリブルゼロクラス探偵•御鏡霊は敵か, 味方か！？

Translated=


 * If you can solve all these cases in time, or even prevent them from happening at all, you'll win. But if you can't solve even the last case you attempt, you lose. What do you think?


 * Kyoko Kirigiri and Yui Samidare survive and end the Norman's Hotel Murder Case, were waiting for a new Duel Noir Challenge, an impregnable "closed room zodiac"!


 * The last Triple Zero Class Detective that appeared before the disappearance of Kyoko. Is The Ghost in the Mirror an enemy or an ally!?


 * Personally appointed by scenario writer of Danganronpa, Kazutaka Kodaka, "Kitayama of Physics" Takekuni Kitayama, a leading figure in the mystery genre, writes a tale of the Ultimate student, Kyoko Kirigiri's past??! This is "Kitayama x Danganronpa"!!

Volume 5

 * Ōba Ryō
 * Celestia Ludenberg (mentioned)
 * Arai Gunzō
 * Idogaki Fukuju
 * Fuhito Kirigiri
 * Kodama Katsumi
 * Shindō Katana
 * Karasuba Kariyasu
 * Shōko (mentioned)

Volume 6

 * Saiko Ayako
 * Joshua Lindbergh

Volume 7

 * Yukimura Shiroko
 * Kadomi Senshi
 * Makoto Naegi

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