Danganronpa: Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei The Animation Dengeki Comic Anthology

Danganronpa: Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei The Animation Dengeki Comic Anthology (ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生 The Animation 電撃コミックアンソロジー) is an, a series of short stories themed around humorous non-canonical situations starring the cast of Danganronpa: The Animation.

Maizono-san's Treasure

 * Maizono-san's Treasure by Tamura Muto (Pages 005 - 015)
 * Chihiro began to have a meltdown in the cafeteria at the thought of being stuck at Hope's Peak forever. Kiyotaka butted in, telling him not to bring down the group's morale. Aoi, who had been trying to comfort Chihiro, told Kiyotaka to leave him alone. Makoto and Sakura attempted fruitlessly to defuse the situation. Only when Sayaka arrived in the cafeteria did everyone cease their fighting.


 * Later, Makoto and Sayaka walked together in the hallways. He praised her for the way she handled the situation, and how her mere presence was able to calm everyone down. Sayaka asked Makoto if he listened to her group's music, and he confirmed that he did. He said it was special to listen to, because they knew each other in middle school. Makoto realized that Sayaka was happy when others listened to her music, and suggested she sing for everyone stuck in Hope's Peak. Sayaka hesitated, explaining she was scared to sing along as the songs were meant for her whole group. Instead, Sayaka offered to invite Makoto to one of her concerts when they all escaped the school together. They agreed they would all need to escape Hope's Peak Academy together, but in the final panel Makoto said that he would never get the opportunity to see Sayaka sing.

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Dangancanon
Chihiro woke up one morning from a bad dream. He joined the rest of his classmates in the cafeteria, and began counting all of the good things and all of the bad things that happened that morning. Mondo noticed, and asked what Chihiro was doing. He explained that, as a programmer, things always made the most sense to him when they were turned into numbers. Mondo replied that Chihiro's methods were depressing, then asked why he was only counting by ones; Mondo explained that there was a big difference between something really good, and something a little bad.
 * Dangancanon by Coroha Kiritomo (Pages 015 - 023)

With this new method in mind, the two continued to count the events of the day; Hifumi got 100 bad points for talking about Princess Piggles, but Kiyotaka got 5 million good points for making everyone omurice. Mondo explained the numbers came from his heart. Chihiro replied that asking his heart would take courage, but Mondo was sure to encourage him and remind him of how smart he was.

Later, Chihiro joined Mondo in the boy's locker room where he killed him. Still, Chihiro saw this as a step towards hope. As he lay dying he insisted that, no matter how many points towards despair piled up, it would all be okay so long as one shred of hope existed.

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Solidarity! Hot Pot of Despair!!
Makoto and Hifumi were sharing a soak in the bath when Mondo, Kiyotaka, and Yasuhiro arrived and started putting vegetables into the water. After toweling off, Makoto discovered that everyone was sick of eating the raw food in the kitchens, and they had wanted to create a hot pot. They all agreed that cooking in the kitchen was smarter than cooking in the bath, and so decided to make a yaminabe hot pot. Everyone began to add their favourite ingredients, including protein powder from Sakura and chili oil from Makoto. Hifumi added his "favourite dish", one of his Pudgy Princess figures. Chihiro, misunderstanding the instructions, put Alter Ego into the pot. Makoto became apprehensive at the thought of everyone contributing to the dish, but Kyoko reminded him that by adding poison to the hot pot the culprit would kill everyone and violate the school rules.
 * Solidarity! Hot Pot of Despair!! by S. Kosugi (Pages 023 - 033)

In the end, the hot pot was so despair-inducing from all the ingredients that a second trial was never held.

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Mind Swap
Toko lost her diary somewhere in the school and went looking for it. However, Byakuya found it first. Panicked, she ran over to stop Byakuya from picking it up, and the two collided with each other, falling unconscious. When Byakuya awoke, he found that his mind was inside Toko's body. Monokuma admitted that he'd modified the diary to allow them to switch places. Byakuya tried to wake Toko, but she was too distracted by being inside Byakuya's body.
 * Mind Swap by Zuzu Kamiya (Pages 033 - 043)

Byakuya tried to ask Monokuma to change them back, but he disappeared. Makoto showed up next, surprised to see Toko and Byakuya together. Toko finally awoke, and Makoto noticed that she (as Byakuya) was acting a lot like Toko. Byakuya pulled her aside, explaining that they had switched places. Toko fell easily into the role of Byakuya, telling Makoto to leave them alone. However, she gave herself a nosebleed upon hearing her first name said in Byakuya's voice.

Byakuya dragged Toko away, telling her that she should stay in her room for the rest of the day so as not to ruin his image. Byakuya then added that Toko smelled disgusting, and that he would be giving her body a shower. This caused Toko to daydream about Byakuya seeing her naked, but he shut down the idea upon realizing the implications. Seeing the two speaking and thinking they were arguing, Yasuhiro hurried over to warn them not to fight so close to a flight of stairs. Toko panicked when Yasuhiro touched her, and the two of them were knocked down the stairs.

Yasuhiro, thinking he had accidentally killed them, began declaring his innocence. However, the fall down the stairs managed to switch Byakuya and Toko back. As everyone gathered to see what Yasuhiro was yelling about, Byakuya sneezed, revealing that while Toko had gone back to her own body, Genocie Jack was still inside of his.

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Celestia Ludenberg Theater
Celestia took over the position of narrator, monologuing about her gambling abilities. She first proved them to Monokuma using a simple mind trick, then explained that it was "utilization of luck" rather than "strength of luck" that made her so good at gambling.
 * Celestia Ludenberg Theater by mercre (Pages 043 - 051)

In the cafeteria, Celestia dreamed about the hundred million yen that was promised to them as their next motive. Hifumi arrived with a cup of tea, but was bumped by Genocide Jack and spilled the tea all over Celestia's shoes. Hifumi panicked and offered to lick it up, but Celestia snapped and told him she didn't want his tongue anywhere near her shoes. Makoto arrived next, noticing that Celestia's shoes were dirty. She offered Makoto to gamble with her, the loser's punishment being to lick the others shoes.

Makoto was reluctant, but Celestia talked him into a "mind reading" game. However, she asked Hifumi to help her cheat. When he said cheating was unfair, she reminded him that Makoto was the Ultimate Luck; cheating actually levelled the playing field. With Hifumi's help, Celestia managed to guess the first two out of Makoto's three cards. Makoto caught Hifumi before the third card was played, and so Celestia agreed to play the final round without cheating. Still, she managed to guess Makoto's card.

Celestia laughed, saying that he had bad luck for someone with his Ultimate talent. Makoto, resigned to his fate, bent forward to lick Celestia's shoes. At the same moment, Genocide Jack came running through the room. She accidentally let go of one of her scissors, which went flying past where Makoto's head had been only moments before. Celestia remarked with amusement that Makoto's luck was better than she thought; if he hadn't lost the game, he would be dead.

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Badminton of Hope and Despair!
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 * Badminton of Hope and Despair! by Tsuneyoshi (Pages 051 - 059)

Despair Pool

 * Despair Pool by Sao Mizuno (Pages 059 - 069)
 * Makoto, Toko, Aoi, Kyoko, Sakura, and Yasuhiro decided to visit the pool. They found Byakuya already there, seeking some peace and quiet so he could read. Everyone reminded him that pools were for swimming, and encouraged Sakura to throw him in the water. When they pulled him from the pool, they found that the knock to his head had given Byakuya amnesia. Makoto quickly filled him in on their situation, and Byakuya uncharacteristically thanked him. Everyone was shocked to see that Byakuya's personality had seemingly changed.


 * The group tried to come up with a way to change Byakuya back, including ideas such as feeding him protein, turning his swim trunks backwards, and poking both of his eyes with their fingers. Toko suggested true love's kiss, and everyone encouraged her to give it a try. When she offered to Byakuya, he told Toko that since he didn't remember her it wouldn't be fair to kiss her now. This caused Toko to faint.


 * Byakuya then told the group that, despite their efforts, their ideas were terrible. He began to doubt their friendship, or the fact that he ever saw them on equal footing with him academically. Everyone quickly realized that this Byakuya was just as obnoxious as the original one, and Sakura decided to throw him back into the pool. This immediately erased Byakuya's amnesia, and he demanded to know who threw him in the water while everyone else was glad to see him back to normal.

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Chihiro Fujisaki's Manly Way
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 * Chihiro Fujisaki's Manly Way by Kingin (Pages 069 - 077)

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Buddy-Buddy Despair Magazine
Makoto noticed that Chihiro was often alone, and decided he would try to befriend him. Byakuya just so happened to be nearby at the time, and so Chihiro invited them both to talk with him. Makoto asked about Chihiro's programming, and they proceeded to describe their latest project in detail. However, the terminology was too technical for Makoto and he didn't understand any of it. When he tried to explain so to Chihiro, Byakuya butted in and told Chihiro to continue talking.
 * Buddy-Buddy Despair Magazine by Yoko Umezu (Pages 077 - 081)

They ended up speaking until curfew, with Makoto not understanding anything Chihiro was saying. He felt bad, wondering if he'd done something insincere even though the smile on Chihiro's face brought him joy. On the way back to their rooms, Makoto asked Byakuya if he could explain what Chihiro had been talking about. Byakuya laughed, saying that it was no surprise Makoto couldn't understand it. Makoto again asked for Byakuya to explain it to him, and Byakuya deflected. Makoto then asked if Byakuya even understood what Chihiro was talking about, and Byakuya began to shout that he did, swearing so on the Togami name, but that he refused to tell Makoto anything about it.

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Kirigiri-san Tries Her Best
Aoi and Sayaka arrived early to breakfast. While waiting for everyone else to arrive, Aoi asked if Sayaka could teach her how to dance. Sayaka agreed, but before they could begin Kyoko arrived. Aoi invited Kyoko to join them, and although Kyoko was at first reluctant she eventually relented. Sayaka and Aoi each danced, showing off their moves and cute smiles. Kyoko went next, but Aoi and Sayaka both noted that she was incredibly stiff. Sayaka reminded her to have fun while dancing, and the three continued to practice.
 * Kirigiri-san Tries Her Best by Asa Uduki (Pages 081 - 089)

Just as Kyoko was getting the hang of it, Makoto arrived for breakfast. Kyoko showed off her smile and her new dance move just as Makoto walked in, and the two locked eyes. He stared at her in silence and shock. Sayaka and Aoi began to yell at Makoto, as Kyoko sulked in a corner. Makoto, confused, tried to defend himself, but they blamed him for making Kyoko upset.

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The Melancholy of Kirigiri-san
Kyoko was visiting the library when she saw Makoto and Chihiro together. She tried to watch their conversation, and saw what she believed as Makoto and Chihiro kissing. Embarrassed and confused, Kyoko decided to gather more evidence before confronting the two of them. She began to observe Makoto and Chihiro, noticing that they were often seen together.
 * The Melancholy of Kirigiri-san by Norio Tsukudani (Pages 089 - 095)

Deducing that what she saw was true, she confronts the two about the nature of their relationship. Makoto and Chihiro, confused, explain that what Kyoko witnessed in the library was simply Makoto removing an eyelash that was stuck in Chihiro's eye. Kyoko, even more embarrassed at her blunder, tells Makoto and Chihiro to forget the whole thing while running off with a blush.

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Chick Manju Royale
Aoi arrived to the cafeteria with a box of chick-shaped manju she found in the storehouse. Yasuhiro advised them not to eat it, saying he'd seen the future. Sakura glared at him, however, and he changed his mind. Kyoko took a manju and immediately bit its head off, shocking both Makoto and Aoi. Mondo declared he didn't need any of the cute manju, but Chihiro managed to convince him. Before they could eat it, however, Kiyotaka interrupted and reminded them they needed to pray first.
 * Chick Manju Royale by Ryota Momoi (Pages 095 - 101)

Celestia took her manju, but determined it wouldn't go well with her tea. She threw it to Hifumi instead, calling him her "dog". Sakura took a manju next, but accidentally crushed it in her hands with her strength. Aoi offered her another one, but she refused to take more than she was owed. Aoi next tried to feed Byakuya, who refused it. As Aoi tried to stuff it into his mouth, Byakuya smacked it away. Genocide Jack leapt for the manju, saying that eating it would be like sharing an "indirect kiss" with Byakuya. Finally, Aoi approached Makoto but all of the manju were gone. Yasuhiro laughed, noting that for the "Ultimate Luck", Makoto was proving to be unlucky.

The next morning, Makoto, Byakuya, and Sakura arrived at the cafeteria to find everyone that had eaten a manju face down on the floor. Someone asked where Asahina had found the manju, and she said they were on the floor of the storehouse, covered in dust. Monokuma popped in to declare that he ordered them a really long time ago.

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Hifumi-Style Diet
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 * Hifumi-Style Diet by Mikan Fuyuno (Pages 101 - 109)

Hope Beam and Despair Naegi
A collection of 4-koma comic strips.
 * Hope Beam and Despair Naegi by Tanejyugo (Pages 109 - 115)

1 vs 15
A collection of 4-koma comic strips.
 * 1 vs 15 by Yu Kirai (Pages 115 - 117)

Care to Unwind With Me?
A collection of 4-koma comic strips.
 * Care to Unwind With Me? by Leo Horiguchi (Pages 117 - 125)

For Instance, A School Life of Despair Like This One
A collection of 4-koma comic strips.
 * For Instance, A School Life of Despair Like This One by Masaya Takamura (Pages 125 - 133)

Daily Life in Hope's Peak Academy
A collection of 4-koma comic strips.
 * Daily Life in Hope's Peak Academy by Nao Shirahane (Pages 133 - 137)

A Youthful Community Life of Despair
A collection of 4-koma comic strips.
 * A Youthful Community Life of Despair by Kyunkichi (Pages 137 - 144)