What is the best order to watch Danganronpa?

For first-timers, we recommend Release Order as it's the intended experience. For rewatches, Timeline/Chronological Order offers a fresh perspective by following the in-universe chronology.

How many titles are in Danganronpa?

Danganronpa currently includes content across multiple formats. Use the section filters to view specific content types and the order variants to choose your preferred viewing order.

Should I watch Danganronpa in release order or chronological order?

Release order is best for first-time viewers as it preserves the creators' intended narrative reveals. Chronological order is great for rewatches and understanding the timeline better.

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Danganronpa

edited 2026-05-21

A complete play, watch, and read order for Spike Chunsoft's Danganronpa franchise, created by Kazutaka Kodaka — covering the main trilogy of visual novels, the action spinoff Ultra Despair Girls, the DR3 anime that concludes the Hope's Peak arc, the 2013 anime adaptation, and the canonical manga and light novels. Includes both release order and Kodaka's recommended cross-medium viewing order.

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Tags · [hopes-peak][new-world-program][spinoff]

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01GAME

2010The first entry in the Danganronpa series, originally released for PlayStation Portable in Japan on November 25, 2010. Makoto Naegi, an ordi…

02GAME

2014A canonical action spinoff set between the events of Trigger Happy Havoc and Goodbye Despair, originally released for PlayStation Vita in Ja…

03GAME

2012The second mainline entry in the Danganronpa series, originally released for PlayStation Portable in Japan on July 26, 2012. A new class of…

04GAME

2017The third mainline entry in the Danganronpa series, released in Japan for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on January 12, 2017. A new grou…

05GAME

2021A non-canon standalone board-game RPG released as part of the Danganronpa 10th Anniversary celebrations, originally launched on Nintendo Swi…

anime4 items · 4 unwatched

recommended watch & play order9 items · 9 unwatched

manga & novels3 items · 3 unwatched