History YMMV / Danganronpa

* ItWasHisSled: Essentially everyone knows nowadays that Junko is a bad guy, or at least important to the plot. It’s impossible to look at any Danganronpa content online without seeing her in all of her villainous glory
* LoveToHate: Junko Enoshima has so many resources and so many character revisions that people dissuade themselves from believing those traits of her exist and just decide to pay attention to the fact that she's a despair addict with a grand figure.

* AngstWhatAngst: After a class trial passes by in each chapter, everyone immediately forgets about the brutal murder(s) and execution they were forced to take witness. They act like the people they saw die never had a presence, and they only remember when the plot calls for them to. Characters never present any hints of post-traumatic stress disorder-type behaviour because of the absolute brutality of the deaths they witness, or the fact that they would've died if they never found the culprit, and try to excuse it by saying they should [[InsaneTrollLogic "respect the dead" by "letting them rest in peace"...by not remembering what they knew about them and instead remembering and gaining PTSD when they have to revise the deaths they see]].

* PopularWithFurries: Monokuma Usami/Monomi and to a lesser extent the Monokubs all have a notable furry following.

* SelfFanservice: The original sources really seem to hide and/or exorcise a character's detailed background, and what really occurs before the Killing Games happen, like Hope's Peak Academy's attendance, and everyone's relationship with each other. As a result, the most scared, shameless followers of the series are given their widest opportunities to extend the timeline they already know of to what they believe a character or story outside of what they've already observed would be like. [[DownplayedTrope Manga adaptions of the series seem to answer quite a lot in relation to what the player doesn't see themselves]].
* TrueArtIsAngsty: This game is visually appealing, colourful, and bright, with characters that seem to be completely positive that they'll escape their predicament unscathed until [[BigBad Monokuma]] finds their BerserkButton, presses it, and causes a whole two or three deaths to happen as a result.

Series-wide pages: [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/{{Danganronpa}} Alternative Character Interpretation]] | [[AwesomeMusic/DanganRonpa Awesome Music]] | [[EnsembleDarkHorse/DanganRonpa Ensemble Dark Horse]] | [[FranchiseOriginalSin/DanganRonpa Franchise Original Sin]] | [[HoYay/DanganRonpa Ho Yay]] | [[Memes/DanganRonpa Memes]] | [[TheScrappy/DanganRonpa The Scrappy]] | [[WhatAnIdiot/DanganRonpa What An Idiot]] | [[Woobie/DanganRonpa The Woobie]]-]]]

* {{Narm}}: Danganronpa has this charm of awkwardness with Monokuma's antics being strange in his own psychopathic way. An example of this: the game switches between the grieving of the cast to the music of a miniature game/Monokuma being himself very randomly, like an attempt to cause MoodWhiplash for the viewer.

** [[Characters/DanganronpaJunkoEnoshima Junko Enoshima]] sates her obsession with despair by seeking to [[HopeCrusher crush hope]] in all of humanity. To this end, Junko uses her analytical abilities to sadistically and meticulously [[ManipulativeBitch manipulate]] the students of Hope's Peak Academy, leading her classmates to murder each other in droves; brainwashing many others as they witness the atrocity; kidnapping a kind-hearted teacher to brainwash her into her slaves in her cruel plans; cruelly crushing anyone in her way, eventually leading to mass killings and suicides amongst students and even a global societal collapse. In the horrific dystopian new world, Junko continues to amuse herself by tormenting a group of Hope's Peak students after wiping their memories, forcing them into a "game" where they must betray and murder each other, broadcasting it to demoralize the population at large, even [[SiblingMurder killing her own sister]] on a whim. When discovered, Junko happily asserts her devotion to causing suffering and, when she fails to break the wills of her victims, spitefully kills herself to [[RedemptionRejection refuse their attempts to offer her redemption]], aroused even at the feeling of her own despair. Creating an ArtificialIntelligence and corrupting the already-unstable Warriors of Hope as her successors to continue her murder game even after her own death, Junko cements herself as a [[AxCrazy monstrous psychopath]], so warped [[NightmareFetishist the only thing she adored was misery]], be that others' or even her own.

** ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'': [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Monaca Towa]] is the true leader of the [[IronicName Warriors of Hope]] and Junko Enoshima's equally evil partner. Even before meeting Junko, Monaca manipulated her four troubled friends into attempting suicide. As the daughter--and killer--of mogul Takuichi Towa, Monaca created an army of Monokumas to aid Junko in her world conquest, while blackmailing the Towa Group into compliance. Years later, Monaca brainwashed every kid in Towa City with special helmets before unleashing them and her Monokuma army onto Towa City. Having convinced her four friends that all adults are Demons, she begins the [[DeadlyGame Demon Hunting game]], the goal of which was to kill as many adults--who Monaca showed videos of their loved ones being tortured--as possible. She later [[YouHaveFailedMe attempts to execute three Warriors]], and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaults]] a disobedient Nagisa Shingetsu to break his spirit. Finally, she attempts to get Komaru Naegi and Haiji Towa to break the brainwashing controller and [[WouldHurtAChild kill all the kids]] to frame the adults for their deaths and start a war with the Future Foundation, and tries to trick Komaru into thinking that her parents were killed to get her to comply. Monaca [[Anime/Danganronpa3 later]] kills Miaya Gekkogahara to take her place, then, when confronted, flees into space. Despite claiming to want to build a paradise for kids, Monaca [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist only wants despair]].

Series-wide pages: [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/{{Danganronpa}} Alternative Character Interpretation]] | [[AwesomeMusic/DanganRonpa Awesome Music]] | [[FranchiseOriginalSin/DanganRonpa Franchise Original Sin]] | [[HoYay/DanganRonpa Ho Yay]] | [[Memes/DanganRonpa Memes]] | [[TheScrappy/DanganRonpa The Scrappy]] | [[WhatAnIdiot/DanganRonpa What An Idiot]] | [[Woobie/DanganRonpa The Woobie]]-]]]

* CompleteMonster: In a conflict between hope and despair, these individuals proved to be the most vile:

** ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'': [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Monaca Towa]] is the true leader of the [[IronicName Warriors of Hope]] and Junko Enoshima's equally evil partner. Even before meeting Junko, Monaca manipulated her four troubled friends into attempting suicide. As the daughter--and killer--of mogul Takuichi Towa, Monaca created an army of Monokumas to aid Junko in her world conquest, while blackmailing the Towa Group into compliance. Years later, Monaca brainwashed every kid in Towa City with special helmets before unleashing them and her Monokuma army onto Towa City. Having convinced her four friends that all adults are Demons, she begins the [[DeadlyGame Demon Hunting game]], the goal of which was to kill as many adults--who Monaca showed videos of their loved ones being tortured--as possible. She later [[YouHaveFailedMe attempts to execute three Warriors]], and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaults]] a disobedient Nagisa Shingetsu to break his spirit. Finally, she attempts to get Komaru Naegi and Haiji Towa to break the brainwashing controller and [[WouldHurtAChild kill all the kids]] to frame the adults for their deaths and start a war with the Future Foundation, and tries to trick Komaru into thinking that her parents were killed to get her to comply. Monaca [[Anime/Danganronpa3 later]] kills Miaya Gekkogahara to take her place, then, when confronted, flees into space. Despite claiming to want to build a paradise for kids, Monaca [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist only wants despair]].

Series-wide pages: [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation/DanganRonpa Alternative Character Interpretation]] | [[AwesomeMusic/DanganRonpa Awesome Music]] | [[FranchiseOriginalSin/DanganRonpa Franchise Original Sin]] | [[HoYay/DanganRonpa Ho Yay]] | [[Memes/DanganRonpa Memes]] | [[TheScrappy/DanganRonpa The Scrappy]] | [[WhatAnIdiot/DanganRonpa What An Idiot]] | [[Woobie/DanganRonpa The Woobie]]-]]]

* CompleteMonster: In a conflict between hope and despair, these individuals proved to be the worst among them:

* CompleteMonster:

** [[Characters/DanganronpaJunkoEnoshima Junko Enoshima]] sates her obsession with despair by seeking to [[HopeCrusher crush hope]] in all of humanity. To this end, Junko uses her analytical abilities to sadistically and meticulously [[ManipulativeBitch manipulate]] the students of Hope's Peak Academy, leading her classmates to murder each other in droves; brainwashing many others as they witness the atrocity; kidnapping a kind-hearted teacher to brainwash her into her slaves in her cruel plans; cruelly crushing anyone in her way, eventually leading to mass killings and suicides amongst students and even a global societal collapse. In the horrific dystopian new world, Junko continues to amuse herself by tormenting a group of Hope's Peak students after wiping their memories, forcing them into a "game" where they must betray and murder each other, broadcasting it to demoralize the population at large, even [[SiblingMurder killing her own sister]] on a whim. When discovered, Junko happily asserts her devotion to causing suffering and, when she fails to break the wills of her victims, spitefully kills herself to [[RedemptionRejection refuse their attempts to offer her redemption]], aroused even at the feeling of her own despair. Creating an ArtificialIntelligence and corrupting the already-unstable Monaca Towa as her successor to continue her murder game even after her own death, Junko cements herself as a [[AxCrazy monstrous psychopath]], so warped [[NightmareFetishist the only thing she adored was misery]], be that others' or even her own.

** [[OverarchingVillain Junko Enoshima]] sates her obsession with despair by seeking to [[HopeCrusher crush hope]] in all of humanity. To this end, Junko uses her analytical abilities to sadistically and meticulously [[ManipulativeBitch manipulate]] the students of Hope's Peak Academy, leading her classmates to murder each other in droves; brainwashing many others as they witness the atrocity; kidnapping a kind-hearted teacher to brainwash her into her slaves in her cruel plans; cruelly crushing anyone in her way, eventually leading to mass killings and suicides amongst students and even a global societal collapse. In the horrific dystopian new world, Junko continues to amuse herself by tormenting a group of Hope's Peak students after wiping their memories, forcing them into a "game" where they must betray and murder each other, broadcasting it to demoralize the population at large, even [[SiblingMurder killing her own sister]] on a whim. When discovered, Junko happily asserts her devotion to causing suffering and, when she fails to break the wills of her victims, spitefully kills herself to [[RedemptionRejection refuse their attempts to offer her redemption]], aroused even at the feeling of her own despair. Creating an ArtificialIntelligence and corrupting the already-unstable Monaca Towa as her successor to continue her murder game even after her own death, Junko cements herself as a [[AxCrazy monstrous psychopath]], so warped [[NightmareFetishist the only thing she adored was misery]], be that others' or even her own.

** [[OverarchingVillain Junko Enoshima]] sates her obsession with despair by seeking to [[HopeCrusher crush hope]] in all of humanity. To this end, Junko uses her analytical abilities to sadistically and meticulously [[ManipulativeBitch manipulate]] the students of Hope's Peak Academy, leading her classmates to murder each other in droves; brainwashing many others as they witness the atrocity; kidnapping a kind-hearted teacher to brainwash her into her slaves in her cruel plans; cruelly crushing anyone in her way, eventually leading to mass killings and suicides amongst students and even a global societal collapse. In the horrific dystopian new world, Junko continues to amuse herself by tormenting a group of Hope's Peak students after wiping their memories, forcing them into a "game" where they must betray and murder each other, broadcasting it to demoralize the population at large, even [[SiblingMurder killing her own sister]] on a whim. When discovered, Junko happily asserts her devotion to causing suffering and, when she fails to break the wills of her victims, spitefully kills herself to [[RedemptionRejection refuse their attempts to offer her redemption]], aroused even at the feeling of her own despair. Creating an ArtificialIntelligence to continue her murder game even after her own death, Junko cements herself as a [[AxCrazy monstrous psychopath]], so warped [[NightmareFetishist the only thing she adored was misery]], be that others' or even her own.

** ''[[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Ultra Despair Girls]]'': [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon Monaca Towa]] is the true leader of the [[IronicName Warriors of Hope]] and Junko's equally evil partner. Even before meeting Junko, Monaca manipulated her four troubled friends into attempting suicide. As the daughter--and killer--of mogul Takuichi Towa, Monaca created an army of Monokumas to aid Junko in her world conquest, while blackmailing the Towa Group into compliance. Years later, Monaca brainwashed every kid in Towa City with special helmets before unleashing them and her Monokuma army onto Towa City. Having convinced her four friends that all adults are Demons, she begins the [[DeadlyGame Demon Hunting game]], the goal of which was to kill as many adults--who Monaca showed videos of their loved ones being tortured--as possible. She later [[YouHaveFailedMe attempts to execute three Warriors]], and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil sexually assaults]] a disobedient Nagisa Shingetsu to break his spirit. Finally, she attempts to get Komaru Naegi and Haiji Towa to break the brainwashing controller and [[WouldHurtAChild kill all the kids]] to frame the adults for their deaths and start a war with the Future Foundation, and tries to trick Komaru into thinking that her parents were killed to get her to comply. In ''Anime/Danganronpa3'', Monaca kills Miaya Gekkogahara to take her place, then, when confronted, flees into space. Despite claiming to want to build a paradise for kids, Monaca [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist only wants despair]].

*** [[NoxiousNurse Rei Shimizu]] is a nurse who secretly sacrificed her patients to fulfill her morbid obsession. An addict of parasites, Rei would implant their eggs on victims to breed them in a painful and slow process that lasted for a year, before killing them to extract the parasites. When her latest victim Hana was investigated, Rei played innocent, while secretly trying to kill another patient she has also placed parasite eggs on. When Takumi managed to figure her out and stop her attempted murder, Rei reveals to him her operation, showing her massive collection of parasites she extracted from previous victims before merging with them to try killing Takumi and use his corpse as another parasite nest.
*** [[MadBomber Ted Chikatilo]], known as the "Million Killer", is as a member of Ultimate Despair as an infamous bomber who's one of Future Foundation's most wanted criminals. Owning the title of [[{{Pyromaniac}} Ultimate Pyrotechnic]], Chikatilo has a fascination with explosions and violence, using the Tragedy to his advantage to turn people into "[[RainOfBlood beautiful fireworks]]". Responsible for a number of bombings and coming off his latest killing spree where he murdered a platoon of Future Foundation agents, turning one into one of his "art pieces", Chikatilo sets his sight on Killer Killer for bragging rights. Knowing Future Foundation was planning to lure him out, he tried to trick Takumi and Juzo, disguised as him, into fighting each other before coming out and attacking the two. When Takumi managed to thwart his attempt, Chikatilo became more aggressive, killing countless people around him, before trying to blow up Takumi, his partner Misaki and anyone around in a wide range explosion. A narcissist of carnage, Ted Chikatilo is one of the worst criminals in the world of ''Danganronpa''.

** ''Manga/KillerKiller'': These three killers, despite lacking the resources of Junko and Monaca, are just as vile:

** [[OverarchingVillain Junko Enoshima]] is a despair-obsessed teenager seeking nothing less than the [[HopeCrusher complete destruction of hope]]. Growing bored with life due to her incredible analytical abilities, Junko used her [[ManipulativeBitch manipulative prowess]] to force her high school's student council to kill each other; and then the fallout to [[BrainwashedAndCrazy drive the rest of the students into a brainwashed frenzy]]. Kidnapping the kind-hearted teacher Chisa Yukizome, Junko orders her lobotomized to turn her into her slave and drives the 77th class into [[TerroristsWithoutACause Ultimate Despair]] by murdering their beloved classmate, Chiaki Nanami. Humiliating, blackmailing and breaking anyone in her way to reach her goal, Junko commands the entire population of reserve students to commit murder-suicides, resulting in a catastrophic number of casualties. Erasing the memories of her surviving classmates, Junko [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc forces them into a cruel game]] where they are made to betray and murder one another, hoping to break every last bit of hope they hold to in their minds. When she is eventually discovered, Junko brags about killing her own sister to keep her plans exciting, and when she fails to break the minds of her victims, opts to ignore their offer to give up her ways and chooses to kill herself, [[PsychopathicWomanchild seeing nothing but excitement at even her own death]]. Even after her passing, Junko's devotion to spreading misery [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 continues]] as she creates an ArtificialIntelligence in her own likeness to continue her torment. [[ForTheEvulz Unwavering in her love of suffering]], Junko passed no chance to showcase just how many people she could subjugate to utter torment.
** [[YMMV/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Monaca Towa]]- see that page for details.

%%* ObscurePopularity: As a series, Danganronpa is well known by the masses of people who follow it rather then the general public. The large collection of fans spread around the culture within the series through humour and the series is a spawn of inside jokes.