The Best Episodes of Danganronpa: The Animation Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.1/10(200 votes)

   #1 - Prologue: Welcome to despair High School

   S1:E17/5/2013

   Makoto Naegi gets a super lucky break and enters the highly prestigious school, Hope's Peak High School. But things take a turn for the worse when Makoto learns that he's trapped in that school for the rest of his life unless he kills a classmate!

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   7.5/10(178 votes)

   #2 - (Not) Normal Arc: Kill and Live

   S1:E27/12/2013

   When the first person gets murdered, Makoto is the number one suspect! He must prove his innocence during the class trial or everyone but the killer will get executed. Can he find enough evidence to clear his name and identify the killer?

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   7.1/10(176 votes)

   #3 - Not Normal Arc: Kill and Live

   S1:E37/19/2013

   The first classroom trial has begun. Naegi has to think fast, or everyone innocent will get punished! Kirigiri seems to be on to something, but she isn't handing out answers. When the trial is over, will Monokuma go through with his "punishment"?

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   7.6/10(161 votes)

   #4 - (Not) Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine

   S1:E47/26/2013

   Part of the second floor has opened, including the pool and locker rooms! Monokuma gives the students a few days to explore before he gets bored. They have 24 hours to kill someone or else he'll broadcast their darkest or most embarrassing secrets.

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   7.8/10(155 votes)

   #5 - Not Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine

   S1:E58/2/2013

   Togami seems convinced that the culprit in this case is a depraved serial killer, but is he merely trying to deceive his classmates? Tensions rise as some of the students' dark secrets are revealed, including an incredible secret about the victim!

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   7.6/10(155 votes)

   #6 - (Not) Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand Upon The Earth!

   S1:E68/9/2013

   Asahina finds ALTER EGO, an AI created by Fujisaki. Ishimaru and Yamada are smitten with the program in their own ways, and neither boy wants to play nice and share. After the laptop goes missing, a "suspicious character" begins attacking students.

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   7.6/10(151 votes)

   #7 - Not Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand Upon The Earth!

   S1:E78/16/2013

   Two students have been killed one after the next and all of the evidence seems to point at Hagakure. But the way Naegi sees it, things just aren't adding up quite right. Is their blood really on Hagakure's hands or has he been framed?

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   7.4/10(147 votes)

   #8 - (Not) Normal Arc: All All Apologies

   S1:E88/23/2013

   Monokuma announces that he planted a mole amongst the students. Rather than let them figure out who it is on their own, he generously offers the information. Now the rift between the surviving students is worse than ever before!

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   7.4/10(147 votes)

   #9 - All All Apologies II

   S1:E98/30/2013

   The fourth murder case is a locked-room mystery. Two of the primary suspects for the murder aren't actually sure if they did the dirty deed or not! Can Naegi piece the clues together to figure out what really happened in the game room?

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    7.6/10(150 votes)

    #10 - (Not) Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing Through Youth

    S1:E109/6/2013

    Kirigiri steals Monokuma's "treasure." He warns the students that everyone will be held equally guilty. Later that night, Togami finds that Monokuma has gone out of order. The next day, there is a new body.

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    7.6/10(148 votes)

    #11 - Not Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing Through Youth

    S1:E119/13/2013

    Naegi and the others are forced to participate in an awkward classroom trial for a victim they don't know anything about. Naegi is convinced that Monokuma is plotting something, but what? And why is Kirigiri trying to paint him as the culprit?

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    7.6/10(161 votes)

    #12 - The Reason Super High School-Level Bad Luck Attracted Super High School-Level Murder, Super High School-Level Execution and Super High School-Level Despair

    S1:E129/20/2013

    Naegi no longer questions whether the principal is the mastermind, but if it isn't him, who could it be? He finds the principal's digital notebook, which allows him to find clues that will be imperative in the upcoming trial.

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    6.8/10(170 votes)

    #13 - Goodbye, Despair High School

    S1:E139/27/2013

    Now that the mastermind has been revealed, Naegi and his classmates must uncover the mysteries behind Hope's Peak High School during the final classroom trial. Can hope defeat despair or will the mastermind come out triumphant in the end?

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