Danganronpa: The Animation S1E1 — Prologue: Welcome to despair High School

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Danganronpa: The Animation•Season 1•Episode 1

Prologue: Welcome to despair High School

6.9/10 · 224 votesJul 5, 201324 min

Ranked #8 of 13 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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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Megumi Ogata

Megumi Ogata

Makoto Naegi (voice)

Yoko Hikasa

Yoko Hikasa

Kyoko Kirigiri (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Byakuya Togami (voice)

Chiwa Saito

Chiwa Saito

Aoi Asahina (voice)

Masaya Matsukaze

Masaya Matsukaze

Yasuhiro Hagakure (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Touko Fukawa (voice)

Nobuyo Oyama

Nobuyo Oyama

Monokuma (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Prologue: Welcome to despair High School" is episode 1 of Danganronpa: The Animation season 1. It scored 6.9/10 from 224 votes, ranking #8 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.1). It aired on July 5, 2013.

Next: E2 · (Not) Normal Arc: Kill and Live Best of Season 1