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Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls #1
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Volume 1
Based on one of the multiple video games in the Danganronpa franchise, Danganronpa Another Ultra Despair Girls is the missing story that goes between the original The Animation manga, and the recently published manga series Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair .
Whatever happened to Komaru Naegi, the younger sister of The Animation 's protagonist, Makoto? Like all the family members of the Ultimate Students, she was held under threat to force them to play Monokuma's murder game. But now Komaru's busted out of the apartment complex where she's been prisoner for the last year--out of the frying pan and into the fire of the post-apocalyptic cityscape where cuddly Monokuma robots are only too happy to take out any stray survivors! Komaru finds herself thrown amongst the factions fighting to shape the new the Future Foundation, crewed by the original story's Byakuya Togami, and the Warriors of Hope, elementary school kids whose solution is to eliminate all the grownups! Komaru's best chance for survival is the most unlikely one of all--pair up with the original story's gloomy romance author Toko Fukawa...whose alternate personality is the crazed serial killer, Genocide Jack (Jill)!
Whatever happened to Komaru Naegi, the younger sister of The Animation 's protagonist, Makoto? Like all the family members of the Ultimate Students, she was held under threat to force them to play Monokuma's murder game. But now Komaru's busted out of the apartment complex where she's been prisoner for the last year--out of the frying pan and into the fire of the post-apocalyptic cityscape where cuddly Monokuma robots are only too happy to take out any stray survivors! Komaru finds herself thrown amongst the factions fighting to shape the new the Future Foundation, crewed by the original story's Byakuya Togami, and the Warriors of Hope, elementary school kids whose solution is to eliminate all the grownups! Komaru's best chance for survival is the most unlikely one of all--pair up with the original story's gloomy romance author Toko Fukawa...whose alternate personality is the crazed serial killer, Genocide Jack (Jill)!
160 pages, Paperback
First published October 15, 2015
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August 9, 2021
a lot of set up obviously but still good, I still cry whenever the warriors of hope talk about anything and since it once again made me cry I felt like it deserved more than 3 stars
January 5, 2025
i’ve not yet seen the game iteration of this danganronpa story, but i have to say i loved the manga! i was worried i would get confused reading this because i have not yet seen the game but the pacing in this volume was nice and the story was east to understand! i’m so excited to see how toko and komaru escape this apocalyptic danganronpa world
September 30, 2021
The manga was amazing, of course (since I like the game so much!). The author shows us the friendship of Komaru and Toko really well and that is the main factor of why I love it so much.
The most significant part of this book is the 'Warriors Of Hope' and their traumas. For example, Kotoko's trauma of sexual assualt and child exploitation or Nagisa's trauma of servere pressure and the parents 'exprimenting' on a kid got me into my feelings. It is really traumatizing for these kids and I can understand why they depise and murder the 'demons' that they've been talking about. No kid deserves all of this, at all.
However, the game depicted this book much better and I will recommend it over this due to the animation, music and voice acting in the original game to make it more impactful that this manga.
The most significant part of this book is the 'Warriors Of Hope' and their traumas. For example, Kotoko's trauma of sexual assualt and child exploitation or Nagisa's trauma of servere pressure and the parents 'exprimenting' on a kid got me into my feelings. It is really traumatizing for these kids and I can understand why they depise and murder the 'demons' that they've been talking about. No kid deserves all of this, at all.
However, the game depicted this book much better and I will recommend it over this due to the animation, music and voice acting in the original game to make it more impactful that this manga.
April 11, 2021
I love danganronpa but some of the characters are offensive
August 10, 2021
I've never played this game, so this was a fun dip into the DR stuff I was way more unfamiliar with. Komaru is so cute and I also love Yuta already. And seeing grown-up Hagakure & Asahina, if only in a little Fukawa thought bubble!
February 3, 2024
Further exploring my favorite world, this is off to a promising start. 4.5 for me, exciting to see where book 2 and 3 go.
January 4, 2024
This surprisingly has become one of my favourite Danganronpa mangas! I guess it being based on my favourite game of the franchise already gave it an edge, but it's a much better adaptation than what I expected! (Other Danganronpa adaptations have let me down in the past).
It wasn't rushed, added details here and there that added to the story, got rid of what was unnecessary, and overall really made the characters really shine! I'm afraid that the series won't keep up because of it only being three volumes (I think a fourth would have been beneficial), but I'm hopeful in my despair!
P.S. /if you're reading this review and you're interested in Danganronpa... there's this fanfic on AO3 called Danganronpa 4: Despair Beyond Hope, it's really good, you should check it out! (Not like I wrote it... ;)
It wasn't rushed, added details here and there that added to the story, got rid of what was unnecessary, and overall really made the characters really shine! I'm afraid that the series won't keep up because of it only being three volumes (I think a fourth would have been beneficial), but I'm hopeful in my despair!
P.S. /if you're reading this review and you're interested in Danganronpa... there's this fanfic on AO3 called Danganronpa 4: Despair Beyond Hope, it's really good, you should check it out! (Not like I wrote it... ;)
October 24, 2019
I really love it! Looking forward to book 2
January 3, 2022
The art is amazing
February 26, 2024
live laugh love komaru naegi 🫶🏻
July 19, 2025
2.85
i was expecting it more to be like the aftermath of the original danganronpa but it is not — not bad, just not what I expected.
i was expecting it more to be like the aftermath of the original danganronpa but it is not — not bad, just not what I expected.
October 4, 2025
Great book with good storytelling and art. Took me less than an hour to read.
9/10
9/10
December 28, 2025
Not sure what i was expecting but ill give the second volume a read and see if it'll pick up. So far nothing super special to me.
April 22, 2021
Danagan is one of my favorite series so ofc ill give this a good review lol.
July 10, 2024
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Bon, j’ai lu le premier tome, mais je suis maintenant en train de me demander si j’ai bien fait de commencer par celui-ci… Vu que j’ai la première série également, et qu’il a peut-être le 2 aussi (mais que je n’ai pas encore) qui se déroule avant cette nouvelle histoire. J’ai connu la série avec la première série d’animation, et j’avoue l’avoir adoré pour son côté décalé et dérangeant. Toutefois, comme mon visionnage commence à dater, j’avoue que je ne me souviens pas de toutes les informations.
L’univers de Danganronpa est vaste, il faut savoir qu’avant toute chose, il s’agit d’une franchise de jeux vidéo, mélangeant l’horreur, le mystère et parfois des enquêtes. Les Monokuma sont des robots au service d’une ou plusieurs personnes qui cherchent à propager le désespoir. Cela engendre la mort d’autres personnes, via des manipulations diverses et variées. Le point commun entre la première série et celle-ci : tout tourne autour du jeu. Pour les antagonistes, il ne s’agit là que d’un jeu, ils adorent voir les autres souffrir et mourir (ce qui est assez chelou de la part d’enfants).
Ce premier tome place surtout le contexte et les personnages principaux, sans pour autant tout développer. Komaru Naegi est la protagoniste de cette nouvelle histoire, il s’agit de la jeune sœur de Makoto Naegi, le protagoniste de la première intrigue, et le porteur d’espoir. Elle était jusqu’alors retenue prisonnière et séparée du reste de sa famille. Désormais libérée, elle sort, mais se rend vite compte que les choses ont assez mal tourné, et qu’elle risque de mourir. C’est alors que d’anciens protagonistes (alliés de Makoto), font leur entrée les uns après les autres afin de l’aider à fuir. Entre temps, elle fera aussi la rencontre des antagonistes de cette nouvelle épopée, des enfants ayant perdus toutes confiance envers les adultes et qui maintenant utilisent les Monokuma pour les tuer… Visiblement, d’après les réactions de l’un d’eux, ils ont un passé assez douloureux et lié aux adultes d’où leur colère.
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https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2023/...
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Bon, j’ai lu le premier tome, mais je suis maintenant en train de me demander si j’ai bien fait de commencer par celui-ci… Vu que j’ai la première série également, et qu’il a peut-être le 2 aussi (mais que je n’ai pas encore) qui se déroule avant cette nouvelle histoire. J’ai connu la série avec la première série d’animation, et j’avoue l’avoir adoré pour son côté décalé et dérangeant. Toutefois, comme mon visionnage commence à dater, j’avoue que je ne me souviens pas de toutes les informations.
L’univers de Danganronpa est vaste, il faut savoir qu’avant toute chose, il s’agit d’une franchise de jeux vidéo, mélangeant l’horreur, le mystère et parfois des enquêtes. Les Monokuma sont des robots au service d’une ou plusieurs personnes qui cherchent à propager le désespoir. Cela engendre la mort d’autres personnes, via des manipulations diverses et variées. Le point commun entre la première série et celle-ci : tout tourne autour du jeu. Pour les antagonistes, il ne s’agit là que d’un jeu, ils adorent voir les autres souffrir et mourir (ce qui est assez chelou de la part d’enfants).
Ce premier tome place surtout le contexte et les personnages principaux, sans pour autant tout développer. Komaru Naegi est la protagoniste de cette nouvelle histoire, il s’agit de la jeune sœur de Makoto Naegi, le protagoniste de la première intrigue, et le porteur d’espoir. Elle était jusqu’alors retenue prisonnière et séparée du reste de sa famille. Désormais libérée, elle sort, mais se rend vite compte que les choses ont assez mal tourné, et qu’elle risque de mourir. C’est alors que d’anciens protagonistes (alliés de Makoto), font leur entrée les uns après les autres afin de l’aider à fuir. Entre temps, elle fera aussi la rencontre des antagonistes de cette nouvelle épopée, des enfants ayant perdus toutes confiance envers les adultes et qui maintenant utilisent les Monokuma pour les tuer… Visiblement, d’après les réactions de l’un d’eux, ils ont un passé assez douloureux et lié aux adultes d’où leur colère.
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January 7, 2024
Me pareció muy interesante todo lo que va sucediendo aquí, realemente estas dos no era una combinación que yo me viera venir.
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