Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc
- TV series
- Summer 2016
- 11 episodes
- 23 min
- Lerche
- Visual novel
- R-17+
- Action
- Horror
- Mystery
- Suspense
- High Stakes Game
Contents
Opening · OP1 Full | ||
| Japanese | ダンガンロンパ3 -The End of 希望ヶ峰学園- 絶望編 | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen | |
| Also known as | Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy - Despair Volume | |
| Genre | Action, Horror, Mystery, Suspense, High Stakes Game, Psychological, School, Survival | |
| Type | TV series | |
| Based on | Visual novel — Kazutaka Kodaka, Spike Chunsoft | |
| Directed by | Daiki Fukuoka, Seiji Kishi | |
| Written by | Norimitsu Kaihou | |
| Character design | Keiko Kurosawa, Kazuaki Morita | |
| Music by | Masafumi Takada | |
| Studio | Lerche | |
| Original run | July 14, 2016 – September 22, 2016 | |
| Episodes | 11 | |
| Episode length | 23 min | |
| Broadcast | Thursdays | |
| Total running time | 4 hr 13 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Summer 2016 | |
| Age rating | R – 17+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.34 (#1,369) | |
| On users' lists | 67,501 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll | |
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc (Japanese: ダンガンロンパ3 -The End of 希望ヶ峰学園- 絶望編, Hepburn: Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen) is a 2016 Japanese anime television series based on the visual novel by Kazutaka Kodaka and Spike Chunsoft. It is animated by Lerche and directed by Daiki Fukuoka and Seiji Kishi. It aired from July 14, 2016 to September 22, 2016, with 11 episodes.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Mahiru Koizumi · Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu · Sayaka Maizono · Ibuki Mioda · Ryouta Mitarai · Sonia Nevermind · Akane Owari · Peko Pekoyama · Hiyoko Saionji · Kazuichi Souda · Byakuya Togami · Mikan Tsumiki · Ultimate Imposter · Ruruka Andou · Chihiro Fujisaki · Kiyotaka Ishimaru · Sounosuke Izayoi · Seiko Kimura · Jin Kirigiri · Leon Kuwata · Celestia Ludenberg · Monokuma · Kyousuke Munakata · Nekomaru Nidai · Sakura Oogami · Mondo Oowada · Gundam Tanaka · Kazuo Tengan · Hifumi Yamada · Kouichi Kizakura · Yasuke Matsuda · Juuzou Sakakura · Tomohiko Gouryoku · Asukasei Hino
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Hajime HinataMain | Minami Takayama | Johnny Yong Bosch |
| Izuru KamukuraMain | Minami Takayama | Johnny Yong Bosch Micah Solusod |
| Nagito KomaedaMain | Megumi Ogata | Bryce Papenbrook |
| Chisa YukizomeMain | Mai Nakahara | Colleen Clinkenbeard |
| Junko EnoshimaMain | Megumi Toyoguchi | Jamie Marchi |
| Mukuro IkusabaMain | Megumi Toyoguchi | Jamie Marchi |
| Chiaki NanamiMain | Kana Hanazawa | Christine Marie Cabanos |
| Teruteru HanamuraSupporting | Jun Fukuyama | Todd Haberkorn |
| Sounosuke IzayoiSupporting | Takuya Eguchi | Brandon McInnis |
| Seiko KimuraSupporting | Saki Fujita | Erin Fitzgerald |
| Jin KirigiriSupporting | Rikiya Koyama | John Michael Tatum |
| Kouichi KizakuraSupporting | Keiji Fujiwara | Kaiji Tang |
Production
Key staff
Kazutaka KodakaOriginal Creator
Spike ChunsoftOriginal Creator
Daiki FukuokaDirector
Norimitsu KaihouSeries Composition
Keiko KurosawaCharacter Design
Rui KomatsuzakiOriginal Character Design
Masafumi TakadaMusic
LercheStudioStaff
| Studio | Lerche |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Kazutaka Kodaka, Spike Chunsoft |
| Director | Daiki Fukuoka, Seiji Kishi |
| Series Composition | Norimitsu Kaihou |
| Character Design | Keiko Kurosawa, Kazuaki Morita |
| Original Character Design | Rui Komatsuzaki |
| Music | Masafumi Takada |
| Chief Animation Director | Keiko Kurosawa |
| Director of Photography | Naoki Serizawa |
| Theme Song Performance | Megumi Ogata |
| Producer | Seiji Andou, Yuuji Higa, Takayuki Nakamura, Takema Okamura, Yasuyuki Ueda, Yousuke Wada |
Music
| Composer | Masafumi Takada |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“Kami-iro Awase” — binaria カミイロアワセEpisodes 1–10AnimeThemes
Ending themes
- ED 1“Zettai Kibou Birthday” — Megumi Ogata (as Nagito Komaeda) 絶対希望バースデーEpisodes 1–2, 4–6, 8–11AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Hello Again, Hope's Peak High School”ただいま希望ヶ峰学園 | July 14, 2016 | Aired |
| 2 | “My Impurest Heart for You”したごころを君に | July 21, 2016 | Aired |
| 3 | “A Farewell to All Futures”全ての未来にさよならを | July 28, 2016 | Aired |
| 4 | “The Melancholy, Surprise, and Disappearance of Nagito Komaeda”狛枝凪斗の憂鬱と驚愕と消失 | August 4, 2016 | Aired |
| 5 | “Beginning of the End”終わりの始まり | August 11, 2016 | Aired |
| 6 | “A Despairfully Fateful Encounter”絶望的に運命的な出会い | August 18, 2016 | Aired |
| 7 | “The Biggest, Most Atrocious Incident in Hope's Peak High School's History”希望ヶ峰学園史上最大最悪の事件 | August 25, 2016 | Aired |
| 8 | “The Worst Reunion by Chance”偶然にも最悪な再会 | September 1, 2016 | Aired |
| 9 | “Chisa Yukizome Doesn’t Smile”雪染ちさは笑わない | September 8, 2016 | Aired |
| 10 | “Smile at Despair in the Name of Hope”君は希望という名の絶望に微笑む | September 15, 2016 | Aired |
| 11 | “Goodbye, Hope’s Peak High School”さよなら希望ヶ峰学園 | September 22, 2016 | Aired |
Where to watch
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Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
Score distribution
On users' lists
- Plan to watch10,816
- Watching1,444
- Completed33,998
- On hold785
- Dropped1,303
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 19,155 | — | — | — | — | 194 |
| Shikimori | 48,346 | 1,444 | 33,998 | 10,816 | 1,303 | — |
Watch order
The Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc story in order of release, as listed in Acino.
| # | Title | Format | Episodes | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danganronpa: The Animation (Prequel) | TV series | 13 | July 5, 2013 |
| 2 | Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future Arc (Sequel) | TV series | 12 | July 11, 2016 |
| 3 | Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc | TV series | 11 | July 14, 2016 |
| 4 | Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Hope Arc (Sequel) | TV special | 1 | September 29, 2016 |
| 5 | Super Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of the World | OVA | 1 | January 12, 2017 |
Related works
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Sequel7.20Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Future ArcTV series · 2016
Sequel7.38Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Hope ArcTV special · 2016Recommendations
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- “Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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