Danganronpa: Kirigiri

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Danganronpa: Kirigiri
ダンガンロンパ霧切
(Danganronpa: Kirigiri)
GenreDetective
Mystery
Light novel
Written byTakekuni Kitayama
Illustrated byRui Komatsuzaki
Published bySeikaisha
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 13, 2013 – June 17, 2020
Volumes7 (List of volumes)
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Danganronpa: Kirigiri[a] is a Japanese detective light novel series written by Takekuni Kitayama and illustrated by Rui Komatsuzaki. It was published by Seikaisha from September 13, 2013 to June 17, 2020,[1][2] and has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes. A prequel to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, the series focus on the future "Ultimate Detective" Kyoko Kirigiri over the course of several years as she rises through the ranks of the Detective Shelf Collection (DSC), solving various mysteries alongside her assistant, Yui Samidare.

Proposed by Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka, elements of the series were incorporated into Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy. In 2016, Danganronpa Kirigiri was nominated for the 2017 Sugoi Japan Award for "Best Entertainment Novel", ranking second behind Your Name.[3][4][5][6]

Characters[]

Main article: List of Danganronpa characters

Yui Samidare (五月雨 結, Samidare Yui) – The main character, an originally sixteen-year-old member of the Detective Shelf Collection (DSC) who becomes assistant to Kyoko Kirigiri, who is three years younger than her, writing of their experiences together in solving crimes. Having become a detective to find her sister's killer, Yui is killed in an explosion during the seventh volume.

Kyoko Kirigiri (霧切 響子, Kirigiri Kyōko) – The title character, the future "Ultimate Detective" whose family have been detectives for generations. Seeking to return the Kirigiri name to its former position after being abandoned by her father following her mother's death to be raised by her grandfather, Kyoko meets her assistant Yui at 13-years-old, after being involved together in a murder case, the series following the pair over the course of several years. In the seventh volume, Kyoko has the flesh burned off of her hands while trying to rescue Yui from the aftermath of an explosion.

Suisei Nanamura (七村 彗星, Nanamura Suisei) – An elite detective of ambiguous morals known by the media as The Fastest Passion "Allegro Agitato" (激情にして最速 "アレグロ・アジタート", "Areguro Ajitāto" Gekijō ni Shite Saisoku), who specializes in homicide, who was formerly assisted by Polaris P. Polanski. In the second volume, Suisei is revealed to be gay.

Licorne (リコーン, Rikōn) – An andrognynous Triple-Zero Detective of the Detective Library introduced in the third volume of the series, commonly nicknamed Lico (リコ, Rikō). Throughout the sixth and seventh volumes, Lico is implied to be a younger Junko Enoshima (江ノ島 盾子, Enoshima Junko), responsible for the "despair" graffiti seen on various signs throughout the series.

Sachi Mizuiyama (水井 山 幸, Mizuiyama Sachi) – A rank-7 detective specializing in technological crime introduced in the third volume of the series.

Fuhito Kirigiri (霧切 不比等, Kirigiri Fuhito) – Kyoko's paternal grandfather and adoptive parent, a master detective who trained his granddaughter in honing her detective skills.

Tohachiro Uzuchi (うずちとはちろう, Uzuchi Tōhachirō) – Kyoko's maternal grandfather, a master of seven Japanese martial arts who taught his granddaughter in self-defense.

Jin Kirigiri (霧切 仁, Kirigiri Jin) – The Headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy and Kyoko's estranged father, who abandoned her as a child.

Copycat (コピーキャット, Kopīkyatto) – A tall European assassin dressed as Little Red Riding Hood who kills her targets by impersonating the M.O. of local serial killers in the corresponding country or state she is in, in particular Genocide Jack.

Night Flyer (コピーキャット, Kopīkyatto) – A short Romanian assassin in possession of a private jet, which he uses to flee after publicly killing his targets with a silenced pistol.

Tsurugi Hitomoshi (つるぎ ひともし, Hitomoshi Tsurugi) – An assassin and former "Ultimate Rock Climber" of Hope's Peak Academy, capable of scaling walls with his bare hands and bending metal and bone, having previously illegally climbed Angkor Watt and the Eiffel Tower.

Makoto Naegi (苗木 誠, Naegi Makoto) – The "Ultimate Lucky Student" of Hope's Peak Academy and classmate of Kyoko's, who becomes her future partner.

Volumes[]

The series has been collected into seven tankōbon volumes,[7][8] the first of which was published in September 2013 and the last of which was published in June 2020.[9]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 September 13, 2013978-4-06-1388758
2 November 29, 2013978-4-06-1388857
3 November 28, 2014978-4-06-1399068
4 December 26, 2015978-4-06-1399303
5 March 15, 2017978-4-06-1399600
6 February 17, 2018978-4-06-5111505
7 June 17, 2020[b]978-4-06-5175330

Reception[]

Danganronpa: Kirigiri was nominated for the "Best Entertainment Novel" category at the 2017 Sugoi Japan Awards, ultimately losing to Your Name.[3][5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Known in Japan as Danganronpa: Kirigiri (Japanese: ダンガンロンパ霧切, lit. Danganronpa: Kirigiri)
  2. ^ The release date of the seventh volume of Danganronpa Kirigiri was pushed back six months to June 17, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References[]

  1. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (June 15, 2013). "Danganronpa's Kyōko Kirigiri Gets Her Own Novel". Anime News Network.
  2. ^ Romano, Sal (December 2, 2015). "New Danganronpa V3 and Danganronpa 3 anime debut at series press conference". Gematsu.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Stimson, Eric (November 18, 2016). "Voting Begins for Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Awards 2017". Anime News Network.
  4. ^ Chapman, Paul (March 16, 2017). ""Re:ZERO" Conquers Two Categories in the SUGOI JAPAN Award 2017 Competition". Crunchyroll.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Chapman, Paul (March 16, 2017). ""Re:ZERO" Conquers Two Categories in the SUGOI JAPAN Award 2017 Competition". Crunchyroll.
  6. ^ TOM (March 17, 2017). "SUGOI JAPAN Announces Top Anime, Manga, Light Novel & Novel for 2017! [Event Report]". Tokyo Otaku Mode.
  7. ^ ダンガンロンパ霧切　１. Nautlijon (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
  8. ^ 猛邦, 北山; 類, 小松崎 (13 September 2013). ダンガンロンパ霧切 1. 星海社FICTIONS. ASIN 4061388754 – via Amazon.
  9. ^ By, Alex (21 May 2020). "Danganronpa Kirigiri Reveals Final Volume Release Date". Anmo Sugoi.
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