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Complete manga reading guide
Danganronpa Manga in Order (Arcs & Chapters)
Read every collected volume from the beginning, then use the story guide below to see how the chapters and sourced story sections fit together.
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Collected editions
All Danganronpa Manga volumes in order
10 collected volumes
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Volume 1
Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair Vol. 1
by Spike Chunsoft & Kazutaka Kodaka
2018
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Volume 2
Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair Vol. 2
by Spike Chunsoft & Kazutaka Kodaka
2019
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3
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Volume 3
Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair Vol. 3
by Spike Chunsoft & Kazutaka Kodaka
2019
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Story guide
Danganronpa Manga arcs and chapters
The page is organized by collection: The Animation volumes 1–4, Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair volumes 1–3, and Goodbye Despair volumes 1–3; the latter two are distinct Danganronpa 2 retellings.
Collection 1
Danganronpa: The Animation
A four-volume manga adaptation of the Hope's Peak killing game, following Makoto Naegi and his classmates as Monokuma forces them into lethal mysteries and class trials.
Collection 2
Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair
A three-volume Danganronpa 2 adaptation centered on Nagito Komaeda's perspective, revisiting the Jabberwock Island game with additional material beyond the original game's presentation.
Collection 3
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
A separate three-volume manga retelling of Danganronpa 2, following Hajime Hinata and his classmates as their island school trip becomes a sequence of murders and investigations.
Sources checked: Dark Horse Comics — Danganronpa manga catalog — checked July 20, 2026.
Series overview
Danganronpa Manga synopsis
These books gather three separate manga adaptations from the Danganronpa franchise. The Animation follows Makoto Naegi and classmates forced into Monokuma’s deadly Hope’s Peak game. Two Danganronpa 2 series move to Jabberwock Island: one frames the case through Nagito Komaeda, while the other follows Hajime Hinata as trapped students confront murder, trials, and despair.
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