Manga like Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei The Animation

also known as Danganronpa: The Animation

What is Danganronpa: The Animation about?

Status: Finished

Each year, the elite Hope’s Peak Academy selects only the most gifted and talented students to enroll... plus one ordinary student, chosen by lottery. Makoto Naegi was that lucky person—or so he thought! When he shows up for class, he finds the elite students are a bizarre cast of oddballs under the ruthless authority of a robot teddy bear principal, Monokuma. The bear lays down the school rules: the only way out of Hope’s Peak is to not only murder another student... but get away with it, as every murder is followed by a tribunal where the surviving students cross-examine each other!



Tags: Death Game , Detective , Battle Royale , School , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Philosophy , Shounen , Suicide , Femboy , Dissociative Identities
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Here is a list of Manga similar to Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei The Animation

Your Turn to Die: Majority Vote Death Game

Kimi ga Shine: Tasuuketsu Death Game

Also known as Your Turn to Die: Majority Vote Death Game.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological

Joe Tazuna has always been the most selfless person Sara Chidouin has ever known, someone she could count on to take a bullet for her. But that trust is put to the test when they wake up restrained to some strange tables and discover Joe holds a key that can set only one of them free. Thus begins a mysterious and sadistic game that will require all of their wits and faith in each other to survive…!

Tags: Death Game , Shounen , Survival , Artificial Intelligence , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Detective , Body Horror
Talentless Nana

Munou na Nana

Also known as Talentless Nana.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

An academy on an island in unnavigable waters. There, students trained tirelessly, to fight back against the enemies of humanity. The protagonist, a student newly transferred there, also sets out with the intention of eradicating all enemies of humankind. An unpredictable, intellectual suspense story of justice and evil.



Tags: Conspiracy , Dystopian , Tragedy , Assassins , Super Power , Anti-Hero , Female Protagonist , Detective , Time Skip , Found Family , Primarily Teen Cast , Crime , Espionage , Ensemble Cast , School , Prison , Military , Politics , Gore , Shounen , Urban , Rural , Terrorism , Amnesia , Kuudere , Shapeshifting , Adoption , Yuri , Time Manipulation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bullying , Twins , Zombie , Necromancy , Photography , Suicide , Chibi , Time Loop
Akudama Drive

Akudama Drive

Also known as Akudama Drive.

Status: Finished
Genres:

Long ago, the "Kantou" and "Kansei" countries had a war that divided the world. But at the end of the war, Kansei became a vassal to Kantou. However, Kansei's government and police force declined, and crime became rampant. The criminals are called "Akudama."



Tags: Crime , Tragedy , Shounen
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Doubt

Doubt

Also known as Doubt.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Rabbit Doubt-a mobile phone game-has taken Japan by storm. In it, players are rabbits who must uncover the wolf in rabbit's clothing before falling prey to its mistrust-sowing wiles...as well as its teeth. When a group of teen players decides to meet offline for fun, the last thing they expect is to lose consciousness and wake up trapped in an abandoned building, mysterious bar codes tattooed on their bodies, and a corpse strung up in front of them. To stay alive and find a way out, they have but one option-to sniff out the lying wolf in their midst. Will these virtual acquaintances be able to pull it together in the real world and figure out what's going on in time to avoid ending up as the wolf's dinner?

Note: Chapter count includes a special chapter.



Tags: Death Game , Crime , Yandere , Gore , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Revenge , Suicide , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Disability , Battle Royale , Video Games
JUDGE

JUDGE

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological

"What is your crime?" From the author of Doubt, it's time for a new terrible game, Judge. Hiro's brother Atsuya is dating Hiro's childhood friend and secret crush Hikari. Hiro's affection for Hikari will lead him to commit an un-punishable crime against his older brother. At least, he thinks it is un-punishable, until he is kidnapped and imprisoned by a group of people wearing animal masks. The judging is about to start!



Tags: Battle Royale , Shounen , Death Game , Crime , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Ensemble Cast , Survival , Anti-Hero
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Jinrou Game

Jinrou Game

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Psychological

One night, senior high school second-year Airi Nishina is abducted. When she wakes, she is trapped in an uncanny, isolated space with other students from her high school and forced to take part in the "Werewolf Game". Thus, a death game filled with fear and terror that would pit "Werewolves" and "Villagers" against each other, forcing them to murder—a game with rules so absolute, defiance is punished by gruesome death – begins.

Tags: Death Game , Female Protagonist , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Gore , Revenge , Bullying , Primarily Teen Cast
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Shuuen no Shiori

Shuuen no Shiori

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Mystery , Supernatural

In a certain school, there exists a bloody history: 10 years ago, several students were brutally and mysteriously murdered. Rumor has it that it was the work of the "Book of Demise," a collection of urban legends and tall tales. Inside this book, it is said that the "Bookmark of Demise" turns the page it rests on into reality.

Four rumor-loving friends—A-ya, an antisocial boy who relishes starting such rumors; B-ko, a popular girl who acts polite around others; C-ta, a level-headed boy who is A-ya's childhood friend; and D-ne, a quiet and introverted girl—at this school have discovered how to acquire the Book of Demise. Performing the ritual, they become part of the Demise Game—but realize too late that they are in over their heads.

To escape this game, they must weed out a traitor among them. However, at the same time, the Bookmark of Demise is turning urban legend to reality, revealing an eerie connection to the events of 10 years ago and creating a living nightmare of lies and betrayal.



Tags: School , Shoujo , Ensemble Cast , Meta , Death Game , Yandere , School Club
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Battle Royale

Battle Royale

Also known as Battle Royale.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological

Under the guise of a "study trip," a group of students from Shiroiwa Junior High School in the fictional town of Shiroiwa (Kagawa Prefecture) are gassed on a bus. They awaken in the Okishima Island School on Okishima, an isolated, evacuated island. They learn that they have been placed in an event called the Program. According to the rules, every year since 1947, 42 third-year high school students are isolated, and each student is required to fight to the death until one student remains. Their movements are tracked by metal collars around their necks, which contain tracking and listening devices; if any student should attempt to escape the Program, or enter declared forbidden zones, a bomb will be detonated in the collar, killing the wearer. If no one dies in a 24 hour time period, there will be no winner and all collars will be detonated simultaneously.



Note: The TokyoPop version was extensively rewritten by Keith Giffen which eventually led to contradictions and plot holes in the later volumes. TokyoPop rereleased the series in 5 omnibus volumes under the name "Battle Royale: Ultimate Edition" from October 16, 2007 to February 10, 2009.

Tags: Battle Royale , Tragedy , Male Protagonist , Guns , Seinen , Gore , Nudity , Primarily Teen Cast , Survival , Conspiracy , Dystopian , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual
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Future Diary

Mirai Nikki

Also known as Future Diary.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

Yukiteru is a lonely student whose only hobby is the daily diary he keeps on his cell phone. But Yukiteru has a secret that nobody knows about...his cellphone can tell the future! Now a vicious game of survival is about to begin among twelve future diaryholders - with the winner crowned god of the new world!



Tags: Battle Royale , Yandere , Shounen , Death Game , Time Manipulation , Male Protagonist , Survival , Alternate Universe , Gods , Skeleton , Tragedy , Gore , Urban , Crime , Bisexual , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual
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Tomodachi Game

Tomodachi Game

Also known as Tomodachi Game.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

Play a game that costs a lot of money with your best friends! The key to clearing the game is "don't doubt your friends." However, one betrayal raises suspicion, and the game becomes a psychological warfare! Money or friends?

The ultimate intellectual game manga that shakes people's hearts has been born!



Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.

Tags: Anti-Hero , Death Game , Male Protagonist , Battle Royale , Tragedy , Revenge , Shounen , Yandere , Gambling , LGBTQ+ Themes , Card Battle , Adoption , Ensemble Cast , Poker , Ships , Snowscape

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