Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School is a two-part anime television series produced by Lerche. The series is part of Spike Chunsoft's Danganronpa franchise and serves as a conclusion to the "Hope's Peak Academy" storyline featured in the video games Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, and Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls. The series is divided into two parts that aired simultaneously: Future Arc, which aired in Japan between July 11, 2016, and September 26, 2016, and Despair Arc, which aired between July 14, 2016, and September 22, 2016, followed by a final episode, Hope Arc, which aired on September 29, 2016. Future Arc focuses on Makoto Naegi and his friends and their involvement in a killing game with the Future Foundation, and Despair Arc, focused on Hajime Hinata, a student and his involvement in experiments on humans. Both story arcs aired between July and September 2016, followed by a third, Hope Arc, finale that aired on September 29, 2016, concluding both arcs. An original video animation titled Super Danganronpa 2.5, set between Danganronpa 2 and Future Arc, was released with limited editions of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony on January 12, 2017.
For Future Arc, the opening theme is "Dead or Lie" by Maon Kurosaki and Trustrick, while the ending theme is "Recall the End" by Trustrick. For Despair Arc, the opening theme is by Binaria, while the ending theme is by Megumi Ogata. The ending theme for Hope Arc is "ever free" by hide with Spread Beaver. The series are licensed in North America by Funimation, who simulcast them in North America, the United Kingdom, and Ireland as they aired and streamed English dubs from August 10, 2016.
Both story arcs were released in a total of six DVDs and Blu-ray volumes released between September 28, 2016, and February 22, 2017. Four Blu-ray boxes were also released containing additional material. Another Blu-ray box containing the entire series was released on November 25, 2018, as well as one in celebration of the series' 10th anniversary.
Fumination released the English series in two Blu-ray sets on October 3, 2017 and re-released them as part of their essentials line on August 26, 2019, also in two sets. In Australia, Madman Entertainment licensed the series and released the series' home media release of the series on December 6, 2017. Animax Asia streamed the series in Southeast Asia.
Episode list
Future Arc
Despair Arc
Hope Arc
Original video animation
DVDs and Blu-ray Original release Name Date Discs Episodes Future, Volume 1 September 28, 2016 1 1–2 Despair, Volume 1 September 28, 2016 1 1–2Future, Volume 2 October 26, 2016 1 3–4Despair, Volume 2 October 26, 2016 1 3–4 Future, Volume 3 November 25, 2016 1 5–6 Despair, Volume 3 November 25, 2016 1 5–6 Future, Volume 4 December 21, 2016 1 7–8 Despair, Volume 4 December 21, 2016 1 7–8Future, Volume 5 January 25, 2017 19–10Despair, Volume 5 January 25, 2017 19–10 Future, Volume 6 February 22, 2017 111-12 Despair, Volume 6 111-12 Blu-ray boxes Name Date Discs Episodes Volume 1 September 28, 2016 1 Future 1–3, Despair 1–3 Volume 2 October 26, 2016 1 Future 4–6, Despair 4–6 Volume 3 November 25, 2016 1 7–9 Volume 4 December 21, 2016 1 Future 10–12, Despair 10–11, Hope Compilation November 25, 2018 11-12 10th Anniversary Box November 25, 2020 11-12
English release First release Name Date Discs Episodes Future October 3, 2017 1 1–12 Despair October 3, 2017 1 1–11 Essentials re-release Name Date Discs Episodes Future August 26, 2019 1 1–12 Despair August 26, 2019 1 1–11
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