Danganronpa Kirigiri
Japanese light novel series
Danganronpa Kirigiri (Japanese: ダンガンロンパ霧切) is a Japanese detective mystery 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, 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 the story 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, following a pitch from Kitayama, elements of the series were incorporated into Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, and Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy. Receiving a universally positive critical reception, Spike Chunsoft ordered a spin-off video game of the series, also written and directed by Kitayama, and titled Kirigiri Sou, for release in October 2016. In November 2016, Danganronpa Kirigiri was nominated for the 2017 Sugoi Japan Award for "Best Entertainment Novel", ranking second behind Your Name.
Plot summary
Serving as a prequel to the events of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa Zero, the story of Danganronpa Kirigiri takes place during the middle school years of Kyoko Kirigiri and her assistant Yui Samidare, as they explore the mystery of the Duel Noir cases, a legal succession of death games perpetrated by the über-rich.
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.
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