Killer Killer

Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer (ダンガンロンパ 害伝キラーキラー, Danganronpa Gaiden Kirā Kirā), originally known simply as Killer Killer for its first volume, is a Japanese manga series written by Kazutaka Kodaka and Yōichirō Koizumi and illustrated by Mitomo Sasako. It was published by Kodansha in the magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from March 8, 2016 to May 9, 2017,[1][2][3] and has been collected in three tankōbon volumes. Although a spin-off of the Danganronpa series published to tie in with the Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy anime series, the series was not initially marketed as such, with its connection to Danganronpa and full title being used as the twist ending of the first volume. The series focuses on Misaki Asano, a young woman assigned to the Future Foundation's 6th branch, dedicated to murder investigations, as she is teamed up with fellow investigator Takumi Hijirihara, who following "The Tragedy" has secretly become a serial killer known as the "Killer Killer" obsessed with killing other serial killers, with whom the pair are tasked with apprehending.

Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer
ダンガンロンパ 害伝キラーキラー
(Danganronpa Gaiden Kirā Kirā)
Manga
Written byKazutaka Kodaka
Yōichirō Koizumi
Illustrated byMitomo Sasako
Published byKodansha
English publisherDark Horse Comics
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineBessatsu Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 8, 2016 – May 9, 2017
Volumes3

Characters
Main article: List of Danganronpa characters

Misaki Asano (麻野 美咲, Asano Misaki) – The main character, a new recruit to the 6th Division of the Future Foundation who "striv[es] to bring light in a world ridden with despair", and is assigned to the Special Case Bureau as an investigator, specializing in murder investigations despite her dislike of gore. After swiftly solving her first case only for the culprit to be themselves murdered by the serial killer "Killer Killer", Misaki makes it her personal mission to track Killer Killer down, unaware that he is her new partner Takumi Hijirihara, towards whom she shows romantic interest.

Takumi Hijirihara (聖原 拓実, Hijirihara Takumi) – A member of the Future Foundation and investigator whom Misaki is assigned to as a partner, who is secretly the serial killer known as Killer Killer (キラーキラー, Kirā Kirā), who only kills other serial killers in the name of Junko Enoshima and her Ultimate Despair after Mukuro Ikusaba had slaughtered several students in his middle school in front of him and he had fallen in love with her. Hijirihara is later revealed to have previously also once operated in Spain as another serial killer and self-proclaimed vigilante known as Sparkling Justice (キラキラセギ, Kirakira Seigi), previously mentioned in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, and to be merely a copycat of the original Killer Killer, a childhood friend of his named Shūji Fujigawa also affected by Mukuro's killings, ceasing his own activities in an attempt to get Takumi to stop.

Volumes

The series includes 14 chapters, which have been collected into three tankōbon volumes,[3] the first of which was published in July 2016.[4]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 July 8, 2016[5]978-4-06-3957013
2 November 9, 2016[6]978-4-06-3931037
3 May 9, 2017[7]978-4-06-3932027

References
  1. Nelkin, Sarah (March 25, 2016). "Danganronpa Writer Says 2's Characters' Stories Ended With Game". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  2. Angaran, Nicola. "Killer Killer: the manga is an official spin-off of Danganronpa". Manga Forever. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. Nelkin, Sarah. "Killer Killer Manga is Revealed as Danganronpa Spinoff in 3rd Chapter". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. Álamo, José. "Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer manga announces its end". Koi-Nya. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. ダンガンロンパ 害伝キラーキラー　１. Nautlijon (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  6. ダンガンロンパ 害伝キラーキラー　2. Nautlijon (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  7. ダンガンロンパ 害伝キラーキラー　3. Nautlijon (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
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