"WHERE YOU DON'T DROP OUT...YOU DROP DEAD!!! Having lived through the first round of judgment in the trap that is Hope's Peak Academy, the surviving students are beginning to form bonds. But the evil paws of Monokuma, the villainous bear that holds them captive, are stretched around them...one light, one dark, signifying that at this school there's only room for two kinds of students: those found innocent--and those found guilty!"--Page 4 of cover.

Title from cover. "First published in Japan in 2013 by Kadokawa Corporation."--Colophon. "Inspired by the Danganronpa video game series from NIS America...and based on the anime series from Funimation!"--Page 4 of cover. This book reads from right to left. "A school of hope...with students of despair!"