
Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit is an in-progress English video series created by Malaysian developer Kokkun. The series currently contains a Prologue, which was officially released on May 13th, 2023.
Gallery[]
- 📷 For more images of Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit, see: Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit/Image Gallery.
Cast[]
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Kou EOS Award Ceremony Organizer |
Akira Hayasaka Ultimate Internet Sensation Ultimate Hitman |
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Chiemi Hattori Ultimate Fashion Designer |
Chou Yoshida Ultimate J-Pop Idol |
Hideyoshi Kurosawa Ultimate Taekwondo Practitioner |
Itsumi Yoko Ultimate Game Developer |
Izanami Hoshimiya Ultimate ??? |
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Katsuhiko Minamoto Ultimate Debater |
Kiyoshi Fujioka Ultimate Puppeteer |
Kyouran Murashita Ultimate Con Artist |
Otome Hanayama Ultimate Manga Artist |
Rei Fukuno Ultimate Itako |
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Satoru Tachibana Ultimate Historian |
Shion Morita Ultimate Criminologist |
Takeshi Yamamoto Ultimate Weightlifter |
Tomoya Morita Ultimate Therapist |
Yumeo Arakawa Ultimate Forensic Pathologist |
Additional Info[]
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Birthday | Age | Height | Weight | Likes | Dislikes | Voice Actor | |
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N/A | N/A | 3'11" | N/A | Headpats | Violence | Lumisau |
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♊ June 17th | 18 | 5'5" | 121 lbs | Children | Large crowds | Luucarii |
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♉ April 28th | 18 | 5'6" | 136lbs | Parties | Solitude | fleurdechant |
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♌ July 27th | 18 | 5'6" | 97 lbs | Martial Arts Movies | Fake People | Ellie |
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♈ March 31st | 18 | 5'10" | 158 lbs | Deals and Discounts | Cigarettes | ProjectAlpha22 |
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♋ July 6th | 18 | 4'10" | 97 lbs | Puppet shows | Money | @Mi-Mi |
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♍ September 4th | 18 | 5'7" | 119 lbs | Fairy tales and mythology | Sinners | Aji |
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♑ January 3rd | 18 | 6'1" | 145 lbs | Idols | Instant noodles | Jason Hall |
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♓ March 12th | 18 | 5'3" | 105 lbs | Soccer | His appearance | sir samgrace |
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??? | 18 | 5'9" | 132 lbs | Green tea | Corruption | Ramen in a Cupboard |
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♌ August 22nd | 18 | 5'2" | 94 lbs | Coffee | Judgmental people | Jason Brady |
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♐ December 19th | 18 | 3'4" | 83 lbs | Attention | Technology | Brookuayy |
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♐ December 4th | 18 | 5'1" | 101 lbs | Video games and music | High expectations | Silavent |
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♓ February 26th | 18 | 5'3" | 138 lbs | Helping others | Impoliteness | Artimmiss |
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♏ October 28th | 18 | 6'3" | 231 lbs | Cooking | Spoiled people | Kevin Gerard |
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♓ February 26th | 18 | 5'7" | 121 lbs | Praise | Guns | TheGreatJudgini |
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♒ February 12th | 18 | 5'9" | 156 lbs | Lockers | Heroes | TomatoVA |
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Denshi Shigenobu Former Ultimate Hacker |
Hanako ??? |
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Ryuuji Himura Former Ultimate Yakuza |
Momoka Ayase 3rd Lieutenant of the Himura Clan |
Keisuke Fujinuma 2nd Lieutenant of the Himura Clan |
Hirotaka Eguchi 1st Lieutenant of the Himura Clan |
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Yukie Otonashi ??? |
Ryuusei Himura ??? |
Isao Morita Commissioner General of the National Police Agency |
Kaoru Yasunaga Chief Superintendent of the Criminal Affairs Bureau |
Kumiko Arase Founder of EOS Institute |
Additional Info[]
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Birthday | Age | Height | Weight | Likes | Dislikes | Voice Actor | |
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♈ April 1st | 20 | 5'9" | 147 lbs | Family | Sleeping | Sethfuzzy |
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??? | ??? | 5'2" | 108 lbs | ??? | ??? | Luucarii |
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♑ January 12th | 22 | 6'1" | 167 lbs | Appreciation | Playfulness | Dathromin |
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♏ November 6th | 31 | 4'9" | 112 lbs | Appreciation | Playfulness | SK-VA |
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♉ May 13th | 33 | 5'6" | 125 lbs | Former chairman | Disloyalty | Clover |
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♒ February 4th | 48 | 5'9" | 187 lbs | Chickens | Arguments | Manifest |
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♉ May 14th | 24 | 5'4" | 116 lbs | Charity events | Dad jokes | Ellie |
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♎ September 29th | 24 | 6'2" | 176 lbs | Dad jokes | Traditions | Sword of Swords |
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♑ December 25th | 42 | 6'2" | 191 lbs | Free time | Uncontrollable situations | C_Squint |
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♍ August 28th | 31 | 5'7" | 141 lbs | Justice | Prejudice | Kenkoy |
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♉ May 7th | 71 | 5'3" | 119 lbs | Pinot noir | Those who don't agree with her | Minh |
Plot Synopsis[]
- "An unidentified high school girl's murder was left unsolved, and her death has become a hot topic among citizens in Tokyo. Who was she? Who killed her? And although the case has supposedly been closed, does the story truly end there?
- Years later at the EOS Institute's annual Ultimate Award Ceremony, the old mystery resurfaces.
- Akira Hayasaka and fifteen other Ultimate students arrive at a convention centre to attend the ceremony where they'd be granted scholarships, wealth, prestige and so much more. Instead, they receive an android called Kou who throws them into a killing game...? To make things worse...
- Akira's talent specializes in murder itself." – Official Synopsis
Plot Summary[]
Main Story Prologue: Memories of Nobody[]
Side Story Prologue: Memories of Her[]
Creation and Development[]
Pre-Development History[]
The development of Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit began in 2018, with the earliest sprite sketches dating back to August of that year. Inspiration to begin creating the project came from other Fanganronpa projects released at the time, including Danganronpa Re:Birth, the Danganronpa Another series, Danganronpa: Rejected Zer0, and Brave Danganronpa: Cowards Paradise. The initial trailer release of Danganronpa: Kill Cure is what creator Kokkun has cited as ultimately kickstarting production. According to Kokkun, Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit draws inspiration from a number of pieces of media, including anime, manga, webtoons, and music, the most influential of which was the anime series Violet Evergarden, which served as inspiration for themes present within the story. Many of the characters were written based on Kokkun's personal experiences. For instance, her having a black belt in Taekwondo, experience as a debater for her school, and major in game development influenced the characters of Hideyoshi, Katsuhiko, and Itsumi, respectively[1].
The first trailer, "Mystery of Hanako", was released on November 28th, 2020[2]. A second trailer, "The Fall of Himura", and a third trailer, "Welcome to EOS", were released on May 29th, 2021, and November 20th, 2021, respectively. On August 12th, 2022, an update video and preview of the series' daily life segment was uploaded the series' YouTube channel. The fourth trailer, "A New Story Begins" was released on December 18th, 2022, and simultaneously announced the opening of the casting call for voice actors, which lasted four weeks, from the 18th of December 2022 to the 15th of January 2023. On April 22nd, 2023, the voice actor trailer was released, and the premiere date of the first episode of the prologue was announced.
Release[]

Throughout May 2023, both halves of the prologue of Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit, titled Memories of Nobody and Memories of Her, were uploaded through the project's YouTube channel from May 13th, 2023, through June 3rd.
On October 1st, 2023, an update and Q&A video was published, establishing the progress made in producing the first chapter, including the finished script, and the announcement of two additional interlude episodes planned to release before the premiere of Chapter 1. The first focusing on the characters belonging to the Himura Clan, and the second revolving around the mysterious character known as "The Devil," who was teased at the end of the voice actor reveal trailer[1]. On February 5th, 2024, the official release dates for the Interlude episodes were announced, with the first episode, Momoka's Day Off, premiering on February 10th. Additionally, Episode 4 of a series of Interlude episodes centered around "The Devil" called "Above the Yellow Spring" premiered on February 17th, 2024.
Videos[]
Soundtrack[]
Credits[]
Director Head Artist Writer 3d Modeler Video Editor |
Kokkun | Co-Director Video Editor Writer Animator UI Designer |
bazileaf | ||||||||||||||||
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Art Team | Chela Vimaria kurokishiii buggygutz Ran Yobu♧ Cuckaracha Lazer-Bunny secretlydalton Naz Sprite NesaiU quentilla titantwins JustAGloom Leon KatieBVA Cassandere mewpeta auggie Nova |
Misc. Helpers | Mokamin Haru-Suwan Lazer-Bunny Sword of Swords Artimmiss | ||||||||||||||||
Composers | Silavent Summus |
Additional Voices | Juichi Kaylee ! Mokamin snowysnowwish Soli |
Trivia[]
- Kokkun and bazileaf the director and co-director of Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit also developed another Fanganronpa, Danganronpa: CHECKMATE, as part of a one-month writing challenge in the Fanganronpa community, which consists of a prologue and is considered complete[3].
- A puppet version of one of Danganronpa: CHECKMATE's characters, Fuyukichi Atsuya, is featured in Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit character, Kiyoshi Fujioka's character illustration.
- On June 4th, 2021, a Webtoon, The Coward Among The Gods, focusing on Yumeo Arakawa's backstory, was released[4].
- On August 2nd, 2022, an animatic of the song Gales of Song featuring the Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit characters was uploaded to the official YouTube channel. This animatic was created by Kokkun as the final assignment for her storyboarding class, and is not considered canon to the story[5].
- Featured on the screens of the arcade cabinets in the background of the arcade in Danganronpa: (He)Artless Deceit are references to a number of other Fanganronpas, including Super Danganronpa Another 2, Danganronpa Re:Birth, Danganronpa F: Shattered Hope, Brave Danganronpa: Cowards Paradise, Danganronpa: Hope Restoration, Cryptic Danganronpa: Silver Lining, Danganronpa: Stolen Hope, Danganronpa: Dead End, and Danganronpa: Deadication, the Fanganronpa belonging to series' co-director, bazileaf.
- Chiemi Hattori's character illustration includes references to both Hitomi Akimura from Danganronpa: Deadication and Haruhi Miyazaki from Danganronpa: Hope Restoration.
- Kiyoshi Fujioka's character illustration includes references to Sora Kawakami from Cryptic Danganronpa: Silver Lining, Mika Aiuchi from Danganronpa: Hope Restoration, Keiji Iketsugi from Danganronpa: Deadication, and Fuyukichi Atsuya from Danganronpa: CHECKMATE.
External Links[]
- YouTube: Danganronpa: HeArtless Deceit
- Instagram: dr_heartless_deceit
- Twitter: @HeDeceit
- Tumblr drheartlessdeceit
- TikTok: drheartlessdeceit
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Danganronpa: HeArtless Deceit on YouTube: DANGANRONPA: (He)Artless Deceit Update Video + Q&A (October 21, 2023)
- ↑ Danganronpa: HeArtless Deceit on YouTube: DANGANRONPA: (He)Artless Deceit Trailer #1 - "Mystery of Hanako" (Fan Series) (November 28, 2020)
- ↑ bazileaf on itch.io: Danganronpa: CHECKMATE (November 21, 2021)
- ↑ Kokkun on WEBTOON: The Coward Among The Gods (June 4, 2021)
- ↑ Danganronpa: HeArtless Deceit on YouTube: Gales of Song Original Animation/Animatic (August 2, 2022)