Danganronpa 4 may be off the cards, but this spiritual successor is even better

Sequels can be quite a tricky thing to navigate. Naturally, if you truly love something, it makes sense that you want more of it - but sometimes, for better or worse, that just isn’t in the cards. The Danganronpa games have seen so much success over the years, with the series cultivating a dedicated (sometimes too dedicated…) fanbase and earning itself an iconic cult status. However, as much as many of us would love to see a Danganronpa 4, it doesn’t look like we’re getting it anytime soon. For those who don’t know, the series’ creator, Kazutaka Kodaka, left Spike Chunsoft back in 2017, instead setting out to co-found his own company, Too Kyo Games, alongside other talents including Zero Escape’s Kotaro Uchikoshi and Danganronpa artist Rui Komatsuzaki. Since their departure, Spike Chunsoft has expressed interest in “further expanding the Danganronpa franchise with games in various genres and more” (as seen in this official news post), though there’s also been talk of the CEO not wanting to continue the series without Kodaka on board. And, while in an interview with us, Kodaka informed us that he “wants to do everything” including “mak[ing] a sequel to Danganronpa”, we’ve heard very little about the series since 2017’s Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (unless you count the Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp spin-off that dropped back in 2021). Continue reading Danganronpa 4 may be off the cards, but this spiritual successor is even better

Apr 24, 2025 - 11:49

Danganronpa 4 may be off the cards, but this spiritual successor is even better

Sequels can be quite a tricky thing to navigate. Naturally, if you truly love something, it makes sense that you want more of it - but sometimes, for better or worse, that just isn’t in the cards. The Danganronpa games have seen so much success over the years, with the series cultivating a dedicated (sometimes too dedicated…) fanbase and earning itself an iconic cult status. However, as much as many of us would love to see a Danganronpa 4, it doesn’t look like we’re getting it anytime soon.

For those who don’t know, the series’ creator, Kazutaka Kodaka, left Spike Chunsoft back in 2017, instead setting out to co-found his own company, Too Kyo Games, alongside other talents including Zero Escape’s Kotaro Uchikoshi and Danganronpa artist Rui Komatsuzaki.

Since their departure, Spike Chunsoft has expressed interest in “further expanding the Danganronpa franchise with games in various genres and more” (as seen in this official news post), though there’s also been talk of the CEO not wanting to continue the series without Kodaka on board. And, while in an interview with us, Kodaka informed us that he “wants to do everything” including “mak[ing] a sequel to Danganronpa”, we’ve heard very little about the series since 2017’s Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (unless you count the Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp spin-off that dropped back in 2021).

Continue reading Danganronpa 4 may be off the cards, but this spiritual successor is even better