
In addition to improved graphics, each game was also given additional content. The game was later re-released on October 10th, 2013 as part of Danganronpa 1.2 Reload, a compilation for the PlayStation Vita containing this game and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. Following this were iOS and Android versions released in Japan in August 2012.

A promotional demo called '' Dangan Ronpa: Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei (Trial Version) was released a month prior, on October 10th. It was originally released in Japan on November 25th, 2010 for the PlayStation Portable.

It is the original main title in the Danganronpa series.

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, known in Japan as Dangan Ronpa: Academy of Hope and High School Students of Despair (ダンガンロンパ 希望の学園と絶望の高校生, Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei), is a Japanese visual novel game developed by Spike (Later known as Spike Chunsoft).
