Top 10 Best Danganronpa Executions

Danganronpa is a video game and anime series. The main genre is mystery, and each time the culprit of a murder is found, they are executed.

Here are some of the best executions from the series. Enjoy!
The Top Ten
1 Chiaki Nanami's execution - Insert Coin

I love video games. This execution was creative and innovative - all the words you usually see around new video game consoles.

I love all the references in this execution and how creative it was. Still, it makes me so sad because I loved Chiaki and Monomi.

Though Nanami is one of my favorite characters, her execution still looks very cool and funny to me. Also, the music for this execution is better than the others, in my humble opinion.

2 Celestia Ludenberg's execution - The Burning of the Versailles Witch

Although I like Kirumi's, Makoto's, and Peko's executions, I really appreciate the symbolism in Celeste's execution. Celeste lived her life wanting to be important (and to live in a European castle...), and her execution reflects this. Being burned alive is a 'special' form of death worthy of Celeste's dream... until Monokuma came in with a firetruck.

Car crashes are one of the most common forms of death, crushing Celeste's dream of becoming special. Monokuma, you cheeky jerk.

I'm kind of a fan of Celestia, but I wish her execution had elements tied more to her talent rather than her desires. However, it does set a trend for all Chapter 3 killers (the double murders): Greed for Celestia, Lust for Mikan, and Pride for Korekiyo.

3 Gundham Tanaka's execution - Stampede

One of maybe four executions that made me cry my eyes out. Gundham is my favorite character, and I was really sad to see him die. Then it made me conflicted between sadness and happiness when he defied his own expectations and was brought up to Heaven by a brigade of fluffy little animal angels!

Though not my favorite execution, it's definitely a close second!

Not only was this incredibly sad, but despite his delusions of being a dark being destined for hell should he die, this execution ends with him being brought up to heaven by animals. It was a great addition to an otherwise unbelievably heartbreaking execution.

4 Kaede Akamatsu's execution - Der Flohwalzer

Rest in peace. I cry about this all the time.

It's really sad. She didn't even kill Rantaro. Her execution was so violent I almost cried.

5 Leon Kuwata's execution - Million Fungoes

I think the reason everybody loves this execution is because it was an amazing start to the killing game, and it really shocked everyone with how gruesome it was for the first death. I remember playing Danganronpa for the first time and seeing that, and it made me feel really shocked and surprised, yet also excited.

It's such a great nostalgic execution and couldn't have been made better. If only some of the other executions were like this, it would have been better.

While a lot of the other executions were very emotional, this one gave off the most Danganronpa-like vibe that a lot of other executions didn't have. It used a bunch of machinery, and it was truly gruesome without looking strange or random. (Being deep-fried in a volcano? Yeah, that makes sense.)

Leon's execution really fit well with the overall style of the game. Not to mention, it looked painful.

6 Kirumi Tojo's execution - Thread of Agony

This was one of the most painful-looking executions. The fact that she was climbing up a vine with thorns on it sounded terrifying. The rusty chainsaws also made it worse.

The fact that Kirumi thought she made it to the top and then ends up falling to her death just makes it more sad and painful.

This is seriously the most psychologically brutal execution to watch. The massive amount of determination she shows during the execution ultimately becomes her downfall. A really tall downfall.

7 Peko Pekoyama's execution - One Woman Army

This one was a masterpiece. It had an action-packed montage of Peko slicing through a bunch of robot samurais, Fuyuhiko dramatically rushing into the execution chamber and through the crowd of enemies to try to save Peko. It ended with what was arguably the saddest death in the series to date.

Additionally, this execution was one of the few where the aftermath drastically affected one of the surviving characters for the rest of the game. (Also, because Kuzupeko is so sad and adorable, I love them with all my stupid fanboy heart.)

8 Junko Enoshima's execution - Super Duper Nasty Torture

She's still cute and smiles while she executes herself. And she survived some of it, unlike the other characters who just died instantly. I think Junko is a cute, strong, and genius psycho. Love her.

What can I say? The best execution would be all of them combined!

9 Makoto Naegi or Kyoko Kirigiri's execution - Detention

Absolutely brutal, with the best music to go with it. The fright on Kirigiri and Naegi's faces is just awful to watch, and I think they did an awesome job showing exactly how they felt through their body language (even though they were just sitting in a chair).

Thinking about this execution makes me feel physically ill. 10/10.

I get anxiety whenever I replay the game, even though I've seen it a billion times. I love it.

10 Kaito Momota's execution - New Blast Off

This one was the best and the only failed execution (if you don't count Makoto). Kaito died the way he wanted - he got his dream of being in space and was smiling at the moment of death. Absolutely beautiful and heart-touching.

Kaito died on his own terms instead of being executed the way Monokuma wanted. I was actually happy about the outcome, though still sad that Kaito died.

The Contenders
11 Gonta Gokuhara's execution - Wild West Insecticide

He was the sweetest character who died because of other people. He didn't deserve this. Rest in peace.

12 Teruteru Hanamura's execution - Deep Fried Teruteru
13 Korekiyo Shinguji's execution - Picture Scroll of Punishments Past and Present

I think this execution was really fitting for Korekiyo, and I really liked it.

14 Mondo Owada's execution - The Cage of Death

The hardest part of Mondo's death was poor Ishimaru's reaction to it, which was also one of the best parts about it. It was heart-destroyingly sad to hear his cries as Mondo was taken away, and even sadder to hear him cry after he was gone.

Super sad and definitely traumatizing!

Why is this one ranked so low? Mondo is my least favorite character after Teruteru, but he literally got turned into butter and eaten on pancakes! (Ha ha... Well, Teruteru got turned into food too, but at least Monokuma didn't eat him.)

15 Alter Ego's execution - A Dozer Master

This one was so sad. Alter Ego was so innocent and sweet, and it made my stomach turn when I saw how brutally (well, for an AI) he was destroyed.

16 Mikan Tsumiki's execution - Bye Bye Ouchies!

This one was just an excuse to add a final dose of Mikan fanservice. Honestly, I was more confused than sad or disgusted.

17 Jin Kirigiri's execution - Blast Off!
18 Ultimate Annihilation - The Academy's Execution
19 Forced Shutdown - AI Junko's Execution
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