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"I wouldn't have time to make the game while playing GTA 6," says Danganronpa creator, so obviously he delayed his new game

"It was inevitable that we moved the release time"

GamesRadar · Aug 3

Danganronpa's ride or die creator "considered quitting" after a sequel to his high school killing drama was initially turned down: "I didn't want to work on another project"

"My eyes were opened to the joy of working on something original," says Kazutaka Kodaka

GamesRadar · Jul 28

Danganronpa creator's massive tactical RPG has secretly been two games all along, which, y'know, makes sense considering the enormity of 100 routes

The Hundred Line and The Hundred Line 2 have been hiding under our noses

GamesRadar · Jan 17

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When your "100% a fan game" Danganronpa idea ends up changing your life: "We were at a crossroads where we either have to go back to doing our real jobs, or we can change this just enough to be legally distinct"

Interview | Selina Kibara, creative director of Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter, talks going from Danganronpa fan game to original murder mystery: "I would rather make something that's derivative than something that's disingenuous"

GamesRadar · Jan 15

The Hundred Line's "Spiderverse"-inspired 100 endings might continue to grow, the Danganronpa creator tells me: "You'll end up with quite a Frankenstein's monster of a game in the end – but I absolutely have the ambition to make that"

Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi on The Hundred Line as a hyper ambitious "culmination" of decades of narrative game development: "There was meaning behind creating 100 endings to it, that 100 people would have 100 different opinions"

GamesRadar · Dec 29, 2025

Danganronpa creator is excited for you to play his next game "that is not a remake of Danganronpa 2" – though "it brings back memories"

Kazutaka Kodaka really wants you to know Danganronpa 2x2 is not a remake

GamesRadar · Dec 24, 2025

For its 15th anniversary, anime sleuth 'em up Danganronpa is cheaper than ever by a wide margin—but only for a few days

Dabble in some trigger-happy havoc for just over a dollar.

PC Gamer · Nov 28, 2025

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A new Danganronpa game means one thing and one thing only: Getting to hear its excellent soundtrack all over again

Danganronpa 2's OST is one of my favourites.

PC Gamer · Sep 28, 2025

The Danganronpa 2 remaster also includes a remake or maybe a stealth-sequel, honestly it's hard to tell

"The wait is over."

PC Gamer · Sep 14, 2025

Shuten Order review: "The Danganronpa creator's new multi-genre mystery feels like a forgotten DS cult classic I would have been obsessed with"

GamesRadar · Aug 29, 2025

These devs basically made their own Danganronpa, and I already feel at home in its mysterious Steam Next Fest demo

Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter is a riff on Danganronpa set in the 1980s with its own colorful cast of talented characters to meet (before they get murdered)

GamesRadar · Jun 14, 2025

"I want Hundred Line to be like Shonen Jump – a single game packed with all kinds of stories": Danganronpa creator isn't done with his new tactical RPG, even after 100 endings

Just how big will The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy get?

GamesRadar · Jun 13, 2025

Tribe Nine, an action RPG with worldbuilding by Danganronpa's creator, announces end of service 3 months after launch, with an already announced story chapter now canceled

Kazutaka Kodaka created the multimedia project, but only provided worldbuilding for the game, which will see its end of service in November

GamesRadar · May 15, 2025

Danganronpa dev behind new tactical RPG with 100 endings says "there's still a need for unique games" that aren't quite indie or AAA – and if his "sells well," fans can expect an anime

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy released just weeks ago

GamesRadar · May 14, 2025

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GamesRadar · May 10, 2025

With 100 endings and a script big enough to fill 60 books, "many countries declined to localize" Danganronpa creator's massive new strategy RPG

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy's first draft was apparently six million characters long

PC Gamer · May 5, 2025

This game has 100 endings, and it's pushing the creators to the brink of bankruptcy

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy's ambition might spell one final ending for a promising studio.

GamesRadar · Apr 28, 2025

Danganronpa creator says Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is "an amazing tribute" to classic JRPGs, while his new game is a cult strategy RPG that "will still be here" once you "come back from your expedition"

"Now all that's left is for it to sell a lot," adds Kazutaka Kodaka

GamesRadar · Apr 21, 2025

Danganronpa and Zero Escape creators' new tactical RPG was "extremely difficult" to fund: "We […] ended up with a lot of debt"

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is out April 24

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Inverse · Apr 21, 2025

'The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy' Is A Bizarre But Super Gripping RPG

One of the most unique games of the year offers a brilliant twist on both tactical RPGs and the text-heavy twists of Danganronpa.

GamesRadar · Apr 15, 2025

Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai only has a "vague idea" what Danganronpa creator's new tactical RPG is all about as he has such "high expectations" he's been avoiding all information

Are you excited about The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy? Sakurai sure is, just don't ask him what it's about

GamesRadar · Apr 7, 2025

Danganronpa creator's new tactical RPG features 100 endings dense enough to be considered "true" routes, with no "easy" or quick bad finale

Completionists, beware

GamesRadar · Feb 25, 2025

Dying becomes a skill in this JRPG from the Danganronpa devs, and its Steam Next Fest demo is already Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy shares a lot of DNA with Danganronpa, but is very much its own thing – with over 600 Steam Next Fest demo reviews and a very positive rating it's time for hope to prevail

GamesRadar · Oct 1, 2024

After going into debt to make it, Danganronpa lead worries his strategy RPG has too much content: "When games are too long, players can get put off, so we’re trying not to talk about it too much"

How big will The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy be?

GamesRadar · Jun 19, 2024

Danganronpa creator went into debt for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy after the strategy RPG was canceled at its original publisher

And unfortunately, the studio is still in debt

GamesRadar · Jun 18, 2024

Danganronpa creators return with a strategy RPG set in yet another murderous school, coming early next year

The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is out next year

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