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{{Short description|Fictional character in the Danganronpa franchise}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Kyoko Kirigiri
| image = KyokoKririgiri.png
| caption = Art of Kyoko Kirigiri by [[Rui Komatsuzaki]].
| series = [[Danganronpa]]
| first = ''[[Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]]'' (2010)
| creator = [[Kazutaka Kodaka]]
| last = [[Danganronpa: Kirigiri#Volumes|''Danganronpa: Kirigiri'' Volume 7]] (2020)
| creator designer = [[KazutakaRui KodakaKomatsuzaki]]
| designer lbl1 = [[RuiVoiced Komatsuzaki]]by
| voicedata1 = <!--Voice acting is primary in animation and video game = franchises.-->'''English:''' [[Erika Harlacher]] (games)<ref>{{cite web |title=Credits |url=https://erikalynnharlacher.com/credits/ |website=Erika Lynn Harlacher |access-date=23 April 2020 |archive-date=23 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423192909/https://erikalynnharlacher.com/credits/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br>[[Caitlin Glass]] (anime)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.funimation.com/blog/danganronpa-the-animation-english-cast-announcement/ |title=Danganronpa the Animation English Cast Announcement – Funimation – Blog! |date=2015-04-04 |newspaper=Funimation – Blog! |language=en-US |access-date=2017-01-20 |archive-date=2018-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204145328/https://www.funimation.com/blog/danganronpa-the-animation-english-cast-announcement/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br>'''Japanese:''' [[Yōko Hikasa]]<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Kyoko Kirigiri Voices (Danganronpa) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Danganronpa/Kyoko-Kirigiri/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=26 June 2021 |postscriptarchive-date=26 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626033237/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Danganronpa/Kyoko-Kirigiri/ |url-status=live }} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
| motion_actorlbl2 = Portrayed = by
| portrayer data2 = Natsume Okamoto (stage play)
| family = [[Jin Kirigiri]] {{small|(father)}}<br>[[Izuru Kamukura]] {{small|(father's creation)}}<br>Fuhito Kirigiri {{small|(paternal grandfather)}}<br>Tohachiro Uzuchi {{small|(maternal grandfather)}}
| species = Human
| occupation = DSC [[Detective]]<br>[[Student]]<br>[[Vice-principal|Vice-Principal]]<br>[[Management|Head]] of the Future Foundation (14th Division)
| affiliation = Detective Shelf Collection (DSC)<br>Hope's Peak Academy<br>Future Foundation
| significant_others = [[Makoto Naegi]] {{small|(''[[List of Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School episodes#Hope Arc|Hope Arc]]'')}}<br>[[Kouhei Matsudaira]] {{small|(''[[Kirigiri Sou]]'')}}
| lbl21 = Assistants
| data21 = Yui Samidare<br>Makoto Naegi<br>Kouhei Matsudaira
| lbl22 = Talent
| data22 = Ultimate ???<br>Ultimate Detective
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kyoko Kirigiri'''|霧切 響子|Kirigiri Kyōko|lead=yes}} is a [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)|character]] from the [[Spike Chunsoft]] [[visual novel]] [[action-adventure game]] series ''[[Danganronpa]]''. She was introduced in the 2010 game ''[[Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]]'' as a high school student and the "'''Ultimate ???'''" of Hope's Peak Academy. Kyoko finds herself sealed within the building alongside her classmates, who upon beingare told by a robot named [[Monokuma]] that onecan ofonly leave the otherschool studentsif presentthey mustcommit becomea "the blackened"murder and killsuccessfully anotherevade withoutconviction being found out byin the otherensuing studentsclass iftrial. they wish to leave; byBy the end of the game, KyokooKyoko is foundrevealed to be the "'''Ultimate [[Detective]]'''". Despite being initially distant to the cast, Kyoko befriends [[Makoto Naegi]] asand boththey join forces to solve class trials toand finddiscover the identity of the killersmastermind behind the killing game. Kyoko Kirigiri reappears in other ''Danganronpa'' titles and sequels, facingmost newnotably casesin involvingthe Monokuma2012 sequel ''[[Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair]]'' as a member of the Future Foundation, mostthe notably2017 game ''[[Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony]]'' as an apparition of the mastermind in the final trial, the 2016 anime series ''[[Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School]]'' and the [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] video game ''[[Kirigiri Sou]]'' as a supporting character, as well in the series of [[prequel]] [[light novel]]s ''[[Danganronpa: Kirigiri]]'' (2013–2020), which center aroundon her childhood and her rise through the Detective Shelf Collection (DSC), as she deals with new cases with her assistant [[Yui Samidare]].▼
 
Kyoko Kirigiri was created by the writer [[Kazutaka Kodaka]]. Kodaka wanted to have a detective character in the first game who would support Makoto in solving cases. Their bond was intended to be initially friendly before taking a romantic shift in ''The End of Hope's Peak High School.'' This was Kodaka's way of showing a notable [[character arc]]; from a cold distant teenager to a caring young adult. Designer [[Rui Komatsuzaki]] expressed difficulties in creating Kyoko, as the game required a mysterious girl with feminine traits to replace [[Sayaka Maizono]], another character initially presented as the first game's heroine. While [[Yōko Hikasa]] is Kyoko's sole Japanese voice actress, the character has had two actresses in English: [[Erika Harlacher]] in the games and [[Caitlin Glass]] in the anime adaptations.▼
▲{{nihongo|'''Kyoko Kirigiri'''|霧切 響子|Kirigiri Kyōko|lead=yes}} is a [[fiction]]al [[Character (arts)|character]] from the [[Spike Chunsoft]] [[visual novel]] [[action-adventure game]] series ''[[Danganronpa]]''. She was introduced in the 2010 game ''[[Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]]'' as a high school student and "Ultimate ???" of Hope's Peak Academy sealed within the building, who upon being told by a robot named [[Monokuma]] that one of the other students present must become "the blackened" and kill another without being found out by the other students if they wish to leave; by the end of the game, Kyokoo is found to be the "Ultimate [[Detective]]". Despite being initially distant to the cast, Kyoko befriends [[Makoto Naegi]] as both join forces to solve class trials to find the identity of the killers. Kyoko reappears in other ''Danganronpa'' titles and sequels facing new cases involving Monokuma, most notably the 2016 anime ''[[Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School]]'' and video game ''[[Kirigiri Sou]]'' as a supporting character, as well in the series of [[prequel]] [[light novel]]s ''[[Danganronpa: Kirigiri]]'' (2013–2020), which center around her childhood and her rise through the Detective Shelf Collection (DSC), as she deals with new cases with her assistant Yui Samidare.
 
Critical response to Kyoko has been positive. Multiple writers enjoyed her role in the first video game, due to how she solves cases alongside Makoto while also developing the narrative. Her return to the anime was also the subject of praise, but her fate was mixed based on the impact it brought to the story. Nevertheless, Kyoko remained as one of the most popular ''Danganronpa'' characters, appearing in multiple polls. The performance of Kyoko's three voice actresses also attracted a positive response.▼
▲Kyoko was created by the writer [[Kazutaka Kodaka]]. Kodaka wanted to have a detective character in the first game who would support Makoto in solving cases. Their bond was intended to be initially friendly before taking a romantic shift in ''The End of Hope's Peak High School.'' This was Kodaka's way of showing a notable [[character arc]]; from a cold distant teenager to a caring young adult. Designer [[Rui Komatsuzaki]] expressed difficulties in creating Kyoko, as the game required a mysterious girl with feminine traits to replace [[Sayaka Maizono]], another character initially presented the first game's heroine. While [[Yōko Hikasa]] is Kyoko's sole Japanese voice actress, the character has had two actresses in English: [[Erika Harlacher]] in the games and [[Caitlin Glass]] in the anime adaptations.
 
▲Critical response to Kyoko has been positive. Multiple writers enjoyed her role in the first video game due to how she solves cases alongside Makoto while also developing the narrative. Her return to the anime was also the subject of praise but her fate was mixed based on the impact it brought to the story. Nevertheless, Kyoko remained as one of the most popular ''Danganronpa'' characters, appearing in multiple polls. The performance of Kyoko's three voice actresses also attracted a positive response.
 
==Creation==
[[File:Kyokosketches.png|thumb|left|Early designs of Kyoko rejected as Spike requested the staff a more colorful design of the character.]]
In the early versions of ''[[Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]]'', the demo ''DISTRUST'', the character was known as {{nihongo|Gyaru Kirigiri|霧切ギャル|Kirigiri Gyaru}} and was the original first victim in the narrative's killing game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/403/403355/|title=【まり探】始まりはアドベンチャーの否定から――CEDECで『ダンガンロンパ』開発陣が語る|website=Dengeki Online|accessdate=April 21, 2021|language=Japanese|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420223053/https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/403/403355/|url-status=live}}</ref> In later parts of development of the games, the characters of [[Leon Kuwata]] and [[Sayaka Maizono]] were both used to establish a base body type and height. The developers from Spike both used as stand-ins during many stages of development, and their character designs are very recognizable as early as the scrapped project ''DISTRUST''. Due to the staff dissatisfied with their designs, the development team at Spike quickly grew tired of them, however, and so they were the first characters to be killed in the final published game, with KyokoSayaka replacing SayakaKyoko inas the processfirst victim.<ref name="artbook"/> The concept behind Kyoko's traits originated from Kodaka's desire to add a detective to the first ''Danganronpa'' game.<ref name="cast"/> Although Kyoko interacts with the main character, [[Makoto Naegi]], multiple times, Kodaka claimed he never wrote the latter to be the former's love interest. Instead, the interactions between Makoto and his supporting characters were created due to the latter's skills as a detective which would help the player at solving cases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/a-brief-q-a-with-the-writer-of-danganronpa-1689628454|title=A Brief Q&A With The Writer Of Danganronpa|website=Kotaku|accessdate=April 3, 2021|author=Schreier, Jason|date=5 March 2015|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418024400/https://kotaku.com/a-brief-q-a-with-the-writer-of-danganronpa-1689628454|url-status=live}}</ref>
In order to balance the cast, Kodaka conceived the idea of giving the students looseno partsrecollection of their past at Hope's Peak Academy. As a result, Kyoko doesremains notthe standunofficial outdetective inof the narrativegroup dueand tois hernot lackofficially ofrevealed detectiveto skillsbe resultinga indetective theuntil multiplelater collaborationsin the two teenagers make when solving murder casesgame.<ref name="cast"/>
 
Although artist [[Rui Komatsuzaki]] made Kyoko, Kodaka was responsible for most of the elements fromof Kyoko's appearance. Kodaka aimedwanted theKyoko's design of Kyoko to indicatehint hintsat that she is aher detective resultingrole. inThis thedesire inclusionis ofmost hintsprominent through her clothing, includingin her black gloves and her black jacket.<ref name="cast">{{cite web|url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/360/360827/index-4.html|website=Dengeki Online|language=Japanese|accessdate=April 3, 2021|title=成田良悟先生が『ダンガンロンパ』を語る！ 開発者との対談企画の完全版を掲載|archive-date=April 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427164850/https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/360/360827/index-4.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Komatsuzaki has claimed that Kyoko was one of the most difficult female characters to create in the first game of the franchise. ItAt was decided byfirst, the staff decided that Kyoko would be developedattributed fromto the idea ofbe a "mysterious girl". This originally resulted in her havingcolor plannedscheme tobeing havetoneless a toneless,and monotone. colorHowever, scheme. Thethe design soon had to be altered after the game's direction changed to the lighter "Psycho Pop" art style. involvingHer a lighter style than the original ideas which were not accepted by the publisher behind the game. Themonotone color scheme was then changed to a pastel purple. Her early design prominently featured a school uniform with overalls because Komatsuzaki wanted it to have a rarer design than the other female characters,; buther thisuniform was later changed to a blouse and skirt.<ref name="artbook">{{cite book|title=Danganronpa Visual Artbook|page=11|year=2011|publisher=[[Softbank Creative]]|isbn=978-4797363579}}</ref> Komatsusaki had difficulties deciding which hairstyle to choose for Kyoko and was torn between a shorter style or a longer one.hairstyle Itfor wasKyoko. suggested by producerProducer Yoshinori Terasawa suggested that Kyoko could have a symbolic hair cutting scene in the first game, but the idea was ultimately rejected, and so Kyoko's hair remained long. Because Kyoko isbecomes athe main replacementheroine after Sayaka's death, Komatsuzaki wanted Kyoko's design to closely parallel Sayaka's, and their similar hairstyles in different shades was a deliberate choice.<ref name="artbook"/>
 
===Development and casting===
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In contrast to her cold personality from the first game, Kodaka envisioned Kyoko in the anime sequel as more considerate of her friends. While other returning characters like [[Aoi Asahina]] and [[Byakuya Togami]] show a more caring side in the anime too, Kyoko's personality was Kodaka's favorite. Furthermore, in contrast to the first game, Kyoko's relationship with Makoto in ''[[Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School]]'' was written to implicate a more intimate tone than in the original game. Kodaka carefully planned this through a scene where Kyoko takes off her gloves for the first time in the series in order to comfort Makoto. This was also meant to provide a parallel between the romantic relationship between two other characters from the same series, [[Kyosuke Munakata]] and [[Chisa Yukizome]] who are also implied to be involved romantically.<ref>{{cite video |year = October 2016|title =Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Mirai-hen Character Profiles II|medium = [[Blu-ray]] |publisher =NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan}}</ref> Makoto's voice actor, [[Megumi Ogata]] said she found the anime too dark not only for the gruesome moments but also because of Kyoko's apparent death which has a parallel with Chiaki Nanami's death from the ''Despair Arc''.<ref name="transition">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IZd9PEsNl4|title=Danganronpa 10th Anniversary Special - Dangan TV: Hope Keeps on Going! 5th Period|via=Youtube|access-date=February 6, 2021|work=Spike Chunsoft|date=11 November 2020 |archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212161122/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IZd9PEsNl4|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Following the visual novel prequel centered around Kyoko, ''[[Kirigiri Sou]]'', writer Kitayama Takekuni was selected as the lead much to his surprise. Takenkuni admitted that Kyoko was his favorite character from the franchise and thus aimed to write her story with the idea that the title character would stand out cool, believing Kodaka does the opposite to the cast in his works. This also led to the inclusion of sidekick characters who would come across as less appealing than Kyoko in the process. However, Shikiba Santa was selected as a character who does activities other than Kyoko. Some scenes from the game, like Kyoko's appearingappearance in the main character's car, were aan homage to the game ''[[Otogirisō]]'', a 2002 Chunsoft [[visual novel]], but slightly modified to give a more realistic scenario.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Famitsu|title=A Talk with Kitayama Takekuni, Lead Writer of Kirigiri Sou|publisher=Gakken Marketing|date=November 2016}}</ref>
 
In all of her appearances in Japan, Kyoko is voiced by [[Yōko Hikasa]]. The actress commented that she grew to like playing the game and thus enjoyed her new works in the first anime. When asked about her role, Hikasa found Kyoko mysterious and cool, but felt she was too distanced from the rest of the other characters explored in her debut.<ref name="anime">{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/danganronpa/contents/hp0011/index00220004.html|title=Special|website=NBCUI|accessdate=April 7, 2021|language=Japanese|archive-date=October 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006233802/https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/danganronpa/contents/hp0011/index00220004.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Erika Harlacher]] did the English acting. She described Kyoko as the calmest among the wacky characters and always on top of things.<ref name="91.8 interview">{{cite podcast | access-date=April 25, 2016 | date=March 17, 2014 | host=Kana | url=http://918thefan.com/2014/kanas-korner-interview-with-erika-harlacher/ | title=Kana's Corner – Interview with Erica Harlacher | website=91.8 The Fan | archive-date=April 27, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427191521/http://918thefan.com/2014/kanas-korner-interview-with-erika-harlacher/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Although Harlacher did not replacereprise her role for the anime adaptations, the actress remained in touch with her replacement, [[Caitlin Glass]].<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Caitlin Glass |user=caitlinsvoice|number=667578795788906496 |date=November 20, 2015|title=It's a Kirigiri party! Woot! #Danganronpa @erikaharlacher|accessdate=April 7, 2021}}</ref> Glass enjoyed Kyoko's characterization in the anime due to how supportive she is to Makoto despite believing she will not survive the next time the cast falls asleep. She felt the scene touching and at the same time felt shocked about such a twist. However, she felt that Kyoko's revelation of her survival shocked in the finale and wanted to use her last line as a way to say goodbye to the character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTVgZCdZlU&t=136s|title=Jamie Marchi and Caitlin Glass Danganronpa Event. Junko vs. Kirigir on Colorworld LIVE!|website=Youtube|date=31 October 2020 |accessdate=April 20, 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420221240/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYTVgZCdZlU&t=136s|url-status=live}}</ref> A stage play based on the anime was made with Natsume Okamoto expressing joy about her role as Kyoko.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/276401|website=Natalie|language=Japanese|access-date=February 4, 2021|title=「ダンガンロンパ3」苗木誠のビジュアル発表に西銘駿「恥ずかしいですが幸せ」|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612211146/https://natalie.mu/stage/news/276401|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Appearances==
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===''Danganronpa'' video games===
Kyoko Kirigiri is introduced in the video game ''[[Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]]'' as a mysterious womangirl trapped in the school Hope's Peak Academy. The main character, [[Makoto Naegi]], issimply confused when meetingknows her as all students summoned by the academy stand out within society but he has never information surrounding her. As a result, Kyoko's presented title is {{nihongo|Ultimate ???|超高校級の「???」|Chō-kōkō-kyū no "???"|{{lit.}} ''Super High School Level ???''}}, as he has no idea what her Ultimate talent is.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc|year=2014|developer=Nis America|publisher=Spike|level=Prologue}}</ref> TheMakoto entireand groupKyoko, isalong told bywith the robotrest [[Monokuma]]of totheir killclassmates, eachthen otherlearn ifthat they wishare freedom, resultingtrapped in a serieskilling ofgame: murdersin andwhich trialsthey tocan find theeither culpritattempt to survive.leave Kyokothrough learnsa thatsuccessful themurder firstand victimevasion wasof Makoto'sa childhoodguilty friendverdict Sayakain Maizonoa theclass twotrial, becomeor partnersspend whenthe trying to comfort him when learningrest of Sayaka'stheir last actions. Kyoko and Makoto join forces on multiple occasions andlives in the class trialsschool.<ref name="chapterone">{{citeThis videokilling game|title=Danganronpa: Triggeris Happyorganized Havoc|year=2014|developer=Nisand America|publisher=Spike|level=Chapterregulated 1 - To Survive}}</ref> After exposingby the suicide of Sakura Ogami, Kyoko learns there is a secret student namedrobot [[Mukuro IkusabaMonokuma]]. and disappears duringDespite the investigation of her death. Kyokogroup's disappearanceinitial causesdetermination hernot to be suspected of Mukuro's eventual death. This causes the player to either expose Kyoko and kill her, ending the video game. If Makoto chooses to protect Kyoko, Makoto is instead blamed for MukuroMonokuma's death.motives Asare anpersuasive [[artificial intelligence]] managesenough to save Makoto from Monokuma, Kyoko goes topush the bottom area of the academystudents to save him. Kyoko apologizes to Makoto for prioritizing her investigation over him,action and reveals she used to beindirectly calledstart the {{nihongo|"Ultimatekilling Detective"|超高校級の「探偵」|Chō-kōkō-kyū no "Tantei"|{{litgame.}} ''Super High School Level Detective''}}, having had more of her memories removed thanThrough the othersmurders dueand to how her talent would hinder Monokuma's plans. Kyoko recalls she is the daughter of Hope's Peak Academy'sensuing headmaster, Jin Kirigiri, but detests her late father. Confronting Monokuma againinvestigations, Kyoko and Makoto exposejoin the robotforces, as thethey trueattempt mastermindto behindfind Mukuro'sthe deathtruth andin the academy,class [[Junko Enoshima]]trials.<ref name="chapterone">{{cite video game|title=Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc|year=2014|developer=Nis America|publisher=Spike|level=Chapter 61 - To Survive}}</ref> Junko revealsThis her own identity and reveals a major tragedy that causedcauses the amnesia within the schoolplayer to protecteither themexpose fromKyoko theand realkill world.her, Junko offers protection once again toending the fewvideo survivorsgame. butIf Makoto convinces his classmates notchooses to giveprotect up hopeKyoko, convincingMakoto Junkois toinstead concedeblamed andfor allow herself to be executed, deactivating the schoolMukuro's air filtration system and forcing Kyoko and the survivors to leave and face the ruined worlddeath.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc|year=2014|developer=Nis America|publisher=Spike|level=Epilogue - Goodbye Despair Academy}}</ref>
 
Kyoko begins to take a central role in the story in the later chapters, when it is revealed that she has learned about the presence of a sixteenth student among the group: [[Mukuro Ikusaba]]. The mastermind, growing threatened by Kyoko's growing knowledge, decides to create a murder that frames Kyoko as Mukuro's killer. At the end of the class trial for Mukuro's murder, Makoto can decide to indict himself or Kyoko. If Kyoko is chosen to be the killer, she dies and the remaining students live out the rest of their lives in Hope's Peak Academy. However, if Makoto chooses to protect Kyoko, he is blamed for Mukuro's death. Fortunately, during his execution, Chihiro's [[artificial intelligence]] program manages to save Makoto from Monokuma. Kyoko then finds a way to rescue him and return him to the group, at which point she apologizes to Makoto for prioritizing her investigation over him, and reveals she used to be called the {{nihongo|"Ultimate Detective"|超高校級の「探偵」|Chō-kōkō-kyū no "Tantei"|{{lit.}} ''Super High School Level Detective''}}. Kyoko ended up being subjected to more forced amnesia than the other students, as her talent would hinder Monokuma's plans. She then recalls that she is the daughter of Hope's Peak Academy's headmaster, Jin Kirigiri; however, she detests her late father. In the final investigation, she learns more about her father and herself as the remaining students attempt to uncover all of the school's secrets and win their freedom from the killing game. During the final class trial, Kyoko and Makoto (alongside their classmates) confront Monokuma one last time and expose the robot as [[Junko Enoshima]], the true mastermind of the killing game and the one behind Mukuro's death. Since the group successfully discovers all of the secrets around Hope's Peak Academy, Junko loses and decides to execute herself. Following Junko's suicide, the survivors abandon the school to confront the apocalyptic world.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc|year=2014|developer=Nis America|publisher=Spike|level=Chapter 6}}</ref><ref>{{cite video game|title=Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc|year=2014|developer=Nis America|publisher=Spike|level=Epilogue - Goodbye Despair Academy}}</ref>
 
During the climax of ''[[Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair]]'', Kyokofollows joinsa Makotogroup andof Byakuyasixteen inhigh-school confrontingstudents Junko'swho Alterare Egomarooned andon stopa thetropical mainisland charactersand fromforced bringinginto abouta Junko'skilling physicalgame resurrectionby Monokuma. ItKyoko isKirigiri revealeddoes thatnot appear until the castlast memberschapter fromof ''Goodbyethe Despair''game, arein thewhich [[Ultimateshe Despair]]joins terroristMakoto leadership,and Byakuya in the Remnantsvirtual ofworld. Despair,It whomis Kyokorevealed andthat companythe hadthree preventedstudents fromare beinga executedpart byof the Future Foundation, (aan paramilitaryorganization "Hope"designed groupto theycombat themselvesJunko hadEnoshima's joineddespair. shortlyMakoto, afterByakuya, leavingand Hope'sKyoko Peaktake Academy)a upondivisive theirstance captureagainst inthe orderFuture toFoundation, attempthowever, towhen rewritethey theirtake memoriesaction to theirprotect cause[[Hajime afterHinata]] sealingand themhis inclassmates, athe virtualRemnants worldof Despair. Kyoko, Makoto, and Byakuya help Hajime and his classmates stop Junko's physical resurrection.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair|year=2014|developer=Nis America|publisher=Spike|level=Chapter 7}}</ref> [[Hajime Hinata]] convinces the other Remnants into killing themselves again to stop his (as [[Izuru Kamukura]]) and Junko's plans, freeing Kyoko, Makoto and Byakuya and allowing them to return to the real world.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair|year=2014|developer=Nis America|publisher=Spike|level=Epilogue}}</ref> Beating the game unlocks the novel ''Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc IF'', an alternate version of the first game. There, Kyoko meets Mukuro as Makoto prevents her death from Junko. Despite initially suspecting that Mukuro for beingis allied with Junko, Kyoko agrees to help her to protect the wounded Makoto, eventually leading to the Killing Game's cancellation and all the students leaving the Academy in the process.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair|year=2014|developer=Nis America|publisher=Spike|level=Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc IF}}</ref>
 
During the climax of ''[[Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony]]'', Kyoko's persona is taken on by the new [[wiktionary:mastermind|mastermind]] to reveal the truth of the world of ''Danganronpa'', with her character being praised by "the people of the outside world."
 
Kyoko also appears in the visual novel ''[[Kirigiri Sou]]'' where she investigates a seemingly abandoned mansion in the woods with [[Kouhei Matsudaira]], encountering her apparent duplicate.<ref name="4gamer">{{cite web |url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/504/G050494/20200820136/ |title=「ダンガンロンパ」10th anniversary を記念して，アニメシリーズを為录したBlu-ray BOXの発売がDecision |language=Japanese |author=Otsuki, Aki |date=August 20, 2020 |website=[[4Gamer.net]] |publisher=Aetas Inc. |access-date=August 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101113114/https://www.4gamer.net/games/504/G050494/20200820136/ |archive-date=November 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Kyoko is also present in the [[action video game]] ''[[Danganronpa: Unlimited Battle]]'',<ref name="sili1">{{cite web |title=Danganronpa Reimagined As A Cooperative Action Game |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/12/18/danganronpa-reimagined-cooperative-action-game/ |author=Spencer |work=Siliconera |date=2014-12-18 |access-date=2015-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208125752/http://www.siliconera.com/2014/12/18/danganronpa-reimagined-cooperative-action-game/ |archive-date=2015-12-08 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[virtual reality]] [[tech demo]] ''[[Cyber Danganronpa VR: The Class Trial]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.4gamer.net/games/251/G025118/20150919012/ |title=［TGS 2015］「PlayStation VR」で楽しめる「ダンガンロンパ」や「ファイナルファンタジーXIV」のVRデモをまとめて紹介 |language=Japanese |author=Otsuki, Aki |date=September 19, 2015 |website=[[4Gamer.net]] |publisher=Aetas Inc. |access-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505151829/http://www.4gamer.net/games/251/G025118/20150919012/ |archive-date=May 5, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> She has also been a guest alongside ''[[Identity V]]'' as crossover collaboration in a doll design,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2020/05/28/identity-v-danganronpa-crossover-out-now-ios-android-free-monokuma/|title=The 'Identity V' 'Danganronpa' Collaboration is Now Live on iOS and Android|website=Touch Arcade|date=May 28, 2021|accessdate=April 18, 2021|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406191427/https://toucharcade.com/2020/05/28/identity-v-danganronpa-crossover-out-now-ios-android-free-monokuma/|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as in ''[[Guns Girl Z]]'' in her anime design where the two companions flirt with each other.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Guns Girl Z|publisher=miHoYo|year=2016|developer=miHoYo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8o5Q6iRpG4|title=「ダンガンロンパ3」×「崩壊学園」コラボイベントPV|website=Youtube|date=15 August 2016 |accessdate=April 20, 2021|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421011949/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8o5Q6iRpG4|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===''Danganronpa'' printed media===
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She is the title character of the spin-off novel series ''[[Danganronpa: Kirigiri]]'', where she, along with her friend and assistant [[Yui Samidare]], becomes involved in a deadly game in an abandoned hotel.<ref>{{cite book|title=Danganronpa Kirigiri|volume=1|year=2013|publisher=Seikaisha|isbn=978-4061388758|author=Kitayama, Takekuni}}</ref> Kyoko reprises her role from the first game in a manga adaptation written by Hajime Tōya and Takashi Tsukimi.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-19/danganronpa-kibo-no-gakuen-to-zetsubo-no-kokosei-manga-ends-in-famitsu-comic-clear |title=Danganronpa Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei Manga Ends in Famitsu Comic Clear |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2013-10-28 |access-date=2013-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022061210/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-19/danganronpa-kibo-no-gakuen-to-zetsubo-no-kokosei-manga-ends-in-famitsu-comic-clear |archive-date=2013-10-22 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Danganronpa: The Animation|volume=1|author=Tsukimi, Takashi|year=2016|isbn=978-1616559281|publisher=Dark Horse Manga}}</ref> She is also present in a series of comedy shorts based on ''The End of Hope's Peak High School''.<ref>{{Cite webbook|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4048922696/|title=ダンガンロンパ3 -The End of 希望ヶ峰学園- 未来編/絶望編 電撃コミックアンソロジー (電撃コミックスEX)|last=Amazon|date=9 September 2016 |publisher=Kadokawa/アスキー・メディアワークス |isbn=978-4-04-892269-2 |access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=September 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903234439/https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4048922696/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=ダンガンロンパ3 -The End of 希望ヶ峰学園- コミックアンソロジー (DNAメディアコミックス)|last=Amazon|id={{ASIN|4758009279|country=jp}}}}</ref>
 
In the manga series ''[[Killer Killer]]'', Kyoko appears as a superior of Future Foundation agents Misaki Asano and Takumi Hijirihara investigating the titular "Killer Killer", questioning Takumi over his former association to her suspect of being the [[serial killer]], his former classmate and [[Mukuro Ikusaba]] survivor Shūji Fujigawa, while remaining unaware that Takumi himself is the true Killer Killer, information of which her own superiors are aware, to her lack of knowledge.
 
===''Danganronpa'' anime===
[[File:KyokoEndofHopePeak.png|thumb|right|Both Kodaka and Glass consider the scene of ''The End of Hope's Peak High School'' where Kyoko comforts Makoto as one of their favorites for higlhlightinghighlighting how caring the former became.]]
 
Kyoko appears as a protagonist of the 2013 anime ''[[Danganronpa: The Animation]]'', adapting ''Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc''.<ref name="anime"/>
 
In the 2016 anime ''[[Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School]]'', Kyoko and [[Aoi Asahina]] escort Makoto to the Future Foundation whoseenter vice-chairmaninto [[List of Danganronpa characters#Kyosuke Munakata|Kyosuke Munakata]] places him under arrest for protecting the members of the Remnants of Despair in ''Goodbye Despair''. However, this is interrupted by aanother Monokuma Hunter game alongside other Future Foundation members. Every player is given a forbidden action that would instantly kill them through poison.<ref name="Cruel Violence and Hollow Words">{{cite episode|title=Cruel Violence and Hollow Words|series=Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School|airdate=September 5, 2016|credits=Lerche}}</ref><ref name="You Are My Reason to Die">{{cite episode|title=You Are My Reason to Die|series=Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School|airdate=September 12, 2016|credits=Lerche}}</ref> Kyoko is split from her allies but is supported by Future Foundation member [[List of Danganronpa characters#Koichi Kizakura|Koichi Kizakura]] who keeps in secret that he promised Jin Kirigiri to protect Kyoko. Aftereven Kizakuraat sacrificesthe hercost lifeof tohis saveown Kyoko, she keeps investigating the victimslife.<ref name="Cruel Violence and Hollow Words"/><ref>{{cite episode|title=Who Killed Cock Robin?|series=Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School|airdate=August 29, 2016|credits=Lerche}}</ref> SheLater, Kyoko reunites with Makoto whom she comforts when her friend starts doubting how he can stop Monokuma. Shortly afterward, Kyoko is presumably killed by the poison in her wristband as a result of her forbidden action, "passing the fourth time limit with Makoto still alive."<ref name="You Are My Reason to Die"/> Despite his shock triggering Kyoko's death, Makoto realizes that Kyoko was prepared for her death and that her last wish was that he would never lose the hope he gave her in the original game. After stopping Munakata, Makoto learns of Kyoko's works involving the investigation of the dead bodies and learns through her notes the ''modus operandi'' to end the killing game.<ref>{{cite episode|title=All Good Things|series=Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School|airdate=September 19, 2016|credits=Lerche}}</ref> At the end of the series, it is revealed she had survived thanks to an antidote created by one of the Remnants of Despair terrorists , which slowed the poison's effects and put her in a coma until Mikan revived her. She then becomes a teacher at the New Hope's Peak Academy welcoming Makoto as the headmaster from the rebuilt building.<ref>{{cite episode|title=The School of Hope and the Students of Despair|series=Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School|airdate=September 29, 2016|credits=Lerche}}</ref>
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==Reception==
Critical reception to Kyoko has been positive. ''The Gamer'' listed her as the third best ''Danganronpa'' character after Makoto and Monokuma based on the mystery she initially provides in the narrative such as why she always wears gloves.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/ranking-main-danganronpa-characters/|title=Ranking All The Main ''Danganronpa'' Characters|last=Baker|first=Benjamin|date=April 19, 2019|work=The Gamer|access-date=April 19, 2019|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121023607/https://www.thegamer.com/ranking-main-danganronpa-characters/|url-status=live}}</ref> In two 2013 polls from Anime Trend, Kyoko was voted as the best female character of the year based on her appearances in ''Danganronpa: The Animation''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://anitrendz.net/news/2020/07/15/decade-awards-monogatari-series-second-season-wins-summer-2013-run-off-polls/|title=Decade Awards: Monogatari Series: Second Season wins Summer 2013 Run-off Polls|website=AniTrendZ|date=15 July 2020|accessdate=March 1, 2021|archive-date=13 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113052124/https://anitrendz.net/news/2020/07/15/decade-awards-monogatari-series-second-season-wins-summer-2013-run-off-polls/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://anitrendz.net/news/2020/07/31/decade-awards-the-devil-is-a-part-timer-wins-2013-grand-run-off-polls/|title=DECADE AWARDS: The Devil is a Part Timer wins 2013 Grand Run-off Polls|website=AniTrendZ|date=31 July 2020|accessdate=March 1, 2021|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214195803/https://anitrendz.net/news/2020/07/31/decade-awards-the-devil-is-a-part-timer-wins-2013-grand-run-off-polls/|url-status=live}}</ref> In a popularity poll from the franchise for the collected release of ''Trigger Happy Havoc'' and ''Goodbye Despair'', Kyoko took the fourth spot. To celebrate, Rui Komatsuzaki did an illustration of the top five to be featured in the re-release of the games, ''Reload''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ebten.jp/ebcco/p/4940261510916|title=ダンガンロンパ1・2 Reload ファミ通DXパック|website=Ebten|language=Japanese|access-date=February 1, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112021751/https://ebten.jp/ebcco/p/4940261510916|url-status=live}}</ref> In a ''Danganronpa: The Animation'' poll, Kyoko took fourth place.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201312190005/|title=キャラクター人気投票の1位が決定！キャスト陣のライブも開催された「ダンガンロンパ ファンミーティング 2013」の模様をレポート|website=Gamer|language=Japanese|accessdate=March 30, 2021|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514150910/https://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201312190005/|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2020, Japanese [[fashion]] brand Estryllia Enhillia announced a [[Clothing|clothing line]] featuring a range of dresses, accessories, and unisex clothing pieces themed around ''Danganronpa'' characters to tie in with the 10th anniversary of ''[[Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc]]'', including [[Toko Fukawa]], [[Byakuya Togami]], Makoto, [[Junko Enoshima]], [[Monokuma]] and Kyoko.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://estryllia.jp/danganronpa/ |title=Estryllia Enhillia × ''Danganronpa'' |date=December 9, 2020 |publisher=Estryllia Enhillia |access-date=December 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209135913/https://estryllia.jp/danganronpa/ |archive-date=December 9, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2021 poll, Kyoko was voted as the fifth best ''Danganronpa'' character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/danganronpa-popularity-poll-lists-komaeda-nanami-oma-as-top-3/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter|title=Danganronpa Popularity Poll Lists Komaeda, Nanami, Oma as Top 3|website=Siliconera|date=20 November 2021|accessdate=November 20, 2021|archive-date=20 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120220326/https://www.siliconera.com/danganronpa-popularity-poll-lists-komaeda-nanami-oma-as-top-3/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
''Manga News'' praised Kyoko's characterization in the ''Danganronpa: The Animation'' manga as, despite starting as a cold stoic character, she opens up to Makoto during their team up to investigate the class' trials presented through the narrative. The inclusion of her backstory during the climax was also the subject of praise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/critique/Danganronpa/vol-2|title=Danganronpa Vol. 2|website=Manga News|access-date=January 15, 2021|archive-date=May 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518101915/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/critique/Danganronpa/vol-2|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/critique/Danganronpa/vol-4|title=Danganronpa Vol. 4|website=Manga News|access-date=February 21, 2021|archive-date=February 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225164007/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/critique/Danganronpa/vol-4|url-status=live}}</ref> Her role in ''Danganronpa/Zero'' was also well received by ''[[Kotaku]]'' for how she interacts with the main character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/danganronpa-zero-is-the-ultimate-danganronpa-novel-1633849483|title=Danganronpa Zero is the "Ultimate" Danganronpa Novel|website=Kotaku|date=12 September 2014|accessdate=March 30, 2021|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228221602/https://kotaku.com/danganronpa-zero-is-the-ultimate-danganronpa-novel-1633849483|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' listed the second most intelligent character behind Izuru Kamukura, citing her popularity in the series and how she often solves cases with Makoto.<ref name="cbr">{{cite web | last= Mazuca | first= Anthony | date= July 8, 2020 | title= Danganronpa: The 10 Best Characters, Ranked By Intelligence | url= https://www.cbr.com/danganronpa-characters-best-intelligence/ | publisher= Comic Book Resources | access-date= March 24, 2021 | archive-date= January 22, 2021 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210122010855/https://www.cbr.com/danganronpa-characters-best-intelligence/ | url-status= live }}</ref> Remembering the release of the first ''Danganronpa'' anime, Kodaka learned of a fan who was overjoyed by just seeing two characters promoted. In response, he believes that the characters must have been Makoto and Kyoko based on their popularity.<ref name="anniversary">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSRzEv5qV6k&t=484s|title=Danganronpa 10th Anniversary Special - Dangan TV: Hope Keeps on Going! 1st Period|via=Youtube|access-date=February 6, 2021|work=Spike Chunsoft|date=July 2020 |archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207133511/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSRzEv5qV6k&t=484s|url-status=live}}</ref>
| url= https://www.cbr.com/danganronpa-characters-best-intelligence/| publisher= Comic Book Resources| access-date= March 24, 2021}}</ref> Remembering the release of the first ''Danganronpa'' anime, Kodaka learned of a fan who was overjoyed by just seeing two characters promoted. In response, he believes that the characters must have been Makoto and Kyoko based on their popularity.<ref name="anniversary">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSRzEv5qV6k&t=484s|title=Danganronpa 10th Anniversary Special - Dangan TV: Hope Keeps on Going! 1st Period|via=Youtube|access-date=February 6, 2021|work=Spike Chunsoft|archive-date=February 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207133511/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSRzEv5qV6k&t=484s|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In regards to her role in the anime, ''The Fandom Post'' listed her as one of the most beautiful characters from Summer 2016, claiming she retained her charm from the video games despite having little screentime in the anime.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/08/29/top-20-cutest-anime-girls-of-summer-2016/8/|title=Top 20 Cutest Anime Girls Of Summer 2016|website=The Fandom Post|accessdate=April 4, 2021|date=August 29, 2016|archive-date=March 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312002139/https://www.fandompost.com/2016/08/29/top-20-cutest-anime-girls-of-summer-2016/8/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both ''Anime News Network'' and ''Manga Tokyo'' praised Kyoko's role in the anime as due to her detective work with latter comparing her [[Sherlock Holmes]]. However, the fact that her forbidden action that would kill would be having Makoto live across multiple blackouts in the Killing Game was criticized by the writer forcing her suicide to bring pain to Makoto, who finds himself guilty as a result of being the reason she had to die.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://manga.tokyo/anime-seasons/danganronpa-3-future-arc-episode-9-review/|title=Danganronpa 3 Future Arc Episode 09 Review: You Are My Reason to Die|website=Manga.Tokyo|date=8 September 2016|accessdate=April 4, 2021|archive-date=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825172816/https://manga.tokyo/anime-seasons/danganronpa-3-future-arc-episode-9-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> On the other hand, ''Anime News Network'' praised how, despite being aware of her imminent death, Kyoko determined to comfort and assist Makoto regardless of her sacrifice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/danganronpa-3-the-end-of-hope-peak-high-school-future-arc/episode-9/.106216|title=Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School: Future Arc|website=Anime News Network|accessdate=April 4, 2021|archive-date=April 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413235209/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/danganronpa-3-the-end-of-hope-peak-high-school-future-arc/episode-9/.106216|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Fandom Post'' was shocked by Kyoko's apparent death in the anime, finding Kizakura's sacrifice to save her in a recent episode be in vain, especially due to how the latter's character has been begged by the former's father to protect his daughter. Nevertheless, he found the anime did pay a tribute to Kyoko's role in the original game and how he bonded Makoto when they were trapped in the school through a flashback which was popular within the fandom for making Kyoko look comical despite her stoic demeanor following the game's fifth trial.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2016/09/20/danganronpa-3-the-end-of-hopes-peak-high-school-future-arc-episode-10-anime-review/|title=Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Future Arc Episode #10 Anime Review|website=Fandom Post|date=September 20, 2016|accessdate=February 23, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127105746/https://www.fandompost.com/2016/09/20/danganronpa-3-the-end-of-hopes-peak-high-school-future-arc-episode-10-anime-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite the shock of her apparent death, ''Manga Tokyo'' felt that Kyoko's work in previous episodes in the form of analyzing the anime's dead bodies is still impactful as Makoto is given hints in how to solve the Killing Game the anime follows.<ref>{{cite webnews|url=https://manga.tokyo/anime-seasons/danganronpa-3-future-arc-episode-10-review/|title=Danganronpa 3 Future Arc Episode 10 Review: Death, Destruction, Despair|author=Karavasilis, Thanasis|website=Manga.Tokyo|date=14 September 2016|accessdate=February 23, 2021|archive-date=2 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702101416/https://manga.tokyo/anime-seasons/danganronpa-3-future-arc-episode-10-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Manga Tokyo'' was delighted with the fact that Kyoko actually survives in the series finale due to the negative impact her apparent death brought to Makoto during his encounter with Kyosuke Munakata.<ref name="mangatokyo">{{cite webnews|url=https://manga.tokyo/anime-seasons/danganronpa-3-hope-arc-special-episode-final-review/|title=Danganronpa 3 Hope Arc Special Episode (Final) Review: The Academy of Hope and the Students of Despair|website=Manga.Tokyo|access-date=February 6, 2021|author=|date=3 October 2016|archive-date=September 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913200125/https://manga.tokyo/anime-seasons/danganronpa-3-hope-arc-special-episode-final-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Anime News Network'' compared the tragic relationship between Makoto and Kyoko to [[Romeo and Juliet]], but criticized the latter's survival in the finale as it removed the drama the anime built ever since her apparent death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/danganronpa-3-the-end-of-hope-peak-high-school-future-and-hope-arc-episode-12/.107120|title=Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School: Future and Hope Arc|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 15, 2021|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120231153/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/danganronpa-3-the-end-of-hope-peak-high-school-future-and-hope-arc-episode-12/.107120|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
The voice actress behind the character has been popular. [[Erika Harlacher]]'s work was cited as passable by video game writers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/20/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc-review|title=Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Review|first=Colin |last=Moriarty|date=February 20, 2014|work=IGN|access-date=April 28, 2016|archive-date=March 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310073716/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/20/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc-review|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc-review/|title=Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc review|first=Brittany|last=Vincent|work=[[GamesRadar]]|date=11 February 2014|access-date=April 28, 2016|archive-date=7 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307123643/http://gamesradar.com/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/video-game-reviews/10654761/Danganronpa-Trigger-Happy-Havoc-review.html|title=Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc review|first=Tim |last=Martin|date=February 23, 2014|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=April 28, 2016|archive-date=June 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602130118/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/video-game-reviews/10654761/Danganronpa-Trigger-Happy-Havoc-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Caitlin Glass]]'s performance as Kyoko's English voice for the first anime and the sequel were found by ''Anime News Network'' writer Theron Martin and James Beckett as one of the best portrayals within the [[Funimation]] English dub but felt that she was overshadowed by [[Bryce Papenbrook]]'s work as Makoto.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/danganronpa/bd-dvd-complete-series/.95960|title=Danganronpa +DVD – Complete Series|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 14, 2021|author=Martin, Theron|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126105011/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/danganronpa/bd-dvd-complete-series/.95960|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/danganronpa-3/the-end-of-hope-peak-high-school-future-arc/bd-dvd/.126723|title=Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School – Future Arc|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 14, 2021|date=January 31, 2018|author=Beckett, James|archive-date=May 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526003318/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/danganronpa-3/the-end-of-hope-peak-high-school-future-arc/bd-dvd/.126723|url-status=live}}</ref> Kyoko was also voted as the 8th best and 5th [[Yōko Hikasa]] characters in two polls by ''AnimeAnime''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2018/07/16/38744.html|title=日笠陽子さんお誕生日記念！一番好きなキャラは？人気の秘訣は"ロングヘア"!?|website=AnimeAnime|date=16 July 2018 |accessdate=April 6, 2021|language=Japanese|archive-date=May 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523154445/https://animeanime.jp/article/2018/07/16/38744.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2019/07/16/46923.html|title=日笠陽子さんお誕生日記念！一番好きなキャラは？ 19年版 「ハイスクールD×D」リアスを抑えたトップは…|website=AnimeAnime|date=16 July 2019 |accessdate=April 6, 2021|language=Japanese|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729125321/https://animeanime.jp/article/2019/07/16/46923.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''THEM Anime Reviews'' referred to Hikasa as one of the best Japanese actors featured in the anime series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1689|title=Danganronpa: The Animation|website=THEM Anime Reviews|accessdate=April 13, 2021|archive-date=April 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416223935/http://themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1689|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
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