Dark Horse is bringing the Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair manga—which has Kyousuke Suga writing and illustrating the game adaptation's sequel and features translation by Jackie McClure—over in a series of English editions starting December 12. With the first volume right around the corner, we had an opportunity to share a handful of exclusive pages, so dig in below.

Synopsis:

The ultimate teenage murder game continues! In this sequel to the original Danganronpa, a new class at the (in)famous Hope's Peak Academy get a surprise school trip to a tropical paradise. Here, in the name of ''hope,'' Ultimate Lucky Student Nagito Komaeda is willing to kill anybody and everybody . . . including himself!

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