Kyoko Kirigiri

Kyoko Kirigiri
Danganronpa character
Art of Kyoko Kirigiri by Rui Komatsuzaki.
First appearanceDanganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010)
Created byKazutaka Kodaka
Designed byRui Komatsuzaki
Voiced byEnglish: Erika Harlacher (games)
Caitlin Glass (anime)
Japanese: Yōko Hikasa
Portrayed byNatsume Okamoto (stage play)

Kyoko Kirigiri (Japanese: 霧切 響子, Hepburn: Kirigiri Kyōko) is a fictional character from the Spike Chunsoft visual novel series Danganronpa. Introduced in the 2010 game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc as a high school student known only as the "Ultimate ???", she later regains her memories and is revealed to be the "Ultimate Detective", working with protagonist Makoto Naegi to solve the killing game at Hope's Peak Academy. Kyoko appears in multiple sequels and spin-offs, including Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, the spin-off game Kirigiri Sou, and the prequel light novel series Danganronpa: Kirigiri, which explores her childhood and detective training. Created by writer Kazutaka Kodaka and designer Rui Komatsuzaki, she is voiced by Yōko Hikasa in Japanese and by Erika Harlacher and Caitlin Glass in English, and has been positively received by critics and fans, often ranking among the most popular Danganronpa characters.