Makoto Naegi (Japanese: 苗木 誠, Hepburn: Naegi Makoto) is a fictional character introduced as the protagonist of the 2010 visual novel adventure game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc by Spike Chunsoft. A fairly optimistic but otherwise average student who is selected in a raffle to enroll in Hope's Peak Academy as the "Ultimate Lucky Student", Makoto finds himself before a remote-controlled robotic stuffed bear named Monokuma upon entering the academy, who states that he and his fellow students will be imprisoned in the academy for the rest of their lives unless one of them becomes "the blackened" and murders another without being found out by the other students, prompting the character to solve crimes. Makoto returns in the game's sequels and in multiple adaptations featuring him in new story arcs, most notably in Lerche's 2016 anime series Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, as a member of an organization known as the Future Foundation that seeks to take his life in a new killing game.
Writer Kazutaka Kodaka created Makoto to differ from previous visual novel protagonists. He aimed to have Makoto be a more active character than previous heroes in the narrative; his older characterization from the sequel was more complex, as he becomes more mature when engaging others. While Makoto is described as an average teenager among outstanding students, artist Rui Komatsuzaki designed him to have appealing clothing. Megumi Ogata voices him in Japanese while Bryce Papenbrook provides his voice for the English dub.
Critical response to Makoto's character has been generally positive for his role in the first game as a detective and the bonds he can form in the school during the video game. Video game and anime publications praised the voice actors' deliveries for making the character an appealing hero. Critics found his return in the sequel The End of Hope's Peak High School appealing because of his ideals and the handling of his relationships. Makoto has also been a popular character, often being listed as one of the best characters from the series.
MakotoNaegi (Japanese: 苗木 誠, Hepburn: NaegiMakoto) is a fictional character introduced as the protagonist of the 2010 visual novel adventure game Danganronpa:...
events of the first two games, follows series protagonist MakotoNaegi's younger sister, Komaru Naegi, accompanied by Toko Fukawa, as both of them trek through...
(Monokuma Kubs). His execution is named "Ultimate Annihilation". MakotoNaegi (苗木 誠, NaegiMakoto) Voiced by (English): Bryce Papenbrook Voiced by (Japanese):...
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Origins, Adol Christin in the Ys series, Kaito in Ajin: Demi-Human, and MakotoNaegi and Nagito Komaeda in the Danganronpa series. In animation, he provides...
protagonist MakotoNaegi with his designs by Rui Komatsuzaki meant to mark him as Hajime's opposite. To reinforce the similarities between Nagito and Makoto, Kodaka...
and Yakuza Kiwami 2 Makoto Mizuhara, in El-Hazard Makoto Morishita, in Wangan Midnight Makoto Munechika in Kattobi Itto MakotoNaegi, a major character...
Identity V, alongside her Monokuma form and fellow Danganronpa characters MakotoNaegi and Kyoko Kirigiri, where she (in either form) pursues the latter pair...
of the academy. In the sixth chapter, Junko Enoshima is revealed by MakotoNaegi as the mastermind behind Monokuma in the game using her twin sister Mukuro...
Detective". Despite being initially distant to the cast, Kyoko befriends MakotoNaegi as both join forces to solve class trials to find the identity of the...
hero, in contrast with his predecessor, the Danganronpa protagonist MakotoNaegi. The franchise explores the themes of despair and hope; as a result of...
meant to look like common people. As a result, Komatsuzaki designed MakotoNaegi character to wear a hoodie to complement his look, thinking the player...
compared with Phoenix based on their ideas of standing on trials, including MakotoNaegi from the Danganronpa series or Takayuki Yagami from Judgment. In "Objection...
Danganronpa video game whose main goal was assisting the player character MakotoNaegi in investigating the killing cases, Kazutaka Kodaka created Chiaki to...
second game Danganronpa: MakotoNaegi Secret File – The Worst Day Ever (ダンガンロンパ MakotoNaegi Secret File 苗木誠、人生最悪の日, NaegiMakoto, Jinsei Saiaku no Hi),...
fight against unknown enemies. His Japanese voice actress Ogata likened MakotoNaegi from the Danganronpa franchise, which she played, to Shinji, because...
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