Although there are plot spoilers for Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc in this guide, they are hidden by default so that new players can experience the game spoiler-free. Click to expand at your own risk.
007. Prismatic Hardtack, 008. Black Croissant, 020. Hope's Peak Ring, 038. Astral Boy Doll, 047. Cherry Blossom Bouquet, 059. Antique Doll, 067. The Funplane, 088. Chin Drill
Present Reactions[]
When you give Hifumi a present, he will give you a different reaction depending on how much he likes it. There are three possible reactions for each "tier" of present (apart from "Likes" and "OK"), and which of the three reactions you receive is random. Each line is a separate response.
Loves
I-I never imagined you'd want to give me something so rare, Mr. Naegi! Super <3 God Level <3 Result <3
Er, I mean, I guess it's okay! Anyway, if you wanted to hang out for a while...!
I was once a ruthless ubermensch, but Mr. Naegi has awakened my heart through the power of friendship! May I call you...my master? What is thy bidding, my master?
Likes
This swag is for me? Epic win! Oh, that's Internet slang. Sorry, sometimes I forget not everyone's as streets ahead as I am.
Keh-heh. So you thought this would please me, huh? You thought this... This would...! Guhwaaaaahh!
OK
Oh-ho! Thank you for this most wonderful item!
> HIFUMI gets up and seems to want to join the party. > Allow HIFUMI to join you? ...Mewhehe.
Dislikes
I see... Well, thank you. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm very busy...
What? LOL if you thought I'd want something like this. Just LMAO.
Don't you understand me, Mr. Naegi!? Frankly I'm disappointed.
Hates
> The wild HIFUMI tried to escape! > But he couldn't get away![1]
What's this...? Don't want it!
Huh? ...And?
Skills Granted[]
Becoming close to Hifumi will grant Makoto the following skills, which will aid him in Class Trials:
FTE
Name
Description
Cost
#1
Handiwork
Allows you to reload two bullets at once. Effective during Bullet Time Battle.
4 SP
#4
Delusion
The Influence Gauge recovers during concentration and Fever Time. Effective during Nonstop Debate, Hangman's Gambit and Bullet Time Battle.
5 SP
Free Time Event Dialogue & Option Guide[]
Full dialogue from Hifumi's Free Time Events:
Introduction[]
???
I...am Hifumi Yamada. But if you want to call me by my nickname, "The Alpha and the Omega!" I don't mind. By the way, how much do you know about the world of 2D art?
World of...2D?
Well, in that world, I am well known and supremely well regarded as the Ultimate Fanfic Creator.
I once sold 10,000 copies of one of my fan comics at a school festival. The event has passed into legend...
Some of them didn't get it, of course, saying I'd "tainted" the event. How stupid can you be!?
That's too bad about them. But selling 10,000 copies like that is definitely pretty remarkable.
The words of such idiots mean nothing to me. I am like Van Gogh-utterly unappreciated in my time. I am a soldier, serving night and day to destroy all mindless preconceptions about fan fiction. I'm sure if you were to observe my work, Mr. Naegi, you would comprehend its greatness immediately.
For my work is filled with deepest meaning...
What...what kind of meaning?
It's about embracing our basest urges...
I don't think I want to comprehend it...
Free Time Event 1 (Page 2)[]
Spend some time with Hifumi
Mwehehe... I see quality in you, Mr. Naegi. True quality!
And that's why... ...I've decided to present to you my lecture on the nature of fan fiction! If we're going to be friends, you must be fully informed. I will permit no fanfic bigotry whatsoever!
I don't think I have any fanfic bigotry... I mean, I don't really know anything about that kind of geeky stuff anyway...
See, there it is! To you, fanfic equals geeky, right? But is that all that word is worth?
Huh? Did I say something wrong...?
But that's okay! Because I take the word geek as a compliment! For you see, there is nobody on Earth so full of knowledge as a geek!
In a sense, a geek is like an expert. That's right, a total expert! A successful musician must necessarily be a music geek, a good movie director is a movie geek. You see? It's those experts, those *geeks* who open up the world to others! So when you say that writing fanfic is "geeky"...
...you're recognizing us as true experts!
Okay, so um... what exactly *is* fanfic, then?
Oof! Super direct question FTW!
Basically, we have all different kinds of stores and events, right? These are where groups of holy warriors sell their own stuff based on games, comics, anime, everything.
And the stuff those people make...is fanfic?
Comics are the most common creation, but it also includes games, music, and even merchandise!
By the way, there's a name for when a group of fanfic creators come together. Specifically, it's any organized group that comes together to release their work.
A group that comes together to release their work...
Menagerie
Is it...a menagerie...?
Well...I suppose on a technical linguistic level, that's true.
But I'm talking about something a little more common.
Listen, I'm sure you know this. Go ahead and tell me!
Square
Is it...a square?
Ng-gh-gh-gh! Certainly there may be *others* who call us square... But among our own kind, there's a more...accepted term. Surely you must know...
Circle
Is it...a circle?
It sure is! Of course you knew that. I mean, it's only common sense!
I certainly hope you don't expect me to explain such common-sense topics every time!
Well, like I said...I don't know too much about this stuff.
This goes well beyond "I don't know too much"!
But I guess I can't blame you. The propaganda never touches on that, so as a fanfic ambassador... By the time I'm done with you, you'll be itching to buy a premium pass to the next fanfic con!
Right!?
Obviously *he's* excited, but...
Gwehehe... That's it for today. I Hope you're excited for your next lesson! I can't wait to see what the future has in store for the two of us...
I'm kinda scared to see what the future has in store for the two of us...
After we were done, I decided to head back to my room for a while...
Hifumi's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him. You just unlocked the skill Handiwork!
Free Time Event 2 (Page 3)[]
Spend some time with Hifumi
Now then! This time, would you like to learn about one of my many legends?
Your legends...?
Naturally! You don't become the Ultimate Fanfic Creator without a few legends sprouting up around you! One such legend is how, in middle school, i was able to convince the school to create a fanfic club!
And from that day, I exposed myself and my fanfic to the world at large! By the way, do you happen to know what all my work is based on?
Sorry, no idea...
Well, surely you've heard of the highly acclaimed anime Demon Angel☆Pretty Pudgy Princess!
Now, you might think that that sounds totally cliche, but you would be WRONG! I didn't simply copy the "pretty girl" Princess Piggles style. I took a total meta sci-fi approach! My perspective was seen as quite odd, of course, but if you really look at what I was doing... ...my version of Princess Piggles was the total antithesis of the new-wave sci-fi movement. In fact, it was my response to J.G. Ballard's speculative fiction stylings!
Buwheh! Ahh, my geekdom is leaking out again. I apologize!
Anyway, unlike most fans, I never saw Princess Piggles as your typical moe anime.
Yeah, I definitely got that impression... But I can't believe you were able to single-handedly persuade the school to let you make a club...
Oh, that's because I bribed them with a cut of my profits.
Profits...?
And I've only gotten better at it! I'm blowin' up! Now then, up till now, I've always focused on taking part in Princess Piggles single-setting events.
Single-setting...?
It's when a circle gets together to come up with a project or event focused on only one show or series. So a Princess Piggles single-setting event would only allow works involving Princess Piggles, see? On the flipside, if there's no restriction on the number of properties, do you know what that's called?
A single-setting event only allows material from one show or series... And the opposite of that when anything is allowed from any property...
Special event
Hmm... If there's no limit or whatever, it'd have to be a pretty large-scale kinda thing. So is it...a special event?
*Sigh* What a boring, disappointing, wrong answer.
Uh...that seems like an overreaction...
It's the opposite of a single-setting style, right? That should be enough of a hint!
Fan jam
Uhh...is it like, a fan jam or something?
Kh! This is why I hate newbies...
Perhaps you're thinking of game jams, which, while interesting, are indie dev-specific! Getit right, or pay the price!
O-Okay...
Free-for-all
The opposite of the single-setting event...Is it just called a free-for-all?
That's absolutely right! There are actually plenty of free-for-all events every year, and yet...
More and more slackers are showing up with no idea what fanfic really means! It's so ANNOYING! So in order to crush these peons with all my might, I'm going to start taking part in more free-for-alls!
Crush them...? That doesn't sound very friendly...
I don't participate in these events to make friends! And I cannot forgive those lazy bastards! And don't tell me to ignore them! If you let some little wimp survive, you'll regret it later! Play any RPG where the villain spares the hero when he's level 1, and what happens? Boom! Dead!
I...kinda get it. But I kinda don't...
It's a dog-eat-dog industry, where only the most brutal survive. Oh, but don't worry. I'm gonna start you off easy by getting you involved in some simple cosplay action!
Huh? I'm gonna get involved? ...Wait, did you say cosplay!?
You're a pretty good-looking guy. If your costume was decent enough, I might even let you work my booth!
Bwehehe... I bet you could even net yourself a magical girl harem!
So with that in mind, let's change the world of fanfic together!
...What does that even mean?
I probably looked like I was running away as I went back to my room...
Hifumi's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him. Your maximum number of Skill Points has increased!
Free Time Event 3 (Page 4)[]
Spend some time with Hifumi
Makoto...
Wh-What's wrong, Hifumi?
It...hurts...!
What hurts? Are you okay!?
Gh-! Gh-gah-grh-guh!
Y-You're really...uh, sweaty. I'll go get you some medicine! Er, wait! What kind of medicine do you need!?
... Coke...
Huh?
Coke! Diet Coke! Bring me some Diet Coke right noooooooowww!
Whoa! He just pulled a total 180! But...I don't think I've seen any Diet Coke here in the school.
I-I know... I've looked all over...
And now I'm going through Diet Coke withdrawal!
Withdrawal...?
Kh—! If only I'd mastered the hypno-eye technique... Then I'd take over Monokuma's brain and use him to go get me some Diet Coke! But I never did learn that one... You got lucky this time, bear... So, uh...
I can't take it anymore! I would literally murder everyone in here for a can of Diet Coke!
D-Don't say stuff like that! You gotta get through this, man!
You can say that cuz you don't understand the glory and splendor of Diet Coke!
Diet Coke is...a friend to all mankind... A single sip and your body melts like butter! It's the kind of high nothing can match. It clears my mind, and even the most boring conversation sounds like a cinematic masterpiece!
Kh...! I knew I was going through withdrawal...! Am I hallucinating now!?
Kyaaaaahhh! Away, vile spirits! I cast thee out!
Hifumi, calm down!
Nng... Here come the auditory hallucinations. That voice...!
Ah! Princess Piggles! It's you!
S-Snap out of it, man!
The princess told me to snap out of it...!
You can't let Diet Coke beat you!
You're right, I won't lose... I'm a strong boy! I can endure this! For you, my princess! Now let's play tag! Hooray! Hooray! Tag, you're it!
Squealing like a little girl, Hifumi ran off to who knows where... Umm... He's gonna be okay... right? Yeah. He'll be fine. For sure.
I headed back to my room...
Hifumi's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him. Your maximum number of Skill Points has increased!
Free Time Event 4 (Page 5)[]
Spend some time with Hifumi
Hey, Mr. Naegi?
Yeah? What's up?
I feel like you're worthy of my trust, you know? You're the only one...I can confess to.
I've reached my limit. I need to get out of here. Right now.
H-Hey, come on. Don't talk like that when you've got that creepy grin on your face...
I need to see her. I need to get to a TV. I need to see the real Princess Piggles.
What's he mean, "real"? She's a cartoon character. But now might be a bad time to bring that up... L-Listen, don't get so upset. I'm sure you'll see her again really soon! You'll see your...uh, what was it? Something angel pretty pudgy princess?
"Something" angel...? SOMETHING angel!?
How dare you insult the princess like that!? Say her name right, swine!
Her official name... Uh...what it was again? I know it was definitely "something" angel...
Damage
If I remember right, it was...Damage Angel, right?
What...? How did you know about that!?
Huh...?
That was her tentative name during pre-production! How would a total amateur like you know about that!?
Makoto... You're a most terrifying prodigy!
Uh...I just kinda said it at random...
However! I *will* hear you call her by her proper name!
Dharma
It was, uh...Dharma Angel, right?
Dharma? Why would a Japanese anime combine Buddhism with a Western-style angel motif!?
Although, our tolerant and accepting attitude is one of the many beauties of Japanese culture... Maybe you're not as dumb as I thought!
S-Seriously...?
But you're still wrong! You'd better come up with the right title, before I...!
Demon
Oh! Now I remember! The full title is Demon Angel Pretty Pudgy Princess, right!?
It's actually Demon Angel☆Pretty Pudgy Princess, to be precise. You left out the star. But I suppose I'll let that slide.
Th-Thanks... But jeez, Hifumi... You really love that anime, huh?
Of course. She's my guiding angel. She opened my eyes to life.
Before her, I didn't have a single friend. I was just a mild-mannered boy who liked to draw. I hurt everything I touched. I was a model young lad who fell to the Dark Side... For example! Sometimes a nicey-nice type girl would come try to talk to me, right?
You know, be nice to the weird, dorky kid. And I'd scream at her, "You're such a hypocrite!"
I'd just yell right in her face and make her cry. Man I loved doing that...
That's awful... He probably traumatized that poor girl!
But by total chance, I happened to catch an episode of Demon Angel☆Pretty Pudgy Princess one day. At first, I felt nothing but contempt for it. I thought it was just another magical girl anime.
However... ...after that, she came to me in my dreams.
Your dreams...?
I dreamed that I went on date after lovely date with Princess Piggles. It was...so much fun. When I woke up and realized it was a dream, I got depressed. But I also realized...I was in love. I wanted to experience that sensation again, so I started buying all the Princess Piggles stuff I could.
Unfortunately, in the show itself, the princess never falls in love... So as much as I wanted to, I never got to see her face filled with love, the way I did in my dream.
The face she made when she was in love was the cutest thing I've ever seen...
So, filled to the brim with my overflowing affection for the princess, I decided to draw that face myself! I was consumed with passion, and I finished one Princess Piggles project after another. I was so happy with the results, I decided to put it up on my personal website, just to see what happened.
And it was an instant success! That was the moment I was reborn as a true fanfic creator!
So that's why, huh?
I was so happy... I had no idea there were other people on the planet who'd felt the same thing I had. I can't thank her, I know that! So instead...
I'll ball up all my love and affection, and use it to do incredibly embarrassing things to her!
I think he missed the mark...by a mile. But... maybe I'm better off for hearing what he had to say. I think I understand him a little better now...
She's still developing as a woman, you know! And I can keep developing her in all sorts of ways!
...And maybe understanding him just a *little* better is good enough.
I parted ways with Hifumi, and went back to my room.
Hifumi's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with her. You just unlocked the skill Delusion!
Free Time Event 5 (Page 6)[]
Spend some time with Hifumi
Hi there, Mr. Naegi. It's kind of embarrassing, but there was something I was hoping to talk to you about... I'll be waiting in my room...! Come as soon as you can!
Without another word, Hifumi ran off. I wonder what's going on... To go out of his way to invite me to his room... What could he want to talk to me about?
I did what Hifumi asked and headed straight for his room.
Gwehehe... Welcome, Mr. Naegi, to my secret flower garden...!
So, what did you want to talk about? Is it about Princess Piggles again?
Piggles...? No! Who cares about her!?
What do you mean, who cares? I thought *you* cared! Like, a lot!
Oh, well, maybe I misspoke. It's just that I don't have room to think about her right now. See, I was kinda starting to think about...just maybe...creating something original.
Original...?
It's actually been in the back of my mind the whole time I've been doing fanfic. Fanfic is amazing, don't get me wrong. It's a way to connect people to a shared dream, so to speak.
But I think I have more to offer. I'm ready for the challenge of creating that dream myself! I was thinking...if I could create something that might save someone, the way the princess saved me...
I want to create a masterpiece that will astound a mainstream audience! I only watch anime on the weekend, and I only really know the most popular comics... I want to try and make something that has the same reach as stuff like that! I guess what I really want to do, is create something that other people will want to make fanfic of...
Of course, I'll still keep making fanfic myself! That's my life's work, after all! But if that can coexist alongside original work, that's like the best of both worlds!
So that's your dream?
Uwah! A dream...!? When you put it like that...! Ahh, stop! You're embarrassing me!
But...having a dream to work toward is really nice. I'll be cheering you on...in private.
No, Mr. Naegi! In private is unacceptable!
...Huh?
I want you to become my assistant. That's right, a legendary assistant-slash-historian.
Oh man, how cool is that!? You'll be like my own personal narrator!
Long ago, there was a man named Hifumi Yamada. He was an incredibly famous fanfic creator...
His grandpa went up to the mountain to cut and cut and cut...and cut...gwehehe... His grandma spent her days washing clothes. Washing pants. Washing...all kinds of stuff... Here comes a rare giant peach down the river... Grab it! Sell it to the highest bidder![2]
...Hifumi?
Oh, sorry. I just got a little carried away in my latest plot.
That's what that was...?
Anyway, I'll be counting on you to give the world a play-by-play as I ascend into godhood. Um, I mean...if I'm successful...
I'll be counting on your unique perspective...as my friend.
I'm glad I got to learn about Hifumi's dreams... I feel like I've come to understand Hifumi a lot better... I think we've finally becomefriendsin the truest sense of the word.
I left Hifumi's room and decided to go back to my own for a while...
Hifumi's Report Card has been updated based on your experience with him. Your maximum number of Skill Points has increased!
Individual report card trophies were removed in this re-release.
Mr. Know-It-All
Filled in every page of every character's Report Card
Trivia[]
↑The wild HIFUMI tried to escape! But he couldn't get away! is a references the text prompts from the video game franchise Pokemon, when a wild Pokémon tries to escape a battle.
↑Most likely a reference to the Japanese folktale Momotarō, in which a childless woman washing clothes discovers a boy in a giant clam peach floating down a river.
↑Hifumi's Report Card trophy "Lost in Scanslation" is a reference to the 2003 movie Lost in Translation.
