{"id":61472,"date":"2026-03-02T18:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T09:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=61472"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:39:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T09:39:06","slug":"danganronpa-fans-get-cruel-piece-of-mondo-owada-merch-for-15th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/danganronpa-fans-get-cruel-piece-of-mondo-owada-merch-for-15th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Danganronpa\u00a0fans get\u00a0cruel\u00a0piece of\u00a0Mondo Owada\u00a0merch for 15th\u00a0anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Note that this article contains spoilers for Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of\u00a0<strong>Danganronpa<\/strong>\u2019s\u00a015th anniversary, Spike\u00a0Chunsoft\u00a0is releasing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/s.mxtv.jp\/dangan15th_ex\/goods.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bunch of merchandise<\/a>\u00a0centered on\u00a0Hope\u2019s Peak Academy\u2019s best and deadliest. Amidst the usual items like\u00a0Danganronpa-branded pens, tote bags, and pins, one of the more unique pieces of merch is the\u00a0Mondo\u00a0Butter Pouch, which is meant to\u00a0hold your everyday trinkets while subtly reminding you of a liquified\u00a0teenager.\u00a0Unsurprisingly, the\u00a0item has gone <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dangan15th_ex\/status\/2016798473207554242?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">viral among Japanese fans<\/a>, with\u00a0dozens\u00a0of\u00a0horrified and amused\u00a0replies asking the publisher \u201cHave you no heart?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Known as the Ultimate Biker Gang Leader, Mondo&nbsp;Owada made his first appearance in&nbsp;Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. After admitting to killing&nbsp;Chihiro Fujisaki&nbsp;and being voted guilty by his fellow students, Mondo was sentenced to death by Monokuma by way of a modified motorcycle stunt called the Cage of Death.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After churning in the Cage of Death, Mondo exits not as a person, but as a package of 80 kilograms of Mondo Butter\u00a0(with\u00a0two times the fat, no less).\u00a0The\u00a0logo on the new butter pouch\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0replica of\u00a0the one found on the\u00a0in-game\u00a0butter cover of the\u00a0Japanese version of\u00a0Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Cage of Death ( Mondo Owada&#039;s Execution ) - Danganronpa\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wnGZMjrpNNs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Though it might be disturbing to think of a liquefied high&nbsp;schooler while spreading butter on your toast, the&nbsp;reference is subtle and can only be understood by&nbsp;Danganronpa&nbsp;fans, making it an&nbsp;ideal&nbsp;piece of&nbsp;game&nbsp;merch.&nbsp;Interestingly, it is the only item in the&nbsp;15th anniversary&nbsp;product lineup that has a limit of one purchase per person.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Costing 3,080 JPY (roughly $20&nbsp;USD), the&nbsp;Mondo&nbsp;Butter Pouch can only be bought at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/s.mxtv.jp\/dangan15th_ex\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danganronpa 15th Anniversary Exhibition<\/a>&nbsp;located in the&nbsp;Matsuzakaya Ueno Store 6F Event Hall, Tokyo,&nbsp;from&nbsp;March 1 to 16.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/you-have-to-deceive-your-company-danganronpa-and-hundred-line-creator-kazutaka-kodaka-shares-advice-for-getting-even-the-most-unhinged-projects-greenlit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cYou have to deceive your company.\u201d Danganronpa and Hundred Line creator Kazutaka Kodaka shares advice for getting even the most unhinged projects greenlit<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/reviews\/danganronpa-2x2-special-trial-hands-on-a-certain-someone-turns-up-dead-in-a-danganronpa-2-that-feels-very-familiar-but-very-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danganronpa 2\u00d72 special trial hands-on:\u00a0 A \u201ccertain someone\u201d turns up dead in a Danganronpa 2 that feels very familiar, but very new<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interestingly, it is the only item in the\u00a015th anniversary\u00a0product lineup that has a limit of one purchase per person.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":61475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-61472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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