{"id":73670,"date":"2026-10-09T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T08:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=73670"},"modified":"2026-10-09T17:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T08:59:01","slug":"danganronpa-2-fans-in-japan-can-now-buy-canonically-accurate-nagito-komaeda-and-hajime-hinata-underwear-as-official-merch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/danganronpa-2-fans-in-japan-can-now-buy-canonically-accurate-nagito-komaeda-and-hajime-hinata-underwear-as-official-merch\/","title":{"rendered":"Danganronpa 2 fans in Japan can now buy canonically accurate Nagito Komaeda and Hajime Hinata underwear as official merch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spike Chunsoft recently announced that <strong>Danganronpa 2\u00d72<\/strong> will launch on January 14, 2027. The new game is a full remake of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, which originally launched for the PSP in 2012, but it also features a completely new storyline called the Slayhem Mode \u2013 with brand-new culprits, victims, and plot-twists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the release date right around the corner, it seems like the publishers, and other related parties, have been putting a lot of effort into cranking out Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and Danganronpa 2\u00d72 merchandise while the hype is still strong. Although, Danganronpa has always been \u201cmerchandisable\u201d in Japan, with new waves of Monokuma and Nagito Komaeda-themed goodies dropping every now and then regardless of whether there\u2019s a new release on the way or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That being said, Bandai has announced some new Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair merch that will be lined up exclusively as part of the Bandai Fashion Collection corner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/p-bandai.jp\/item\/item-1000259620\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/p-bandai.jp\/item\/item-1000259620\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bandai Premium website <\/a>in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the new merch lineup offers things like cute Monokuma and Monomi hairbands and a \u201csinging\u201d acrylic standee of the game\u2019s official logo, the star of the show is undoubtedly the canonically accurate underwear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u300e\u30b9\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u30c0\u30f3\u30ac\u30f3\u30ed\u30f3\u30d1\uff12 \u3055\u3088\u306a\u3089\u7d76\u671b\u5b66\u5712\u300f\u3088\u308a<br>\u3042\u306e\uff1c\u30aa\u30fc\u30d7\u30cb\u30f3\u30b0\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\uff1e\u306e\u4e00\u90e8\u304c\u9cf4\u308b\u30a2\u30af\u30b9\u30bf\u3084\u30dc\u30af\u30b5\u30fc\u30d1\u30f3\u30c4\u306a\u3069\u304c<br>\u30d7\u30ec\u30df\u30a2\u30e0\u30d0\u30f3\u30c0\u30a4\u306b\u767b\u5834\u203c\ufe0f<br><br>\u4e00\u89a7\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2qqBIgqP9i\">https:\/\/t.co\/2qqBIgqP9i<\/a><br>\ud83d\udce2\u672c\u65e52026\u5e7410\u67089\u65e5\uff08\u91d1\uff0913\u6642\u3088\u308a\u3054\u6ce8\u6587\u53d7\u4ed8\u958b\u59cb\uff01\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2NH45UBAz8\">pic.twitter.com\/2NH45UBAz8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30d0\u30f3\u30b3\u30ec\uff01\ud83d\udd34\u30d0\u30f3\u30c0\u30a4\u30d5\u30a1\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011 (@BANDAIFN) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BANDAIFN\/status\/2108392146575458350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u25bc\u30b9\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u30c0\u30f3\u30ac\u30f3\u30ed\u30f3\u30d1\uff12 \u3055\u3088\u306a\u3089\u7d76\u671b\u5b66\u5712\u3000\u30dc\u30af\u30b5\u30fc\u30d1\u30f3\u30c4&lt;\u65e5\u5411\u5275\uff0f\u72db\u679d\u51ea\u6597&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NWJ9owukxq\">https:\/\/t.co\/NWJ9owukxq<\/a><br><br>\u65e5\u5411\u5275\uff0f\u72db\u679d\u51ea\u6597\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u306e\u30dc\u30af\u30b5\u30fc\u30d1\u30f3\u30c4\u304c\u767b\u5834\uff01<br>\u4f5c\u4e2d\u306e\u30d1\u30f3\u30c4\u306e\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u3092\u518d\u73fe\uff01<br>\u30dd\u30ea\u30a8\u30b9\u30c6\u30eb\u751f\u5730\u3067\u808c\u89e6\u308a\u304c\u3088\u304f\u3001\u666e\u6bb5\u4f7f\u3044\u306b\u3082\u6700\u9069\u3067\u3059\u3002\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zrZkM9H7S2\">pic.twitter.com\/zrZkM9H7S2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30d0\u30f3\u30b3\u30ec\uff01\ud83d\udd34\u30d0\u30f3\u30c0\u30a4\u30d5\u30a1\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011 (@BANDAIFN) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BANDAIFN\/status\/2108393231100883004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming in two different designs, the polyester boxers are faithful reproductions of the undergarments respectively worn by Hajime Hinata and Nagito Komaeda. Those who have played the original Danganronpa 2 may be familiar with Komaeda\u2019s grey checkered boxers (traditionally, all Danganronpa games allow players to obtain the panties of their favorite characters). On the other hand, while Hajime\u2019s panties do not directly appear in game, the blue-white cherry blossom design is also canon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The briefs will be available in both men\u2019s M\/L sizes and women\u2019s M\/L sizes, and are scheduled to start shipping in February 2027. While <a href=\"https:\/\/p-bandai.jp\/item\/item-1000259620\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/p-bandai.jp\/item\/item-1000259620\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preorders<\/a> have already started, it is currently unknown whether the undergarments will be available outside of Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231002-21974\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno takes action against his face being printed on men\u2019s underpants<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/tipsy-girl-action-game-merry-bunny-garden-will-come-with-over-100-collectible-panties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Tipsy girl action game Merry Bunny Garden will come with over 100 collectible panties\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It it currently unknown whether Hajime and Komaeda&#8217;s undergarments will be available to buy outside of Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":73676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":false,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-73670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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