Byakuya Togami

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Character
Name: Kanji: 十神 白夜
Katakana: トガミ ビャクヤ
Hiragana: とがみびゃくや
Romaji: Togami Byakuya
Latin Alphabet: Byakuya Togami
Occupation: High School Student
Relationships: Makoto Naegi (allies; alive)
Toko Fukawa (allies; one-sided crush on her side; alive)
Kyoko Kirigiri and Makoto Naegi (trio; all alive)
Fandom: Dangan Ronpa
Other: Talent: 超高校級の「御曹司」lit. Super High School Level Heir
Official English Translation: The Ultimate Affluent Progeny

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Byakuya Togami is a student from Dangan Ronpa. He is a prominent character within the series and popular with fans. Togami debuted in the first game of the series, Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, and he also played a significant role in Dangan Ronpa 3: End of Hope's Peak High School.

Canon Overview

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Togami's birthday is on May 5th. He effectively shares this birthday with the Ultimate Imposter. In Japan, this is Children's Day, a piece of trivia which may be referenced in fanworks. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #十神白夜生誕祭[year value] are commonly released on his birthday. More birthday tag listings can be found on Dangan Ronpa Birthday and Anniversary Tag List.

Popular Tropes & Fanon

All of the above are wrangled tags on Archive of Our Own. Other places where fandom lives may portray Togami with one or all of these attributes. Trans Male is his most common trans interpretation, though Trans Female is also common.

Togami can also arguably be called a Tumblr Sexyman[1]. He is also popular for self-shipping works.

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

Unlike other characters, there was more than one Togami in 2013. Related is a post from eleanoot, which reads, "petition for the token serial killer in dangan ronpa 3 to be a togami[2]"

"Byakuya Togami" in Dangan Ronpa 2: Goodbye Despair?

When western fans became aware in 2013 that the Byakuya Togami seen in Goodbye Despair was an imposter, many memes were made for the idea that with every new Dangan Ronpa entry, Togami would somehow participate in it. The release of Dangan Ronpa V3: Killing Harmony saw no serious return of Togami unfortunately.

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Relationships

  • Togami is also shipped with Toko Fukawa, which is F/M, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called 十腐, meaning Togami attacks and Fukawa receives in the coupling. Fukawa's one-sided crush for him was consistent throughout most of Trigger Happy Havoc.
  • Kirigiri & Naegi & Togami is also a popular trio, nicknamed Reasoning Trio in English and [x] in Japanese. The polyship of Kirigiri x Naegi x Togami is also common, labelled various things by both Japanese-speaking and English-speaking DR fandom.

Less Popular Relationships

In Kanji, Togami is usually represented in a pairing names with 十 (to). In Hiragana, と (to) is common.

The order seen should be what's most popular unless marked with "possibly." ENG portmanteaus are also subject to change. Relationships listed fall into GL, NL, BL, Poly, Combi or Cargo. This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Togami is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast.

With... Full Label Type Portmanteau / Phrase Kanji Hiragana or Katakana Information
Aoi Asahina Asahina x Togami NL Togahina 十朝 (Toasa) とあさ (Toasa) Both survived Trigger Happy Havoc. Asahina's dislike towards Togami fuels Foe Yay, though fanworks for them tend to be on the fluffy side.
Yasuhiro Hagakure Hagakure x Togami Yaoi Togakure n/a n/a Both survived Trigger Happy Havoc. Concave and Convex. Their interactions during End of Hope's Peak High School helped propel the ship during 2016. This ship has seen a resurgence in fanac as of the early 2020s.
Celestia Ludenberg Celeste x Togami NL Celesgami n/a n/a Both have similar tastes in fashion, considered intelligent and are often rude to others. In a scene where Celeste describes her dream, a butler kissing her foot bears a strong resemblance to Togami. The Danganronpa Abridged Thing abridged YouTube series also propelled this ship.
Kyoko Kirigiri Kirigiri x Togami NL Togiri n/a n/a Both survived Trigger Happy Havoc.
Leon Kuwata Kuwata x Togami Yaoi Leogami n/a n/a Both are rude characters who think highly of themselves.
Chihiro Fujisaki Fujisaki x Togami Yaoi Chihigami n/a n/a Fans of this pairing may believe Fujisaki can bring out a softer side of Togami.
Syo Syo x Togami NL Syogami n/a n/a Both survived Trigger Happy Havoc. Syo has a one-sided crush on Togami canonically.
Mondo Oowada Oowada x Togami Yaoi Mondogami n/a n/a These two may be considered foils. A potential rivalry between them is often the subject of Oowada x Togami fanworks.
his money Togami x Money Cargo n/a n/a n/a Togami loves being a rich asshole.
Kiyotaka Ishimaru Ishimaru x Togami Yaoi Togaishi 十石 (Toishi) といし (Toishi) Both are studious, though otherwise have contrasting personalities. This ship is more common in Japanese DR fandom than western DR fandom.
Nagito Komaeda; Kokichi Ouma Dangan Ronpa Rivals Combi n/a n/a n/a These three are considered to be Dangan Ronpa's rivals.
Nagito Komaeda Komaeda x Togami BL n/a n/a n/a Both were wealthy at some point in their lives.
Imposter Imposter & Togami Combi n/a n/a n/a Because the Imposter impersonates Togami, these two are frequently seen together in fanart.

Example/Notable Fanac

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Fan Art

References/Further Reading

  1. ^ Togami on Sexypedia
  2. ^ petition for the token serial killer in dangan ronpa 3 to be a togami
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