Gonta Gokuhara
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kanji: 獄原 ゴン太 Katakana: ゴクハラ ゴンタ Hiragana: ごくはらごんた Romaji: Gokuhara Gonta Latin Alphabet: Gonta Gokuhara |
| Occupation: | High School Student |
| Relationships: | Kokichi Ouma (ally; one-sided friendship on Gokuhara's end; deceased) Ryoma Hoshi (ally; deceased) |
| Fandom: | Dangan Ronpa |
| Other: | Talent: 超高校級の「昆虫博士」lit. Super High School Level Entomologist Official English Translation: The Ultimate Entomologist JPN Voice Actor: Shunsuke Takeuchi |
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Gonta Gokuhara is a student from Dangan Ronpa. He was a prominent character within the series and is popular with fans. Gokuhara debuted in the third game of the main-line series, Dangan Ronpa V3: Killing Harmony, but did not survive The Mastermind's Killing Game.
Canon Overview
Pre-Game Personality
Gokuhara was an average teenage boy and a fan of Dangan Ronpa, the in-game fictional reality TV show. He auditioned for the show's 53rd season, (stylized as V3,) and got on it. In fanworks, this is considered to be his Pre-Game Personality. Like with every other Killing Harmony student, all of this info is filtered by Tsumugi Shirogane, and fans may not believe this part of his character is true.
Dangan Ronpa Personality
TBA
Gokuhara's birthday is January 23rd. In Japan, this day is associated with wolves, something which may be referenced in fanworks. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #獄原ゴン太生誕祭[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 Gokuhara with one or all of these attributes.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
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Gonta Gokuhara's Speech Pattern
Gokuhara's Japanese speech pattern is overly formal, indicating to players that he likely learned Japanese through books and at a later age than native speakers. When localizing V3 for the English market, the decision was made to make his speech overly informal and simplistic to get a similar message across to players. This is often called "Tarzan Speak" by fans. Many English V3 fans did not and continue to not like this decision, since it portrays Gokuhara as childish when this was not the case in the original Japanese release.
In the game's official French localization, his Japanese speech pattern was kept.
Relationships
This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Gokuhara is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.
In Kanji, Gokuhara is usually represented in a pairing names with 獄 (goku). For Katakana, it's usually ゴン (gon). In Hiragana, ごん (gon) and ごく(goku) are 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.
| With... | Full Label | Type | Portmanteau / Phrase | Kanji | Hiragana or Katakana | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokichi Ouma | Gokuhara x Ouma | BL | Ougoku | 王獄 (Ougoku), 獄王 (Gokukou) | おうごく (Ougoku), ごくおう (Gokukou) | This ship is somewhat controversial in English-speaking DR fandom for being a potentially abusive relationship, though it has its fans. |
| Ryoma Hoshi | Gokuhara x Hoshi | BL | Goshi | n/a | n/a | Fans may believe him and Hoshi work well together as friends and/or lovers, and works may be a mixture of both interpretations. This ship is more common in English-speaking DR fandom than Japanese-speaking DR fandom. |
| Himiko Yumeno | Gokuhara x Yumeno | NL | Gokumeno | 獄夢 (Gokuyume) | ごくゆめ (Gokuyume) | n/a |
| Miu Iruma | Gokuhara x Iruma | NL | Gokuiru | 獄入 (Gokuiru) | ごくいる (Gokuiru) | n/a |
| Tsumugi Shirogane | Gokuhara x Shirogane | NL | Tsumugon | n/a | つむゴン (Tsumugon) | n/a |
| Shuichi Saihara | Gokuhara x Saihara | BL | Saigoku | 最獄 (Saigoku) and ゴン最 (Gonsai) | さいごく (Saigoku) and ごんさい (Gonsai) | n/a |
| Korekiyo Shinguji | Gokuhara x Shinguji | BL | Gontaguuji | 真獄 (Shingoku) and 獄真 (Gokushin) | しんごく (Shingoku) and ごくしん (Gokushin) | n/a |
| Kaito Momota | Gokuhara x Momota | BL | Gokumota | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kirumi Tojo | Gokuhara x Tojo | NL | Kirugoku | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Example/Notable Fanac
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