Junko Enoshima

Character
Name:	Kanji: 江ノ島盾子 Katakana: エノシマ ジュンコ Hiragana: えのしまじゅんこ Romaji: Enoshima Junko Latin Alphabet: Junko Enoshima Korean: 에노시마 준코 Simplified Chinese: 江之岛盾子 Russian: Джунко Эношима
Occupation:	High School Student
Relationships:	Mukuro Ikusaba (twin sister; ally; deceased) Mikan Tsumiki (former alluded-to one-sided crush on Tsumiki's end; former master/servant relationship; alive) Makoto Naegi (reluctant enemy on Naegi's side; alive)
Fandom:	Dangan Ronpa
Other:	Talent: 超高校級の「ギャル」lit. Super High School Level Gyaru Official English Translation: The Ultimate Fashionista JPN Voice Actor: Megumi Toyoguchi ENG Voice Actor: Amanda Céline Miller and Erin Fitzgerald
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Junko Enoshima is a prominent, popular and breakout character in the Dangan Ronpa series. She debuted in Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and was later revealed to be the central antagonist. Her shadow lingers in the central antagonists of Dangan Ronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, (Izuru Kamukura,) and Dangan Ronpa V3: Killing Harmony, (Tsumugi Shirogane.) She is also an antagonist in Dangan Ronpa 3: End of Hope's Peak High School.

Enoshima is the "Mastermind" of Dangan Ronpa's first Killing Game. The popular idea of a Mastermind AU in the Dangan Ronpa fandom focuses on other characters being the mastermind instead of Enoshima, with Mastermind Kiyotaka Ishimaru being the most common.

She also went by Ryoko Otonashi in Dangan Ronpa Zero, a manga spin-off.

Canon Background

[characterization, story role, further important appearances]

Popular Tropes & Fanon

• Non-Despair Junko Enoshima: common in Non-Despair AUs where Enoshima didn't choose to spiral the world into despair.
• Enoshima Being Herself: Enoshima is often seen as "her own warning," in fanworks, similar to "dead dove." Gore and murder are common tropes for her. Related is the sub-trope Junko Enoshima Being an Asshole.
• Sane Junko Enoshima: to contrast with the idea that Enoshima is "insane" or otherwise needlessly cruel to others. Fanworks featuring a sane Enoshima may improve her canonical relationships with her sister, Mukuro Ikusaba, and classmate Mikan Tsumiki, to make them less abusive. It may also be used for character studies.

Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta

Cosplaying Popularity

Alongside the mascot character Monokuma, Enoshima is considered one of the most recognizable Dangan Ronpa characters, even by those outside the fandom. She is incredibly popular, and in 2018 was even named the "most popular game character for cosplay" in the Gamers Edition of Guinness World Records. This popularity often mystifies, and sometimes even spoils, new fans who are confused about how a character who seemingly dies in the first chapter of the first game has become so iconic. She's been compared to Harley Quinn in terms of cosplay popularity.

Snowthesaltqueen / Yandere.Freak / Mary-Anne Oliver-Snow

Snow is an infamous, yet popular cosplayer in various fandoms. For many, they're most known for their Enoshima cosplays.

On January 27th, 2019, Snow (as Mikan Tsumiki) and a friend, Discount.yam (as Nagito Komaeda), did a CMV and a photoshoot in West Hill Cemetery. They sat on graves with in their cosplay without permission from the cemetery or the deceased, causing a major stir on Instagram by those in the Danganronpa cosplay scene. Later, both Snow's and Yam's accounts were mass flagged and deleted. The cemetery was called by multiple people, and now both have since been banned from the location. Much of the fandom's reaction to this is archived on the #snowthesaltqueenisoverparty2k19 IG tag.

Around January 18th, 2021, Snow accidentally killed their friend Helen Hastings in an accident with a gun Snow believed was unloaded. Helen was a fellow cosplayer, having done Karkat Vantas and Mystery Girl from Steven Universe in the past. When this news got out in October, the already infamous Snow flounced from the scene, returning in 2023. Many major news outlets covered the story and often referenced Danganronpa by name in them.

Relationships

This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Enoshima is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.

Due to the nature of Enoshima's popular couplings spoilering the plot twist of Trigger Happy Havoc, Japanese pairing names involving her are often specific phrases or keywords.

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	Kanji or Katakana	Information
Mikan Tsumiki	Junko Enoshima/Mikan Tsumiki	GL	Junkan	罪江 (Tsumien)	(Seen on its page.)
Makoto Naegi	Junko Enoshima/Makoto Naegi	NL	Naejunko	絶望×希望 (Zetsubō×Kibō, meaning Despair×Hope)	(Seen on its page.)
Makoto Naegi	Junko Enoshima & Makoto Naegi	Combi	n/a	n/a	(Seen on its page.)
Mukuro Ikusaba	Junko Enoshima/Mukuro Ikusaba	GL	Despair Sisters	絶望シスターズ (Zetsubō Shisutāzu, meaning Despair Sisters)	(Seen on its page.)
Mukuro Ikusaba	Junko Enoshima & Mukuro Ikusaba	Combi	Despaircest	絶望姉妹 (Zetsubō Shimai, meaning Sisters of Despair)	(Seen on its page.)
Yasuke ‎Matsuda	Junko Enoshima/Yasuke Matsuda	NL	MatsuShima	松音 (Matsuo) (o comes from Ryoko Otonashi)	(Seen on its page.)
Nagito ‎Komaeda	Junko Enoshima/Nagito Komaeda	NL	Junkomaeda	左手の恋人 (Left Hand Lovers), 盾狛 (Junkoma), 狛江 (Komaeno)	(Seen on its page.)
Nagito ‎Komaeda	Junko Enoshima & Nagito Komaeda	Combi	n/a	n/a	(Seen on its page.)
Izuru ‎Kamukura	Junko Enoshima/Izuru Kamukura	NL	Junkozuru	絶望×絶望 (Despair x Despair) and カム盾 (Kamujun)	(Seen on its page.)
Izuru ‎Kamukura	Junko Enoshima & Izuru Kamukura	Combi	n/a	n/a	(Seen on its page.)
Kyoko ‎Kirigiri	Junko Enoshima/Kyoko Kirigiri	GL	Enogiri	n/a	(Seen on its page.)
Chiaki ‎Nanami	Junko Enoshima/Chiaki Nanami	GL	Enonami, Chunko	n/a	(Seen on its page.)
Tsumugi ‎Shirogane	Junko Enoshima/Tsumugi Shirogane	GL	Junmugi; Shiroshima	n/a	(Seen on its page.)
Celestia Ludenberg	Junko Enoshima/Celestia Ludenberg	GL	Celesjunko	n/a	Both wish for world power in one way or another.
Sayaka ‎Maizono	Junko Enoshima/Sayaka Maizono	GL	Maizoshima	n/a	(Seen on its page.)
Izuku ‎Midoriya (My Hero Academia)	Junko Enoshima & Izuku Midoriya	Combi	n/a	n/a	Midoriya may turn to despair in Darkfic AUs for this series.
Chihiro ‎Fujisaki	Junko Enoshima/Chihiro Fujisaki	NL	Enosaki	n/a	Both have suvived partially after their deaths by AI counterparts of themselves.
Leon ‎Kuwata	Junko Enoshima/Leon Kuwata	NL	Junkeon	n/a	Often featured in fanart together, along with Maizono, to hide Enoshima's twist.
despair	Junko Enoshima/Despair	Cargo	n/a	n/a	It's what she loves.

Enoshima is also popular for self-shipping works. See List of Dangan Ronpa Relationship Names for more.

Example/Notable Fanac

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Wikis

• Junko Enoshima on Danganronpa Wiki
• 江ノ島盾子 on PixivEncyclopedia
• Junko Enoshima on Shipping Wiki
• 에노시마 준코 on Namuwiki
• Junko Enoshima on Wikipedia

Fan Art

• worsties of all time by sicknastyjr, ^{Archived version} (2022), Enoshima with Izuru Kamukura and Hajime Hinata.

General Fanworks

Blogs

• ask-junkeon, ^{Archived version}, an Enoshima/Leon Kuwata askblog on Tumblr.

Cosplay

• untitled by gothchan666, ^{Archived version} (2023), a cosplay on TikTok with over one million likes.
• I hallucinate barbies by marulelee, ^{Archived version} (2019)
• untitled by magicallexi.png, ^{Archived version} (2021)

Meta

• the making of enoshima junko by simkjrs, ^{Archived version} (2017)
• How characters relate to Junko by 37h4n0l, ^{Archived version} (2017)

Links and Resources

• Danganronpa — Junko Enoshima at TVTropes
• Enoshima Junko works on AO3
• #junko enoshima on tumblr
• #junko #junko enoshima on Pixiv