Kaede

Kaede Akamatsu (赤松 楓) is a student in the Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles and a participant of the Killing School Semester featured in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. Her title is the Ultimate Pianist (超高校級の「ピアニスト」 lit. Super High School Level Pianist). In the Danganronpa "Killing School Life" (Trigger Happy Havoc), 15 (later 16) elite high school students are imprisoned inside Hope's Peak Academy by a bear named Monokuma, forced to kill each other to "graduate". If a murder occurs, a class trial is held to identify the killer; a correct vote executes only the killer, while a wrong vote executes all innocent students. The Motives: Monokuma provides various motives (e.g., secrets, money, threats) to coerce students into murder. Murder and Investigation: After a student is killed, the remaining students must investigate the crime scene for clues. Class Trials: The core gameplay where students debate to identify the "blackened" (killer). Executions: Once a killer is found, they are subjected to a brutal, themed execution.