To show his gratitude to his uncle, Shuichi helped him by working as his assistant in his detective agency. While Shuichi claims there isn't any sad story behind it all, his parents are neglectful towards him, and he smiles bitterly whenever he talks about them. He is voiced by Megumi Hayashibara in the Japanese version of the game, and by Grant George in the English version of the game.Īfter he was accepted to participate in the 53rd Killing Game, Shuichi's memories were fabricated by Team Danganronpa as follows: his father is a famous actor and his mother a screenwriter, who went overseas for business, which is why Shuichi began to live with his uncle and his wife (who was also Shuichi's aunt). Shuichi has the title of the Ultimate Detective (Super High School Level Detective), though he himself claims he doesn't deserve it, as he is only a "detective-in-training". He is a student in Ultimate Academy for Gifted Juveniles and a participant in the Killing School Semester. He was initially shown to be the deuteragonist of the game's first chapter, but takes as the role of the protagonist and the main perspective of the game following the death of the initial protagonist, Kaede Akamatsu. Shuichi Saihara is the true main protagonist of Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. ~ Shuichi talking about the true meanings of truth and lies during the epilogue. So I don't think anyone can really say which is more right in the end.
Some truths can lead the world to despair. Then lies.are just another way of telling the truth. If lies can change the world just as well as the truth can. So it doesn't really matter where the truth ends and where the lies begin. Aren't we proof of that? In this fictional world, we overcame all these fictional struggles. If it has the power to change the world, then it must contain some kind of truth. I mean that.even if something is a lie, even if it's fiction. Yeah.but I feel like.there's not too much meaning in truth and lies. ~ Shuichi to the remaining students behind him in the Death Road to Despair.