"Before we go any further, I guess I should introduce myself. My name's Makoto Naegi. As you can see, I'm nothing but a hopelessly average high school student. Average on the outside, average on the inside. I really don't have much going for me when it comes to grades, special abilities, even personality."

"I don't really know where to start... We weren't just regular "classmates"... We were trapped inside Hope's Peak Academy during The Tragedy... We were forced...to kill each other. Our classmates. A lot of our classmates ended up killing each other. Right in front of our eyes. Even after all this time, the memory... The despair... I can still feel it."

"You can't give up now, no matter who doubts you, or you'll never find the truth."