Who is the man being executed in episode 1? In the first scene of the first episode of Danganronpa The Animation, we see a man executed by being sent to the moon. 

Who is he and why was he executed?
This is Jin Kirigiri. 

There are more details about this execution available on the Danganronpa Wikia: Blast Off!. 


   Jin was the headmaster of Hope's Peak Academy before Monokuma. He is also the father of Kyouko Kirigiri.