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ダンガンロンパ(Danganronpa) is a franchise about the eternal battle between **Hope** and **Despair** packaged as a few [[lb:Visual Novels|Visual Novel]] mystery [[lb: | ダンガンロンパ(Danganronpa) is a franchise about the eternal battle between **Hope** and **Despair** packaged as a few [[lb:Visual Novels|Visual Novel]] mystery [[lb: | ||
===== Reviews ===== | ===== Reviews ===== | ||
- | They' | + | Unfortunately, |
- | Unfortunately, | + | |
==== Danganronpa: | ==== Danganronpa: | ||
The first of the Danganronpa games is very good, and provides a solid foundation for the rest of the series.\\ | The first of the Danganronpa games is very good, and provides a solid foundation for the rest of the series.\\ | ||
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=== Anime === | === Anime === | ||
The anime is an accurate adaptation of the first game. I can't remember off-the-top-of-my-head what changes it made to the story, because I remember it as being almost the same.\\ | The anime is an accurate adaptation of the first game. I can't remember off-the-top-of-my-head what changes it made to the story, because I remember it as being almost the same.\\ | ||
- | The game is obviously more detailed (having more time to work with), and leaves some stuff out. Thankfully, it chose not to repeat some things in the way the game did, but this has the downside of making the anime less meme-able. | + | The game is obviously more detailed (having more time to work with), and the anime leaves some stuff out. Thankfully, it chose not to repeat some things in the way the game did, but this has the downside of making the anime less meme-able. |
=== Manga === | === Manga === | ||
To be clear, I'm talking about the manga - Danganronpa: | To be clear, I'm talking about the manga - Danganronpa: | ||
The manga is also an accurate adaptation of the first game, although it's longer and covers more than the anime. From my own hazy memories, the manga includes more details than the anime\\ | The manga is also an accurate adaptation of the first game, although it's longer and covers more than the anime. From my own hazy memories, the manga includes more details than the anime\\ | ||
The artwork is also quite impressive, matching the art-style of the game very well.\\ | The artwork is also quite impressive, matching the art-style of the game very well.\\ | ||
- | I don't have much to say on the manga that wouldn' | + | I don't have much to say on the manga that wouldn' |
==== Super Danganronpa 2 ==== | ==== Super Danganronpa 2 ==== | ||
+ | This was the first Danganronpa game I actually played((: | ||
+ | Previously, I had been fairly passive with mystery stories. Most of my experience was from watching TV shows, where I simply waited for the mystery to be revealed. Granted, TV show mysteries are poorly constructed in the first place, but the point is more the passivity. Danganronpa 2 really made me stop and think about the mystery, and I was surprised to find I could do it quite well.\\ | ||
+ | In fact, I'd go so far as to say that Danganronpa 2 is what awakened the critic within me, as I started to more carefully analyze media after having played it. Now, I should mention I wasn't exceptional, | ||
+ | On the issues side, the second game solves most of the problems of the first (although it manages to make hangman' | ||
+ | However, a very serious issue shows itself here for the first time, although it's not clear this is an issue just yet. This is the attempt at topping the reveal of the last game. The first game had a shocking reveal at the end((: | ||
==== Danganronpa 3 ==== | ==== Danganronpa 3 ==== | ||
+ | This is an anime and serves as an overall ending to the original ‘series’. This anime singlehandedly created a lot of confusion, and will continue to create confusion into the far future.\\ | ||
+ | To be extra clear, this anime serves as a sequel to Danganronpa 2, which itself is a sequel to Danganronpa. This anime is split into two ‘arcs’ - the **Despair** arc, and the **Future** arc. It ends with a special episode called the **Hope** arc. The **Future** arc is the de-facto sequel, and the **Despair** arc is a prequel (to Danganronpa: | ||
+ | If this appears simple to you then you should know that it gets more complicated than I've laid out here.\\ | ||
+ | The anime is intriguing, and annoying, in that it demands watching the two arcs inter-changeably, | ||
=== Despair === | === Despair === | ||
+ | It showcases the characters <wrap spoiler> | ||
+ | There are additional issues such as: | ||
+ | * <wrap spoiler> | ||
+ | * <wrap spoiler> | ||
+ | * <wrap spoiler> | ||
=== Future === | === Future === | ||
- | ==== Danganronpa V3 ==== | + | I remember very little about this in particular, except that it has similar issues to Despair. Some things in here are just completely nonsensical, |
+ | ==== New Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | ||
+ | This is a sequel that leaves behind the previous storyline in favor of a new one. While I, and presumably others, expected this would lead to something different yet similar...no, | ||
+ | The budget for the game is visibly higher than for the others, likely due to the unexpected popularity of the series. V3 is probably the prettiest of the Danganronpa games, which extends to the artwork as well as the 3D backgrounds.\\ | ||
+ | The mysteries in this game are also very well written, as is now custom, just that V3 may have made a mistake in making the //first// the best and most interesting one.\\ | ||
+ | V3 suffers from the issue that I laid out in Danganronpa 2, which is that it attempts to out-do the other games, which has led it to make a few very serious mistakes.\\ | ||
+ | The biggest of these is the ending, which comes off as insulting to the Danganronpa fanbase, and has the added bonus of making the //entire previous storyline// come off as pointless. I'd be admiring how impressively bad this ending was if I wasn't one of the fans disappointed by it. I can't be specific...because I can't remember it well at this point.\\ | ||
+ | The minigames are greatly improved over the previous games, although I distinctly remember being disappointed by the lack of a presence of some from the previous games.\\ | ||
+ | There' | ||
+ | The bonus board-game mode is surprisingly fun, and it really doesn' | ||
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+ | The mis-step that is V3 is probably comparable to the [[playground: | ||
==== Spin-off manga (collective) ==== | ==== Spin-off manga (collective) ==== | ||
+ | One of the big surprises of the Danganronpa franchise is that if you count up all the official media together, you find that most of the franchise is comprised of manga. This isn't all that surprising for a Japanese multi-media franchise, but is surprising if you consider that Danganronpa' | ||
+ | The spin-off manga I'm referring to here specifically is that comprised of all the anthologies, | ||
+ | Off-the-top-of-my-head, | ||
+ | * Anthology for the original game. | ||
+ | * 4コマ anthology for the original game. | ||
+ | * Anthology for the animation. | ||
+ | * 4コマ anthology for the animation. | ||
+ | * Anthology for the second game. | ||
+ | * 4コマ anthology for the second game | ||
+ | * Anthology for the first & second games. | ||
+ | * Anthology for the spin-off game. | ||
+ | * 4コマ anthology for the spin-off game. | ||
+ | * Anthology for the third game. | ||
+ | * 4コマ anthology for the third game. | ||
+ | * Anthology for the series as a whole. | ||
+ | Those are the ones I can think of, and it's entirely possible I've made a mistake somewhere here by leaving something out or putting something in.\\ | ||
+ | Being manga anthologies, | ||
+ | Having gone through...a lot of them, I can say that they are great supplements to the series as a whole, and quite entertaining. Of course, if you're not accustomed to Japanese humor, then you likely won't enjoy yourself as much. | ||
+ | All these anthologies have the effect of confusing me. I'm not sure how these all came to be created. It's possible that after the second game, it simply became habit, but exactly why the creators thought it was a good idea is a mystery to me. I should be clear that I don't think it was a bad idea, it simply perplexes me. | ||
===== Trivilinks ===== | ===== Trivilinks ===== | ||
- | * [[https:// | + | * [[https:// |
* [[https:// | * [[https:// | ||
- | {{tag> | + | * This series has had the unintended (or perhaps, entirely intended) effect of making me think long and hard about Despair. The result of this thinking has been an integration of the Naegi-school of Hope into my personal life philosophy. |
+ | * The Danganronpa series instantly became one of my favorites once I got down to play the games, and has been useful in identifying what kind of media I like. | ||
+ | {{tag> |
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