Byakuya Togami

Yasuhiro Hagakure

Aoi Asahina

Hifumi Yamada

Leon Kuwata

Kiyotaka Ishimaru

Touko Fukawa

Sakura Oogami

Mondo Oowada

Junko Enoshima

Makoto Naegi

Chihiro Fujisaki

Sayaka Maizono

Celestia Ludenberg

Monokuma

Kyouko Kirigiri

Mukuro Ikusaba

Monomi

Komaru Naegi

Jin Kirigiri

Alter Ego

Naegi no Papa

Daiya Oowada

Naegi no Haha

A group of 15 elite high school students are gathered at a very special, high class high school. To graduate from this high school essentially means you'll succeed in life, but graduating is very difficult. The school is presided over by a bear called Monokuma, and he explains to them that their graduation hinges around committing a murder. The only way to graduate is to kill one of your classmates and get away with it. If the other classmates discover the identity of the killer, the killer is the only one executed. However, if they fail to catch the killer, only the killer graduates and the others are annihilated. Which of the 15 will survive the bloodbath to come? 
(Source: MangaUpdates)

I have seen that not many people have done a review for this Anime... Well... actually no one has on this, so I thought I will!

For someone who has never played the Danganronpa games, I found this Anime quite enjoyable from start to finish, I had already had a few spoilers off one of my friends for this Anime but I still saw and felt the suspense in the Anime of~!Oh, Who is going to be murdered next!?!~
It's a short Anime and I seriously did love it, it holds up all the tension throughout. 
The characters all have different personalities and all have different desires. I quite personally prefer Naegi and Chihiro. my least favourite is Byakuya, he's just kinda douchey


~!I was really amazed at how only, out of the 16 students, only 10 died, I literally thought that all but one would survive, that is the kinda vibe you get during this Anime, a state of horror that literally everyone will die, as they are forced to fight to the death to be able to graduate. The Classroom Trials are pretty amazing too, they make you wonder who actually did the murder and I always tried finding myself, trying to figure out who did it as they were finding the clues, I guess that is exactly what the game is like :3!~

The Animation seems a bit rushed compared to the game (So I have been told), I am planning to buy the game to get a proper feel of the franchise. But I honestly thought it was well executed!
The music in the openings are great, too! I personally prefer the outro music because it is in Japanese and it suits the Anime itself for the dark vibe it seems to have!

Overall, it has some great scenes included, some good Animation in my opinion, music is good and the characters are all balanced and special in their own special way! I rate 83/100!
And I'll see if this needs to be edited after I play the Danganronpa games!

And I do honestly hope there actually will be a second Anime of this, as there is a second game!

Once you have finished this Anime, you should totally watch the Danganronpa abridged series! it's only on episode 6 of 13, but it takes the seriousness of the Anime itself and turns it into comedy, by easily mocking the characters personalities!!

A dark themed Anime about students stuck in school and need to survive... literally! "Kill or be killed"

__GOOD ANIME... BAD CIRCUMSTANCE__

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Danganronpa is the story of 15 uniquely talented school children who end up in a deadly game of lies, murders and betrayals. With no way of contacting the outside world and the psychotic bear Monokuma dictating the events before them can any of them survive long enough to unravel the secrets of Hope Peak Academy? The Battle between Hope and Despair Has BEGUN!!!

Based off the very popular gaming series of the same name by Spike Chunsoft, Danganronpa is best known from its unique Horror/ Suspense style and of course, its over the top executions through out its lifespan so it was no surprise when they turned the original Happy Trigger Havoc into the anime series known as Danganronpa: The Animation. The Main Protagonist is Naeegi Makoto also known as the Ultimate Lucky Student who arrives at the most prestigious school in Japan known as Hopes Peak, a school that guarantees those who graduate success in their lives... However upon arriving he suddenly faints and wakes up in a classroom with all the Windows covered, heavy security all around and seemingly no means of leaving >.<

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He soon discovers that he is not alone as 14 other students have also been trapped into and seemingly have no memories of how exactly that ended up in this situation... However it would soon be revealed that they have been "imprisoned" inside Hopes Peak by a bear like mecha known as Monokuma who tells them that if they want to leave they would have to "Graduate" from his school system...and how do they do that? SIMPLE - they have to kill one (or more) of the other students and get away with it in a class trail of course :) Of course failure to do so would result in a rather gruesome PUNISHMENT.

Although they seeming reject this idea to begin with, its not long before Momokuma is attempting to manipulate individuals into doing his desired bidding and thus the story of the series really starts to unfold.

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The biggest issue with this series is its history, to recommend this over the game is impossible because honestly if you haven't played the game yet I highly recommend that you do first because its worthy of the praise it gets in the community...but once you have played the game the Anime does not really do anything majorly different apart from bring the characters to life >.< so you would essentially just be watching a massive 12 episode cutscene recap of the original game and for many that may be a pretty dull idea after you just put up to 50 or so hours into the game itself if that makes sense.

Another issue is that the anime does leave out alot of key facts that really drive home how certain characters are and what kind of people they are throughout and in some cases you will find that someone you may really hate for their "actions" in the anime you will discover were actually the actions of another in the game itself (with no spoilers but those who played the game "Trail 2"..that's all I am saying).

So maybe its all comes down to how you want to approach it - You can watch the anime and then play the game to get deeper into the Lore, the cast of characters and the actual story or you can play through the game and then watch this anime as a massive cut scene because you really loved the game as much as I did... I don't believe there is a right way to do.

In short, I recommend this anime if you are a fan of the game, you may enjoy it if you are somewhat a fan of mild Horror or Suspense Thriller anime but just remember that whether you go game or anime you will spoil a majority of the other so pick which one you wanna do first and make sure you do it before going onto the next :D

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An Anime I want to recommend...but not sure how >.>

#Danganronpa: The Animation
 Amazing anime for anyone looking for a __thriller__ but don't want the same cliches repeated over and over again. People who have played the game may disagree with my statement and they say that the animators butchered the game, so I guess just to make sure you should also play the game just for the experience (Game: __Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc__). The character development in this anime was not that great since it looked really rushed and some characters were just meh and looked like they didn't belong there but that is only the anime in the game their whole story was explained with thorough detail. If people don't like seeing blood but still crave for a thriller it's good for them too since the artist made the blood hot pink to keep the rating of the game away from mature but I guess they continued it one to the anime as well so it would be better on people who take a little violence. The storyline of the anime may seem confusing but the last episode brings the whole storyline together to help you understand. Warning beforehand you will crave for more after the anime ends since it leaves wondering and wondering about the mysterious ending and what actually happened to our main characters. If people like newer art styles in anime this one has a really interesting one it is called __2.5d__ drawing which combines 2d and 3d art style to make a unique pop art effects.
# New Viewers
I won't recommend this anime to new viewers since it won't match their taste, my vision of new viewers is people who just got introduced to anime with Naruto or pokemon so I think this is not for them. If they want to watch thriller anime anyways they should watch something death note
# Who would like this
People who liked __Ace attorney__, __Conan__ or any sort of detective anime would like this since it is basically the same. Light-Hearted people who watch anime for romance purposes etc. may not be interested in this since it is a way different idea. People that like to think will love this anime will probably like this anime more than all the other viewers. 
# Unrelated Note
__This was my first time reviewing an anime so sorry if you think anything is wrong with I tried my best and hope to make a lot of new friends on this platform. Also sorry for the anime being outdated. ＼(*^▽^*)/__
~~~Final Review:~~~
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Amazing Thriller. Meh, character development. I think you should play the game. Great Art Styles. Not for new viewers.

This is my first review lmao...

SPOILERS (Duh)

But anyway, I enjoyed this anime. (I heard the game is better so I'll check it out later) In this review I'll talk about the story, the characters, and my opinions on it. 

The story/plot:

Fifteen highschoolers get trapped in a school with no way out and are forced to kill one another in hopes of escaping. Brutal am I right? I loved the concept! First of all, very interesting and in my opinion it never got boring. The first couple of episodes kinda had the same idea, someone gets killed, the students have to look for clues for a limited amount of time and then the class trial is held to determine who the killer is (decided by a unanimous vote). But, even though the first couple of episodes had the same idea, they were not boring at all! I loved how it had a mystery detective kinda feel to it where they had to look for clues and they only had a limited amount of time. So after times up, they all gather in a little "courtroom" (look I don't know what to call it haha) and debate on who the murderer is. Usually they suspect one person to be it but by some random evidence the Naegi somehow pins it on the true murderer. (usually, the murderer slips up by saying something they weren't supposed to). It is cliche but for me I didn't expect the murderers to be who they were half the time. Now skip the last couple of episodes when there are only six people left. The sixteenth student was revealed (and murdered) so they had to hold a class trial for that. Long story short, they think it's Naegi (because he's the protagonist, duh) and he almost dies but then pulls a Luke Skywalker and falls into the trash room. (thank you Fujisaki). Fast forward to the last episode where Junko is revealed to be the ultimate despair. Stuff happens and she's killed. Then the remaining six students get to finally leave. As they open the door and the light is shed into the room... we don't get to see the world and see if it's actually destroyed or just fine. I wish we could have seen it then the final scene would have come to an end, but I'm pretty sure it's to set up for the next arc?? (Correct me if I'm wrong).
But yeah, overall interesting story! 

The characters:

For this part, I'll just post the name and write a couple of sentences about what I thought. 

Monokuma: I just hate him. Which makes him a good character. Very goofy at times but then also has a twisted dark side. 

Makoto Naegi: Typical protagonist. When he was revealed to be the super-duper high school hope I laughed. I mean his character was very optimistic but the name lmao. I liked him as a protagonist, I don't remember any major development from him. But I did like that he was chosen to be the protagonist. I honestly just like the vibe I get from his character. 

Aoi Asahina: She was my second favorite character. She did get a little too emotional at times but I could understand why (I mean she was trapped in a murder school, who wouldn't get emotional when their best friend died?). I'm glad she was one of the six remaining. 

Byakuya Togami: He gave me extreme Tsukishima vibes. Smart, sassy, and has glasses. I liked him a lot as a character.

Celestia Ludenberg: She was my favorite character. I liked how she was cool, calm, and collected throughout the series. I was sad when she died, but her murder plan was one of the best ones in my opinion. I liked her breakdown at the end before she got sent off to die. And her death sequence was one of my favorites. 

Chihiro Fujisaki: I liked them a lot! I liked how they wanted to be strong and the way they died (That sounds horrible but like, how they died seemed fitting to them if you know what I mean.) I was glad they were reincarnated into a computer that helped the others out later in the series. 

Hifumi Yamada: Typical side character that no one cares about. I wasn't a huge fan of him.

Junko Enoshima: Crazier than Toga. Also how did they not realize she was related in a way to Monokuma?? She had black and white bears on each of her pigtails. 

Kiyotaka Ishimaru: Strong Iida vibes from him. 

Kyoko Kirigiri: She became one of my favorites after Celestia died. I liked how smart she was and the fact she was a literal detective (very useful in finding out the secret to the school). I also loved that the principle was her dad.

Leon Kuwata: Typical jock. I liked how he broke down after he was found guilty. 

Mondo Owada: I liked him. I liked how he went out as well. He wanted to keep a secret about killing his brother because he felt he was constantly in the shadow of him (honestly I love characters who feel like they are always overshadowed by someone).

Mukuro Ikusaba: She seemed cool I guess? I don't know man, she's dead now. 

Sakura Ogami: I liked her and how she was revealed to be the spy. I also liked how she went out because honestly I didn't want to see a death scene. 

Sayaka Maizono: She was the first one to die, so I don't have much to say about her. But she seemed nice?

Toko Fukawa:  Oh my gosh she's crazy. But I liked her as well as a character (although when she was her shy self, she sometimes made me mad lol).

Yasuhiro Hagakure: Is it bad I wanted him to die? I honestly wasn't a huge fan of him.

In conclusion, most of the characters were likable. Although I wish some had character development. 

Final thoughts/my opinions:

Overall, really good anime. The art style/animation was something I liked as well as music. Good plot and characters. I wish the characters had development though, it would have made me rate this higher. The anime moved me to go and check out the game!____

I played Trigger Happy Havoc three years ago. I liked it. It was Saw meets Ace Attorney with high schoolers and could have taken far more risks than it did, but you know what, I enjoyed it. I also played Goodbye Despair, which I liked more than THH. It had the same amount of non-risk taking but it had better characters and more variety in locations. I own Killing Harmony but before I play that, I wanted to watch the animes. Will they be good? Nope. But I’ll watch them anyway!
First up is Danganronpa: The Animation and wow this is a horribly rushed adaptation that is way too short and represents my problems with the constraints of anime length.
The idea of adaptation is to translate a property from one medium into another. Danganronpa should be one of the easiest visual novels to make into an anime. It’s not long (for a visual novel), it’s a very clear-cut story with no branching paths, multiple sequences are already animated. So what the fuck happened? A 13-episode order, that’s what. Structuring this into 13 half-hours is what ultimately killed this adaptation. Does that mean I think it should have been 26 episodes? Well, no. That would be too long. Anime series (for TV) have to be structured at either 11-13 episodes or 22-26 episodes. Of course anime can have more cours, several have them all the time, but the point is that if it’s 3 cours then it has to be 36-39 episodes, if it’s 4 cours then it has to be 47-52 episodes and so forth. For an anime adaptation of Trigger Happy Havoc to truly work (in the way this show WANTS it to work), it needed like 17-19 episodes. Or have the episodes be longer than 24 minutes (hell, the last episode is 34 minutes on the Blu-ray, which I would have preferred if every episode was that long). But you can’t have either of those in anime! Not in 2013 at least. If it had to be 24 minutes per episode, I think I honestly would have preferred if this was 22 episodes and had a shitload of filler. Because I like these characters! I want to know about them from the anime. I had to pause after 4 minutes of the first episode because I couldn’t stop laughing at how the characters were introduced. They shove EVERYONE RIGHT IN YOUR FACE and everything is shown lightning-fast. I can’t imagine someone who hasn’t played the games to know who these characters are based on the anime. I should feel something when someone dies but I really don’t because I’m not allowed to get to know someone unless they’re about to die. In the game, there’s a WHOLE PORTION OF THE GAME dedicated to you going around and picking someone to talk to so you can learn about them. The anime does not allow you to breathe, IT’S TIME TO GO KILL SOMEONE ELSE! After the first three episodes, the pacing gets gradually better now that it doesn’t have to introduce everything, but it’s still too fast. I don’t entirely blame Makoto Uezu for this structure (I blame whoever only gave them 13 episodes) but it’s still the worst part of this adaptation.

The second worst part is the fear of change. In the process of adaptation, it is expected that you change things so that they make sense in the medium that the adaptation will inhabit. For Danganronpa, keeping the story identical is fine, but what should have changed is the PRESENTATION of the story. The investigations are ignored so that they can get to the trials. But that means that when evidence is brought to the trial, all I can think is “WHERE THE FUCK DID THAT COME FROM?!” Every “discovered murder” is hand-traced from the game and presented identically, it is not possible for me to stress how much the executions are the EXACT SAME with some slightly more fluid animation for character models. The trials reference things like the minigames which look stupid in the anime, but even stupider is the truth bullets, which should not have been anywhere near this adaptation.

Since I figure people will want this, I’ll bring up some technical qualities about the show. The animation is fine, but not exactly “great”. When it’s not copying the game it does the job well. The music is identical to the game but THAT’S common for visual novel adaptations so I’ll let it slide.

Danganronpa: The Animation is an amazing anime, in that it is somehow exactly how you should NOT make an adaptation. The first few episodes are “so bad it’s good” levels of extremely rushed, and I think I would have liked it more as an unintentional laugh riot had the pace been the same. Being forced to squish this story into 13 episodes makes it a rushed mess that people who haven’t played the visual novel probably wouldn’t enjoy. It is far too much like the game and far too short to do the story justice. I recommend playing the game for Danganronpa. If you don’t want to play the game, then watch a walkthrough of the game instead. It’s not funny how much of a disservice this anime does to a game THAT WASN’T EVEN THAT GREAT BUT DAMN IT'S A HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN THIS.

Danganronpa, The Ultimate Rushed Adaptation, steals way too much from the game and represents a problem in the industry

Nobuyo Ooyama

Seiji Kishi

Makoto Uezu

Kazuaki Morita

Sachiko Kobayashi

Spike Chunsoft

Suzumu

Rui Komatsuzaki

Soraru

Touko Machida

Akihiko Oka

Mayuka Itou

Chisato Kawaguchi

Momoka Komatsu

Episode 1 - PROLOGUE: Welcome to Despair High School

Episode 2 - (Not) Normal Arc: Kill and Live

Episode 3 - Not Normal Arc: Kill and Live

Episode 4 - (Not) Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine

Episode 5 - Not Normal Arc: Weekly Shonen Despair Magazine

Episode 6 - (Not) Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand upon the Earth!

Episode 7 - Not Normal Arc: Return of the New Century Galaxy Legend! O Armored Hero, Stand upon the Earth!

Episode 8 - (Not) Normal Arc: All All Apologies

Episode 9 - All All Apologies II

Episode 10 - (Not) Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing through Youth

Episode 11 - Not Normal Arc: The Junk Food of Despair for Racing through Youth

Episode 12 - The Reason Super High School-Level Bad Luck Attracted Super High School-Level Murder, Super High School-Level Execution and Super High School-Level Despair

Danganronpa Series Watch Order

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (Game)

Danganronpa: The Animation

Super Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (Game)

Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Game)

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak – Future Arc

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak – Despair Arc

Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak – Hope Arc

Super Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of the World

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (Game)