| you should (need to) play danganronpa 2 first, as the anime will spoil you major plot points of the game. then you can watch despair and future at the same time, starting with future ep. 1 and then despair ep. 1, future ep. 2 and despair ep.2 etc. |
| Yeah both anime spoils the second game heavily (It's called danganronpa 3 for a reason) |
| What you need to do in order: - Play Danganronpa 1 (or watch the very rushed anime adaptation, but please do yourself a favour and play the game even if you already have watched it (like me), it's awesome) - Play Danganronpa 2 - Play Another Episode or at least read on it (not the most important, but you have to learn about the plot, ending and characters. I skipped around a 11-hour long playthrough of it on Youtube because I only have a PC.) Chronologically, it takes place before DR2, but it would ruin part of the experience of playing 2 without knowing any of the characters. Much like with Despair Arc. FYI, the steps above took me 3 weeks on vacation to do. DR1 is around 19 hours, DR2 is around 31, and then you add AE and you're in for a total of around 60 hours. Then finally: - Watch Despair Arc AND Future Arc intertwined, starting with Future Arc (in doubt, check the air dates) - Watch Hope Arc, which is to air next week in place of Despair 12. The others had already said most of it, but I hope this list is useful to you. |
GomizillaSep 22, 2016 9:01 PM
| Sacrificing sleep and sanity for more anime-induced dopamine. |
Insanitium said: What you need to do in order: - Play Danganronpa 1 (or watch the very rushed anime adaptation, but please do yourself a favour and play the game even if you already have watched it (like me), it's awesome) - Play Danganronpa 2 - Play Another Episode or at least read on it (not the most important, but you have to learn about the plot, ending and characters. I skipped around a 11-hour long playthrough of it on Youtube because I only have a PC.) Chronologically, it takes place before DR2, but it would ruin part of the experience of playing 2 without knowing any of the characters. Much like with Despair Arc. FYI, the steps above took me 3 weeks on vacation to do. DR1 is around 19 hours, DR2 is around 31, and then you add AE and you're in for a total of around 60 hours. Then finally: - Watch Despair Arc AND Future Arc intertwined, starting with Future Arc (in doubt, check the air dates) - Watch Hope Arc, which is to air next week in place of Despair 12. The others had already said most of it, but I hope this list is useful to you. well to me seems like Despair Arc is Prequel to Future Arc.. its better if MAL will set Despair Arc as prequel to Future Arc.. |
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Daisy-Sensei said: Insanitium said: What you need to do in order: - Play Danganronpa 1 (or watch the very rushed anime adaptation, but please do yourself a favour and play the game even if you already have watched it (like me), it's awesome) - Play Danganronpa 2 - Play Another Episode or at least read on it (not the most important, but you have to learn about the plot, ending and characters. I skipped around a 11-hour long playthrough of it on Youtube because I only have a PC.) Chronologically, it takes place before DR2, but it would ruin part of the experience of playing 2 without knowing any of the characters. Much like with Despair Arc. FYI, the steps above took me 3 weeks on vacation to do. DR1 is around 19 hours, DR2 is around 31, and then you add AE and you're in for a total of around 60 hours. Then finally: - Watch Despair Arc AND Future Arc intertwined, starting with Future Arc (in doubt, check the air dates) - Watch Hope Arc, which is to air next week in place of Despair 12. The others had already said most of it, but I hope this list is useful to you. well to me seems like Despair Arc is Prequel to Future Arc.. its better if MAL will set Despair Arc as prequel to Future Arc.. It sure sounds like it, but while Despair Arc is a prequel to the entire series, it also spoils the first two games and the end of episode 1 of Future Arc. The episodes were made to be intertwined and some episodes are also thematically linked. You also learn about the past of some important characters from Future Arc in Despair Arc in places where a less inspired anime would have used flashbacks. Suffice to say, in a character-driven show, learning about the past of characters too soon constitutes mild spoilers. PS: They released Ultra Despair Girls on PC a year after my previous post (which means 2 years ago). It's not all bad. |
| Sacrificing sleep and sanity for more anime-induced dopamine. |
| Although it's recommended to play/watch the playthrough of the corresponding game first, I just went ahead and watched the anime w/o caring too much. Yeah, it does mean that the game will be "spoiled" but I still think there's stuff that wasn't shown in the anime from the game--especially in the second game. |
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Insanitium said: Daisy-Sensei said: well to me seems like Despair Arc is Prequel to Future Arc.. its better if MAL will set Despair Arc as prequel to Future Arc.. It sure sounds like it, but while Despair Arc is a prequel to the entire series, it also spoils the first two games and the end of episode 1 of Future Arc. The episodes were made to be intertwined and some episodes are also thematically linked. You also learn about the past of some important characters from Future Arc in Despair Arc in places where a less inspired anime would have used flashbacks. Suffice to say, in a character-driven show, learning about the past of characters too soon constitutes mild spoilers. PS: They released Ultra Despair Girls on PC a year after my previous post (which means 2 years ago). It's not all bad. i agree..."learning about the past of characters too soon constitutes mild spoilers." make sense if flashback exist in sequel than prequel can be also watched later to avoid spoilers and get excited about knowing more about character past |
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| Ignore the convoluted 'tv way' of watching this series. I ignored the intertwined way and it feels so much enjoyable and sensible, I advised 3 people that I know and they have a pleasant experience as well. I followed this route: 1. Despair Arc 2. Danganronpa 1 anime 3. Played Goodbye Despair 4. Future Arc 5. Hope Arc I ASSURE YOU I HAD THE BEST EXPERIENCE EVER AND THE STORY MAKES SO MUCH SENSE IN THAT WAY. oh yeah, theres side story like komaeda ova and ultra girls but i didnt watch nor play those since its just a minor plot in the main story. Hope it helps everyone that want to start watching this series. |
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