I see people giving wrong information in this section. I'm a Danganronpa fan and finished all visual novels and anime. After finishing the first and second game, you can play "Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls" which is something like a Spin-Off, but not really because it covers what happened to the city after *spoiler* its destruction. Some important characters from the games also appear and it will give you some more context for the anime. However, it would not ruin your experience of watching the anime at all, so it's up to you.
There are four animes after that: "Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai-hen." (Future arc,) "Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen." (Despair arc,) "Danganronpa 3: The end of Kibougamine Gakuen - Kibou-hen." (Hope arc,) and Super Danganronpa 2.5: Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of the World.
You should watch it in the order it was released to get the best experience. First, an episode of Future Arc, then, an episode of Despair Arc, the next episode of Future Arc, the next episode of Despair Arc, and so on. Something like this:
-Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 1
-Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 1
-Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 2
-Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 2
-Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 3
-Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 3
-Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 4
-Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 4
-Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 5
-Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 5
-Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 6
-Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 6
And so on...
When you finish the Future and Despair Arcs, you should watch the Hope Arc (Kibou-Hen) which has only ONE episode and is the conclusion to the first two animes.
After finishing those animes, you can watch Danganronpa 2.5, which is an OVA that accurs after Danganronpa 2. However, it contains spoilers about a major event in the Anime of Danganronpa 3, so I would recommend you to leave it for the end.
To conclude, here's the full list of watch order:
-Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc (First Game)
-Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (Second Game)
-Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
-Danganronpa 3 (Anime):
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 1
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 1
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 2
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 2
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 3
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 3
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 4
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 4
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 5
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 5
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 6
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 6
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 7
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 7
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 8
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 8
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 9
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 9
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 10
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 10
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 11
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-Hen (Despair Arc) episode 11
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-Hen (Future Arc) episode 12
Danganronpa 3: Kibou-Hen (Hope Arc) episode 1
Danganronpa 2.5
If you're wondering, no, this is not the chronological order of the events in Danganronpa, but this is the way is meant to be played / watched.
Also, about the third game: Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, it has nothing to do with the anime or the other 2 games. You can play it after finishing the anime. I hope this was helpful. |