Danganronpa: Kibô no gakuen to zetsubô no kôkôsei - The animation

First Viewing: Japanese Dub; no prior game play.

I don't know or care what the tween "critics" say about this anime, I'm glad I watched on pure recommendation and it was absolutely worth it. The end may have hit me a bit personally and I found myself unintentionally crying. (Dealing with severe depression, it put the hope/despair into a wonderful light and the writers should be praised for putting it in perspective.)

It's pretty obvious it will differ from the game, so that argument is just laughable. The point is, I never played the games until I watched the anime and I'm sure that was exactly the point. It did seem a bit rushed, which is why I played the games after. And it sure didn't sour me from doing so.

The Japanese cast is incredible! With many popular seiyuu for nostalgia and some newer ones to fully appreciate.

Overall, being new to the series this was the best place to start. The animation wasn't golden, though I found that's hardly a problem if the story holds up as great as this did.

For me, Danganronpa was a great anime. I loved the characters, the suspense, the plot, everything. I'll always show my gratitude to my friend for introducing it to me. After 13 episodes, however, the show was over. Almost as soon as I had started watching it, it was over. I never played the original video games (but I am aware of some fans' frustration), though I do share the same opinion as many of them: it was too rushed. I wish there were more episodes to learn more aboit the characters, and more episodes for the story to play out. Despite this, however, I still do love it (I gave it a solid 8, after all), and it'll still probably be one of my top 5 animes.

So, who would I recommend this to? I'd say Danganronpa is a good anime for people who love mysteries and can handle blood. I wouldn't suggest it for their first anime, however.

Danganronpa could be a better show if it wasn't so rushed, paid more attention to the characters, and maybe went ahead with the game. I suggest watching it through the first murder case to decide if you want to continue or not. Regardless, go into this without high expectations or play the game as most players suggested.

This adaptation is good but they went a little rushed in some of the scenes for explaining. The class trials were one episode. Maybe they should have been two episodes like the last one. But I don't understand why people hate it. It wasn't bad.

I absolutely love the teddy bear Monokuma, he's like my spirit animal with the way he comes out with stuff and that's always trolling to get on everyones nerves. As dark I am, I think he is just totally cute! I was quite surprised that most of the reviews here didn't like this first adaption of Danganronpa at all! I find it enjoyable and that each character had their own unique personalities. The psychological vibe on this would really dive you into a world of thriller and mystery like I find that entertaining lol! Seriously though I thought this first adaption was class and I only found out about this anime series not too long ago.

I am really glad I got the chance to watch this anime, it was terrifyingly good. Also note for the parents, do not show this to kids, there so much messed up stuff on it that it is quite scary! In my opinion, I give this anime a 8/10 for its thrilling ride of monopoly!!!!