07-05-2013, 09:06 AM | #1 | |
Fog Badge
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 6,513
|
Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei - The Animation
15 students are selected to attend Hope's Peak Private Academy, a high school for promising and privileged persons with a hopeful future ahead of them. However, upon arrival they discover they are forever trapped in the school run by a principal named Monokuma (Monobear). There is a catch, though: if a student murders another student and gets away with it, he or she will be allowed to leave. If, however, a student murders another student and is discovered, he or she will be executed. Length: 13 episodes Airs: Friday Quote:
__________________
Last edited by deoxys; 07-05-2013 at 03:38 PM. |
|
07-05-2013, 09:06 AM | #2 |
Fog Badge
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 6,513
|
Characters: (descriptions taken from Wikipedia) Makoto Naegi: The protagonist. An ordinary high school student who was accepted to the academy by raffle. He has no spectacular talents apart from his optimism and was given the title of Super High School Level Good Luck. Monobear: A strange teddy bear who proclaims himself to be the principal of the academy and initiates a life of mutual killing amongst the students. Sayaka Maizono: A cheerful girl who is the leader of a five member nationally popular idol group. Makoto and Sayaka went to same junior high school. Her title is Super High School Level Idol. Leon Kuwata: A brash teenager who is exceptionally good at baseball. His title is Super High School Level Baseball Player. Kyouko Kirigiri: A mysterious female who seemingly has amnesia but also possesses a cool head and reasoning skills. The skill for she was accepted into the academy for is unknown. Byakuya Togami: The successor of a highly successful family corporation who considers himself superior to all the other students in the academy. His title is Super High School Level Heir. Aoi Asahina: A well meaning, air-headed student who excels in athletic sports, especially swimming. Her title is Super High School Level Swimmer. Kiyotaka Ishimaru: An enthusiastically straight laced student who is a stickler for rules and order. His title is Super High School Level Hall Monitor. Touko Fukawa: A gloomy girl with a persecution complex who is a best selling novelist. Her title is Super High School Level Literature Girl Mondo Oowada: A hot-blooded student who is a head of the largest bōsōzoku group in the country. His title is Super High School Level Gang Leader. Sakura Oogami: A fearsome student who is a world class fighter and is nicknamed "The Ogre". Title is Super High School Level Wrestler. Hifumi Yamada: An otaku student who is a popular dōjin manga artist. He proclaims that his interests are solely in the "2D World". His title is Super High School Level Dōjin Author. Celestia Ludenberg: A student in Gothic Lolita costume who is a famous gambler and known as the "Queen of Liars." Her title is Super High School Level Gambler. Yasuhiro Hagakure: A laid back student who is a rising star in the fortune telling community. His title is Super High School Level Fortune Teller. Junko Enoshima: A charismatic gyaru fashion model who has modeled for many popular magazines. Her title is Super High School Level Gyaru. Chihiro Fujisaki: A shy, retiring student who is a skilled programmer, with the title of Super High School Level Programmer. Last edited by deoxys; 07-05-2013 at 09:32 PM. |
07-05-2013, 09:13 AM | #3 |
Fog Badge
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 6,513
|
Even though we have a Dang Rope thread in Entertainment, I made one here because I didn't want discussion of the anime to interfere with the game/Let's Plays.
First episode impressions: I'm not sure what to think just yet. Going into this I didn't at all know what the premise of the show was, so I was slightly let down once I discovered the whole battle royale/hunger games-esque storyline, though I'm not exactly disappointed. It's an interesting premise for sure, but it's not something I'm entirely a fan of. The good news is the premise of the show alone means this will more than likely be a hot topic in terms of something to discuss given the very nature of the show coupled with the "whodunit?" scenarios we are almost sure to encounter. On Monobear: Don't really know how to feel about that. Obviously it's a robot or something remote controlled, maybe even a demon (I doubt it), but I've never really been a fan of "serious" anime having a cartoonish animal/comic relief character. I know, it was a game before it was an anime, but still, I feel very meh about it. I won't let it get in the way of the story though. So that's about it. I don't really have any spoilery thoughts on the episode for this week since we're just getting started, so I think this is all I have to say for now. |
07-05-2013, 09:56 AM | #4 |
我が名は勇者王!
|
Have you played the game VGM?
__________________
あなたの勇気が切り開く未来
ふたりの想いが見つけだす希望 今 信じあえる あきらめない 心かさね 永遠を抱きしめて |
07-05-2013, 10:05 AM | #5 |
Fog Badge
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 6,513
|
I haven't, nor have I watched the Let's Plays. Everything I know about the story I know from the first episode and the MAL description... so this is an entirely fresh experience for me.
|
07-05-2013, 11:04 AM | #6 |
我が名は勇者王!
|
I think the designs are "kawaii". Trying to avoid using two other adjectives that would commit me to a certain mind-set.
Will watch!
__________________
あなたの勇気が切り開く未来
ふたりの想いが見つけだす希望 今 信じあえる あきらめない 心かさね 永遠を抱きしめて |
07-05-2013, 11:55 AM | #7 |
超高校級 写真師
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Hope's Peak Academy
Posts: 2,723
|
I was gonna make a thread for this but it's already here so cool!
A note: This thread will be ONLY for the anime and as such absolutely no spoilers whatsoever are to be discussed here, not even in spoiler tags. For everyone who's read the Let's Play or otherwise knows what's going to happen, discuss everything in the Dangan Ronpa thread in the Entertainment forum.
__________________
|
07-05-2013, 01:13 PM | #8 |
我が名は勇者王!
|
I watched the first episode.
It's interesting, but nothing mind-breaking. I'm less interested in the premise and more the execution, as it were. I'd imagine that as stability breaks down in Hope Academy, the complexity of the murders will increase as it becomes more difficult to pinpoint who did what. I got myself spoiled though on a character death, looking up something. That said, I did find some odd information. (stuff I don't consider spoiler material but others spoiled me by pointing it out) Spoiler: show I like Sayaka. Would bang. Unfortunately, I think she's going to go the route of June in 999.
__________________
あなたの勇気が切り開く未来
ふたりの想いが見つけだす希望 今 信じあえる あきらめない 心かさね 永遠を抱きしめて Last edited by Doppleganger; 07-05-2013 at 04:29 PM. |
07-05-2013, 03:40 PM | #10 |
Fog Badge
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 6,513
|
Sorry Copy, didn't mean to take the thread from you! If I'd known you were going to make it I'd have left it for you. I watched the episode this morning and wanted to talk about my thoughts so I just decided to go ahead and make it. I did edit the OP with your rule though, I think it's solid and everyone should see it.
|
07-05-2013, 03:50 PM | #12 |
Fog Badge
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 6,513
|
So as a big Dang Rope fan, how do you feel about the anime so far? Do you feel like it has done the game justice?
|
07-05-2013, 04:09 PM | #13 |
超高校級 写真師
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Hope's Peak Academy
Posts: 2,723
|
Absolutely! My only complaint is some of the translations, but that's not the anime's fault. Like in the dub, Togami is "Super Duper High School Scion" and Mondo is "Super Duper High School Outlaw Biker", but I much prefer the Let's Play's translation of "Super High School Level Heir" and "Super High School Level Gang Leader", respectively.
SDHS doesn't roll off the tongue as well as SHSL, and also Gang Leader is a much better and more accurate title for Mondo than just "Outlaw Biker". Yamada's title is better as Super High School Level Doujin Author, too.
__________________
|
07-05-2013, 04:14 PM | #14 |
我が名は勇者王!
|
How is it a spoiler if it's obviously a male actor? Heck, the only reason I went to confirm it is to check out which one.
__________________
あなたの勇気が切り開く未来
ふたりの想いが見つけだす希望 今 信じあえる あきらめない 心かさね 永遠を抱きしめて |
07-05-2013, 05:09 PM | #15 | ||
時の彼方へ
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Lafayette, Indiana
Posts: 20,578
|
Quote:
Quote:
UTW is who I'm watching with, and they've opted for Super Duper, it looks like. Like, they have "Super Duper High School Luckster" at around 2m15s. *resumes watching*
__________________
|
||
07-05-2013, 05:16 PM | #16 |
超高校級 写真師
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Hope's Peak Academy
Posts: 2,723
|
It's not coming out in English, per se, but there's a fan translation patch made for the game that translates it into English. So none of the translations are the "official" English localization. I just prefer "Super High School Level" because "Super Duper" anything sounds really ridiculous.
These are all my opinions though! I'm not stating any of these as how they are 100% /supposed to be/, I was just noting the difference and how I think they sound better.
__________________
|
07-05-2013, 05:24 PM | #17 |
時の彼方へ
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Lafayette, Indiana
Posts: 20,578
|
Pausing on Fujisaki Chihiro to say that she sounds like a trap. I recognize that voice. I'll be damned if I can say from where though. In no way, shape, or form sounds like a girl.
(for video game players only thanks to now-edited or deleted comments from earlier) Spoiler: show
__________________
|
07-05-2013, 05:30 PM | #18 |
超高校級 写真師
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Hope's Peak Academy
Posts: 2,723
|
Spoiler: show BUT it is definitely our fault for bringing attention to it, so, yep. Better topic: Purely by first impressions, who do you all think will survive, who do you think will kill someone else, and who do you think will be killed?
__________________
|
07-05-2013, 05:32 PM | #19 |
我が名は勇者王!
|
Wait, there's a translation out? I was under the assumption this was not a PC game. Or is the patch for a console or hand-held?
__________________
あなたの勇気が切り開く未来
ふたりの想いが見つけだす希望 今 信じあえる あきらめない 心かさね 永遠を抱きしめて |
07-05-2013, 05:47 PM | #21 |
時の彼方へ
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Lafayette, Indiana
Posts: 20,578
|
This entire cast of characters looks utterly unappealing. Only ones I'm thinking I'm gonna like are:
Some of these names might be clues, as in 999. For example, Kirigiri (Kyouko's last name) evokes 切り切り "cut cut", so who knows, maybe she uses piano wire or knives or something. Naegi and Sayaka (the protagonist and the girl with fair skin, blue eyes, and long navy blue hair) seem like they're torn straight out of 999. When I see Sayaka, I feel like I'm looking right at June. So ... (Major spoilers for 999, but 100% pure speculation for Dangan Ronpa) Spoiler: show You ask who I think is going to live or die but I've only just met the kids -- I'm about 6m30s in -- so I'm going to be pretty blindly speculating based on tropes and visual clues alone. Will make it far for sure:
__________________
Last edited by Talon87; 07-05-2013 at 05:52 PM. |
07-05-2013, 06:33 PM | #22 |
The hostess with the mostess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 226,522
|
I really really like how they're using the games music for this. It fits perfectly. Although we didn't hear Monobears theme? Or did I miss it somehow? I hope they play it, it is a cool tune.
Other than that, even though I read the whole thing the anime already looks way better. |
07-05-2013, 06:35 PM | #23 | ||
Dragon's Tears
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Searching for light
Posts: 6,469
|
Quote:
Quote:
__________________
|
||
07-05-2013, 06:51 PM | #24 |
超高校級 写真師
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Hope's Peak Academy
Posts: 2,723
|
Really? That's weird. You're basically the only person who can't remember them after reading the Let's Play, then. Everyone else I know can rattle off every character's full name no problem.
__________________
|
07-05-2013, 06:54 PM | #25 | |
The hostess with the mostess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 226,522
|
Quote:
Personally I will never be able to unhear Zoro or Ranmas voice, ahaha. |
|
Lower Navigation | ||||||
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|