2200https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/811111525729042453/862877148569272320/mpvshot0241.png?width=1636height=920 A few months ago I wrote a review. Not just any review but a sequel to another review. That review was of Danganronpa 3: Miraihen and at the end I promised to return to the Hope Side and lay out all my remaining issues with Danganronpa 3. In all honesty I hadnt even thought about that and wrote it moreso as a joke than anything else but due to recent events I have come upon inspiration that will allow me to write what will be something that will get me tons of annoying messages. Danganronpa 3 sucks. Just flat out going to say it it sucks. At its best its a 3/10 in Miraihen and at its worst its needless fanservice for characters that arent even remotely like their original incarnations beyond the most superficial and surface level. Despite all that not only do these anime receive stark amounts of love but KibouHen itself receives quite a bit of good will when really its just a continuation of many of the flaws present across Danganronpa 3 in general. I think fan service is a fascinating topic as I have had or seen plenty of discussions surrounding the idea of varying intellectual quality. The reason I bring this up is because ultimately the vast majority of Danganronpa 3 is just fanservice unrelenting annoying fucking horrible fan service at that. What point does the Ultra Despair Girls episode serve beyond tying up a red herring in Monaca and showing off characters from said game? Why do most of the Zetsubouhen episodes exist if not for fans of the Danganronpa 2 cast? And to come back to a general idea why does Kibouhen exist if not to service Danganronpa fans? You may ask what I mean by that and what I mean is... Kibouhen essentially removes any and all consequences from both Danganronpa 2 and 3. Kirigiri is dead Oh wait shes alive because she got a cure in the most asinine way possible. The Danganronpa 2 cast is a bunch of vegetables No they arent they fine theyre all walking around dressed up like they were three years ago in universe despite 2 stating that many of them had done horrific things to their bodies. Oh but surely Hajimes decision at the end of 2 mattered and he has chosen a life devoid of talent because he realized its not the most important thing right? Right? You can see where this is going. Now why does all this walk backing and removal of any complex ideas actually do? It creates this safe and sterile conclusion where everyone is happy nothing bad happened there was no tough decisions and no consequences to follow. Hajime gets to keep all his talents and be himself Nagito isnt dying anymore Kirigiri came back to life the DR2 cast have nothing to worry about since their bodies were perfectly fine Its so... bland. It almost feels like hope is being forced upon you like its some attempt at a meta commentary that this is the in universe hope video except for the viewers. But theres no subversion at the end of the day no grand Gotcha nothing. The DR2 cast gets on a boat and leaves Miraihen crew just moves on and now Naegi is the headmaster of Hopes Peak Academy. Oh but I guess Gundham has more hamsters now and thats so cute and so kawaii this anime is perfect. 2200https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/811111525729042453/862876517733498900/mpvshot0238.png?width=1636height=920 I felt very drained the first time I saw this back when it aired and I felt even more drained when I went to rewatch it just a few months ago. I dont get how someone can watch this and accept this conclusion. This isnt an ending this isnt some grand culmination of all the series events the second game is pretty much a non factor now. There were no consequences it was all just manufactured despair that went nowhere. I guess the thesis statement of Danganronpa 3 could be summed up in this ending. They did not care for the prior entries and so instead they indulge in references and showing off the characters with none of their major flaws. I originally wanted to go through each and every character from Danganronpa 2 and discuss how 3 mishandles them but I can show no better proof of that than this singular episode. None of the characters are handled well in just these 24 minutes of subpar animation. Its such a shame that the Hopes Peak Academy Arc had to end this way honestly. I dont want to hate Danganronpa I love this series but I cant in good faith say anything about this anime other than What a waste of my time. 2200https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/460162465813102602/862863846497452082/JozuScream.png