Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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THANK YOU for watching this extremely overdue video essay of mine on the mainline Danganronpa series. It’s taken me far too long to get my comprehensive thoughts out there, but I’m glad that I’ve finally made it. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have some hibernation to do.

WATCH PART 2 HERE ➤ youtube.com/watch?v=W6bXabkcAdM

Thumbnail is a courtesy of @doofs

Intro ➤ 0:00
Part 1: A Shaky Foundation ➤ 1:39
Part 2: The Simplest Framework ➤ 11:25
Part 3: An Island Oasis ➤ 26:35
Part 4: The Worst Instalment? ➤ 44:04
Part 5: Wrapping Up ➤ 1:14:32

I highly recommend watching through the analysis first before reading this, but here’s an addendum of things I would have added to the video or changed if I had the time (contains spoilers!) ➤ docs.google.com/document/d/1oM_mrSwF46M5BMxW9YViw4IP-maAKzt0L1pkotBapMM/edit?usp=sharing

Music (in order of appearance):

Going Under - the grind
Night in the Woods - Title
Kevin MacLeod - Maccary Bay
Danganronpa - Beautiful Dead
Honkai Star Rail - Space Walk
Anno Domini Beats - Intentions
Sunless Skies - Star-Maddened Skies
Danganronpa - Beautiful Morning
Night in the Woods - Mae’s House
Sarah the Instrumentalist - Salamanca
Slay the Spire - City
Pyre - Strange Voyage (Acoustic)
Freedom Trail Studio - Tempos Vari
Hades - House of Hades
Jet Set Radio - Sneakman
Danganronpa V3 - Despair Searching
A Hat In Time - You Are Now Legally A Bird
Super Smash Bros Brawl - Dragon Roost Island
Darkest Dungeon II - The Inn
Going Under - omegaccino
TUNIC - Redwood Colonnade
Shovel Knight - Strike the Earth
Danganronpa - DISTRUST
Danganronpa 2 - Alter Ego of the New World
Sonic Mania - Lava Reef Zone (Act 1)
TUNIC - Memories of Memories
Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Turn, Turn, Turn Again

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