(disclaimer most subjective things in this review are my opinion, if you disagree you disagree, it's my first review and i know I'm just rambling on after a certain point. Sorry in advance)
Around a year ago i played the first danganronpa game. The game this anime is based on. It was a great experience and i enjoyed playing trough it and trying to get the maximum friendship with everyone. Wich sadly was not in the anime.
As i watched the first episode i felt like i was watching a silent playthrough, except for the backstory of the school there was not much left out in the anime.
The anime takes over the trigger mechanic from the game but in a lazy way without much explanation. They could have done something special or adapt it differently so it would make the anime feel les like the game but with a different art style.
Going into the anime after finishing the game just made it boring for me. There is nothing new or special just the same story, less backstory and lore. Most death scenes where the same as in the game with some extra panels.
Some might say people should watch the anime first but that's not true. Going back to the bullet mechanism, if you watch the anime first you just see a bullet fly at a false statement. No real explanation or such.
A small disappointment in the subs (alright it might not be the same for everyone) is the translation of monokuma. A name so important to the plot almost as important to the series ad the word despair was translated as "monobear". Even in the english version of the game the mascots name is monokuma, so it's disappointing to constantly read "monobear".
Another thing is the comics that display how it happened instead of showing a flashback/animation of how it happened we get a part of the comic instead.
If danganronpa would be like persona4 and add some extra scene making this look less then a cheap adaption of a popular game it would not be such a disappointing mediocre show. The anime is what it says an adaptation of a game. If you want to watch the series i recommend playing the game first or instead. There is not much extra this show brings to the table i would say it's even less then the game.
In the end i would say you can watch it first if you are looking for something to just spend time. But if you really want more, backstory or a more detailed explanation play the game and leave the anime for after or for when you are bored and just watch something to watch.
These are my thoughts about the show, ofcourse donut girl and Chihiro and the detective are my favorite and i hope to say till soon when i have a more positive review based on better notes.
Greetings gothicpurple
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