This is my first review lmao...

SPOILERS (Duh)

But anyway, I enjoyed this anime. (I heard the game is better so I'll check it out later) In this review I'll talk about the story, the characters, and my opinions on it.

The story/plot:

Fifteen highschoolers get trapped in a school with no way out and are forced to kill one another in hopes of escaping. Brutal am I right? I loved the concept! First of all, very interesting and in my opinion it never got boring. The first couple of episodes kinda had the same idea, someone gets killed, the students have to look for clues for a limited amount of time and then the class trial is held to determine who the killer is (decided by a unanimous vote). But, even though the first couple of episodes had the same idea, they were not boring at all! I loved how it had a mystery detective kinda feel to it where they had to look for clues and they only had a limited amount of time. So after times up, they all gather in a little "courtroom" (look I don't know what to call it haha) and debate on who the murderer is. Usually they suspect one person to be it but by some random evidence the Naegi somehow pins it on the true murderer. (usually, the murderer slips up by saying something they weren't supposed to). It is cliche but for me I didn't expect the murderers to be who they were half the time. Now skip the last couple of episodes when there are only six people left. The sixteenth student was revealed (and murdered) so they had to hold a class trial for that. Long story short, they think it's Naegi (because he's the protagonist, duh) and he almost dies but then pulls a Luke Skywalker and falls into the trash room. (thank you Fujisaki). Fast forward to the last episode where Junko is revealed to be the ultimate despair. Stuff happens and she's killed. Then the remaining six students get to finally leave. As they open the door and the light is shed into the room... we don't get to see the world and see if it's actually destroyed or just fine. I wish we could have seen it then the final scene would have come to an end, but I'm pretty sure it's to set up for the next arc?? (Correct me if I'm wrong).
But yeah, overall interesting story!

The characters:

For this part, I'll just post the name and write a couple of sentences about what I thought.

Monokuma: I just hate him. Which makes him a good character. Very goofy at times but then also has a twisted dark side.

Makoto Naegi: Typical protagonist. When he was revealed to be the super-duper high school hope I laughed. I mean his character was very optimistic but the name lmao. I liked him as a protagonist, I don't remember any major development from him. But I did like that he was chosen to be the protagonist. I honestly just like the vibe I get from his character.

Aoi Asahina: She was my second favorite character. She did get a little too emotional at times but I could understand why (I mean she was trapped in a murder school, who wouldn't get emotional when their best friend died?). I'm glad she was one of the six remaining.

Byakuya Togami: He gave me extreme Tsukishima vibes. Smart, sassy, and has glasses. I liked him a lot as a character.

Celestia Ludenberg: She was my favorite character. I liked how she was cool, calm, and collected throughout the series. I was sad when she died, but her murder plan was one of the best ones in my opinion. I liked her breakdown at the end before she got sent off to die. And her death sequence was one of my favorites.

Chihiro Fujisaki: I liked them a lot! I liked how they wanted to be strong and the way they died (That sounds horrible but like, how they died seemed fitting to them if you know what I mean.) I was glad they were reincarnated into a computer that helped the others out later in the series.

Hifumi Yamada: Typical side character that no one cares about. I wasn't a huge fan of him.

Junko Enoshima: Crazier than Toga. Also how did they not realize she was related in a way to Monokuma?? She had black and white bears on each of her pigtails.

Kiyotaka Ishimaru: Strong Iida vibes from him.

Kyoko Kirigiri: She became one of my favorites after Celestia died. I liked how smart she was and the fact she was a literal detective (very useful in finding out the secret to the school). I also loved that the principle was her dad.

Leon Kuwata: Typical jock. I liked how he broke down after he was found guilty.

Mondo Owada: I liked him. I liked how he went out as well. He wanted to keep a secret about killing his brother because he felt he was constantly in the shadow of him (honestly I love characters who feel like they are always overshadowed by someone).

Mukuro Ikusaba: She seemed cool I guess? I don't know man, she's dead now.

Sakura Ogami: I liked her and how she was revealed to be the spy. I also liked how she went out because honestly I didn't want to see a death scene.

Sayaka Maizono: She was the first one to die, so I don't have much to say about her. But she seemed nice?

Toko Fukawa: Oh my gosh she's crazy. But I liked her as well as a character (although when she was her shy self, she sometimes made me mad lol).

Yasuhiro Hagakure: Is it bad I wanted him to die? I honestly wasn't a huge fan of him.

In conclusion, most of the characters were likable. Although I wish some had character development.

Final thoughts/my opinions:

Overall, really good anime. The art style/animation was something I liked as well as music. Good plot and characters. I wish the characters had development though, it would have made me rate this higher. The anime moved me to go and check out the game!____