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  • And now...the underdog series that took first place and HGT superiority...

  • The following trailer is rated "S" for "Spoilers".

  • From the studio that brought you anime fighting and off-brand wrestling

  • comes a twisted series about despair,

  • comes a twisted series about despair, betrayal

  • comes a twisted series about despair, betrayal and outright murder

  • all perpetrated by a homicidal

  • all perpetrated by a homicidal teddy bear?

  • Ah, geez...it's Five Nights at Freddy's all over again.

  • What is wrong with you people?

  • Danganronpa.

  • Get trapped in the horror high school of Danganronpa,

  • a high concept visual novel wrapped in a colorful art style

  • and even more colorful violence,

  • where typical anime tropes about Japanese high school

  • are flipped on their heads,

  • and themes of friendship,

  • and themes of friendship, youth

  • and themes of friendship, youth and camaraderie are transformed

  • into insanity,

  • into insanity, paranoia

  • into insanity, paranoia and over-the-top punishments

  • in a gameplay experience that's equal parts Saw,

  • in a gameplay experience that's equal parts Saw, Battle Royale

  • in a gameplay experience that's equal parts Saw, Battle Royale and Phoenix Wright,

  • which you probably only bought in the first place

  • because you were desperate to play anything on your PSP.

  • Enter the prestigious halls of Hope's Peak Academy,

  • where students are chosen for being the best of the best

  • and forced to compete in a terrifying death game

  • by a demented robot bear with costume changes.

  • Then discover attention you wouldn't expect in a game that's 90% reading

  • as the students investigate and find the true culprits through a series of class trials,

  • where the wrong choice could mean the murderer going free and the rest being killed,

  • and more importantly--

  • and more importantly-- you'll have to play the f^%king trial again.

  • Until you finally reach the ending,

  • Until you finally reach the ending, discover the truth

  • Until you finally reach the ending, discover the truth and unlock the REAL Danganronpa--

  • the dating sim mode.

  • Because nothing gets me rock hard like multiple personalities and a five-foot tongue.

  • Click-and-point through grisly murder scenes, looking for clues

  • and take testimony from your traumatized classmates

  • as you try to piece together the horrible murders your friends have committed,

  • then wander around, furiously clicking on everything to find the one thing you missed

  • until you finally trigger the trial sequence

  • and trap them with logic,

  • and trap them with logic, evidence

  • and trap them with logic, evidence and extremely weird minigames

  • that will have you shooting lives with word bullets like you're on Sherlock,

  • surfing on ideas

  • and playing murder-themed rhythm games.

  • Until you follow the game's extremely specific path to the culprit,

  • then get treated to an animated cutscene of your former classmate's gruesome slaughter,

  • followed by a philosophical rumination by the robot teddy bear

  • in a gameplay loop that is somehow 400 times more Japanese

  • in a gameplay loop that is somehow 400 times more Japanese than even Phoenix Wright.

  • And those games get PRETTY weird sometimes...

  • Suspend your disbelief and explore the surprising depths of Danganronpa

  • with a low-budget original that took the survivor formula and added child murder,

  • the sequel on a tropical island that defied all odds by being even more ridiculous,

  • some cash-in mobile games,

  • an inexplicable third-person shooter where you blow up Monokumas with a bullhorn,

  • a VR experience,

  • and mountains of manga and anime

  • in an extensive series that used to be known only to the dankest of weeaboos,

  • but is now slowly trickling out of the mainstream.

  • I mean, if you can make us do this, what's next?

  • Hatsune Miku?

  • Please, don't make me play Hatsune Miku.

  • So grab that gavel

  • So grab that gavel and get ready for punishment time

  • with a truly memorable series that has some truly diehard fans,

  • or at least one guy who knows how to rig an internet poll.

  • Congratulations, Danganronpers,

  • Congratulations, Danganronpers, people who love Mega Man hate you forever.

  • Starring...

  • Bland Boi,

  • JRPG Protaganist,

  • Nancy Drew,

  • Richie Rich,

  • Jack the Creeper,

  • Jersey Girl,

  • Totally Would Sell You Weed,

  • AKB-Leeding,

  • Rookie of the Year,

  • I Can't Believe It's Not Mondo,

  • Superior 2D,

  • Hammerhead,

  • 3D Pig Disgusting,

  • Hot Look,

  • Snu Snu,

  • Ann Impala,

  • Berserker,

  • Fat Richie Rich?,

  • Fake Gamer Grill,

  • Mini Majima,

  • Ant Man But With Hamsters,

  • Dancing With the Stars,

  • Baby Metal,

  • Jump Her Cables,

  • Veronica Mars Chan,

  • Ultimate Fan Service,

  • Guy Friedied,

  • Princess Die-Aries,

  • Killed Bill,

  • The Million Yen Man,

  • The Ultimate Asshole,

  • Princess Rabids,

  • and...Teddy.

  • Despair Meets World!

  • Man, these are weird.

  • How can it get any crazier in the sequel?

  • Oh...there's a robot...

  • I feel stupid for even asking.

  • Comment below on what you want me to read in my epic voice!

  • "THIS IS NOT WELCOME IN A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT!"

  • "You're not dealing with the average Saiyan anymore"

  • "I sharpened a pencil in my bum and now I need a band-aid!"

  • "I did not have sexual relations with that watermelon."

And now...the underdog series that took first place and HGT superiority...

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