Before you play V3, you should watch/play these (in order!!)

[Madoroki]

GAMES-
Danganronpa 1: Trigger Happy Havoc
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
ANIME- (technically optional, but definetly recommended)
Danganronpa 3: Mirai-hen (Future Arc)
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-hen (Despair Arc)
(You should watch the animes in a specific order, for example, Mirai-hen (Future) ep1, then Zetsubou-hen (Despair) ep1. You should not watch the next episode of Mirai-hen (Future) until you watch the corresponding Zetsubou-hen (Despair) ep. If you have any questions please feel free to comment)
Danganronpa 3: Kibou-hen (Hope Arc)
Danganronpa 2.5: Komaeda Nagito to Sekai no Hakaimono (Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of the World)

[Quincy Quinn]

I agree with JadeWing on release order, in that many aspects of the games and anime assume you've played/seen others for a certain effect. However, I would also edit in the English names of the anime arcs to be less confusing.

Also, anyone have any word on how DR3 can be purchased? Could never find it.

[Czar]

Originally posted by Hex Maniac Quinn:

I agree with JadeWing on release order, in that many aspects of the games and anime assume you've played/seen others for a certain effect. However, I would also edit in the English names of the anime arcs to be less confusing.

Also, anyone have any word on how DR3 can be purchased? Could never find it.

Amazon.jp

[SeriousSeiko]

Originally posted by ⓚⓚⓚ | d_dweeb:

Then there's the novels. Haven't exactly read them all so I don't know which order they'd be in.

i have an extensive guide with literrally everything DR in order here
https://docs.google.com/document/d/149_BH8_Op_3DBNWlMrd-ADdn-ddpZ2UV6bDxz8M-eP4/edit?usp=sharing

[Ëvïlnïck8 ゴゴゴ]

Wasnt the idea for this game that you dont need to play the previous games. This is a seperate story from the first 2 games right?
That way newcommers dont have to go through multiple other games and animes.

[SeriousSeiko]

Originally posted by ëvïlnïck8:

Wasnt the idea for this game that you dont need to play the previous games. This is a seperate story from the first 2 games right?
That way newcommers dont have to go through multiple other games and animes.

I dont know where this misconception started but its definately not true

[Quincy Quinn]

Originally posted by Emo_Girl_2006_xXx:

Originally posted by Hex Maniac Quinn:

I agree with JadeWing on release order, in that many aspects of the games and anime assume you've played/seen others for a certain effect. However, I would also edit in the English names of the anime arcs to be less confusing.

Also, anyone have any word on how DR3 can be purchased? Could never find it.

Amazon.jp

I'm looking for dub; why would I need to search at .jp?

[Angel Of Light]

Originally posted by тѕυмυgι ѕнιяσgαиє:

Originally posted by ëvïlnïck8:

Wasnt the idea for this game that you dont need to play the previous games. This is a seperate story from the first 2 games right?
That way newcommers dont have to go through multiple other games and animes.

I dont know where this misconception started but its definately not true

well V3 is supposed to be considered a sequel and new game

[Quincy Quinn]

We really need to work out if this is in the same continuity at all or not. I thought it was true that it wasn't, but now I'm not so sure.

[Elsantic]

DR3 (The Anime(s)) isn't even that worth it. If you plan to play the other games, just play them in release order. The animes can easily be skipped.
DR 2.5 is also v skippable

[Lauriam]

Originally posted by ⓚⓚⓚ | d_dweeb:

Imo you should just go chronoligcally story wise ( From start to finish ). Reason being because everything just sorts it self out, questions get answered, and so on. Like how in AE The ending which Izuru rips out Kuro's and Shiro's chips. Which then becomes virus Junko. Explains everything.

However, playing through the games/anime through its chronological storyline, would make the experience less interesting and enjoyable since you'd be answering many plot twists and mysteries early on. Recommended to just play/watch everything through their release dates.

Especially when alternating between episodes when watching the Future Side and Despair Side from Danganronpa 3 anime, since Kodaka (The Creator) intended the anime to be watched like this.
> Future Ep 1, Despair Ep 1, Future Ep 2, Despair Ep 2 . . . alternating until Hope Side.

Originally posted by тѕυмυgι ѕнιяσgαиє:

Originally posted by ëvïlnïck8:

Wasnt the idea for this game that you dont need to play the previous games. This is a seperate story from the first 2 games right?
That way newcommers dont have to go through multiple other games and animes.

I dont know where this misconception started but its definately not true

Danganronpa V3 was advertised as being a different universe from the Hope's Peak Academy Saga by Kodaka. The Hope's Peak Universe and story ended in the Danganronpa 3 anime. The only returning character for V3 is Monokuma.

I'd still recommend playing the previous games and watching the DR 3 anime just because they're still great, even though the anime (pretty awful personally) has mixed (mostly negative) reviews.

[buttered_toast]

guys pls
pls read zero
edit: also your google doc says to read it after SDR2 even though it came out before SDR2 you dummy

[Madoroki]

Ah sorry for the confusion! These are the animes with their English titles

Danganronpa 3: Mirai-hen --> Danganronpa 3: Future Arc
Danganronpa 3: Zetsubou-hen --> Danganronpa 3: Despair Arc
Danganronpa 3: Kibou-hen --> Danganronpa 3: Hope Arc
Danganronpa 2.5: Komaeda Nagito to Sekai no Hakaimono --> Nagito Komaeda and the Destroyer of the World

Hope this helped ^^ (I'll also update it in the original post)

[Madoroki]

Originally posted by ⓚⓚⓚ | d_dweeb:

Imo you should just go chronoligcally story wise ( From start to finish ). Reason being because everything just sorts it self out, questions get answered, and so on. Like how in AE The ending which Izuru rips out Kuro's and Shiro's chips. Which then becomes virus Junko. Explains everything.

>Danganronpa 3: Despair Arc
>Danganronpa 1: Trigger Happy Havoc/ The Animation
>Danganronpa Another Episode: Utra Despair Girls
>Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
>Danganronpa 2.5
>Danganrona 3: Future Arc
>Danganronpa 3: Hope Arc

Then there's the novels. Haven't exactly read them all so I don't know which order they'd be in.

That's also another good way to go at it!
After replaying/rewatching the series multiple times in different orders I just thought this way is a little more exciting (especially for people who are on their first run through it). For example, if you watched DR 2.5 before Future and Hope, you would be spoiled and know that the 77th class was saved. ... This was something I personally found to be a cool reveal in DR3 Future/Hope (even though it was pretty predictable due to the circumstances). Another one being watching Despair before playing SDR2, because in it you immediately know Hajime was not a part of the Main department, but the Reserve course which is a big twist in the second game, besides the major one in chapter 6 that is also spoiled in Despair. But of course the order you experience it in is all personal preference ^^ I just belive that the order I listed allows first-timers to get the most out of all the twists in the games/animes~

[Elsantic]

Originally posted by JadeWing:

Originally posted by ⓚⓚⓚ | d_dweeb:

Imo you should just go chronoligcally story wise ( From start to finish ). Reason being because everything just sorts it self out, questions get answered, and so on. Like how in AE The ending which Izuru rips out Kuro's and Shiro's chips. Which then becomes virus Junko. Explains everything.

>Danganronpa 3: Despair Arc
>Danganronpa 1: Trigger Happy Havoc/ The Animation
>Danganronpa Another Episode: Utra Despair Girls
>Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
>Danganronpa 2.5
>Danganrona 3: Future Arc
>Danganronpa 3: Hope Arc

Then there's the novels. Haven't exactly read them all so I don't know which order they'd be in.

That's also another good way to go at it!
After replaying/rewatching the series multiple times in different orders I just thought this way is a little more exciting (especially for people who are on their first run through it). For example, if you watched DR 2.5 before Future and Hope, you would be spoiled and know that the 77th class was saved. ... This was something I personally found to be a cool reveal in DR3 Future/Hope (even though it was pretty predictable due to the circumstances). Another one being watching Despair before playing SDR2, because in it you immediately know Hajime was not a part of the Main department, but the Reserve course which is a big twist in the second game, besides the major one in chapter 6 that is also spoiled in Despair. But of course the order you experience it in is all personal preference ^^ I just belive that the order I listed allows first-timers to get the most out of all the twists in the games/animes~ :Hajime_DGR:

It makes more sense to play them in the order they were released. That was the order they came out in, thats the order each part of the story was written. I see this every time a DR game makes it to steam. If they wanted you to play DRAE before 2, then why did they release 2 first then?

Like I said before as well, the animes are skippable, they aren't really the best written things ever. 2.5 didn't even release until January.

[adleen]

Is Another Episode really needed to play beforehand? I thought it was a spinoff therefore not canon