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First Reactions: Dangan Ronpa Episode 3
Dangan Ronpa is so damn campy. But I love campy. So I love it. In all seriousness, there was a choice to be made when this anime was adapted. The staff could take the source material and turn it into a...
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First Reactions: Dangan Ronpa Episode 4
One of the big draws of this show is its varied character designs, and up till now it’s mainly been letting each personality tell its own story. This week, it kicked things up a notch and really gave...
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First Reactions: Dangan Ronpa Episode 5
Monokuma’s background antics made this episode. But there was definitely a lot to like elsewhere. Somewhere out there, a terrible writer is making a joke about not being allowed to bring pot in a...
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First Reactions: Dangan Ronpa Episode 6
Chihiro coming back as an AI was certainly unexpected. Said AI seemed nice enough, though you can never tell with this show. More interesting than either the revelation of the AI’s existence or the...
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First Reactions: Dangan Ronpa Episode 7
Without a doubt, the most impressive thing about this show is the sheer number of ways they’ve managed to work in a Monokuma enjoying himself in the background. This time might have been my favorite,...
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First Reactions: Dangan Ronpa Episode 8
Nothing telegraphs a good episode quite like opening with an aerial cross counter. Monokuma’s decision to blow Sakura’s cover as the mole was a savvy one. Clearly he’d run out of uses for her (and she...
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First Reactions: Dangan Ronpa Episode 9
Togami’s been an unremarkable character for most of the series. I say that because this episode he really stood out, pulling a Barry Marshall and drinking what was ostensibly poison to prove his point....
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First Reactions: Dangan Ronpa Episode 10
This was, first and foremost, a great Monokuma episode. His cosplay acting was a level up from normal, that back-and-forth between him and Naegi about the lack of cameras in the baths was solid banter,...
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First Reactions: Dangan Ronpa Episodes 11 and 12
Sorry for the incredibly late updates. I’ve had a busy time lately that I’d like to claim is all work’s fault, but it really has as much to do with Valkyria Chronicles 2 and the general greatness of...
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First Reactions: Dangan Ronpa Episode 13 (End) and Quickie Scores (9/10)
Based on the formula it had followed thus far, I felt I had a pretty good idea of where Dangan Ronpa was going with its ending. I was wrong; the ending packed a genuine twist that flipped the premise...
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