Management: This essay is meant to be less of a review and more of analysis of the show being examined. It contains spoilers for Danganronpa. This essay is a re-write of an earlier article on the same subject. In Danganronpa, there is Despair and her Remnants. In addition to the Ultimate Despair Junko Enoshima of … Continue reading Danganronpa: Guilt, Propaganda, Asociality, and Despair in Anime
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