<p>Okay, so this actually gets a little complicated.</p>
<p>Instead of watching the anime for the first game, I would watch a let's play or pick it up on Steam when it's on sale (it's worth it, trust me).  As far as an actual order to get the most out of the story the order I would go is:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc</strong></li>
<li><strong>Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair</strong></li>
<li><strong>Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls</strong> (this has spoilers for SDR2)</li>
</ul>
<p>All of this is pretty standard so far.  But here is where things get complicated.  After 2 comes <strong>Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy</strong> which is set during 2 different timelines that are two different complementary series.  The idea is that you alternate between the two of them starting with <em>Side Future</em>, then <em>Side Despair</em> so your order would be F1, D1, F2, D2, etc...</p>
<p>After that you'll be all caught up for the release of <strong>Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony</strong> this summer.</p>

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swiftzor
<p>I'm pretty sure it's like this:
Danganronpa 3: Despair Arc first. 
Then the remnants of despair (students in Danganronpa 3) ruin world while Danganronpa: The Animation/Trigger Happy Havoc is going on. 
Niegi and others escape and successfully capture the remnants. While they are, the events in New Despair Girsls are taking place. 
As Danganronpa 3: Future Arc starts, the remnants are currently in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 
When Danganronpa 3 ends, Niegi, Kirigiri, and Byakuya head into Danganronpa 2 to help the former remnants. This isn't the order to watch or anything, but it is the chronology. </p>

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MisterZero
<p>The anime are actually pretty much a secondary product to the DR games.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>In order to watch the Danganronpa series, you should play the games before watching the Danganronpa 1 and Danganronpa 2 anime. The games are called:</p>
<ul>
<li>Danganronpa 1</li>
</ul>
<p>and</p>
<ul>
<li>Danganronpa 2</li>
</ul>
<p>After that watch Danganronpa 3 anime and then play the Danganronpa 3 game.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>No matter how you look at it, the story doesn't really make sense unless you play the games, as the anime was made for the people who have already played the games.<strong>(At least the Danganronpa 3 anime was, the Danganronpa 1 anime is just an adaptation of the first game.)</strong></p>

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Ded
<p>To be honest, the correct order of watching it is: (From top to bottom) </p>

<ul>
<li>Future Arc</li>
<li>Despair Arc</li>
<li>Hope </li>
</ul>

<p>By watching alternately, it makes more sense but the proper way to watch is: (From top to bottom)</p>

<ul>
<li>Future </li>
<li>Despair</li>
<li>Hope</li>
</ul>

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Kyoko Kirigiri
<ol>
<li>Danganronpa 1/trigger happy havoc (danganronpa: the animation?)</li>
<li>danganronpa 2: goodbye despair</li>
<li>Danganronpa: ultra despair girls</li>
<li>danganronpa 3: future , despair , hope. (&lt; in order)</li>
<li>danganronpa: the end of hope’s peak academy(?)</li>
<li>Danganronpa V3: killing harmony</li>
<li>danganronpa anime(?)</li>
</ol>

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Welcome to A&M, could you elaborate a bit on this order?
Is this the chronological order? The order of release?
Dimitri mx
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user47651
<p>This season there are 2 simultaneous Danganronpa shows, both of which are prefaced with "Danganronpa 3".  The first series in the franchise is "Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei".</p>

<p>I'm not clear on if there is a second series anywhere, or if the number 3 was just added to the names of both the new series.  </p>

<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa">Wikipedia</a> says  </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>A second anime series, titled Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, began airing in July 2016. The series is split into two simultaneously airing parts; Side: Future, which serves as a conclusion to the "Hope's Peak Academy" storyline, and Side: Despair, which serves as a prequel to Danganronpa 2</p>
</blockquote>

<p>which is clear as mud.  I am unable to find information on "Danganronpa 2", though I would expect one to be a prequel to the first series, and the other to maybe be a side story or a post story.</p>

<ul>
<li>What order should I watch Danganronpa in?</li>
<li>For the current series, does it matter which episode I watch first from each of the simultaneous ones (the "Future Arc" started airing before the "Despair Arc")?</li>
<li>Does the Wiki page confuse "Danganronpa 2" with <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/31650/order-of-reading-danganronpa-manga-and-ligh-novel">the manga/LN material</a>?</li>
</ul>

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When it says it'll serves as a prequel to Danganronpa 2 I assume it's talking about the PSVita game Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Dispair. the first Danganronpa anime was an adaptation of the first game and I'm not sure what adaptations the Danganronpa 2 stuff are to the second game having not read/seen any of the anime/manga/light novels
Memor-X
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Order to watch the Danganronpa series? Is there a "Danganronpa 2"?
# Order to watch the Danganronpa series? Is there a "Danganronpa 2"?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-08-02
This season there are 2 simultaneous Danganronpa shows, both of which are prefaced with "Danganronpa 3". The first series in the franchise is "Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei".

I'm not clear on if there is a second series anywhere, or if the number 3 was just added to the names of both the new series.

[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danganronpa) says

> A second anime series, titled Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, began airing in July 2016. The series is split into two simultaneously airing parts; Side: Future, which serves as a conclusion to the "Hope's Peak Academy" storyline, and Side: Despair, which serves as a prequel to Danganronpa 2

which is clear as mud. I am unable to find information on "Danganronpa 2", though I would expect one to be a prequel to the first series, and the other to maybe be a side story or a post story.

* What order should I watch Danganronpa in?
* For the current series, does it matter which episode I watch first from each of the simultaneous ones (the "Future Arc" started airing before the "Despair Arc")?
* Does the Wiki page confuse "Danganronpa 2" with [the manga/LN material](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/31650/order-of-reading-danganronpa-manga-and-ligh-novel)?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: When it says it'll serves as a prequel to Danganronpa 2 I assume it's talking about the PSVita game Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Dispair. the first Danganronpa anime was an adaptation of the first game and I'm not sure what adaptations the Danganronpa 2 stuff are to the second game having not read/seen any of the anime/manga/light novels  
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## 5 answers
### Answer by username_2 on 2017-06-01. Score: 2
Okay, so this actually gets a little complicated.

Instead of watching the anime for the first game, I would watch a let's play or pick it up on Steam when it's on sale (it's worth it, trust me). As far as an actual order to get the most out of the story the order I would go is:

* **Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc**
* **Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair**
* **Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls** (this has spoilers for SDR2)

All of this is pretty standard so far. But here is where things get complicated. After 2 comes **Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy** which is set during 2 different timelines that are two different complementary series. The idea is that you alternate between the two of them starting with *Side Future*, then *Side Despair* so your order would be F1, D1, F2, D2, etc...

After that you'll be all caught up for the release of **Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony** this summer.
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### Answer by username_3 on 2016-12-15. Score: 1
I'm pretty sure it's like this:
Danganronpa 3: Despair Arc first.
Then the remnants of despair (students in Danganronpa 3) ruin world while Danganronpa: The Animation/Trigger Happy Havoc is going on.
Niegi and others escape and successfully capture the remnants. While they are, the events in New Despair Girsls are taking place.
As Danganronpa 3: Future Arc starts, the remnants are currently in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair.
When Danganronpa 3 ends, Niegi, Kirigiri, and Byakuya head into Danganronpa 2 to help the former remnants. This isn't the order to watch or anything, but it is the chronology.
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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-05-11. Score: 0
The anime are actually pretty much a secondary product to the DR games.

> In order to watch the Danganronpa series, you should play the games before watching the Danganronpa 1 and Danganronpa 2 anime. The games are called:
>
> * Danganronpa 1
>
> and
>
> * Danganronpa 2
>
> After that watch Danganronpa 3 anime and then play the Danganronpa 3 game.

No matter how you look at it, the story doesn't really make sense unless you play the games, as the anime was made for the people who have already played the games.**(At least the Danganronpa 3 anime was, the Danganronpa 1 anime is just an adaptation of the first game.)**
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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-06-01. Score: 0
To be honest, the correct order of watching it is: (From top to bottom)

* Future Arc
* Despair Arc
* Hope

By watching alternately, it makes more sense but the proper way to watch is: (From top to bottom)

* Future
* Despair
* Hope
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### Answer by username_6 on 2019-06-12. Score: -1
1. Danganronpa 1/trigger happy havoc (danganronpa: the animation?)
2. danganronpa 2: goodbye despair
3. Danganronpa: ultra despair girls
4. danganronpa 3: future , despair , hope. (< in order)
5. danganronpa: the end of hope’s peak academy(?)
6. Danganronpa V3: killing harmony
7. danganronpa anime(?)
> **Comments:**
> **username_7** (2019-06-12): Welcome to A&M, could you elaborate a bit on this order?
Is this the chronological order? The order of release?  
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