Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Volume 1

First of all - if you're a superfan of the series, I think this manga is a must-have. I had previously purchased the Japanese originals as collector's items because the artwork is incredible throughout all 3 books - it's consistently highly detailed and on-model, and true to the original style of the game without looking forced. This is easily the nicest-looking Danganronpa manga out there, and you could certainly buy it just for that.As expected for a manga covering a 30+ hour game, sections can feel a bit rushed, but there is some neat alternate dialogue, character reactions, background scenes, etc that make up for it. This book covers the 1st trial of the series in its entirety, with the trial taking up about 2/3rds of it. I would imagine someone who hasn't played the game would be totally lost, so I'd definitely consider this only if you already know the story.My only gripes: On a few pages, it's noticeable that the text is cut off along some of the edges. In addition, there was the, um... interesting choice to translate Kuzuryuu's dialogue like a 1920's mobster, which is incredibly distracting and frankly weird, as he's never been translated like that in anything else I've seen from either official sources or any fan translations. He sounds like an entirely different character vs. how he is in the game - it's a VERY strong written accent - and it's rather off-putting and annoying to read. I normally don't mind translators taking some creative liberties here and there, but that was a bit much. Hoping they don't keep that style through the 2nd trial.Overall though, I'd still consider this a strong buy if you're a fan of the 2nd game. Check it out!

I'm kind of a strange case because I love picking apart translations. I loooove the alternate translation for this manga compared to the others (not this exact manga, but related ones) I've found online from scanlation websites. Plus, the art from this manga is better than all the other ones IMO. I bought the e-book version like a cheapo but if I could rewind, I'd get the paper copy.

This is the best manga I purchased ever and it’s my first one ever!

Book arrived quickly but one of the pages got damaged during the shipping! Overall, a great book! :)

Good book, Nice quality

I love it and will buy again and i highly recommend:)

Thank you very much

I rlly love the art and quality!!

Having read the Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair manga series, I knew I had to get this series to see how it adapts the story of the original game. And so far, I'm impressed with how faithful it is. The art grabs your attention and I can hear the voices of each character as I read it.Hajime Hinata has always wanted to attend the legendary Hope's Peak Academy, but things take an odd turn when a strange magical girl rabbit named Usami whisks him and his new classmates to a tropical island paradise. But as the summer fun begins, a mysterious evil teddy bear named Monokuma appears... announcing that the class will be taking part in a killing game! Who will live and who will die...?Looking forward to see where the series goes!

Love it just like the game

A hard to find book, my daughter has been looking for a while for this book and loves the plot.

I honestly love this book and danganronpa is always great especially the mangas! I would def recommend buying if u like anime :))

It came on time. Really good :)