We’ve got some big news for Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope’s Peak High School! There have been quite a few series this season that are sequels or are tied to video games, which Danganronpa is one of those. Also, what is unique about Danganronpa 3 is that there are two series currently broadcasting weekly. Here is some info about both series:
Despair Arc takes place before season one of the anime and follows Hajime Hinata, a student at Hope’s Peak High School whose desires lead him astray. The tales of despair in which hope kills hope begins. In Future Arc, the series takes place after the game Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and follows Makoto Naegi in a new death game by the twisted Monokuma.
Future Arc: Makoto Naegi is under suspicion of treason after shielding a remnant of Despair. The Future Foundation, founded to save the world from chaos caused by Ultimate Despair, gathers to decide his punishment when they are captured by Monokuma. Thrusted into an ultimate death game, they must find the true traitor and kill him if they hope to survive. The tale of despair in which hope kills hope begins.
Despair Arc: Hope’s Peak High School is a special school that nurtures those with exceptional talents and abilities. While only top students are a part of the main course, anyone can join the preparatory course, like Haijme Hinata has. Hinata wants nothing more than to be part of the talented elite, but his desires lead him to a fateful encounter that drives the future of the school into despair.
We know that you have been wondering whether or not we will be bringing in the voice cast from the Danganronpa games into the two new series this season.
For Future Arc, we definitely were able to bring back the voice cast from Danganronpa: The Animation (Season 1), so we just have new voice cast for the new characters in Future Arc. For Despair Arc, we tried our best to get as many of the voice actors from the Danganronpa games, so check out who is voice acting for Despair Arc!
Future Arc
| Voice Directors | Christopher Bevins / Christian LaMonte |
| ACTOR | CHARACTER |
| Bryce Papenbrook | Makoto Naegi |
| Caitlin Glass | Kyoko Kirigiri |
| Felecia Angelle | Aoi Asahina |
| Christopher Bevins | Yasuhiro Hagakure |
| Greg Ayres | Monokuma |
| Anastasia Muñoz | Monomi |
| Tia Ballard | Daisaku Bandai |
| Chris Rager | The Great Gozu |
| Ian Sinclair | Juzo Sakakura |
| Kaiji Tang | Kohichi Kitakura |
| Justin Briner | Ryota Mitarai |
| Ricco Fajardo | Kyosuke Munakata |
| Jād Saxton | Ruruka Ando |
| Erin Fitzgerald | Seiko Kimura |
| Brandon McInnis | Sohnosuke Izayoi |
| Mark Stoddard | Kazuo Tengan |
| Colleen Clinkenbeard | Chisa Yukizome |
Despair Arc
| Voice Directors | Christopher Bevins / Christian LaMonte |
| ACTOR | CHARACTER |
| Colleen Clinkenbeard | Chisa Yukizome |
| Johnny Yong Bosch | Hajime Hinata |
| Todd Haberkorn | Teruteru Hanamura |
| Kaiji Tang | Kohichi Kitakura |
| Carrie Keranen | Mahiru Koizumi |
| Bryce Papenbrook | Nagito Komaeda |
| Aaron Dismuke | Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu |
| Brina Palencia | Ibuki Mioda |
| Justin Briner | Ryota Mitarai |
| Ricco Fajardo | Kyosuke Munakata |
| Christine Marie Cabanos | Chiaki Nanami |
| Natalie Hoover | Sonia Nevermind |
| Patrick Seitz | Nekomaru Nidai |
| Morgan Garrett | Akane Owari |
| Clarine Harp | Peko Pekoyama |
| Kira Buckland | Hiyoko Saiyonji |
| Kyle Hebert | Kazuichi Soda |
| Scott Frerichs | Tanaka the Forbidden One |
| Stephanie Sheh | Mikan Tsumiki |
Don’t miss out on the new Broadcast Dub for both arcs! Future Arc premieres Wednesday, August 10 at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM CT as part of the newest season of DubbleTalk. Watch the show and comment along with the Funimation Team as they take you through some of the best moments of the season at www.twitch.tv/funimation.
Despair Arc premieres Thursday, August 11 at 11:30 AM ET / 8:30 AM PT but will not be a part of DubbleTalk. You can also stream the first season of Danganronpa here if you haven’t watched it yet.
