There are definitely some similarities between some of the students, but their personalities are more fleshed out, and in many cases, much more ridiculous.Īkane Owari is similar to Aoi in that she’s an athlete with dark skin and an ample bosom, but her love of food is taken to much more comical extremes, and she’s much louder and more active.

Though playing the first game is mandatory, the second game is easily the superior one, and this lies primarily with the characters. As the game continues, it eventually reveals and expands upon all of the dangling threads left as cliffhangers. Storyline details that were huge plot twists in the first game are revealed fairly casually early on here, even though there are almost no direct references to the original game, at least at first. That is, until Monokuma pops up, pummels Usami (and renames her Monomi) and begins the same “kill or be killed” scenario as before.ĭanganronpa 2 obviously requires that you’ve completed the original game. A stuffed pink rabbit named Usami claims to be their teacher, though, and begins a game that fosters hope and friendship. Sixteen new students from the Hope have taken a class trip to the beautiful tropical Jabberwock Island, though all have lost their memory. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair begins similarly to the first game, except on a more positive note.