Women In Danganronpa (A Writer's Perspective)

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Комментарии • 58

  • @akirahimurakinakiyama99
    @akirahimurakinakiyama99 3 дня назад +106

    Chihiro I saw him more of a cross-dresser with insecurity of his own gender because that’s how the story portrays it and he’s a perfect symbolism how what it means to be masculine for men versus toxic masculinity from Mondo on how he portray it and I love both characters myself as a male who is gay

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  3 дня назад +16

      @@akirahimurakinakiyama99 yeah they definitely mirror each other really well. Tbh I was on the fence about including Chihiro in the video but as it was about how women in dr are presented, and Chihiro is presented as a woman for pretty much their whole screentime, I decided to include them. Mondo has always been a favourite of mine but I tend to like the rough but actually sweet kind of characters. Thanks for letting me know ur thoughts! :)

    • @akirahimurakinakiyama99
      @akirahimurakinakiyama99 3 дня назад +9

      @@KyokaXiavon well in a perspective a character, pretending to be a woman might be important, especially for the viewers that were on the outside before they knew what was going on

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  3 дня назад +1

      @@akirahimurakinakiyama99 Yeah exactly!

    • @akirahimurakinakiyama99
      @akirahimurakinakiyama99 3 дня назад +9

      @@KyokaXiavon but than again Chihiro never explicitly call himself a woman

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  3 дня назад +1

      @@akirahimurakinakiyama99Mhm :)

  • @Kirbysuperstar44
    @Kirbysuperstar44 3 дня назад +210

    In defense of Genocide Jack, while she is a victim of an offensive trope her actual character is done really well to subvert that trope. She's introduced in a killing game but she doesn't kill anyone, plus she's helpful to the group a few times like during the last trial where her preserved memory was used as evidence. She is also really funny.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  3 дня назад +60

      @@Kirbysuperstar44 I completely agree. Ignoring the bad stuff, she is an interesting character. Ngl her sense of humour isn’t my thing but she’s definitely an interesting character to have in the cast! I just feel like most of the time she’s treated more like a sideshow spectacle than a person which with the crazy design choice with the tongue, is probably what the writers were going for

    • @Kirbysuperstar44
      @Kirbysuperstar44 3 дня назад +24

      @@KyokaXiavon Genocide Jack has free time events of her own that delve a bit into her character so I don't really agree that she is a just a spectacle.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  3 дня назад +18

      @@Kirbysuperstar44 Yeah, It’s nice that they did give Syo her own as yeah most gag characters they just don’t really care about. Thanks for letting me know your thoughts, while I’m not a big fan of Syo I definitely appreciate her more now! :)

    • @SimSim-ej5qx
      @SimSim-ej5qx 3 дня назад +10

      I guess when comes to bad characters, there a line where they're believable enough to enjoyable, and trying to make sense of their behaviour, and still there is a enjoyment.
      I guess my biggest issue with Genocide Jack, is related to her restrain at killing, and what it says about Toko's attempts at relationship, because she is mostly a spectacle.
      But she is, reflects Toko's Insecurities, Meek Behaviour, Lewd Tendencies, Agressions, but she lacks...the projection of Toko.
      ...It's a offensive trope, but sincerely it's a world building piece of Danganronpa, where "Talented People" can get away from murdering, but also a interesting character the way others writers user her, specially with her relation with Toko.
      A Product of it's time, but actually better than it could've been, and those who managed to use her cleverly deserve my congratulations.

    • @Cishki
      @Cishki 2 дня назад +1

      Genocide(r) Jack/Jill/Syo is my second favorite character in Danganronpa THH, first is Celeste but Genocide(r) Jack/Jill/Syo is very close to overthrowing her, who knows. I'll decide once I finish watching somebody's UDG playthrough.

  • @ProfessorNilo
    @ProfessorNilo 2 дня назад +29

    Watching this reminded me how simplicity can sometimes be a great thing, because this game is simple, but I fully agree that the female cast of this game is great and stands out among the DR games in a meaningful way. And I think I finally know why.
    Looking at this video made me realize just how each of them feel like wholy unique characters that all fit a specific part of the story.
    This may seem obvious but I think no other DR game really gives the same amount of care into representing such a wide variety of characters.
    For example I think DR2 feels way too much like every girl fits a waifu bait trope in my opinion while in DR1 they weren't trying to market these characters to you but represent them as real people that have a part in this story and it doesn't matter if you like them or not.
    In a way this gave me a new found appreciation for DR1 and I thank you very much for that.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  День назад +4

      @@ProfessorNilo noo ty for watching! :D THH has always been my favourite for that reason. While I think the other games did certain things better such as V3 having the best executions, I think THH sets the foundations for the series in such a great way and all the characters are pretty great. It’s a great game that’s overlooked a lot as the other two games are even more over the top and flashy. Thanks for letting me know ur thoughts! :)

  • @Taylor.165
    @Taylor.165 3 дня назад +28

    IM SO HAPPY THIS FANDOM IS STILL ALIVE!!

  • @TheMonotonePuppet
    @TheMonotonePuppet 4 дня назад +54

    There were far fewer gripes about how the women were written in Danganronpa than I expected. This video was a far more balanced view of the strengths and weaknesses of the characters from a literary standpoint as well as the reader's standpoint than I thought it would be. Quite enjoyable!
    Personally, I share a few of the same iffy vibes towards how Chihiro and Toko Fukawa were handled. They weren't handled flawlessly by any means, which holds me back from perfect enjoyment of the show. I still love Danganronpa. Its wacky pitting of hope vs despair, as well as the later themes of truth vs lies, will always stay with me. But yeah, all of your points are, well, on point.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  4 дня назад +4

      @@TheMonotonePuppet Tysm! Honestly me too LOL it made me realise that the first game is pretty balanced and that it only starts to get really bad in the sequels with characters like Mikan and Iruma. It is really unfortunate how Chihiro and Fukawa were treated but thankfully they’re the only characters who have these problems. Ty for watching my vid I’m glad you liked it!! :)

    • @PhantomOfficial07
      @PhantomOfficial07 3 дня назад +1

      How was Chihiro treated badly ? I didn't notice any Chihiro criticism in the video...

    • @IAARPOTI
      @IAARPOTI 3 дня назад +1

      @@PhantomOfficial07 there is detective nyx criticism video about how to make Danganronpa first game chapter 2 better

  • @keven8951
    @keven8951 2 дня назад +12

    Great video, can’t wait to see the follow up regarding the Danganronpa 2 women

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  2 дня назад +1

      @@keven8951 Tysm! I’m glad you liked it! :D

  • @theshinypeliper8813
    @theshinypeliper8813 2 дня назад +7

    Chapter 4 of THH actually fucking broke me

    • @theshinypeliper8813
      @theshinypeliper8813 2 дня назад +6

      Honestly there aren’t any other characters in the series that left me as overly emotional as Sakura. She was one of the more levelheaded and down to earth characters and honestly one of the most likable because of that. She was empathetic and selfless to a fault, her greatest strength was what killed her and honestly that just made her more interesting.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  2 дня назад +6

      @@theshinypeliper8813 fr, it’s so sad that she had to do what she did but as a result, she single-handedly ended the killing game, which no one else has ever done in the series. Such a tragic but compelling character

    • @theshinypeliper8813
      @theshinypeliper8813 2 дня назад

      @@KyokaXiavon exactly, tbh I cannot trust anyone who actively dislikes her.
      I’m making my own fangan which serves as a sequel to the first two games (while also being my rewrite of the events in the Danganronpa 3 anime which was really bad) and while I’m playing with ideas that the series never fully explored before, I don’t think I can do anything new with a storyline like Sakura’s because of how well handled it was.
      The series has many flaws and when it’s bad it’s really bad… but when it’s good, it’s probably some of the best storytelling I’ve seen in visual novels.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  2 дня назад +1

      @@theshinypeliper8813 oo that sounds awesome! And that last part describes danganronpa perfectly. It can have incredibly hard-hitting moments but then it’ll have the most ickiest writing and it’s such a shame cuz it takes away from the moments where the writing is amazing

    • @theshinypeliper8813
      @theshinypeliper8813 2 дня назад

      @@KyokaXiavon agreed, I’m hoping mine won’t have that problem but so far everything is going smoothly.

  • @IAARPOTI
    @IAARPOTI 4 дня назад +24

    Btw I have some video suggestions for you to make if you want or not.
    The contrast between Detectives in first danganronpa and the last one.
    And Comparison on Danganronpa official series and Danganronpa another fan series. Tbh if you ask me which danganronpa series is better, I would say Danganronpa another. The writing in the fan series is so good that I can rewatch or replay it.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  4 дня назад +7

      Ooo those are some great suggestions, ty!! I’m actually thinking of covering the another fangan in a separate video as I love them sm. thanks for watching my vid!! :D

  • @Ja7nD03
    @Ja7nD03 4 дня назад +41

    The female characters always annoyed me, Mikan especially. They could've done so much with her character but decided to just...not. Mikan, and Miu really don't have personalities anymore. Fanservice first, character second. That's how they feel to me. I think a majority of the girl characters in V3 and DR2 were way too like, underwhelming, and it's so frustrating because they all had potential to do so much. I love Danganronpa, but there are so many issues it gets hard to replay lol

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  3 дня назад +12

      omg fr i have so much to say about how poorly they were written/treated but i'll be discussing them in a future video. Honestly when I think of poorly written characters in DR they're the first ones I think of :,)

  • @corryjamieson3909
    @corryjamieson3909 День назад +3

    You know, in another world, I want Toko as a Protagonist, deducing cliches, the obvious and so on, all thanks to being a writer.
    Like a witty dry humoured version, definitely wouldn't exist in our reality due to not being over-the-top/waifu bait.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  День назад +1

      @@corryjamieson3909 She’s super interesting, she would make a great protagonist!

  • @mintyyukime
    @mintyyukime День назад +1

    I pretty much agree with everything you said, and I really loved this video!!! It’s so well done, you deserve soooo much attention on something this high quality!!! I look forward to future videos about the other entries c:

  • @the.axolotlgirl
    @the.axolotlgirl День назад +5

    For me the only bad written women are the fan service characters
    Mui is alright and is at least able to make herself a little funny
    Aoi not really a fan service character but is the closest we have in daganrompa 1 doesn’t have much personality but her Sakura character arc is good though
    Mikan is creepy and is the worst out of the bunch

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  День назад +2

      @@the.axolotlgirl Yeahh I’m gonna talk about them in a future video but they’re definitely not great, I was going to talk about the Asahina fanservice in this video but I forgot lol but my general feelings towards it is that it’s unfortunate and creepy cuz she’s a minor but as we see with Iruma and Mikan it gets wayyyy worse so it’s definitely not the worst fanservice in the series

  • @jameskowanko7574
    @jameskowanko7574 4 часа назад

    Danganronpa 1 has the best cast in my opinion, while they’re simpler than later games, find them much more nuanced and compelling than later casts.
    Every character in THH has a very overt core personality, which is balanced and given depth too by subtle characterization. Like how Aoi is both the most upbeat and the one who takes the losses of the killing game the hardest. How Yasuhiro is the dumbest and the most cowardly, but also the one who takes up a leadership position when Taka can’t.

  • @idonthavealife1232
    @idonthavealife1232 День назад

    peak video fr

  • @IAARPOTI
    @IAARPOTI 4 дня назад +28

    For me *almost* girls in danganronpa is written pretty well. and Danganronpa chapter 2 is the worst chapter for neuro diverge people and queer people. Thank you for reminding me that Togami is absolutely disgusting at chapter 2. OMG that dude is worse than Kokichi and Nagito combined.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  4 дня назад +14

      I agree, I didn’t bring it up in the video (cuz I forgot) but the way Asahina is sexualised in this game is also really weird. Yeah I feel like people talk about Ouma and Komaeda a lot but never mention the messed up things that Togami did!

    • @IAARPOTI
      @IAARPOTI 4 дня назад +10

      @@KyokaXiavon i feel like akane is also sexualized too in super danganronpa 2. Do you think if it is a coincidence or just racist and sexist trope? Not to mention that Angie is wearing beach suits and slapped her design with jacket. Ok, I think I am starting to hate more to official danganronpa now.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  4 дня назад +8

      @@IAARPOTI yeah, that’s something I want to address in my next video. Unfortunately it’s probably a mix of the two. Yeahh Angie is also a very strange character, I like her talent and her design even though it doesn’t match her talent much, but everything else about her is a bit messy

    • @psychonautmaddy7409
      @psychonautmaddy7409 День назад +2

      What Byakuya did was *definitely* messed up, but there's no way what he did was any worse than what Nagito/Servant has done xD Also, Byakuya at least redeems himself by the end of the series and saves many people's lives during his time in the Future Foundation. So that gets a pass for him in my book.
      HOWEVER, what *does* bother me is the fact that what Byakuya did in chapter 2 was pretty much never brought up again. As someone who likes Byakuya (mostly post-DR1 at least), I personally think he could have been written and handled a *lot* better in the first game, especially involving his consequences for what he's done.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  День назад +2

      @@psychonautmaddy7409 Yeah, while the three of them are all pretty problematic, Togami did the least bad things out of the three, but he definitely doesn’t take accountability for his actions LOL I do feel like the game glazes over his actions in chapter 2 then it’s never brought up again LOL

  • @kalkuttadrop6371
    @kalkuttadrop6371 2 часа назад

    Chihiro is a guy because who the heck programs their own AI to misgender them?
    Ok Miu probably would, but not Chihiro. Chiaki also calls Chihiro a guy (her father) and embellishes in his favor a bit

  • @hondaaccord1399
    @hondaaccord1399 6 часов назад

    In defense of women, man

  • @ms.adorasong
    @ms.adorasong День назад

    Chihiro is a trans story but in reverse.

  • @MrConredsX
    @MrConredsX День назад

    Westerners should try to analyze Japanese characters. They had different mentality than you so either enjoy it or skip it.

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  День назад +2

      @@MrConredsX Thats definitely true, characters will be perceived differently depending on the culture of the audience. I find it interesting to delve into characters and series from other cultures to see the similarities and differences compared to my own

  • @raincloud891
    @raincloud891 3 дня назад +5

    Who's your favorite character from each of the mainline games which character is your favorite in the entire series which is your favorite class trial who's your favorite male and female character in the entire game on a scale to 1 to 10 how much do you love this franchise as a whole how did you feel knowing that every single of the characters in V3 characters was voiced by the same voice actors who voiced another Danganronpa character for me to the different installments did you like the ending of the V3 did you develop any crush on any of the characters if so which ones if you ship which is your favorite ship in the franchise if you would meet the creator of the Danganronpa franchise what would you say to him say to him do you know he created a new game called Master detective archive rain code and do you plan on playing that game who's your least favorite character from each of the installments of the franchise who's your least favorite character in general which class trial what's your least favorite have you ever been in the fandom or communicated with them have you ever got that one character that is very popular but you don't like it which protagonist is your favorite which antagonist is your favorite who's your least favorite protagonist and antagonist what would make you love the series more and make you a full fan of it and not a love and hate relationship dynamic what is your favorite execution in the game I would ask you which one is your least favorite but I already know which one you would pick because it's not that hard as someone who's been in the in the fan base so which game has your favorite bunch of executions and which game had You released favorite bunch of executions name something popular like a character or ship for a ship that is like my others but you just don't like for some reason if you have one that is do you ever been in the Danganronpa subreddit I really wish you were a fan of it more so I can see you communicating with the fan base and I wish you come to the subreddit the subreddit is pretty fun you can answer me if you want and I plan on asking you more if that's ok okay

    • @IAARPOTI
      @IAARPOTI 3 дня назад +5

      Ok that sounds pretty demanding

    • @raincloud891
      @raincloud891 2 дня назад

      @@IAARPOTI who are you and can you answers my questions?

    • @Rainbowkraken720
      @Rainbowkraken720 День назад +2

      I think you like danganronpa a little too much, lol.

  • @vannieness
    @vannieness 2 дня назад +6

    20:27 Sorry this is such a small detail, I'm not trying to nitpick or anything, but Kyoko's family is not famous. She specifically tells Makoto otherwise in chapter 6. The scene where they are climbing the ladder
    Makoto: "Then...is your family famous?" - Kyoko: "Quite the opposite, actually. Even among actual detectives, many people haven't heard of us." - Makoto: "Huh? But...how come? It's like your family tradition, right? So..." - Kyoko: "Because we take pride in it."

    • @KyokaXiavon
      @KyokaXiavon  День назад +4

      @@vannieness No worries, I probably should’ve said ‘infamous’ instead of ‘famous’ as their work is well-known but they themselves are hidden from the spotlight