History Anime / Danganronpa3TheEndOfHopesPeakHighSchool

* DarkerAndEdgier/LighterAndSofter: The split respective contrast between ''Mirai-Hen'' and (at least initially) ''Zetsubou-Hen''. WordOfGod outright compares them to black coffee and milk.

Set for 2016, ''Dangan Ronpa 3: The End of Hopes Peak Academy'' is an anime set in the ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' universe. It is set to be the GrandFinale to the Hopes Peak Academy Saga begun in the original ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'', leading into the Gifted Inmates Academy Saga to begin with ''VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3''.

* StartOfDarkness: The Despair arc serves as a prequel to the events of VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2, showing how Hajime/Izuru and company became members of Ultimate Despair.

* StartOfDarkness: The Despair arc serves as a prequel to the events of SuperDanganronpa2, showing how Hajime/Izuru and company became members of Ultimate Despair.

* StartOfDarkness: The Despair arc serves as a prequel to the events of SuperDanganronpa2, showing how Hajime and company became members of Ultimate Despair.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The DeadlyGame in ''Mirai-Hen'' is ''not'' the Mutual Killing from previous game, being a TenLittleMurderVictims scenario closer to events in the side novels.

The way the anime is structured however is rather ''unusual'', to say the least. Airing in the Summer2016Anime season, the anime is uniquely split into two separate series, ''Mirai-Hen'' (Future Chapter), staring the franchises overarching protagonist Makoto Naegi and the hope seeking organization the Future Foundation after the events of ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'', and ''Zetsubou-Hen'' (Despair Chapter), a prequel starring the cast of ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' at Hopes Peak Academy, with both series intertwining.

The way the anime is structured however is rather ''unusual'', to say the least. Airing in the Fall2016Anime season, the anime is uniquely split into two separate series, ''Mirai-Hen'' (Future Chapter), staring the franchises overarching protagonist Makoto Naegi and the hope seeking organization the Future Foundation after the events of ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'', and ''Zetsubou-Hen'' (Despair Chapter), a prequel starring the cast of ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' at Hopes Peak Academy, with both series intertwining.

* AndNowForSomethingCompletlyDifferent: The DeadlyGame in ''Mirai-Hen'' is ''not'' the Mutual Killing from previous game, being a TenLittleMurderVictims scenario closer to events in the side novels.

* SheIsAllGrownUp: Everyone to some degree, but ''especially'' Makoto.

* AscendedFridgeHorror: WordOfGod implies that Makoto's decision in ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' to save the Remnants of Despair is the reason for him being in shackles.

** Somewhat mitigated by the confirmation that "Despair Chapter" is a prequel to sequel, showing what lead to the game's events.

The way the anime is structured however is rather ''unusual'', to say the least. Airing in the Fall2016Anime season, the anime is uniquely split into two separate series, ''Mirai-Hen'' (Future Chapter), staring the franchises overarching protagonist Makoto Naegi and the hope seeking organization the Future Foundation after the events of ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'', and ''Zetsubou-Hen'' (Despair Chapter), a prequel starring the cast of ''VisualNovel/superDanganRonpa2'' at Hopes Peak Academy, with both series intertwining.

Set for 2016, ''Dangan Ronpa 3: The End of Hopes Peak Academy'' is an anime set in the ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' universe. It is set to be the GrandFinale to the Hopes Peak Academy Saga begun in the original ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'', leading into the Gifted Inmates Academy Saga to begin with ''VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3''. It has also been announced that there will be a second season, following the cast of "VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2" before the events of that game.

Set for 2016, ''Dangan Ronpa 3: The End of Hopes Peak Academy'' is an anime set in the ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' universe. It is set to be the GrandFinale to the Hopes Peak Academy Saga begun in the original ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'', leading into the Gifted Inmates Academy Saga to begin with ''VisualNovel/NewDanganRonpaV3''.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: To be expected, given it's status as the GrandFinale to the Hopes Peak Saga. The first PV alone includes a mass of terms and images related ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'', ''LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero'' and ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'', many of which are tied to spoilers from those instalments.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The anime will have by far the largest cast in the franchise outside of the novels. 16 characters (the average cast for the games) have been confirmed and several more have been teased or hinted at.

* TheBusCameBack: After being absent in every bit of DR material since the original in contrast to other survivors, Aoi finally returns as a major character.

* AscendedFridgeHorror: WordOfGod implies that Naegi's decision in ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' to save the Remnants of Despair is the reason for him being in shackles.

* TheBusCameBack: After being absent in every bit of DR material since the original in contrast to other survivors, Asahina finally returns as a major character.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Everyone has their hairstyle changed to some degree. Naegi has cut his hair shorter, Kirigiri has undone her braid and now ties her hair in a ponytail, Asahina's hair is slightly longer and in a lower ponytail and Hagakure's is now tied back.

* {{Retcon}}: At the end of ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'', Naegi and Kirigiri were shown to have designs that were more or less identical to their designs in the original. Come this anime, which is set right after, and Naegi has grown significantly, and Kirigiri now does her hair differently and has a different uniform.
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Everyone to some degree, but ''especially'' Naegi.

* {{Doorstopper}}: A meta example. The material written by Kazutaka Kodaka is ''200 pages'' in Microsoft Word. Bare in mind that this ''isn't'' the scripts.

* LateArrivalSpoiler: To be expected, given it's status as the GrandFinale to the Hopes Peak Saga. The first PV alone includes a mass of terms and images related ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'', ''LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero'' and ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'', many of which are tied to spoiler from those instalments.

* ExplanatoryHairstyleChange: Everyone has their hairstyle changed to some degree. Naegi has cut his hair shorter, Kirigiri has undone her braid and now ties her hair in a ponytail, Asahina's hair is slightly longer and in a lower ponytail and Hagakure's is now tied back.