History YMMV / DanganronpaTogami

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Hiroyuki is this among the new characters, thanks to being a CrazyAwesome MetaGuy with easily some of the series' funniest lines.
** Aloysius Pennyworth, Byakuya's BattleButler, is almost unanimously agreed to be the best thing about Vol.2, thanks to being an amazing badass whose antics slip out from absurd into pure CrazyAwesome.

** HarsherInHindsight: Then [[spoiler:Kazuya and Shinobu]] happened.

** Volume III only makes this worse, as it's revealed that Blue Ink/Shinobu [[spoiler:is actually Kudan]], and he was deliberately manipulating her to have UndyingLoyalty towards him. His sole 'redemptive' act, the decision to [[spoiler:surrender and take the memory-erasing pill in order to keep her alive]], is heavily undermined by it being a ForegoneConclusion.

* HilariousInHindsight: A RunningGag present in ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'' was Toko constantly accusing Komaru of BrotherSisterIncest. Given [[spoiler: the [[IncestSubtext relationship]] between Byakuya and Shinobu]] here, this is comically ironic.

** Later on, it's revealed that [[spoiler: the triplets]] were able to smuggle themselves and [[spoiler:said doll]] to the island by splitting up and taking separate boats... while posing as each other. A plan that would have fallen apart had any of their siblings talked to each other and realized [[spoiler: they'd seen the twins]] on both boats, and ''completely ignores'' how all of the contestants were escorted directly to the meeting hall upon their arrival.
** The circumstances behind [[spoiler: Yuusuke's]] death is especially galling; [[spoiler: After witnessing Kazuya kill Wasuke, Asagao kills herself in order to make everyone stop fighting. Yuusuke finds her corpse in his room along with a suicide note revealing what Kazuya did. Rather than telling everyone, Yuusuke takes the note with the intent to '''blackmail Kazuya'''. Yes, he alters the crime scene in a way that'll ''implicate him as the culprit'' just so he can attempt to blackmail a dangerous killer.]]

* ItWasHisSled: TheReveal that [[spoiler: Blue Ink is Byakuya's sister Shinobu]] is easily one of the most well-known points about the novel, despite only being revealed near the end of the first volume.
** Due to the controversy surrounding it, [[spoiler: Shinobu's rape and the fact that Kazuya ''isn't'' Byakuya]] have become rather well-known.

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: The fifth chapter of the first volume really wants you to think [[spoiler: Byakuya has been killed]]. Needless to say, this is a bit difficult to swallow, given that [[spoiler: Togami has appeared in no less than three games set after this]].
** [[spoiler: Kazuya's true nature.]] DRT is dark, but there's no way that Satou would [[spoiler: out Byakuya, a long standing main character in the franchise, as a murderous rapist]]. Sure enough, [[spoiler: it quickly turns out Kazuya and Byakuya are different people.]]

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Vol 2 falls prey quite badly to this. Even putting aside that its main plot is a ForegoneConclusion that'll end in most of the named characters dead, most of the Togami siblings are sociopathic assholes (with Asagao, the nicest of the lot, being killed off first), the story piles horror after horror on the characters (most infamous being [[spoiler: Shinobu's sexual abuse and outright rape at the hand of both of her brothers]]) and [[spoiler: Kazuya, the narrator and the most developed character, is revealed at the end to be murderous {{Yandere}} who rapes his own step-sister]]. This makes it hard for many people to care.
* DesignatedHero: Byakuya is an even bigger {{Jerkass}} than normal in the novel, insulting and belittling practically everyone despite his life being on the line. What makes this worse is that [[spoiler: he decides to TakeOverTheWorld, and sees nothing wrong with this in spite of how immoral his behaviour is]]. Despite this, he is ''still'' meant to be the hero.

** HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler: Then Kazuya and Shinobu happened.]]

* {{Misblamed}}: Yuya Satou is often accused of turning The Tragedy into a HatePlague. However, both ''LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero'' and ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' had heavily implied the same thing when one was shown a despair-inducing image, making the Despair Book little more than an expansion on the concept. ''Anime/DanganRonpa3'' [[spoiler: officially implemented the idea into the main series as well, though it was via brainwashing techniques applied to already horrific imagery.]]

* ShockingSwerve: Several. Good examples include [[spoiler: Taeko being TheMole for a previously unmentioned NebulousEvilOrganization, CreepyTwins Asa and Yoru actually being triplets, and Kazuya being the culprit and ''raping Shinobu''.]]
* {{Squick}}: While not outright stated, it is ''heavily'' implied that [[spoiler: Kazuya rapes Shinobu after killing Hiru]]. Horrifying enough on its own, but then take into account that [[spoiler: this is mere moments after Shinobu was violently maimed]].
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The story clearly wishes for [[spoiler: Kazuya]] to be seen as a SympatheticMurderer, driven by [[spoiler: the pressure of the family combined with his position as an adopted child and his lust for his step-sister into murdering his siblings]]. Needless to say, this falls flat for most thanks to [[spoiler: his rape of Shinobu]], and by the end he's a completely selfish {{Hypocrite}} who's no different from the others.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The Mystery Club, while derided for being obvious expies of the [[VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls Warriors of Hope]], still had an interesting concept and possible room for expansion. Unfortunately, thanks to the cluttered pacing of the first volume, the trio get very little development to their motives and backstory and end up lacking as much as individual personalities or even ''names'' [[spoiler: before they're all abruptly killed off by Ootsuki towards the end]].

** Due to the huge cast, compressed pacing and ForegoneConclusion, a lot of the Togami siblings in Volume 2 suffer this. Eyumi is the worst; early on she states that her ambition is to become heir and cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, which ''sounds'' like she'll be relevant, only for her to do basically nothing for most of the story [[spoiler: then gets killed by Jirou to show that he's gone crazy]].
** ''Byakuya himself'' ends up OutOfFocus and rarely if ever gets much in the way of screentime. Considering the people interested in the novel were mainly his fans, this pissed off a lot of people.

* HolyShitQuotient: Constantly. Needless to say, when the ''first chapter'' involves Byakuya getting his identity stolen, a lengthy car chase through Prague, the appearance of several students from both games and more, you just know things are going to escalate further. '''It does.'''

* AssPull: Lots of them. Most blatently [[spoiler: the end of Volume II reveals that the Kagami Sisters are actually Mioda and Tanaka in disguise]]. Not ''once'' is this remotely foreshadowed.

* JustHereForGodzilla: Many fans read the book less because they're interested in the plot and more because they finally get to see the ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' kids as Despair.

* {{Misblamed}}: Yuya Satou is often accused of turning The Tragedy into a HatePlague. However, both ''LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero'' and ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' had heavily implied the same thing when one was shown a despair-inducing image, making the Despair Book little more than an expansion on the concept. ''Anime/DanganRonpa3'' [[spoiler: officially implemented the idea into the main series as well, though it was via brainwashing techniques applied to already horrific imagery.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: A RunningGag present in ''VideoGame/AbsoluteDespairGirls'' was Toko constantly accusing Komaru of BrotherSisterIncest. Given [[spoiler: the [[IncestSubtext relationship]] between Byakuya and Shinobu]] here, this is comically ironic.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: The Mystery Club, while derided for being obvious expies of the [[VideoGame/AbsoluteDespairGirls Warriors of Hope]], still had an interesting concept and possible room for expansion. Unfortunately, thanks to the cluttered pacing of the first volume, the trio get very little development to their motives and backstory and end up lacking as much as individual personalities or even ''names'' [[spoiler: before they're all abruptly killed off by Ootsuki towards the end]].

* InternetBacklash: While the rest of the story is BrokenBase embodied, you are highly, ''highly'' unlikely to find anyone who'll defend [[spoiler: Shinobu's heavily implied rape at Kazuya's hands]]. At best, it's a groan-worthy piece of shock value, while at worst it's a truly despicable narrative move that destroys any sympathy [[spoiler: Kazuya]] had built up.

** Aloysius Pennyworth, Byakuya's BattleButler, is almost unanimously agreed to be the best thing about Vol.2, thanks to being an amazing BadassGrandpa whose antics slip out from absurd into pure CrazyAwesome.

* TheScrappy: [[TheScrappy/DanganRonpa See here.]]

** ''Byakuya himself'' ends up OutOfFocus and rarely if ever gets much in the way of screentime. Considering the people interested in the novel were mainly his fans, this pissed off a lot of people.

* TheScrappy: Suzuhiko Ootsuki, who practically ''no one'' likes despite only being in the first volume for about 15 pages. Common reasons include being a Canon Sue, providing a DeusExMachina moment that does little to resolve anything and being a carbon copy of Fukawa, only minus the character depths and personality that made Fukawa likable and entertaining.
** Then Volume 2 reveals that he's also [[spoiler:a Togami]], as well as [[spoiler:Shinobu's full-blooded sibling who got caught in a compromising position with her when she was ''twelve'']], ''and'' was [[spoiler:considered one of the top fifteen candidates for the Heirship]] despite all of that.
** Vol 2 also gives us [[spoiler:'''Kazuya''']]. Fans ''despise'' the little twit, thanks to being [[spoiler:an utterly remorseless murderer who ''rapes his step-sister moments after she's been mutilated'' and in the latter half acts completely arrogant over his the prophecy he's supposedly involved in. Many fans ''cheered'' when he is caught in the fire. It really does not help that Kazuya's implied to actually be the Ultimate Impostor, and as such many fans are outraged that Satou is trying to paint the Ultimate Impostor as a rapist]].
** Byakuya himself tends to verge on this, thanks to his {{Jerkass}} demeanour being dialed UpToEleven while being forced to wield a massive IdiotBall. To make things worse; in the main series, Togami's behaviour nearly got him killed and lead to him [[TookALevelInKindness becoming less of a prick]], but here he's praised constantly by the main narrator and rarely suffers repercussions for his actions to borderline GodModeSue degrees. The fact that he's infamously OutOfFocus does not help.
** The entire Togami family (with the exceptions of Asagao and [[BaseBreakingCharacter arguably Shinobu]]) have become somewhat hated by fans thanks to being a bunch of RoyallyScrewedUp one-note {{Flat Character}}s who mostly just push around the characters fans actually care about. A lot of them are also obviously ripoffs of existing characters in the franchise, such as the aforementioned Suzuhiko essentially being a SpearCounterpart of Genocider Syo, for example. Many accuse Yuya Satou of making the entire family into one giant CreatorsPet.

* CreatorsPet: Suzuhiko Ootsuki. A blatant rip-off of Genocider Syo who {{smug|Snake}}ly oozes his way through all of his page time. His DeusExMachina moment at the climax of Vol 1 is mainly to [[spoiler:slaughter most of the extra cast, mostly several ''children'']]. In Vol 2, it's revealed that he's also [[spoiler:a Togami]], and a great deal of time is spent hyping up his incredible skills. He's also [[spoiler:repeatedly assaulted his underaged sister]], and despite being caught at this, suffered no more than a slap to the wrist. [[spoiler: Ironically, his alternate personality is much, much more well liked character.]]

* {{Padding}}: Lots of scenes consist less of story development and more Satou Yuuya spouting random trivia. Most blatantly, an entire scene in Volume II is entirely Byakuya, Shinobu, and Celes discussing random Japanese historical figures.

* NeverLiveItDown: Satou pausing Vol 1 mid-climax in order to start praising himself, combined with a few comments he made on twitter, has basically sealed himself as having an enormous case of SmallNameBigEgo.

* {{Misblamed}}: Yuya Satou is often accused of turning The Tragedy into a HatePlague. However, both ''LightNovel/DanganRonpaZero'' and ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'' had heavily implied the same thing when one was shown a despair-inducing image, making the Despair Book little more than an expansion on the concept.

** There's also the reveal that the Togami don't choose the top fifteen candidates based on their skills or intelligence, instead basing their decision ''entirely'' around [[spoiler:how well-connected their mothers are]], despite most of the candidates being either insane, complete failures, or having no interest in becoming heir. And that's not even getting into the fact that [[spoiler:Suzuhiko]], whom the Togami know [[spoiler:abused his sister]], is still a top candidate...

* OutOfFocus: Ironically enough, Byakuya himself. Especially during [[spoiler:the {{Flashback}} to the Conference]].

* SpotlightStealingSquad: As of Vol 2, the title of the novel seems to be more a case of ExactWords, with most of the page time going to [[spoiler:Shinobu, Kazuya and Suzuhiko, who all happen to be Togamis]].

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Hiroyuki is this among the new characters, thanks to being a CrazyAwesome MetaGuy with easily some of the series funniest lines.

* InternetBacklash: While the rest of the story is BrokenBase embodied, you are highly, ''highly'' unlikely to find anyone who'll defend [[spoiler: Shinobu's heavily implied rape at Kazuya's hands]]. At best, it's a groan worthy piece of shock value, while at worst it's a truly despicable narrative move that destroys any sympathy [[spoiler: Kazuya]] had built up.

** Byakuya himself tends to verge on this, thanks to his {{Jerkass}} demeanour being dialled UpToEleven while being forced to weild a massive IdiotBall. Making things worse that, where in the main series Togami's behaviour nearly got him killed and lead to him [[TookALevelInKindness becoming less of a prick]], here he's praised constantly by the main narrator and rarely suffers repercussions to borderline GodModeSue degrees. The fact that he's infamously OutOfFocus does not help.
** The entire Togami family (with the exceptions of Asagao and [[BaseBreakingCharacter arguably Shinobu]]) have become somewhat hated by fans thanks to being a bunch of RoyallyScrewedUp one-note {{Flat Character}}s who mostly just push around the characters fans actually care about. A lot of them are also clearly ripoffs of existing characters in the franchise, such as the aforementioned Suzuhiko being a SpearCounterpart of Genocider Syo, for example. Many accuse Yuya Satou of making the entire family into one giant CreatorsPet.

* SpotlightStealingSquad: As of Vol 2, the title seems to be more a case of ExactWords, with most of the page time going to [[spoiler:Shinobu, Kazuya and Suzuhiko, who all happen to be Togamis]].

** Due to the huge cast, compressed pacing and ForegoneConclusion, a lot of the Togami siblings in Volume 2 suffer this. Eyumi is the worst, early on she states that her ambition is to become heir and cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, which ''sounds'' she'll be relevant, only for her to do basically nothing for most of the story [[spoiler: then gets killed by Jirou to show that he's gone crazy]].

** There's also the reveal that the Togami don't choose the top fifteen candidates based on their skills or intelligence, instead basing their decision ''entirely'' around [[spoiler:how well-connected their mothers are]], despite most of the candidates being either insane, complete failures or having no interest in becoming heir. And that's not even getting into the fact that [[spoiler:Suzuhiko]], whom the Togami know [[spoiler:abused his sister]], is still a top candidate...

* {{Padding}}: Lots of scenes consist less of story development and more Satou Yuuya spouting random trivia. Most blatantly, an entire scene in Volume II is entirely Byakuya, Shinobu and Celes discussing random Japanese historical figures.

** The entire Togami family (with the exceptions of Asagao and [[BaseBreakingCharacter arguably Shinobu]]) have become somewhat hated by fans thanks to being a bunch of RoyallyScrewedUp one-note {{Flat Character}}s who mostly just push the characters fans actually care about. Many accuse Yuya Satou of making the entire family into one giant CreatorsPet.

* ShockingSwerve: Several. Good examples include [[spoiler: Taeko being TheMole for a previously unmentioned NebulousEvilOrginisation, CreepyTwins Asa and Yoru actually being triplets, and Kazuya being the culprit and ''raping Shinobu''.]]

* ShockingSwerve: Several. Good examples include [[spoiler: Taeko being TheMole for a previously unmentioned NebulousEvilOrginization, CreepyTwins Asa and Yoru actually being triplets and Kazuya being the culprit and ''raping Shinobu''.]]

* InternetBacklash: In contrast to the BrokenBase caused by Vol 1, Vol 2 had a ''much'' more negative response from the Japanese fanbase, mostly thanks to the rather infamous ending.

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: The fifth chapter really wants you to think [[spoiler: Byakuya has been killed]]. Needless to say, this is a bit difficult to swallow, given that [[spoiler: Togami has appeared in no less than three games set after this]].

** The entire Togami family (with the exceptions of Asagao and arguably Shinobu) have become somewhat hated by fans thanks to being a bunch of RoyallyScrewedUp one-note {{Flat Character}}s who mostly just push the characters fans actually care about. Many accuse Yuya Satou of making the entire family into one giant CreatorsPet.

** Byakuya himself tends to verge on this, thanks to his {{Jerkass}} demeanour being dialled UpToEleven while being forced to weild a massive IdiotBall. Making things worse that, where in the main series Togami's behaviour nearly got him killed and lead to him [[TookALevelInKindness becoming less of a prick]], here he's praised constantly by the main narrator and rarely suffers repercussions to borderline GodModeSue degrees. The fact that he's infamously OutOfFocas does not help.

** ''Byakuya himself'' ends up OutOfFocas and rarely if ever gets much in the way of screentime. Considering the people interested in the novel were mainly his fans, this pissed off a lot of people.

** Aloysius Pennyworth, Byakuya's BattleButler, is almost unanimously agreed to be the thing about Vol.2, thanks to being an amazing BadassGrandpa whose antics slip out from absurd into pure CrazyAwesome.