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A massive collaboration is being set up with the riddle-solving game Zettai Zetsumei Zetsubou Kibou Royal and Yomiuri TV Enterprise for the currently-airing anime Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc! This event will stop in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya beginning on Sept. 17.
The anime Danganronpa 3 is a part of the Hope’s Peak High School series and the concluding entry of the Danganronpa franchise which has unfolded through video games until now. This has been a standout for the industry as the Despair Arc is airing simultaneously with the Future Arc. Each story is related, so this unusual setup has garnered a lot of attention from fans.
This event is set up as the prologue to the Despair Arc. Participants enter Hope’s Peak High School as reserve course students and take on the “Zetsubou no Minagoroshi Shiken,” or Hopeless Massacre Exam. This has been long-awaited for the riddle-loving fans of Zettai Zetsumei Zetsubou Kibou Royal events.
Planning Summary
■ Title
*Danganronpa 3* The Mystery Maze: Despair Arc
Zettai Zetsumei Zetsubou Kibou Royal
■ Official Event Site
http://danganmaze.com
■ Story
You take on the role of a new reserve course student at Hope’s Peak High School. The “reserve course” is similar to regular courses, but even students without much talent can enter as long as they can afford it. For some, though, being compared to students of regular courses gives birth to an inferiority complex and makes it a living hell. In such a situation, you’re invited somewhere by a certain someone and are forced to take an exam. If you fail, there will be a massacre. You’re told that you can’t refuse. Once you’ve found yourself in this mix of despair and hope, will you be able to make it out of this game alive?
■ Game Setup and Contents
You’ll compete with a team of six people at one table. Passwords and riddles will be set up around you, and you’ll be asked to solve a particular goal within a time limit. Including both videos and explanations, the game takes between 90 and 100 minutes.
■ Vocal Performances
Minami Takayama (Hajime Hinata)
Megumi Toyoguchi (Junko Enoshima, Mukuro Ikusaba)
Tarako (Monokuma)
■ Performance Details
[Tokyo Performances]
Dates: Sept. 17-19, Nov. 12-13
Location: J-Square Shinagawa, JOYSOUND Shinagawa Minato South Entrance Shop 2F
Address: 2-5-12 Konana, Minato, Tokyo
Times:
- Sept. 17: 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
- Sept. 18: 11:00 am, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
- Sept. 19: 11:00 am, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
- Nov. 12: 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
- Nov. 13: 11:00 am, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
*Doors open 15 minutes before the show*
[Osaka Performances]
Dates: Oct. 22-23, 29-30
Location: Nanba Midosuji Hall, Nanba Midosuji Building
Address: 4-2-1 Nanba, Chuo, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
Times:
- Oct. 22: 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
- Oct. 23: 11:00 am, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
- Oct. 29: 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
- Oct. 30: 11:00 am, 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
*Doors open 15 minutes before the show*
[Nagoya Performances]
Dates: Nov. 11-13
Location: Higashi Betsuin Hall
Address: 2-8-45 Tachibana, Naka, Nagoya
Times:
- Nov. 12: 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm, 7:00 pm
- Nov. 13: 1:00 pm, 4:00 pm
*Doors open 20 minutes before the show*
■ Cost to Participate
Early Sale: 3,240 yen (tax included)
Same Day: 3,700 yen (tax included)
■ Tickets
Go on sale Aug. 27 at 10:00 am
Available through e+
■ Organizer/Planner
Asobi Factory (Yomiuri TV Enterprise)
■ Supervisor
Spike Chunsoft
About Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School
This story is comprised of the Future Arc of Super Danganronpa 2 and the Despair Arc of Danganronpa. Each can be seen as their own stories, but they’re entangled in a complex way, and Danganronpa 3 will bring you to the true ending of Hope’s Peak High School.
About Danganronpa
A group of top-class genius students are gathered from around the country and begin to kill each other in a closed space. In order to escape, they must kill one of their classmates and not get caught. If the other students aren’t able to figure out who the murderer is, they’ll be killed as punishment by the headmaster Monokuma. The high-speed murder mystery action game Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc was released in November 2011 and has players try to figure out inconsistencies and expose the murderer. The sequel, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, was released in July 2012 and received an anime adaptation in July 2013. There was then a stage performance adaptation in November 2014 and December 2015. There’s currently a compilation version called Danganronpa 1 & 2 Reload on sale for the PlayStation® Vita, as well as a spin-off called Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls. A third official game is expected to go on sale in 2016.
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School Official Site
Official Danganronpa Project Site
Danganronpa Official Twitter (@dangan_official)
Danganronpa 3 PV
©Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. / Hope’s Peak High School 3rd Picture Division. All Rights Reserved.
About Asobi Factory
A “real game” brand by Yomiuri TV Enterprise. It began primarily with live puzzle-solving games, but now also produces games set in the real world.
Official Site
Official Twitter (@AsobiFactory)
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