Super Danganronpa 2: Chou Koukou-kyuu no Kouun to Kibou to Zetsubou
Danganronpa 2: Ultimate Luck and Hope and Despair

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This is a spin-off of sorts from the original Super Danganronpa 2, as it is told from Nagito Komaeda's perspective. Honestly, I quite enjoyed it because I find Nagito to be a fascinating character but I'm not looking forward to rereading the same story again in the original, considering this one gets cut short for spoiler reasons. While the other story is told from Hajime Hinata's perspective, I'll have to read the same trials, same investigations, and see the same deaths/executions. So basically, I'm going to end up buying the same 2 volumes of manga twice with little change. That is really frustrating. But those ... are most of my complaints. What did I enjoy?

I love the art. It is really stylized and dynamic, which is a definite upgrade from the first manga series, which tried too hard to emulate the game and ended in extremely stiff movements. I also like seeing more of Nagito's experiences so I can understand his character more, and some of the images of his past were quite haunting. Also, the art of his face when he goes bonkers is amazing, so I loved this series purely for the art. I also think it portrayed the killing game quite well, despite what I've said. I enjoyed this series a lot, and I wanted it to continue, but there's literally no way it could have. Read it to see what I mean or look it up.

Read this if you want a rehash of the second killing game but in Nagito's point of view. Skip it and read the first series if you don't care.

This manga has it's ups and downs but I thought this manga was really interesting and better than the first manga (Danganronpa: Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei The Animation) due to the fact that we got to see it from Nagito's perspective. Dr2 also happens to be my favorite game. When reading reviews from the internet, most people said that this manga is NOT it so I was a bit skeptical at first. For me, the party in the first chapter was the interesting point where I started to get really into the manga.

I am disappointed with the fact that they pretty ... much skipped chapter 3's class trial (even though it's not the best chapter) and the whole 4th chapter which happens to be my favorite. I do wish there were more chapters but i'm satisfied because I absolutely loved the 1st trial in the manga.

Regarding the art style, some people may think that some parts were made a bit lazily but I think that it's really cute.

Overall I really enjoyed and love this manga.

This manga was interesting, though I'm not sure it's for everyone. I loved the artstyle, and the perspective of Nagito is always something interesting to see, so this manga was great in that respect. I also loved the character arts each chapter, especially towards the end of the final volume; they were beautiful. However, there were of course downfalls to the adaptation too. My main problem is how the manga cuts off abruptly around deadly life chapter 3 - the pacing seemed very odd, and it was strange to just completely skip out on chapter 4 and 5, especially 5, as they're so core to ... the plot of SDR2 and especially a lot about Nagito's character. I did, however, think that the framing of the 'chapter x' was beautifully done, even if it was a little confusing following the 'fin' and thus implying an end of the story of SDR2. Still, I think the manga was fairly well done in what of it was written, just that there deserved to be more in order for it to be a better adaptation of the story. I wouldn't say not to read, but I'd also say not to get your hopes up if you're a fan of later chapters!