The trial is about begin anew. Who will be found guilty this time?
Earlier today, the official Danganronpa 3 -The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen- (Danganronpa 3 -The End of Hope’s Peak Academy-) anime website updated with a pair of visuals. One image promotes the show’s “Side: Future” (“Mirai-hen”, top), while the other shows off the “Side: Despair” (“Zetsubou-hen”, Bottom).
Advance screenings of both shows will be held on July 3. Events will be held at TOHO Cinemas in the following regions:
- Tokyo: Shinjuku/Shibuya
- Nagoya: Nagoya Bay City
- Osaka: Umeda/Nanba
As of press time, it’s unknown which specific episodes will be shown at the events.
Both shows are based on Spike Chunsoft’s Danganronpa video game series. Previously, NBC Universal revealed that “Side: Future” would air in July, while “Side: Despair” was slated for a later début.
“Side: Future” will première on Tokyo MX and AT-X on July 11, at 11:00PM. BS-11 will begin airing the series 90 minutes later, at 24:30 (July 12, at 12:30AM).
“Side: Despair” will début on Tokyo MX and AT-X on July 14, at 11:30PM. The series will hit BS-11 an hour later, at 24:30 (July 15, at 12:30AM).
Side: Future will revolve around the cast of the first game, while Side: Despair will follow the events of Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. The confirmed cast includes:
Side: Future
- Aoi Asahina: Chiwa Saito
- Makoto Naegi: Megumi Ogata
- Kyōko Kirigiri: Yōko Hikasa
- Kazuo Tengan: Hidekatsu Shibata
- Ruruka Andō: Inori Minase
- Jūzō Sakakura: Junichi Suwabe
- Ryōta Mitarai: Kanata Hongou
- Kōichi Kizakura: Keiji Fujiwara
- Great Gozu: Kenta Miyake
- Chisa Yukizome: Mai Nakahara
- Yasuhiro Hagakure: Masaya Matsukaze
- Daisaku Bandai: Rie Kugimiya
- Seiko Kimura: Saki Fujita
- Monomi: Takako Sasuga
- Sōnosuke Izayoi: Takuya Eguchi
- Monokuma: TARAKO
Side: Despair
- Hajime Hinata: Minami Takayama
- Mikan Tsumiki: Ai Kayano
- Ibuki Mioda: Ami Koshimizu
- Fuyuhiko Kuzuryū: Daisuke Kishio
- Nekomaru Nidai: Hiroki Yasumoto
- Teruteru Hanamura: Jun Fukuyama
- Ryōta Mitarai: Kanata Hongou
- Peko Pekoyama: Kotono Mitsuishi
- Nagito Komaeda: Megumi Ogata
- Sonia Nevermind: Miho Arakawa
- Akane Owari: Romi Park
- Hiyoko Saionji: Suzuko Mimori
- Tanaka the Forbidden: Tomokazu Sugita
- Kazuichi Sōda: Yoshimasa Hosoya
- Mahiru Koizumi: Yu Kobayashi
Both shows will be directed by Daisei Fukuoka at Lerche, with Seiji Kishi (Angel Beats!, Yuki Yuna Is a Hero) serving as chief director. Kazuaki Morita (Assassination Classroom, Oreimo) is providing character designs, while Norimitsu Kaihō (School-Live!, Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas) takes charge of series composition.
Source: Anime! Anime!
