I only posted a few times about Tetro as I came in the moment blue started, but watching everything from the AI stuff having gone down live, as well as seeing receipts of Von's horrible behavior, I just want to say this. If you've heard enough of this already, I suggest you take a break and keep scrolling.
I've heard of the AI allegations shortly into watching Blue, and I was skeptical. But I understood the concern. I didn't think concerns like that are invalid considering a lot of frauds online trick people with AI nowadays. One of the glaring signs for me was the inconsistent head sizes among sprites, though I also thought Von simply didn't notice. It's a common oversight for some artists after all, and if it's genuine effort, it's nothing to be ashamed of.
But now it has been confirmed that Von uses AI for her projects, I can't say there weren't signs. I extend support to those who were treated like crap for being concerned about it months before it was revealed. Next time, I'll make sure to be more critical of these things. As an fanartist myself, it frustrates me that all these characters' designs that a lot of fellow fanartists enjoyed drawing had little to no thought put into them.
Speaking of the characters, while they are fictional, their experiences resonated with REAL people. Their experiences aren't unique from a real person's.
Desecrating their image or story makes the story frustrating to consume at best, and spreads a harmful message to the audience at worst. Usually it's just the first thing for most mainstream media, but Tetro Blue settles in the latter bit. And it's not just the canon content, as some (or at least half) of Von's own fanart of the series depicts the characters in unsavory ways.
In my opinion, death game stories don't excuse mishandling or over-excessive, insensitive usage of mature themes. Especially in fanganronpas where most fan-casts consist of minors. Accountability must be taken in that case.
Tetro Danganronpa, while it seemed promising to me, never made a deep connection with me beyond interest for Hirose and a few other characters. While I feel lucky that's the case, this isn't a moment of pride for me, especially when many people were genuinely mislead and Von hurt real people. There were people truly invested and had high hopes for the series. There were people who were harassed for bringing up valid concerns. There were people who Von treated horribly amongst staff and fans.
Whether it be by supporting the VAs in their next endeavors, adopting the characters as ocs to do them justice, or starting your own stories, I hope you all stay safe and mentally recover from all that transpired. Remember to not harass or attack anyone in these times as well.
Note: From now on, I'd rather not talk about Tetro much further or too much about fanganronpas. I find it that most times, I don't feel too comfortable in those spaces. Additionally, I don't wish to engage in discourse beyond this point. Thanks in advance.












