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The time in V3 when Shuichi got some details in the Closing Argument... wrong

What Maki told everyone during the fifth trial:

How Shuichi recaps the events during the Closing Argument:

....yeah, that's not "chucking" the antidote through the back window and then Kaito "noticing it," my guy.

Admittedly, this is a pretty minor detail to get confused. I guess he just forgot the exact specifics here. It's just something I noticed.

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"I adored her", he says. And so I melt into a puddle. You know why. I just... love that line.

Absolutely.

But the thing that always makes me melt down is how he tries to put on a brave face until he finally walks into the hallway, gets out of view of Mitarai and Asahina, and then lets himself break down.

Danganronpa 3 is so goddamn underrated and underappreciated.

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It feels like Mikan never really gets justice for the bullying Saionji heaps on her and Saionji supposedly changing feels like an Informed Attribute because she still calls Mikan names and threatens to bend her bones after her growth spurt. I guess tbe second can be sorta justified if you consider that Mikan killed her, but the fact that she goes back to her bullying again instead of staying away from or calling out her killer says a lot.

I think we're supposed to believe she changed post-DR2. Like, she'd only be changed in time for "Hope Arc" finale, in theory. But even that's not really shown to us in any meaningful way. She still calls her a puke-pig and such. Just because she offers a "thank you I suppose" or whatever is far from a clear course-correction.

Oh, and then they show... whatever the hell is going on right here:

Errr, is that Hiyoko stepping on Tsumiki?! ........... Crap, I shouldn't even be surprised. But wait! This is a panning shot that is barely even animated and only shows the cast from a long distance, so it's pretty hard to be sure of anything. So maybe Mikan just had another bout of clumsiness and fell over. Maybe I shouldn't assume the worst.

Either way, it's pretty clear that Saionji is fucking laughing at her. Not seeing a lot of change in your behavior here, asshole.

At least Mahiru appears legitimately concerned for Mikan.

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When naegi fell from such a height in the trash pit what type of Injuries do you think he got?

Some kind of traumatic brain injury, surely. A concussion seems like the obvious answer, but any of the first four on this list are possible. I hadn't really thought about it before, but I wouldn't be surprised if he suffered a hematoma after they escaped.

He doesn't seem to suffer any visible physical injuries, obviously. He never gives us any reason to believe he broke any bones. And I don’t think he’d be able to just not show any reaction if he broke something, fractured something, or even just sprained his ankle. 

He must've been lucky enough to land on the softest part of that couch. But I assume he's probably bruised and battered from the impact regardless of where he landed.

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I think it's kind of weird that neither Ibuki or Saionji seem to have any hard feelings about being killed by Mikan. Granted, Mikan wasn't exactly in control (though her calling out everyone for not stopping the bullying and just standing there may be repressed frustration and resentment) at the time and Ibuki doesn't seem to be the grudge holding type but I wouldve expected Saionji to hate her even more and use it as an excuse to hassle her even more.

In fairness...

We don't really know how long before the "Hope Side" episode they actually all woke up. I suppose that, based on the emails we see from the Future Foundation higher-ups to Naegi and company in the final chapter of DR2, it couldn't have been very long between the end of DR2 and the start of DR3. But even if it was just one week at the most... maybe they've been dealing with this emotional baggage back on Jabberwock. Maybe they worked through things back there. Idk.

Even if they did wake up only shortly before they headed for the Future Foundation's HQ, we don't get much insight into how they feel once they're up and about. We've only seen one half-hour anime episode which contains each DR2 character for like, a few minutes each. And during those minutes, they spend a decent amount focused on the task at hand - that is, stopping Mitarai's broadcast. So we really don't know much about how they actually feel. .... Although I admit that when we do see them outside of "combat mode," they sure seem like they're getting along.

I mean... that COULD be Ibuki letting out some kind of rant while Mikan is listening with concern, but I highly doubt it.

But even if they're looking to be hunky-dory by the end of DR3, who knows what they might be dealing with under the surface, y'know? It might feel great to have all your memories of your original friendships back and be totally reunited in the moment, but that doesn't mean they aren't going to have simmering resentment once they get over that initial high.

My last thought is that this should logically apply to Mahiru and Peko, too. AND the entire group should rightly feel pretty salty about Komaeda's behavior across Chapters 4-5, especially his actions in Chapter 5. Although I guess I already kind of wrote a fic about that.

Anyway, my point is: I think they've most likely got a lot to work through... or that they could've started working through already? But yeah, I do foresee some baggage there. And I most definitely wouldn't put it past Hiyoko to be nursing a grudge.

................................but idk if Ibuki is even capable of "hard feelings," frankly. She seems very live-and-let-live.

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Mikan: "Um... Mioda-san? I just wa-wanted to say that... I'm... well, I-I'm really, REALLY sorry about—"

Ibuki: *interrupting* "Don't even worry 'bout it! 'sall good, babygirl!"

Mikan: *blinks* "...eh?!?!"

Ibuki: "Oh, I mean I don't have any hard feelings! Didn't even particularly mind gettin' strangled." *shrugs* "It's whatever. You get me?"

Mikan: *bewildered*"...................................thaaaaa... thank you, I-I think???"

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