#danganronpa project: eden's garden

[divineluckfuckoff]

He a tired sleepy man I may or may not relate to for now

[okthatsgreat]

they are like guys to me

[liviavanrouge]

Chase

Juliet: *Hurries down the hallway, her hair swaying behind her*

Kai: *Chases after her* Wait up! I just wanna talk!

Juliet: *Speeds up, running around the corner* DES!!

Kai: *Skids to a halt then runs the other way, looking alarmed*

Desmond: *Chases after him* Why were you chasing her!!

Juliet: *Peeks out, watching them*

@queen-of-twisted @yukii0nna @zexal-club

[mythgirlimagines]

Ooh! Speaking of Weeby Newz fangame playthroughs, the prologue for Danganronpa Project: Eden's Garden will be released sometime in December and I'm really excited for Weeby to play it.

I don't know if you saw her videos on the fangame, but if you did, who are your favorites so far? Mine are Toshiko and Mark, although Ingrid and Kai are a really close second.

I don't have many thoughts on the characters yet but I'm very excited to see it!

[neoneapolitan]

Damon says worst take known to man

[thefox-i]

How do people like Peko and Byakuya SURVIVE on the island?????

Not to mention Guntham with his full winter setup 👁️👁️.

Also I too am waiting for the Project Eden's garden update😔

[lolkkieyan886]

A small shot from the annual meeting of death game protagonists.

Dialogue:

Akira: Hey guys, guess who I meet in this year reunion. Say something to the people watching.

Sora: Hi, a pleasure to be here.

Kazuki: Hello everyone.

Hiroto: I’m Hiroto Akagi.

Damon: I have been forced to this, can’t I leave now?

Teruko: You aren’t the only one.

[sangled]

truth and lies

[ninhawesome]

Diana and Kai fanart.

[jade-gemstone]

Danganronpa Ultimate Categorization

Welcome back to another episode of: Jade is a nerd about something absolutely useless! Today's topic: Talent classification in Danganronpa/Fangans.

In the process of making my own fangan/s, I've created a classification system for the types of talents you can give characters. These classifications are...

Arts: Talents that are involved in the visual arts, performing arts, or fashion. Encompasses performers of all types, any type of visual artist, or anyone involved in fashion. (Ex. Actor, Abstract Artist, Model)

Practical: Talents that focus on a specialized skill or work with your hands. Also includes any talents that are religious or spiritual in nature. (Ex. Mechanical Engineer, Detective, Shrine Maiden)

Academic: Talents that are recognized by how much knowledge or experience a character has in an academic field. Covers most science, literature, math, and research based talents. (Ex. Chemist, Theologian, Archaeologist)

Sports: Talents relating to athletic skill. (Ex. Footballer, Kickboxer, Bowler)

Novelty: Talents given to a person who is special simply by existing. Can also be given to characters who win a contest for their talent. Includes Lucky/Unlucky Students, royalty, and non-human characters. (Ex. Lucky Student, Student, Princess)

This system of classification was based on my experience in the community over about three or four years, seeing many other people's original characters as well as creating my own. I found many fell into these categories. My "perfect" ratio, which my friends and I used as a guideline for making our fangan casts, is 4 arts : 4 practical : 4 academic : 2 sports: 2 novelty. I felt this ratio kept things even and grounded.

A few months ago, I began to wonder if my "perfect" ratio was more of my own creation than an actual pattern I saw. I thought, in the event it was, that I would come up with a mathematically accurate ratio that better represented the talent distribution of Danganronpa and its fan projects. This was my attempt at doing just that.

Data Collection

For this, I tried to collect as varied of a sample as possible. I included the three mainline Danganronpa games and sixteen fangans, ranging from very popular ones to very obscure ones. The fangans sampled for this analysis were...

Danganronpa Another

Super Danganronpa Another 2

Danganronpa Despair Time

Brave Danganronpa Coward's Paradise

Project Eden's Garden

Danganronpa He(art)less Deceit

Danganronpa Hushed Whispers

Danganronpa Muave

Danganronpa Despair's Revival

Danganronpa Re:Birth

Danganronpa Twisted Truths

Danganronpa Survivor's Guilt

Danganronpa Despair's Flame (my fangan! also the one where the talent ratio originated)

Danganronpa Cyberspace

Danganronpa Akeda Amusements

Danganronpa Lost Paradise (my other fangan that isn't released anywhere but I'm counting anyway)

I figured out the talent ratio for each individual game by looking through their casts and sorting them with my classification system. Ultimate ???'s were thrown out if possible (such as in the case of Akeda Amusements, where Hanari was thrown out due to the fangan having seventeen participants) and if not, they were counted as novelty.

Also, shout out to Yuki Maeda and Teruya Ōtori for managing to count for two different data sets despite my best efforts at finagling a way to keep them confined to one.

Observations

The first thing I noticed in looking at the ratios for canon Danganronpa was that Academic ultimates are underrepresented compared to what I initially remembered. It had been a while since I revisited the mainline games, and it was a shock to be reminded of that. I was also reminded, but not quite as shocked by the greater emphasis on practical ultimates.

In fangans, the focus on practical ultimates continues to be heavy, with none having less than two. There was also less focus on sports ultimates, with the majority having only one or two compared to the three that the mainline games had a majority of the time. They also tend to have more academic ultimates.

I think that this could be explained by looking at the types of people who make fangans. The majority of people I know who make fangans have very particular knowledge about certain fields due to experience or heavy research, and more often than not these fields do not include sports. They are more likely to make characters based on their experiences and knowledge that they can then insert into the story to make it seem more authentic.

I also, unsurprisingly, found that my "perfect" ratio was not reflected in many of the fangans I looked at. There was only one besides my own that followed that ratio.

Now, if my "perfect" ratio is not the mathematically perfect ratio, then what is?

According to the data collected for the canon games, this is.

This just so happens to also be the ratio for Trigger Happy Havoc.

According to the data collected from the fangans, this is the perfect ratio.

The only fangan that followed this ratio exactly was Akeda Amusements. V3 also had this distribution.

When considering both mainline and fan made games, the perfect ratio was this.

Ironically, not a single mainline game or fan game followed this ratio.

Out of curiosity, I also calculated the standard deviation for each data set.

Canon Danganronpa has little to no variation, conveying that talent ratios are quite consistent between games. The biggest variation would be in the novelty category, making sense as V3 scaled down the amount of novelty ultimates compared to the other two games.

The fangans are shown to have a much larger variation. Though I can't be surprised by this, as perhaps it is an unfair comparison. The mainline Danganronpa games were written by mostly the same team and had less to sample from, while the fangans have not only a larger sample size in which to deviate, but many different writers that think differently about talent distribution.

Final Thoughts

In putting this all together, I found that my classification system, while not perfect in any sense of the word, has some validity to it. If I wanted to, I could definitely make some improvements to it (especially in distinguishing between certain academic and practical fields from novelty), but as of now it works perfectly fine as an aide in cast creation for me.

My ratio is also not perfect, which was an expected outcome. Really none of the ratios I found are perfect, with none of them representing more than one or two of any mainline or fan made game. While ratios like the ones I found can be good for making sure you have a balanced distribution of talents, they aren't required to make a good cast. Personally, I'll continue using my personal "perfect" ratio as a baseline for any cast I make in the future.

I also had a lot of fun making this, and hope I can find a way to make more posts like this in the future. Thank you for reading this.

[rachelcommitscrimes]

he 100% would say this to wolfgang

[divineluckfuckoff]

Hmmmmmmmnnnnghhhh I can fix him/jk

[proj-edens-garden]

Today, on May 10th, 8 PM EST, watch out for a little surprise teaser from the team. We sincerely hope you enjoy this little update of ours.

Here is the link to the premiere!

[liviavanrouge]

Juliet Relationships

Desmond: Juliet is pretty close with Desmond, calling him Des at times. Desmond cares for Juliet, and does worry about her due to how she wants to help everyone and is seen frequently dusting her dress off. Juliet is a little clingy with Desmond, but makes sure to tone it down, even though he says he doesn't mind. The two are seen side by side on the train with Desmond leaning against Juliet, revealing that they're probably closer than it shows. Desmond also gets a little shy/flustered when she's close to him. Juliet is never seen without Desmond, which is the same for him.

Ulysses: Juliet is on good terms with him, the two meeting on the train. She loves the historical facts he tells her and uses them to sketch out new designs for her clothes, which peaks Ulysses interest. Ulysses finds it easier to remember her name due to the Romeo and Juliet book.

Mark: Juliet had self proclaimed Mark as her best friend, which he silently protested to. She talked with Mark on the train coaxing his name out of him, with a promise that she was nice and that she wanted to be his friend. She listens to Marks music, stating that she would hum to it as she makes new clothes.

Wolfgang: These two are on good terms with Wolfgang being the rival love interest to Desmond. Juliet immediately noticed he had taken a liking to her and does try to become closer with him but ends up distancing herself and returning to Desmond or Marks or Ulysses side. Wolfgang tries not to be visibly jealous whenever she's with Desmond.

Wenona: They get along for the most part. Wenona says that Juliet is tolerable, and that she wouldn't mind hanging out with her. Juliet loves Wenonas style, and makes clothes inspired off of her.

[fatherfigurefusion]

I sure do love that Fangan threesome consisting of a kind-hearted foil for the morally-grey and cynical protagonist, said morally grey and cynical protagonist (who is also a tsundere), and a mean girl jock (who also happens to be a tsundere)!

[neoneapolitan]

Most of the submissions I did for the P:EG event two or three weeks ago