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You're WRONG about Danganronpa V3's Ending: Real Fiction and the Metamodern

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What:
Panel
When:
17:00, Friday 6 Oct 2023 (1 hour)
Where:
Charleston Convention Center - Panel Room 203
Tag:
programming
The video game Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony features an ending that is...controversial. The final plot in the successful and critically acclaimed visual novel changes the audience’s understanding of everything that came before. Naturally, this left many fans confused or frustrated. However, the ending also changes the game’s place in our world. In the process, the game attempts to build a bridge between “hope” and “despair”, “truth” and “deception”, or “reality” and “fiction.” Join me as we examine this game’s ending from the perspective of the emerging artistic movement of metamodernism, which itself builds a bridge between the ironic and the sincere. By the time I’m done, I hope that I’ve used metamodernism to convince you that Danganronpa V3 has one of the most brilliant endings in modern video games. Spoiler alert: The panel is going to discuss the ending of the mystery video game Danganronpa V3. In the process, we will also be discussing the entire Danganronpa video game and anime series. Content notice: The panel is going to discuss the video game series Danganronpa, with particular attention paid to the game Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. This game is rated M for Mature by the ESRB for violence, blood, sexual themes, and strong language. Panel attendees are asked to be mindful of the panel’s intended Teen rating.

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