Danganronpa Shuichi - Blog Posts

Literally purely bc it’s ouma makes his reaction valid

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Amasaaaaai

your post about fanon vs canon pregame v3 characters has me curious, what are your thoughts on pregame shuichi and how he's perceived by the fandom? u mentioned u wanted to talk about him but didn't and now i rlly wanna know what u think hehe

Spoilers for V3 (again (just in case for anyone else lol))

I personally dislike how aggressive they make his love of Danganronpa in fanon. And from one pov I can kinda see it with him being like “I’ll plot the most gruesome murders” or something like that in the audition tape. But honestly he just kinda seems like… a guy? He’s a guy who really likes this show (that he’s somewhat grown up in his teens with probably if he’s been watching for years) and would do anything to be in it.

As I said in the other post, I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s exaggerating so that they pick him (although his video seems more genuine in how big a fan he is so I feel like that’s just him in geek mode instead of exaggeration). He’s also just not as creepily obsessed as people portray. He’s not frothing at the mouth at the mention of it or even at the fact he’s auditioning. He’s not acting (for lack of a better word) lewd about it (I’ve seen people characterize that along with the obsession).

He’s just… a teenager who really likes this show. He’s watched it for years and has a chance to be on it! Sure, people die, but if it’s still on air it can’t be that bad!

Also in the prologue he acts very similar to the Shuichi we know (nervous, anxious, but still level headed enough to help lead Kaede away from an exisal). We even see that nervousness in the audition where he’s like “I wanna be a detective but it’s ok if I’m not I just really wanna be on this show” (paraphrase).

That’s not to say his fanon pregame self can’t be written well! I’ve read a fic where they tackled the idea of Shuichi after the game having to grapple with who he was, who he is now, and what he’s becoming going back into what he assumed were old danganronpa obsessed habits (it’s a rlly good fic with an unreliable narrator to boot!), I just think it’s overdone considering what we actually have to work with in game.

TL;DR While he definitely rlly liked danganronpa and was probably hyperfixating HARD (lol), it’s nowhere near as bad as fanon makes it out to be (imo).

(I felt like putting this here because it’s funny to me (and also shows that he isn’t a weird guy who wants to kill whoever he sees) LOL)

Miu: Let’s see your tits bitch! (rips off your shirt and expose your tits)

Angie: (gropes your privates and fingers you) You have nice body. I’ll give you all the love.

Yeah anonymous asks are off now, Wanna try and scare me be up front :P

This is the post that "warrented" this response

So people still like Kaede and ship Saimatsu/Shiromatsu after this..?

Also saying "Tsumugi wrote her to do that" isn't an excuse and is victim blaming. Also blaming the writers themselves isn't valid either because this is ALL SHE DOES the whole chapter, Every single female character(Plus Shuichi) she treats like literal garbage and then just kinda laughs in their face about it

I don't care if you like her but for God's sake admit she's a horrible fucking person

Shuichi and Maki have canonically read the (Christian) Bible and might be some of the only characters to in V3

The trope of a character(Usually Kokichi or Shuichi) "taking down" the Holy Salivation Society and "saving" Maki from it, Is wishful thinking, But canonically impossible Maki has directly said that even if the HHS disbands, She'd just get lofted into another assassin agency. And if she ran away she'd most definitely be killed, And even if she could live after escaping, Maki wouldn't try. Maki's whole reason for being an assassin is to make sure no kid at the orphanage has to replace her and go through the gruesome training she had to Like, I wish Maki didn't have to deal with this shit as much as the next but it's quite literally impossible unless you change her whole backstory to have her never become one in the first place

Can someone actually tell me how Shuichi and Kaito would realistically get together...

Do not twist my words, Saimota is one of my top favorite ships

But like,,, Kaito is kinda oblivious to any hints or even anything direct about love and so is Shuichi(Like he was given a box of chocolates and thought it was platonic...Come on...)

How in God's green earth are these two getting together

Is it just my game or does everyone else's have specifically Kokichi call Shuichi; "Kaede" during chapters after the first?

THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST DIOLOUGE IN CHAPTER 4

Maki is trying to be a good friend after so many years of having no experience☹️☹️

I love her so much, She's literally the best

I'm bored in school so here's my take on a few pregame characters

I have everyone's personality, backstory, and motivation for joining the killing game all though out

But here are just my personal favorites(Shuichi, Kaito, Maki, and Kokichi)

Shuichi - Not a yandere or anything, Literally just acts like your average teenager. He was either in choir or cooking club(Maybe both) and wasn't actually too crazy about being a detective and only asked for that specific talent because of the cool possibilities of his execution. He didn't really have anything going for him in life and he loved Danganronpa anyway, So he wanted to be apart of it. He was acting like a crazed maniac in his audition tape to make sure he got in. His parents are much more average than the screen-writer and actors they are in-game but they still neglected him a lot

Kaito - Basically the same as his in-game counterpart with him just acting a bit different because he doesn't have the pressure that being an ultimate comes with. He still dragged Shuichi and Maki off to be his friend(Though for different reasons). He also plays an exaggerated version of himself in his audition tape to higher his chances of getting picked, But he did still join for fame and fortune. He doesn't have a father but still has a mother with Kokichi as his younger brother(I explain why this would be changed for in-game in Kokichi's segment)

Maki - Again, Also the same as in-game just without the "Do you wanna die?" threats. I can see her actually going through the backstory that was written for her, Only differing thing is the fact she escaped from the Holy Salivation Society after her friend died. Her motivation for auditioning was to die(And protect her only friends if they got in too). She really didn't want to be the ultimate assassin and most likely auditioned for something totally different, It was only assigned to her because of her backstory being less work to change

Kokichi - Not a fucking "uwu soft bean", He's literally just as chaotic as he is in-game(Just less y'know,,, Murdering people). Didn't originally plan to get the main antagonist role but was ecstatic when he found out he got it, And because he's the antagonist they had to change both his and Kaito's backstories(Because if Kaito remembered growing up with him, It would ruin Kokichi's antagonist role. Cause he could tell certain things he was lying about and fuck up his plans) he probably joined for the hell of it and maybe to try and help Kaito survive. He's also in student government and yearbook, Nobody knows how he got into either of them(He doesn't even really know)

And yeah, That's my take on some pregames

(Few Danganronpa V3 facts about the character's appearances)

Rantaro is blonde

Miu doesn't wear make-up and her goggles keep her hairstyle in place

The second to last of the big buttons on Kiibo's torso is his self destruct button

Maki dresses in black and red to hide bloodstains

Tenko's ruffles are to attract women

Korekiyo wears his bandages to prevent himself from touching bad textures

(Alot of people know this but it deserves a mention) Shuichi wore his hat to use it to avoid eye-contact with people

In honor of Halloween, Might I suggest the training trio as the Nightmare Before Christmas trick or treaters

Maki as Shock(The witch)

Shuichi as Barrel(The skeleton)

And Kaito as Lock(The devil)

Texan Shuichi.

He's still Japanese but grew up in Texas and moved back to Japan when he was like 13/14 so he has an accent he just desperately tries to hide

It slips when he gets like really pissed off or when he's tired as hell

Shuichi is the type of person to be allergic to basically everything

Like he'd be allergic to eggs, Peanuts, Most bugs, Cats, Gluten, Possibly more

And Kokichi would bully the life out of him about his allergies

I have a survivor AU killing game

And in it; Fuyuhiko takes Kaito's place to help Shuichi through the game. Because he sees the man struggling and he's gonna help the man out.

Wanted to share

(Their memories are wiped of their previous killing game)

Kaito Momota is a mama's boy

Shuichi Saihara is a mama's boy

Ryoma Hoshi is most likely a mama's boy

Kokichi Ouma is a mama's boy

Kiibo would be a mama's boy if he had a mom

Gonta Gokuhara is a mama's boy

They're all fucking mama's boys

this is also superold but i really like this drawing

i was given an idea to try making a saiouma fankid and i was like “yeah, sure, i have nothing else to do anyway”

no don’t worry they had a good day together

it’s christmas tho

What if the Danganronpa V3 Characters Were Given Digimon Partners? Pt 5

Masterlist

Shuichi Saihara

How has it already been almost a year?! I am so sorry that this took so long guys! School has been kicking my a** these past few months so I have had very little time to do any digimon research, and the little free time I had left me too drained to work on this. I enjoy doing these posts, but I didn’t want to spend my few hours of free time being frustrated because I can’t find a good digimon match. For some odd reason the V3 cast is extremely difficult. But I finally got Shuichi done! I had to be extremely careful since he and Kyoko have the same talent which strongly influences my choices. I know I said repeats were okay if the characters were from different casts, but I still want to at least try to make everything unique. It was a pain but I think I have a pretty good line. The more I look at it the more I like it, so let’s get started!

Rookie: Kudamon

So my reasons for this pick are not very complicated. I was looking around for possible digimon that I could use and when I saw Kudamon I thought “This looks like a digimon Shuichi would have. Let’s use it!” I don’t know why but Kudamon screams Shuichi for me and it deserves more attention. According to the digimon wiki It has a calm, cool, and collected personality, conducting a precise assessment of the situation even in combat and attaining the advantage of battle. I always imagined that Shuichi would either have a very calm or a very crazy partner, and I think the former suits him more. He needs a partner that is super calm, especially since Shuichi is so anxious. Kudamon’s analytical skills also seeming fitting for the partner of the Ultimate detective.

Champion: Deputymon

I will admit this is a goofy pick, but the more I look at it the more I like the idea of using Deputymon. Similar to Shuichi it has a strong sense of justice. I also realized that Shuichi is the only protagonist that has an allusion to truth bullets since Deputymon is literally a gun. (I already have a solid idea for Makoto and Hinata.) I need to have at least one protagonist with that theme and honestly I think Shuichi is the best protagonist for it. One of the biggest themes of Danganronpa V3 is truth vs lies. If any protagonist is going to have a truth bullets reference then it should be Shuichi for that reason. Also you know how I said I could see Shuichi having a crazy partner. Deputymon is usually portrayed to have a goofy personality and while I still think it would still be super serious, it makes me like this pick more even if it is silly.

It’s alternate evolution time! I’m not going to lie this was extremely difficult so my pick might not be the best. I’m the end I decided to go with Oryxmon.

For the sake of my sanity armor digivolutions will be treated as any other champion type digimon. I decided on Oryxmon because it’s a digi-egg of hope digivolution. Since Danganronpa has a whole hope vs despair theme I found it fitting to use one of them. After looking at them Oryxmon was the only one that looked like a good fit for Shuichi other than Pegasusmon which I already have plans to use for someone else. But Oryxmon is still a very Nobel digimon and the grey fits Shuichi’s aesthetic.

The Champion level is also where we get Shuichi’s dark digivolution. This was a pain in my a**. It was so difficult to find a digimon for this that if I didn’t think that it was essential for Shuichi to have a dark digivolution I would have given up! After literal hours of looking I decided on Shademon.

Would this have been a better pick for Junko? Possibly, but I will deal with that problem if I ever get to the original Danganronpa cast. But honestly I think Shademon would have a field day with Shuichi. It feeds on the despair of the people and digimon it haunts, and transforms it into its own nourishment. Shuichi already had a bunch of issues and insecurities before the killing game began so I can see those feelings manifesting into a dark digivolution that uses him a basically a human battery. Actually that would be a really coo arc in some sort of fan fiction now that I think about it. I was reluctant to use Shademon at first, but the more I look at it the more I think this fits.

Ultimate: Paildramon

I am ignoring that Paildramon is a DNA digivolution! If this was some sort of fanfiction Deputymon would digivolve into Paildramon naturally. It’s actually surprisingly common to find random Digimon in the anime that would ideally need another digimon or object to digivolve, so I still think this works. Out of the entire line the Ultimate was what was giving me the most trouble. I decided on Paildramon because it’s technically a main protagonist digimon, and Shuichi is the main protagonist of V3. Also the fusion contains Stingmon, who is Ken’s partner. For those of you who don’t know Ken becomes a detective, which is Shuichi’s ultimate. Why didn’t I use Stingmon for the Champion? Because finding an Ultimate was so hard that Paildramon felt like my only option. The Champion level did not have the same struggle.

Mega: Justimon

I honestly think the Mega was the easiest part for Shuichi. To me, Justimon feels like a very Shuichi digimon. It never lets an evil deed go unpunished, and is constantly fighting for others. I always felt like Shuichi stands for the same values, and is just more timid about it. In the final chapter of V3 he proclaims that even if everything is fake, the feelings and the hurt that he has gone through in Danganronpa are real. It is for that reason that Danganronpa must end. That screams justice to me.

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And that’s it! Sorry this took so long. I have plans for more characters so hopefully I can gets those out soon.

Fuck you *Turns your protagonist into a beautiful woman*

I can't really bring myself to wait until Valentine's day soo.. Saiibo fanart!

A ship I find nice so I drew it, take it as a early Valentine's gift, probably won't be able to do more but who knows!

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH 💙

pony….??

Posting some of my TikTok stuff onto here

Also why is rantaro so hard to draw

Saiouma my beloved ❤️

Alcohol markers = 😘🤌

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Dangantober day 4 - OTP

I love drawing Shuichi so much

Happy birthday Shuichi!! 🎉

7/9/2024

+ bonus sketch because i was bored ⬇️

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