with heads inside a dream - danganronpa animatic

"Let's immerse ourselves in this tropical island life forever and ever and ever and ever..." an exploration of a quote by junko during the 6th trial, followed by a sudden immersion of every character in a game utopia where everything is good. a denial mindset of sorts.

I swear I'm not dead!! Finally gained time to start working on my art regularly again and went through a period in which I was in love with this song, and thought "oh, this could fit danganronpa easily" so now we have this

[tomguts]

I can somehow sense their misery through those smiles and laughs?? You really captured their mixed emotions and feelings about staying in the program well(most especially Sonia and Hajime).

[junnihae]

The part where Fuyuhiko and Peko hold hands-



So wholesome

[pomegranate_thief]

this au is really fascinating, i've always thought about alternate endings to the games and this animatic just gives me life. the whole scenario kind of reminds me of the picture perfect arc in tbhk: it's a fake world but there's still a bittersweet happiness to be found.

however, something about this situation very unsettling. after all, the dr cast really is lost inside an eternal dream, and it makes it all the more off-putting when you show images of them living out their best lives. (kind of giving off dystopia vibes ngl)

is it just me, or do the survivors all seem to have some recollection of the events in the 6th trial (sonia and hajime, especially). maybe their memories actually haven't been wiped and they've simply blocked it out in an effort to deny reality and accept their utopia as the ultimate truth. it's a really interesting hc for the island mode ending (if there's a possible reset option) since there seems to be much more to lose in that scenario than in canon and everything seems much closer to each other without a killing game.

above all, i think this animatic is very sad; there's some parts where it seems to be a lament, and it overall seems incredibly mournful. the au is tranquil, eerie, nostalgic, hollow, and miserable all at the same time and you've really captured the essence here beautifully. forgive me for my clumsy wording, english isn't my first language (-｡-;

oh and i'm crying





;-;

[adwerq]

Man the effect you had with chiaki putting her always away from everyone, and far away was outstanding. I cant get over that small detail and how it shows she was the odd one out being the imposter. And then the end having hajime look without her being there, MAN MY HEART. This was incredible!

[glitchyglitchy]

This would have been a perfect "bad end" for the second game. The song choice and art are beautiful. I'm glad I somehow came across this.

[unfiniche]

...they all look so happy, it's killing me.

The whole video has this vibe of....gentle emptinesss.




Also, the art is absolutely beautiful...I aspire to draw as well as you

[aloebreeze]

This is gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. I don’t even know what to say, I think I need to rewatch it a few dozen more times. The vibes, the music, the coloring... it’s beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your art and animation with the world, it’s always brightened my day. Amazing.

[shuichisaihara]

WHO DISLIKED THIS.
THE ONE PERSON
SHOW YOURSELF.

[erywb]

This video gave me an incomparable peace of Gentleness


And i'm sad



But



I love it

[hollywood]

This is absolutely incredible!! The atmosphere, the music choice, the color palettes, the perfect summer vibes mixed with the unmistakable feeling of something being slightly _off_ ... it's just so good. Also, I LOVE the part where Hajime falls into the pool and the music gets muted before the others pull him out. It's just *_chef's kiss_*

Edit: Also, I'm not sure if I'm reading too much into this, but it definitely seems like Sonia also realizes something is wrong, and I really really love that. It makes sense for the other survivors to not care (Fuyuhiko being too preoccupied w/ Peko, Kazuichi not wanting to accept the truth, and Akane being, well, Akane), but I think Sonia would absolutely doubt the reality. As far as I'm concerned, she doesn't get nearly as much recognition as she should, so I absolutely appreciated that focus on her too!

[granine]

This is so beautifully well done. The colors, the characters, the art, all of it is amazing :D

[dorodoo]

i love this. it gives me a feeling of nostalgia an sadness.
my theory is that even though the characters look happy, deep down they know that it's a dream, that it is not real, but they do the best they can to ignore it. if that's not the case then i think the survivors repressed their memories of the killing school trip and now live in a perfect game utopia but yet something feels wrong about the situation
Because of how the animatic is made, I like to think that sonia and hajime are the ones who notice the fact that something is strange but instead of questioning it and investigating, they decide not to think much about it in exchange for a happy and peaceful life, even if it is not real

[ApollyonsWife]

I just want to say. When I first played danganronpa 2, I felt exactly how Hajime felt, his confused and sad emotions, and I stopped trusting Makoto and his friends and wanted to decide to stay forever in the simulation with everyone back.
Of course thanks to Chiaki me and Hajime realised we have to always move forward and create our own future. But that's a main reason why this video hurts so much. Its the outcome I wanted but I know it's so wrong.

[miyakibd]

I know I should like, pay attention to the main focus and point of this pmv but iM SORRY I can't help but notice how komaeda often is with or by hinata most of the time and I appreciate that.



Also those images of Ibuki playing the guitar on a lounge chair and her looking at the fireworks give me life ngl.

[VixenLovelove]

Damn this is so splendidly beautiful. It’s hard to describe. Like all the expressions, movements colors. It’s hypnotizing, which is very fitting since this is a dream world I’m assuming. Poor Chiaki seems like she’s trying to get the survivors out but they don’t want to listen. You can really tell based on their expressions what everyone is thinking and it’s not just basic feelings of joy, there’s comfliction over whether to doubt or accept the dream world.

[BIDZ]

This is haunting and beautiful. The shots of Hajime looking at Chiaki like he's not even fully capable of recognizing that she's there, the shot of Sonia looking almost like she wants to cry but doesn't know why. The dreamlike nature of this is captured magnificently.

[fluttervixen]

This is really awesome, I love how eerie it is, and how Hajime and Sonia seem to be the only ones who are aware. Akane is busy spending time with her friends, Fuyuhiko is focused on being being with Peko again, Kazuichi can't accept it, and doesn't want to think it's fake, but Sonia definitely notices something is off. Hajime obviously does too, and I think Chiaki overseeing them is the cherry on top. It's almost as if they blocked out their memories of her and their friendship with her because they decided to stay in the simulation. And now all she's doing is fulfilling her true purpose- to watch and observe them. They forgot her to keep living peacefully. Shit I'm sad ;-;

[charpancakes]

the transition from the fires and destruction on the moniter to the fireworks with "and i'll never go home again" gave me total chills. that sentence sounds like it would be optimistic, but now holds another meaning for hajime as he realizes there's more than this; there's a whole world outside that none of them will ever get to experience because of the decision he made.

[Lizxyshu]

When chiaki looks at hajime close to the end and start
I think she's saying you should of picked to start your own future instead of being trapped in this au... I think chiaki remembers just a little to mabye
I do be crying at this masterpiece

[gundhamtanaka]

the sadness going around us, is a type of sadness that isnt allowed to explain, because i know this isnt a real World, and its just a game, im in tears (out of character)