What is Danganronpa 2 About?
The sequel to Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is a murder-mystery visual novel created by Kazutaka Kodaka and Spike Chunsoft.
What is the plot?
Abducted from their school and held prisoner on a deserted island by a psychotic... teddy bear, sixteen high school students, each with their own ultimate-level talent, are told that the only way they may leave the island is to get away with murdering one of their peers! Any time a murder occurs, the survivors must investigate the murder and then participate in a "Class Trial" to determine who the killer is. If the killer is exposed by the end of the trial, he or she is executed and the survivors must remain on the island. But if the killer get away with it, he or she is allowed to leave and everyone else gets executed! Who will live? Who will die? What mysteries does this island hold?
That's all well and good, but what about this casting call?
We will be dubbing the first class trial. We may do the other trials (at least some of them) in the future, but right now, the first one is the only guarantee. I will be posting the trials on my Youtube account (but if I run into any copyright problems, I'll begin posting them elsewhere).
What do I need to know?
I have already cast most of the characters. In fact, I'm over halfway done with Part One of the trial. Unfortunately, the original VAs I cast for Fuyuhiko and Peko became too busy and were unable to finish their lines and decided that it would be better to recast the characters. So these will be the only characters I'll be casting for.
Is there anything I need?
Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu is the Ultimate Yakuza.
Fuyuhiko is initially incredibly stand-offish and rude to the other students on the island. He claims he's not going to play at being friends with anyone, and when he is questioned about this, he states clearly that he would not hesitate to kill anyone of the others. He makes frequent references to his yakuza background and seems adamant at presenting this sort of "lone wolf" attitude. As the game progresses, however, he slowly begins to open up to the others.
His official English voice actor is Derek Stephen Prince
His voice should probably be mid to mid-high. Also, he swears more than any of the other characters, so if you don't like swearing, this may not be the role for you...
Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu: Foo-You-He-Koh Koo-Zoo-Ree-You
[Introduction] Name's Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu... Just so we're clear, I don't plan on acting all friendly and shit with you guys.
Didn't that Byakuya bastard get killed in the dinning hall, huh? Then everyone there is a fuckin' suspect.
[Angry/defensive] Don't mess with me! I'LL FUCKING KILL YOU!
Peko Pekoyama is the Ultimate Swordswoman.
Peko comes off as a very serious and stern woman who shows little to no emotions. Despite her authoritative tone, she is respectful of authority figures and does not police the other students. She also loses track of time when practicing martial arts, but she is not antisocial or unwilling to stay around the other students.
Her official English voice actress is Janice Kawaye.
Peko normally speaks in an authoritative tone with very little emotion. However, there are few instances where she expresses emotion, so her VA should be able to do both emotional and non-emotional line-reading.
Peko Pekoyama: Pe-Koh Pe-Koh-Yah-Mah
This may be off topic, but why was Byakuya acting so paranoid? Not only did he bring a self-defense kit, but he had night-vision goggles inside the case, too...
[Regretful] If I was in the office, I could've reset the breaker in time... And maybe the murder wouldn't have occurred...
Nagito, what are you plotting? For someone who insists he's not the killer, you are quite nosy.
Mikan Tsumiki is the Ultimate Nurse.
Mikan is an extremely meek, paranoid and fragile individual who suffers from hazardously low self-esteem as a result of severe bullying. This has resulted in many behavioral symptoms such as being easily intimidated, breaking down and crying with little provocation, profusely apologizing and nervously stuttering while speaking. She constantly worries about annoying, boring or offending others. When she first arrived at Jabberwock Island, she wasn't used to people being nice to her; despite the fact that not everyone is...
Her official English voice actress is Stephanie Sheh.
Mikan's tone should be quiet and soft spoken. She should sound timid when she speaks, like you could sneeze and it would frighten her.
Mikan Tsumiki: Mee-C-On Soo-Mee-Kee
[Introduction] M-my name is Mikan Tsumiki. Umm... From the bottom of my heart, I hope we can get along.
Based on the entry wounds on Byakuya's body, the actual weapon should be roughly five millimeters in diameter...
[Outburst] BY THE WAY, I'M NOT A TRASHY SKANK!
