

It seems to be popular in a lot of Japanese writing, actually. The exact words
希望 and 絶望 are very common. Just look at Danganronpa. Anyone know the origins
of such a theme, specifically of the specific words and why they have such
relevance in Japanese fiction? The words are paired together in a set every
single time without fail. Even in today's Shuumatsu no Valkyrie episodes I saw
it come up. It was in a Black Clover chapter as well. I'm sure I could come up
with dozens if not hundreds of examples given a few hours.


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Why is "Hope and Despair" (希望と絶望) such a common theme?


Hope and despair is just the set theme in general. as far as I'm aware theres
no real reason its just what danganronppa is set around. If junko wants
despair than someone will want hope, Its just what makes it interesting. same
with how **spoilers?** V3 is set around lies and truth.


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