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I think 3-5 is great but I think they botched the ending. I think it sucks that Kaito just kind of gives up on the plan for no apparent reason after coming that far - I think 3-5 would have been a lot more satisfying if Kokichi and Kaito's plan WORKED, in one of two ways:

a) Everyone votes for Kokichi at the end, Monokuma confirms that it's correct and goes to execute the person in the mech, but Kaito pops out in a dramatic reveal at that moment, to the rest of the group's surprise, greatly upsetting the TV audience who realizes the game is rigged, and this makes K1-B0 go crazy instead which ushers 3-6 in a different way, with everything mostly going the same from that point.

b) The plan nearly reveals the game as a fraud, but Tsumugi is forced to take action to resolve the situation from the inside since Monokuma is unable to; Kokichi and Kaito are thwarted but ultimately score a victory in forcing Tsumugi to slip up in a way that is ultimately her grand downfall in 3-6.

I think either of these would be GREAT ways to tie 3-5 into the plot, but instead, 3-5... doesn't actually really accomplish anything, even though Kokichi and Kaito have a GENIUS plan that deserves to actually score some sort of small but decisive victory in ending Danganronpa. But it doesn't. I think that's such a huge missed opportunity.