YMMV / The Ultimate Hope

• Angst? What Angst?: The students don't give much thought to the outside world being destroyed with their friends and families likely being dead.
• Catharsis Factor: After all the shit she gets away with in the games, watching Junko repeatedly fail to cause despair is oh so satisfying.
• Crack Pairing: Most of them. Which gets acknowledged.
• Funny Moments:
  • Really, the entire story is hilarious with just how desperate Junko becomes. But everytime she tries something, it backfires and we just see her reaction to it get more and more funny. Especially at the end when she inadverently fixes EVERYTHING about them due to the hope growing from Makoto and the others.
  • In the comments, someone suggested that Monokuma loudly announced whose ticket he was burning when he decided to destroy the group's lifetime passes to Disneyland, which resulted in both the commenter and the author listing off both Monokuma's announcements and the students' reactions. Of particular note is poor Yasuhiro, who is more concerned with the fact that he can't sell the tickets to pay off his debts.
• Heartwarming Moments:
  • Even if it's supposed to be satirical, there's something sweet about the entire cast working past the Dysfunction Junction that defined them in the actual game. Examples include Leon forgiving Sayaka's attempted murder, Mondo overcoming his anger issues, Celestia growing an actual self-esteem for Taeko, Mukuro standing up to her sister, Byakuya softening enough to willingly make everyone's breakfast, Toko quickly being accepted by everyone for her second personality, Kyoko being at peace with her father and not putting mystery-solving ahead of her own safety, Chihiro getting bold enough to become Sir Swears-a-Lot, and Sayaka ultimately finding enough validation with her friends to decide against escaping at any cost. It's like the whole universe decided to hit Junko with a Care-Bear Stare.
  • Additionally, the group opts to remain safe inside the Academy-turned-shelter, protected from the post-apocalyptic world Junko created outside, just as Kyoko's father wanted them to be.
  • Several commenters purposed alternate versions of Hajime showing up to Hope's Peak, only this time, he brings Chiaki along, revealing that he, as Izuru, was able to save her.

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