<p>Based on a theory from Japanese audiences (<a href="http://danganronpa.net/archives/sb225.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>), the pink blood is only shown on school life/game (class trial) setting (e.g. DR1 and DR2).</p>
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<p>学生じゃないからじゃね<br />
Isn't it because they are not students already?</p>
<p>学級裁判とは違ってゲームじゃないって事じゃね？<br />
Isn't it because it's different from class trial game?</p>
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<p>As for personal theory extending from this theory, it has something to do with <em>school life → age → &quot;censoring&quot;</em>. Now that they have graduated (or <em>&quot;matured&quot;</em>) in DR3:Future, the blood is shown red, just as real life.</p>
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<p><sup>Note: however, <a href="http://danganronpa.net/archives/sb128.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">some blood is (or looks like) pink in Future's OP scene</a>.</sup></p>

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<p>The blood is pink to show that Despair arc is more of a slice-of-life, but future is more gore and gritty. This is also shown in the OP for Despair being in pastel colours, but the OP of Future being dark.</p>

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<p>In the first <em>Danganronpa</em> anime series (2013), <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4403/49">blood is pink to prevent the series from having to have a higher age rating</a>. </p>

<p>In <em>Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen</em> (2016), the "<em>Despair Arc</em>," blood is also pink:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/vdrnw.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/vdrnw.jpg" alt="Punching a wall will make you bleed"></a></p>

<p>The first time blood was seen in <em>Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai-hen</em> (2016), the "<em>Future Arc</em>," the setting was pretty dark, so I wondered whether that made the blood not look pink or if it was actually not pink. In episode 5, we get a clear view of red blood, though:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/LWbRJ.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LWbRJ.jpg" alt="Avoid stabbing your eye with rebar, or you&#39;ll bleed too"></a></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/VnY3v.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/VnY3v.jpg" alt="Jon Snow is not in Danganronpa, no."></a></p>

<p>Given that the "<em>Future Arc</em>" is set after all the events in the other pieces of the franchise, <a href="https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4403/why-is-blood-pink-in-danganronpa#comment48723_4403">is it possible that something changed in-universe</a>? Or does the "<em>Future Arc</em>" air at a different time, which makes the rating not as important for the producers of the show?</p>

<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/danganronpa/comments/4ujumv/dr3_spoilers_i_just_realized_why_blood_is_red/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Someone in reddit</a> suggests that it's only so the gag with the tomato sauce in the third episode, when pretending Asahina had been killed, is possible — that's obviously (?) not the case, is it?</p>

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Why isn't blood pink in the Future Arc (Mirai-hen), like it is on other Danganronpa media?
# Why isn't blood pink in the Future Arc (Mirai-hen), like it is on other Danganronpa media?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-09-21
In the first *Danganronpa* anime series (2013), [blood is pink to prevent the series from having to have a higher age rating](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/4403/49).

In *Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Zetsubou-hen* (2016), the "*Despair Arc*," blood is also pink:

[![Punching a wall will make you bleed](https://i.sstatic.net/vdrnw.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/vdrnw.jpg)

The first time blood was seen in *Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen - Mirai-hen* (2016), the "*Future Arc*," the setting was pretty dark, so I wondered whether that made the blood not look pink or if it was actually not pink. In episode 5, we get a clear view of red blood, though:

[![Avoid stabbing your eye with rebar, or you'll bleed too](https://i.sstatic.net/LWbRJ.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/LWbRJ.jpg)

[![Jon Snow is not in Danganronpa, no.](https://i.sstatic.net/VnY3v.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/VnY3v.jpg)

Given that the "*Future Arc*" is set after all the events in the other pieces of the franchise, [is it possible that something changed in-universe](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4403/why-is-blood-pink-in-danganronpa#comment48723_4403)? Or does the "*Future Arc*" air at a different time, which makes the rating not as important for the producers of the show?

[Someone in reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/danganronpa/comments/4ujumv/dr3_spoilers_i_just_realized_why_blood_is_red/) suggests that it's only so the gag with the tomato sauce in the third episode, when pretending Asahina had been killed, is possible — that's obviously (?) not the case, is it?
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2016-10-13. Score: 2
Based on a theory from Japanese audiences ([source](http://danganronpa.net/archives/sb225.html)), the pink blood is only shown on school life/game (class trial) setting (e.g. DR1 and DR2).

> 学生じゃないからじゃね  
> Isn't it because they are not students already?
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> 学級裁判とは違ってゲームじゃないって事じゃね？  
> Isn't it because it's different from class trial game?

As for personal theory extending from this theory, it has something to do with *school life → age → "censoring"*. Now that they have graduated (or *"matured"*) in DR3:Future, the blood is shown red, just as real life.

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Note: however, [some blood is (or looks like) pink in Future's OP scene](http://danganronpa.net/archives/sb128.html).
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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-10-10. Score: -1
The blood is pink to show that Despair arc is more of a slice-of-life, but future is more gore and gritty. This is also shown in the OP for Despair being in pastel colours, but the OP of Future being dark.
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