

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.stack.imgur.com/vdrnw.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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.stack.imgur.com/LWbRJ.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LWbRJ.jpg)

[![Jon Snow is not in Danganronpa,
no.](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VnY3v.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/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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Why isn't blood pink in the Future Arc (Mirai-hen), like it is on other Danganronpa media?


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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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?
>
> 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.

* * *

Note: however, [some blood is (or looks like) pink in Future's OP
scene](http://danganronpa.net/archives/sb128.html).


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