Character Relationship Map: Darkside Blues

Characters

• Kenzou (voice) (played by Akio Otsuka) — protagonist

  Kenzou is the leader of Messiah, the resistance group opposing Persona Century. He becomes involved after Mai encounters the mysterious young man and recognizes him as the terrorist corporation is pur...

• Gren (voice) (played by Hideyuki Hori) — supporting

  Gren is Persona Century's heir and visits the transmutation facility to observe the experiment. He questions Tamaki's methods while she oversees the operation, making him an internal authority figure...

• Selia (voice) (played by Maya Okamoto) — supporting

  Selia becomes endangered during the fugitives' escape and is rescued by the mysterious young man before he disappears into the Mirage Hotel. She later receives a warning that Persona Century may have...

• Tamaki (voice) (played by Masako Katsuki) — supporting

  Tamaki oversees Persona Century's transmutation operation after its scientists detect a possible wave from the fourth dimension. She manages the experiment as the company predicts an imminent transmut...

• Katari (voice) (played by Nozomu Sasaki) — supporting

  Katari searches the underground area during the aftermath of the dimensional event and encounters the mysterious newcomer. Katari is also connected to Tatsuya, whose information and shelter aid the fu...

• Chris (voice) (played by Shin-ichiro Miki) — supporting

  Chris attacks the group as a professional assassin, making him a direct threat to the fugitives and their resistance contacts. His assault is interrupted by Persona police helicopters, allowing the ta...

• Tatsuya (voice) (played by Yasunori Matsumoto) — supporting

  Tatsuya is an unexpected ally connected to Katari who provides the fugitives with information and shelter. His support helps the group survive after Chris's attack and the intervention of Persona poli...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Tamaki (voice) → Gren (voice) (Professional Observer) — Gren evaluates Tamaki's operation from a position of institutional authority.

  Tamaki oversees the transmutation operation while Gren, identified as Persona Century's heir, arrives to observe the results and question her methods.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Gren (voice) → Kenzou (voice) (Conflict Corporate Opponent) — Gren represents the corporate power facing Kenzou's resistance movement.

  Gren is Persona Century's heir, while Kenzou leads Messiah and the resistance opposing the corporation's actions.

• Tamaki (voice) → Kenzou (voice) (Conflict Opposing Faction Leader) — Their institutional roles place Persona Century and Messiah on opposing sides.

  Tamaki oversees Persona Century's transmutation operation, while Kenzou leads Messiah, the resistance group involved in the unfolding conflict.

• Kenzou (voice) → Selia (voice) (Alliance Resistance Associate) — They are connected through the broader resistance effort, although the supplied plot does not describe a private exchange between them.

  Kenzou leads Messiah and becomes involved as the resistance responds to the mysterious young man's appearance; Selia is among the fugitives warned to...

• Chris (voice) → Selia (voice) (Conflict Threatened Fugitive) — Chris represents a direct lethal threat to Selia's resistance circle.

  Chris attacks the group as a professional assassin, and Selia is part of the fugitive group that later receives a warning about Persona Century's purs...

• Selia (voice) → Tatsuya (voice) (Alliance Protected Ally) — Tatsuya's shelter supports Selia and the endangered resistance group.

  Tatsuya provides information and shelter to the group, while Selia is later part of the group receiving warnings about Persona Century's surveillance.

• Kenzou (voice) → Tatsuya (voice) (Alliance Resistance Ally) — Tatsuya's assistance strengthens the resistance network led by Kenzou.

  Kenzou leads Messiah, and Tatsuya provides information and shelter to the fugitives and their resistance group.

• Katari (voice) → Tatsuya (voice) (Alliance Connected Ally) — Tatsuya supports Katari's side through intelligence and refuge.

  Tatsuya is described as an unexpected ally connected to Katari, and he provides information and shelter.

• Kenzou (voice) → Chris (voice) (Conflict Adversary) — Kenzou's resistance network is threatened by Chris's assassination attempt.

  Kenzou is the leader of Messiah, while Chris attacks the group as a professional assassin during its escape.

Story Analysis

A resistance movement confronts corporate domination while a dimensional arrival signals a larger transformation.

Plot Progression

1. The False Victory — The terrorists attack Persona Century's headquarters but destroy only a dummy control room. Meanwhile, the corporation's information network remains powerful and intact.
2. The Dimensional Breach — Persona scientists detect a fourth-dimensional wave and begin a transmutation experiment. A hole opens beneath the facility, releasing a strange carriage and a mysterious young man.
3. The Vanishing Refuge — The newcomer becomes connected to a wider search involving Messiah and the resistance. After an extraordinary rescue, the fugitives disappear into the shifting Mirage Hotel and face the threat of orbi...
4. Assassins And Escape — Tatsuya offers the fugitives information and shelter, but Chris attacks them as a professional assassin. Police helicopters interrupt the assault, allowing the group to escape to Golden Street.
5. The Cannon's Threat — The mysterious young man frames his arrival as a renewal, suggesting a transformation beyond the immediate conflict. Persona Century retaliates publicly and threatens to use a space-based quantum cann...