B: The Beginning (2018) — Character Map & Story Timeline

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B: The Beginning (2018) interactive character relationship network and AI-powered story timeline. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters across the narrative arc.

AI Narrative Summary

A structural breakdown of the two-season storyline, mapping core arcs, thematic threads, and character trajectories across the complete series.

Character Network — 3 Characters

Key Relationships

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Story Structure — 6 Plot Phases

Season 1: Killer B Investigation

Keith returns to the RIS to tackle the brutal Killer B murders while an unknown group steals a military vehicle. The team investigates linked deaths, stakes out a high-powered party, and battles hackers over a poison gas threat. Keith pursues Koku and his gang outside the city, setting the stage for deeper institutional and personal conflicts.

Season 1: Library and Internal Fracture

Keith and Koku visit the Royal Library, while Lily discusses case theories with Keith at his apartment. The team faces an internal attack, revealing a traitor, and Koku realizes Canopus identity. Tensions escalate as Keith is declared a murder suspect and Koku confronts him on a hospital roof.

Season 1: Ultimatum and Bait Trap

Minatsuki orders an attack on Koku, but Keith intervenes to protect him. The RIS receives an ultimatum, and Eric suspends Lily to track Keith. Keith turns himself in, and the team lays a trap using Lily as bait to catch the Market Maker head. Koku searches for the zeppelin while Keith pursues Gilbert.

Season 1: Zeppelin Climax and Facility Showdown

Koku locates the zeppelin and Minatsuki, but Laica escapes with Yuna per prophecy. The RIS races to the scene as Keith confronts Gilbert at the old Jaula Blanca facility. Koku fights Laica for survival, culminating in a high-stakes dual confrontation that resolves the first season's primary threats.

Season 2: Kirisame's Return and Forced Violence

Koku is approached by Kirisame, a childhood figure thought dead, who proposes a new world order. Kirisame's subordinates force Koku to commit violence against a senator, after which Koku breaks into the royal palace. The palace refuses full cooperation with the RIS investigation.

Season 2: Disappearance and Ambush Defense

Lily and Koku head out to gather information on Keith's disappearance. Keith's friends narrow down locations while he hallucinates from hunger. Koku, Izanami, and Yuna fight off an ambush from Kirisame's subordinates, while Lily navigates political pressure while driving with the king. The season concludes with Kirisame seeking Koku for a final confrontation.

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q47492053), public domain (CC0).