Character Relationship Map: Kuso

Characters

• Missy (played by Iesha Rochelle) — protagonist

  Lovers with Kenneth in an apartment. Initially controls their intimacy by wearing a neck cloth, but eventually reveals a talking boil that Kenneth accepts and names Royal.

• Kenneth (played by Oumi Zumi) — protagonist

  Missy's lover who engages in sexual acts with her and her neck boil. He eventually accepts the boil's presence and names it Royal.

• Royal / Roach Man (played by David Firth) — supporting

  A talking boil that emerges from Missy's neck. Kenneth initially feels revulsion but accepts it, engages in sexual acts with it, and names it Royal.

• Doctor Clinton (played by George Clinton) — supporting

  Runs a medical clinic where B visits for an abortion. Manuel encounters him during B's appointment.

• Angel (played by Mali Matsuda) — supporting
• Jenny (played by Pretty Ricky Fontaine) — minor
• Manuel (played by Zack Fox) — supporting

  A patient at Dr. Clinton's clinic who overcomes his fear of breasts after being cured by Mr. Quiggle, a large bug residing in the doctor's anus.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Doctor Clinton → Manuel (Professional Doctor And Patient) — Manuel is at Doctor Clinton's clinic when Mr. Quiggle cures his fear of breasts.

  Manuel encounters Doctor Clinton at the clinic during B's visit.

• Missy → Kenneth (Romantic Lovers) — Their intimacy is initially controlled by Missy, who chokes Kenneth and refuses to let him perform sexual acts on her.

  The reference identifies Missy and Kenneth as lovers who live in an apartment complex.

Story Dynamics

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

• Angel → Jenny (Conflict Hostile Encounter) — Jenny confronts Angel verbally after Angel arrives in the hole world.

  After entering the hole world, Angel is yelled at by Jenny, who lives there.

• Kenneth → Royal / Roach Man (Unknown Acceptance Through Intimacy) — Kenneth moves from disgust to acceptance of the talking boil and gives it the name Royal.

  After initially reacting with revulsion, Kenneth agrees to the boil's sexual advances and names it Royal.

• Missy → Royal / Roach Man (Unknown Host And Symbiotic Creature) — The talking boil emerges from Missy's neck and becomes part of the couple's intimate encounter.

  Missy removes the cloth covering her neck to reveal a talking boil, which later talks Kenneth into accepting it.

Story Analysis

Four surreal vignettes portray mutated survivors and uncanny encounters in the aftermath of an earthquake that destroyed Los Angeles.

Plot Progression

1. Earthquake and the Neck Revelation — The earthquake report frames the film's surreal anthology. Missy's intimacy with Kenneth shifts when she reveals the talking boil on her neck, which Kenneth eventually accepts and names Royal.
2. An Unwanted Pregnancy — B's pregnancy test leads her to Doctor Clinton's clinic, where she encounters an abortion offer that disgusts her. Kazo and Mazu later intervene after Phil refuses to let her have an abortion, trappin...
3. Charlie's Forest Encounter — Charlie runs into the forest after being laughed out of class and feeds a strange creature. A green light transfer empowers him, but the creature and its apparent offspring vanish after he feeds it do...
4. Angel's Descent — Angel follows a voice toward a hole and falls into a strange world. After Jenny confronts her, a creature swallows her; she travels through a tunnel and emerges to witness an object flying over Los An...