s-CRY-ed (2001) — Character Map & Story Timeline

AI Narrative Summary

The season follows Kazuma's resistance to institutional control, his rivalry with Ryuho, and the gradual formation of a united group confronting increasingly larger threats.

Character Network — 8 Characters

• Kazuma (Soichiro Hoshi) — protagonist Kazuma is a Native Alter user who works as a mercenary to support a life shared with his close friend Kanami Yuta. He es...
• Kanami Yuta (Yukari Tamura) — protagonist Kanami Yuta is Kazuma’s close friend and the person with whom he hopes to live peacefully. Although Kazuma disappears af...
• Kunihiko Kimishima (Takumi Yamazaki) Kunihiko Kimishima is Kazuma’s friend and a source of missions during the early conflict. He assigns Kazuma a task invol...
• Biff (Ginzo Matsuo)
• Ryuho (Hikaru Midorikawa) Ryuho is a HOLY member who captures Kazuma and attempts to question him about a mysterious Alter user connected to a per...
• Mimori Kiryu (Yuko Nagashima) Mimori Kiryu is a female HOLY agent encountered after Kazuma escapes his restraints. Kazuma takes her hostage in order t...
• Straight Cougar (Kyousei Tsukui) Straight Cougar is an old friend of Kazuma and a member of HOLY. After Kazuma has gone into hiding in an underground fig...
• Urizane (Bin Shimada)

Key Relationships

• Kazuma → Ryuho (Rivals with shared stakes) — Their rivalry is driven by opposing positions on Native Alters but gradually becomes a powerful partnership against larger forces.

  "Ryuho pursues Kazuma, the two fight after Kazuma attacks a Hold camp, and later they enter Kyouji Mujo's fortress together before fighting the final...

• Kazuma → Kunihiko Kimishima (Partners and trusted allies) — Their partnership develops into a deeply loyal friendship built through danger and shared resistance.

  "They work together on missions, rescue Kanami, confront Emergy, and repeatedly support each other against Hold and Holy."

• Kazuma → Mimori Kiryu (Rescuer and ally) — Mimori repeatedly acts against oppressive authority to protect Kazuma and other Native Alters.

  "Mimori sympathizes with Kazuma and frees him from Holy Headquarters; later she tries to restore his memories and helps confront Kyouji Mujo's threat....

• Kazuma → Biff (Opponents) — Biff represents an early threat that Kazuma defeats while proving that being a Native Alter does not make him evil.

  "Kazuma takes on Biff after Biff leads a renegade group and saves the Native Alters from him."

• Kanami Yuta → Kunihiko Kimishima (Protective companions) — Kimishima protects Kanami during the Hold crackdown and helps her escape the camp.

  "Kimishima finds Kanami, warns her to run, defends Kazuma before the townspeople, and flees with Kanami when Hold captures them."

• Kazuma → Kanami Yuta (Protective bond) — Kanami is a central emotional anchor for Kazuma and one of the people whose safety motivates his actions.

  "Kazuma and Kimishima care for Kanami when she becomes sick, Kazuma is reunited with her after his memory loss, and he sets out to rescue her when she...

• Ryuho → Mimori Kiryu (Former associates and allies) — Mimori remains connected to Ryuho despite the conflict surrounding Holy and the separation after his disappearance.

  "The story explains how Ryuho and Mimori first met, and Mimori later searches for Ryuho with others and participates in the effort against Kyouji Mujo...

• Mimori Kiryu → Straight Cougar (Search partners) — They function as cooperative field allies who combine information, movement, and tactical support.

  "Mimori and Straight Cougar search for missing allies, travel together toward Kyouji Mujo, and divide their tasks during the fortress operation."

Story Structure — 6 Plot Phases

Native Alter Outlaw

Kazuma is introduced as a Native Alter pursued by Hold and Holy despite saving people from Biff. His escape and early missions establish his resistance to oppressive institutions.

Holy And Resistance

Kazuma is captured, freed by Mimori, and drawn into increasingly dangerous clashes with Holy. The illness of Kanami and the attack on the Holy cargo van connect personal loyalty with organized resistance.

Truth Of The Lost Ground

The Alter forest, the town of Inners, and Mimori's revelations widen the story beyond Kazuma's personal conflict. Hold's treatment of the townspeople and Kimishima's defense of Kazuma intensify the political stakes.

Separation And Reunion

Kazuma and Ryuho disappear after their duel, leaving the others to search while Kanami is forced into a labor camp. Kazuma's memory loss is followed by his emotional reunion with Kanami.

United Against The Fortress

Kanami's hostage situation forces Kazuma and Ryuho to abandon their preference for acting alone. The group coordinates an assault on the fortress and confronts the Crystallized Form.

Mainland Challenge

Kyouji Mujo is defeated, but the Mainland immediately becomes a new threat. With the Lost Ground rebuilding, Kazuma and Ryuho choose to continue fighting together.