Character Relationship Map: Phoenix: Space Chapter

Characters

• Nana (played by Keiko Toda) — supporting

  A key spacefaring character caught in the emotional and survival crisis caused by the loss of the mother ship.

• Makimura (played by Akira Kamiya) — supporting

  A named member of the drifting space crew whose fate is shaped by isolation, survival, and tragic emotional bonds.

• Saruta (played by Mori Katsuyuki Yuu) — supporting

  A supporting spacefaring character involved in the group's struggle to endure after becoming stranded in the universe.

Story Dynamics

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

• Nana → Saruta (Alliance Survival Companions) — They endure the journey to Flemil and face the choice of leaving Makimura behind to continue toward Earth.

  Nana survives the descent to Flemil and later finds Makimura together with Saruta; the Phoenix offers to send both Nana and Saruta to Earth.

• Saruta → Makimura (Narrative Investigator And Subject) — Saruta's investigation uncovers information about Makimura's strange healing and concealed rejuvenation.

  After learning that Makimura's escape pod is still following the survivors, Saruta investigates the mystery of Makimura's apparent death.

• Nana → Makimura (Social Emotionally Close Crew Members) — Their closeness is central to the crewman's jealousy, and Nana later finds Makimura alive on Flemil.

  The separated crewman speaks of being jealous of Nana's closeness to Makimura and recalls that their relationship changed after an incident years earl...

Story Analysis

After a shipwreck strands a crew in space, Nana and Saruta uncover the truth about Makimura and confront the consequences of his fate on Flemil.

Plot Progression

1. The Shipwreck and Separation — A crew traveling from Zaltzu to Earth suffers a collision that cripples its ship. The survivors escape in pods with scarce supplies, while one pod separates and its communication with Nana ends.
2. The Secret Behind the Death — The survivors discover that Makimura's pod is following them, prompting Saruta to investigate. A recording reveals Makimura's concealed rejuvenation and complicates the apparent death on the bridge.
3. The Descent to Flemil — A mysterious bird draws the pods toward a planet, and Nana survives a dangerous atmospheric descent. On Flemil, a traveler begins explaining Makimura's connection to the planet.
4. The Judgment and the Choice — Nana and Saruta learn that Makimura was condemned to an endless cycle of aging and rejuvenation after disregarding Flemil's inhabitants. They find him alive, and the Phoenix offers them a way to Earth...