Darkside Blues

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: ダークサイド・ブルース


Information

Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 8, 1994
Producers: Akita Shoten
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: J.C.Staff
Source: Manga
Genres: HorrorHorror, MysteryMystery, Sci-FiSci-Fi
Theme: PsychologicalPsychological
Duration: 1 hr. 23 min.
Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

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Ranked: #98022
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Popularity: #6242
Members: 11,636
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Synopsis

The Persona Century Corporation has purchased nearly every parcel of land on earth. Dissension is not tolerated within the corporation's borders and those who oppose Persona are dealt with swiftly. Of those few places not yet under Persona's control is the free town of Kabuki-cho, also known as "The Dark Side of Tokyo". Within the town, under the leadership of a woman named Mai, is a small resistance group called Messiah. Into this world steps a man who takes the sobriquet of Kabuki-cho: Darkside. Sealed up in another dimension eighteen years ago by Persona Century, Darkside now returns to aid Messiah using his unique mystic power of renewal.

(Source: ANN)

Characters & Voice Actors

Darkside

Main
Ou, Natsuki
Japanese

Mai

Main
Mitsuishi, Kotono
Japanese

Kenzo

Main
Ootsuka, Akio
Japanese

Katari

Supporting
Sasaki, Nozomu
Japanese

Tatsuya

Supporting
Matsumoto, Yasunori
Japanese

Jingo

Supporting
Yanaka, Hiroshi
Japanese

Old Woman

Supporting

Hozuki, Tamaki

Supporting
Katsuki, Masako
Japanese

Enji

Supporting
Yamadera, Kouichi
Japanese

Delirium

Supporting
Horiuchi, Keizo
Japanese

Staff



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Ending Theme

"Paradise Lost" by Natsuki Ou




Reviews

Jun 24, 2010
If you are a fan of 90s anime, then I'd recommend taking a look at Darkside Blues. If you haven't seen many anime from this time period, then this is a fairly good example of the visual styles of the 90s. However, most people will probably find the story somewhat mediocre and maybe even confusing.

Darkside Blues is a nice little gem from the 90s based on a manga by Hideyuki Kikucho who is one of the most respected horror writers in Japan. Often called the Stephen King of Japan, many of Hideyuki's novels have been adapted to anime such as Vampire Hunter D, Wicked City, ...
Dec 23, 2023
Mixed Feelings
NOTE: This review was originally posted on my Letterboxd account on 3/1/2022

I only remember seeing this anime once on VHS when I was a kid, and I barely remember what happens. I went into this anime expecting it to be an underappreciated gem. To be honest, it's a decent film. Although the animation in Darkside Blues is excellent, the story is disappointing in my opinion. The animation is incredible, and I adore the film's dark tone. Despite his lack of involvement, it has the feel of a Yoshiaki Kawajiri film. It has lovely dark shading, and I like how dark colors are used. The ...
Aug 13, 2013
The evil Persona corporation dominates most of the earth with their iron fist, excepting small resistance movements, one of which is located in the free town of Kabuki-cho, also known as “The Dark Side of Tokyo”. Here a group of juvenile delinquents known as Messiah dwell. For a fee, they shelter and assist a terrorist who opposes Persona.

I really wanted to like this movie because it was based on a manga by Hideyuki Kikucho who also wrote Vampire Hunter D. You can see the similarities in the animation (which is superb for its time,) supernatural themes and mysterious, romanticized character of ...

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