Japan Synopsis
ダークサイド・ブルース
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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Darkside Blues. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Animation + Horror in Japan
61 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Darkside Blues itself).
The 1993–1995 Japan Window
In the crowded 1993-1995 Japan release window, Darkside Blues sits at #132 of 135. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1Romeo and the Black Brothers
★ 8.9 · 1995
#2Furuhata Ninzaburo
★ 8.8 · 1994
#3Neon Genesis Evangelion
★ 8.6 · 1995
#4Slam Dunk
★ 8.6 · 1993
#5Magic Knight Rayearth
★ 8.5 · 1994
#6Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War
★ 8.3 · 1993
#7Golden Boy
★ 8.2 · 1995
#82112: The Birth of Doraemon
★ 8.2 · 1995
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Darkside Blues premiered alongside 39 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 39 other Japan films in 1994.
The 975th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
16 audience reviews — more than 28% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 23th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,367 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #2,469 of 2,532 (top 98%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Encore Action, Akita Publishing, J.C.STAFF, TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | October 8, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0109553 |