Plot: The future of Earth isn't looking too good. Persona Century is an organizational that owns 90% of Earth's real estate. Smaller groups of revolutionaries are holed up in rundown cities, hoping to fight back against this superpower. Darkside is a mysterious figure who ends up in what used to be Tokyo, and decides to help out the revolutionaries.
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April 27, 2022
A very nice find. I bumped into this film completely by accident. Though I've used to be a big anime fan and this was released during a period when the anime boom wasn't as big as it was now, I never even heard about Darkside Blues. A real shame, as fans of darker films like Demon City Shinjuku are certain to have a good time with his one.
The animation is very decent, the art style pretty lush and detailed. It's not an A-grade anime feature, but it's a lot better than most B-grade productions of that time. The characters are fun, the lore interesting enough, and the short runtime/brisk pacing a blessing. It's not a true classic, but certainly a hidden gem for fans of darker 90s anime.