Kerberos & Tachiguishi
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is a Kerberos saga
manga
written by Mamoru Oshii
and illustrated by Mamoru Sugiura.
and Tachiguishi lifework. The plot draws a parallel between the Little Red Riding Hood
tale's oral version (which is a pre-Grimm
version reported by Jean-Baptiste Victor Smith from a Haute-Loire
girl in 1870) and the Kerberos saga
universe, as in the Jin-Roh
animated feature. Compared with Jin-Roh the perspective is different, focusing on the Sect side instead of the Kerberos one. The character is now impersonated by Foxy Croquette O-Gin, the legendary female Fast Food Grifter (Tachiguishi in Japanese) also known as Young Lady
(少女, Shōjo) in The Red Spectacles
. The Big Bad Wolf
character remains the Kerberos though.
A little girl wanted to go meet her mother she had not visited since several years. She had been dressed with iron clothes and had been told that she'll be able to see her mother when her clothes had worn out. Then the little girl rubbed her armour against the walls until it tore. She filled her basket with some milk, bread, cheese and butter and ran away in the woods. At a crossroad she met a wolf who asked her what was her carrying in her basket. The girl answered and the wolf asked her if she could share her meal with him, she refused telling the food was for her mother.
The wolf asked the little girl which way would her take, the Pins road or the Needles road. The Needles road she answered, then the wolf took the Needles road fast, found the house, entered it and killed the little girl's mother.
manga sidestories were unveiled in Monthly Comic Ryu vol.1, issued in September 2006. The Kerberos
and Tachiguishi joint universe first appeared in While Waiting For The Red Spectacles
, the 1987 radio drama that launched the Kerberos saga
.
Two independent arcs based on these character groups were created with shared reference and characters such as Moongaze Ginji featured in The Red Spectacles live action movie. Later, the "old time gone of tachigui" is referred by Hayashi
in the movie's 1991 sequel StrayDog. Jin-Roh
, the last episode of the feature trilogy, features a scene referring to the January 1st, 1960 Zengakuren
-Bund joint communist militants and sympathisans protest in front of the National Diet Building
. The same scene is portrayed in the prologue of Kerberos Panzer Cop vol.1
s 1999 renewed edition, and is referred in Tachiguishi-retsuden
s Foxy Croquette O-Gin chapter.
which was itself the comic book adaptation and story extension of the 1987, black and white, live-action film Akai Megane. This movie was directed by Mamoru Oshii and released in Japanese theaters. In 2003, the DVD edition was licensed and subtitled in English for a North American release as The Red Spectacles
.
.
Kerberos saga
The is a military science fiction franchise and alternate history universe created by the Japanese writer and filmmaker Mamoru Oshii in 1986. The saga is centered around the fictitious Tokyo police Special Armed Garrison which emblem and nickname is Kerberos , the mythological three-headed...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
written by Mamoru Oshii
Mamoru Oshii
Mamoru Oshii is a Japanese filmmaker, television director, and writer. Famous for his philosophy-oriented storytelling, Oshii has directed a number of popular anime, including Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, Ghost in the Shell, and Patlabor 2...
and illustrated by Mamoru Sugiura.
Plot
The story mixes elements of Mamoru Oshii's KerberosKerberos saga
The is a military science fiction franchise and alternate history universe created by the Japanese writer and filmmaker Mamoru Oshii in 1986. The saga is centered around the fictitious Tokyo police Special Armed Garrison which emblem and nickname is Kerberos , the mythological three-headed...
and Tachiguishi lifework. The plot draws a parallel between the Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood, also known as Little Red Cap, is a French fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The story has been changed considerably in its history and subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings....
tale's oral version (which is a pre-Grimm
Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm , Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm , were German academics, linguists, cultural researchers, and authors who collected folklore and published several collections of it as Grimm's Fairy Tales, which became very popular...
version reported by Jean-Baptiste Victor Smith from a Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire
Haute-Loire is a department in south-central France named after the Loire River.-History:Haute-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
girl in 1870) and the Kerberos saga
Kerberos saga
The is a military science fiction franchise and alternate history universe created by the Japanese writer and filmmaker Mamoru Oshii in 1986. The saga is centered around the fictitious Tokyo police Special Armed Garrison which emblem and nickname is Kerberos , the mythological three-headed...
universe, as in the Jin-Roh
Jin-Roh
is a 1999 Japanese animated feature film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura. The film is the third adaptation of Mamoru Oshii's Kerberos saga manga, Ken-Roh Densetsu, after The Red Spectacles released in 1987 and StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops released in 1991 in Japanese theaters.The film takes place in...
animated feature. Compared with Jin-Roh the perspective is different, focusing on the Sect side instead of the Kerberos one. The character is now impersonated by Foxy Croquette O-Gin, the legendary female Fast Food Grifter (Tachiguishi in Japanese) also known as Young Lady
Kerberos saga characters
This is a character guide to the radio drama, film, manga and anime works Kerberos saga . Characters are sorted by organizations or groups according to the original works...
(少女, Shōjo) in The Red Spectacles
The Red Spectacles
is a 1987 absurdist, surrealist Japanese film directed by Mamoru Oshii, co-written with Kazunori Ito, and starring Shigeru Chiba and Mako Hyodo.This is the first film of the Kerberos saga and last episode in Oshii's Orwellian Watchdog of Hell feature trilogy.-Chronicles:Kerberos saga historical...
. The Big Bad Wolf
Big Bad Wolf
The Big Bad Wolf is a term used to describe a fictional wolf who appears in several precautionary folkloric stories, including some of Aesop's Fables and Grimm's Fairy Tales.-Interpretations:...
character remains the Kerberos though.
The wolf asked the little girl which way would her take, the Pins road or the Needles road. The Needles road she answered, then the wolf took the Needles road fast, found the house, entered it and killed the little girl's mother.
- Act.3 大きな猫と母さんの肉 Pt.1
- Act.4 大きな猫と母さんの肉 Pt.2
- Act.5 小鳥と母さんの血
- Act.6 狼の家 Pt.1
- Act.7 狼の家 Pt.2
Overview
The Kerberos sagaKerberos saga
The is a military science fiction franchise and alternate history universe created by the Japanese writer and filmmaker Mamoru Oshii in 1986. The saga is centered around the fictitious Tokyo police Special Armed Garrison which emblem and nickname is Kerberos , the mythological three-headed...
manga sidestories were unveiled in Monthly Comic Ryu vol.1, issued in September 2006. The Kerberos
Kerberos saga
The is a military science fiction franchise and alternate history universe created by the Japanese writer and filmmaker Mamoru Oshii in 1986. The saga is centered around the fictitious Tokyo police Special Armed Garrison which emblem and nickname is Kerberos , the mythological three-headed...
and Tachiguishi joint universe first appeared in While Waiting For The Red Spectacles
While Waiting For The Red Spectacles
is a 1987 radio drama written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. The music is composed and performed by Kenji Kawai.It was released in 2000 as a limited CD drama bundled with Kerberos Panzer Cop: Complete Book [Zen] edition.-Kerberos:...
, the 1987 radio drama that launched the Kerberos saga
Kerberos saga
The is a military science fiction franchise and alternate history universe created by the Japanese writer and filmmaker Mamoru Oshii in 1986. The saga is centered around the fictitious Tokyo police Special Armed Garrison which emblem and nickname is Kerberos , the mythological three-headed...
.
Two independent arcs based on these character groups were created with shared reference and characters such as Moongaze Ginji featured in The Red Spectacles live action movie. Later, the "old time gone of tachigui" is referred by Hayashi
Kerberos saga characters
This is a character guide to the radio drama, film, manga and anime works Kerberos saga . Characters are sorted by organizations or groups according to the original works...
in the movie's 1991 sequel StrayDog. Jin-Roh
Jin-Roh
is a 1999 Japanese animated feature film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura. The film is the third adaptation of Mamoru Oshii's Kerberos saga manga, Ken-Roh Densetsu, after The Red Spectacles released in 1987 and StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops released in 1991 in Japanese theaters.The film takes place in...
, the last episode of the feature trilogy, features a scene referring to the January 1st, 1960 Zengakuren
Zengakuren
Founded in 1948, Zengakuren is a communist / anarchist league of students in Japan. The word is an abridgement of which literally means “All-Japan League of Student Self-Government.” Notable for organizing protests and marches, Zengakuren has been involved in Japan’s Anti-Red Purge Movement,...
-Bund joint communist militants and sympathisans protest in front of the National Diet Building
National Diet Building
The is the place where both houses of the Diet of Japan meet. It is located at 1-chome, Nagatachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo.Sessions of the House of Representatives take place in the left wing and sessions of the House of Councillors in the right wing....
. The same scene is portrayed in the prologue of Kerberos Panzer Cop vol.1
Kerberos Panzer Cop
Kerberos Panzer Cop, also known as Kerberos Panzer Cops literally , is a 1988 to 2000 Kerberos saga manga written by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara with mechanical design by Yutaka Izubuchi. This comic series tales events prior to those portrayed in Oshii's 1987 live-action feature...
s 1999 renewed edition, and is referred in Tachiguishi-retsuden
Tachiguishi-Retsuden
is a 2006 animation movie directed by Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Oshii, who also wrote the eponymous novel on which the film was based. Both works are part of the "Kerberos saga"...
s Foxy Croquette O-Gin chapter.
Related works
Kerberos Saga: Rainy Dogs is the 1-volume manga following Kerberos Panzer CopKerberos Panzer Cop
Kerberos Panzer Cop, also known as Kerberos Panzer Cops literally , is a 1988 to 2000 Kerberos saga manga written by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara with mechanical design by Yutaka Izubuchi. This comic series tales events prior to those portrayed in Oshii's 1987 live-action feature...
which was itself the comic book adaptation and story extension of the 1987, black and white, live-action film Akai Megane. This movie was directed by Mamoru Oshii and released in Japanese theaters. In 2003, the DVD edition was licensed and subtitled in English for a North American release as The Red Spectacles
The Red Spectacles
is a 1987 absurdist, surrealist Japanese film directed by Mamoru Oshii, co-written with Kazunori Ito, and starring Shigeru Chiba and Mako Hyodo.This is the first film of the Kerberos saga and last episode in Oshii's Orwellian Watchdog of Hell feature trilogy.-Chronicles:Kerberos saga historical...
.
Serialization
The first chapter was published in Japan in the December 2006 issue of Monthly Comic Ryu (月刊 Comic リュウ, #2) monthly comics magazine (26 x 19 cm) owned by Tokuma Shoten.- 2006~2007: Monthly Comic RyuMonthly Comic Ryuis a Japanese monthly seinen manga and anime magazine published by Tokuma Shoten. The magazine was originally a quarterly special issue of Animage, beginning in 1979 before switching to a monthly schedule and finally suspending publication...
(Tokuma ShotenTokuma Shotenis a publisher in Japan, that was established in 1954.The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma, who established this company,...
)
- 2006.12: #2 Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ケルベロス×立喰師 腹腹時計の少女) (color)
- 2007.01: #3 Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ケルベロス×立喰師 腹腹時計の少女) (color)
- 2007.02: #4 Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ケルベロス×立喰師 腹腹時計の少女)
- 2007.03: #5 Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ケルベロス×立喰師 腹腹時計の少女)
- 2007.04: #6 Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ケルベロス×立喰師 腹腹時計の少女)
- 2007.05: #7 Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ケルベロス×立喰師 腹腹時計の少女)
- 2007.06: #8 Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ケルベロス×立喰師 腹腹時計の少女)
- 2007.07: #9 Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ケルベロス×立喰師 腹腹時計の少女)
Volume compilation (A5)
The compilation volume was published by Tokuma ShotenTokuma Shoten
is a publisher in Japan, that was established in 1954.The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma, who established this company,...
.
- 2007.10.20: ケルベロス×立喰師 腹腹時計の少女
(Keruberosu ekusu tachiguishi harahara-dokei no shōjo, Kerberos and Tachiguishi: Young Lady's Abdomen Biological Clock)
- A5, ISBN 4-19-950059-6
Sources
- Gekkan Comic Ryu official website (Japanese)
- Kerberos saga official website (Japanese)
- Mamoru Oshii's official website (Japanese)