Kerberos & Tachiguishi

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Kerberos & Tachiguishi

ケルベロスＸ立喰師腹腹時計の少女 (Keruberosu Ekusu Tachiguishi Hara Haradokei No Shojo)
Genre	Science Fiction, Action
Manga: Kerberos & Tachiguishi (ケルベロスＸ立喰師腹腹時計の少女)
Authored by	Mamoru Oshii Mamoru Sugiura
Publisher	Tokuma
Serialized in	Monthly Comic Ryu (Tokuma)
Original run	2006 (series) – ongoing
No. of volumes	3 (magazines)
Movie: Onna Tachiguishi-Retsuden (女立喰師外伝パレスチナ死闘篇)
Directed by	Mamoru Oshii
Studio	Tokuma Shoten
Released	September 19, 2006
Runtime	24 minutes
Prequel: Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs (犬狼伝説紅い足痕)

Kerberos & Tachiguishi: Young Lady's Abdomen Biological Clock (tentative title for "ケルベロスＸ立喰師腹腹時計の少女", Keruberosu ekusu tachiguishi hara haradokei no shojo) is an ongoing manga series illustrated by Mamoru Sugiura and written by Mamoru Oshii.

1 Kerberos saga
2 Story
3 Issues
- 3.1 Serialization
4 Sources
5 External links

[edit] Kerberos saga

[edit] Overview

Foxy Croquette O-Gin in front of a Kerberos.

The project of a Kerberos saga sidestories crossover as a new manga series was 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.1s 1999 renewed edition, and is referred in Tachiguishi-retsudens Foxy Croquette O-Gin chapter.

[edit] Kerberos

For more details on this topic, see Kerberos saga#Kerberos.

Primarily, the term kerberos is a reference to Hades' three-headed watchdog of hell in the Greek mythology. It is also used to designate the Panzer Cops.

[edit] Protect-Gear

For more details on this topic, see Protect-Gear.

The Protect-Gear is the full body armour used by both the Kerberos Riot Police, the Metropolitan Police, and the Customs assault units. Various types are used within the saga.

[edit] Tachiguishi

For more details on this topic, see Tachiguishi.

As tachigui professionals, the legendary Fast Food Grifters have the privilege to eat in stand-and-eat street restaurants without paying.

[edit] Prequel (2003)

For more details on this topic, see Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs.

Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs is the 1-volume manga following Kerberos Panzer Cop 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.

[edit] Story

[edit] Chronicles

For more details on this topic, see Kerberos saga chronicles.

Kerberos saga historical background and significant dates in both the real and fictitious History.

[edit] Plot

A Kerberos (left) under a torii row, and Foxy Croquette O-Gin (right). (Tokuma Shoten, 2007).

The story focuses on Foxy Croquette O-Gin, the legendary female Fast Food Grifter (tachiguishi) also known as Young Lady (少女, shojo) in The Red Spectacles.

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[edit] Characters

For more details on this topic, see Kerberos saga characters.

Foxy Croquette O-Gin

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[edit] Issues

[edit] 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 19cm) owned by Tokuma Shoten.