Kodoani.com – Futabasha announced last Friday that the film The Red Spectacles (Akai Megane) directed by Mamoru Oshii will be adapted into a manga by Kamui Fujiwara. The manga is scheduled to launch in Futabasha's Manga Action magazine on Tuesday.
Về The Red Spectacles
The Red Spectacles is part of the Kerberos Saga, a project that Mamoru Oshii has been developing since 1987, starting with the radio drama Akai Megane o Machi Tsutsu (While Waiting for The Red Spectacles) in January 1987 and continuing continued with the movie of the same name in February 1987.
Background of the Kerberos Saga
The story takes place in an alternate history where Japan joined the Allies during World War II, but the Allies failed due to advanced Nazi technology. After Germany de-Nazified following the assassination of Adolf Hitler, it occupied Japan, leading to a politically divided Japan with radical uprisings from both the left and right.
In response, the Japanese government militarized the police and created the “Kerberos” army—an armored military police unit using advanced Nazi infantry technology. This army is empowered to use deadly force to suppress dissent. However, Kerberos' brutal actions gradually made them unpopular, leading to a purge of this army by the very government they served.
Contents of The Red Spectacles
The story focuses on Koichi Todome, a former member of the Kerberos army. After escaping the Kerberos purge, he returned to Japan three years later and found the country had completely changed. Todome begins his journey to find and reconnect with his old comrades.
Author Kamui Fujiwara and his relationship with Kerberos Saga
Kamui Fujiwara is no stranger to Kerberos Saga. He previously collaborated with Oshii on the manga Hellhounds: Panzer Cops (Kenrō Densetsu), which ran from 1989 to 1990. The series also had a sequel serialized in Kadokawa's Shōnen Ace magazine from 1999 to 1990. 2000.
