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95-593: Set after the failed Kerberos Uprising by the Special Armed Garrison " Kerberos ", Rainy Dogs follows former Kerberos member Koichi Todome as he pursues former Kerberos sniper Eito Kurosaki across Asia , seeking revenge for the latter's betrayal during the Uprising. Also included in Rainy Dogs is " The Killers " ( キラーズ , kirāzu ) , an independent short story based on Ernest Hemingway 's short story of

190-563: A Tokyo -based counterterrorist police tactical unit operating in an alternate history authoritarian postwar Japan . Part I (Act 1~4) of Kerberos Panzer Cop was published in various Japanese comic magazines from 1988 to 1990, it was later completed with Part II (Act 5~8) published in Monthly Shōnen Ace from 1999 to 2000. Translated versions of the complete series were issued in South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Taiwan in

285-505: A coup d'état , known in the Kerberos Saga as the "Kerberos Uprising" or "Kerberos Riot". Handa, the leader of Jin-Roh, gathers the Kerberos members and delivers a rousing speech enlisting them to the coup's cause. On February 26 , 19XX, at around 7:12 a.m., the "Kerberos Uprising" is launched, when Tatsumi leads 1st Company " Kurzhaar " to Kasumigaseki , the location of a majority of

380-399: A coup d'état , known in the Kerberos Saga as the "Kerberos Uprising" or "Kerberos Riot". Handa, the leader of Jin-Roh, gathers the Kerberos members and delivers a rousing speech enlisting them to the coup's cause. On February 26 , 19XX, at around 7:12 a.m., the "Kerberos Uprising" is launched, when Tatsumi leads 1st Company " Kurzhaar " to Kasumigaseki , the location of a majority of

475-624: A science fiction / horror two-monthly comics magazine published from 1988 to 1989 by Kasakura Shuppansha . After Amazing Comics last issue in April 1989, Kerberos Panzer Cop: Part I serialization restarted in Combat Comic (コンバットコミック), a monthly science fiction/ fantasy comic magazine published from 1985 to 1990 by Nihon Shuppansha . Part One (Act1~4) was completed in July 1990. In December 1990, Nihon Shuppansha compiled Kerberos Panzer Cop: Part One in

570-475: A science fiction / horror two-monthly comics magazine published from 1988 to 1989 by Kasakura Shuppansha . After Amazing Comics last issue in April 1989, Kerberos Panzer Cop: Part I serialization restarted in Combat Comic (コンバットコミック), a monthly science fiction/ fantasy comic magazine published from 1985 to 1990 by Nihon Shuppansha . Part One (Act1~4) was completed in July 1990. In December 1990, Nihon Shuppansha compiled Kerberos Panzer Cop: Part One in

665-723: A JGSDF public equipment exhibition at Mount Fuji . Midori visits the event with fellow instructor Hachiro Tohbe and sees Kai demonstrating the Type 61 Protect Gears used by the JGSDF's Panzer Jägers. A tachiguishi ("Fast Food Grifter" in English) named Cold Badger Masa is brutally beaten to death by Kerberos member Chuichi Koshiramaru in Mach, an illegal stand-and-eat ( tachigui ) soba restaurant. The Self-Police quickly arrest Koshiramaru and rumors of an anti-Kerberos conspiracy emerge. Soon, another rumor arises:

760-531: A JGSDF public equipment exhibition at Mount Fuji . Midori visits the event with fellow instructor Hachiro Tohbe and sees Kai demonstrating the Type 61 Protect Gears used by the JGSDF's Panzer Jägers. A tachiguishi ("Fast Food Grifter" in English) named Cold Badger Masa is brutally beaten to death by Kerberos member Chuichi Koshiramaru in Mach, an illegal stand-and-eat ( tachigui ) soba restaurant. The Self-Police quickly arrest Koshiramaru and rumors of an anti-Kerberos conspiracy emerge. Soon, another rumor arises:

855-462: A Revision: 20th edition (犬狼伝説 20周年エディション) , a digitally refined and corrected reissue of the entire manga, alongside a special pamphlet and a Protect Gear model figure . Kerberos Panzer Cop has been adapted into films twice: first in 1991's StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops , directed by Oshii, loosely based on the manga's premise; and again in 1999's Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade , directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and written by Oshii, based on Act I of

950-525: A conflict over jurisdiction with the Self-Police, who normally have jurisdiction over the airport grounds and intend to deploy their Spezial Sturm Gruppe (inspired by the German Federal Police 's GSG 9 ) to resolve the hijacking instead. The jurisdictional conflict comes to a head when unit commander Hajime Handa orders his Kerberos unit to ignore the Self-Police's blockade of the scene, which leads to

1045-408: A conflict over jurisdiction with the Self-Police, who normally have jurisdiction over the airport grounds and intend to deploy their Spezial Sturm Gruppe (inspired by the German Federal Police 's GSG 9 ) to resolve the hijacking instead. The jurisdictional conflict comes to a head when unit commander Hajime Handa orders his Kerberos unit to ignore the Self-Police's blockade of the scene, which leads to

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1140-446: A landfill on Showa Island. With Koichi and Soichiro dazed from the crash, Fujiwara attempts to escape, but Midori climbs the fuselage and begins setting up her Mauser C96 sidearm for long-range shooting. Handa and Kerberos rush to the crash site but are beaten there by the Self-Police, who surround Fujiwara and attempt to apprehend him; however, before they can do so, Fujiwara looks back at the plane and sees Midori, who shoots him between

1235-446: A landfill on Showa Island. With Koichi and Soichiro dazed from the crash, Fujiwara attempts to escape, but Midori climbs the fuselage and begins setting up her Mauser C96 sidearm for long-range shooting. Handa and Kerberos rush to the crash site but are beaten there by the Self-Police, who surround Fujiwara and attempt to apprehend him; however, before they can do so, Fujiwara looks back at the plane and sees Midori, who shoots him between

1330-571: A public armed standoff between the two police forces in the airport terminal . The resulting backlash leads to Kerberos being kicked from the airport, with the risk of arrest if they violate Self-Police jurisdiction again. Unwilling to allow the Spezial Sturm Gruppe to fight the terrorists instead of them, Handa procures a Volkswagen Type 26 service truck and sends Kerberos members Koichi Todome, Washio Midori, and Soichiro Toribe—three members closely associated with each other, and later nicknamed

1425-508: A public armed standoff between the two police forces in the airport terminal . The resulting backlash leads to Kerberos being kicked from the airport, with the risk of arrest if they violate Self-Police jurisdiction again. Unwilling to allow the Spezial Sturm Gruppe to fight the terrorists instead of them, Handa procures a Volkswagen Type 26 service truck and sends Kerberos members Koichi Todome, Washio Midori, and Soichiro Toribe—three members closely associated with each other, and later nicknamed

1520-491: A single paperback volume with the original cheap paper quality and B5 size kept (25.7 cm x 18.2 cm). This original edition features a curved silver dust jacket cover that included a white obi strip promoting the StrayDog theatrical adaptation's March 1991 roadshow ("映画化公開決定!"). Re-issue of the 1990 Original edition by Nihon Shuppansha. Paper size is smaller than the original B5 edition (now 21 cm x 14.8 cm) but

1615-441: A single paperback volume with the original cheap paper quality and B5 size kept (25.7 cm x 18.2 cm). This original edition features a curved silver dust jacket cover that included a white obi strip promoting the StrayDog theatrical adaptation's March 1991 roadshow ("映画化公開決定!"). Re-issue of the 1990 Original edition by Nihon Shuppansha. Paper size is smaller than the original B5 edition (now 21 cm x 14.8 cm) but

1710-655: A stolen Volkswagen Kübelwagen toward the Port of Tokyo , where they plan to escape in a helicopter . The Special Issue details the aftermath of the "Park Incident" (Act 7) with Todome, Midori, Toribe, and Kerberos sniper Eito Kurosaki, a major character in Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs . Various editions and reissues were released since 1988, and both the paper size and included bonus materials differ between them. The Magazine, Original, Zen, and Kerberos Saga editions use standard B5 (25.7 cm x 18.2 cm / 10.1" x 7.2");

1805-543: A stolen Volkswagen Kübelwagen toward the Port of Tokyo , where they plan to escape in a helicopter . The Special Issue details the aftermath of the "Park Incident" (Act 7) with Todome, Midori, Toribe, and Kerberos sniper Eito Kurosaki, a major character in Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs . Various editions and reissues were released since 1988, and both the paper size and included bonus materials differ between them. The Magazine, Original, Zen, and Kerberos Saga editions use standard B5 (25.7 cm x 18.2 cm / 10.1" x 7.2");

1900-641: A translated version was published in the German magazine Manga Power  [ de ] in 1996. In 2009, an omake -style issue, Kerberos Panzer Cop: Special Issue (前夜-ケルベロス騒乱異聞, zenya - keruberosu souran ibun ), was published in Kerberos Panzer Cops: Tokyo War , the Kerberos Saga 's definitive guide. In April 2010, for the 20th anniversary of the Original Edition (1990 volume compilation), publisher Gakken issued Kerberos Panzer Cop

1995-520: Is a boxset reissue of the Frozen version including Acts 1~8 in a +400 pages single volume bundled with goodies. As a collector item it was packaged in a white carton box bearing a "Zen" sticker and including a deluxe black carton boxset (with grey obi), three original B5 postcards, the drama CD version of While Waiting for the Red Spectacles (" Radio Kerberos "), the revised script for While Waiting for

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2090-414: Is a boxset reissue of the Frozen version including Acts 1~8 in a +400 pages single volume bundled with goodies. As a collector item it was packaged in a white carton box bearing a "Zen" sticker and including a deluxe black carton boxset (with grey obi), three original B5 postcards, the drama CD version of While Waiting for the Red Spectacles (" Radio Kerberos "), the revised script for While Waiting for

2185-459: Is a parody of the eponymous classic short story by American writer Ernest Hemingway published in 1927. Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, a known influence of Oshii, adapted The Killers for the screen in 1956 as his first student short film. The yakuza character "Togo 13" appearing in The Killers is a cameo of Golgo 13 from the eponymous franchise. Like its prequel, Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs

2280-636: Is a reissue of the 1993 Popular edition, though it is a smaller format (18 cm x 13 cm) but the paper quality is even better ( supercalendered ). The second volume is the first ever compilation of Kerberos Panzer Cop Part II. It is dubbed "Conclusion" and was issued as a 10th anniversary of the Original edition, and also to coincide with the release of the theatrical adaptation, Jin-Roh , in Japan. Both volumes were issued within illustrator Kamui Fujiwara's works collection reissue. The Zen ("Complete Book") edition

2375-537: Is a reissue of the 1993 Popular edition, though it is a smaller format (18 cm x 13 cm) but the paper quality is even better ( supercalendered ). The second volume is the first ever compilation of Kerberos Panzer Cop Part II. It is dubbed "Conclusion" and was issued as a 10th anniversary of the Original edition, and also to coincide with the release of the theatrical adaptation, Jin-Roh , in Japan. Both volumes were issued within illustrator Kamui Fujiwara's works collection reissue. The Zen ("Complete Book") edition

2470-459: Is an alternate history political thriller manga written by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara ( Studio 2B ) with mechanical designs by Yutaka Izubuchi , running from 1988 to January 2000. Part of the Kerberos Saga and set before Oshii's 1987 film The Red Spectacles , the manga details the history and events surrounding the Special Armed Garrison , nicknamed " Kerberos ",

2565-462: Is brought back to field duty as his unit's rearguard , he encounters the same woman escorting another injured man. Before he can act, the woman reveals herself to be a terrorist and shoots Inui, killing him. Metropolitan Police Aerial Squadron pilot Hachiro Kishu is assigned to aerial reconnaissance and traffic enforcement in a Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 , much to his dismay, as he dreams of experiencing real aerial combat . However, this changes when

2660-462: Is brought back to field duty as his unit's rearguard , he encounters the same woman escorting another injured man. Before he can act, the woman reveals herself to be a terrorist and shoots Inui, killing him. Metropolitan Police Aerial Squadron pilot Hachiro Kishu is assigned to aerial reconnaissance and traffic enforcement in a Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 , much to his dismay, as he dreams of experiencing real aerial combat . However, this changes when

2755-611: Is learned that the attack was not the work of the Sect, but rather the Four Seasons League , a communist terrorist splinter group (loosely based on the Japanese Red Army ) formed after the Sect's leadership, making a compromise with the government while in custody, agreed to abandon its most extreme and violent members, including radical Fujiwara, who promptly formed the group. The Metropolitan Police are then alerted that Fujiwara and

2850-444: Is learned that the attack was not the work of the Sect, but rather the Four Seasons League , a communist terrorist splinter group (loosely based on the Japanese Red Army ) formed after the Sect's leadership, making a compromise with the government while in custody, agreed to abandon its most extreme and violent members, including radical Fujiwara, who promptly formed the group. The Metropolitan Police are then alerted that Fujiwara and

2945-426: The Kerberos Saga and set before Oshii's 1987 film The Red Spectacles , the manga details the history and events surrounding the Special Armed Garrison , nicknamed " Kerberos ", a Tokyo -based counterterrorist police tactical unit operating in an alternate history authoritarian postwar Japan . Part I (Act 1~4) of Kerberos Panzer Cop was published in various Japanese comic magazines from 1988 to 1990, it

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3040-640: The Defense Division ("Capital Area Security Police Agency" in English), experiences interservice tensions with the Metropolitan Police's intelligence agency -like espionage unit, the Public Security Division . Additionally, into the 1950s, changes in Japanese society over time—improving living standards, the loss of the Sect's public appeal, and Kerberos's increasingly brutal tactics—lead to

3135-403: The Defense Division ("Capital Area Security Police Agency" in English), experiences interservice tensions with the Metropolitan Police's intelligence agency -like espionage unit, the Public Security Division . Additionally, into the 1950s, changes in Japanese society over time—improving living standards, the loss of the Sect's public appeal, and Kerberos's increasingly brutal tactics—lead to

3230-581: The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force . Only three Kerberos members—Koichi Todome, Washio Midori, and Soichiro Toribe—fled the Uprising alive, but only Todome was ultimately able to escape. Rainy Dogs is set during and after the Kerberos Uprising, and follows Todome as he pursues elite Kerberos sniper Eito Kurosaki, nicknamed the "Afghan Hound". Kurosaki, a former friend and comrade of Todome, betrayed Kerberos by alerting Public Security of

3325-631: The Kerberos Panzer Cop key event called "Kerberos Riot" are depicted in Rainy Dogs . The plot of Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs happens before the events depicted in StrayDog , Koichi left Latin America with his suitcase and is now living in Taiwan. The short story "The Killers" was published prior to Rainy Dogs and in order to coincide with the theater release of Mamoru Oshii's eponymous live-action compilation movie Killers . Mamoru Oshii's The Killers

3420-470: The Self-Police ("Local Police", "Metropolitan Police Force", or " NPA " in English) as well as the Public Security Division , the Metropolitan Police's intelligence agency -like espionage unit. Eventually, a series of violent incidents led to the government ordering their dissolution, but the members of Kerberos resisted in the " Kerberos Uprising ", an attempted coup d'état that was ultimately crushed by

3515-507: The Weimar Republic , and occupied Japan (part of the Allies in this timeline) to establish authoritarian rule. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, when the German occupation attempts to globalize and urbanize Japan through a government called the "Weimar Establishment" ( ワイマール体制 , waimāru taisei ) , it sparks massive increases in poverty and class stratification , resulting in

3610-412: The storm sewers of Tokyo, but fails to kill a suicide bomber and is unable to apprehend a suspicious wounded man escaping through a manhole with an innocent woman; the man is shot by Metropolitan Police snipers and revealed to be an armed terrorist. Unsure why he was unable to perform his duties and doubting his ability to work in Kerberos, Inui is transferred back into training for reevaluation. When he

3705-412: The storm sewers of Tokyo, but fails to kill a suicide bomber and is unable to apprehend a suspicious wounded man escaping through a manhole with an innocent woman; the man is shot by Metropolitan Police snipers and revealed to be an armed terrorist. Unsure why he was unable to perform his duties and doubting his ability to work in Kerberos, Inui is transferred back into training for reevaluation. When he

3800-468: The "Devil's Trio"—to board Flight 666 disguised as caterers delivering food to the hostages. As Handa launches a diversion, Koichi, Midori, and Soichiro storm Flight 666 and kill most of the Four Seasons League terrorists, but before they can fully secure the plane, Fujiwara orders the pilot to take off. Koichi, Midori, and Soichiro promptly shoot the engines of the plane, forcing it to crash-land in

3895-406: The "Devil's Trio"—to board Flight 666 disguised as caterers delivering food to the hostages. As Handa launches a diversion, Koichi, Midori, and Soichiro storm Flight 666 and kill most of the Four Seasons League terrorists, but before they can fully secure the plane, Fujiwara orders the pilot to take off. Koichi, Midori, and Soichiro promptly shoot the engines of the plane, forcing it to crash-land in

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3990-479: The 1987 radio drama While Waiting for the Red Spectacles . In 2006, it was loosely adapted as the film Tachiguishi-Retsuden . Two German officials visit Japan on a diplomatic trip, but are met by hundreds of anti-Weimar Establishment protestors at a bridge junction near Tokyo International Airport. As the protest devolves into violence, the diplomatic convoy is attacked, and the Self-Police are overwhelmed, Kerberos members deployed on standby as backup open fire on

4085-479: The 1987 radio drama While Waiting for the Red Spectacles . In 2006, it was loosely adapted as the film Tachiguishi-Retsuden . Two German officials visit Japan on a diplomatic trip, but are met by hundreds of anti-Weimar Establishment protestors at a bridge junction near Tokyo International Airport. As the protest devolves into violence, the diplomatic convoy is attacked, and the Self-Police are overwhelmed, Kerberos members deployed on standby as backup open fire on

4180-668: The Aerial Squadron receives a new Fa-666 "Jagdhund" attack helicopter , and Kishu is assigned to pilot it. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police Public Security Division attempts to apprehend a Sect mole within the Metropolitan Police, but a Kerberos platoon interrupts their operation by raiding an accomplice's house, killing several Sect members but losing the mole. When the Public Security agents inform their director Bunmei Muroto of what happened, they learn

4275-465: The Aerial Squadron receives a new Fa-666 "Jagdhund" attack helicopter , and Kishu is assigned to pilot it. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Police Public Security Division attempts to apprehend a Sect mole within the Metropolitan Police, but a Kerberos platoon interrupts their operation by raiding an accomplice's house, killing several Sect members but losing the mole. When the Public Security agents inform their director Bunmei Muroto of what happened, they learn

4370-454: The Aerial Squadron's ground crew , though all of their aircraft escape. After 3rd Company's demise, Handa orders 1st and 2nd Companies to storm the headquarters. Though Kerberos succeeds in seizing the Self-Police headquarters, additional Self-Police officers and Riot Police Units, including the JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade commanded by Kai, arrive to besiege them; in the meantime, the Self-Police and JSDF besiege Kerberos's other facilities, such as

4465-454: The Aerial Squadron's ground crew , though all of their aircraft escape. After 3rd Company's demise, Handa orders 1st and 2nd Companies to storm the headquarters. Though Kerberos succeeds in seizing the Self-Police headquarters, additional Self-Police officers and Riot Police Units, including the JGSDF 1st Airborne Brigade commanded by Kai, arrive to besiege them; in the meantime, the Self-Police and JSDF besiege Kerberos's other facilities, such as

4560-425: The Four Seasons League have hijacked Lufthansa Flight 666, a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor , at Tokyo International Airport , and that the embassy crisis was a diversion to draw police attention away from the hijacking. The Four Seasons League intend to face off with Kerberos. Kerberos is charged with defeating Fujiwara and the Four Seasons League, and they are deployed to Tokyo International Airport. However, they have

4655-425: The Four Seasons League have hijacked Lufthansa Flight 666, a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor , at Tokyo International Airport , and that the embassy crisis was a diversion to draw police attention away from the hijacking. The Four Seasons League intend to face off with Kerberos. Kerberos is charged with defeating Fujiwara and the Four Seasons League, and they are deployed to Tokyo International Airport. However, they have

4750-542: The Japanese government's offices, supported by Handa's 2nd Company " Langhaar ", Ichiro Kure's 3rd Company " Drahthaar ", and the Aerial Squadron " Laelaps ". Fighting breaks out when a Kerberos Fa-330 attacks a Self-Police Riot Police Unit dispatched to contain them, and Kerberos engages in direct combat with the Self-Police. 3rd Company eventually reaches the Self-Police headquarters and storms it, briefly capturing it before being defeated by Muroto's Public Security Division agents; meanwhile, Self-Police officers attack and kill

4845-542: The Japanese government's offices, supported by Handa's 2nd Company " Langhaar ", Ichiro Kure's 3rd Company " Drahthaar ", and the Aerial Squadron " Laelaps ". Fighting breaks out when a Kerberos Fa-330 attacks a Self-Police Riot Police Unit dispatched to contain them, and Kerberos engages in direct combat with the Self-Police. 3rd Company eventually reaches the Self-Police headquarters and storms it, briefly capturing it before being defeated by Muroto's Public Security Division agents; meanwhile, Self-Police officers attack and kill

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4940-497: The Kerberos Academy Training School, where Tohbe and the other instructors are also holding out. After several hours, at 12:00 noon, Shiro rallies the remaining Kerberos members for a last stand , and they exit the Self-Police headquarters to charge at the JGSDF, who fire back in response. As Kerberos fights their final battle, the last surviving Kerberos members—Todome, Midori, and Toribe, the "Devil's Trio"—flee in

5035-422: The Kerberos Academy Training School, where Tohbe and the other instructors are also holding out. After several hours, at 12:00 noon, Shiro rallies the remaining Kerberos members for a last stand , and they exit the Self-Police headquarters to charge at the JGSDF, who fire back in response. As Kerberos fights their final battle, the last surviving Kerberos members—Todome, Midori, and Toribe, the "Devil's Trio"—flee in

5130-554: The Popular edition uses A5 (21 cm x 14.8 cm); and the Frozen edition uses B6 size (18 cm x 13 cm). Additional contents such as prologues, production notes, scenarios, organization charts, glossary, staff interviews, and bibliographies are always included in tankōbon editions to explain the Kerberos Saga 's complex background. Kerberos Panzer Cop was first published in October 1988 through Amazing Comics (アメージング·コミックス),

5225-454: The Popular edition uses A5 (21 cm x 14.8 cm); and the Frozen edition uses B6 size (18 cm x 13 cm). Additional contents such as prologues, production notes, scenarios, organization charts, glossary, staff interviews, and bibliographies are always included in tankōbon editions to explain the Kerberos Saga 's complex background. Kerberos Panzer Cop was first published in October 1988 through Amazing Comics (アメージング·コミックス),

5320-452: The Red Spectacles and various appendices. A limited Kerberos Panzer Cop Kubrick ( Protect-Gear '92) was offered to first print pre-orderers on Kadokawa's website. The "Zen" edition was produced in small quantities sold 5,800¥ (+$ 51). Single act releases reissue in B5 format by Barque (Raiden company) through the Kerberos Saga official website. Kerberos Panzer Cops (with the plural form as in

5415-407: The Red Spectacles and various appendices. A limited Kerberos Panzer Cop Kubrick ( Protect-Gear '92) was offered to first print pre-orderers on Kadokawa's website. The "Zen" edition was produced in small quantities sold 5,800¥ (+$ 51). Single act releases reissue in B5 format by Barque (Raiden company) through the Kerberos Saga official website. Kerberos Panzer Cops (with the plural form as in

5510-610: The Sect plans to sabotage the Fa-666 in an upcoming aerial demonstration; however, Muroto chooses not to inform the Metropolitan Police Defense Division out of retaliation for their botched operation. The Sect mole, revealed to be a Metropolitan Police aircraft mechanic, plants a bomb aboard the Fa-666 and detonates it during the demonstration, destroying the helicopter and Kishu's aspirations. Public Security Division director Bunmei Muroto, realizing society has evolved to

5605-482: The Sect plans to sabotage the Fa-666 in an upcoming aerial demonstration; however, Muroto chooses not to inform the Metropolitan Police Defense Division out of retaliation for their botched operation. The Sect mole, revealed to be a Metropolitan Police aircraft mechanic, plants a bomb aboard the Fa-666 and detonates it during the demonstration, destroying the helicopter and Kishu's aspirations. Public Security Division director Bunmei Muroto, realizing society has evolved to

5700-411: The Uprising's planning, allowing them and the Self-Police to respond to the Uprising and ultimately defeat it; during the Uprising, Kurosaki escaped in a helicopter and fled overseas. Seeking revenge for his betrayal, Todome pursues Kurosaki across Asia. "The Killers" (キラーズ, kirāzu ) is an independent short story included in Rainy Dogs , based on Ernest Hemingway 's short story of the same name . In

5795-462: The alternative titles Hellhounds (Cerberos: Panzer Cop) and Hellhounds . This adaptation was later issued in the United Kingdom by Diamond Comic Distributors in 1998, and a translated version was published in the German magazine Manga Power  [ de ] in 1996. In 2009, an omake -style issue, Kerberos Panzer Cop: Special Issue (前夜-ケルベロス騒乱異聞, zenya - keruberosu souran ibun ),

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5890-428: The early 2000s. An English language adaptation of the first four acts was published under the title Hellhounds: Panzer Cops in 1994 by Dark Horse Comics . The American translators from Studio Protheus, Alan Gleason and Toren Smith , randomly used the alternative titles Hellhounds (Cerberos: Panzer Cop) and Hellhounds . This adaptation was later issued in the United Kingdom by Diamond Comic Distributors in 1998, and

5985-408: The existence of " Jin-Roh ", a secret counterintelligence unit within Kerberos that seeks to protect the unit from any threat to their existence. The Self-Police's investigation, led by Detective Takahiro Matsui (from Patlabor ), details the intricacies of the existence and extent of the tachiguishi in the Japanese society of the Kerberos Saga . This Act is an adaptation of "Third Night" from

6080-408: The existence of " Jin-Roh ", a secret counterintelligence unit within Kerberos that seeks to protect the unit from any threat to their existence. The Self-Police's investigation, led by Detective Takahiro Matsui (from Patlabor ), details the intricacies of the existence and extent of the tachiguishi in the Japanese society of the Kerberos Saga . This Act is an adaptation of "Third Night" from

6175-423: The eyes with her C96, killing him and securing the operation as a success for Kerberos. Tetsurō Kai , the young leader of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 's 1st Airborne Brigade Panzer Jäger Unit (ギア部隊), nicknamed "Molosser" and equipped with Protect Gear and anti-tank rifles , enters Kerberos's Academy Training School (首都警·養成学校) as an undercover trainee, where he falls in love with Midori and invites her to

6270-423: The eyes with her C96, killing him and securing the operation as a success for Kerberos. Tetsurō Kai , the young leader of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 's 1st Airborne Brigade Panzer Jäger Unit (ギア部隊), nicknamed "Molosser" and equipped with Protect Gear and anti-tank rifles , enters Kerberos's Academy Training School (首都警·養成学校) as an undercover trainee, where he falls in love with Midori and invites her to

6365-459: The gleaming office buildings of Tokyo prominently visible in the distance, symbolizing the coming of a new era without Kerberos. The Sect attacks the German Embassy in Japan, taking several hostages and threatening to kill them, which could spark an international incident; Kerberos is deployed to handle the crisis, and they storm the embassy, eliminating the terrorists within minutes. However, it

6460-402: The gleaming office buildings of Tokyo prominently visible in the distance, symbolizing the coming of a new era without Kerberos. The Sect attacks the German Embassy in Japan, taking several hostages and threatening to kill them, which could spark an international incident; Kerberos is deployed to handle the crisis, and they storm the embassy, eliminating the terrorists within minutes. However, it

6555-874: The increase in terrorism and violence using regular police, but unable and unwilling to deploy the Japan Self-Defense Forces , forms the Metropolitan Security Police Organization (commonly "Metropolitan Police" (MP) or Shutokei (首都警); "Capital Police" or "CAPO" in English) to counter the terrorists and restore order to Tokyo. The Metropolitan Police's main combat force, the paramilitary Special Armed Garrison ("Special Unit" in English), nicknamed "Kerberos", are issued powerful military equipment such as MG 42 machine guns and powered exoskeletons called "Protect Gears", and are permitted to use violent force against their targets. The Metropolitan Police and Kerberos succeed in their goals, quelling

6650-456: The late 1940s and early 1950s, when the German occupation attempts to globalize and urbanize Japan through a government called the "Weimar Establishment" ( ワイマール体制 , waimāru taisei ) , it sparks massive increases in poverty and class stratification , resulting in the rise of anti-government movements that escalate into terrorism when their protests are countered with repression. The Japanese government, unable to effectively handle

6745-545: The live-action film StrayDog ) is used instead of the original title Kerberos Panzer Cop . Kerberos Panzer Cop Kerberos Panzer Cop , also known as Hellhounds Legend ( 犬狼伝説 , Kenrou Densetsu , lit. "Legend of Dogs and Wolves") , and as Hellhounds: Panzer Cops or just Hellhounds overseas, is an alternate history political thriller manga written by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara ( Studio 2B ) with mechanical designs by Yutaka Izubuchi , running from 1988 to January 2000. Part of

6840-517: The manga's premise; and again in 1999's Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade , directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and written by Oshii, based on Act I of the manga. A sequel, Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs , was serialized in Ace Tokunoh from 2003 to 2005, then published as an extended single volume in 2005. Kerberos Panzer Cop is set in the 1950s in the Kerberos Saga 's alternate timeline, where Nazi Germany won World War II , eventually denazified and restored

6935-445: The manga. A sequel, Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs , was serialized in Ace Tokunoh from 2003 to 2005, then published as an extended single volume in 2005. Kerberos Panzer Cop is set in the 1950s in the Kerberos Saga 's alternate timeline, where Nazi Germany won World War II , eventually denazified and restored the Weimar Republic , and occupied Japan (part of the Allies in this timeline) to establish authoritarian rule. In

7030-517: The merger to go ahead. After meeting with Self-Police officials, he accuses an underling, Tsujimura, of leaking secrets to a friend in Kerberos; however, as Public Security agents arrive to apprehend him, Tsujimura unmasks Muroto's ambitions and draws a gun on him, prompting the agents to shoot and kill Tsujimura. Later, a stray dog finds Tsujimura's corpse in a junkyard surrounded by decommissioned Stahlhelms , Protect Gears, firearms, and armoured personnel carriers from Kerberos lying throughout, with

7125-517: The merger to go ahead. After meeting with Self-Police officials, he accuses an underling, Tsujimura, of leaking secrets to a friend in Kerberos; however, as Public Security agents arrive to apprehend him, Tsujimura unmasks Muroto's ambitions and draws a gun on him, prompting the agents to shoot and kill Tsujimura. Later, a stray dog finds Tsujimura's corpse in a junkyard surrounded by decommissioned Stahlhelms , Protect Gears, firearms, and armoured personnel carriers from Kerberos lying throughout, with

7220-518: The necessity of Kerberos being brought into question. A dedicated prologue to the manga, detailing the setting and history of the saga's fictional universe , as well as why the Metropolitan Police were formed. In the English adaptation, this is replaced by a single-page synopsis with no illustrations nor references to Japan, which is simply referred to as "the country". Metropolitan Police rookie Toru Inui, part of Kerberos, engages with Sect terrorists in

7315-468: The necessity of Kerberos being brought into question. A dedicated prologue to the manga, detailing the setting and history of the saga's fictional universe , as well as why the Metropolitan Police were formed. In the English adaptation, this is replaced by a single-page synopsis with no illustrations nor references to Japan, which is simply referred to as "the country". Metropolitan Police rookie Toru Inui, part of Kerberos, engages with Sect terrorists in

7410-444: The other men draw their own weapons and battle, but ultimately end up killing each other. The waitress, who survived the shootout, unbinds the chef and heads to a hotel in the outskirts of the city, where she alerts the occupant of room 203: Koichi Todome himself. Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs is the follow-up to the 1988~2000 manga Kerberos Panzer Cop written by Mamoru Oshii and illustrated by Kamui Fujiwara . Flashback sequences from

7505-493: The paper quality is a bit better. Half of the bonus material was removed though for a budget release. The sequel and completion of Kerberos Panzer Cop , featuring Acts 5~8 (第二部, Part 2 ), was published in Monthly Shōnen Ace (月刊少年エース, Gekkan Shōnen Esu ) monthly comics magazine, property of Kadokawa Shoten . Kerberos Panzer Cop was completed in January 2000. The "Frozen version" is a 2-volume renewal edition. The first volume

7600-443: The paper quality is a bit better. Half of the bonus material was removed though for a budget release. The sequel and completion of Kerberos Panzer Cop , featuring Acts 5~8 (第二部, Part 2 ), was published in Monthly Shōnen Ace (月刊少年エース, Gekkan Shōnen Esu ) monthly comics magazine, property of Kadokawa Shoten . Kerberos Panzer Cop was completed in January 2000. The "Frozen version" is a 2-volume renewal edition. The first volume

7695-635: The point that it will eventually no longer need Kerberos, and deciding there is no room for them in the Metropolitan Police anyway, begins to work against it. He proposes to merge Public Security with the Self-Police to create "a new public peacekeeping apparatus that has the Public Security Division at its core", and implies this move would dismantle Kerberos. However, knowing Defense Division director Isao Aniya and Kerberos leader Shiro Tatsumi would view this as betrayal and attempt to strike back, Muroto realizes he must discredit or eliminate Kerberos for

7790-568: The point that it will eventually no longer need Kerberos, and deciding there is no room for them in the Metropolitan Police anyway, begins to work against it. He proposes to merge Public Security with the Self-Police to create "a new public peacekeeping apparatus that has the Public Security Division at its core", and implies this move would dismantle Kerberos. However, knowing Defense Division director Isao Aniya and Kerberos leader Shiro Tatsumi would view this as betrayal and attempt to strike back, Muroto realizes he must discredit or eliminate Kerberos for

7885-529: The protestors, killing around 200 people. The event, known as the "Park Incident", becomes a political scandal and a firestorm that leads to public opinion turning sharply against the Metropolitan Police and Kerberos. In response to backlash, and deeming Kerberos no longer necessary in modern society, the National Public Safety Committee votes for the Metropolitan Police's dismantlement. However, Aniya and Tatsumi refuse to disband and instead plan

7980-455: The protestors, killing around 200 people. The event, known as the "Park Incident", becomes a political scandal and a firestorm that leads to public opinion turning sharply against the Metropolitan Police and Kerberos. In response to backlash, and deeming Kerberos no longer necessary in modern society, the National Public Safety Committee votes for the Metropolitan Police's dismantlement. However, Aniya and Tatsumi refuse to disband and instead plan

8075-619: The restaurant "Papa's Lunch Room" in Havana , Cuba , multiple people—a yakuza in a tuxedo, a middle-aged bearded man in a cassock , an old smartly-dressed violinist, and hitman Golgo 13 —wait silently at separate tables. When two black-clad Latinos enter, a young boy delivers a package to Golgo 13, who brings it with him into the washroom; the Latinos suddenly attack the restaurant's chef and waitress and draw firearms, asking about Koichi Todome. When Golgo 13 reemerges with his trademark scoped M16 rifle ,

8170-444: The rise of anti-government movements and terrorism , most predominantly the Sect . In response, the Japanese government formed the Metropolitan Security Police Organization to counter the terrorists and restore order to Tokyo . The Metropolitan Police's Special Armed Garrison ("Special Unit" in English), nicknamed "Kerberos", was profoundly effective in defeating the terrorists and the Sect, but found themselves facing friction from

8265-466: The rise of anti-government movements that escalate into terrorism when their protests are countered with repression. The Japanese government, unable to effectively handle the increase in terrorism and violence using regular police, but unable and unwilling to deploy the Japan Self-Defense Forces , forms the Metropolitan Security Police Organization (commonly "Metropolitan Police" (MP) or Shutokei (首都警); "Capital Police" or "CAPO" in English) to counter

8360-458: The same name and set in the Kerberos Saga universe. Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs is set in the Kerberos Saga 's alternate timeline, where Nazi Germany won World War II , eventually denazified and restored the Weimar Republic , and occupied Japan (part of the Allies in this timeline) to establish authoritarian rule; however, their attempts at establishing a new government led to increased poverty and class stratification , resulting in

8455-676: The spike in terrorism and forcing most of the terrorist groups to merge under a single group called the Sect . However, the Metropolitan Police faces friction from the Self-Police ("Local Police", "Metropolitan Police Force", or " NPA " in English)—officially the Tokyo Metropolitan Self-Police Department , whose jurisdiction overlaps with the Metropolitan Police—as well as the JSDF, while Kerberos's division,

8550-419: The spike in terrorism and forcing most of the terrorist groups to merge under a single group called the Sect . However, the Metropolitan Police faces friction from the Self-Police ("Local Police", "Metropolitan Police Force", or " NPA " in English)—officially the Tokyo Metropolitan Self-Police Department , whose jurisdiction overlaps with the Metropolitan Police—as well as the JSDF, while Kerberos's division,

8645-433: The terrorists and restore order to Tokyo. The Metropolitan Police's main combat force, the paramilitary Special Armed Garrison ("Special Unit" in English), nicknamed "Kerberos", are issued powerful military equipment such as MG 42 machine guns and powered exoskeletons called "Protect Gears", and are permitted to use violent force against their targets. The Metropolitan Police and Kerberos succeed in their goals, quelling

8740-459: Was added to help in the understanding of the complex background and the 2003 short story "The Killers" (first issued in Ace Tokunoh vol.1) was also included as an epilogue. Kerberos Uprising Kerberos Panzer Cop , also known as Hellhounds Legend ( 犬狼伝説 , Kenrou Densetsu , lit. "Legend of Dogs and Wolves") , and as Hellhounds: Panzer Cops or just Hellhounds overseas,

8835-548: Was first serialized in a B5 comics magazine before to be published as a compilation volume. Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs was first published in Ace Tokunoh (エース特濃, Esu Tokunou ), a comic magazine owned by Kadokawa Shoten . The compilation volume was published by Kadokawa in its "New Type 100% Comics" collection (ニュータイプ100%コミックス). The dusk cover features a red obi with the manga's international title " Kerberos Saga Rainy Dogs ". The previously unreleased prologue "Act 00: Set Up"

8930-461: Was later completed with Part II (Act 5~8) published in Monthly Shōnen Ace from 1999 to 2000. Translated versions of the complete series were issued in South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Taiwan in the early 2000s. An English language adaptation of the first four acts was published under the title Hellhounds: Panzer Cops in 1994 by Dark Horse Comics . The American translators from Studio Protheus, Alan Gleason and Toren Smith , randomly used

9025-553: Was published in Kerberos Panzer Cops: Tokyo War , the Kerberos Saga 's definitive guide. In April 2010, for the 20th anniversary of the Original Edition (1990 volume compilation), publisher Gakken issued Kerberos Panzer Cop a Revision: 20th edition (犬狼伝説 20周年エディション) , a digitally refined and corrected reissue of the entire manga, alongside a special pamphlet and a Protect Gear model figure . Kerberos Panzer Cop has been adapted into films twice: first in 1991's StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops , directed by Oshii, loosely based on

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