Mamoru Oshii
Författare till Ghost in the Shell [1995 film]
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Foto taget av: Mamoru Oshii at Lucca Comics & Games 2015 / Photo by Niccolò Caranti
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I came across Kerberos saga through South Korean remake Illang. After finding out it was based on Japanese manga/radio-plays and series of movies I wanted to know more. And then I came across volume 1 translated to English by Dark Horse (very hard to find btw).
World setting, although set in future, is like a cross-over between early 1930's mixed with the futuristic man-carrying armor and ever present MG42 machine guns used as a an automatic rifles, heck even armored cars are basically (at least visually) copies of German WW2 Sd.Kfz wheeled vehicle versions and that helicopter that is main topic in one of chapters looks very much like weird hybrid of Stuka JU87, Cobra attack helicopter and MV22 Osprey.
So when you look at it, setting is definitely alternative history.
Story is something that is prominent in Japanese more adult manga - public security and militarization of the police. Same as conflict between Section 9 and rest of security forces in Ghost in the Shell and same as conflict between Deunan and her team and rest of services in Appleseed here we have following situation: due to ever increasing domestic terrorism controlled by a very capable and unscrupulous organization called Sect (women, children .... they are all weapons for them) Tokyo Capitol Police decides to create a counter force - so called Panzers (since they use body armor) organized under the division called Kerberos. Kerberos is different from all others because they are highly militarized (as a matter of fact they are army in everything but name) and they are very distinct from their colleagues serving in standard police outfits.
Kerberos acts like for example Brazilian BOPE, meaning they are not your standard policemen/policewomen - they are trained and equipped for war and as such they enter the area and execute their action. Acting with their own air and vehicle support together with intelligence service arm they have become thorn in a side of other security services. And so as we watch the developments of Kerberos' actions (chapters are standalone stories, describing internal and external conflicts, how member of the unit cope with execution and aftermath of their tasks) we also witness ruthless conflict and killings between the security services themselves as they try to keep their position in the overall security apparatus where Kerberos is prominent because they are organized as a true all round military force.
Very interesting story. Unfortunately Volume 1 ends on a high note (bloody cliffhangers :)) and I truly hope Volume 2 gets translated to English at some point in the future.
Art is excellent, it reminded me of AKIRA and GITS. Level of details on some of the panels is truly amazing, especially riots in the first chapter. It goes without saying that level of details on technical side is also great.
For fans of thrillers and secret services highly recommended.… (mer)