The Red Spectacles is one of the entries in Oshii’s Kerberos Saga mixed media story, which he has been developing in various media since the Akai Megane o Machi Tsutsu (While Waiting for The Red Spectacles) radio drama in January 1987.
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The Red Spectacles film came out only a month after that radio drama in February 1987.
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Futabasha announced last Friday that Mamoru Oshii’s The Red Spectacles (Akai Megane) live-action film is inspiring a manga adaptation by Kamui Fujiwara, which launched in Futabasha’s Manga Action magazine on Tuesday.
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The Red Spectacles focuses on former Kerberos member Koichi Todome, who returns to Japan three years after fleeing the Kerberos uprisings and subsequent purges, and finds a changed city.