kerberos_saga
A Japanese alternate history political thriller franchise created by Mamoru_Oshii, stemming from his 1987 film The_Red_Spectacles.
It is set in an alternate timeline where the United States remained neutral during both world wars, and during World War II, Japan joined the Allies, Germany defeated the Soviet_Union (largely from their development of the protect_gears), and the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler succeeded, leading to the restoration of the Weimar Republic. After the war, a de-nazified but still authoritarian Germany occupies Japan, leading to anti-government riots and terrorism.
To combat the civil unrest, the Japanese provisional government set up a special counter-terrorist unit within the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department known as the Capital Police Special Unit "Kerberos," who use the protect_gears developed by the Germans during World War II.
Installments
* The_Red_Spectacles (1987, live-action)
* StrayDog: Kerberos Panzer Cops (1991, live-action)
* Jin-Roh:_The_Wolf_Brigade (1999, anime)
See also
* Protect Gear
* Wolfenstein (series)
* The Man In The High Castle