Today's Cerberus


Today's Cerberus is a Japanese manga series by Ato Sakurai. It has been serialized in Square Enix's monthly manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan from January 22, 2014, to May 11, 2018. Yen Press acquired the license for an English release in April 2015.

Plot

Chiaki Mikado was bitten as a child by a mythical creature known as Cerberus which caused him to lose a piece of his soul. Eight years later he finds little joy in life, and is surprised one day when the Cerberus returns offering to help. Chiaki soon discovers that the creature is made up of three very different personalities that share the same body. Kuro really wants to make him happy, Shirogane shows a tsundere side, and Roze is quiet and possibly in love with him. As the story progresses Chiaki learns more about the three who want to help him.

Characters

Humans

;Chiaki Mikado
;Hinata Komone
;Idora Hashiba
;Minerva Micah Ashberry
;Haruomi Haruna
;Chihiro Mikado

Cerberus

The series heroines, first meeting Chiaki as a child, the three personalities of Cerberus initially existed in one body which changes to reflect the acting persona with through cycle: Kuro -> Shirogane -> Roze -> Kuro, and use a set of headphones to communicate with each other. But Kuro accidentally caused Shirogane and Roze to separate from her body, allowing the three to co-exist as sisters and rivals. In human form, they resemble human girls with dog tails.
;Kuro
;Shirogane
;Roze

Spirit/Monsters

;Hako-Maro
;Fenrir aka Rir Rir
;Jormungand and Hel

Release

Today's Cerberus was first serialized in the monthly manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan starting on January 22, 2014, through a special edition version of the magazine. When the fourth volume was released, a Drama CD was bundled in with the printed volume. Yen Press initially announced in April, 2015 through a panel at Sakura-Con that it would release Today's Cerberus in a digital format, but later changed this to include printed manga format as well.

Reception

The English language adaptation of Kyō no Kerberos has received reviews from various notable sources. Richard Gutierrez from The Fandom Post said that he thought the three girls inhabiting the same body concept was initially promising, but was disappointed on how it ended there with the usual stereotypical themes/traits. Gutierrez cites manga series such as Ranma ½, and Dragon Ball for similarities, but goes on to say that the experience could be new to someone not familiar with the hinted references.