Memento Scarlet is a completed manga at seven chapters within one volume. It is written and illustrated by Keri Kusabi. First released in 2017, it has been serialized in Qpa. The publishers are Takeshobo, and Renta! for the English release. A drama CD was released in 2019.
Synopsis[]
Amane Kairi is a lecherous but capable detective part of the Special Police Force. In one of their most recent cases, they have come across a drug dealer who is only known to wear a red coat. Kairi goes to look for the help of a problematic ex-detective by the name of Kanoo Tetsuo. After retiring from the police force, Tetsuo has begun to investigate “the man in red” by himself, not knowing that he will be pulled back in by the alluring Kairi.
Characters[]
Amane Kairi[]
Although mentioning he could give a witness what he wants, Kairi clarifies he said he would only consider it. Kairi's advice is if one immediately believes someone's word like that, they will easily get taken advantage of. Needing information, Kairi sleeps with Tetsuo to acquire it. Wondering if he is bothered since he is not falling asleep, Kairi then holds an ice pick to his neck and thought he would be a guy with a few more tricks up his sleeve. Bringing him to the police station, Kairi is of the view that they suit one another and requests that Tetsuo please take care of him.
Kanoo Tetsuo[]
At a club Tetsuo mentions it is a rare case he is having fun. Meeting Fuwa again, Tetsuo sees the police department he said he was creating two years ago. Agreeing to help Fuwa with the case, he is agitated at having to be partnered with Kairi. Noticing details such as the shoes in his residence being apart, Tetsuo had located surveillance equipment as well. Leaving his drawers a little open allows Tetsuo to know immediately if someone has touched them.
Fuwa[]
A detective from the first investigation division. Observing Kairi, he describes his subordinate as excellent. Familiar with Tetsuo, he waves enthusiastically to him. Having became the chief, Fuwa tried to invite Tetsuo but he had stopped being a policeman before that. Right now Fuwa needs a capable person who can move freely, and he asks Tetsuo to co-operate with them in a case concerning a man in a red hood. There is one important thing Fuwa forgot to say if Tetsuo is going to work under him, namely that he is to partner with Kairi.
Nakatsuka[]
Speaking with Fuwa, he is impressed while saying to look how Kairi can converse with a witness without changing his expression. Discussing whether Tetsuo was the police sergeant that killed his colleague two years ago, Nakatsuka had peeked through the database for details.
Story[]
Backed by police, Tetsuo comes across a man beating someone. Feeling that distrusting is not the same as being cursed or poisoned, Tetsuo wishes he had acted different so as to avoid regret. Outside a club, a woman has been murdered and the scene is attended to by Kairi. An interrogation underway, Kairi details how yesterday around 9pm the witness was at the club where the incident occurred and seemed to be looking for someone. Presenting a photo of the tattoo on the woman's arm, Kairi questions if he remembers it.
Watching Kairi's interrogation, Nakatsuka and Fuwa will him to make the witness confess. Hearing that at Nichoume's there is a club called Dahlia, while the name is not known, someone involved was wearing a red coat. Gathering that the witness has to be given something for hitting that woman with a car, Kairi questions is that what the man told him. Departing, Kairi has some advice for the witness who is apprehended by other police. While Nakatsuka feels Kairi's investigation method is somehow horrible, Fuwa feels it is fine since he is doing what he has to do.
At a club, Tetsuo is flanked by women as Kairi approaches. While Tetsuo states he is having some rare fun, Kairi has an item for him to look at with questions on whether he has any interest in this. In acquiring information, Kairi takes a tablet handed to him. After a while Tetsuo loses interest and Kairi wonders if he does not like a man's body. Where it is not that, Kairi turns to whether it is because he is not falling asleep. Holding an ice pick to his neck, Kairi addresses the drugs he is involved in.
Heading to the police station together, Kairi and Tetsuo survey the Criminal Investigation Department's special task force. Finding Fuwa wave to him, Tetsuo comments how he has aged considerably. In two years since it was mentioned, Fuwa had created this organization. While Fiwa tried to invite Tetsuo, he has stopped being a policeman at that point. Detailing it briefly, their focus is unclear cases where the culprit was not prosecuted due to a lack of evidence. Troublesome cases that have been cast aside by the police are also dealt with by them.
News of a man in a red coat is something Tetsuo reacts to. Recently, there has been a rapid increase in the death rate of people addicted to a drug. While not asking Tetsuo to become one of them, Fuwa knows he has been pursuing that man as well. With Fuwa seeking his help in this, Tetsuo obliges. Details on a screen concern the tattoo from the woman who was murdered the other day. Around two weeks ago a woman aged around 20 is recalled, and a homeless person is also identified. Joining them, Kairi is surprised that Tetsuo can remember everything. Fuwa mentions that with Tetsuo on the case he will be partnered with Kairi.[1]
Images[]
References[]
- ↑ Chapter 1
Wiki Link[]
- An overview article on the entire series, Create the Memento Scarlet Wiki! for total coverage details!