The disappearance of Kentaro Miura has left a void for all readers who know him through the manga Berserk. But there were those who knew him much better, who worked side by side with him, and exchanged views with the teacher on a daily basis. There are his assistants from the GAGA studio, but there are also other famous mangaka.
Young Animal published chapter 364 of Berserk and with it some homages and thoughts on famous mangaka from the Hakusensha house and beyond. Here is the news that Mangaka was shared in the magazine on the occasion of this publication.
- Shizuya Wazarai, mangaka from Cestus, revealed that in 2021 Miura confirmed that he would make a decisive step towards ending Berserk.
- Miura planned a world tour with Kouji Mori, Mangaka from Holyland and Suicide Island, after graduating from Berserk. They have been good friends for 40 years. You spoke on the phone roughly every 10 days. After his retirement, Miura planned to move in with Kouji Mori and his wife in Okinawa or Izu. Mori announced that he would have found himself in prison or even died had it not been for Miura. The two often gave each other advice. Miura was very insistent on pushing Mori Draw a biographical manga about their friendship, called “MK”, ββor their initials. Mori has officially announced that it will comply with this request in the near future. Mori also lived with Miura’s family for a long time when they were in high school. According to the author, the death of the colleague was not to be expected because he was in good health. However, recently, Miura has asked him to think a lot about the biography and now Mori is wondering why. In any case, he feels like he’s always around now.
- Miura revealed to Nico Nicholson, the mangaka from Archimedes no Ofuro, that he hopes to turn his drawings into a window into a world that readers can see.
- A few years ago, Miura caused a sensation when he said he was going to terminate his telephone contract because no one contacted him. He started talking to Takashi Hoshi, a mangaka from Etotama, and the two of them went to spas together.
- 10 years ago, Miura spoke to Katsu Aki, author of Futari Ecchi, about the path of the manga and whether it would be overtaken by video games and films.
- Chika Umino, author of Un Marzo da Leoni, revealed that he gave her sweets or gifts every time he met Miura. He always smiled and never looked at him with a grim expression. The next time they meet, they talk about manga all the time.
These comments from the mangaka with which Kentaro Miura shared part of his life are very touching, especially the long thought of Kouji Mori, whom he was particularly close. Berserker fans have also left their reactions on Twitter.
The latest chapter from Berserk is out today. Here is my quick recap of the news from Mangakas to Kentarou Miura in Young Animal magazine. It turns out that Kouji Mori plans to create a biography manga about his friendship with Miura entitled “MK” (Mori-chan and Ken-chan) pic.twitter.com/mpOuU6NHuE
– Sandman (@sandman_AP) September 10, 2021
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