Kentaro Miura, the legendary author of Berserk, left us before the grand finale of Guts’ events could be told. Although the decision to continue the manga without Miura was difficult, the mangaka’s friends at Studio Gaga and writer Kouji Mori are trying to conclude Guts’ long journey. In a recent interview, Mori spoke about his ancient friendship with Miura and how their high school days helped shape the obscure anime franchise.
Kouji Mori stated how both his and Kentaro Miura’s college adventures helped shape the story of Berserk, with a Judo team helping to create several members of the Band of Hawks: “After that, there was an interfaculty judo tournament at the University of Japan. The Faculty of Arts usually does not participate, but I was so strong and Miura was invited to participate as a faculty representative. The five people who participated at that time were Mori, Miura, Judeau, Korkas and Rickert. His face is just like that.”
“Naturally, we couldn’t win against the jealous and womanizing Corcas and the craftsman Rickert, so Miura, I and Judau had no choice but to win three times. I’ve known Judau since high school, and I didn’t know him until then, but he did judo, and I was able to win thanks to his dexterity. So we won three meets, and even though we didn’t get first place we were in a pretty good position as an art department among the amazing kids in the PE department.”
Mouri then explained how several lines and events of Berserk were influenced by the university experience shared by the writer and Kentaro Miura: “A lot of the quotes are from things we both talked about in high school. One of my favorite stories is “The Bonfire of Dreams”.
Even if only for a moment, these disparate friends share a goal, achieve it, and drink together. That story also happened at my high school’s cultural festival. Miura and I walked away from where everyone was having fun at the after-party and said, ‘I’m brandishing my sword (pen).
Not for anyone, but for myself. To repel my momentary spark.’ I was going something like, ‘Ni…’ lol. Even though there is a sense of security and joy in being part of everyone’s circle, I still have to continue to fight a lonely battle somewhere on the last line.”
Fonte Comic Book
2024-01-27 13:59:59
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