Disappearance Death of Kentaro Miura, the treasure of dreams

Famous in Japan as in the West, the creator of "Berserk" leaves his great black and annoying proverb unfinished. His death, at the age of 54, was announced Thursday by publisher Hakusensha.

Disappearance ! Death of Kentaro Miura, the treasure of dreams

Everything was hated when it came to the West, the Berserk series has lasted for more than three decades. Ultraviolence, sex, the apparent excess of the story that spreads with endless consistency. Since the early 90s, Japanese comic book readers have learned to stay tuned to the Kentaro Miura proverb, awaiting the extraordinary introduction of new collections. Chapter 363, published at the end of January, will be the last. Publisher Hakusensha announced on Thursday the death of Miura, a 54-year-old aortic disc.

Baroque and rococo

Awarded in Japan with the most prestigious, prestigious awards in Europe such as the United States, almost above her own country, Miura's work is carefully divided by its accuracy, the sense of detail reduced by the size her author wants to give each plate. Worn by Guts, a hero with an unequal sword devoured by the desire for revenge, Berserk's black dream was only emphasized: high-level, bodies involved in endless battles between extremists and mindless beasts, a story that could revolve around extremes. A unique pattern carved between a very dangerous basket and kitsch rococo, which is always illuminated by beautiful thoughts of paintings.

Forty million copies sold

The Berserk brand, which will cover almost all of its work, with the exception of a few original works, has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, transformed into a series of cartoons or animated films, making a huge difference in the beauty process, especially in video games. in the construction of a Japanese studio from Software). While Kentaro Miura cited the influence of the films of George Miller and Clive Barker, on the paintings of Bosch and HR Giger, we saw above all in his picture the growth of the works of Go Nagai (Violence Jack and Devilman period) and Tetsuo Hara (Hokuto and Ken). From the time when the great Japanese comic book publishers knew better than today how to make a maverick place.

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