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When Kentaro Miura orphanedBerserk, he unknowingly placed a huge responsibility on his childhood best friend, Kouji Mori. The burden of completingBerserkfell on Kouji Mori as he was the only one Kentaro had discussed the ending with.
Mori wholeheartedly dedicated himself to finishing offBerserkand the manga has already received several chapters. But are they as good as Miura’s work?
Kouji Mori Never Wanted to Replace Kentaro Miura for a PhonyBerserk
WhenKentaro Miura, the author ofBerserk, passed away, his friend Kouji Mori took over his helm. Miura had discussedBerserk‘s ending at length with Mori, so it was only natural for Mori to take over the series and give fans the finale they deserve.
After Miura’s death, Mori appeared inan interviewwith Asashi and discussed what the author wanted the ending to be like. Mori then set up the best teaser possible for Berserk’s ending by stating:
It has a grand worldview, and there are various foreshadowings and all kinds of devices to close the story. This story exists for the final episode.
Thebiggest dilemmaMori had was regarding whether he should actually helm the manga. It was the lifelong work of his friend and it deserved a proper ending, yet he could not figure out how to take over his friend’s position.
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According to Mori, Miura was a genius who possessed stellar drawing skills and worked towards the completion of his project. Thus, Mori considered it impossible to replace his beloved friend.
I wanted to present to the world the idea that my best friend had in his head, I didn’t want to create a mook book where I would add illustrations and tell Miura-kun how he was thinking. I just had to put something out there.
Ultimately, Mori’s strong sense of morality is what savedBerserkfans from a life of agony.
Berserkis No Longer the Same Without Kentaro Miura
Kouji Mori tried his level best to continue theBerserkmanga after the former author’s death. But obviously, the transition is very difficult. Chapter 364 ofBerserkwas the last one helmed by Kentaro Miura and was published posthumously in September of 2021 after the mangaka’s death.
Mori has been continuously working on the manga, which had received 375+ chapters by the time this article was written. However, fans have pointed out some expected discrepancies between Miura’s work and Mori’s.
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Fans are of the opinion that while Mori is doing his best, the manga no longer resembles the initialBerserkcompletely. According to readers, the problem is with pacing since Miura was too good at it, Mori can barely grasp the work of his friend.
Another fan pointed out that it is actually the paneling that makes it abit confusing.The artwork is still very good and they hope that the writing improves as time goes by. Some other problems are that, characters no longer show emotions as well as before. However, Mori has previously admitted that his artwork is not as good as Kentaro’s. Thus, Mori is humble and fans are trying to be understanding of the man’s workload.
You can watchBerserkon Crunchyroll.
Aaheli Pradhan
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Aaheli is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with 1300+ published articles. With five years of experience under her belt, she is a living, breathing encyclopedia for anime and manga. From Shonen and Shojo to the most niche anime, nothing escapes her radar. Her poisons of choice are Assassination Classroom, Gintama, Ouran High School Host Club and every Ghibli movie ever. She believes in living a slow life, surrounded by incomplete art projects and her beloved cats.
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