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Berserk Creator Reveals He Based Band of the Hawk on High School Friendship
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
Hakusensha Sokujitsu Debut Manga Shō" (Hakusensha Same-Day Debut Manga Awards) event on Sunday. of the editorial departments of Hakusensha's various manga magazines attended to review and critique manuscripts that aspiring manga creators brought to the event. The appearance marked Miura's first speech of this kind, and his topic was "guide for people who don't know where to start their work."
Miura's manga runs Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine, and he brought in his own personal experiences in his speech to attendees. He said, "Projecting your own personal relationships into a work is important. Because something that really happened is strong, it has persuasive power."
He also said that many THE BAND of the Hawk is based on a high school friend relationship I had." Miura believes that putting in the story of THE BAND of the Hawk was what allowed him to capture fans.
In addition, Miura spoke about the various ways to think about ideas for manga. For characterization, he discussed using extreme personality traits described with keywords to create characters that stand out. He used the concept of a rigid personality to develop the Berserk antagonist Mozgus, who is a religious fanatic with no flexibility. Miura also suggested making a character's appearance before delving into deeper characterization.
He also spoke about story in manga. Miura said, "There's something called a 'mold' in the world of manga. What's excellent is recycled over and over." For example, he described a "captain-type" story where a main character who is an expert in a certain area is asked to a pitiful club that is on the verge of being disbanded. Characters grow and develop as they deal with personal trauma through Saki as examples of that mold. He believes the concept of molds can be helpful in developing manga, especially for people just starting out as creators.
The Berserk manga is on and the first novel in the Berserk franchise, Berserk: Flame Dragon Knight, on June 23.
The final episode of the new Berserk anime ended with a "The Story Continues..." message in June.
Source: Comic Natalie
