1/3 Yesterday me and my brother-in-law got really drunk as I poured my heart out to him about Miura's passing. He hasn't read Berserk yet but knows how highly I regard it and how much it means to me. Something that came out of our talk is how the truly formidable artists and heroes can die before completing their great act, and how in a sombre way, it might be a more profound ending to their legendary effort.
Of course, If I were to choose between this reality and one in which Miura-sensei gets to hatch the last pages of his great story and then go on to create even more, I wouldn't think twice about it; but as things stand, I'd like to entertain the idea that there is at least something right or meaningful in how everything ended. I want to think of him as someone whose art preceded him until the last moment, and that's what he will undisputably be remembered by.
Of course, If I were to choose between this reality and one in which Miura-sensei gets to hatch the last pages of his great story and then go on to create even more, I wouldn't think twice about it; but as things stand, I'd like to entertain the idea that there is at least something right or meaningful in how everything ended. I want to think of him as someone whose art preceded him until the last moment, and that's what he will undisputably be remembered by.