Vixen Comics said:I sometimes wish that they were more colorized pictures in the manga. When ever Miura bothers to color them it is simply gorgeous, and it is done is a way that does not sacrifice the rich detail of the artwork.
Walter said:I remember when I first started reading manga [Akira was my first, Gunnm shortly afterward], the strict black+white nature of the medium bothered me. I had come directly from American comics, where color is a matter of course. But these days, after reading Berserk for over a decade, I don't think I'd prefer it even if it were an option. It's a very pure medium. Also, sort of like reading a book and imagining the world between the descriptions, or the pixelated graphics in older games, the lack of explicit information helps you form the remaining part of the world in your head. That extra legwork on the readers' part invites immersion.
Aazealh said:It's not like Miura "colorizes" the pictures. The color pages are painted, their creation follows a different process.
Vixen Comics said:So Miura himself does not do the coloring of his pictures? I was unaware of that. Does Miura have control on what pictures gets colored or does someone else decide that?
Vixen Comics said:So Miura himself does not do the coloring of his pictures? I was unaware of that. Does Miura have control on what pictures gets colored or does someone else decide that?
Walter said:Also, sort of like reading a book and imagining the world between the descriptions, or the pixelated graphics in older games, the lack of explicit information helps you form the remaining part of the world in your head. That extra legwork on the readers' part invites immersion.
Vixen Comics said:Other mangakas when they do bother to color sometimes make the character designs look too different from their black and white designs and I find that jarring. Miura keeps it consistent. And I like the color pallet he chooses when he does color it, I especially like when he uses muted (almost washed out) color. To me for the tone of the story it seems to fit.
Walter said:I remember when I first started reading manga [Akira was my first, Gunnm shortly afterward], the strict black+white nature of the medium bothered me. I had come directly from American comics, where color is a matter of course. But these days, after reading Berserk for over a decade, I don't think I'd prefer it even if it were an option. It's a very pure medium. Also, sort of like reading a book and imagining the world between the descriptions, or the pixelated graphics in older games, the lack of explicit information helps you form the remaining part of the world in your head. That extra legwork on the readers' part invites immersion.