Remembering Kentarou Miura

That's very sad. Although I don't think a routine checkup would warn him of an aortic dissection, assuming he had no symptoms (like chest pains, in which case he should have visited the doctor for chest pains). But if he had high blood pressure yearly checkups could have caught that early. Personally, I think everyone, even younger people should buy one of those cheap home blood pressure monitors and check their BP occasionally. Ain't no other way to catch high BP as it's usually completely asymptomatic, and while yearly checkups are the right idea and there's really not a single good excuse I can think for not doing them... a lot of people, myself included, are still just too lazy/callous/Idontevenknowwhat to bother.
 
Although I don't think a routine checkup would warn him of an aortic dissection, assuming he had no symptoms (like chest pains, in which case he should have visited the doctor for chest pains).

Yes, I had the same thought. It's understandable that Mori wishes he'd done more, but a simple checkup probably wouldn't have helped.

But if he had high blood pressure yearly checkups could have caught that early.

He had no such issue as far as we know. As Mori says in his message and as others have said before, he didn't have any health problems.
 
It's been 5 years already since Miura-sensei left us. Thinking of him on this day.
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Kouji Mori posted a photo and a message on Twitter about a time they went on vacation together and how Miura-sensei was looking forward to traveling around the world once Berserk was finished.

5年経ったが時間は止まったままな気がしてしまう。
5年前 よく話していたのはベルセルクを終えたら旅行くぞ という話し。
「モリちゃんがタイガとDダイバーを描き終えるタイミングでちょうどベルセルクも終わると思う」と言ってあいつはよく計算していた。当然オレはその計算を全く信用してなかったが…笑
3つともちゃんと終わらせる。そして旅行に行こう。

写真は一緒に行った沖縄で撮ったもの。
泳ぐのが好きだった。

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Here is a machine translation of the message:

Five years have passed, but it feels like time has stood still.
Five years ago, he often talked about going on a trip once Berserk was finished.
He would often calculate, "I think Berserk will be finished around the same time Mori-chan finishes drawing Taiga and D-Diver." Of course, I didn't trust his calculations at all... *laughs*
I'll finish all three properly. And then we'll go on a trip.

The photo was taken in Okinawa, where we went together.
He loved swimming.

Mori's wife Akkiu posted her own message as well:

今日は三浦さんの命日。静かな空にそっと手を合わせます。
見上げていると、不思議と寂しさの中にやさしい光が混ざって、
みんなでワイワイ過ごしたあの日の続きかのように 三浦さんの声がふと浮かびます。

Which translates to:

Today is the anniversary of Miura-san's death. I clasp my hands together under the quiet sky.
As I look up, a gentle light strangely mixes with the loneliness,
and Miura-san's voice suddenly comes to mind, as if continuing from that day when we all had a great time together.
 
Time's sure moving fast...
I remember the announcement of your passing like it was yesterday. I heard Guts' theme in my head and it played continuously through the night.
Thank you for your creation, for your effort, for your struggle.
 
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