#rest in peace kentaro

[usagi-best-boy]

This panel is, of course, a work of art. Chapter 323

Berserk

[gremlinsbooty]

Guys..

Did you know that if Camui Gakupo wasn't illustrated by Kentaro Miura..

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We could be robbed and had Piko's long-lost older brother!!?!

[jazziesanura]

With Akira Toriyama's passing and so many of his projects left behind, I can't help but think of Kentaro Miura as well and the manga he left behind. They both inspired so many and in the midst of that touched so many lives through their work.

My brother in particular loves his work, Dragon Ball, Z, Super, the like, he lives and breathes it. So inspired in fact that he's working out in hopes to become who he'd like to see in the mirror.

Manga and anime wouldn't be what it is today without Toriyama Sensei, we all know that. People wouldn't be what they are without him either. He taught us friendship, love, humor, and most of all perseverance. The struggles may be vast and beyond our power at first, but you know you're progressing if you're stronger than you were before when the next one arises.

Rest in peace, Akira Toriyama. Thank you for all you've given us. 💜

[rayz-gamma]

😢

[townslice]

RIP Kentaro Miura

[epic-arc]

What if rwby was made by famous manga and anime writers.

I had this idea in the shower so I'm going to mention at least 3 writers. If you have more ideas, you can write them on reblog.

Gege Akutami

I point my finger at rwby's entire character cast.

Only 4 of you would be left alive in the hands of this monster. And I'm talking about experience Ruby would still continue as the protagonist, however Yang and Blake die and Weiss has her mind and body stolen by Salem(Sukuna).

But on the bright side we can see Satoru Ozpin's fight against Weisalem, and then Jaune Zenin and Ruby to fight against Salem's true form and in the end Oscar Okkotsu appears. Now I'm going to keep quiet because it would be a spoiler for the manga currently.

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Tatsuki Fujimoto

Well if you like yuri congratulations fujimoto knows how to write this, However it would start very calmly for things to only get worse, it would literally start with rwby and end with ruby ​​being the only survivor with a child version of salem. At least part 2 would be Jaune the protagonist and going through what Asa suffers.

And this is a bad side of some stories written by Fujimoto, but there is sexual harassment in these works…

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Kentaro miura (Rest in peace)

Seriously, Kentaro Miura is an artist and has incredible writing and made a great piece of work. I can see him doing a story that would be quite interesting in RWBY. I hope he is enjoying being eternally happy and happy with the legacy he leaves on earth.

…I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL SEEING THESE TWO AND SEEING THAT THEY HAVE SOME SIMILARITIES.

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[okkotsuus]

"stop looking at me with those eyes" !

featuring: jjk cast, aot cast, hq cast, bllk cast

contents: fluff, suggestive, established relationship, headcanon, 600 words

they look at you from across of the room, eyes sliding up and down your silhouette. you can't help the heat the rises up from the back of your neck to your cheeks. you nervously look up to meet their searing gaze, feeling the butterflies swirl in your stomach. "stop looking at me with those eyes, 'm shy..." your gaze drifts to the side with their wolfish chuckle, hearing the click or their shoes draw nearer and nearer. a finger rests under your chin and you're turned to meet the heated stare. "but i can't help 't, yer so sweet. my sweet, sweet thing."

sukuna ryomen, eren (genocide era), suguru geto (cult era), satrou gojo, toji fushiguro, sae itoshi, ryusei shidou, rintaro suna, jingo raichi, meguru bachira, kei tsukishima, hajime iwaizumi, kentaro kyotani, kenji futakuchi

you can feel their eyes before you see them, their arms wrapping around your middle before you can turn around. with a giggle your twirled around, holding onto their arms by the bicep. you meet their loving gaze with a smile, cheeks heated. the eye contact lasts as they just stare upon your face, a peaceful grin on rosy lips. "stop looking at me with those eyes, makes me giddy" you can't help the widening of your smile. they don't say anything, reaching a gentle hand to cup your cheek; thumb stroking your cheekbones. then, the silence is broken, "i just still can't believe that you're mine, feels like a dream." they place a tender kiss to your forehead.

yoichi isagi, yuuta okkotsu ikki niko, armin arlert, eren jaeger (pre genocide era), choso, kiyoomi sakusa, jean kirschtein, yuuji itadori, rensuke kunigami, kento nanami, lev haiba, nagi seishiro, tobio kageyama, maki zenin, toge inumaki, kita shinsuke, levi ackerman, kotaro bokuto, wakatoshi ushijima

you're drifting away from the gentle grasp of sleep as you feel their gaze, their breath softly fanning over your cheek from behind, where they hold you. your eyes flutter open as you let out a soft yawn before turning in their arms to tuck your head under their chin, feeling their grasp tighten. you look up to meet their eyes, gazing on you as if you were the most beautiful work of art. your cheeks heat up as you force yourself to tear your eyes away, feeling a flutter of your heart. "stop looking at me with those eyes, 'm a mess right now" they still gaze at you ever so fondly, thinking before they speak. " 'm just stunned that you always look like an angel, even after just waking up"

suguru geto (pre cult era), reo mikage, michael kaiser, megumi fushiguro, hyoma chigiri, rin itoshi, shoyo hinata, nobara kugisaki, mikasa ackerman, keiji akaashi, osamu miya, zeke jaeger, reiner braun, kenma kozume, tadashi yamaguchi, daichi sawamura, koshi sugawara, asahi azumane

you feel your clenched fists tighten when the waiter lets their hand linger on your s/o's for a little to long when they give over the check. your cheek is bitten as you look down at the table, feeling a familiar sting at the back of your eyes and a tightness in your throat. when you look up to meet your partner's face, you're met with a shit-eating grin. "stop looking at me with those eyes, pissin' me off." they just giggle as they reach over to cup your hand in their, gaze softening as the smile turns more sincere. "y'know yer the only one f'me, never anyone else babe."

atsumu miya, tooru oikawa, meguru bachira (again), yuuji terushima, satori tendou, porco galliard, hange zoe, yuu nishinoya, ryuunosuke tanaka, tetsuro kuroo, akira kunimi, suguru daishou

okkotsuus 23

[samasmith23]

Why do some people think that stories portraying darker subject matter is always an inherently bad thing?

I’ve recently encountered this weird mindset in regards to certain online fandom spaces, wherein people will argue that fictional characters experiencing intense trauma and pain is somehow inherently problematic and negatively reflects on the creator’s skills or ethics. This feels like such a narrow-minded and shallow understanding of a piece of media, since characters undergoing hardships is often a necessary element for them to grow and develop as the narrative progresses. Plus, while some stories can indeed be more intense and graphic in what types of trauma is depicted, it’s mere inclusion doesn’t automatically make the story or it’s author inherently bad. For instance, even though I personally haven’t read the manga series Berserk by the late Kentaro Miura (May he Rest In Peace…), based on what I’ve heard from others while the series does include graphic depictions of sexual assault which the main protagonist Guts suffered from in his past, said-assaults are NOT framed in a gross or exploitative way, but are instead utilized to analyze and discuss the character’s feelings of physical and psychological trauma derived from said-horrible events, and heavily factors into Guts' overall backstory and development as a character as he tries to heal from the violent trauma of his past and discover some sense of happiness in a bleak world.

And yet despite this I’ve encountered a few people accuse Berserk of being “pro-rape” or even outright stating that Miura “deserved to die” (which is an absolutely disrespectful and disgusting thing to say!) simply because he included these darker elements in his manga. Like... that's as stupid as someone claiming that Quentin Tarantino is automatically "pro-murder" simply because his movies include lots of scenes of characters killing each other.

I’ve also encountered far less overtly toxic examples of this kind bad faith media criticism in comic circles. Awhile I was incredibly confused when I saw some people on Twitter arguing that Saladin Ahmed was “ill-suited to writing teenage characters” simply because of two scenes in his Miles Morales: Spider-Man & Magnificent Ms. Marvel runs respectively, which involved Miles being tortured by the new supervillain, The Assessor (who would later make clones of Miles as a result), as well as the final battle between Ms. Marvel and her evil robot-duplicate Stormranger getting quite brutal at times (you could see blood from the impact Stormranger’s punch).

In regards to the Miles’ torture scene, I've seen a small number of people argue that the scene's existence was inherently inappropriate due to Miles' status as a Black minor, going as far as to label it as "dehumanizing" and "really insensitive to the real trauma of black boys." I'm not sure how I feel about this as those labels feel a tad extreme due to the fantastical nature of Miles' stories. Like, as brutal as the scene with the Assessor is, it’s at least given a more ficitional sci-fi vibe due to the high-tech laboratory, the Frankenstein operating table, and the fact that this whole ordeal leads directly into Miles' own version of Spider-Man: Clone Saga after The Assessor acquires Miles’ DNA in the process. So it feels less grounded and not as reflective of those real-life traumatic experiences Black men and boys unfortunately go through in the U.S. like I saw a few critics of Ahmed’s run claiming. Plus, Ahmed had Miles be rescued by both his father Jefferson Morales and Uncle Aaron Davis teaming-up together. So the narrative frames the Assessor’s torture of Miles as a bad thing whilst depicting two older Black men actively putting aside their personal differences in order to save their son/nephew as a major narrative focus as well. How exactly is it "dehumanizing" or "inappropriate" then?

And it seems like this bizarre criticism isn’t just limited to Twitter comic fandoms, since a certain Lily Orchard recently made an AWFUL video which outright accused animation fandoms and creators of “fetishizing the torture and abuse of POC women” in cartoons like The Legend of Korra, The Owl House, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. As soon as I saw the thumbnail for that video I knew it was going to be an absolute dumpster fire.

In it, not only does Lily engage in those similar types of arguments like the ones I mentioned earlier about Saladin Ahmed’s portrayal of Miles & Kamala, but Lily went multiple steps further by outright accusing various scenes from The Legend of Korra, The Owl House & She-Ra of being “literal torture p*rn” and “fetishized abuse against POC women.” With Korra, Lily accused the scenes of Korra brutally poisoned with the Red Lotus’ liquid metalic venom, Korra still being significantly weakened by the poison during her final battle with Zaheer (causing her to fall and tumble down cliff-sides) and Zaheer trying to use his air-bending to suck the oxygen right out of Korra’s lungs (the same technique he previously used to assassinate the Earth Queen), plus the Unalaq fight from the Season 2 finale where extracts the Avatar spirit from Korra and kills all her past lives one by one with a water-whip as “white centrist writers being turned on by the trauma and torture of a woman of color.”

And in regards to She-Ra, Lily accused Catradora shippers of being an example of fandom going “full mask-off” simply because she found 2 or 3 random comments defending Catra’s abusive behavior prior to her gradual redemption arc in the final season simply because they found the Adora & Catra fights “hot” (which I know for a fact does NOT represent the entirety or even majority of the She-Ra fandom & Catradora shippers).

It’s just… I honestly don’t understand why Lily is describing these scenes as “torture p*rn” or “abuse fetishizing.” Like, it’s not unexpected for characters to undergo traumatic crap during their story arcs, and most often it’s for the purposes of raising the dramatic stakes of the conflict or to have said-characters eventually undergo some sort of positive change arc (which is what happens in both Korra and She-Ra btw). While the abuse Korra suffers at Zander’s hands is indeed violent, it’s intentionally disturbing and off-putting in order to increase the viewer’s suspense and fear over whether or not the main character will get out of this alive. Personally, when I first watched the Season finale of “Book 3,” I was on the edge of my seat and constantly worried for Korra’s survival, and while she is left physically and psychologically scarred by the whole ordeal I’ve heard that the entirety of “Book 4” (which I still haven’t seen BTW) focuses on Korra healing from her trauma and becoming more spiritually enlightened in the process. YouTuber and MarySue author, Princess Weekes, though had some interesting analyses about Korra’s portrayal of overcoming trauma and how its heavily rooted  in East Asian philosophy, despite Weekes' overall mixed feelings about the series in general:

And while I can’t comment on The Owl House (again, haven’t watched any of it), I can say that Lily’s characterization of Catradora as “torture p*rn/abuse fetishization” is 100% wrong since the show frames Catra’s behavior towards Adora and others throughout Seasons 1-4 as toxic and unhealthy, and Season 5 is all about her fixing herself on her own volition after realizing the harm she’s caused, and it’s only AFTER all of that when Adora & Catra become lovers. But the way Lily describes the scenes in Korra & She-Ra (which are honestly pretty PG in their levels of brutality despite being fairly dark for family-friendly animation) you’d think she was talking about some over-the-top violently explicit tentacle hentai or something, as she even goes as far as to compare the Korra & Zaheer fight to FREAKING The Passion of the Christ (seriously… Lily actually compared Korra to Mel Gibson's antisemitic guilt-tripping exploitation film which unnecessarily stretches out Jesus' torture and crucifixion; which in the Bible occurred in just a few brief passages instead of 2-and-a-half hours like in the movie).

Geez… given how Lily so inaccurately mischaracterizes these scenes from Korra and She-Ra, I’d honestly hate to see she’d react to Neon Genesis Evangelion, which is heavily centered around the characters suffering from intense depressive episodes and experiencing emotional breakdowns, whilst also including lots of psychoanalytical and disturbing imagery. Knowing Lily, she’d probably ignore the fact that NGE’s director Hideaki Anno was suffering from severe depression while creating the series (which heavily influenced the show’s overall production and themes), and instead accuse all the depictions of depression and trauma in EVA of being “unrealistic” and “inaccurate” since according to her all fictional depictions of trauma are inherently inaccurate since there’s no one universal depiction of trauma (Lily actually said that in her terrible video), and accuse all of the series’ violent and sexual imagery of being “torture p*rn” whilst calling Anno a “perverted abuse-fetishizing creep who is turned on by torture” (which feels incredibly SWERFy on Lily’s part, as well as needlessly hostile towards people who are into BDSM or sado-masachism and practice it safely and consensually) just like she did to the creators of Korra, Owl House, and She-Ra (even though NGE and especially the movie The End of Evangelion is highly critical of exactly that kind of gross and toxic behavior within Japanese Otaku subcultures).

So my overall question is this: why do Lily and some other people think that including intense trauma or brutal torture scenes in comics or animation, even when said-scenes they're framed in the story as bad things are inherently “problematic,” “dehumanizing,” “fetishistic,” or “torture/trauma p*rn”? It's like... I can understand not wanting to stomach intensely violent or depressing scenes if they can't handle them, or being critical if they feel unnecessarily mean-spirited or exploitative, but often times having darker elements is an unavoidable aspect of giving a story a sense of conflict. Conflict is necessary in order to have a plot or to develop characters, except it feels like a lot of people on social media believe that the mere inclusion of any type of darker conflict or subject matter is inherently ethically dubious regardless of how its framed within the overall narrative.

I just don't get this kind of mentality and why it's become so prevalent online these days... I really don't...

[revilonilmah]

“In the end the winner is still the last man standing” - Guts

Subject matter I don’t usually paint, but I had a lot of fun painting this commission! I’m a big fan of Berserk and Kentaro Miura’s amazing artwork. Rest in peace Miura-sensei.

[aughby]

The Haunted Ryujin Nippon Dorm

It was a quiet evening at the Ryujin Nippon dorm. After a long day of practice, the boys were ready to rest. Yuki Ishikawa, as always, was in his room, focused on his schedule for the next day, while Yuji Nishida and Ran Takahashi were playing video games in the common area. Akihiro Yamauchi and Taishi Onodera were discussing their blocking techniques, and Masahiro Sekita was chatting with Tatsunori Otsuka and Kentaro Takahashi about the latest volleyball match.

The peaceful evening, however, was about to take a turn.

Suddenly, the lights flickered. The air felt colder. Yuki furrowed his brows. "Did we forget to pay the electric bill?"

Before anyone could answer, they heard the eerie creaking of a door. It came from the hallway, and the sound echoed throughout the dorm. The guys exchanged confused glances. Yuji, the most fearless of them all, chuckled. "Who's trying to scare us? Come on, show yourself!"

No one responded.

Then, out of nowhere, a loud thud came from the bathroom. Ran, who had been bravely trash-talking Yuji during their game, jumped up, clutching the controller. "Wh-what was that?!"

"Don't tell me… this dorm is haunted?" Taishi whispered, eyes wide.

Yuki stood up, trying to maintain his composure. "Relax. There’s probably a logical explanation for this."

But things only got worse. As they all gathered in the common area, the TV turned on by itself, showing nothing but static. A chill ran down everyone's spine as they saw a shadowy figure walk past the hallway in the reflection of the TV screen.

"Okay, nope! I'm out!" Tatsu shouted, standing up, his face pale as he grabbed Kentaro by the arm.

Sekita, usually calm and collected, looked uneasy. "Maybe we should... check it out?"

"Are you crazy?!" Yuji said, shaking his head vigorously. "I’m not walking towards that thing! That’s like the number one rule of horror movies—don’t go towards the creepy noise!"

Just then, they heard the sound of a girl laughing. It was faint, but it was there. "Did you guys hear that?!" Akihiro asked, stepping back. "That was definitely a girl."

"Wait a second..." Yuki narrowed his eyes, trying to connect the dots. "No one else is supposed to be here, right?"

Ran nodded nervously. "Unless it’s a ghost."

The tension built up as everyone started to imagine the worst. Every little creak, every gust of wind, every flicker of the lights seemed to fuel their growing paranoia. Yuji, despite being one of the boldest players on the court, now stood behind Akihiro, using his height as a shield.

Suddenly, the kitchen lights turned on, and there, sitting at the counter with a cup of tea, was none other than… Mayu Ishikawa, casually sipping and scrolling through her phone.

The entire group froze.

"Mayu?! What are you doing here?!" Yuki exclaimed, his voice mixed with confusion and relief.

Mayu looked up, completely nonchalant. "Oh hey, guys. What’s up?"

"What’s up?!" Tatsu yelled, his heart still racing. "We thought this place was haunted! We heard noises, saw shadows, and there was this creepy laughter!"

Mayu’s lips curled into a mischievous grin. "Ohhh… that? Yeah, that was me."

The dorm went silent.

"What?" Sekita repeated, blinking. "You… what?"

Mayu burst into laughter. "I’ve been here for the past two days. I thought I’d have some fun while Yuki and I were both in town. So, I decided to prank you guys! The creaking door? That was me. The shadow? Also me. And the creepy laughing? Totally me. You should’ve seen your faces!"

Ran gaped at her. "Are you serious?! I thought I was about to die!"

Akihiro just stared in disbelief. "Wait, how did you even make the TV do that static thing?"

"Oh, that?" Mayu waved her hand dismissively. "I just unplugged it and plugged it back in at the right moment. Easy stuff."

Yuji, who had been hiding behind Akihiro for the better part of the night, now stepped forward, shaking his head. "You’re evil. Pure evil."

Yuki, still in shock, rubbed his temples. "I should’ve known. The one person in this world who could pull this off is you."

Mayu winked. "What can I say? Gotta keep you boys on your toes."

Tatsu sighed, collapsing onto the couch. "I can’t believe we fell for it."

"Seriously," Kentaro added, sitting next to him. "I was ready to call my mom and say goodbye!"

Taishi shook his head, trying to hold back laughter. "This is why we never let Mayu into the dorm unsupervised."

Mayu stood up, dramatically flipping her hair. "Well, now you know. But hey, you’ve all got to admit, I got you good."

The boys all exchanged looks and finally broke into laughter, the fear fading as they realized they had been played by the master prankster herself.

"Yeah, yeah, you got us," Yuji admitted, patting her on the back. "But next time, don’t expect us to go easy on you."

Mayu smirked. "Oh, I’m counting on it."

And from that day forward, the Ryujin Nippon dorm was never quite the same. Not because it was haunted, but because they never knew when Mayu Ishikawa would strike again.

[usagi-best-boy]

Guts

Berserk

[duskoon]

Yandere!Berserk Masterlist:

• Anything related to Berserk and the characters I am willing to write for would be listed here. If there is any character not mentioned here, you can always request for them (Including some apostles). Some characters I am not willing to do for obvious reasons (Looking at you Wylad, Donovan, and Gambino etc..).

• Note: Any character with (?) besides romance means I am hesistant to add them romantically-wise.

• Characters in italicised bold means I am mostly invested in them, but that doesn’t mean I won’t write for the others.

• The following symbols indicates: 🌒 = Angst /🥀 = Smut. /🌟= Headcanons. /🎭 = One-shot. (R) = Romantic / (P) = Platonic.

Guts (R & P) - General hc’s (R)🌟 / Misery loves company (R)🌒🥀🎭 .

Casca (R & P)

Griffith (R only)

Judeau (R & P)

Serpico (R & P)

Silat (R & P)

Puck (P only)

Rickert (R & P)

Isidro (P only)

Schierke (P only)

Isma (P only)

Slan (R only)

Zodd (R only)

Grunbeld (R & P)

Rosine (P only)

Locus (R only)

Irvine (R & P)

Skull Knight (R(?) & P)

• A/n: Lastly, this manga belongs to the legendary Kentaro Miura. May he rest in peace.

[danganronpasurvivoraskblog]

This has been such a cursed week. First Rooster Teeth shuts down and now Akira Toriyama is dead. I will bet money that assuming Death Battle gets back on its feet the next matchup that features a Dragon Ball character will have a tribute section to Akira Toriyama.

//I do hope so.

//I remember that the internet was very solemn when Kentaro Miura passed away, and now I'm getting the same vibes from back then.

//May he rest in peace.

-Mod

[kjzx]

Oh. For some reason I was under the impression that Kentaro Miura has passed after finishing Berserk :(

He has worked on the manga for so many decades and didn't even get to see it finished. I think that's a poetic lesson about perfectionism.

So much respect to every single person that helped with the work after Kentaro's passing.

Rest In Peace king 🙏

[natsspammityspamspamham]

I'm going to put some thoughts here because it's Tumblr.

I'm surprised Dorohedoro is on this list. I didn't think it was popular.

I'm surprised Furuba is that low. Same with Gokushufudou.

Rest in Peace, Kentaro Miura. Berserk will continue to be loved by fans worldwide.

How is Soul Eater still popular? I have no idea. I feel like it's one of those anime that age more and more poorly as time goes on.

I can't believe Bungou Stray Dogs overtook Fullmetal Alchemist and Hetalia

I'm proud of Mob Psycho and Spy x Family. They're amazing shows that deserve the attention.

Anime and Manga

Please don’t skip the openings and endings.

Boku no Hero Academia

SPY x FAMILY

Jujutsu Kaisen -1

Haikyuu!! -1

Mob Psycho 100 +16

One Piece +1

Naruto -1

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure +1

Tokyo Revengers +1

Mo Dao Zu Shi -2

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba +7

Chainsaw Man +12

Attack on Titan��-8

Yu-Gi-Oh! +11

Sailor Moon -2

Tian Guan Ci Fu -2

19 Days -6

Death Note -2

Bungou Stray Dogs +3

Fullmetal Alchemist -3

Hetalia -9

Bleach +7

Yuri!!! on Ice -3

Cowboy Bebop

Inuyasha -6

The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System +16

Neon Genesis Evangelion +6

Hunter X Hunter -2

Digimon +11

Sk8 The Infinity -26

Vanitas No Carte +3

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Tokyo Mew Mew

Lupin the Third

Fairy Tail -5

Boruto +3

Dragon Ball Z

Dungeon Meshi

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Soul Eater -2

Witch Hat Atelier

Berserk -1

Pop Team Epic

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

One Punch Man

Gokushufudou: The Way of the House Husband

Fruits Basket -32

Dorohedoro -5

Yotsuba&!

Kuroshitsuji -4

The number in italics indicates how many spots a title moved up or down from the previous year. Bolded titles weren’t on the list last year.

[pepemoon]

2016, my old drawing of Berserk manga panel.

In loving memory of Kentaro Miura, may his beautiful soul rest in peace 🕊️