Earlier today, @TheWillOfT contacted me by private message to ask me about a picture that seemed to show Kentarou Miura. I could immediately confirm that it was him, but I was curious about where it came from. TheWillOfT had found it on a Chinese website, in an article about Kouji Mori, but that was definitely not its origin, so I dug a bit. It turns out the source of it is the blog of Akkiu, a mangaka who happens to be Mori's wife.
Miura is mentioned several times in there, but three entries are of particular interest because they contain pictures. His face is obscured each time, but I figure it's worth posting anyway. It does feel a bit voyeuristic to repost these here, but they're publicly available so...
Entry #1. Hiroshi Tanahashi (left in the picture), a Japanese Pro Wrestler, is a big fan of Berserk, so Akkiu (middle) arranged for him to meet Miura in December 2013.
Miura even drew him a portrait! Shown here with Kouji Mori.
And here they are with Ryō Mizuno, best-known for creating Record of Lodoss War, and Takaaki Kidani, founder of Bushiroad and chairman of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling, who they met later that night.
Entry #2. This one is from July 2014, it was taken at the afterparty of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. They were there because Umino Chica won the Grand Prize for March Comes in Like a Lion. Umino Chica is standing between Mori and Miura.
Entry #3. The last one (the one that sparked this endeavor) is also from July 2014, when Mori, his wife and Miura visited the headquarters of New Japan Pro Wrestling. It's customary to pose in front of the logo.
Miura is mentioned several times in there, but three entries are of particular interest because they contain pictures. His face is obscured each time, but I figure it's worth posting anyway. It does feel a bit voyeuristic to repost these here, but they're publicly available so...
Entry #1. Hiroshi Tanahashi (left in the picture), a Japanese Pro Wrestler, is a big fan of Berserk, so Akkiu (middle) arranged for him to meet Miura in December 2013.
Miura even drew him a portrait! Shown here with Kouji Mori.
And here they are with Ryō Mizuno, best-known for creating Record of Lodoss War, and Takaaki Kidani, founder of Bushiroad and chairman of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling, who they met later that night.
Entry #2. This one is from July 2014, it was taken at the afterparty of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. They were there because Umino Chica won the Grand Prize for March Comes in Like a Lion. Umino Chica is standing between Mori and Miura.
Entry #3. The last one (the one that sparked this endeavor) is also from July 2014, when Mori, his wife and Miura visited the headquarters of New Japan Pro Wrestling. It's customary to pose in front of the logo.