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The world of dark fantasy is incomplete withoutBerserk. Kentaro Miura’s detailed art and compelling storytelling have reached many fans who appreciate it for what it is. Aside from commanding the attention of audiences across the globe, Miura also inspired many mangakas who garnered attention for their own dark fantasy series including Hajime Isayama and Tatsuki Fujimoto. But who inspired Miura?
From the iconic shonen titleFist of the North Starto the renowned shojo seriesThe Rose of Versailles, Miura was influenced by various genres and creators. Go Nagai is one such creator who inspired Miura and the similarities between Nagai’sDevilmanseries andBerserkare pretty noticeable. For fans of Miura’s magnum opus,Devilman Crybabyanime is easily the next perfect watch, and here’s why that is the case.
The Charm ofBerserkAnd Where It Comes From
ThroughoutBerserk,Kentaro Miuranever held back from exploring the darker themes thoroughly and portraying them as such. For this reason, the manga can be quite heavy for many readers. Every time a character goes through something horrible,Miura’s art stylecaptures their suffering and puts it on a display that communicates its intensity and severity.
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As a result, the manga has many explicit and disturbing scenes that can’t be considered universally palatable. This givesBerserka sense of exclusivity, and it’s impressive that despite this limitation, the manga has achieved great success and popularity. It was briefly mentioned in this article howBerserkwas inspired byvarious genres, with Miura taking some aspects of them and turning them into his own elements.
He seamlessly blended them together, for instance, the transparency of emotions fromThe Rose of Versailles, Guts’ perseverance fromFist of the North Star, and the brutality fromDevilman. WhileThe Rose of VersaillesandFirst of the North Starare wildly different fromBerserk,Devilmanshares many similarities in terms of mood and plotlines. This makes it aperfect recommendation for fansof the manga series.
Go Nagai’sDevilman Crybabyis a Challenge Even For Berserk Fans
First released in 1972, Go Nagai’sDevilmanis a dark fantasy series revolving around two friends Akira Fudo and Ryo Asuka. Akira absorbs the power of a demon to fight monstrous beings who keep themselves hidden in human society.Netflix’sDevilman Crybabyis an adaptation of the manga series, and it has many dark elements.
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From graphic and gory violence to a story that deals with demons, there are many instances that transport the readers back to the pages ofBerserk. If someone is familiar with both series, they would be able to identify the similarities quite easily. Although one could argue that Miura’s storytelling is much more compelling,Devilmanis perfect for those who enjoyed the shock value ofBerserk.
Devilman Crybabyis a good way to experience a gist of Nagai’s storytelling but the manga is much better in that respect. Even forBerserkfans, who are no strangers to explicit scenes, the goriness can be pretty overwhelming withDevilman Crybaby, so beware!
Berserkis available to read on Dark Horse Digital Comics andDevilman Crybabyis available to stream on Netflix.
Laveena Joshi
Anime Writer
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Laveena is an anime content writer at FandomWire. Having written more than 800 articles, she’s an expert in mainstream shonen series, ranging from the bizarre world of JoJo’s to the expansive worldbuilding of One Piece.With her formal education in Journalism and Mass Communication, she explores entertainment journalism through the lens of anime and manga, from mainstream and classic titles to niche and obscure ones.
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