RIP Miura Motivational Post

I hope we take heart the message Miura tried to share. The world is often unfair and cruel. It will traumatize you at best and leave you maimed at worst. Nothing will make it “just like it was before” you got hurt. Sure, being angry at shit can be a great motivator but it only gets you so far. All you can do is keep moving forward, scars and all. Work to be the best version of yourself and try to live a good life. Look after the people you have, even though you will lose some along the way. You can always make new connections if you’re willing to let people in. RIP Miura your struggle has come to an end. Everyone else who made it this far reading my post, I hope you take care of yourselves.

The image shows a grayscale manga portrait beside a long anonymous forum post reflecting on suffering, scars, loss, and continuing to live well after the death of Miura. The joke is the overly earnest eulogy-like message on an anonymous imageboard, turning Berserk’s bleak themes and Miura’s death into a melodramatic motivational reaction.

• @afrosidemoon / 39396 2021-05-20