Dur-an-ki

English Language: Duranki is the last work written by master Kentaro Miura. The work has beautiful art, an intriguing premise and well-made characters. The plot takes place in a fictional world where a baby was born with both sexes, and she was sent by the gods to be looked after by an elderly couple in a region where no one can enter because it is considered that whoever enters there will be cursed. The story will revolve around Usul getting to know this new world that people live in, and showing their colleagues their inventions. The big problem is that I can't say more than that because theauthor passed away, and there were only 6 chapters that didn't even cover an entire volume of history. I recommend reading it for anyone who is a fan of Miura, because if not, you will have an incomplete story with a lot of potential. ART 10 STORY 10 MIURA 10 CONTINUED 0 ;-; FINAL GRADE 7 (As it will never be completed) Língua Portuguesa: Duranki é a última obra escrita pelo mestre Kentaro Miura. A obra tem uma bela arte, uma premissa intrigante e personagens bem feitos. A trama se passa em um mundo fictício onde nasceu um bebê de ambos os sexos, e ela foi enviada pelos deuses para ser cuidada por um casal de idosos em uma região onde ninguém pode entrar porque se considera que quem lá entrar será amaldiçoado. A história girará em torno de Usul conhecendo esse novo mundo em que as pessoas vivem e mostrando aos colegas suas invenções. O grande problema é que não posso dizer mais do que isso porque o autor faleceu, e foram apenas 6 capítulos que não cobriram nem um volume inteiro de história. Recomendo a leitura para quem é fã de Miura, pois senão terá uma história incompleta e com muito potencial. ARTE 10 HISTÓRIA 10 MIURA 10 CONTINUAÇÃO 0 ;-; NOTA FINAL 7 (pois nunca será concluído)

Duranki – Spoiler Free – Mixed Feelings TLDR Story – 4/10 – 4 x 0.275 = 1,1 Art – 9/10 – 9 x 0.2 = 1,8 Characters – 4/10 – 4 x 0.225 = 0,9 Enjoyment – 5/10 – 5 x 0.3 = 1,5 Total: 5,3 -> 5 Story – 4/10 It is art to judge a story that is so clearly unfinished and only has a single volume. Duranki is about the birth and part of the infancy of Usumgallu – a new myth born out of the Serpent gods of Wisdom. It seems to be clearly inspired by ancient Mesopotamian mythology, as Usumgallu is an entity – and also related tohorned snakes – in the Akkadian mythos. Unfortunately, the story is highly unfinished, as Miura died before advancing on Duranki beyond the first volume. The story ends in a not-concluded fight scene, which once again only comes to show that it ought to have more development. From what we have, the story is not brilliant, but it is rather dull and futile to judge a clearly larger project by its first volume alone. It will never make sense with the rest of the story, as the story isn’t like Giganto Makhia, which has a conclusion of its own. Art – 9/10 Miura’s art is incredible, there is no doubt about it. Characters – or what would have been the characters – are design-rich and are easy to tell apart from each other. The work that Maura made on Usumgallu is nothing short of amazing: for an androgynous character, Usumgallu surely looks really androgynous. The scenarios and backgrounds are impeccable and it is filled with detail. However, it does not deserve a 10 (as a normal late-stage Miura usually would do): page composition is mismanaged, for it is stuffed with panels with little emphasis and ridden with dialogue with small fonts; there is also a proliferation of little panels and definitely not what we are used to in Berserk. Usumgallu’s birth is an Miura-like panel: awe-inspiring and definitely sets a tone to what could have been a great manga. But it is hard to comment on the art of a one-volume long unfinished manga. Characters – 4/10 Characters are barely presented, as—once again—this was supposed to be a larger manga that wasn’t concluded. As it happens in the story, it is really sterile to discuss the characters in their present form, for they would make no sense without context and further development. Enjoyment – 5/10 One would gladly recommend Duranki to any die-hard fan of Kentauro Miura – as is my case. However, and for the sake of honesty, it must be said that this work pales in comparison with his other works – even Giganto Makhia, which is also one volume long. It is simply an unfinished work that only serves as the beginning (and not so great at it) of a more epic story. There is no doubt that it could have been great, but we simply don’t have any more material to work on. For all these reasons, it is more deserving of a mixed feelings stamp than a recommendation: it serves to satisfy the hunger for Miura’s work and the curiosity of all those who follow him, but not much else in its current state. To what could have been: rest in Peace, Master Miura.