“It’s something I want to do too”: Tim Burton inspired Kentaro Miura to add a creepy, dark feature to Berserk that his genius took to another level

Kentaro Miura was a legend with his absolutely stunning illustrations and storytelling. What he did with Berserk was absolutely impossible for anyone to do and that’s reason enough to justify the pedestal he still stands on. The element of horror combined with that of melancholy, relatability and brutality of the world, Miura has created a masterpiece worth a thousand words.

Griffith in Berserk | Credit: Dark Horse Comics

When it comes to visually depicting realistic elements through unusual perspectives, another name that comes to mind is Tim Burton. He and Miura are different in the genres and mediums they worked in, but that doesn’t mean one couldn’t have inspired the other. One thing Miura found interesting in Burton’s works, which he had to incorporate into his own storytelling, was the dark presentation of humanity.

Kentaro Miura was inspired by Tim Burton

Kentaro Miura,…