Messages to Kentarou Miura: Kouji Mori (5)
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Part 1 of this translation can be found here.
Part 2 of this translation can be found here.
Part 3 of this translation can be found here.
Part 4 of this translation can be found here.
Dear readers and fans of Miura,
Thank you for having read this story.
I’m sorry that it has become a collection of somewhat inconsistent memoirs…
As written in this manga, I had a friendship with Miura of around 40 years, from the first year of high school up to now.
Because Miura is gone, sadly, sometimes I’m too exhausted to stay standing but
I don’t know why,
“I don’t feel at all like he’s disappeared.”
Maybe it’s because we had been together for a very long time, anyway I don’t know why at all.
It’s a strange feeling.
Miura’s mother told me kindly
“Because you two were always together, (even now) you’re with him as always.”
Since we contacted each other at least once every ten days even after we passed fifty, I rather feel it’s odd I haven’t gotten a phone call (from him).
We always talked about our manga.
All of my works were created by consulting with Miura.
And this might be hard to believe, but so were Miura’s works (except the original works of other mangaka).
I think Miura would have still been a first-class mangaka without my consultations but for me, it would have been impossible (without his consultations).
Without Miura Kentarou, my life really couldn’t exist.
Since I believe Miura is with me, I won’t say goodbye.
“Thank you, Miura
We’re together forever and ever"
Mori Kouji
Comments
Thank you for translating this very emotional message, Puella. "All of my works were created by consulting with Miura." Wow, that is not something I'd ever considered. Really makes me want to take the plunge on his series now.
Walter
2022-02-20 16:09:04 +0000 UTC