Duranki (manga)

Duranki
Volume cover
ドゥルアンキ
(Duruanki)
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byKentaro Miura
Illustrated byStudio Gaga[a]
Published byHakusensha
ImprintYoung Animal Comics
MagazineYoung Animal Zero
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 9, 2019 – May 9, 2020
Volumes1

Duranki (Japanese: ドゥルアンキ, Hepburn: Duruanki) is a Japanese manga series written and produced by Kentaro Miura and illustrated by his personal manga studio, Studio Gaga. Inspired by the aesthetic of ancient Greek and Mesopotamian myths, the story follows an androgynous protagonist named Usumgal (which means 'Dragon')[b] who lives in a mythological world. It was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal Zero from September 2019 to May 2020. The publisher decided to finish the series following Miura's death in May 2021. Its chapters were collected in a single volume, released in December 2021.

Production

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Hakusensha announced Duranki in 2019, stating the manga would launch in the inaugural issue of Young Animal Zero [ja], with two chapters, totaling 64 pages.[2]

The announcement received negative attention from fans of Miura's Berserk series, worrying that this new manga will only distract and further delay Berserk. In response, Miura gave an interview where he clarified that his involvement in Duranki would be relatively minimal and not impede the progress of Berserk. Based on suggestions from Hakusensha, Miura served as the "director" of the project, drawing the storyboards and rough copies for each installment while his assistants at Studio Gaga do the majority of the work, including the inking.[3] Based on the success of strong female characters in works like Frozen and Mad Max: Fury Road, Miura saw an androgynous lead character as the next step and decided to "throw a stone at it" with this story.[4]

Miura died of aortic dissection on May 6, 2021. In September of the same year, Hakusensha announced that the manga had ended, after consideration and discussions between the editors and Studio Gaga.[5]

Publication

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Duranki debuted in the inaugural issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal Zero, with its first two chapters published on September 9, 2019.[6] Its third chapter was published on November 9, 2019;[7] the fourth chapter was published on January 9, 2020;[8] the fifth chapter was published on March 9, 2020;[9] the sixth and last chapter was published on May 9, 2020.[10] Miura died on May 6, 2021,[11][12] and the publisher announced in September of the same year that they decided to finish the series.[5] The posthumous collected volume, which included unpublished design materials, was released on December 24, 2021.[13][5]

Chapter list

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 24, 2021[14]978-4-592-16308-4
  1. "Usumgallu of Mount Nisir" (ニシル山のウスムガル, Nishiru Yama no Usumugaru)
  2. "Forest Encounter" (出会いの森, Deai no Mori)
  3. "The Hot Mud Trap" (熱泥の罠, Netsu Doro no Wana)
  4. "Red Dolphins" (赤い海豚, Akai Iruka)
  5. "The Hurrian People" (フルリの民, Fururi no Tami)
  6. "Beast of Legend" (魔獣, Majū)

Notes

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  1. ^ Consisting of members Yoshimitsu Kurosaki, Akio Miyaji, Nobuchika Hirai, Arihide Nagashima, Hideki Sugimoto, and Shigeru Kinoshita.
  2. ^ In chapter 1 it is explained that the name 'Usumgal' meaning 'Dragon' derives from the words 'usum', meaning 'the only', and 'gal', meaning 'great'.

References

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  1. ^ 三浦建太郎「ドゥルアンキ」付録がヤングアニマルZEROに、「去勢転生」は移籍決定. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 9, 2020. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021. 「ドゥルアンキ」は三浦が原作とプロデュースを手がけるファンタジー作品 [Duranki is a fantasy work originally and produced by Miura]
  2. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (August 22, 2019). "Berserk's Kentarou Miura Produces New Duranki Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Parker-Dalton, Jacob (September 12, 2019). "Kentaro Miura Talks New Manga 'Duranki,' Future of 'Berserk' and More in New Interview". Otaquest. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  4. ^ トリトンやアリオンに感じた“ムズムズ”を表現したら両性具有に [Young Animal ZERO Special Feature "Duruanki" "Berserk" Interview with Kentaro Miura]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Mateo, Alex (September 13, 2021). "Kentarou Miura, Studio Gaga's Duranki Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  6. ^ 三浦建太郎、久世岳、福山リョウコ、押切蓮介ら参加の新増刊が白泉社から誕生. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.

    新増刊『ヤングアニマルZERO』 19年９月９日発売！ (in Japanese). Hakusensha. September 9, 2019. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  7. ^ 新増刊『ヤングアニマルZERO』 19年11月9日発売！ (in Japanese). Hakusensha. November 9, 2019. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  8. ^ ヤングアニマルZERO2月号 20年1月9日発売！ (in Japanese). Hakusensha. January 9, 2020. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  9. ^ ヤングアニマルZERO4月号 20年3月9日発売！ (in Japanese). Hakusensha. March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  10. ^ ヤングアニマルZERO6月号 20年5月9日発売！ (in Japanese). Hakusensha. May 9, 2020. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  11. ^ 訃報 三浦建太郎先生が逝去されました (in Japanese). Hakusensha. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Loo, Egan (May 19, 2021). "Berserk Manga Creator Kentarou Miura Passes Away at 54". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  13. ^ 「ベルセルク」41巻は12月発売！岩永洋昭ら出演「キャスカの目覚め」ドラマCDも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 6, 2021. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  14. ^ ドゥルアンキ (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
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