I continued to talk to Miura often, whenever there was a big episode. Strangely, the story for Berserk went on exactly as we discussed at the time, with almost no changes. I sensed it would be hard work, but couldn’t believe it when I was trapped indoors for a week… In that very moment, the storyline for Berserk was completed, until the very last chapter. Nearly 30 years ago, Miura called me and said, “I need to talk to you about drawing a rough draft.” I went to his workplace just to talk as we always do, but Miura looked more serious than usual. We are also grateful to the many fans who quietly supported the manga through their thoughts.Įvery one of you will be the source of our energy as we move forward. Thank you to all the fans who sent us messages. We hope that everyone will continue to have the same connection with Berserk in the chapters to come. Miura would be happy to know that his thoughts have had a great influence on people’s lives and work. We believe that Berserk has touched the hearts of many fans, and Mr. Today, the first volume has been read by 2 million people around the world. Miura’s extraordinary efforts and some good luck. After a while, Berserk became a huge hit through Mr. Still, it drew avid fans and was able to hold their interest because people could feel Mr. It was not an immediate hit and only a small group of people knew about it. Looking back, the first volume of Berserk was published in 1990 with 28,000 copies released for the first edition. After this, we will start a new arc.Ĭredits after the resumption will be “Original work by Kentaro Miura, Manga by Studio Gaga, Supervised by Kouji Mori,” and the numbering of the manga books will continue in order. Miura envisioned to everyone as faithfully as possible.įrom the next issue, we will first publish six chapters until the end of “Fantasia Arc/Elf Island Chapter”. We believe that this policy, although imperfect, is the best way to deliver the Berserk that Mr. We would like to take the “Kentaro Miura” that we knew so fondly through our conversations and work and convey this to all of you in a sincere manner. However, we will write the manga so as not to deviate from Mr. Since he did not leave behind rough drafts, it is impossible for us to create a manuscript exactly in the way he would have intended. This is what the production team kept in mind. Upon resuming the series, our production team decided on a basic policy. Our hope is for everyone to read the last episode that we have put together, until the very last frame. We were reluctant to end his story without sharing these with his fans. We have also found memos of ideas he wrote and designs for characters that he drew and left behind. Our minds and hearts are still filled with the thoughts Mr. Such ordinary days continued for more than a quarter of a century. He wondered, would everyone be surprised if I drew something like this? How about a character like this? Would this storyline be interesting? The talks were not meant as his last words, but were a part of his ordinary days as a manga artist. He also had similar talks with his studio staff and editor. It is truly sad that Kentaro Miura himself is not here to read your comments with us.īefore his passing, Kentaro Miura spoke to his close friend Kouji Mori about the stories and episodes he had in mind for Berserk. We are truly touched by the love you all have for Berserk and the influence it has had on your lives. We are extremely grateful for each and every one of your words and for your messages sent to us through social media. We have read as many of your comments as possible for the “Dai Berserk-ten (The Great Berserk Exhibition)”, “Young Animal Memorial Issue (Young Animal 2021 No.18)”, and “Berserk Volume 41”. Please accept our apologizes for the long wait before we could make this announcement. We will resume the serialization of Berserk. The manga will first have six episodes that will go to the end of the “Fantasia Arc Elf Island Chapter,” with a new arc beginning afterward. Manga creator Kouji Mori, a longtime consultant for the series and close friend of Miura, will be working as supervisor with Miura’s personal manga studio, Studio Gaga, to continue his vision for the series as closely they can, based on their past conversations with him and various concept notes and designs he left behind. Hakusensha have announced that the late Kentarō Miura’s Berserk manga will resume beginning with Young Animal 2022 issue #13 on June 24, 2022.
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