Miura premiered a prototype of Berserk in 1988. Set in a medieval Europe-inspired dark fantasy world, the story centers on the characters of Guts, a lone swordsman, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the “Band of the Hawk”. Still, I think I can almost tell the story that Miura wanted to tell.Berserk (Japanese: ベルセルク, Hepburn: Beruseruku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. I will only write the lines and stories that Miura described to me. I will not write episodes that I don’t remember clearly. “I will only write the episodes that Miura talked to me about. I thought, if I run away now, Miura would say: ‘I talked to you about it so much, but you didn’t do it!!’ Alright. Mori, will you let us do it?’ Miura’s apprentices, who Miura had been so proud of while he was alive, asked me straight. Desperation can push people to create miracles - There it was, the completed manuscript for Berserk. Some did not even have the characters drawn on them. ‘The staff are saying they will finish the last chapter that was left behind, so can you take a look?’ The last few pages of the chapter were incomplete. “Just when I was trying to decide what to do, I received a message. I thought, should I talk to fans about it through an interview? Or should I publish an article with some illustrations? But that wouldn’t convey the scenes that Miura described to me, or the lines of Guts and Griffith…” That is because only the genius Kentaro Miura can write a masterpiece like Berserk. Still, I cannot say that I can draw it because I know it. “I think people with good intuition would realize by now that I know the story for Berserk up to the very end. 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. To our readers #BERSERK #ベルセルク /czA3UMmTDw- ベルセルク公式ツイッター JKouji Mori, the new Berserk's supervisorįor its part, Mori has also issued a note explaining the situation: Credits after de resumption will be “Original work by Kentaro Miura, Manga by Studio Gaga, Supervised by Kouji Mori,” they conclude. “From the next issue, we will first publish six chapters until the end of “Fantasia Arc/Elf Island Chapter” After this, we will start a new arc. Miura envisioned to everyone as faithfully as possible.” “We believe that his policy, although imperfect, is the best way to deliver the Berserk that Mr. 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. 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. “The talks were not meant as his last words, but were a part of his ordinary days as a manga artist”, it continued. He wondered, would everyone be surprised if I drew something like this? How about a character like this? Would this storyline be interesting?” “He also had similar talks with his studio staff and editor. "Before his passing, Kentaro Miura spoke to his close friend Kouiji Mori about the stories and episodes he had in mind for Berserk”, reads the press release. This has been confirmed by Young Animal, the magazine in which the series has been published, where the following statement has been published: The author's masterpiece, one of the most influential seinen in history, will be resumed soon by Kouji Mori, mangaka and close friend of Kentaro Miura. Despite the death of Kentaro Miura on May 20, 2022, Berserk will not remain unfinished.
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