After the author’s death Berserk Kentaro Miura last year, series fans around the world mourned not only the death of one of the most influential artists of his generation, but the premature end of one of the most acclaimed manga of the last 30 years. .
That doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. On Monday night, the editing department of Young Animal – the manga magazine that publishes Berserk in Japan since 1992 – announced in an open letter that Miura’s assistants would continue to draw and publish the series under the supervision of manga author Kouji Mori, Kentaro Miura, a classmate and childhood friend.
“We will resume serialization of Berserk,” Young Animal said in a statement. “Please accept our apologies (sic) for the long wait before we could make this announcement.” The statement goes on to explain that before his death, Miura spoke at length with Mori about stories and arcs he had in mind for Berserk as well as the series finale.
After Miura’s death, Mori considered discussing what he knew about the intended ending of Berserk via an interview or article, but chose to accept an offer from Studio Gaga – the manga studio founded by Miura and made up of his assistants and apprentices – to continue the manga. According to him:
“I have a message and I promise everyone,” Mori said in the statement. “I will recall the details as much as possible and tell the story. […] I’m only going to write the episodes that Miura talked to me about. I will not embody it.” Mori went on to state that “many of you may not be fully satisfied with Berserk written without Miura, but we hope everyone’s thoughts are with us.”
Moving forward, Young Animal will publish six chapters that will conclude the “Fantasy Chapter Arc/Elf Island” before moving on to a new arc that will begin later. Henceforth, the manga will have the following credits: “Original work by Kentarou Miura, manga by Studio Gaga, supervised by Kouji Mori”.
The final volume of Berserk completed by Miura will be published in English by Dark Horse in November.
This article was written by Toussaint Egan to the website Polygon.
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