The echoes after the death of Kentaro Miura – the author of the Berserk manga, are still present . Recently, the world has known about his death, and a few days later his series began to break records of popularity on Amazon.
Miura’s death at 54 turned out to be a shock to the entire manga as a genre, but also to the fans themselves and other famous creators. For this reason, the Berserker’s Collector’s Edition , released in hardcover by Dark Horse Comics, breaks sales records on Amazon. For a brief moment, the series made it one of Amazon’s top ten best-selling products, and today it still ranks high among the top 100.
The official information about Kentaro Miura’s death was provided to the world by the Hakusensha publishing house. It includes the Young Animal magazine , which published subsequent manga versions. The reason for his departure was the dissecting aortic aneurysm. The author of Berserk died on May 6, although it was only announced a few days ago.
Miura started his most famous series in 1988. It tells the story of the orphaned mercenary Guts and his relationship with Griffith, the leader of the Falcon Team, and the warrior Casca. The brutal, dark world presented in Berserk is based on medieval Europe, and the story itself is intended for an adult audience.
Many fans of the series wondered what the future of the manga would be. There are many indications that the story will not continue, although there are rumors on the web that Kentaro Miura had already prepared a draft of how Berserk would end . Recently, his assistant also posted his Twitter post, writing:
Yes, I’ll do my best.
It is not known what exactly he was referring to, although for some it may be a signal that he will take over the reins and continue the story.
The first 13 volumes of Berserk were screened as an anime series, and in 2016 the manga surpassed 40 million copies sold, making it the best-selling adult manga in the history of the genre.
The aforementioned collector’s edition from Dark Horse Comics was released in 2019. So far, eight volumes have been published (each consisting of three traditional parts), and the premiere of the ninth is scheduled for the end of November 2021. Although now, on the wave of increased popularity of Miura, it may be more difficult to access.