Will Berserk end after Kentaro Miura's death?

Rafael Shinzo
My name is Rafael Alves, known as Rafael Shinzo. I have a background in Japanese pop culture and created AnimeNew in 2009 with the mission of providing reliable coverage...

As we know, we lost Kentaro Miura, world's manga authors The death of author Kentaro Miura took all fans by surprise in the early hours of May 20, 2021. The manga artist passed away on May 6 at 2:48 pm due to an acute aortic dissection .

Where can I read the Berserk manga?

Illustrated and also written by Kentaro Miura , Berserk began in 1989, and due to the long intervals between the publication of each volume, the story is still ongoing. There is no standard for the manga's hiatuses, which currently have 40 volumes.

In Brazil, the work is published by Panini in the Deluxe Edition format. The publisher also published an Official Guide to the manga, which contains official information and artwork.

Can I watch the Berserk anime without reading the manga?

If you're interested in watching the anime , you can start with the first adaptation from 1997 produced by OLM studio. Berserk: Kenpū Denki has 25 episodes and adapts the "Black Swordsman" and "Golden Age" arcs. Here, you can follow everything from Guts' origin story to the traumatic events mentioned above.

Additionally, you can watch the films Berserk: Golden Age Act I: Egg of the Supreme Emperor, Berserk: Golden Age Act II: The Battle of Doldrey, and Berserk: Golden Age Act III: The Fall. These animated films adapt almost the same events as the first anime, but with greater fidelity to the original work.

A second anime, titled Berserk, was released in 2016 by Liden Films. The 24 episodes focus on events that take place after the Golden Age. The anime wasn't well received by fans, but it's the adaptation that most closely reflects the manga's current arcs.

Will the Berserk manga end?

In 2019, author Miura revealed that Berserk was currently "in its final stages." He promised that " many shocking events would emerge after the current arc ," but did not set a timeline for the manga's end.

Finally, what we have to report is that due to the great potential that the work has, only in the insane mind of Kentaro Miura could the long-awaited ending that all fans desire be kept.

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My name is Rafael Alves, known as Rafael Shinzo. I have a background in Japanese pop culture and created AnimeNew in 2009 with the mission of providing reliable and up-to-date coverage of anime, manga, and other entertainment straight from Japan. With over a decade of experience, the portal has established itself as a reference in the sector.