Berserk's Unexpected Return Will Do Kentaro Miura's Legacy Justice
It has been announced that Berserk will continue following the untimely passing of legendary creator Kentaro Miura. Having passed away in 2021 at the age of 54, Miura left behind an iconic legacy of work and one of the most beloved dark fantasy series of all time.
Berserk’s influence cannot be overstated, whether we’re touching on its memorable characters, poignant themes, bloody violence, or imagery so impactful it’s hard to believe it was made possible. The genre simply wouldn’t be the same without Miura’s talent, even as his crowning achievement remains unfinished to this day. To many, that end felt almost poetic.
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I had made my peace with Berserk never seeing a conclusion, and felt it respectful to both Miura and the timeless nature of Guts’ narrative that it stays that way for all time. Miura was tragically unable to bring this tale to a close, his creative ambition snuffed out long before its time because life, much like the hostile nature of Berserk, is bitterly unfair.
But now we have news that the team who worked alongside Miura on Berserk will continue its story, planning to publish the manga with story elements, character moments, and other such things left behind by Miura. More specifically, six new chapters of the current story are due to be published before a new arc is introduced, all of which will be credited to Kentaro Miura and supervised by his “close friend” Kouji Mori, while the manga itself will be penned by Studio Gaga. It’s a team effort, like many titles of this magnitude are, and I honestly think it stands a chance at doing the legacy of Miura justice like nothing else can.
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