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Tobikan Judan
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I collect this manga and I´m right about the 16 volume, and there´s 17-19 coming up in the next months. I check the japanese site for the Berserk manga and they have it until volume 31.
Does anyone know if that´s the last number of the manga series (31 vol.) or does it keep coming out in japan new volumes. Anyone know how long the Berserk series are? |
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godakame
 Posts: 112 Location: Disney World |
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Chapter 285 came out not too long ago. And Indeed, Berserk is an ongoing series, so vol 31 is not the end. From the looks of it, the manga can go on for another decade, espically considering the rate it's comming out at.
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fighterholic
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Yeah, 31 definetly isn't the end. There's too many stories about certain characters that need to be addressed before we start looking at the end. The manga series runs in a magazine that's released on a monthly standard, therefore releases of the tankobon for the manga take a very long time to come out compared to typical shonen/shojo manga releases as well as other series syndicated weekly. You can also find more Berserk discussion here.
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Arakis
 Posts: 33 Location: Amish Country, USA |
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Young Animal, the magazine Berserk runs in, actually comes out biweekly. But as was mentioned, Berserk's slow rate of release makes this fact somewhat inconsequential. I got the newest copy of YA in the mail yesterday, and no Berserk installment was to be found inside. Though it's still better than the gap between chapters 279 and 280. That lasted four months. I remember seeing people complain about how the DH/DMP releases would take forever to catch up to the current story in Japan, but it won't take all that long, as things stand.
The material coming out now will end up towards the end of volume 32, so hopefully that tankobon will be released before too much longer. Maybe at some point during the summer or fall. Now that the English release is at 16, we're technically over halfway to being caught up. |
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LightYagami
 Posts: 257 Location: around the midwest |
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Chapter 286 is not coming out until June 22nd. Usually after each berserk chapter in Young animal it will usually state when the next chapter is coming out. As it stands I personally feel that the series is going to be reaching a major turning point once they spoiler[cure cascas mental state]. But keep in mind that Kentarou Miuras main influence for the berserk series is the guin saga(a novel by Karou Kurimoto) and it currently stands at an astonishing 113 volumes and is still on going and I wouldn't be surprised if berserk never has an ending because the way the story stands now, In My Honest Opinion that it could easily reach the 50 volume plateau and still not have an ending. I would just like to hear Miura state how far berserk is away from being finished and if it turns out that he is not able to draw berserk anymore I just hope that Miura at least finishes the series off in Novelization form if it ever comes to that.
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Tobikan Judan
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Thanks for the replies, it seems Berserk has a long way to be finished, all I hope is that Mr. Miura doesn´t die before finishing the series.
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Kagemusha
 Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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Yeah, experts on the series say it'll probably wrap up in the late 50's, but only Miura knows for sure. I can't imagine it being much less that 50 though. Miura will probably be in his 60s when he completes it.
By the way nice screen name. Despite his odd fashion sense Aoki is one badass dude. |
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HellKorn
Posts: 1669 Location: Columbus, OH |
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I can't cite back to it, but apparently there was some sort of interview or another that states Berserk is apparently more than halfway finished. But then again the same has been said for Hajime no Ippo and One Piece...
And so Kentaro Miura will pass away with only one significant contribution to manga... Ah, can't really complain if it's something like Berserk, though. A couple years or so would be saved if Miura didn't want to draw every single goddamn soldier of massive armies in two-page spreaders without the aid of computer/assistants/whatever he refuses to utilize. |
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LightYagami
Posts: 257 Location: around the midwest |
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HellKorn, what is your source on Miura not having any assistants/refusal to use computers? Anyway, If Berserk is indeed his only contribution to manga he has sure as heck made one massive landmark that will last eons past his time. And I still regard his artwork in my honest opinion is simply the best in Manga only which very very very few will ever surpass or perhaps no one will be able to surpass him. |
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HitokiriShadow
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As long as Miura actually finishes Berserk before he (or I) dies, I can't say I'll be disappointed if this is his only contribution to manga.
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Not a Jellyfish
 Posts: 539 Location: Boston, MA |
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Actually Miura drew two one-shots for Buronson. Called Japan, and King of Wolves. Both are available in the states from Dark Horse. Although he didn't write the story, and they're no where near as good as Berserk, if you're a Miura art whore, like me, then they're good.
Also, debates on the Skull Knight forums had fans actually saying that the main story of the series could wrap up in a few volumes, and end at approximately 40. But it seems in a recent interview with Miura, he stated he was only about half way done with the story.  Our poor wallets......
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Kagemusha
Posts: 2783 Location: Boston |
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In a recent issue of Young Animal Miura apologized for a hiatus at the end of 2006, explaining that he had been caught up in drawing a chapter that featured a massive army and that he wanted to detail every one of them. I'm sure he uses assistants for shading, but probably only for stuff like inking as opposed to what a lot of big manga-ka do. |
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HellKorn
Posts: 1669 Location: Columbus, OH |
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Seeing as Kagemusha already covered the "stingy Miura" bit... As much as I love how his art has developed (hell, just check out Guts), I still prefer Taiyo Matsumoto for his style and Jiro Taniguchi for his skill when it comes to artwork. Of course, I wouldn't feel right without mentioning Hiroaki Samura, Kouta Hirano, and Takehiko Inoue as well. However, none of this is to take away from Miura's art, which is amazingly detailed and beautiful. (I still have a bit of an issue with his "stiffness," but another time, I suppose.)
Oh boy, bad memories there. Not from King of Wolves, which was decent enough, but Japan is one of my most regretted purchases ever... |
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jgreen
 Posts: 1325 Location: St. Louis, MO |
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AGREED. I thought Japan was horrible. It was almost bad enough to make me swear off buying any shrinkwrapped manga if that's the kind of horror that awaited me inside. Then again, I've only read the first volume of Berserk, and have yet to see what all the fuss is about. Sooner or later I'll buy another volume or two, but it's not at the top of my list. |
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coolerimmortal
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The first three volumes of Berserk are very weak. Once the Golden Age starts, however, the series quickly becomes amazing. Give it a second shot when you get the chance, please...it gets much better after the third volume. |
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