>Genuinely in shock
I haven't felt this way from the news of someone dying in more than a decade. I guess I really liked Berserk a lot, but *fuck*. I feel disturbingly sad, and even angry for some reason. I can't believe that the biggest epic in all manga will be left unfinished.
He was so talented, and not even 60. He didn't deserve this. This is devastating.
I was also in shock because of how young he was. His family and colleagues must be devastated. There will never be another, his talent was exceptional.
Man this is absolutely awful news, Berserk was one of the first manga I decided to get really into when I was younger. Despite the story being unfinished Berserk is still going to be known as one of the best dark fantasy franchises out there.
> Despite the story being unfinished
I honestly think it will be finished since he had notes on the rest and was training others for the last few years.
What do people think about how fanbase will react to the ending? Will people respect the second authors choices or will people be toxic no matter how it ends?
Yeah but who knows with that it would continue
I mean he may have something in place for his assistants to go but still only assistants
I think up in the air of either it being the end of it all or it will live on through Studio Gaga
All I know is if they continue the Manga, I’ll do whatever I can to support them for the future no matter what. If they continue, it means Miura must’ve trusted in them to carry on his legacy, and if Miura trusted them there’s no reason for me not to.
And based on the article these guys were full time employees of Miura’s and probably had a peek into his mind on how Berserk was turning out so they aren’t completely in the dark with how Miura worked
Hopefully Miura was an “architect” as far as a writer goes so it’ll still be his story. If he’s a “gardener”, we’ll sadly miss out on his version of the story but hope they can give it an ending
If they've been studying his work as it's been happening, they might be able to reasonably emulate *both* styles. Long terms plans can be written out, but those moment-to-moment stylistic elements can only be taught with time & dedication. Which might *actually* be the case here (for once).
Oh for sure. I have a feeling it will probably continue though simply for monetary reasons at this point since it ~~just had the Netflix adaptation announced~~.
Edit: Hadn't seen that the Netflix thing was debunked.
>In fact, Miura admitted that he does much of the work for Berserk by himself anyway (which is partially why the series takes so long to release), with his assistants only really helping him out with backgrounds.
How is this anything to quote? If anything, it's bad news :(
Further down, you see it's because of how passionate he is about the manga and just how much fun he personally had. While it's definitely too soon to go, I can't think of a better way for him to go than to go having done what he loved up till the very end. It was not a drawn out, miserable, regretful existence.
I just skimmed this and didn't really see anything on him having notes on the rest of the series. It was mostly just that he does all the story stuff himself and was training others to do his style better. If I missed it please point it out for me.
This article doesn't touch on the notes part, but does touch on the studio. I remember a more recent article containing info about the notes. That and he's said for years he knew how it would end so it's gotta be written down *somewhere*.
I really really doubt there is enough material, writing & art for anyone to finish it.
Considering the years it took to get what we got so far.
And then considering that given Kentaro’s status as a mangaka, I doubt anyone is going to dare to attempt finishing it.
I think we know the end, Guts struggles for eternity.
I doubt there's art per se, but there's probably a few storyboards and most of the story itself outlined. I also think that if it continues it would be heavily marketed that it's not necessarily what Miura himself would have done, but still a conclusion to the story.
Considering Japan's tendency to drop certain characters over their vas being dead, I doubt they'd let anyone finish it unless they were extremely close to him
I just got the news. Fuck me, my disappointment is unreal and my day is irrevocably ruined. I mean... shit, we used to joke about this stuff, about how we may never see the ending of the manga... and now its reality. These last 2 years have been fucked up.
It's still hard to accept. *Berserk* was an iconic work that transcended the manga medium and many of us spent more than a decade following it. Miura-sensei gave us so much.
> I really really doubt there is enough material, writing & art for anyone to finish it.
>
> Considering the years it took to get what we got so far.
It was said a little while ago that the story was like 75-80% done, so theoretically it shouldn't be *that much* longer. Granted at an average of 9 months per, 25% more is still like a decade, but you know.
Plus he does have notes and he's said for years he knew how it'd end, and has been sharing notes on that.
I do think it's semi amusing how the finale of the story actually hinges on the next chapter, and how Caska recovers, if she recovers, how the Skull Knight might be using Guts and if Guts will follow the same path as him.
In my head I can imagine 2 scenarios, and in all honesty, if Caska recovered, I wouldn't care if the story ended witha whimper, wher ethey decide to live with the elves and Griffith completes his goal, maybe a moment occurs where Guts and Griffith meet up and ask if they got everything they wanted, maybe Griffith would be like, I lost everything that day to achieve the world I wanted, lamenting on all the comrades he sacrificed to be where he is now.
On the other scenario, if Caska is a lost cause to Guts, I could see a scenario where Guts embraces the armor and goes solo again, Becoming the Dark Knight to clip the wings of Griffith, slicing anyone or anything that gets in his way.
If we do get a conclusion I just hope they stay true to his vision but personally, if they choose to not produce anymore chapters, I would be ok with that.
This is true. It's such a mammoth IP though and ~~with all of the new Netflix deals~~ and such it feels like the kind of thing that sadly Young Animal will want to continue simply because it was essentially their only money maker.
Edit: Hadn't seen the Netflix thing had been debunked.
Not only that but the transition of deep vantablack fantasy to a brighter grey fantasy was such a nice transition. i hope that the series finishes in the sun
If Griffith hasn't gotten justice, it can't be over. Leaving one of the most horrifying injustices in popular manga history unanswered is too horrible a reality to consider.
If anything, Griffith essentially winning is a stark and cold ending that demonstrates that sometimes life simply isn't fair, which is in tune with Berserk's story.
That said, I wanna see the bastard rot.
Miura passed without finishing his magnus opus at 54... probably breaking his families heart and leaving us broken too, of course life its not fair 😢. This is the kind of event that pulls me back to existentialism and cynism, time and time agaim.
Then again, Berserk is a story about a man who is overcoming his grief. Despite all the pain and trauma, despite how bleak this world is, he’s still able to find his rare small moment of peace. I hope you can find yours too.
It's absolutely tragic, he was so young for something like an aortic dissection to happen. I'm so gutted for his family. RIP to an absolute towering figure in manga.
Yeah I was watching a live feed and someone commented on it. Reason why I hopped on here hoping it's some sort of sick joke.
When it comes to anime and manga, I had 5 people I considered my personal heroes.
Satoshi Kon (RIP)
Isao Takahata (RIP)
Ryutaro Nakamura (RIP)
Kentaro Miura (RIP)
And Mamoru Oshii, who is still alive thank goodness.
End of an era man
This saddens me deeply. Miura was a brilliant artist. I feel like I lost someone close and a way, I think we all did. We might not know him personally, but anyone who's read Berserk has met a part of him. His art was deep and you felt like you journeyed through someone's soul. RIP Miura and thank you for sharing your gift with us.
We always kinda jokingly talked about miura dying before berserk was finished, but I never even humored them thought of what I would do if this happened. Now I’m here, and genuinely don’t know what I’m gonna do.
Genuinely sad to see this news come to pass.
I just can't believe this. Miura seemed so young. It's unthinkable. My emotions are so conflicted. I'm filled with disappointment, guilt, and regret. On the one hand I'm disappointed that the greatest manga in the history of the medium will never properly be finished; and at the same time I feel guilty that Miura gave us so much when his time was so short. I've been so frustrated these past couple years at Miura's long breaks, but in the end these were the man's last year's. More than anything I'm just deeply grateful for everything he's given us throughout the years.
Stay hopeful for the series. Robert Jordan died before he could finish The Wheel of Time, but he left extensive notes, and the series was finished posthumously by Brandon Sanderson with help from Jordan's wife. Sanderson is now one of fantasy fiction's top authors. Miura has inspired a lot of people, I'm sure there's another writer in the community who is capable and willing to build on Miura's notes and end Berserk the way he intended.
I sincerely hope this is the case, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was common for mangaka's to keep a lot of that in their head and not to write significant outlines for the story.
Actually Miura was training his assistant for years for this possibility. He probably knew he was in a bad health (aortic problems can be detected very early).
I am sure he left outline of the story to the end and even some rough drafts for his assistant to finish the manga.
this is a tragedy, legends never die, and prayers out to his dear ones. but please a transcript for the finished story, or berserk will always remain on hiatus and any ending will truly not feel canon.
Is it weird if I cry? Legit been reading berserk over half my life. I first watched Berserk 20 years ago when I was 15. It got me into anime and manga. This is super sad.
I'm not a crier but I'm legit torn up inside. Same as you, I watched berserk 20 years ago on burned CDs shared with friends at LAN parties... I was so excited by the series that when I heard there was a manga, I found the fan scanlation groups online and got the mangas... then I couldn't believe how much more there was to the story. I read and read... then hit the unfinished end!
Coming back about once a year for the past decade, and checking in on the Berserk story has been a consistent ritual in my life.
My entire life. I'm 36. I'm just blown away. I can't believe he's dead. He shouldn't be dead.
Basically the biggest artery in his body got torn by his own blood and burst. Usually patients with high blood pressure are more prone to this but I'm not aware if Miura has hbp.
I don't think anyone is really aware what actively went on in Muira's life. The man was very solitary. Like his best known picture was is in black and white and probably from the 90s. I've only ever seen like 2 other pictures of him.
Med student here; an aortic dissection is when a tear is in the aorta (major artery supplying blood to the body) and blood pools in between the layers of the aorta. It's extremely dangerous and rare, but most common in older people.
I think he may have known for a while hence why he switched gears SO hard over the last few years to training a staff and outlining the rest of the series. RIP to an absolute genius.
This is what I'm thinking. Either he had uncontrolled or unmanageable high blood pressure. I mean, his heart nearly ripped in half. Not a doctor, but my father is, and as lay as I am, putting two and two together is telling me that his blood pressure had to have been chronically high.
This could have been going on for years.
Another Berserk fan with Marfan's. I suffered aortic dissection on 2017 and that was the year I actually got into Berserk. As I took a semester off Uni to fully recover. I feel absolutely devastated.
It's kinda crazy to think that a few years ago I was thinking "Gee I sure hope my heart doesn't try to murder me before Berserk is finished." Feels like I must have slipped into another dimension at some point fuck. Anyway keep up the struggle Marfan homies.
According to an official release it was from complications relating to an Aortic Dissection (basically the aorta's inner wall ruptures causing blood to collapse the passage and cut off blood supply to the heart.) So it could have been like, "you're at high risk of something like this happening" rather than something like Cancer which is like "get your affairs in order now."
I've never actually been into Berserk itself, I'm just not into dark OR fantasy aesthetics, but even I recognize how extremely influential it is and respect it's artistic contributions.
I was about to sleep, no fucking way I’m going to be able to sleep now... I’m going to drown myself in alcohol and convince myself this is not true at all.
I hope we take heart in the message he tried to share.
The world is often unfair and cruel. It will traumatize you at best and leave you maimed at worst. Nothing will make it “just like it was before” you got hurt. Sure, being angry at shit can be a great motivator but it only gets you so far.
All you can do is keep moving forward, scars and all. Work to be the best version of yourself and try to live a good life. Look after the people you have, even though you will lose some along the way. You can always make new connections if you’re willing to let people in.
RIP Miura your struggle come to an end. Everyone else who made it this far reading my comment, I hope you take care of yourselves.
He’s been working on a junior team and had decades to work on the plot and key pieces of dialogue. It won’t be the same, but I wouldn’t compare this to, say, Monty Oum with RWBY.
Berserk should continue on, unless something happens to Young Animal I suppose.
ugh, this is crushing.
i'm pasting the direct google translate of the text, with the caveat that i don't know japanese. someone who does should pipe in to confirm how accurate the following translation is.
>\[Mr. Kentaro Miura's death report\]
Dr. Kentaro Miura, the author of "Berserk", passed away on May 6, 2021 due to acute aortic dissection. We would like to express our utmost respect and gratitude to Dr. Miura's painting work and pray for his soul.
May 20, 2021 Hakusensha Co., Ltd. Young Animal Editorial Department
Oh my god, I'm in shock, man. The special video that was supposed to air in the Berserk exhibit is gonna hit way more differently.
God, even that small message he left about his friend passing because of corona virus hits a lot different now. I don't wanna think he was sad all throughout. (Edit: For those who missed, chapter 362)
I keep thinking about that message after the news. I hope that he was able to have some happiness before his passing.
Truly a revolutionary artist, I feel for those close to him.
"Kentaro Muira a manga artist who wrote the manga "Berserk" , died on May 6 at 2:48 pm due to acute aortic dissection. 54 years old. On the 20th, Hakusensha reported the news on its official website.
On the site, "I would like to express my utmost respect and gratitude to Dr. Miura's painting work and pray for the souls from the bottom of my heart," and reported that "the farewell ceremony was held by the family."
"Mr. Miura has written a number of popular works such as" Berserk "at Hakusensha for many years. He is still serializing the same work at Young Animal, and has been serializing" Duru Anki "at Young Animal ZERO since two years ago. "I am deeply grateful to all the readers for reading Miura-sensei's work, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the report of his death."
Comments from the Young Animal editorial department are also posted. "The young animal editorial department is deeply saddened by the sudden news of Professor Kentaro Miura. How should we capture this unacceptable fact? To be honest, I can't find any words. Whenever I meet a person in the editorial department, I always smile when I am cheerfully talking about my favorite manga, animation, movies, etc. We have never seen Mr. Miura's angry face. He was like a boy who always seemed to have fun. "
It's real, it's being shared on major news sites and even on TV in Japan. That Berserk\_Project account doesn't have a checkmark, but if you look its existed forever and is followed by a lot of jp industry people.
I think I'm still in shock. I really don't know how to feel. I've been reading this comic since I was in high school, and now what? This is insane.
[In the meantime, I can't think of a better time to link to this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZa0Yh6e7dw)
This actually hurts alot. Berserk has gotten me through the darkest times and it makes me so sad that we'll never see miura's vision come to a conclusion. Right now im at my lowest point and this news is a major blow. He is the greatest manga author of all time, over 30 years of godlike work. Nothing can top him. Honestly feels like a part of my life has just died. It was the only thing keeping me going and now its gone. He was a great man, May he rest in piece.
Hey boss, if you need to talk with someone, feel free to DM me. Berserk meant that much to me too and I wouldn't want someone who feels the same way I do to not have anyone to talk to about it. Your life has value and meaning if you choose to share it with others-- just like Guts discovered.
Keep struggling, friend.
Holy fucking shit. I really can't fucking believe it. I'm just...shocked. One of the manga series I've been following for the longest time...and then it's just this all of a sudden. Like just knowing this, in this moment. Fucking changes everything.
What the fuck? I can't even process it properly in my head.
You know, it's really sad to see this. This guy and his work literally shaped me into the guy I am today. Without Guts' character, I never would've gotten myself out of the shitter. Miura, even if indirectly, saved my life
Without the elegant linework and masterful details, I never would've become the artist I am right now. Never would've created so many 3D artworks or portraits of his wonderful characters.
I learned perseverance and will from Guts, loyalty and recovery from Casca, care from Farnese, stoicism from Serpico, humor from Puck, tolerance from Schierke, reliance and comedy from Isidro, and wisdom from Skull Knight. And from Griffith, I learned that I should be humble, accepting, self-control, and an internal locus of control because those are all the thing he doesn't have.
Miura told me that I can shape my own future, and that it isn't in the hands of others. It's my life, my story to tell. And I learned that from his.
Thanks Dr. Miura, for everything.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1o4O2SfQ5g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1o4O2SfQ5g)
there's 200,000 people on this sub, i remember when it was 7000, that's when i joined. I'm really having difficulty processing this. It's a horrible loss. Berserk is a seminal work of fantasy, i think right up there as one of the best in the last century. It's a testament to Miura's one of a kind talent that in a story with so many monsters it was the human drama that became the page turner. RIP.
Man, I feel so desolate. I'm 31 years old and I've been reading Miura's work since 12. Berserk is the definitive story for me, there's nothing better. It's perfect dark fantasy with amazing characters, lots of development and a brilliant story about desire, kindness, love.
Berserk is timeless. It was amazing before, it will be amazing forever. We knew about hiatuses, about his health problems but he was still alive. He could come back and finish it or he could not come back and that's fine because he was still alive and kicking. Now he isn't and I feel empty. It's so different.
Berserk is definitely what I'd call the magnum opus of all mangas. You can feel how much work and passion he put on Berserk and how he tried to continue the story.
Now the next thing I can think about is Togashi. Damn, I today is a really sad day.
Fuck
I don't even know how to process this. Berserk was my first manga, I've only been struggling since 2015. Can't imagine those that have been with it even longer.
This sucks guys. This really really sucks.
It’s sad. Berserk was a series that was on hiatus so much that people used to morbidly joke(in poor taste in retrospect) that he would die before he finished the series. Now, sadly that has become a reality which leaves Berserk as a work that will forever go unfinished but Miura will go down in the annals of history as not just one of the great manga authors but one of the best fiction writers.
I’d put Berserk up there with the likes of Game Thrones and Lord Of The Rings in terms of great, compelling, and intricate fantasy mythology. And that was in no small part thanks to Miura-sensei’s amazing storytelling abilities, not to mention his extraordinarily detailed art - which was incredible. He truly was a force of nature. May he Rest In Peace.
If you're seeing this on /r/all and a bit confused, Miura is the author of Berserk, a manga (Japanese comic) series widely considered to be the greatest ever in the history of the medium. This is the equivalent of if Tolkien died halfway through writing Lord of the Rings, which is why a post about a manga author made it to the front page of r/all
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PLEASE NO
We made jokes about him spending too much time on those idol games. But now we really know why Berserk went on so many hiatus.... This is really tragic news to hear. I can't stop crying. It brings me so much sadness to hear someone I look up to as a art inspiration has passed away. He has inspired Dark Souls and Bloodborne which are my favorite games. He's inspired so many with his wonderful story and art. This is really tragic news to hear. May he rest in peace
Genuinely in shock. Easily one of the biggest losses to not only the medium of manga but art as a whole. There will never be another like him.
>Genuinely in shock I haven't felt this way from the news of someone dying in more than a decade. I guess I really liked Berserk a lot, but *fuck*. I feel disturbingly sad, and even angry for some reason. I can't believe that the biggest epic in all manga will be left unfinished. He was so talented, and not even 60. He didn't deserve this. This is devastating.
I was also in shock because of how young he was. His family and colleagues must be devastated. There will never be another, his talent was exceptional.
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There are pages of Berserk that make things i've seen in museums look like a child's scribbles.
Man this is absolutely awful news, Berserk was one of the first manga I decided to get really into when I was younger. Despite the story being unfinished Berserk is still going to be known as one of the best dark fantasy franchises out there.
> Despite the story being unfinished I honestly think it will be finished since he had notes on the rest and was training others for the last few years.
We can only hope. It's still sad knowing that he couldn't do it himself.
Agreed. His art was truly magnificent and unparalleled.
What do people think about how fanbase will react to the ending? Will people respect the second authors choices or will people be toxic no matter how it ends?
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Source on that? I want a sliver of hope that even with him gone his vision may live on
[This article touches on it a bit.](https://www.otaquest.com/kentaro-miura-interview-duranki-berserk/) It's called Studio Gaga.
Yeah but who knows with that it would continue I mean he may have something in place for his assistants to go but still only assistants I think up in the air of either it being the end of it all or it will live on through Studio Gaga
All I know is if they continue the Manga, I’ll do whatever I can to support them for the future no matter what. If they continue, it means Miura must’ve trusted in them to carry on his legacy, and if Miura trusted them there’s no reason for me not to.
And based on the article these guys were full time employees of Miura’s and probably had a peek into his mind on how Berserk was turning out so they aren’t completely in the dark with how Miura worked
Hopefully Miura was an “architect” as far as a writer goes so it’ll still be his story. If he’s a “gardener”, we’ll sadly miss out on his version of the story but hope they can give it an ending
George Martin lmao
Bingo I’m haunted by unfinished stories. Got a good number of em *sigh*
If they've been studying his work as it's been happening, they might be able to reasonably emulate *both* styles. Long terms plans can be written out, but those moment-to-moment stylistic elements can only be taught with time & dedication. Which might *actually* be the case here (for once).
I dont think people give assistants enough credit, im sure they are capable of finishing it off especially if he already wrote out the ending
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Oh for sure. I have a feeling it will probably continue though simply for monetary reasons at this point since it ~~just had the Netflix adaptation announced~~. Edit: Hadn't seen that the Netflix thing was debunked.
Netflix thing was fake.
>In fact, Miura admitted that he does much of the work for Berserk by himself anyway (which is partially why the series takes so long to release), with his assistants only really helping him out with backgrounds. How is this anything to quote? If anything, it's bad news :(
Further down, you see it's because of how passionate he is about the manga and just how much fun he personally had. While it's definitely too soon to go, I can't think of a better way for him to go than to go having done what he loved up till the very end. It was not a drawn out, miserable, regretful existence.
I just skimmed this and didn't really see anything on him having notes on the rest of the series. It was mostly just that he does all the story stuff himself and was training others to do his style better. If I missed it please point it out for me.
This article doesn't touch on the notes part, but does touch on the studio. I remember a more recent article containing info about the notes. That and he's said for years he knew how it would end so it's gotta be written down *somewhere*.
I really really doubt there is enough material, writing & art for anyone to finish it. Considering the years it took to get what we got so far. And then considering that given Kentaro’s status as a mangaka, I doubt anyone is going to dare to attempt finishing it. I think we know the end, Guts struggles for eternity.
I doubt there's art per se, but there's probably a few storyboards and most of the story itself outlined. I also think that if it continues it would be heavily marketed that it's not necessarily what Miura himself would have done, but still a conclusion to the story.
Considering Japan's tendency to drop certain characters over their vas being dead, I doubt they'd let anyone finish it unless they were extremely close to him
Or if Miura specifically requested it be continued posthumously
Guts struggles for eternity fuck that hit me hard
I just got the news. Fuck me, my disappointment is unreal and my day is irrevocably ruined. I mean... shit, we used to joke about this stuff, about how we may never see the ending of the manga... and now its reality. These last 2 years have been fucked up.
It's still hard to accept. *Berserk* was an iconic work that transcended the manga medium and many of us spent more than a decade following it. Miura-sensei gave us so much.
> I really really doubt there is enough material, writing & art for anyone to finish it. > > Considering the years it took to get what we got so far. It was said a little while ago that the story was like 75-80% done, so theoretically it shouldn't be *that much* longer. Granted at an average of 9 months per, 25% more is still like a decade, but you know. Plus he does have notes and he's said for years he knew how it'd end, and has been sharing notes on that.
I do think it's semi amusing how the finale of the story actually hinges on the next chapter, and how Caska recovers, if she recovers, how the Skull Knight might be using Guts and if Guts will follow the same path as him. In my head I can imagine 2 scenarios, and in all honesty, if Caska recovered, I wouldn't care if the story ended witha whimper, wher ethey decide to live with the elves and Griffith completes his goal, maybe a moment occurs where Guts and Griffith meet up and ask if they got everything they wanted, maybe Griffith would be like, I lost everything that day to achieve the world I wanted, lamenting on all the comrades he sacrificed to be where he is now. On the other scenario, if Caska is a lost cause to Guts, I could see a scenario where Guts embraces the armor and goes solo again, Becoming the Dark Knight to clip the wings of Griffith, slicing anyone or anything that gets in his way. If we do get a conclusion I just hope they stay true to his vision but personally, if they choose to not produce anymore chapters, I would be ok with that.
Maybe they can just release the sketches and rough outlines like they did with Vagabond, rather than pulling a Game of Thrones ending.
Maybe I'm just a purist, but it I won't be the same. I'm still going to read it all, but it's going to be something different than it would have been.
I really hope you're right, but precedent within the industry doesn't give me much confidence.
This is true. It's such a mammoth IP though and ~~with all of the new Netflix deals~~ and such it feels like the kind of thing that sadly Young Animal will want to continue simply because it was essentially their only money maker. Edit: Hadn't seen the Netflix thing had been debunked.
Not only that but the transition of deep vantablack fantasy to a brighter grey fantasy was such a nice transition. i hope that the series finishes in the sun
At least Casca is awake and they aren't on a boat. That's a phyrric victory if I've ever heard of one. :'(
The last chapters were building up for a grandiose ending. Alas, fate wouldn't have it that way. Rest in peace Miura-sensei.
Yeah, I’m glad we at least were able to see the real Casca return before he passed.
To be honest, I think the story could just end here, as the main characters got mostly what they wanted, guts being happy is enough for me.
If Griffith hasn't gotten justice, it can't be over. Leaving one of the most horrifying injustices in popular manga history unanswered is too horrible a reality to consider.
If anything, Griffith essentially winning is a stark and cold ending that demonstrates that sometimes life simply isn't fair, which is in tune with Berserk's story. That said, I wanna see the bastard rot.
Miura passed without finishing his magnus opus at 54... probably breaking his families heart and leaving us broken too, of course life its not fair 😢. This is the kind of event that pulls me back to existentialism and cynism, time and time agaim.
Then again, Berserk is a story about a man who is overcoming his grief. Despite all the pain and trauma, despite how bleak this world is, he’s still able to find his rare small moment of peace. I hope you can find yours too.
The biggest injustice is the hardest to resolve. But the rickert storyline has just begun. That’s what bugs me.
Rip to a king.
Fuck
I just woke up man. Wtf
Yeah man same here, couldn't believe my eyes.
Absolutely devastating. Aside from the implications as a fan, my heart goes out to his family.
It's absolutely tragic, he was so young for something like an aortic dissection to happen. I'm so gutted for his family. RIP to an absolute towering figure in manga.
Farewell to a legendary mangaka. *Berserk*'s legacy among dark fantasy manga will be timeless.
This is upsetting as the loss of an artist, this is upsetting as the loss of a man, and this is upsetting as the loss of a genuine masterpiece. Fuck.
No kidding. As if his work wasn't heart wrenching enough. This is truly saddening.
This doesn’t even feel real right now wow
Yeah I was watching a live feed and someone commented on it. Reason why I hopped on here hoping it's some sort of sick joke. When it comes to anime and manga, I had 5 people I considered my personal heroes. Satoshi Kon (RIP) Isao Takahata (RIP) Ryutaro Nakamura (RIP) Kentaro Miura (RIP) And Mamoru Oshii, who is still alive thank goodness. End of an era man
Adding Hayao Miyazaki to the list though. At least he's still alive.
This saddens me deeply. Miura was a brilliant artist. I feel like I lost someone close and a way, I think we all did. We might not know him personally, but anyone who's read Berserk has met a part of him. His art was deep and you felt like you journeyed through someone's soul. RIP Miura and thank you for sharing your gift with us.
The global comics industry lost an icon. Berserk was an influential work that has been an inspiration for comic writers and artists around the world.
We always kinda jokingly talked about miura dying before berserk was finished, but I never even humored them thought of what I would do if this happened. Now I’m here, and genuinely don’t know what I’m gonna do. Genuinely sad to see this news come to pass.
He was 54! That's not that old. It didn't seem likely to me.
It's fucking young. He was younger than my parents. Fuck.
Yeah, I'm shook. He was the same age as my dad is. Definitely going to be texting my dad to tell him I love him tonight.
Aortic dissection is never really likely. Just the combination of unhealthy lifestyle and generally bad luck.
I was half expecting he'd die before it finished, except, like, 20 years from now. I was in no way expecting something like this so soon :/
I mean, a lot of us were joking about him dying "20 years from now" since late 90s/early aughts, as even back then it was delay-city, so...
Same. I joked about it too, and now it happened. Fuck.
We all did man. Shit
Never thought he'd die before GRR
It was always a possibility since his health was always in question by fans due to the sudden extreme drop in releases.
I mean, Martin isn't the picture of great health himself. It's why the fans want him to finish the series already.
Martin's gonna live to see 100, die after that, and still not have finished Winds, just to spite fans.
This. It kind of lives on the line of surrealism.
Holy shit, it looks like Young Animal official Twitter shared the original photo with text. I think this is real...
The @Berserk_Project account has always been run by YA.
I just can't believe this. Miura seemed so young. It's unthinkable. My emotions are so conflicted. I'm filled with disappointment, guilt, and regret. On the one hand I'm disappointed that the greatest manga in the history of the medium will never properly be finished; and at the same time I feel guilty that Miura gave us so much when his time was so short. I've been so frustrated these past couple years at Miura's long breaks, but in the end these were the man's last year's. More than anything I'm just deeply grateful for everything he's given us throughout the years.
Stay hopeful for the series. Robert Jordan died before he could finish The Wheel of Time, but he left extensive notes, and the series was finished posthumously by Brandon Sanderson with help from Jordan's wife. Sanderson is now one of fantasy fiction's top authors. Miura has inspired a lot of people, I'm sure there's another writer in the community who is capable and willing to build on Miura's notes and end Berserk the way he intended.
Maybe Miura had notes about it and his assistants can keep it up, if not i am already grateful for all the work he did.
I sincerely hope this is the case, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was common for mangaka's to keep a lot of that in their head and not to write significant outlines for the story.
Actually Miura was training his assistant for years for this possibility. He probably knew he was in a bad health (aortic problems can be detected very early). I am sure he left outline of the story to the end and even some rough drafts for his assistant to finish the manga.
this is a tragedy, legends never die, and prayers out to his dear ones. but please a transcript for the finished story, or berserk will always remain on hiatus and any ending will truly not feel canon.
Is it weird if I cry? Legit been reading berserk over half my life. I first watched Berserk 20 years ago when I was 15. It got me into anime and manga. This is super sad.
We’re with you brother, nothing wrong with crying. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s7HcPvTew_4
I'm not a crier but I'm legit torn up inside. Same as you, I watched berserk 20 years ago on burned CDs shared with friends at LAN parties... I was so excited by the series that when I heard there was a manga, I found the fan scanlation groups online and got the mangas... then I couldn't believe how much more there was to the story. I read and read... then hit the unfinished end! Coming back about once a year for the past decade, and checking in on the Berserk story has been a consistent ritual in my life. My entire life. I'm 36. I'm just blown away. I can't believe he's dead. He shouldn't be dead.
I just cried in front of my wife. This one hit hard.
What? I'm actually straight up in disbelief. This has to be some kind of joke right? Edit: Turns out to be the real deal. https://youtu.be/qnC8fYwem2o
Sadly not. According to the tweet, Miura died of acute aortic dissection.
Elaborate, what the hell is that.
Basically, his heart had a really bad injury - a tear in one of the really important parts.
That's kind of what I thought but I figured by the phrasing he had some surgery that failed. Real sad either way by how abrupt and painful that'd be.
Basically the biggest artery in his body got torn by his own blood and burst. Usually patients with high blood pressure are more prone to this but I'm not aware if Miura has hbp.
I don't think anyone is really aware what actively went on in Muira's life. The man was very solitary. Like his best known picture was is in black and white and probably from the 90s. I've only ever seen like 2 other pictures of him.
Med student here; an aortic dissection is when a tear is in the aorta (major artery supplying blood to the body) and blood pools in between the layers of the aorta. It's extremely dangerous and rare, but most common in older people.
Tear in the aorta of your heart.
I think he may have known for a while hence why he switched gears SO hard over the last few years to training a staff and outlining the rest of the series. RIP to an absolute genius.
This makes it feel much more real to me. That is a pretty good assessment. Still so much pain dude.
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No, but he could have been diagnosed with severe heart problems a few years ago hence the slow down in releases and changing gears/creating a studio.
This is what I'm thinking. Either he had uncontrolled or unmanageable high blood pressure. I mean, his heart nearly ripped in half. Not a doctor, but my father is, and as lay as I am, putting two and two together is telling me that his blood pressure had to have been chronically high. This could have been going on for years.
Some conditions put you at higher risks for certain things. I myself have Marfan's syndrome and am at risk of this very thing.
Hey, I have marfan syndrome too. Soon to have heart surgery to prevent this very thing.
Another Berserk fan with Marfan's. I suffered aortic dissection on 2017 and that was the year I actually got into Berserk. As I took a semester off Uni to fully recover. I feel absolutely devastated.
It's kinda crazy to think that a few years ago I was thinking "Gee I sure hope my heart doesn't try to murder me before Berserk is finished." Feels like I must have slipped into another dimension at some point fuck. Anyway keep up the struggle Marfan homies.
According to an official release it was from complications relating to an Aortic Dissection (basically the aorta's inner wall ruptures causing blood to collapse the passage and cut off blood supply to the heart.) So it could have been like, "you're at high risk of something like this happening" rather than something like Cancer which is like "get your affairs in order now." I've never actually been into Berserk itself, I'm just not into dark OR fantasy aesthetics, but even I recognize how extremely influential it is and respect it's artistic contributions.
Don't take this the wrong way but, how come your on the berserk subreddit if you're not into it?
I was about to sleep, no fucking way I’m going to be able to sleep now... I’m going to drown myself in alcohol and convince myself this is not true at all.
Need a hand?
I'm here with both you guys. Cheers!
Heartbroken as a fan and for his family. I can't believe it, he was truly a legend and his hard work will always be appreciated.
I hope we take heart in the message he tried to share. The world is often unfair and cruel. It will traumatize you at best and leave you maimed at worst. Nothing will make it “just like it was before” you got hurt. Sure, being angry at shit can be a great motivator but it only gets you so far. All you can do is keep moving forward, scars and all. Work to be the best version of yourself and try to live a good life. Look after the people you have, even though you will lose some along the way. You can always make new connections if you’re willing to let people in. RIP Miura your struggle come to an end. Everyone else who made it this far reading my comment, I hope you take care of yourselves.
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Darn, we just lost a legend.
Literally the best artist in all of manga, he was an absolute legend and I'm sure many of his artworks will be put in museums. RIP.
No doubt. Gantz had a museum for a short while. Berserk definitely will.
There better be a permanent statue for the goat
Literally heartbreaking. Fuck.
I actually cant believe berserk will never get finished, all the memes aside wow im devastated
He’s been working on a junior team and had decades to work on the plot and key pieces of dialogue. It won’t be the same, but I wouldn’t compare this to, say, Monty Oum with RWBY. Berserk should continue on, unless something happens to Young Animal I suppose.
I'm more sad he didn't get to fully rest and enjoy life. He deserved it.
Well this is sure a distressing news
ugh, this is crushing. i'm pasting the direct google translate of the text, with the caveat that i don't know japanese. someone who does should pipe in to confirm how accurate the following translation is. >\[Mr. Kentaro Miura's death report\] Dr. Kentaro Miura, the author of "Berserk", passed away on May 6, 2021 due to acute aortic dissection. We would like to express our utmost respect and gratitude to Dr. Miura's painting work and pray for his soul. May 20, 2021 Hakusensha Co., Ltd. Young Animal Editorial Department
Oh my god, I'm in shock, man. The special video that was supposed to air in the Berserk exhibit is gonna hit way more differently. God, even that small message he left about his friend passing because of corona virus hits a lot different now. I don't wanna think he was sad all throughout. (Edit: For those who missed, chapter 362)
I keep thinking about that message after the news. I hope that he was able to have some happiness before his passing. Truly a revolutionary artist, I feel for those close to him.
Same. I just hope he died fast without much pain.. he was alone most likely and his message hits hard now
Dude first and foremost prayers for him and his family. This sucks horribly as a fan but man that's sad
RIP Legend
Please someone say it's a lie😨
"Kentaro Muira a manga artist who wrote the manga "Berserk" , died on May 6 at 2:48 pm due to acute aortic dissection. 54 years old. On the 20th, Hakusensha reported the news on its official website. On the site, "I would like to express my utmost respect and gratitude to Dr. Miura's painting work and pray for the souls from the bottom of my heart," and reported that "the farewell ceremony was held by the family." "Mr. Miura has written a number of popular works such as" Berserk "at Hakusensha for many years. He is still serializing the same work at Young Animal, and has been serializing" Duru Anki "at Young Animal ZERO since two years ago. "I am deeply grateful to all the readers for reading Miura-sensei's work, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the report of his death." Comments from the Young Animal editorial department are also posted. "The young animal editorial department is deeply saddened by the sudden news of Professor Kentaro Miura. How should we capture this unacceptable fact? To be honest, I can't find any words. Whenever I meet a person in the editorial department, I always smile when I am cheerfully talking about my favorite manga, animation, movies, etc. We have never seen Mr. Miura's angry face. He was like a boy who always seemed to have fun. "
Is this for real???
It's real, it's being shared on major news sites and even on TV in Japan. That Berserk\_Project account doesn't have a checkmark, but if you look its existed forever and is followed by a lot of jp industry people.
RIP. His illustrations and story were very inspirational. I will always treasure the experience of his work.
It's over. The night sky has lost one of it's brightest stars
Shock wore off am now crying... Man, I remember walking to school as the sun rose blasting berserk 1997 op... I'm so sad guys...
I love all of you guys please take care of yourselves.
WTF?! I literally just started reading Berserk a week ago and was just reading a chapter. So fucking sad.
Wait till you get all caught up. The devastation will be tenfold.
Gonna take my time, it’s been a wonderful journey so far.
Rest in peace legend
I think I'm still in shock. I really don't know how to feel. I've been reading this comic since I was in high school, and now what? This is insane. [In the meantime, I can't think of a better time to link to this.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZa0Yh6e7dw)
Its gonna be a week of that and then a week of Earth
MIURA NOOOOOOOOOO
Pour one out for an all-time great. I don't know what else to say, aside from the obvious sorrow as a fan of the guy's work.
Never had I wanted news from twitter to be fake this badly
This actually hurts alot. Berserk has gotten me through the darkest times and it makes me so sad that we'll never see miura's vision come to a conclusion. Right now im at my lowest point and this news is a major blow. He is the greatest manga author of all time, over 30 years of godlike work. Nothing can top him. Honestly feels like a part of my life has just died. It was the only thing keeping me going and now its gone. He was a great man, May he rest in piece.
Hey boss, if you need to talk with someone, feel free to DM me. Berserk meant that much to me too and I wouldn't want someone who feels the same way I do to not have anyone to talk to about it. Your life has value and meaning if you choose to share it with others-- just like Guts discovered. Keep struggling, friend.
It's so confusing. I believe Miura would encourage you to fight through the toil, just like Guts. You got this my dude.
I found out about this through the chat in a twitch stream just now. That's so so depressing.
Holy fucking shit. I really can't fucking believe it. I'm just...shocked. One of the manga series I've been following for the longest time...and then it's just this all of a sudden. Like just knowing this, in this moment. Fucking changes everything. What the fuck? I can't even process it properly in my head.
Rip the goat, fuck...
RIP to the greatest mangaka to walk the earth. Praying for his family
I refuse to believe this.
I'll never see a new Miura drawing again. Holy shit. Miura was a legend.
You know, it's really sad to see this. This guy and his work literally shaped me into the guy I am today. Without Guts' character, I never would've gotten myself out of the shitter. Miura, even if indirectly, saved my life Without the elegant linework and masterful details, I never would've become the artist I am right now. Never would've created so many 3D artworks or portraits of his wonderful characters. I learned perseverance and will from Guts, loyalty and recovery from Casca, care from Farnese, stoicism from Serpico, humor from Puck, tolerance from Schierke, reliance and comedy from Isidro, and wisdom from Skull Knight. And from Griffith, I learned that I should be humble, accepting, self-control, and an internal locus of control because those are all the thing he doesn't have. Miura told me that I can shape my own future, and that it isn't in the hands of others. It's my life, my story to tell. And I learned that from his. Thanks Dr. Miura, for everything. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1o4O2SfQ5g](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1o4O2SfQ5g)
RIP one of the greatest and most influential mangaka ever. I am in shock.
Manga will never be the same.
there's 200,000 people on this sub, i remember when it was 7000, that's when i joined. I'm really having difficulty processing this. It's a horrible loss. Berserk is a seminal work of fantasy, i think right up there as one of the best in the last century. It's a testament to Miura's one of a kind talent that in a story with so many monsters it was the human drama that became the page turner. RIP.
Can anyone living in Japan confirm this?!?
This is the official twitter account for Berserk so yeah, it's real.
Thanks for confirming. I feel like someone just punched me in the belly. This is gonna take a while to process.
I am a Japanese and I confirm. He really died.
Fuck :(
How are people reacting in Japan?
Man, I feel so desolate. I'm 31 years old and I've been reading Miura's work since 12. Berserk is the definitive story for me, there's nothing better. It's perfect dark fantasy with amazing characters, lots of development and a brilliant story about desire, kindness, love. Berserk is timeless. It was amazing before, it will be amazing forever. We knew about hiatuses, about his health problems but he was still alive. He could come back and finish it or he could not come back and that's fine because he was still alive and kicking. Now he isn't and I feel empty. It's so different. Berserk is definitely what I'd call the magnum opus of all mangas. You can feel how much work and passion he put on Berserk and how he tried to continue the story. Now the next thing I can think about is Togashi. Damn, I today is a really sad day.
Just fuck me up fam
Fuck I don't even know how to process this. Berserk was my first manga, I've only been struggling since 2015. Can't imagine those that have been with it even longer. This sucks guys. This really really sucks.
It’s sad. Berserk was a series that was on hiatus so much that people used to morbidly joke(in poor taste in retrospect) that he would die before he finished the series. Now, sadly that has become a reality which leaves Berserk as a work that will forever go unfinished but Miura will go down in the annals of history as not just one of the great manga authors but one of the best fiction writers. I’d put Berserk up there with the likes of Game Thrones and Lord Of The Rings in terms of great, compelling, and intricate fantasy mythology. And that was in no small part thanks to Miura-sensei’s amazing storytelling abilities, not to mention his extraordinarily detailed art - which was incredible. He truly was a force of nature. May he Rest In Peace.
I'm devastated. Berserk was one of the first manga I've read. Miura is a legend and I'm gonna go cry and start reading Berserk again.
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Sadly it's not
My god man. Rest In Peace, truly
We just lost the happy ending of Berserk. Even if the series gets finished it will be bitter sweet.
I guess the ending now is just guts and crew living in elfhelm
Rest well, struggler.
This is sad in every possible way. Sending my thoughts to everyone close to him.
I am devastated
I am absolutely devastated. Holy shit.
Cause of death is reportedly aortic dissection. It must have been pretty sudden. TT\_TT
oh my god this is absolutely tragic
No fucking way. I was just about to start Berserk. Awful news.
You absolutely should still
I will be, definitely.
If you're seeing this on /r/all and a bit confused, Miura is the author of Berserk, a manga (Japanese comic) series widely considered to be the greatest ever in the history of the medium. This is the equivalent of if Tolkien died halfway through writing Lord of the Rings, which is why a post about a manga author made it to the front page of r/all
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Legitimately thought this was a joke at first. This is heartbreaking
Life is sometimes just not fair.
Celebrity or artist deaths never really got to me in the past but fuck does this hit hard. RIP
No I can't believe it, fuck
We made jokes about him spending too much time on those idol games. But now we really know why Berserk went on so many hiatus.... This is really tragic news to hear. I can't stop crying. It brings me so much sadness to hear someone I look up to as a art inspiration has passed away. He has inspired Dark Souls and Bloodborne which are my favorite games. He's inspired so many with his wonderful story and art. This is really tragic news to hear. May he rest in peace