Since that time, the Berserk manga has spanned 34 tankōbon with no end in sight. The series has also spawned a whole host of merchandise, both official and fan-made, ranging from statues, action figures to key rings, video games, and a trading card game. In 2002, Kentarou Miura received the second place in the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award of Excellence for Berserk.[1] a b McElhatton, Greg (April 14, 2004). "Berserk Vol. 1-2". Read About Comics. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017 . Retrieved May 27, 2021. Pineda, Rafael (April 29, 2017). "Berserk 1st Novel Version Confirmed With Grunbeld Story". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 24, 2017 . Retrieved March 9, 2019. Betrayal and revenge are major themes in the series. Guts suffered his first betrayal when Gambino sold Guts' body to another soldier for a few coins. He would eventually take revenge against the soldier, killing him on the battlefield and he later would kill Gambino as well. [80] [88] Guts is in a quest for revenge after his comrades were betrayed by Griffith and sacrificed by the God Hand. [80] This desire for vengeance has been his main reason of survival. [95] [83]

Hellraiser + Conan the Barbarian + Game of Thrones + Ash vs Evil Dead + Elric of Melnibone + Macbeth = Berserk. Miura inspired me as well and I regard him for being the person who taught me just how influential, meaningful and life changing art and literature can be when I first read his series over a decade ago. He changed the way I view entertainment and taught me how to appreciate the deeper meanings in everything I experience. a b Thompson, Jason. "Berserk". j-pop.com. Viz Communications, Inc. Archived from the original on January 15, 2001 . Retrieved July 15, 2021. In 1997, Miura supervised the production of 25 anime episodes of Berserk that aired in the same year on NTV. Various art books and supplemental materials by Miura based on Berserk are also released. In 1999, Miura made minor contributions to the Dreamcast video game Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage. 2004 saw the release of yet another video game adaptation entitled Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Record of the Holy Demon War. Loo, Egan (July 12, 2011). "Berserk's Golden Age Arc to Be Made Into 3 Anime Films". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012 . Retrieved July 18, 2012.Shimada, Kazushi (May 21, 2021). 三浦建太郎『ベルセルク』が漫画界に残した功績 ダーク・ファンタジー興隆への礎に [2][Achievements left by Kentaro Miura's Berserk in the manga world as a cornerstone for the rise of dark fantasy [2]]. Real Sound [ ja] (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021 . Retrieved May 27, 2021. EFE (November 3, 2013). " 'Ataque a los titanes' y 'Fushigi Yugi' ganan los premios del Salón del Manga de Barcelona". RTVE (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 8, 2022 . Retrieved March 31, 2022. in Japanese). Hakusensha. January 22, 2021. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021 . Retrieved February 12, 2021. Messner, Steven (May 21, 2021). "Final Fantasy 14's Naoki Yoshida on the death of Berserk creator Kentaro Miura: 'It's unfathomable' ". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021 . Retrieved May 27, 2021.

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Critics like Gene Park of The Washington Post and Ramsey Isler of IGN stated that Berserk started a visual trend of characters wielding giant swords that spread to Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII, Dante from Devil May Cry, and Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach. [241] [252]Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 13, 2023). "1st New Berserk Volume Since Manga Resumed Releases on September 29 in Japan". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023 . Retrieved April 13, 2023. Over 1.2 Million Copies of Berserk Manga Sold!". Dark Horse Comics. April 10, 2017. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020 . Retrieved June 25, 2020. Animeland Grand Prix 2009" (in French). April 3, 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021 . Retrieved May 28, 2021. Above is my completely spoiler free review showing my appreciation for this series and its characters. Berserk was adapted into a 25-episode anime television series by OLM, which covered the Golden Age story arc, and was broadcast from October 1997 to March 1998. The Golden Age arc was also adapted into a trilogy of theatrical anime films; the first two films premiered in 2012 and the third film premiered in 2013. A second 24-episode anime television series adaptation was broadcast for two seasons in 2016 and 2017.