The future of the Berserk manga is still unclear, it has been confirmed that at least one more volume of the manga will be released later this year.
When Kentaro Miura passed away earlier this year, the future of author Berserk’s iconic fantasy manga became uncertain. While many questions about the series remain, it has been confirmed that at least one more volume of Miura will be released.
According to the series’ official Japanese Twitter account, Volume 41 of Berserk will be released in Japan on December 24 in two versions: a standard edition and a special edition which will also include a play CD and a B5-sized canvas illustration. The illustrations will feature original artwork created by Miura before his death.
The long-awaited latest issue! “Berserk” Volume 41 Regular Edition, Canvas Art & Special Edition with Drama CD will be released on Friday, December 24th!!
The image is a special edition canvas art! Vertical 23.9 cm x Horizontal 18.7 cm (B5 size variant) * Size may vary slightly # Kentaro Miura # Berserk # Berserk pic.twitter.com/xDX4lgFnsW
— Berserk Official Twitter (@berserk_project) September 5, 2021
Berserk considered by many to be one of the most influential dark fantasy of all time. Many manga authors have cited it as one of the main influences, including Hajime Isayama (Attack on Titan), Kazue Kato (Blue Exorcist), Makoto Yukimura (Vinland Saga) and Yana Toboso (Black Butler). Furthermore, veteran screenwriter and editor Kazushi Shimada thinks that series like Jujutsu Kaisen, Fullmetal Alchemist and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba would not exist without Berserk.
Miura’s classic manga was first published in 1989 in Hakusensha’s Monthly Animal House magazine. In 1992, the Berserk manga moved to Young Animal magazine, the manga has been published ever since. Miura died unexpectedly in May 2021 from an acute aortic dissection. Young Animal announced that the manga’s 364th chapter, the first to be published since Miura’s death, will appear in the September 10 issue; however, it is unclear whether this new chapter is an unreleased work by Miura, or written by another author.
Young Animals have yet to announce their plans for the future of the Berserk series.