Berserk Colored Manga: What Makes It a Modern Classic?

Discover how Disney's storytelling influenced Berserk, the iconic dark fantasy manga. Creator Kentaro Miura revealed his influences in one interview. Berserk (Japanese: ベルセルク, Hepburn: Beruseruku) is a Japanese manga series created by Kentaro Miura. Set in a medieval Europe –inspired dark fantasy world, the story centers on the swordsman Guts, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary group called the Band of the Hawk. If you’re looking to get started, here’s a rundown of every Berserk TV show and movie in order and where to find them on platforms like Prime Video. The original Berserk anime released just a year after the manga wrapped up the iconic “The Golden Age Arc,” which this series adapts over 25 episodes. Berserk won the Excellence Award at the sixth Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2002. As of August 2025, over 70 million copies of the manga are in circulation. The series has been published in English by Dark Horse Comics since . In the final chapter of Berserk created by Kentaro Miura, publishers Young Animal honored the life of Miura via a number of letters thanking the mangaka for his work as well as sharing insight into ...

Kentaro Miura, the creator of the manga Berserk, has passed away at the age of 54. CNET reported the news after the editorial department of Young Animal Comics released a statement on Twitter ... New York Post: Kentaro Miura, creator of Japanese ‘Berserk’ manga, dead at 54