Manga 'Berserk' to Resume After a New Short Manga of Six Chapters

Rasco said:
I haven't been reading berserk, in the hopes more chapters would have been out .. but now I read this.. o well.

simon999 said:
..............ive never seen a post make me so happy, sad and mad at the same time

peacecraft said:
Bless be this day!

Also, I'm always surprised when people say "oh Miura doesn't care about Berserk, he doesn't want to finished it." Why do they say that? It's like they forgot for like 10+ years straight he did nothing but release Berserk on time month after month. He almost killed himself from working too hard. That's why if you look back on Berserk's release history you'll see the dramatic slow down in the last decade. He slowed down and hired himself more assistants.

It's hardly a lack of interest, in my opinion. With the shit he's able to draw, I don't mind him taking his time. Even if it's been a year long break, at least he know he was working on something.

Nidhoeggr said:
As I suspected, Miura stocked up chapters to release them as a bunch. In my opinion the better alternative to the dreaded "3 chapters, hiatus" schedule he used for the past years. That some of the stock was a totally new series is a suprise, but thankfully one of the pleasant ones. I personally look forward to seeing crazy spaceships and other potential cool stuff that Miura might draw for his little sci-fi series (although I would be a bit happier if these 6 chapters were Berserk chapters).



I know you are joking, but some people actually take this seriously. So here's an explanation for them.

symbv said:
Oh yeah, playing IdolM@ster always seem to be a much higher priority for Miura-sensei LOL

bbboi90 said:

Hmmm why don't you draw up a manga/comic for a change and do it for at least 20+ years? just saying'...

symbv said:
You know what, the reason/excuse that was given in Young Animal when Berserk went missing is always that Miura is on some "research activities".

ssjokg said:

After so many years he has no idea where to go with the story?
Talking about some planning....

symbv said:
To be fair, "research activities" could mean that he knows what he wants to draw but needs to go to find the material (either by going to the place or getting the documents) that allows him to draw the items, the location, the landscape or the background.

ssjokg said:
After so many years it still lacked planning.We arent talking about a weekly series that started 6 months ago and suddenly become monthly or went on hiatus.

symbv said:
If you want to talk about the inconsistent manga schedule, then I agree, but since you quoted the part where I mentioned his "research activities" when you said he lacked in planning, thus implying there is a necessary link between the two, then I would beg to differ.

ssjokg said:
If he knows how much of the story is left and where to go with it,why didnt he gather most of the material he needs during all those breaks?

symbv said:
Hmm?? But I was saying that during the break he was said to be on research to gather those material... Is there any misunderstanding here?

ssjokg said:
Cant he just take a really big break(year+) and just continue the manga normally after he is done?

symbv said:
Isn't it what he did? He has taken this really big break in most of 2013 and is going to continue the manga normally after he is done.

Nidhoeggr said:

Just view Berserk as your distant, but beloved relative that comes over to a visit every few months.

symbv said:
Isn't it what he did? He has taken this really big break in most of 2013 and is going to continue the manga normally after he is done.

Nidhoeggr said:


Exactly.
Not to mention that he probably not only drew his new series but already stocked up a few Berserk chapters in advance. And considering that he has a few months time until Berserk restarts in February/March I am sure we will get more than just three chapters this time.

ssjokg said:

We dont know if it will return normally.We have seen it "return" again after all.

ssjokg said:


Am I the only who thinks that getting more assistants would help HIM?It is because I dont believe that it can be finished in 30 chapters that I am saying that and with your post
http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=685439&show=0#msg26168095
if we get 6 chapters per year it will take 28 more years till we see the conclusion if I didnt derp hard in my calculation.

ssjokg said:
fixed.

Honestly,no matter the reviews about Miura's new work I wont start it until it finishes.

symbv said:
Precisely, so were you a bit premature to ask "Cant he just take a really big break(year+) and just continue the manga normally after he is done?" and assumed he already had bad planning when he went out for research by taking a break this year?

Nidhoeggr said:

3) Yes, this will probably take 25 more years. So what? One Piece will take 15 more years as well, Conan will probably never end, Ippo passed 1000 chapters with no end in sight and Golgo and Kochikame are still being published and they are a lot older than Berserk.

If the quality stays on a high level I'd suggest you learn the meaning of the word patience. You are just as entitled as most ASOIAF fans are when they suggest that GRRM should hurry up and finish the books before he dies - and unlike GRRM Miura is in his 40s. Not to mention that unlike the author of Bastard, Miura and GRRM ARE constantly working on their series.

If you can't stand unfinished works you should not start them

symbv said:
Precisely, so were you a bit premature to ask "Cant he just take a really big break(year+) and just continue the manga normally after he is done?" and assumed he already had bad planning when he went out for research by taking a break this year?

tsudecimo said:

Do mangaka in Japan dislike having interviews or letting their fans know of inside details?

tsudecimo said:
IMO, Miura should have at least explained to his fans the current situation or gave more details than ''research activities'' or is that the editors and publishers decision?

symbv said:
More like nobody thinks about interviewing the mangaka? As for letting fans know their inside details, I am sure the west has its fair share of reclusive or publicity-shy writers?

As far as I know GRRM doesnt look like he takes break just to take breaks.

"Some of you are angry about the miniatures, the swords, the resin busts, the games. You don't want me 'wasting time' on those, or talking about them here. Some of you are angry that I watch football during the fall," the author wrote. "Some of you don't want me attending conventions, teaching workshops, touring and doing promo ... After all, as some of you like to point out in your emails, I am 60 years old and fat, and you don't want me to 'pull a Robert Jordan' on you and deny you your book. OK, I've got the message. You don't want me doing anything except A Song of Ice and Fire. Ever. (Well, maybe it's OK if I take a leak once in a while?)"

Source: Guardian (I couldn't find the blog entry anymore...)

Mormegil said:


Miura is well-known to be reclusive, and he keeps to himself; however, Skullknight.net(the internet's biggest Berserk community) managed to get a short interview with him a few years back. The full interview can be read here: http://www.skullknight.net/forum/index.php?topic=9513.msg166308#msg166308

While there's nothing about the breaks, there is this:

Question: Could you describe an average day in your studio? How many hours each day do you work?

Answers: I start working at 2:00 PM and I finish at 7:00 AM. Of course, the time I spend eating is included. I work 15-16 hours everyday, without holidays.

Mormegil said:

So, if we're lucky, we'll get Berserk at the end of February. Hopefully. If not, definitely in March.

ssjokg said:

The news say that it is a short manga to be serialized.For all we know that 6 chapters manga may turn out to be the prologue/pilot to a new series.It isnt the first time that would happen with a short manga.

symbv said:
I said the new short manga "will be serialized in the next 6 issues of Young Animal". Is it not clear enough that this *short* manga will finish in 6 chapters? Should it be written in even clearer way?

ssjokg said:
I never complained about Berserk's latest arcs or about Guts "fluffy"company,if that is what you are saying but the Sea Monster arc being concluded and getting a backstory about Guts and elves isnt the best thing ever with that kind of release schedule.I would have preferred it if they had reached their destination and wasted 20 chapters just talking with a bit more regular releases.

I am not saying that he should only focus on Berserk,but the way things go it seems that he stopped caring about it.As I said in another thread I dont mind it being left as it is,but you know since he DOES have other projects he apparently wants to focus on why not end it in any way and just do those?I mean he could just kill off Guts and the rest and make Griffith bring peace to the world....It would be refreshing for him and the fans and it may not require as much effort as Berserk does.

The news say that it is a short manga to be serialized.For all we know that 6 chapters manga may turn out to be the prologue/pilot to a new series.It isnt the first time that would happen with a short manga.

Nidhoeggr said:


Maybe because he... you know... really likes Berserk and just wanted to do a short story? Because he wanted to do something different just for a short while? Lots of other authors wrote oneshots or short series because constantly writing on only one piece of fiction can get very tiring if you don't relax or occupy yourself with other things.

As someone who is constantly writing as well I can assure you that almost nobody can sit down and focus 24/7 on one single project over decades. I just greatly dislike that a man who has rather few friends and works constantly 16 hours per day on the things he loves is getting trashtalked constantly because of some "fans". "Fans" that only accept one way of storytelling regardless of quality, "fans" that ridicule him if he actually talks about a game he plays for a few hours max. per month , "fans" that - although he constantly imporved the quality of the art they love - bitch at every news related to it.
Maybe it is because I am in a tough creative process as well right now, but it just doesn't sit well with me at all. Just read that interview Mormegil linked. He loves his work and does his best yet nobody here seems to respect that. That's sad.

Nidhoeggr said:

Maybe it is because I am in a tough creative process as well right now, but it just doesn't sit well with me at all. Just read that interview Mormegil linked. He loves his work and does his best yet nobody here seems to respect that. That's sad.

ssjokg said:


I am not saying that he should only focus on Berserk,but the way things go it seems that he stopped caring about it.As I said in another thread I dont mind it being left as it is,but you know since he DOES have other projects he apparently wants to focus on why not end it in any way and just do those?

HATUL said:


Because.. Storytelling? And because quite obviously a lot of people would mind?
You don't sound like much of a fan, if you don't mind him ending the manga in a rushed way and leaving a lot of loose threads..

DemiFiendRSA said:


This is why I find it depressing reading Berserk subforums here. Heck, pretty much a lot of comments in most Berserk (and Idolm@ster) related articles I stumble upon online. Miura doesn't deserve this kind of treatment from these so called "fans". People need to show some respect. :/

Nidhoeggr said:
It's quite obvious what he spend his time on, Han-yuu: instead of waiting 3 months, releasing 3 chapters and then go back to three months of drawing he just stocked up and releases a bunch of them, starting 22th November. Sure, he should have communicated that but it is obvious he was working the entire time and still is quite dedicated.
Unlike Togashi, who even stopped fixing his scribbles in recent volumes or the author of Bastard!! who publishes one chapter every 2 years to then disappear without giving reasons at all.
Imho they should just announce a permanent hiatus and let Miura finish an entire arc before publishing these chapters in one go. But then again, the status of Berserk being an active publication might be of importance to the publisher as well.

And sadly, the Idolm@ster stuff is taken seriously because most people are dumb and naive.