Forum Settings
Forums
New
May 19, 2021 9:05 PM
#1

Offline
May 2020
852
Who’s gonna continue his work and how is the berserk’s ending will look like?

Thoughts?
Pages (2) [1] 2 »
May 19, 2021 9:06 PM
#2
lagom
Offline
Jan 2009
107694
The passing of Kentaro Miura reminds me of Guin Saga, another generation-defining fantasy work. Its author, Kaoru Kurimoto, passed away in 2009 at the age of 56. Other authors continued Guin Saga in her stead.

Regardless of what happens to Berserk, its legacy will be remembered

source https://twitter.com/frog_kun/status/1395227180536274946
May 19, 2021 9:07 PM
#3

Offline
Jul 2019
4560
Honestly, we shouldn't talk about the ending. Focus on the topic at hand.




-[ ~♫~ ll Credit ]-
May 19, 2021 9:07 PM
#4

Offline
May 2016
47
Too soon to tell. No idea if the story was already finished, what notes he made. Let's see. I hope soo.
May 19, 2021 9:09 PM
#5
Superior

Offline
Apr 2008
833
LordSozin said:
Honestly, we shouldn't talk about the ending. Focus on the topic at hand.


The topic of this thread is the ending, do you need help with your English studies?
May 19, 2021 9:11 PM
#6

Offline
May 2019
215
LordSozin said:
Honestly, we shouldn't talk about the ending. Focus on the topic at hand.


Well eventually this question will pop up.
Don't be a self pretentious that is the most gayest thing ever
English Dubs are better than subs
You all have anime profile pic so you opinion doesn't count
Your Waifu is trash
Cory in the house is the best anime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFQQALduhzA
Japanese are one of the most xenophobic nations
My Anime List looks like a website from 1990s
May 19, 2021 9:14 PM
#7

Offline
May 2013
8288
Realistically, he was training his assistants to help with the work so there is a possibility that it could be continued.

Basically it is possible but keep your expectations within the bounds of reality.



♡ Harder Daddy ♡
May 19, 2021 9:16 PM
#8

Offline
May 2020
852
_Nette_ said:
Realistically, he was training his assistants to help with the work so there is a possibility that it could be continued.

Basically it is possible but keep your expectations within the bounds of reality.


Actually do u love to be pound by a spider?
May 19, 2021 9:17 PM
#9

Offline
May 2014
1006
Natsude_tanaka said:
_Nette_ said:
Realistically, he was training his assistants to help with the work so there is a possibility that it could be continued.

Basically it is possible but keep your expectations within the bounds of reality.


Actually do u love to be pound by a spider?

imma be honest and say this was the first thing that made me laugh since hearing of his passing, so, genuinely, thanks c':


now i will tell you what ive done for you
fifty thousand tears ive cried
maybe ill wake up for once
screaming deceiving and bleeding for you
and you still wont hear me going under
dont want your hand this time ill save myself
just when id thought id reached the bottom
im dying again
May 19, 2021 9:22 PM

Offline
May 2013
8288
OfDeathandLove said:
Natsude_tanaka said:


Actually do u love to be pound by a spider?

imma be honest and say this was the first thing that made me laugh since hearing of his passing, so, genuinely, thanks c':

We all need a good laugh; I don't mind if it is at my own expense T,T



♡ Harder Daddy ♡
May 19, 2021 9:25 PM

Offline
May 2014
1006
_Nette_ said:
OfDeathandLove said:

imma be honest and say this was the first thing that made me laugh since hearing of his passing, so, genuinely, thanks c':

We all need a good laugh; I don't mind if it is at my own expense T,T

i just love the genuineness of the question
i don't mean to make jokes at your expense ;~;


now i will tell you what ive done for you
fifty thousand tears ive cried
maybe ill wake up for once
screaming deceiving and bleeding for you
and you still wont hear me going under
dont want your hand this time ill save myself
just when id thought id reached the bottom
im dying again
May 19, 2021 9:28 PM
Offline
Dec 2018
44
I'd much prefer it it's unfinished rather than some fucker ruining it.
May 19, 2021 9:29 PM

Offline
May 2013
8288
OfDeathandLove said:
_Nette_ said:

We all need a good laugh; I don't mind if it is at my own expense T,T

i just love the genuineness of the question
i don't mean to make jokes at your expense ;~;

I respect the joke since yeah the genuineness of the questions was honestly hilarious lol.



♡ Harder Daddy ♡
May 19, 2021 9:31 PM
Demon of Hatred

Offline
Feb 2015
2238
Manga continuing after the death of the creator is a rare occurrence.
"Life is too bitter, so coffee, at least should be sweet..." - Hikigaya Hachiman (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatte Iru)
May 19, 2021 9:41 PM

Offline
Nov 2020
33
I haven't read much of Berserk, but from what I have read I feel that trying to replicate Miura's artstyle will be so difficult
(⌐■_■)
May 19, 2021 9:47 PM
Offline
Aug 2018
1
Realistically if it has any real chances of finishing I doubt its going to be anytime soon. All hopes riding on if any notes/rough draft for an ending exist.
May 19, 2021 9:52 PM

Offline
Oct 2017
30399
I dun think it'll be continued.
May 19, 2021 9:57 PM
Offline
Jun 2015
446
I read that him and his assistants were really close, like a family.....The family and the editorial department will decide together and whatever they decide will be the right decision...
In this case I wouldn't be surprised if they pull through somehow.....
May 19, 2021 10:00 PM

Offline
Aug 2019
5644
I feel like unless the ending was already preplanned and he had notes, it won’t feel right for it to continue but who knows maybe his assistants know what Miura wanted for this series’ ending
May 19, 2021 10:04 PM

Offline
Apr 2016
422
No one else in the industry can frame and draw legendary panels like he does with the details and imaginations.
May 19, 2021 10:13 PM

Offline
Jun 2019
7006
Right now... I'm just trying to get over this news. T_T
May 19, 2021 10:19 PM
Offline
Aug 2013
50
I understand the argument for his assistants to finish the manga, but honestly I think it should be left as is.

If continued, I feel that it will be really hard to execute the ending Miura had in mind. I don't know if his assistants, or anybody for that matter, will be able to capture the feeling that the original mangaka wanted to convey to the readers. I felt the same way when Christopher Tolkien continued JRR Tolkien's work, and that was his own son.

I would be fine if his assistants created a "Berserk 2" of sorts, a nominally separate work that is a continuation of the original, carried out with the assistants own vision plus the Miura's notes. That way, the original ended on chapter 363, and the successor will conclude the epic.
May 19, 2021 10:19 PM
Offline
Sep 2019
69
The fact that we may never gonna get to see such a beautiful series as berserk properly get an ending is pretty upsetting, but an understandable one nonetheless.
May 19, 2021 10:19 PM

Offline
Feb 2019
5508
Probably no one is gonna continue this manga Same as hotd.
May 19, 2021 10:27 PM

Offline
Feb 2020
16
Let the people mourn instead of automatically finding a way to capitalize off such a tragedy. I could care less about ‘if’ Berserk ends, I pray they don’t do anything reckless to please the fans and squander Miura’s legacy.

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐫 - 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐜 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲



May 19, 2021 10:29 PM

Offline
Jul 2020
801
Doesn't matter a single bit whether it ends or not. A story need not be completed for it to be beautiful. This just feels unreal.
Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines.
May 19, 2021 10:36 PM
Offline
Apr 2018
4
SouKaiyou said:
I understand the argument for his assistants to finish the manga, but honestly I think it should be left as is.

If continued, I feel that it will be really hard to execute the ending Miura had in mind. I don't know if his assistants, or anybody for that matter, will be able to capture the feeling that the original mangaka wanted to convey to the readers. I felt the same way when Christopher Tolkien continued JRR Tolkien's work, and that was his own son.

I would be fine if his assistants created a "Berserk 2" of sorts, a nominally separate work that is a continuation of the original, carried out with the assistants own vision plus the Miura's notes. That way, the original ended on chapter 363, and the successor will conclude the epic.


I don't want to be mean in saying this, especially with Miura's recent passing, but I think Miura was in state of Writer's Block or something. He's been working on this series for decades, people consider this as a masterpiece. And you'd think people would expect an ending that would end leave it as a masterpiece. Which I think Miura couldn't accomplished, his health issues didn't helped him either unfortunately.
May 19, 2021 10:44 PM

Offline
Dec 2020
8
I hope we at least get what he wanted the ending to be like. Like some nots or something. Idk if I want the assistants to end the manga as we know 100% they arent as skilled as Miura
May 19, 2021 11:08 PM
Offline
Oct 2017
56
Oh man, this news really devastated. No word can express my sadness now. Rest In Peace sensei.

I hope they pick up what he left and continue his work. This manga need a closure for sure. Once again, Rest In Peace sensei.
May 19, 2021 11:16 PM
Offline
Mar 2021
258
If he had left manuscripts/notes or something then probably his assistants might complete it but who knows?
May 19, 2021 11:20 PM
The Shrike

Offline
Nov 2009
11918
Too soon my friends, too soon.

Let's give this a couple of weeks before discussing it.
"Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii

There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov

May 19, 2021 11:21 PM

Offline
May 2017
415
Idk how they should handle this series from now on. I feel like nothing can satisfy the high standards Miura always set for himself and therefore a continuation by other Mangakas would probably feel off. I really can't tell, since I haven't read Berserk yet, but will definitely do in the future. However, maybe they should just put together some final chapters and let the overall ending be open. But we will see. RIP to a Legend
May 19, 2021 11:28 PM

Offline
Jan 2017
30
Fujiwara Cocoa (Katsute Mahou Shoujo to Aku wa Tekitai shiteita.): Series was left unfinished after her passing

Nakazawa Keiji (Barefoot Gen): Series was left unfinished after his passing

Ishikawa Ken (Getter Robo): Series was left unfinished, but a spinoff was published based on his leftover notes, and the series itself had a reboot recently
Tada Karou (Itazura na Kiss): Manga was left unfinished, but her husband shared her notes on the ending with the anime production

Osamu Tezuka (Hi no Tori): Series was left unfinished

Fujiko Fujio (Doraemon): Series left unfinished, but other spinoffs were published

Usui Yoshito (Crayon Shin-chan): His assistants eventually launched a sequel, Shin Crayon Shin-chan

Manga is very tied to the creator with both distinctive writing and art styles, so most series are left unfinished. Unless he left some notes on how he would have concluded the story, we might never get an ending.

Damn this hurts...
May 19, 2021 11:32 PM

Offline
Apr 2020
949
We will probably hear about it being discontinued or his assistants may have an idea of it if Miura said anything about it.

May 19, 2021 11:45 PM
Offline
Aug 2013
50
ZerefLaw07 said:
SouKaiyou said:
I understand the argument for his assistants to finish the manga, but honestly I think it should be left as is.

If continued, I feel that it will be really hard to execute the ending Miura had in mind. I don't know if his assistants, or anybody for that matter, will be able to capture the feeling that the original mangaka wanted to convey to the readers. I felt the same way when Christopher Tolkien continued JRR Tolkien's work, and that was his own son.

I would be fine if his assistants created a "Berserk 2" of sorts, a nominally separate work that is a continuation of the original, carried out with the assistants own vision plus the Miura's notes. That way, the original ended on chapter 363, and the successor will conclude the epic.


I don't want to be mean in saying this, especially with Miura's recent passing, but I think Miura was in state of Writer's Block or something. He's been working on this series for decades, people consider this as a masterpiece. And you'd think people would expect an ending that would end leave it as a masterpiece. Which I think Miura couldn't accomplished, his health issues didn't helped him either unfortunately.


I actually strongly agree with writer's block. I too meme'd about Idol Master, but in reality I think he was having some issues with how to approach the final arcs, and the direction he wanted Berserk to go.

And having seen how TPN/AOT went (the most recent examples I can think of), I was fine with Miura taking his time giving a satisfying ending. Like you said, unfortunately things happened.
May 19, 2021 11:47 PM
Offline
Aug 2020
35
I think that Miura had planned the whole story. Because we've already seen the final panel. If he had written it other magakas might conclude it.
May 19, 2021 11:52 PM
Offline
Sep 2019
3
in my personal opinion, they should leave it were it is out of respect for Miura
i love penis
May 19, 2021 11:57 PM
Offline
Apr 2020
64
I'd say we chill a bit and realize that he wasn't a machine. I do hope that he wrote the ending but we can't expect that. Anyways, even if his assistant tries to finish it, if the art isn't that good we shouldn't judge because no one will be as great as Miura. Rest in peace king!
May 20, 2021 12:22 AM
Offline
Oct 2018
29
Assistants focus on finishing the Series. Or another mangaka could take over. I think it's too soon for that.
May 20, 2021 12:24 AM

Offline
Apr 2013
7998
Read this https://www.otaquest.com/kentaro-miura-interview-duranki-berserk/ there’s a possibility but who knows.
May 20, 2021 2:45 AM
Offline
May 2021
1


This article is from 2019... so it isn't really relevant anymore.
May 20, 2021 5:25 AM
Offline
Sep 2016
93
I personally think that, if Miura left any notes on how he planned to end the story, they should include them in the final volume, not as drawings or story but as notes. Of course in typed version.
May 20, 2021 6:35 AM
Offline
May 2014
58
I feel bad for Miura. Unfortunately, I will never read the rest of the manga (I'm at the end of the Golden Age arc) If it doesn't have a continuation of some sort. It's not worth it. Again, rest in peace sensei.
May 20, 2021 6:53 AM

Offline
May 2019
3457
Yes, no end of course, and everybody was affraid of that like, since 10 yeara ago at least.


As i said, the story was too far from the Climax.


It was like in between the previous and the next Arc, when something would be discovered ou happens in that island, and finally it would make Guts and Gang to move in direction of Griffith Kingdom.


Too far from that. This manga would continues for more 2 decades at least, or until Miura decides to hurry it.


At least the last ch was one that Miura had fun to make.
May 20, 2021 10:08 AM
Offline
Oct 2017
141
Let's be honest even if he didn't pass the chances of Berserk EVER getting an ending was slim I mean how many YEARS was it in Hiatus? This is just the end result of an Artist that never put any effort to really hammer out the story. I mean countless other Manga started and had meaningful endings while this sat in Hiatus.
May 20, 2021 10:18 AM
Offline
Nov 2020
144
OmegaDog said:
Let's be honest even if he didn't pass the chances of Berserk EVER getting an ending was slim I mean how many YEARS was it in Hiatus? This is just the end result of an Artist that never put any effort to really hammer out the story. I mean countless other Manga started and had meaningful endings while this sat in Hiatus.

You're either trolling or uninformed.
He literally went on hiatus because of health concerns.

The overarching antagonist of Berserk is a giant heart.
May 20, 2021 11:24 AM
Offline
Oct 2014
49
LordSozin said:
Honestly, we shouldn't talk about the ending. Focus on the topic at hand.

I don’t think it distracts or is disrespectful to discuss the work of art Miura left behind. His death impacts us all in many different ways, but his art was a part of him. I believe it’s perfectly reasonable to want to see his masterpiece to an end and don’t find it problematic to wonder on that. This was his legacy.
May 20, 2021 12:18 PM
Offline
Feb 2018
9
DarkSageRK said:
LordSozin said:
Honestly, we shouldn't talk about the ending. Focus on the topic at hand.


The topic of this thread is the ending, do you need help with your English studies?
Agreed lmao.....
"change za warudo, my final message..."
May 20, 2021 12:52 PM

Offline
Jan 2019
27
I know this is probably an unpopular opinion, but I really hope that the assistants continue his work. Kentaro probably left some notes for them in case something happened. I know it won’t be the same, but at least we would get a glimpse of what the author planned the ending to be.


Nevertheless, he is still a legend. His legacy will continue to live on and he will be missed by all those who gave his work a try, including myself. R.I.P.
May 20, 2021 1:15 PM
Offline
Jul 2020
2838
They should leave it be. One of the more admirable aspects out of this fantastic series was the fact that the author (Kentaro Miura), while reading his chapters/panels, seemed to clearly present his thoughts, imaginations, and emotions all through his impeccable art, matched to no other in the industry (IMHO). Not to mention the character & world building, which most certainly dragged me into this series like a vacuum. Having assistants complete his work would leave a bitter taste of dissatisfaction. Many have their expectations risen to where, to be frank, most are incapable of emulating, at least to a satisfying end.

Not saying that the Manga ending isn't a possibility, though. However, one must have their expectations drop by a significant amount if such things were to occur. And in all honesty, such things would only worsen the grief of losing our Kentaro Miura (RIP). Shit will simply not be the same.
Pages (2) [1] 2 »

More topics from this board

Poll: » Berserk Chapter 383 Discussion

MegamiRem - Sep 11

27 by Dumb »»
2 hours ago

Poll: » Berserk Chapter 256 Discussion

AlexSadist-sama - Nov 13, 2011

17 by LotteGiants »»
2 hours ago

Poll: » Berserk Chapter 382 Discussion

TheMangaManiac - Jun 26

34 by Neemesis_2 »»
Yesterday, 4:43 AM

Poll: » Berserk Chapter 93 Discussion

KitaTsuki - Nov 5, 2011

19 by otakuweek »»
Yesterday, 4:23 AM

Poll: » Berserk Chapter 92 Discussion

KitaTsuki - Nov 4, 2011

24 by otakuweek »»
Yesterday, 4:13 AM
It’s time to ditch the text file.
Keep track of your anime easily by creating your own list.
Sign Up Login