{"product_id":"berserk-volume-42-paperback","title":"Berserk Volume 42 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKentaro Miura\u003c\/b\u003e (Created by), \u003cb\u003eStudio Gaga\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eStudio Gaga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe dark fantasy horror manga \u003ci\u003eBerserk \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with a new volume to continue the saga and carry forth creator Kentaro Miura's legacy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first new \u003ci\u003eBERSERK \u003c\/i\u003echapter since the passing of original creator Kentaro Miura in 2021! Volume 42 has been made by Miura's longtime assistants Studio Gaga, under the supervision of his closest friend, Koji Mori. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe shocking appearance of Griffith on Elf Island has provoked rage and terror in Guts and Casca...and carved a rift into the enchanted isle itself, setting loose a corrosive horde of devourers from beneath the earth! If the Black Swordsman cannot rely upon even his legendary blade, escape by ship seems the only hope for survival...but not everyone is leaving Elf Island together! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFOR MATURE READERS.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTAINS A DOUBLE-SIDED, FULL-COVER ILLUSTRATED FOLDOUT!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKentaro Miura\u003c\/b\u003e created his first manga, \u003ci\u003eMiuranger, \u003c\/i\u003e at age 10, drawing the series for an audience of his classmates; by high school he had moved into Japan's dynamic self-publishing (\u003ci\u003edoujinshi\u003c\/i\u003e) scene. \u003ci\u003eFutanabi, \u003c\/i\u003ea manga Miura had submitted for admission to art school, was nominated for Best New Author Work in Kodansha's \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e(today the home of \u003ci\u003eBlue Lock \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRent-A-Girlfriend\u003c\/i\u003e). In 1989, Miura began the dark fantasy manga series \u003ci\u003eBerserk, \u003c\/i\u003ehis life's work, with the Japanese publisher Hakusensha. Adapted into three anime TV series and a series of films, \u003ci\u003eBerserk \u003c\/i\u003ehas sold approximately 60 million copies worldwide. Miura-sensei passed away suddenly in 2021 at the age of 54, leaving a legacy of epic storytelling, and a readership that only continues to grow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKoji Mori\u003c\/b\u003e was best friends and an artistic collaborator with Kentaro Miura since they met at age 15 as aspiring manga creators; in high school the pair even attempted to break into the industry together, with a co-authored manga submitted to \u003ci\u003eWeekly Shonen Sunday \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. Mori's first major manga work made its debut in 2000, the 18-volume \u003ci\u003eHolyland, \u003c\/i\u003elater adapted into live-action TV shows in both Japan and Korea. In a 2016 interview published by Crunchyroll, Miura commented that the Guts\/Griffith dynamic of \u003ci\u003eBerserk \u003c\/i\u003ewas inspired by his relationship with Mori, \"but sometimes I would be Guts, and sometimes I would be Griffith.\" Following Miura's passing in 2021, Mori remarked to \u003ci\u003eThe Asahi Shimbun \u003c\/i\u003ethat he would supervise the continuation of \u003ci\u003eBerserk \u003c\/i\u003ebased upon his remembered conversations with Miura on his plans for the manga's future direction: \"I tried to recall every detail to tell the story. And I am only doing episodes Miura told me about. In terms of dialogue, I am only telling the story as Miura related it to me. Naturally, it will be incomplete. But I think I can tell the story almost in the way that Miura wanted.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eStudio Gaga\u003c\/b\u003e is the team of assistants with whom Kentaro Miura worked to create \u003ci\u003eBerserk; \u003c\/i\u003ethe studio currently consists of Kurosaki, Akio Miyaji, Nobuhiro Hirai, Naohide Nagashima, Hideaki Sugimoto, Shunki Fujimoto, and Takumi Yamamoto. With the passing of Miura-sensei in 2021, Studio Gaga is carrying on the story and art of the \u003ci\u003eBerserk \u003c\/i\u003esaga under the supervision of Koji Mori. In a 2023 interview with major Japanese newspaper \u003ci\u003eThe Asahi Shimbun, \u003c\/i\u003eMori remarked that while he gives advice on drafts during the process of making \u003ci\u003eBerserk, \u003c\/i\u003e the final drawings are the work of Studio Gaga. \"Kurosaki, the chief of Studio Gaga, has extraordinary drawing skill, as does the rest of their staff. I believe that after they complete \u003ci\u003eBerserk, \u003c\/i\u003ethey will become famous in the manga world.\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.28 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53335014867309,"sku":"9781506746418","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/3R1mKEhUNw9781506746418.webp?v=1778886469","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/berserk-volume-42-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}