Because the dying of manga creator Kentaro Miura in 2021, there’ve been questions on what would occur along with his ongoing sequence Berserk. Final yr, it was reported the manga would proceed via the late artist’s assistant staff at Studio Gaga and his shut buddy Kouji Mori (who is claimed to know the total story from begin to end) at the helm, and the final chapter of the manga hit again in Might to wrap up the Fantasia arc that started all the best way again within the 2000s.
As revealed (and translated) in the newest difficulty of Younger Animal journal, Berserk will return on September 22 with Chapter 374 to kick off its first wholly new arc in over a decade. Notably, this will even be the primary arc since Miura’s passing and with out his involvement. The plot of stated arc—and the place the sequence is at with regard to ending—hasn’t been revealed, although it’s stated to be based mostly on earlier idea work Miura had already achieved and particulars he mentioned along with his staff at Gaga again when he was alive. As with the remaining Fantastia arc chapters, Mori will proceed to supervise the manga.
To additional commemorate the significance of the brand new Berserk arc beginning up, Younger Animal is releasing a particular colorized web page of sequence protagonist Guts and the fairy Puck, which could be considered beneath.
Past a brand new arc, Berserk is ready to return this fall with the discharge of Quantity 42 (which is anticipated to gather Chapters 365-373) in Japan on September 29. For North People, Darkish Horse will launch a 14th deluxe version on November 21 that’ll function Quantity 40 (Chapters 351-357) and Quantity 41 (Chapters 358-364), plus a guidebook that includes Miura’s notes on Berserk’s characters and world for its first 38 volumes.
Chapter 374 of Berserk will drop on Friday, September 22.
[through Crunchyroll]
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