[b]Berserk[/b] manga creator Kentarou Miura dies at the age of 54

Hakusensha has published an official English translation of Miura's obituary on its website. The obituary reads as follows:

Manga artist Kentaro Miura passed away on May 6, 2021, at 2:48 p.m. due to acute aortic dissection. He was 54 years old.

We would like to express our deepest respect and appreciation for his artistic work and pray that his soul may rest in peace.

Miura's family held a funeral.

Kentaro Miura worked on his series Berserk and many other popular stories for Hakusensha over the years. Berserk is currently being continued in Young Animal Comics, and Dur-An-Ki has been featured in Young Animal Zero for two years.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the readers who have loved his works. Please accept our sincere condolences for his passing.

Hakusensha

All members of the Young Animal editorial staff are deeply shocked and saddened by the sudden death of Kentaro Miura.

We are at a loss as to how to deal with this painful reality. To be honest, we simply cannot find the right words. Our memories of him are splendid and filled with his smile from the time we were together; he always spoke so cheerfully about his favorite comics, cartoons, and movies. Honestly, we had never seen him angry or upset. He was a happy person with the heart of a little boy.

We would like all his fans and those connected to him to imagine him smiling joyfully and silently praying with us for the repose of his soul. We appreciate your kind understanding.

Sincerely, Young Animal Editing Department

Miura published the one-shot version of the Berserk manga in Hakusensha's Monthly Comicomi magazine in 1988. He launched the full Berserk manga series in 1989 in Hakusensha's Monthly Animal House magazine, and the series has continued to this day in Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine. It has a circulation of over 40 million copies.