Artwork of Berserk interview - Page 5 part 3

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Interviewer: There were various developments during the serialization, like the anime adaptation we just mentioned. Are there any that specifically stand out in your memory?

Miura: The most impressive one is when the manga was first animated (1997, "Kenpū Denki Berserk") and became a hit, the moment when I saw that the tankoubon were stacked with the covers displayed in a nearby bookstore. It was a very fluffy feeling, it didn't feel real. I think among mangaka, only really lucky ones can have such an experience, so it was an event I can never forget.

A fantasy that hasn't changed since the 80s

Interviewer: Please tell us about your future plans for "Berserk".

Miura: The story of "Berserk" will start heading towards its conclusion from here on. (1) More and more, we'll see Guts confronting Griffith, (we'll see) the God Hand, and so on. I've kept you (readers) waiting for so long, but please definitely look forward to it. I've also determined the landmarks for future developments. I think there will be some fluctuations within that, but since (the story) has been decided up to the latter half of the Elf Island (chapter), my goal will first be to draw that to completion.

Interviewer: Please tell us if you have a current goal as an author, or (if there is) something you want to try other than "Berserk".

Miura: This is really about after "Berserk" ends… As I've also felt the response to "Dur-An-Ki", first of all, I want to draw “Dur-An-Ki” properly. Of course, there are many genres I want to try drawing other than that. For things I loved from my generation, like Fantasy or SF, I'm always naturally surging with a lot of inspirations that I'd like to realize, so I've doodled even during my breaks. These days, there's been a boom (2) in thinking about transformation systems for transforming robots. *laughs* It's a transformation where the proper parts match up consistently, which is something that I love from the 80s. I have no idea if I will use it in a manga or not.



Note 1: In Japanese, Miura refers to "folding" the story, like folding a mat. It's an analogy he had also used during his talk with Shizuya Wazarai in 2021. "Folding" and "unfolding" refer to expanding the story (unfold) by introducing new elements, or tying things up and having it converge towards the ending (fold).

Note 2: He uses "boom" written in Katakana. He means he's been doing that a lot recently.