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$14.99 US
5.1"W x 7.25"H x 0.6"D   (13.0 x 18.4 x 1.5 cm) | 6 oz (176 g) | 44 per carton
On sale Oct 02, 2018 | 200 Pages | 9781506707068
Sales rights: World
Berserk has conquered the worlds of manga and anime, and now comes the essential roadmap to the sprawling Berserk universe, exploring the characters, creatures, settings, and stories of Berserk's first 38 volumes.

Profusely illustrated and including never-before-seen art (including an eight-page color section) and author notes by Kentaro Miura, the Official Guidebook is a comprehensive tour through the epic adventure, shocking horror, and graveyard humor that can be only Berserk!

FOR MATURE READERS.
While attending college at Nihon University, in 1988, Kentaro Miura debuted a 48-page manga known as Berserk Prototype, an introduction to the current Berserk fantasy world. It went on to win Miura a prize from the Comi Manga School. In 1989, after receiving a doctorate degree, Kentarou started a project titled King of Wolves based on a script by Buronson, writer of Hokuto no Ken (Fist Of The North Star).

In 1990, the first volume Berserk was released with a relatively limited success. Miura again collaborated with Buronson on manga entitled Japan. Miura's fame grew after Berserk began "The Golden Age" story arc and the huge success of this masterpiece made of him one of the most prominent contemporary manga artists.

In 1997, Miura supervised the production of 25 anime episodes of Berserk that aired in the same year on NTV.

The series has also spawned a whole host of merchandise, both official and fan made, ranging from statues and action figures, to key rings, video games, and a trading card game. In 2002, Kentaro Miura received the second place in the Tezuka Osamu (Astro Boy) Cultural Prize of Excellence for Berserk. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan. View titles by Kentaro Miura
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About

Berserk has conquered the worlds of manga and anime, and now comes the essential roadmap to the sprawling Berserk universe, exploring the characters, creatures, settings, and stories of Berserk's first 38 volumes.

Profusely illustrated and including never-before-seen art (including an eight-page color section) and author notes by Kentaro Miura, the Official Guidebook is a comprehensive tour through the epic adventure, shocking horror, and graveyard humor that can be only Berserk!

FOR MATURE READERS.

Author

While attending college at Nihon University, in 1988, Kentaro Miura debuted a 48-page manga known as Berserk Prototype, an introduction to the current Berserk fantasy world. It went on to win Miura a prize from the Comi Manga School. In 1989, after receiving a doctorate degree, Kentarou started a project titled King of Wolves based on a script by Buronson, writer of Hokuto no Ken (Fist Of The North Star).

In 1990, the first volume Berserk was released with a relatively limited success. Miura again collaborated with Buronson on manga entitled Japan. Miura's fame grew after Berserk began "The Golden Age" story arc and the huge success of this masterpiece made of him one of the most prominent contemporary manga artists.

In 1997, Miura supervised the production of 25 anime episodes of Berserk that aired in the same year on NTV.

The series has also spawned a whole host of merchandise, both official and fan made, ranging from statues and action figures, to key rings, video games, and a trading card game. In 2002, Kentaro Miura received the second place in the Tezuka Osamu (Astro Boy) Cultural Prize of Excellence for Berserk. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan. View titles by Kentaro Miura

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Available for sale exclusive:
•     Algeria
•     Angola
•     Australia
•     Benin
•     Botswana
•     Burkina Faso
•     Burundi
•     Cameroon
•     Canada
•     Cape Verde
•     Chad
•     Comoro Is.
•     Congo
•     Dem. Rep. Congo
•     Denmark
•     Djibouti
•     Egypt
•     Equatorial Gui.
•     Eritrea
•     Estonia
•     Ethiopia
•     Finland
•     Gabon
•     Gambia
•     Ghana
•     Guam
•     Guinea Republic
•     Iceland
•     India
•     Ireland
•     Ivory Coast
•     Japan
•     Kenya
•     Latvia
•     Lesotho
•     Liberia
•     Libya
•     Lithuania
•     Madagascar
•     Malawi
•     Mali
•     Mauritania
•     Mauritius
•     Minor Outl.Ins.
•     Morocco
•     Mozambique
•     Namibia
•     Netherlands
•     New Zealand
•     Niger
•     Nigeria
•     North Mariana
•     Norway
•     Pakistan
•     Philippines
•     Puerto Rico
•     Rwanda
•     Samoa,American
•     SaoTome Princip
•     Senegal
•     Seychelles
•     Sierra Leone
•     Singapore
•     Somalia
•     South Africa
•     South Sudan
•     Sudan
•     Swaziland
•     Sweden
•     Tanzania
•     Togo
•     Tunisia
•     US Virgin Is.
•     USA
•     Uganda
•     United Kingdom
•     Zambia

Not available for sale:
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•     Aland Islands
•     Albania
•     Andorra
•     Anguilla
•     Antarctica
•     Antigua/Barbuda
•     Argentina
•     Armenia
•     Aruba
•     Austria
•     Azerbaijan
•     Bahamas
•     Bahrain
•     Bangladesh
•     Barbados
•     Belarus
•     Belgium
•     Belize
•     Bermuda
•     Bhutan
•     Bolivia
•     Bonaire, Saba
•     Bosnia Herzeg.
•     Bouvet Island
•     Brazil
•     Brit.Ind.Oc.Ter
•     Brit.Virgin Is.
•     Brunei
•     Bulgaria
•     Cambodia
•     Cayman Islands
•     Centr.Afr.Rep.
•     Chile
•     China
•     Christmas Islnd
•     Cocos Islands
•     Colombia
•     Cook Islands
•     Costa Rica
•     Croatia
•     Cuba
•     Curacao
•     Cyprus
•     Czech Republic
•     Dominica
•     Dominican Rep.
•     Ecuador
•     El Salvador
•     Falkland Islnds
•     Faroe Islands
•     Fiji
•     France
•     Fren.Polynesia
•     French Guinea
•     Georgia
•     Germany
•     Gibraltar
•     Greece
•     Greenland
•     Grenada
•     Guadeloupe
•     Guatemala
•     Guernsey
•     Guinea-Bissau
•     Guyana
•     Haiti
•     Heard/McDon.Isl
•     Honduras
•     Hong Kong
•     Hungary
•     Indonesia
•     Iran
•     Iraq
•     Isle of Man
•     Israel
•     Italy
•     Jamaica
•     Jersey
•     Jordan
•     Kazakhstan
•     Kiribati
•     Kuwait
•     Kyrgyzstan
•     Laos
•     Lebanon
•     Liechtenstein
•     Luxembourg
•     Macau
•     Macedonia
•     Malaysia
•     Maldives
•     Malta
•     Marshall island
•     Martinique
•     Mayotte
•     Mexico
•     Micronesia
•     Moldavia
•     Monaco
•     Mongolia
•     Montenegro
•     Montserrat
•     Myanmar
•     Nauru
•     Nepal
•     New Caledonia
•     Nicaragua
•     Niue
•     Norfolk Island
•     North Korea
•     Oman
•     Palau
•     Palestinian Ter
•     Panama
•     PapuaNewGuinea
•     Paraguay
•     Peru
•     Pitcairn Islnds
•     Poland
•     Portugal
•     Qatar
•     Reunion Island
•     Romania
•     Russian Fed.
•     S. Sandwich Ins
•     Saint Martin
•     San Marino
•     Saudi Arabia
•     Serbia
•     Sint Maarten
•     Slovakia
•     Slovenia
•     Solomon Islands
•     South Korea
•     Spain
•     Sri Lanka
•     St Barthelemy
•     St. Helena
•     St. Lucia
•     St. Vincent
•     St.Chr.,Nevis
•     St.Pier,Miquel.
•     Sth Terr. Franc
•     Suriname
•     Svalbard
•     Switzerland
•     Syria
•     Tadschikistan
•     Taiwan
•     Thailand
•     Timor-Leste
•     Tokelau Islands
•     Tonga
•     Trinidad,Tobago
•     Turkey
•     Turkmenistan
•     Turks&Caicos Is
•     Tuvalu
•     Ukraine
•     Unit.Arab Emir.
•     Uruguay
•     Uzbekistan
•     Vanuatu
•     Vatican City
•     Venezuela
•     Vietnam
•     Wallis,Futuna
•     West Saharan
•     Western Samoa
•     Yemen
•     Zimbabwe