Kentaro Miura

Kentaro Miura

"Hate is a place where a man who can't stand sadness goes."

Kentaro Miura became renowned for his manga work. This hugely talented Japanese artist was known in particular for his dark fantasy series, Berserk, which is one of the bestselling manga series of all time with more than 50 million copies sold.

Miura’s influence over the manga genre, as well as on films and anime, cannot be understated. His series inspired the monsters in the Dark Souls series, as well as characters and styles in numerous other works.


Meet Kentaro Miura

Kentaro Miura was born in Chiba, Japan. He loved manga as a child, and created his own at just 10 years old. He continued drawing and creating throughout his teen years, and eventually enrolled in art classes and began publishing his works in school booklets.

While attending college at Nihon University, Kentaro debuted a 48-page manga known as Berserk Prototype, an introduction to the current Beserk 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 today.

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.

Sadly, Miura passed away in 2021 from an aortic dissection. He was just 54, but made a huge impact on the manga industry as we know it today, especially as new readers discover the Beserk series and world for the first time.

Popular Books By Kentaro Miura

Kentaro Miura's Top Series


Berserk Manga

Berserk, Vol. 1 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 2 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 14 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 15 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk : Volume 3 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 13 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 30 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 16 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 4 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 5 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 29 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 36 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 37 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 8 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 34 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 24 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Volume 21 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 40 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 7 : Berserk (Graphic Novels) - Kentaro Miura
Berserk, Volume 41 : Berserk (Graphic Novels) - Kentaro Miura
Berserk, Vol. 11 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 12 : Berserk (Graphic Novels) - Kentaro Miura
Berserk, Vol. 17 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 10 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 35 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk. Vol. 33 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 31 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 32 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 28 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 27 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 23 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 25 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 26 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 22 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 6 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Official Guidebook - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 39 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 20 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 19 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 9 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 18 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk, Vol. 38 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Deluxe Editions

Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 3 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 5 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 2 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 14 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 13 : Volume 13 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 12 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 6 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 10 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 11 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 7 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 9 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 4 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk: Deluxe Edition, Vol. 8 : Berserk - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Manga on eBook

Berserk Volume 27 : Berserk : Book 27 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 35 : Berserk : Book 35 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 11 : Berserk : Book 11 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 8 : Berserk : Book 8 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 17 : Berserk : Book 17 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 22 : Berserk : Book 22 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 15 : Berserk : Book 15 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 12 : Berserk : Book 12 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 25 : Berserk : Book 25 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 14 : Berserk : Book 14 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 9 : Berserk : Book 9 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 16 : Berserk : Book 16 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 32 : Berserk : Book 32 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 39 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 23 : Berserk : Book 23 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 2 : Berserk : Book 2 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 37 : Berserk : Book 37 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 38 : Berserk : Book 38 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 18 : Berserk : Book 18 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 19 : Berserk : Book 19 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 13 : Berserk : Book 13 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 1 : Berserk : Book 1 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 6 : Berserk : Book 6 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Official Guidebook - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 36 : Berserk : Book 36 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 26 : Berserk : Book 26 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 24 : Berserk : Book 24 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 29 : Berserk : Book 29 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 20 : Berserk : Book 20 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 4 : Berserk : Book 4 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 10 : Berserk : Book 10 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 3 : Berserk : Book 3 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 21 : Berserk : Book 21 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 5 : Berserk : Book 5 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 7 : Berserk : Book 7 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 34 : Berserk : Book 34 - Kentaro Miura

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Berserk Volume 40 - Kentaro Miura

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