Contributor(s):Miura, Kentaro(Author) ,Miura, Kentaro(Illustrator) ,Johnson, Duane(Translator)

Biographical Note:
While attending college at Nihon University, in 1988, Kentaro Miura debuted a 48-page manga known asBerserk Prototype,an introduction to the currentBerserkfantasy 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 titledKing of Wolvesbased on a script by Buronson, writer ofHokuto no Ken(Fist Of The North Star).

In 1990, the first volumeBerserkwas released with a relatively limited success. Miura again collaborated with Buronson on a manga entitledJapan. Miura’s fame grew afterBerserkbegan “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 ofBerserkthat 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 forBerserk. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Publisher Marketing:
An adult fantasy/horror epic of monumental proportions, Kentaro Miura’sBerserkis now offered at its original published size in handsome deluxe hardcover editions each collecting three volumes of the acclaimed manga series.

Marked with the unholy Brand of Sacrifice that draws the damned to him, Guts the Black Swordsman battles the minions of Hell that thwart his search for Casca, his former captain and lover. But Casca, too, is marked with the Brand, and Guts must find her before the legions of the abyss do! CollectsBerserkvolumes 16-18.