History Trivia / Berserk

* SeriesHiatus: Creator/KentaroMiura was about as infamous as Yoshihiro Togashi for his long breaks in the publishing of ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'', so much that the fact that Guts and his companions were on a boat for years in real time became a meme. There were all sorts of rumors as to why, but no one really knew the reason. Miura was more open about some of the reasons for the later hiatuses, [[https://www.otaquest.com/kentaro-miura-interview-duranki-berserk/ such as his struggle to transition into a fully digital workflow to make it easier to work on the series]], [[https://www.facebook.com/1813962368827954/posts/2886373004920213 as well as trying to pace himself so as to not compromise his health]]. And with his untimely death on May 2021, the series is on a permanent hiatus.

* DemandOverload: The news of Kentaro Miura's [[AuthorExistenceFailure untimely death]] caused volumes of the deluxe hardcover edition of the manga [[https://comicbook.com/anime/news/berserk-kentaro-miura-death-manga-sold-out-amazon/?fbclid=IwAR01qkmtjRMatB4Nk_IwcpB54Ay67wfcFvk69wSXoyO9_3I1DKh78NDG7uA to sell out on Amazon]], thanks to a massive influx of new fans curious of the work he has left behind.

* ExtremelyLengthyCreation: Rather famously so among manga fans.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Kentaro Miura suffered a fatal aortic dissection on May 6th, 2021, leaving the manga's future uncertain.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: In the Japanese dubs of ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'', ''Anime/Berserk2016'', and ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk'', Guts is played by actor and model Creator/HiroakiIwanaga who gained recognition from his roles in {{Toku}} shows.

* ScheduleSlip: When Miura was on a roll, chapters come out once a month and new tankobon volumes once or twice a year, but he was notorious for frequently putting the manga on hiatus, which delayed the release schedule by months. Most egregiously, he ended one hiatus to start another one just ''two months'' later. These breaks were [[http://berserk-confessions.tumblr.com/post/18084538410/i-have-a-lot-of-respect-for-kentaro-miura-after likely necessary]] to stave off [[CreatorBreakdown breakdowns]]. Still, just look at [[http://skullknight.net/images/eps.htm this chart]] for how much his releases slowed down after 2000.

* ScheduleSlip: When Miura is on a roll, chapters come out once a month and new tankobon volumes once or twice a year, but he is notorious for frequently putting the manga on hiatus, which delays the release schedule by months. Most egregiously, he ended one hiatus to start another one just ''two months'' later. These breaks are [[http://berserk-confessions.tumblr.com/post/18084538410/i-have-a-lot-of-respect-for-kentaro-miura-after likely necessary]] to stave off [[CreatorBreakdown breakdowns]]. Still, just look at [[http://skullknight.net/images/eps.htm this chart]] for how much his releases have slowed down since 2000.
* SeriesHiatus: Creator/KentaroMiura is about as infamous as Yoshihiro Togashi for his long breaks in the publishing of ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'', so much that the fact that Guts and his companions were on a boat for years in real time became a meme. There are all sorts of rumors as to why, but no one really knows the reason. In recent years, Miura has been more open about some of the reasons for the more recent hiatuses, [[https://www.otaquest.com/kentaro-miura-interview-duranki-berserk/ such as his struggle to transition into a fully digital workflow to make it easier to work on the series]], [[https://www.facebook.com/1813962368827954/posts/2886373004920213 as well as trying to pace himself so as to not compromise his health]]. And with his untimely death on May 2021, the series is on a permanent hiatus.

* SeriesHiatus: Creator/KentaroMiura is about as infamous as Yoshihiro Togashi for his long breaks in the publishing of ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'', so much that the fact that Guts and his companions were on a boat for years in real time became a meme. There are all sorts of rumors as to why, but no one really knows the reason. In recent years, Miura has been more open about some of the reasons for the more recent hiatuses, [[https://www.otaquest.com/kentaro-miura-interview-duranki-berserk/ such as his struggle to transition into a fully digital workflow to make it easier to work on the series]], [[https://www.facebook.com/1813962368827954/posts/2886373004920213 as well as trying to pace himself so as to not compromise his health]].

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Kentaro Miura suffered a fatal aortic dissection on May 6th, 2021, leaving the manga unfinished and its future uncertain.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Kentaro Miura suffered a fatal aortic dissection on May 6, 2021, leaving the manga unfinished and its future uncertain.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Kentaro Miura suffered a fatal aortic dissection on May 6th, 2021, leaving the manga unfinished and its future uncertain.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''Berserk'''s creator, Kentaro Miura, passed away on May 6th, 2021, leaving the manga unfinished and its future uncertain.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''Berserk'''s creator, Kentaro Miura, passed away on May 6th, 2021, leaving the manga currently unfinished and its future uncertain.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''Berserk'''s creator, Kentaro Miura, passed away on May 6th, 2021, leaving the manga currently unfinished and it's future uncertain.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: ''Berserk'''s creator, Kentaro Miura, passed away on May 19th, 2021, leaving the manga currently unfinished and it's future uncertain.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Berserk's creator, Kentaro Miura, passed away on May 19th, 2021, leaving the manga currently unfinished and it's future uncertain.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Berserk's creator, Kentarou Miura, passed away on May 6th, 2021, leaving the manga currently unfinished and its future uncertain.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Berserk's creator, Kentarou Miura, passed away on May 6th, 2021, leaving the manga unfinished.

* CelebrityVoiceActor: In ''Anime/BerserkTheGoldenAgeArc'', ''Anime/Berserk2016'', and ''VideoGame/BerserkAndTheBandOfTheHawk'', Guts is played by actor and model Creator/HiroakiIwanaga who gained recognition from his roles in {{Toku}} shows.

* Author Existence Failure: Berserk's creator, Kentarou Miura, passed away on May 6th, 2021, leaving the manga unfinished.

* {{Jossed}}: Many fans believe that Guts was based on UsefulNotes/GotzVonBerlichingen (1480–1562), a legendary German knight with a prosthetic arm who led a band of mercenary soldiers and attained the reputation as a Myth/RobinHood [[JustLikeRobinHood figure]]. However, [[WordOfGod Miura stated in an interview]] that he created Guts independently and that he did not find out about von Berlichingen until after several volumes of the manga had been published, so this appears coincidental.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII's'' main hero, Cloud, was clearly inspired by Guts' character. Both men are lonely mercenaries hell-bent on exacting revenge against a silver-haired villain who not only ruined their lives, but also took away their respective love interests. Griffith was responsible for raping Casca to the point of insanity, whereas Sephiroth murdered Aerith. In both cases, the hero is even forced to witness these traumatic events occur right in front of their eyes. What separates Cloud from Guts is the fact that he doesn't indulge in the carnage and has a more upbeat personality. Lesser examples in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' brand include [=FF7=]'s prequel hero Zack (who, apart from sharing a familiar [=BFS=], bears no similarity to Guts in terms of life circumstances and personality) and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Auron]] (who looks like an older, samurai version of the infamous Black Swordsman).

** Actually involving another series, but which is so frequently cited by ''Berserk'' fans that it deserves mention: ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has cited ''Berserk'' as an influence on the ''Dark Souls'' video game series in several interviews. In [[https://www.pcgames.de/Dark-Souls-3-Spiel-55615/Specials/Hidetaka-Miyazaki-im-Gamescom-Interview-1167759/ this interview]], he acknowledged he is a ''Berserk'' fan and that it has greatly influenced the series since the first game. In [[http://skullknight.net/images/darksouls_berserk1.jpg another interview]] he gives a {{Shout Out}}, noting that when Art Designer Masanori Waragai showed him his Catarina armor design, he felt reminded of Bazuso from ''Berserk'' and thought that old design was appropriate for Siegmeyer's character concept. He also said that the greatsword arts and playstyle in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' were inspired by Guts. However, {{fanon}} sometimes exaggerates it, with some fans of both ''Berserk'' and the ''Souls'' games suggesting that ''Berserk'' was ''the'' primary inspiration of ''Souls''. Miyazaki didn't cite it as the primary inspiration, but mentioned it among other sources of inspiration, including other manga such as ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'', and ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', as well as as his collection of {{Tabletop RPG}}s and FantasyLiterature, the earlier Creator/FromSoftware game series ''VideoGame/KingsField'', and the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' game books.

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** Actually involving another series, but which is so frequently cited by ''Berserk'' fans that it deserves mention: ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has cited ''Berserk'' as an influence on the ''Dark Souls'' video game series in several interviews. In [[https://www.pcgames.de/Dark-Souls-3-Spiel-55615/Specials/Hidetaka-Miyazaki-im-Gamescom-Interview-1167759/ this interview]], he acknowledged he is a Berserk fan and that it has greatly influenced the series since the first game. In [[http://skullknight.net/images/darksouls_berserk1.jpg another interview]] he gives a {{Shout Out}}, noting that when Art Designer Masanori Waragai showed him his Catarina armor design, he felt reminded of Bazuso from ''Berserk'' and thought that old design was appropriate for Siegmeyer's character concept. He also said that the greatsword arts and playstyle in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'' were inspired by Guts. However, {{fanon}} sometimes exaggerates it, with some fans of both ''Berserk'' and the ''Souls'' games suggesting that ''Berserk'' was ''the'' primary inspiration of ''Souls''. Miyazaki didn't cite it as the primary inspiration, but mentioned it among other sources of inspiration, including other manga such as ''Manga/SaintSeiya'', ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'', and ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', as well as as his collection of {{Tabletop RPG}}s and FantasyLiterature, the earlier Creator/FromSoftware game series ''VideoGame/KingsField'', and the ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' game books.

* FountainOfExpies: ''Berserk'' and its characters have been a significant influence on Japanese fiction, inspiring many a hardcore, brooding badass who takes after the original hundred-man slayer.

*** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII's'' main hero, Cloud, was clearly inspired by Guts' character. Both men are lonely mercenaries hell-bent on exacting revenge against a silver-haired villain who not only ruined their lives, but also took away their respective love interests. Griffith was responsible for raping Casca to the point of insanity, whereas Sephiroth murdered Aerith. In both cases, the hero is even forced to witness these traumatic events occur right in front of their eyes. What separates Cloud from Guts is the fact that he doesn't indulge in the carnage and has a more upbeat personality. Lesser examples in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' brand include [=FF7=]'s prequel hero Zack (who, apart from sharing a familiar [=BFS=], bears no similarity to Guts in terms of life circumstances and personality) and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Auron]] (who looks like an older, samurai version of the infamous Black Swordsman).
*** Even ''females'' aren't safe: [[Anime/QueensBlade Cattleya]] is a good example of this.[[note]]Even if her background story is the complete opposite of Guts.[[/note]]

* BigNameFan:
** The Finnish metal band Music/BattleBeast has written many {{Filk Song}}s about ''Berserk'', and their 2015 album ''Unholy Savior'' is practically a ''Berserk''-themed ConceptAlbum.
** Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creator of the ''[[VideoGame/DarkSouls Souls]]'' series at Creator/FromSoftware, keeps ''Berserk'' as part of the large collection of books and tabletop games he's used as inspiration.
** Several Website/YouTube reviewers, including WebVideo/{{Digibro}}, [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Super Best Friends]] and WebVideo/SuperEyepatchWolf, cite ''Berserk'' as one of their favorites.
** Walter Bennet is one of the most prominent figures in the English-speaking ''Berserk'' fan community. He's been in charge of [=SkullKnight.net=] since 2000.
** Creator/HidekiKamiya, creator of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' and ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' is a fan of the series and has stated [[https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/77354157807378432 that it would be a great honor]] to work on a Berserk game.
** Creator/{{Gackt}} is well known for having a lot of nerdy interests, and ''Berserk'' is one of them. He became an PromotedFanboy when he lent his voice to some of the teasers to the movie trilogy (before their formal reveal as films were announced), and even asked Miura to design his {{Music/Vocaloid}}, Gakupo.
** Deathcore band Brand of Sacrifice (SpiritualSuccessor to The Afterimage) are ''huge'' fans of Bererk. They have songs titled "Casca," "Eclipse," and "Millenium" and their first album was titled ''God Hand.''
** Yūki Tabata, the creator of ''Manga/BlackClover'', is a huge fan of ''Berserk'' and has stated that it is one of his main inspirations for his series, which is seen in the art style and some characters.