{"product_id":"berserk-vol-01","title":"Berserk - Vol 01","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eWhile attending college at Nihon University, in 1988,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKentaro Miura\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003edebuted a 48-page manga known as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerserk Prototype\u003c\/i\u003e, an introduction to the current\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerserk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efantasy 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebased on a script by Buronson, writer of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHokuto no Ken\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eFist Of The North Star\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1990, the first volume \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerserk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was released with a relatively limited success. Miura again collaborated with Buronson on manga entitled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Miura's fame grew after \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerserk\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebegan \"The Golden Age\" story arc and the huge success of this masterpiece made of him one of the most prominent contemporary manga artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1997, Miura supervised the production of 25 anime episodes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerserk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that aired in the same year on NTV.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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 ( \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) Cultural Prize of Excellence for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerserk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published: Tokyo, Japan: Hakusensha, Inc., 1990.;Reads from right to left in the traditional Japanese format.;Parental advisory: Explicit content.;The Black Swordsman Guts, who's marked with The Brand, which draws demonic forces toward him, embarks on a quest for vengeance along with his companion Puck, an annoying elf.;For mature readers 18+.;Translated from the Japanese.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCreated by Kentaro Miura, Berserk is manga mayhem to the extreme - violent, horrifying, and mercilessly funny - and the wellspring for the internationally popular anime series. Not for the squeamish or the easily offended, Berserk asks for no quarter - and offers none!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned - and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Horse Manga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45478329155874,"sku":"","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/6032\/6744\/files\/B073ZJV2VG.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_SX500.jpg?v=1688312889","url":"https:\/\/www.heroicgoodsandgames.com\/products\/berserk-vol-01","provider":"Heroic Goods and Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}