Evil Genius

ghostdog wrote:

yume wa kareno wrote:i honestly can't see it going for another 30 more volumes, much less 60-90. that's just making it epic for epic's sake. just because you love something, it can't...it shouldn't go on seemingly forever. that just cheapens the meaning. i know one of Miura's inspirations was the super long manga series (i forget the name right now), but that was planned on being 100 volumes from the beginning. Miura didn't have a plan when he started. he is fantastic, however the best part of a story is the ending. a "life's work" should be the culmination of events, not the detailed retelling that takes more time to tell it than what actually took place.

side note: are there any Yukio Mishima fans out there? "the Sea of Fertility" is a breath taking "life' work" in only 4 books.

I believe the 100 volumes series you're referring to, is the novel fantasy series Guin Saga by Kaoru Kurimoto, a book series. Anyway the man should continue the manga as much as he has inspiration but not just for the sake of prolonging the end. Besrerk should end when it should end and I hope that's not in 15 years... Having battles that each one lasts for 10 chapters isn't a nice way to make the manga last longer... there should be more focus on the story.

EnglishJim wrote:60 - 90 volumes, eh? It's taken over 15 years to get where we are, so can we expect another 15+ years of Berserk? I don't see why not.

pilurk wrote:

EnglishJim wrote:60 - 90 volumes, eh? It's taken over 15 years to get where we are, so can we expect another 15+ years of Berserk? I don't see why not.

.....in 15 years he might not be able to work...

Istvan wrote:

pilurk wrote:

EnglishJim wrote:60 - 90 volumes, eh? It's taken over 15 years to get where we are, so can we expect another 15+ years of Berserk? I don't see why not.

.....in 15 years he might not be able to work...

Bite your tongue!! Or fingers, I suppose given that you're typing. Regardless, don't say (or type) such things.

Buuhan1 wrote:

Istvan wrote:

pilurk wrote: .....in 15 years he might not be able to work...

Bite your tongue!! Or fingers, I suppose given that you're typing. Regardless, don't say (or type) such things.

Well, I think he's around 50 right now. So, if Berserk would to go on for another 15 years...he'd be 65..quite old, but not to the point of being unable to work. Especially in terms of drawing. But I gotta admit...I find it hard to imagine he's that old. But then again, I'm probably spoiled on Eiichiro Oda only being 31 or so, making him bout 21 when he started One Piece.

War Machine wrote:I was so close! He's 41. I wouldn't consider that to be old, he can keep writing and drawing Berserk for an extra 30 years easily.

dialdfordesi wrote:

War Machine wrote:I was so close! He's 41. I wouldn't consider that to be old, he can keep writing and drawing Berserk for an extra 30 years easily.

He could, but some people do like to enjoy their retirement at that age. I just hope that when Berserk ends it feels like an actual close to the whole world of Midland.

Istvan wrote: Seriously. This story needs to have a real end, with all (or most) of the threads wrapped up, not an "the author got tired of the series and had to wrap it up quickly" end.

Come on, the guy's been doing this forever, he'd never just kill it, would he? Think of the time and energy he's devoted to Berserk over the years. Also it's not exactly a 9-5 job he's got. And he knows it, judging by all the time off he takes. He's got no boss, but he's accountable to his fans, right?

uncempt wrote:I guess then we'd have an Evangelion style situation where the death threats would pile up until Miura feared for his life and redid the ending. Again. And again. And again...

That would be really shit. Come on, the guy's been doing this forever, he'd never just kill it, would he? Think of the time and energy he's devoted to Berserk over the years. Also it's not exactly a 9-5 job he's got. And he knows it, judging by all the time off he takes. He's got no boss, but he's accountable to his fans, right?

Tonbo wrote:

uncempt wrote:I guess then we'd have an Evangelion style situation where the death threats would pile up until Miura feared for his life and redid the ending. Again. And again. And again...

That would be really shit. Come on, the guy's been doing this forever, he'd never just kill it, would he? Think of the time and energy he's devoted to Berserk over the years. Also it's not exactly a 9-5 job he's got. And he knows it, judging by all the time off he takes. He's got no boss, but he's accountable to his fans, right?

Or it could be like Battle Angel Alita where he has to wrap it up because he's sick, but later revisits it with a new series and completely ignores the less-than-perfect ending.

Or it could be like The Wheel of Time series... so sad...

Istvan wrote:I will hunt you down and kill you. And I suspect that I will not be alone.

There are things you just don't say.

Istvan wrote:If your negative comments manage to curse/jinx this series, such that something like that actually happens, I will hunt you down and kill you. And I suspect that I will not be alone.

There are things you just don't say.

Frogacuda wrote:I remember him saying confidently that the Millenium Falcon arc was the final arc of the series. I don't see this going for another 30 volumes.

Aetherfukz wrote:Where did he say that? The only think I read/heard him say was that now that the party is assembled the story can start at last.

Eldo wrote:

Istvan wrote:Where did you get this information from? Do you have the source where you got this from? Because I've never heard anything about that.

Istvan wrote:

Aetherfukz wrote:Where did he say that? The only think I read/heard him say was that now that the party is assembled the story can start at last.

Which would seem to imply to me at least that it's not ending any time soon. This is a good thing. Because a major difference between manga and a movie is that the manga doesn't have to be watched/read all in one sitting, and so it's OK if it's really long, if the plot and characters stay interesting. Frankly, I don't want this series to end soon, because, among other things, I can't think of any possible way that all of the various plot threads could be wrapped up "soon". It might almost be an insult to the series to try.

Frogacuda wrote:I remember him saying confidently that the Millenium Falcon arc was the final arc of the series. I don't see this going for another 30 volumes.

I hope he wraps it up in a few years. I'd like a strong conclusive ending that comes because the story reaches it's intended end point, and not manga that just ramble until there's no longer any interest. You don't watch a movie wishing it would go on for another 3 hours. You just want the story to be full and complete.

The Prince wrote:

Frogacuda wrote:Look at DragonBall Z and GT.....even though it continued on forever, never for a moment did the series appear as if it were spinning its wheels.