Kentaro Miura

Kentaro Miura

writer, music department, art department

Kentaro Miura was born on Jul 11, 1966 in Japan. Kentaro Miura's big-screen debut came with Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King directed by Toshiyuki Kubooka in 2012. Kentaro Miura is known for Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent directed by Toshiyuki Kubooka, Marc Diraison stars as Guts and Hiroaki Iwanaga as Guts. The upcoming new movie Kentaro Miura plays is Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent which will be released on Feb 01, 2013.

Kentarou Miura was born in Chiba City, Japan, in 1966.While attending college at Nihon University, in 1988, Miura debuted a 48-page manga known as Berserk Prototype, an introduction to the current Berserk 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.At this time, Miura dedicates himself solely to be working on Berserk. He has indicated, however, that he intends to publish more manga in the future. The Berserk manga has spanned 35 volumes with no end in sight.In 1997, Miura supervised the production of 25 anime episodes of Berserk that aired in the same year on NTV. Various art books and supplemental materials by Miura based on Berserk are also released.The series has also spawned a whole host of merchandise, both official and fan-made, ranging from statues, 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.

  • Birthday

    Jul 11, 1966
  • Place of Birth

    Chiba, Japan