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Rest well Miura.

Berserk chapter 364 dropped the other day, being the last chapter done by mangaka Kentaro Miura himself before his passing. It left off on quite a cliffhanger, however it seems all too fitting nonetheless being at this point the story may diverge into countless possible endings.

Speculation is inconclusive, however currently points towards the rest of Studio Gaga making plans to finish the series in some capacity. This is further enforced by recent news that the manga Duranki, which was mostly created as a means to train the members of the Studio under Miura's supervision, was announced that it will be canceled and all 6 chapters will be released as one volume. Several members from the staff apparently took to social media to note that the Berserk manga was approximately between 60-80 % completed and it is assumed Miura informed the Studio of his intentions regarding the remainder of the manga. No further plans seem to be known beyond this.

Members should also take note not to be confused by some listing websites (such as MyAnimeList) which currently list the total number of chapters as 380 instead of 364. This number comes from the 16 prequel chapters (labeled 0A - 0P) that were included in conjunction with the manga (e.g. types such as "chapter 4.5").

I imagine it will be quite some time before we hopefully see the return of Berserk. I have no doubt that the Studio will be able to draw close to the level of detail that Miura used based on their artistic skill in Duranki, but time will tell if they will pick it up and what becomes of the plotline.