announced in a statement. “He will be greatly missed. Our condolences go out to his family and loved ones.”Miura launched his beloved series in 1989.
It now spans 40 volumes and 35 million copies have been sold, according to its Japanese publisher Hakusensha. In 2017, Miura’s Dark Horse editor announced that more than 1.2 million copies had been sold in North America as well.
Set in a darkly humorous fantasy world inspired by medieval Europe, the adventures of sword-wielding warrior Guts and Griffith, leader of the mercenary Band of the Hawk, have also inspired an anime TV series, feature films and video games.Miura’s US editor, Chris Warner, once hailed the series as “a harrowing dark fantasy of monumental depth, complexity and audacity,”.
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