Since One Piece was picked up by Viz and 4kids, they translated the art book for it and brought it to the US. Does Dark Horse have any plans of translating any of the manga art books and bringing it to the US? The only place I know where to get the Berserk manga artbook is eBay and I don't want to buy it from there.
What are the chances of the Berserk artbooks coming to the US?
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Tell Me Why said:
They didn't announce anything regarding the artbooks, so don't expect a release for now. You can always ask Chris Warner about it though.
Tell Me Why said:
There are 3 Berserk artbooks in total, plus a postcard book. They're not hard to find on online import shops. Sasuga Bookstore has 3 of them, it misses the anime artbook. Not a big deal since other places like Anime Shop have it.
Berserk Illustrations File
Berserk Visual & Story Files (Dreamcast game artbook)
War Cry: Berserk Postcard Book
Berserk Animation artbook
Of course, they're in Japanese.
Aazealh said:
Hi everybody,
Chris Warner here. Dark Horse has investigated these books, but mass-market book buyers apparently told us that they weren't interested in the titles. Some of the thinking, I'm sure, is that since the main appeal of art books is art, translations aren't all that critical, and the Japanese editions aren't that hard to get. The way to go might be to do some some sort of compendium edition that takes the best from several books and ends up being a distinct entity with a lot of art at a great price. Art books generally aren't big sellers, but Berserk is popular enough, I think, that a project like this might do okay. We'll take another look at this, and I'll let you know if anything happens.
Hi Chris, thanks for taking the time to respond.
Well actually, these artbooks do feature quite a lot of text, so translated versions would definitely be a plus (the Berserk Illustrations File was translated into German for info). I understand your point about mass-market though.
Chris Warner said:
Well actually, these artbooks do feature quite a lot of text, so translated versions would definitely be a plus (the Berserk Illustrations File was translated into German for info). I understand your point about mass-market though.
Rhombaad
Video Game Time Traveler
Thanks for the heads-up, Chris! I agree with Aazealh that there is quite a lot of text in the artbooks that needs translating. 
The Kentarou Miura interview is something I've been interested in for quite some time. 
I think an original, compilation artbook would be a cool idea, too. 
The Kentarou Miura interview is something I've been interested in for quite some time. I think an original, compilation artbook would be a cool idea, too. Which Berserk artbook is better and more up-to-date? Illustration File or Visual and Story File?
Tell Me Why said:
The Visual & Story File is about the Dreamcast game, so it's more actual but also smaller, with less pages, and entirely focused on the DC game. The Illustrations File is bigger, it's the oldest artbook but it focuses on the manga (13 first volumes) and features the covers art as well as original color pages from the old pre-publications.
All in all, I recommend you the Berserk Illustrations File over the others if you want to buy only one of them. There's no really recent artbook unfortunately, we're waiting for one to come out.
Have any of you ever purchased something online from Sasuga's Japanese bookstore? I'm not sure if it's the most reliable website.
handsome rakshas
Thanks Grail!
Tell Me Why said:
I don't currently order from them but I Always look for their booth at Anime Central (convention) every year. They have a fantastic selection of Berserk goodies and sometimes a statue or two. (Gotta start shopping from their online store)
Vaxillus
The one and only severed head
Sasuga is great, I got most of the Japanese series of BLAME! from them. If you're looking for another good bookstore to actually walk in and buy something from Kinokuniya has a great selection and plenty of Locations. Their website is mostly Japanese though.