Thank you, puella! Also, the biggest thanks to Walter, and, I can't believe I'm saying this, to Miura, of course! Wow, I'm sorry, I just can't resist quoting and responding to Kentarou Miura on skullknight.net myself! Part of me actually wants to write these addressing him in the first person, but I'll spare you.
Q1: To the readers, Guts as a character has grown tremendously in the past few years, but how much time has elapsed in the Berserk world since the end of the Golden Age arc in Volume 14? (i.e. Lost Children - Millennium Falcon)
I’d say it’s been 3-4 years, though it’s not been clearly decided.
Like Walter noted, re-reading the question and answer there's doubt as to whether he meant the end of Golden Age or the end of Lost Children. I agree with Wally it's probably the former, after all, we haven't had any defined time breaks since then for so many years to have passed, but 1-2 makes sense over the course of events we've witnessed.
Q2: Regarding the kanji "Taka," do you intend that to be Falcon or Hawk? Was there ever a conscious change in its usage, such as after Griffith's reincarnation, or has it always been "falcon" to you?
“Falcon” or “Hawk”, both mean [鷹] in Japanese. In some dictionaries, “Falcon ” is translated as [隼(はやぶさ)] but there’s almost no difference. I used "Falcon" from the great name of the “Millennium Falcon" ship in Star Wars.
I guess it's always been falcon. I know Hawk was official on merch and stuff, but I think this really could come down to it just being our language barrier, like, we see the difference, and he doesn't, and it's as though we're asking him which word he means among exact synonyms, "Did you mean gray, or grey!?"
Q3: Just before the launch of the Millennium Falcon arc, you were quoted as saying now you felt you were truly on the starting line of the series. Is that accurate? If that is the case, how far along are we in the story at this point?
I think we are at about 60-70%. However, I myself don’t know anything for sure when it comes to the future.
This is fantastic, I think it's kind of where we thought we were, or it felt like the story was, but great to hear it from the man himself nonetheless. This would be nice too since that's about the exact amount of space I have on my little Berserk bookshelf. =)
Q4: It's been years since the last art book release. There may now be enough content for 2-3 additional books. Do you plan to release any more based on your sketches and paintings?
No, I don’t.
This is an odd negatory, you'd think it would be something like his answer to the last question. Maybe the art books are more personal and involved for him where another anime is more the licensing/business side of things handled by the companies. I'd still think that business side of his work would be pushing for more art books though, considering how fantastic his work is it would sell itself and the series. I guess one should keep in mind that he has been releasing stand alone artwork though, just not in a collected volume.
Q5: What portion of the story was the most difficult in terms of making hard decisions about where to take the direction of the series? Any regrets?
No specific part was especially difficult or regrettable to me.
To bad he didn't have more to say here, even if the question doesn't directly apply to his experience. Maybe this is where we should have asked about the Apostle Guts is screwing on page 1 and Casca's boots in volume 23? =)
Q6: You've talked of post-Berserk projects in the past. Do you still expect to do it, or will you be enjoying retirement after having spent so long working on Berserk?
I don’t remember when I talked about my future plans after Berserk, but there's no doubt I’ll work on something else once it's over.
I'm looking forward to it, though I'd have been satisfied with just a hint about his future interests, because I'm really looking forward to it because it means I'll get to see Berserk in it's entirety.
Q7: Do you feel a sense of achievement at what you've accomplished over all those years? Was it worth the sacrifices to your life and health it has required?
Yes, I feel a sense of achievement, since my work has been appreciated more and more over time in society.
Besides, I can’t think of living any other life.
This is affirming to hear, I'm glad we're not holding Miura against his will.
Q8: Could you describe an average day in your studio? How many hours each day do you work?
I start working at 2:00 PM and I finish at 7:00 AM. Of course, the time I spend eating is included. I work 15-16 hours everyday, without holidays.
Awesome, he's a fellow night owl. I'm always amazed by the crazy hours highly creative people like him keep while remaining productive, or being more productive because of them. For instance, that not unlike my sleep schedule, except I'm certainly not constantly working during those waking hours, haha. Also, like Walter said, and Aaz has pointed out before, we can put the complaints about the release schedule to rest. I think people have taken the extremely high level of artwork in the series for granted.
Q9: Can we have some more details on why Episode 83 was left out of the collected volume? Do you consider the events in the episode to be canon? Can we expect to see or hear from the Idea of Evil again before the end of the series?
It’s because I wanted Berserk's world to be revealed just that far, not any more than that. The appearance of god in the manga conclusively determines its range. I thought that might limit the freedom of the story development.
I myself don’t know if the Idea of Evil will show up again in the manga or not.
I think it's interesting that he confirmed Idea not just as a god, but just god at the time (at least of man), as many already interpreted it. I wonder how much that has changed, if at all, with the deeper introduction of magic and appearance of other highly powerful astral beings. I wonder if that's exactly why Miura took Idea out of the forefront and literally into the shadows, for the freedom to do those things, or if it wouldn't matter. To put it simply, Idea was intended to be god, but is it still?
Q10: Rumors of a second season, or new animation of Berserk have been persistent since the first animation's conclusion. These have all been proven false, in time. But to be perfectly sure, are there plans for a continuation of the animation?
It’s possible.
SEASON 2 CONFIRMED! 
That was fun, and again, a red letter day in skullknight.net history, just huge. I feel stuck between trying not to overstate it (as the above image clearly demonstrates my restraint =), while not being able to truly express how significant it is without sounding silly... I think the only way to understand is to think back to the beginnings of this place. To imagine something like this then was either unthinkable or thought to be naive or just a fantasy. Amazing. The closing from Mr. Shimada was also very nice, especially acknowledging the rarity of Miura answering such questions and it being a special favor to his foreign, and in this case, Western audience. Essentially, a special favor to skullknight.net! =)
