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Berserk

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Berserk: The Prototype
Japanese: ベルセルク
English: Berserk
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: Unknown
Chapters: Unknown
Status: Publishing
Published: Aug 25, 1989 to ?
Genres: Action Action, Adventure Adventure, Award Winning Award Winning, Drama Drama, Fantasy Fantasy, Horror Horror
Themes: Gore Gore, Military Military, Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Young Animal
Authors: Miura, Kentarou (Story & Art), Studio Gaga (Art)

Statistics

Score: 9.471 (scored by 369779369,779 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #12
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #1
Members: 736,615
Favorites: 131,969

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Synopsis

Guts, a former mercenary now known as the Black Swordsman, is out for revenge. After a tumultuous childhood, he finally finds someone he respects and believes he can trust, only to have everything fall apart when this person takes away everything important to Guts for the purpose of fulfilling his own desires. Now marked for death, Guts becomes condemned to a fate in which he is relentlessly pursued by demonic beings.

Setting out on a dreadful quest riddled with misfortune, Guts, armed with a massive sword and monstrous strength, will let nothing stop him, not even death itself, until he is finally able to take the head of the one who stripped him—and his loved one—of their humanity.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Included one-shot:
Volume 14: Berserk: The Prototype

Background

Berserk won the Excellence Award at the sixth Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2002. As of September 2023, over 60 million copies of the manga are in circulation.

The series has been published in English by Dark Horse Comics since November 4, 2003. It has also been released in Argentina, Brazil, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, México, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey.

In May 2021, the author Kentaro Miura suddenly died at the age of 54. Chapter 364 of Berserk was published posthumously on September 10, 2021. Miura would often share details about the series' story with his childhood friend and fellow mangaka Kouji Mori. The series resumed on June 24, 2022, with Studio Gaga handling the art and Kouji Mori's supervision.

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Reviews

Jan 28, 2025
Preliminary (364/? eps)
Berserk is amazing. From the extremely detailed artwork to the compelling emotions and even some romance, this manga is an absolute masterpiece. The story is very unique especially for when it came out, The side characters all have in depth backstories, development and are likeable and they all have pleasant designs that fit their personality well. The characters reactions to the events around them are realistic and it isn't hard to find relatable aspects of every character, even the bad ones. In all truth i cannot think of a single bad thing or something i would change about berserk. i recommend it to anyone who ...
Nov 27, 2024
Mixed Feelings
Preliminary (378/? eps)
The manga is worth reading and investing time in, but there is one key point to truly enjoy it you need to delve deeply into the story. Understand the narrative and its intentions and question the characters actions. Each event builds an idea, and every dialogue has a purpose. The story is far more than simple enjoyment I personally used Nietzsche’s philosophy, particularly the concept of the Übermensch, to interpret it. There are many paths to understanding the story it almost feels like a visual novel with various routes that shape your view. This is what makes it truly enjoyable. However, if you prefer a ...
Feb 3, 2025
Preliminary (380/? eps)
Berserk: a masterpiece at creating ever more problems without resolving anything.

Following a 30-year publication run encompassing nearly 400 chapters, this manga exhibits significant inconsistencies in quality. It seems that the author occasionally included plot points without fully considering their impact on the narrative, resulting in some forced extensions. That's quite disappointing for a manga with a monthly release schedule.

I guess you often hear that Guts, the main character, is one of the best manga characters of all time, but the truth is that he is mid. His trauma writing is mid. It is as if he is afraid of fire and only has his moments ...

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Recent News

Kentarou Miura's Assistants Resume 'Berserk' Serialization, 'Holyland' Creator Kouji Mori to Supervise

Kentarou Miura's Assistants Resume 'Berserk' Serialization, 'Holyland' Creator Kouji Mori to Supervise

The editorial department of Young Animal announced on Tuesday that the late Kentarou Miura's Berserk manga will resume serialization in the 13th issue on June ...read more

'Berserk' Creator Kentarou Miura Dies at 54

'Berserk' Creator Kentarou Miura Dies at 54

Prolific manga author Kentarou Miura, best known for creating Berserk, died on May 6 at 2:48 p.m. due to an acute aortic dissection. He was 54 years old. "We w...read more


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