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Description
From Dark Horse:
His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned - and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloods... More...
His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned - and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloods... More...
From Dark Horse:
His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned - and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death or vengeance.
Warning: For mature audiences only, since it has sexual content and graphic violence (gore, rape, etc).
The scanlated Episode 83 God of the Abyss (2) was published in Young Animal No. 14 in 1996 but is left out of all collected editions. Vol 14 includes Berserk: The Prototype (1988).
Note: The 1988 Prototype chapter won a prize at the Comi Manga School Miura attended. The main series was nominated for the annual Tezuka Osamu Award from 1998 to 2001 and won the Award for Excellence in 2002. Won the prize for Best Seinen Manga at the Japan Expo Awards in 2007. Won the Manga Barcelona award in the Seinen Category in 2013 and 2021. Less...
His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned - and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death or vengeance.
Warning: For mature audiences only, since it has sexual content and graphic violence (gore, rape, etc).
The scanlated Episode 83 God of the Abyss (2) was published in Young Animal No. 14 in 1996 but is left out of all collected editions. Vol 14 includes Berserk: The Prototype (1988).
Note: The 1988 Prototype chapter won a prize at the Comi Manga School Miura attended. The main series was nominated for the annual Tezuka Osamu Award from 1998 to 2001 and won the Award for Excellence in 2002. Won the prize for Best Seinen Manga at the Japan Expo Awards in 2007. Won the Manga Barcelona award in the Seinen Category in 2013 and 2021. Less...
Type
Manga
Related Series
Challenging the Manga Dojos (Spin-Off)
Berserk: Honou Ryuu no Kishi (Novel) (Side Story)
Kentaro Miura Memorial Manga (Spin-Off)
The Artwork of Berserk (Artbook) (Spin-Off)
Berserk Gaiden (Spin-Off)
Berserk Official Guidebook (Spin-Off)
Berserk: Honou Ryuu no Kishi (Novel) (Side Story)
Kentaro Miura Memorial Manga (Spin-Off)
The Artwork of Berserk (Artbook) (Spin-Off)
Berserk Gaiden (Spin-Off)
Berserk Official Guidebook (Spin-Off)
Associated Names
Berserk Max
Берсерк
ברזרק
برزرک
बर्जर्क
बर्सर्क
เบอร์เซิร์ก
ベルセルク
烙印勇士
烙印战士
베르세르크
Берсерк
ברזרק
برزرک
बर्जर्क
बर्सर्क
เบอร์เซิร์ก
ベルセルク
烙印勇士
烙印战士
베르세르크
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Latest Release(s)
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c.375 by Evil Genius 7 months ago
c.375 by Scanpiea 6 months ago
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c.375 by Evil Genius 7 months ago
c.375 by Scanpiea 6 months ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
42 Volumes (Ongoing)
MORI Kouji took over the writing and Studio Gaga the art starting with Vo 42, Episode 365. More details here.
MORI Kouji took over the writing and Studio Gaga the art starting with Vo 42, Episode 365. More details here.
Completely Scanlated?
No
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 0-1 (1997) Skips Chap 0-2 to 0-8 / Vol 3, Chap 0-9 (Golden Age Arc) / Vol 16, Chap 119 (2016 EP2)
Ends at Vol 13, Chap 87 Page 15 (1997) / Vol 13, Chap 91 (Golden Age Arc) / Vol 29, Chap 249 (2017) All change/skip material
Ends at Vol 13, Chap 87 Page 15 (1997) / Vol 13, Chap 91 (Golden Age Arc) / Vol 29, Chap 249 (2017) All change/skip material
User Reviews
Forum
62 topics, 712 posts
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User Rating
Average: 9 / 10.0 (3565 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.98 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 8.98 / 10.0
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Last Updated
March 12th 2024, 9:17pm
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Genre
Action Adventure Fantasy Horror Mature Psychological Seinen Supernatural Tragedy
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Year
1989
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Dark Horse (41 Volumes - Ongoing | 14 Omnibus; print, 3-in-1 - Ongoing)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #125
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Monthly Pos #181
(-12)
3 Month Pos #165
(+41)
6 Month Pos #190
(-7)
Year Pos #176
(+46)
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Monthly Pos #181
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3 Month Pos #165
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6 Month Pos #190
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Year Pos #176
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On 607 completed lists
On 330 unfinished lists
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Definitely one of the best comics I've ever read.
Story is simply epic but U can say it's basically about two strong characters, their friendship, betrayal and about people who follow thous two. I say it one more time charakters - very very strong charakters is what i think is the best part of this book, they are very unusal U just can't compare them to any other charakters in other mangas.
Drawings are really good, and they fit very well in cllimat of dark mediavil age. They
Story is simply epic but U can say it's basically about two strong characters, their friendship, betrayal and about people who follow thous two. I say it one more time charakters - very very strong charakters is what i think is the best part of this book, they are very unusal U just can't compare them to any other charakters in other mangas.
Drawings are really good, and they fit very well in cllimat of dark mediavil age. They
Godly drawings( very cool traces). Unmatchable story. Cool heros. Epic wars. Giant Sword. Revenge. Sex(actualy, rape...).
If there was an oscar for mangas, BERSERK would win in all categories. Dont know why these ppl r giving only 7. Berserk deserves 100. Maybie they like stupid things like pokemon.
If there was an oscar for mangas, BERSERK would win in all categories. Dont know why these ppl r giving only 7. Berserk deserves 100. Maybie they like stupid things like pokemon.
Great Manga, but not the bes I've ever seen :)
wasnt the best, some good scenes, dont know why everyone likes it
amazing. the best by far.
See all the above
its good and getting better with each chapter released
It`s almost too hard having to just read one chapter at a time so I might have to wait one volume at the time. Epic story, great characters, great fight scenes everytime. It`s just great
cause there's nothing that comes close to this masterpiece!
Pure Goodness almost bettr then sex
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