List of Berserk chapters

Illustration of Guts, an armored, muscular man, resting his hands on the hilt of his sword
Cover for the 2016 edition of volume 1, featuring Guts

Berserk is a Japanese manga series written and drawn by Kentaro Miura, and has been published by Hakusensha in the magazines Monthly Animal House (1989–1992) and Young Animal (1992–). Since the late 2000s, the manga has been published irregularly, with frequent hiatuses until Miura's death in 2021. Since then, the series has been supervised by Miura's friend Kouji Mori and drawn by Studio Gaga, consisting of Miura's assistants and apprentices.[1]

The story follows Guts, an orphaned mercenary on his quest for revenge, and consists of five major story arcs: "The Black Swordsman Arc"[nb 1] (volumes 1–3); "Golden Age Arc"[nb 2] (volumes 3–14); "Conviction Arc"[nb 3] (volumes 14–21); "Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc"[nb 4] (volumes 22–35); and "Fantasia Arc"[nb 5] (volumes 35–).[2]

The chapters (called "episodes") are since November 26, 1990, also collected by Hakusensha in tankōbon volumes; the posthumous 41st volume, which includes the final chapters that Miura had created for the series, was released in 2021.[3][4] 42 have been released as of 2023. The volumes are released in English by Dark Horse Comics since October 22, 2003; they are since February 27, 2019, also releasing hardcover editions which each collect multiple volumes.[5] The Japanese volumes were re-released with new cover art starting in 2016, following the rebranding of Hakusensha's Jets Comics imprint as Young Animal Comics.[6]

  1. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 7, 2022). "Berserk Manga Continues Under Kentarou Miura's Assistants, Kouji Mori's Supervision". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ ストーリーチャート STORY CHART. berserk-project.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 5, 2021). "Berserk Manga's 1st Volume in 3 Years Ships on December 24". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  4. ^ 「ベルセルク」41巻本日発売、ニューヨーク・タイムズ、ル・モンド、朝日新聞に広告掲載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 24, 2021. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference BerserkD-vol1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ ジェッツコミックスが名称変更！「ベルセルク」38巻発売＆全巻リニューアル. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 8, 2016. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2020.


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