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Synonyms: Berserk: The Prototype
Japanese: ベルセルク
English: Berserk
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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, Supernatural Supernatural
Themes: Gore Gore, Military Military, Mythology Mythology, Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Young Animal
Authors: Miura, Kentarou (Story & Art), Studio Gaga (Art)

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Score: 9.471 (scored by 367261367,261 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: 731,889
Favorites: 131,343

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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.

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Volume 14: Berserk: The Prototype

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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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253 Recommended
18 Mixed Feelings
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Nov 26, 2024
OrganSeller
Recommended
Preliminary (378/? eps)
This is one of the few manga series I can say is a masterpiece or at least as close to one as any could get. Enjoyment of anything is subjective, so no matter what entertainment is out there one person could say it's the greatest thing of all time, and another could say it's overrated or trash (Captain Obvious here). This series is not for the faint of heart, as it has very graphic content all through out. The first chapter makes it clear to the reader so as not to waste their time if they are not into a series that shows mature pictures ...
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Nov 27, 2024
Unsiya
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 ...
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Nov 7, 2024
Lixey98
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Preliminary (150/? eps)
Can't believe this community gaslighted people into thinking that this is the best manga.

It's often praised for it's storytelling. What storytelling?

The story is just the MC vs your average goofy villain.
You can skip so many villains and the story wouldn't even change. They don't even interact with the main cast.
When they are defeated they are not relevant anymore.

The MC has more fights than most battle shonen MC's and they are so boring, generic and unnecessary.

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