Berserk
Manga
ベルセルク
1989/08/25
Character count464,696
Word count211,847
Unique words18,854
Words (1-occurrence)8,699
Unique kanji2,378
Kanji (1-occurrence)365
Difficulty Hard
Volumes42
External Rating
93 %

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. (Source: Dark Horse) Notes: - Volumes 1-5 contain the 16 prequel chapters 0A - 0P. - Chapter 83 was omitted from Volume 13 due to the author’s request. - Volume 14 includes “Berserk: The Prototype”. - Due to the author's passing, starting from Chapter 365, the manga is illustrated by Studio Gaga (Miura's assistants) and supervised by Kouji Mori (a close friend of Miura's).

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Genres
Action
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Psychological
Tags
Tragedy
Seinen
Male Protagonist
Revenge
Demon
Gore
Family
Philosophy
Anti-Hero
Travel
Swords
Survival
War
Body Horror
Foreign
Religion
Adult Cast
Fairy
Nudity
Disability
Dystopia
Politics
Military
Time Skip
Torture
Elf
Coming of Age
Curse
Kaiju
Non-Chronological
Tomboy
Medieval
Adoption
Dungeon
Slavery
Dragon
Ships
Monster
Subdecks
viewing decks 26-42 from 42 total
Volume 26
Character count8,700
Word count4,035
Unique words1,431
Words (1-occurrence)940
Unique kanji664
Kanji (1-occurrence)291
Difficulty Expert
Volume 27
Character count9,359
Word count4,404
Unique words1,662
Words (1-occurrence)1,132
Unique kanji776
Kanji (1-occurrence)351
Difficulty Expert
Volume 28
Character count12,937
Word count5,935
Unique words2,059
Words (1-occurrence)1,381
Unique kanji838
Kanji (1-occurrence)342
Difficulty Hard
Volume 29
Character count16,818
Word count7,535
Unique words2,435
Words (1-occurrence)1,633
Unique kanji955
Kanji (1-occurrence)368
Difficulty Expert
Volume 30
Character count11,046
Word count5,022
Unique words1,853
Words (1-occurrence)1,277
Unique kanji815
Kanji (1-occurrence)355
Difficulty Expert
Volume 31
Character count8,343
Word count3,875
Unique words1,538
Words (1-occurrence)1,083
Unique kanji716
Kanji (1-occurrence)334
Difficulty Expert
Volume 32
Character count10,628
Word count5,006
Unique words1,756
Words (1-occurrence)1,179
Unique kanji796
Kanji (1-occurrence)323
Difficulty Expert
Volume 33
Character count12,686
Word count5,920
Unique words2,113
Words (1-occurrence)1,425
Unique kanji916
Kanji (1-occurrence)392
Difficulty Expert
Volume 34
Character count4,179
Word count2,023
Unique words927
Words (1-occurrence)672
Unique kanji565
Kanji (1-occurrence)306
Difficulty Expert
Volume 35
Character count11,250
Word count5,215
Unique words1,935
Words (1-occurrence)1,319
Unique kanji812
Kanji (1-occurrence)345
Difficulty Expert
Volume 36
Character count11,581
Word count5,329
Unique words1,906
Words (1-occurrence)1,294
Unique kanji774
Kanji (1-occurrence)319
Difficulty Expert
Volume 37
Character count11,773
Word count5,402
Unique words1,897
Words (1-occurrence)1,297
Unique kanji802
Kanji (1-occurrence)336
Difficulty Expert
Volume 38
Character count13,544
Word count6,243
Unique words2,169
Words (1-occurrence)1,435
Unique kanji895
Kanji (1-occurrence)346
Difficulty Expert
Volume 39
Character count14,841
Word count6,758
Unique words2,245
Words (1-occurrence)1,518
Unique kanji913
Kanji (1-occurrence)352
Difficulty Hard
Volume 40
Character count6,946
Word count3,239
Unique words1,259
Words (1-occurrence)871
Unique kanji661
Kanji (1-occurrence)285
Difficulty Expert
Volume 41
Character count16,646
Word count7,604
Unique words2,668
Words (1-occurrence)1,816
Unique kanji1,090
Kanji (1-occurrence)388
Difficulty Expert
Volume 42
Character count6,978
Word count3,269
Unique words1,385
Words (1-occurrence)939
Unique kanji690
Kanji (1-occurrence)305
Difficulty Expert