'The Black Swordsman' ( 黒い剣士, Kuroi Kenshi).īegin arc: 'The Black Swordsman Arc' ( 黒い剣士篇, Kuroi Kenshi-hen)

The plot of Berserk is divided in five major story arcs: 'The Black Swordsman Arc' ( 黒い剣士篇, Kuroi Kenshi-hen) (volume 1–3) 'Golden Age Arc' ( 黄金時代篇, Ōgon Jidai-hen) (volume 3–14) 'Conviction Arc' ( 断罪篇, Danzai-hen) (volume 14–21) 'Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc' ( 千年王国の鷹編, Mireniamu Farukon-hen) (volume 22–35) 'Fantasia Arc' ( 幻造世界編, Fantajia-hen) (volume 35–). A hardcover Deluxe Edition is also being released by Dark Horse Comics since February 27, 2019. As of September 25, 2019, forty volumes have been released. The first volume was published on October 22, 2003. In North America, the series is licensed for English release by Dark Horse Comics. Since the late 2000s, the manga had been published on an irregular basis with the author taking frequent hiatuses until his death on May 6, 2021. As of December 24, 2021, forty-one volumes have been released. In June 2016, Hakusensha's Jets Comics imprint was rebranded as Young Animal Comics and the first thirty-seven volumes of Berserk were re-published with new cover arts. The first volume was released in Japan on Novemunder the Jets Comics imprint.

The individual chapters are collected by Hakusensha in a series of tankōbon volumes. A total of 364 chapters have been released in Japan. The plot follows the adventures of Guts, an orphaned mercenary warrior on his quest for revenge. The chapters of the Berserk manga, written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura, have been published in Japan by Hakusensha in the seinen manga magazines Monthly Animal House (from 1989 to 1992) and Young Animal (from 1992). Manga volume 1 cover (Young Animal Comics 2016 edition)

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