Berserk
Manga
ベルセルク
1989/08/25
Character count471,699
Word count212,906
Unique words17,455
Words (1-occurrence)8,035
Unique kanji2,352
Kanji (1-occurrence)357
Difficulty beta
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
Philosophy
Family
Anti-Hero
Swords
Travel
Survival
War
Body Horror
Foreign
Religion
Adult Cast
Fairy
Nudity
Disability
Dystopia
Politics
Military
Time Skip
Elf
Coming of Age
Torture
Curse
Kaiju
Non-Chronological
Tomboy
Medieval
Adoption
Dungeon
Slavery
Dragon
Ships
Monster
Subdecks
viewing decks 1-25 from 42 total
Volume 1
Character count6,598
Word count2,975
Unique words1,008
Words (1-occurrence)646
Unique kanji462
Kanji (1-occurrence)197
Difficulty beta
Easy
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 2
Character count6,998
Word count3,183
Unique words1,065
Words (1-occurrence)676
Unique kanji482
Kanji (1-occurrence)224
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 3
Character count6,736
Word count3,065
Unique words1,037
Words (1-occurrence)669
Unique kanji505
Kanji (1-occurrence)240
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 4
Character count7,593
Word count3,381
Unique words1,030
Words (1-occurrence)654
Unique kanji478
Kanji (1-occurrence)223
Difficulty beta
Easy
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 5
Character count9,242
Word count4,118
Unique words1,316
Words (1-occurrence)824
Unique kanji578
Kanji (1-occurrence)236
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 6
Character count12,492
Word count5,669
Unique words1,727
Words (1-occurrence)1,098
Unique kanji731
Kanji (1-occurrence)314
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 7
Character count15,162
Word count6,839
Unique words1,959
Words (1-occurrence)1,240
Unique kanji775
Kanji (1-occurrence)293
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 8
Character count16,145
Word count7,201
Unique words2,025
Words (1-occurrence)1,299
Unique kanji822
Kanji (1-occurrence)344
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 9
Character count13,253
Word count5,769
Unique words1,733
Words (1-occurrence)1,099
Unique kanji741
Kanji (1-occurrence)315
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 10
Character count13,464
Word count5,901
Unique words1,856
Words (1-occurrence)1,235
Unique kanji767
Kanji (1-occurrence)299
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 11
Character count8,543
Word count3,705
Unique words1,290
Words (1-occurrence)870
Unique kanji549
Kanji (1-occurrence)262
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 12
Character count8,580
Word count3,846
Unique words1,161
Words (1-occurrence)726
Unique kanji526
Kanji (1-occurrence)239
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 13
Character count5,379
Word count2,417
Unique words854
Words (1-occurrence)538
Unique kanji402
Kanji (1-occurrence)191
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 14
Character count11,685
Word count5,236
Unique words1,657
Words (1-occurrence)1,073
Unique kanji661
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 15
Character count11,632
Word count5,016
Unique words1,460
Words (1-occurrence)912
Unique kanji571
Kanji (1-occurrence)244
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 16
Character count11,473
Word count5,104
Unique words1,607
Words (1-occurrence)1,038
Unique kanji670
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 17
Character count16,064
Word count7,293
Unique words2,207
Words (1-occurrence)1,453
Unique kanji926
Kanji (1-occurrence)384
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 18
Character count15,604
Word count7,134
Unique words2,120
Words (1-occurrence)1,357
Unique kanji875
Kanji (1-occurrence)352
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 19
Character count13,867
Word count6,132
Unique words1,954
Words (1-occurrence)1,284
Unique kanji791
Kanji (1-occurrence)334
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 20
Character count7,476
Word count3,577
Unique words1,234
Words (1-occurrence)821
Unique kanji635
Kanji (1-occurrence)302
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 21
Character count10,221
Word count4,711
Unique words1,524
Words (1-occurrence)1,006
Unique kanji685
Kanji (1-occurrence)315
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 22
Character count12,978
Word count6,042
Unique words1,864
Words (1-occurrence)1,223
Unique kanji869
Kanji (1-occurrence)340
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 23
Character count10,488
Word count4,691
Unique words1,663
Words (1-occurrence)1,114
Unique kanji749
Kanji (1-occurrence)329
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 24
Character count20,163
Word count9,020
Unique words2,439
Words (1-occurrence)1,538
Unique kanji916
Kanji (1-occurrence)356
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 25
Character count8,992
Word count3,992
Unique words1,314
Words (1-occurrence)853
Unique kanji615
Kanji (1-occurrence)260
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary