Berserk
Manga
ベルセルク
1989/08/25
Character count463,408
Word count206,860
Unique words18,625
Words (1-occurrence)8,662
Unique kanji2,378
Kanji (1-occurrence)370
Difficulty Hard
Volumes42
External Rating
92 %

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
Curse
Fairy
Nudity
Disability
Dystopia
Politics
Military
Time Skip
Torture
Elf
Coming of Age
Kaiju
Non-Chronological
Tomboy
Medieval
Adoption
Dungeon
Slavery
Dragon
Monster
Ships
Subdecks
viewing decks 26-42 from 42 total
Volume 26
Character count8,682
Word count3,941
Unique words1,397
Words (1-occurrence)918
Unique kanji664
Kanji (1-occurrence)291
Difficulty Expert
Volume 27
Character count9,315
Word count4,335
Unique words1,638
Words (1-occurrence)1,119
Unique kanji776
Kanji (1-occurrence)351
Difficulty Expert
Volume 28
Character count12,897
Word count5,775
Unique words2,014
Words (1-occurrence)1,359
Unique kanji838
Kanji (1-occurrence)342
Difficulty Hard
Volume 29
Character count16,793
Word count7,310
Unique words2,384
Words (1-occurrence)1,596
Unique kanji955
Kanji (1-occurrence)368
Difficulty Expert
Volume 30
Character count11,012
Word count4,829
Unique words1,812
Words (1-occurrence)1,262
Unique kanji815
Kanji (1-occurrence)355
Difficulty Expert
Volume 31
Character count8,332
Word count3,761
Unique words1,519
Words (1-occurrence)1,071
Unique kanji716
Kanji (1-occurrence)334
Difficulty Expert
Volume 32
Character count10,592
Word count4,872
Unique words1,725
Words (1-occurrence)1,165
Unique kanji796
Kanji (1-occurrence)323
Difficulty Expert
Volume 33
Character count12,672
Word count5,774
Unique words2,078
Words (1-occurrence)1,411
Unique kanji916
Kanji (1-occurrence)392
Difficulty Expert
Volume 34
Character count4,175
Word count1,975
Unique words907
Words (1-occurrence)666
Unique kanji565
Kanji (1-occurrence)306
Difficulty Expert
Volume 35
Character count11,231
Word count5,096
Unique words1,894
Words (1-occurrence)1,297
Unique kanji812
Kanji (1-occurrence)345
Difficulty Expert
Volume 36
Character count11,563
Word count5,195
Unique words1,860
Words (1-occurrence)1,267
Unique kanji774
Kanji (1-occurrence)319
Difficulty Expert
Volume 37
Character count11,727
Word count5,289
Unique words1,853
Words (1-occurrence)1,261
Unique kanji802
Kanji (1-occurrence)336
Difficulty Expert
Volume 38
Character count13,517
Word count6,103
Unique words2,132
Words (1-occurrence)1,411
Unique kanji895
Kanji (1-occurrence)346
Difficulty Expert
Volume 39
Character count14,825
Word count6,678
Unique words2,213
Words (1-occurrence)1,501
Unique kanji913
Kanji (1-occurrence)352
Difficulty Hard
Volume 40
Character count6,940
Word count3,171
Unique words1,236
Words (1-occurrence)857
Unique kanji661
Kanji (1-occurrence)285
Difficulty Expert
Volume 41
Character count16,620
Word count7,459
Unique words2,612
Words (1-occurrence)1,782
Unique kanji1,090
Kanji (1-occurrence)388
Difficulty Expert
Volume 42
Character count6,909
Word count3,165
Unique words1,350
Words (1-occurrence)924
Unique kanji690
Kanji (1-occurrence)305
Difficulty Expert