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Berserk Books in Order

Berserk by Kentaro Miura contains 44 books, published between 1990 and 2025. The first book is Berserk, Vol. 1 (1990) and the newest is Berserk Volume 43 (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
44
Published
1990–2025
Pages on record
9,221 in 41 of 44 books
Reading time
154–231 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,221 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 41 of 44 titles with a page count on record.

See all 44 books in order Printable Berserk checklist

Berserk is a Japanese manga by Kentaro Miura, set in a dark fantasy world modelled on medieval Europe. The swordsman Guts drives the story, hunting Griffith, who led their mercenary company, the Band of the Hawk, and then betrayed Guts and their comrades. Forty-four volumes are catalogued, from Berserk, Vol. 1 (1990) to Volume 43 (2025). A prototype appeared in 1988; serialisation started the year after in Hakusensha's Monthly Animal House, and moved to Young Animal in 1992. Epic fantasy and sword and sorcery are the catalogued genres.

How many Berserk books are there?

Berserk has 44 books, released between 1990 and 2025.

Berserk Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 44 Berserk books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 1 by Kentaro Miura, book 1 of the Berserk series (1990)
  2. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 2 by Kentaro Miura, book 2 of the Berserk series (1991)
  3. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 3 by Kentaro Miura, book 3 of the Berserk series (1991)
  4. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 5 by Kentaro Miura, book 5 of the Berserk series (1993)
  5. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 6 by Kentaro Miura, book 6 of the Berserk series (1993)
  6. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 7 by Kentaro Miura, book 7 of the Berserk series (1994)
  7. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 8 by Kentaro Miura, book 8 of the Berserk series (1994)
  8. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 9 by Kentaro Miura, book 9 of the Berserk series (1995)
  9. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 10 by Kentaro Miura, book 10 of the Berserk series (1995)
  10. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 11 by Kentaro Miura, book 11 of the Berserk series (1996)
  11. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 12 by Kentaro Miura, book 12 of the Berserk series (1996)
  12. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 13 by Kentaro Miura, book 13 of the Berserk series (1997)
  13. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 14 by Kentaro Miura, book 14 of the Berserk series (1997)
  14. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 15 by Kentaro Miura, book 15 of the Berserk series (1998)
  15. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 16 by Kentaro Miura, book 16 of the Berserk series (1998)
  16. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 17 by Kentaro Miura, book 17 of the Berserk series (1999)
  17. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 18 by Kentaro Miura, book 18 of the Berserk series (1999)
  18. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 20 by Kentaro Miura, book 20 of the Berserk series (2000)
  19. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 21 by Kentaro Miura, book 21 of the Berserk series (2001)
  20. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 22 by Kentaro Miura, book 22 of the Berserk series (2001)
  21. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 23 by Kentaro Miura, book 23 of the Berserk series (2002)
  22. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 24 by Kentaro Miura, book 24 of the Berserk series (2002)
  23. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 25 by Kentaro Miura, book 25 of the Berserk series (2003)
  24. Cover of Berserk, Vol. 26 by Kentaro Miura, book 26 of the Berserk series (2003)
  1. 1
    Berserk, Vol. 11990 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1990224
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  2. 2
    Berserk, Vol. 21991 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991240
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  3. 3
    Berserk, Vol. 31991 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1991240
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  4. 4
    Berserk, Vol. 41992 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992240
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  5. 5
    Berserk, Vol. 51993 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993240
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  6. 6
    Berserk, Vol. 61993 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993224
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  7. 7
    Berserk, Vol. 71994 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994232
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  8. 8
    Berserk, Vol. 81994 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994232
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  9. 9
    Berserk, Vol. 91995 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995240
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  10. 10
    Berserk, Vol. 101995 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995240
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  11. 11
    Berserk, Vol. 111996 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996240
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  12. 12
    Berserk, Vol. 121996 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1996232
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  13. 13
    Berserk, Vol. 131997 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997240
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  14. 14
    Berserk, Vol. 141997 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1997240
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  15. 15
    Berserk, Vol. 151998 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998240
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  16. 16
    Berserk, Vol. 161998 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1998240
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  17. 17
    Berserk, Vol. 171999 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999240
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  18. 18
    Berserk, Vol. 181999 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999240
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  19. 19
    Berserk, Vol. 192000 · confirmed 1/4
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  20. 20
    Berserk, Vol. 202000 · 232 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000232
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  21. 21
    Berserk, Vol. 212001 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001248
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  22. 22
    Berserk, Vol. 222001 · 248 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2001248
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  23. 23
    Berserk, Vol. 232002 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002208
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  24. 24
    Berserk, Vol. 242002 · 204 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002204
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  25. 25
    Berserk, Vol. 252003 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003202
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  26. 26
    Berserk, Vol. 262003 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003224
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  27. 27
    Berserk, Vol. 272004 · 217 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2004217
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  28. 28
    Berserk, Vol. 282005 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005240
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  29. 29
    Berserk, Vol. 292005 · 211 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005211
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  30. 30
    Berserk, Vol. 302006 · 208 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2006208
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Is there a chronological order for Berserk?

No separate chronological order is on record for Berserk, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Berserk books in order?

You should read the Berserk books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Berserk book also stands alone.

Where to start with Berserk

Start with Berserk, Vol. 1 (1990), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Berserk book?

Berserk Volume 43 (2025) is the newest Berserk book released so far.

Is there a new Berserk book coming?

No next Berserk book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Berserk at a glance

Still running
Berserk is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Berserk books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,221 pages across the 41 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 232 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Berserk books, 18 of 44, were published in the 1990s.

What the Berserk books are about

43 of the 44 Berserk books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: dark fantasy is tagged on 42 of 43. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Dark fantasy 42 of 43 books
  • Epic fantasy 42 of 43 books
  • Form:graphic novel 42 of 43 books
  • Form:manga 42 of 43 books
  • Form:manga volume 42 of 43 books
  • Franchise:ベルセルク 42 of 43 books
  • Series:ベルセルク 42 of 43 books
  • Sword and sorcery 42 of 43 books

More books by Kentaro Miura

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by Kentaro Miura

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.