Berserk Manga Reading Order: Here Is How to Read It!
If you know anything about the world of manga, Berserk is quite probably a title that has come up at one point or another. Now, Berserk is definitely a classic, but with all the hiatuses and Miura’s untimely death, the future of the series had been in jeopardy for years. Still, in 2022, it was confirmed that Berserk would continue under the supervision of Koji Mori, Miura’s friend, and colleague, and would reach the ending that Miura intended. While we’re waiting for the manga to further develop the story, we have decided to tell you how to read the chapters that have already come out by giving you a detailed reading order for the Berserk manga.
How many Berserk chapters and volumes are there?
The structure of the Berserk manga is not overly complex, but it is a big work. As of the time of writing, there are – in total – 371 published chapters, 364 of which have so far been collected in a total of 41 volumes. But, seeing how Mori is going to continue the manga after Miura’s death, we know that the number of chapters and volumes is going to increase, so we don’t actually know how many we’ll have when it all ends.
In what order should you read Berserk?
Although there are suggestions that you should start with Volume 3 up to Volume 14, then go back to Volumes 1 and 2 before continuing after Volume 14, we think that this is not a great decision and that you should definitely respect Miura’s original publication order, meaning that you should start with Chapter 1, Volume 1 of the Berserk manga and continue from that point onwards.
Berserk reading order:
The volumes published so far include the following:
# | Arcs | Original Publication Date | Pages | Chapters |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Black Swordsman Arc | November 26, 1990 | 232 | 3 |
2 | Black Swordsman Arc | February 26, 1991 | 240 | 2 |
3 | Black Swordsman Arc, Golden Age Arc | October 25, 1991 | 240 | 4 |
4 | Golden Age Arc | February 26, 1992 | 240 | 5 |
5 | Golden Age Arc | March 29, 1993 | 240 | 8 |
6 | Golden Age Arc | September 29, 1993 | 232 | 10 |
7 | Golden Age Arc | March 29, 1994 | 240 | 10 |
8 | Golden Age Arc | September 29, 1994 | 240 | 10 |
9 | Golden Age Arc | March 29, 1995 | 240 | 11 |
10 | Golden Age Arc | September 29, 1995 | 240 | 11 |
11 | Golden Age Arc | March 29, 1996 | 240 | 11 |
12 | Golden Age Arc | September 27, 1996 | 232 | 10 |
13 | Golden Age Arc | March 27, 1997 | 240 | 11 |
14 | Golden Age Arc, Conviction Arc | September 29, 1997 | 240 | 9 |
15 | Conviction Arc | January 29, 1998 | 240 | 11 |
16 | Conviction Arc | August 26, 1998 | 240 | 11 |
17 | Conviction Arc | March 29, 1999 | 240 | 11 |
18 | Conviction Arc | October 1, 1999 | 240 | 11 |
19 | Conviction Arc | March 29, 2000 | 240 | 11 |
20 | Conviction Arc | October 27, 2000 | 240 | 11 |
21 | Conviction Arc | May 29, 2001 | 248 | 11 |
22 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | December 19, 2001 | 224 | 10 |
23 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | June 28, 2002 | 216 | 10 |
24 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | December 19, 2002 | 216 | 10 |
25 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | June 27, 2003 | 232 | 10 |
26 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | December 19, 2003 | 232 | 10 |
27 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | July 29, 2004 | 232 | 10 |
28 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | February 28, 2005 | 232 | 10 |
29 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | September 29, 2005 | 224 | 10 |
30 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | March 29, 2006 | 224 | 10 |
31 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | September 29, 2006 | 224 | 10 |
32 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | November 29, 2007 | 240 | 10 |
33 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | October 24, 2008 | 244 | 10 |
34 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc | September 25, 2009 | 252 | 10 |
35 | Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc, Fantasia Arc | September 29, 2010 | 236 | 9 |
36 | Fantasia Arc | September 23, 2011 | 228 | 9 |
37 | Fantasia Arc | March 29, 2013 | 244 | 9 |
38 | Fantasia Arc | June 24, 2016 | 212 | 9 |
39 | Fantasia Arc | June 23, 2017 | 196 | 8 |
40 | Fantasia Arc | September 28, 2018 | 180 | 7 |
41 | Fantasia Arc | December 24, 2021 | 180 | 7 |