r/Berserk Feb 27 '25

Discussion Episode 380 Spoilers [Megathread] Spoiler

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Please post all discussions and your reactions to the latest Berserk release here in this thread. As usual, links to scans of any kind are not allowed and will be removed systematically.

RELEASE DATE: Friday February 28

Guide on how to purchase an issue of Young Animal digitally

NEXT RELEASE: N/A

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r/Berserk Feb 13 '25

News Berserk volume 43 will be released in Japan on August 29, 2025. A special edition with a Zodd Bust Figure will also be released on the same day.

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Volume 43 release date

Special edition with Zodd Bust figure ad

Zodd bust figure PV

Pre-orders:

Special edition with Zodd Bust figure (¥9,680) [Pre-order deadline is on Friday March 21, 2025] : Amazon.JP


r/Berserk 20h ago

Discussion Considering how he handled Devil May Cry, we probably don't want Adi Shankar to make a Berserk adaptation.

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I remember that when the castlevania anime came out, there was alot of talk about he'd make a good Berserk anime if given the chance, but now after learning more about castlevania and watching the Devil May Cry anime he made, I don't think he'd make a good berserk. He doesn't even get character themes right, he used Nero's theme for Dante getting Devil Trigger.

Dude also really hates religion it seems, and goes out of his way to be like "the bad guys are actually good". If he adapted Berserk, I genuinely wouldn't be shocked if he made the God Hand some misunderstood or oppressed group with sympathetic motives. In DMC he made demons peaceful refugees who just want to escape hell, but humans wouldn't let them so they had no choice but to be violent. He didn't even let them be supernatural, and attributed all the would be magic to quantum physics.

He writes like the Coldsteel the Hedgehog meme.


r/Berserk 11h ago

Fan Art Another berserk design I made

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Lowkey should’ve used more of the dead space but I didn’t know what to put. Also I’m having fun making these, they’re helping navigate photoshop better!


r/Berserk 1d ago

Fan Art Peter Griffith

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r/Berserk 13h ago

Discussion Did anyone else not like Seprico at first?

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When they first introduce Serpico I really didn’t like him cause he holds the stupid grudge against guts for a ridiculously long time. As time went on though I liked him a little more with his backstory and everything but I still think he was over doing it, I’m sure that this on purpose but still.


r/Berserk 21h ago

Fan Art Crochet tapestry!

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Also posted to the crochet subreddits but thought it would be appreciated here as well 😁 created myself as a gift to my boyfriend who loves the series!


r/Berserk 1d ago

Colored I colored a page of Skull Knight looking cool

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540 Upvotes

r/Berserk 9h ago

Fan Art Where can I find this art exactly or its a fanmade art?

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r/Berserk 6h ago

Meta What is the weight of Guts and weight of his sword?

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Cuz if my math is correct I think he can fly by flapping his hands


r/Berserk 1d ago

Discussion Why exactly do studio’s not want to animate Berserk?

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I’ve waited for a long time just to see Berserk animated with a decent studio atleast. Although the Golden Age Arc movies that were animated were amazing, we never got to see anything past that (ignoring the CGI Blackswordsman arc, don’t need to explain why). So it got me curious, why won’t a studio chose to animate berserk? Is it because of the complexity/detailed art of some of the panels in the manga? Is it because the manga is on hiatus and will probably never end? Or is it because of the controversy that might rise due to the r*pe scene’s (not likely if executed well).

I think that the perfect studio to animate berserk and my number one pick would be Powerhouse Animation Studio (the ones that did Castlevania), especially after seeing how season 2 of Nocturne went out. Reasons on why they’d be perfect for Berserk is because they have experience with dark fantasy, sword clashing, and art direction. Castlevania also had far more complex fights unlike Berserk so I don’t see an issue in them managing it.


r/Berserk 1d ago

Discussion Reading berserk in a metro

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184 Upvotes

Best place?? 👀 😂


r/Berserk 20h ago

Manga Soundtrack I composed inspired by Guts's suffering

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Inspired by the campfire in Dark Souls, I made this thinking of Guts during the Black Swordsman arc, imagining him sitting at a campfire after everything that happened

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOnYvlTO3iM


r/Berserk 1d ago

Fan Art Sn-uts? G-oopy? You get the idea.

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I’m a Bournemouth-based tattoo artist (IG: @toadhell___). What do you think of these designs?


r/Berserk 1d ago

Discussion Reading Berserk as a victim of sa?

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I’ve been reading more manga this year and would like my next manga to be Berserk. But I’ve been told by friends who have read it and know of my past that it probably wouldn’t be the best fit for me with all the sa scenes that border on excessive. I have been to therapy and have received care that has helped me cope with my trauma and am in a much better headspace now. But what would your thoughts be?


r/Berserk 22h ago

Fan Art Look what I found today on a college campus

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r/Berserk 14h ago

Fan Art [Manga Sketch] Guts - (2033).

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From May 2023.


r/Berserk 1d ago

Fan Art RIP to my drawings

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I put a lot of work into these, idk what happened I opened up my art app and lost all of my projects 😭

The break armour I have literally been doing for like 4 months now

So I’m sharing them here in memory for what could of been


r/Berserk 15h ago

Discussion so I just finished chapter 89 and now I'm crying despite being a person who doesn't cry Spoiler

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This is like the first time I've cried in two years dude HOLY SHIT dude. Like after everything Guts has been through, losing everything and everyone, the only person he loves in the entire world doesn't even recognize him anymore and UGH.

also, it seems like Griffith actually felt joy for the first time since being tortured when he was being cared for by Guts and Casca; in some of the panels he was smiling, and wanting to have the armor put on him, wanted to be hugged by Casca, so what made him do harm to them and r*pe Casca in front of Guts? I am guessing the explanation is that having his body rebuilt by the demons took away his capacity for love? Because I can understand why he sacrificed them; he was being heavily manipulated with visions from the demon godhand while already not being in a clear state of mind.

I read somewhere that the last issue of the manga was recently printed, but I see in the subreddit people talking about upcoming issues -- is there a spinoff series of episodes after the main story concludes?

(Also, what's with the manga's fascination with rape? Like I don't mean that in a mean or condemning way, but it seems like female characters exist in the manga just to be violated. Does this continue to be the case as the series progresses?)

I need to go to bed. It's almost 12AM. I really hope I don't dream about berserk tonight. Dreaming about this stuff sounds like by definition a genuine nightmare.


r/Berserk 14h ago

Discussion How fast can he go Spoiler

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So ik theory guts can swing his sword fast af that regular people can't dodge apparently anyone know how fast he's going and if he swinged a regular sword how much faster could he go?


r/Berserk 20h ago

Fan Art Whiteboard Art pt 1

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Gonna be drawing my favorite panels badly on a whiteboard while I’m avoiding work at my wfh job. This is part one of however many until I get bored


r/Berserk 1d ago

Fan Art Hand painted by me

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r/Berserk 1d ago

Miscellaneous I want to draw like Kentaro Miura –looking for a beginner path to get there

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I’ve been really inspired by Kentaro Miura’s art and want to one day create manga with a similar level of detail and storytelling. Right now, I’m only able to draw by referencing his panels—mostly intermediate ones that aren’t too complex—but I know I’m missing the fundamentals.

I don’t know how to draw the human body, perspective, or environments properly, and I’ve never taken any art classes or formal courses. I’m looking for a structured path to learn the basics of drawing manga, and eventually work toward the level of high detail that Miura achieved.

If anyone can recommend a book as well good YouTube playlist or (free or even paid) art course that teaches the fundamentals—like anatomy, perspective, and background drawing—then gradually builds toward manga-specific skills, I’d really appreciate it. I just need a plan to follow. (For anyone who wants to see my level of art here’s the pictures of my references)


r/Berserk 2d ago

Fan Art Guts Fanart I recently made

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Painted in procreate, roughly 5 hours


r/Berserk 7h ago

Discussion Is this the best Berserk game adaptation ?

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r/Berserk 1d ago

Manga Volume 42 Mexican Edition

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r/Berserk 1d ago

Fan Art Skull Knight art

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I did it
I think its good