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Matsuro rated Berserk #32 Apr 26, 2024
7.5

Berserk #32

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Nov 25, 2009

Guts, the Black Swordsman, joins forces with a most unlikely ally, the fiendish Nosferatu Zodd, in a desperate attempt to defeat the Kushan emperor's malevolent astral form. But Griffith, Guts' former commander and friend reborn as a demonic lord of the Godhand, has plans of his own for the emperor, and for Midland itself. Guts and his companions' ...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #31 Apr 26, 2024
8.5

Berserk #31

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Sep 30, 2009

Escaping the port city of Vritannis is no easy task, for even the finest ship is useless if it can't be reached, and a horde of Kushan monsters stalks the city's docks. Led by a powerful necromancer who has mastered both the elements and the monsters of the deep, this hideous brigade may be too much for Guts the Black Swordsman and his companions t...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #30 Apr 26, 2024
8.0

Berserk #30

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Jul 22, 2009

Thanks to Lady Farnese's selfless sacrifice, Guts, the Black Swordsman, and the rest of his companions are free to carry on their journey aboard the ship of Farnese's brother, Magnifico — that is, if they're willing to leave Farnese behind. But having to choose between their mission and their loyalties might not be a problem for long if the Kusha...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #29 Apr 26, 2024
7.5

Berserk #29

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: May 27, 2009

Guts, the Black Swordsman, and his companions have finally broken free of the monster-infested wilderness and arrived at the port city of Vritannis. But the band finds out all too quickly that humans can be just as monstrous as the nightmarish creatures and apostles they battled in the forest. As Schierke and Isidro face off against pirate slavers,...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #28 Apr 25, 2024
7.0

Berserk #28

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Mar 25, 2009

Guts, the Black Swordsman, and his companions have finally arrived at the sea, where they discover a mysterious child who seems to share a special bond with Guts and his former lover, the now-mad Casca. The troupe's brief respite at the shore offers moments for quiet introspection and deeper bonding, but such peace is always short lived where Guts ...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #27 Apr 24, 2024
8.0

Berserk #27

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Jan 28, 2009

Now equipped with the mystical Berserker Armor, Guts fights on against the dragon-form of Grunbeld and his legion of fanatic apostle soldiers. But the very armor that holds Guts together — in a nightmarishly literal sense — might be the last straw that tears his tortured mind apart! While Guts struggles to hold his own against his inner demons,...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #26 Apr 24, 2024
8.0

Berserk #26

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Nov 26, 2008

Guts, the Black Swordsman, goes from the frying pan to the fire as he must enter the mating chamber in the horrifying lair of trolls to rescue his love, Casca, and the Lady Farnese from the loathsome attentions of the hideous beasts. But while even an army of trolls cannot stand against Guts's boundless fury, the mightiest of warriors is no match f...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #25 Apr 24, 2024
8.0

Berserk #25

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Sep 24, 2008

Guts the Black Swordsman just can't seem to find a little peace. On his way to the idyllic tranquility of his miniature pal Puck's homeland of Elfhelm, Guts and his companions, at the behest of a local witch, assist a village beset by a plague of hideous and deadly trolls. Assisted by the witch's disciple, Schierke, the warrior band manages to turn...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #24 Apr 24, 2024
7.5

Berserk #24

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Jul 23, 2008

Desperate to find a sanctuary where his lover, Casca, will be safe from the demons drawn to her Brand of Sacrifice, Guts the Black Swordsman pushes his motley band of followers onward towards fairy Puck’s homeland, Elfhelm. With new allies who make their home in a mystically guarded woodland paradise, Guts’ goal seems within reach, but danger l...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #23 Apr 24, 2024
8.5

Berserk #23

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: May 28, 2008

Desperate as Guts, the Black Swordsman, has been to reunite with his former captain and lover, the now-mad Casca, he’s quickly learning that being together is as dangerous as being apart. What should be a simple journey to the safety of Puck’s homeland proves to be a gauntlet of perils, as the Mark of Sacrifice each bears brings the fury of Hel...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #22 Apr 23, 2024
8.0

Berserk #22

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Mar 26, 2008

The world of Guts, the Black Swordsman, is changing in a hurry. Though a demonic maelstrom has leveled the dreaded Tower of Conviction and ended the reign of terror of its grand inquisitor, Mozgus, peace has not returned to Midland. The Tower’s fall has heralded the unexpected return of Griffith, Guts former leader, last seen transformed from a s...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #21 Apr 23, 2024
8.0

Berserk #21

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Jan 23, 2008

Guts, the feared Black Swordsman, is on the rampage — and it's personal. Mozgus, the malefic master Inquisitor of the Holy See, in his murderous campaign against heretics, has captured Guts' former lover Casca and has her at the ready to be burned at the stake in the Tower of Conviction, little knowing that Casca's demonic Mark of Sacrifice is dr...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #20 Apr 23, 2024
7.0

Berserk #20

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Nov 28, 2007

The Black Swordsman Guts’ former captain and lover, Casca, has been taken by the Holy Iron Chain Knights to the "Tower of Conviction" of the fanatic torturer of the Holy See, Mozgus, who plans to treat the rumored witch to the proper agonies of the damned, but Guts is on his way to rescue Casca and dish out some chastisement of his own on any who...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #19 Apr 23, 2024
8.0

Berserk #19

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Sep 26, 2007

The bewildered and near-mad Casca, former captain of the Band of the Hawk — and former lover of Guts, the Black Swordsman — has been adopted by Midland’s pagan cults as a witch, due to her demonic Mark of Sacrifice. But the Holy Iron Chain Knights campaign to rid the kingdom of heretics by any means necessary puts Casca in mortal danger, and ...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #18 Apr 23, 2024
8.0

Berserk #18

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Jul 25, 2007

Hell has broken loose in the kingdom of Midland. On the death of Midland's king comes invasion, demonic forces seem to be on the rise, underground pagan cults are running wild, and the church is busily rounding up and teaching heretics the errors of their ways. While, Guts is busy testing out his newly repaired sword on the invaders, his former cap...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #17 Apr 22, 2024
7.5

Berserk #17

By: Kentaro Miura

Warrior supreme Guts, the Black Swordsman, has seen better days — and more popular — in the kingdom of Midland, a land he once defended as captain of the Band of the Hawk. But the Hawks were betrayed and slaughtered, and now the hyolier-than-thou Holy Iron Chain Knights have captured Guts and plan to whip some repentance into him — literally....

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Matsuro rated Berserk #16 Apr 21, 2024
8.5

Berserk #16

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Mar 28, 2007

Warrior supreme Guts has been marked for sacrifice to the armies of the damned, and now he has the blood of a village of possessed children on his hands — a horde of elf-demons straight out of a fairy-tale fever dream. But now Guts must deal with the Queen of the Elves herself, and though she may be cute as a button, she has hideous power and let...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #15 Apr 21, 2024
7.5

Berserk #15

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Jan 31, 2007

From his days as a young mercenary to his time as captain of the Band of the Hawks’ Raiders, Guts’s life has been defined by his ability to fight and his will to win. Now cursed with the Brand of Sacrifice — a sigil that will forever mark him as prey for the damned — and with his companions dead, his lover’s mind destroyed and his one-tim...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #14 Apr 20, 2024
7.5

Berserk #14

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Dec 6, 2006

The once unbeatable Band of the Hawk is smashed, and their former leader, Griffith, has made an unholy pact with the demon lords of the Godhand, sacrificing his former troops to resurrect his crippled body and ascend to stand in power beside these profane gods. The Invocation of Doom has unleashed a plague of unspeakable horrors upon the earth, and...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #13 Apr 20, 2024
9.0

Berserk #13

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Sep 27, 2006

The Band of the Hawk may have been the most formidable band of fighters around, but when matched up against an army of abyssal monstrosities, earthly fighting skills don’t amount to a hill of beans. The Hawks’ tortured and mutilated former leader, Griffith, has used the accursed Crimson Behelit to open the gates to a shadowy realm of unspeakabl...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #12 Apr 20, 2024
9.5

Berserk #12

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Jul 12, 2006

The Band of the Hawks’ rescue of their leader, Griffith, has brought them no ease. Broken beyond healing, a frail ghost of his former glory, Griffith is now more an object of pity than a man, and the Hawks, who’ve grimly hung together under duress and death during his absence, are now on the verge of splintering to the winds. But Griffith’s d...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #11 Apr 20, 2024
8.0

Berserk #11

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Apr 12, 2006

The Band of the Hawk — what's left of them — are on the run, Guts and Casca having rescued the Hawks' leader, Griffith, from the horrors of the King of Midland's dungeons. Starved, tortured mercilessly and imprisoned in an iron mask, Griffith hangs to life and sanity by a thread… and he'll be no help against the King's latest charges sent to ...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #10 Apr 19, 2024
8.0

Berserk #10

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Jan 25, 2006

Warrior supreme Guts has returned, and just in time to save the weakened Band of the Hawk from certain destruction… and to form an intimate bond with the beautiful warrior Casca. But job one is to find a way to free Griffith, the Hawks' leader, from the dank dungeons and round-the-clock tortures of the Hawks' former benefactor, the King of Midlan...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #9 Apr 19, 2024
8.0

Berserk #9

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Oct 12, 2005

Griffith, charismatic leader of the elite mercenary Band of the Hawk, has seen better days. His fearless champion, Guts, has left the Band, defeating Griffith in personal combat as his ticket out. With his judgment clouded by this unthinkable humiliation, Griffith eases his pain in the arms of the daughter of Midland’s king. But the King doesn’...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #8 Apr 19, 2024
8.5

Berserk #8

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: May 25, 2005

The century-spanning war between Midland and Chuder continues unabated. The two warring kingdoms, vying for supremacy, launch headfirst into what will become the final battle. Leading the Midland forces are the Band of the Hawk, lead by the charismatic Griffith, with the fearless Guts as his trusted champion. But should the Hawks triumph again on t...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #7 Apr 19, 2024
8.0

Berserk #7

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: May 11, 2005

Two feudal kingdoms, Midland and Chuder, battle for supremacy in what will become the final clash in a century-long struggle. Spearheading the Midland forces is the Band of the Hawk, a legendary cadre of elite mercenaries led by the charismatic Griffith and with the fearless Guts as its berserker champion. The Hawks' ferocity, courage, and fearsome...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #6 Apr 18, 2024
8.0

Berserk #6

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Jan 19, 2005

Back in the day, Guts the Black Swordsman was a top slayer for The Band of the Hawk, an elite mercenary unit led by Griffith, whose calm demeanor and callow beauty belied his fighting prowess and steel will. While in a king’s employ, the attraction between the king’s daughter and Griffith and the growing favor of the king towards the Hawk leade...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #5 Apr 17, 2024
8.5

Berserk #5

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Oct 13, 2004

He is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a warrior of legendary prowess — relentless, fearless, merciless. As cold and brutal as the iron of the massive sword he wields. Bent on revenge against the unholy forces that have branded him for sacrifice, but especially on Griffith, one of the demon lords of the Godhand. But Griffith was once a man, the leader ...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #4 Apr 16, 2024
8.5

Berserk #4

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Jul 14, 2004

Now that the evil Count has been killed and dragged to Hell by the demon lords of the Godhand, Guts, the Black Swordsman, hooks up with his former benefactor, the mercenary Gambino. But it’s a deadly reunion, one that nearly takes Guts’ life. The following years see Guts wandering from battlefield to battlefield, where his awesome skills as a s...

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Matsuro rated Berserk #3 Apr 16, 2024
8.5

Berserk #3

By: Kentaro Miura
Released: Apr 14, 2004

Guts, the feared Black Swordsman, finishes his desperate battle with the monstrous Count, cutting and blasting him to gory scraps when the presence of the Count's daughter makes the monster hesitate. But Guts won't even have the time to clean his gigantic sword when the Count's dying pleas activate the Behelit, summoning the five God Hands, demon l...

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