Berserk
Author
Author
Series
Berserk volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Have you got the Guts? Kentaro Miura's Berserk has outraged, horrified, and delighted manga and anime fanatics since 1989, creating an international legion of hardcore devotees and inspiring a plethora of TV series, feature films, and video games. And now the badass champion of adult fantasy manga is presented in an oversized 7" x 10" deluxe hardcover edition, nearly 700 pages amassing the first three Berserk volumes, with following volumes to come...
Author
Series
Berserk volume 4
Language
English
Description
Raised in torment, young Guts is hardened into a fearsome warrior, drawing the attention of the charismatic Griffith, commander of the elite Band of the Hawk. This crossroads will take Guts to fame and glory ... and damnation!
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
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 leader raises the hackles of the king's jealous brother, who plots to have Griffith summarily assassinated. But...
9) Berserk: 9
Author
Series
Berserk volume 9
Language
English
Description
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't take kindly to an employee picking the royal flowers, and the next stop for Griffith is the dungeon and the torture rack! Without Griffith and Guts, the Hawks become easy prey for Midland's army, and the AWOL Guts may...
Author
Series
Berserk volume 10
Language
English
Description
Guts, the Black Swordsman, has saved the Band of the Hawk from the Midland army, but he must liberate Griffith, the Hawks' leader. Imprisoned and tortured, Griffith is in isolation but is not alone. Horrors dwell within the dungeons, where the living envy the dead! Collects Berserk volumes 10-12.
Author
Series
Berserk volume 10
Language
English
Description
Guts, the Black Swordsman, has saved the Band of the Hawk from the Midland army, but he must liberate Griffith, the Hawks' leader. Imprisoned and tortured, Griffith is in isolation but is not alone. Horrors dwell within the dungeons, where the living envy the dead! Collects Berserk volumes 10-12.
Author
Series
Berserk volume 14
Language
English
Description
Griffith, the mutilated leader of the Band of the Hawk mercenaries, offers up his command to the demon lords of the Godhand in exchange for a rebirth into beauty--and terrible power. But the Hawks' berserker champion, Guts, will take on perdition itself to save his lover, Casca, from the profane violations that only Hell can offer! Collects Berserk volumes 13-15, and includes Berserk Prototype, the original Berserk submission story.
15) Berserk: 15
Author
Series
Berserk volume 15
Language
English
Description
From his days as a young mercenary to his time as captain of the Band of the Hawks' Raiders, Guts' 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-time commander and friend reborn as a malevolent demon lord, it seems that more than ever Guts must rely upon his instinct...
16) Berserk: 16
Author
Series
Berserk volume 16
Language
English
Description
"Warrior supreme Guts has been marked for sacrifice to the armies of the damned, and now he has the blood of a village's 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 lethal intent, and in her wake, no one lives happily ever after!"--P. [4] of cover.
17) Berserk: 17
Author
Series
Berserk volume 17
Language
English
Description
Renegade demon-slayer Guts, the Black Swordsman, may be the bane of the demonic realm, but he's not much more popular in the kingdom of Midland. The Knights of the Holy Iron Chain capture him and try to force him to repent. However, he takes the Chain's leader hostage instead.
Author
Series
Berserk volume 18
Language
English
Description
Marked with the unholy Brand of Sacrifice that draws the damned to him, Guts the Black Swordsman battles the minions of Hell that thwart his search for Casca, his former captain and lover. But Casca, too, is marked with the Brand, and Guts must find her before the legions of the abyss do! Collects Berserk volumes 16-18.--Publishers website
19) Berserk: 19
Author
Series
Berserk volume 19
Language
English
Description
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 because of her demonic Mark of Sacrifice. The Holy Iron Chain Knights' campaign to rid the kingdom of heretics by any means necessary puts Casca in mortal danger, and Guts is having none of it, but all parties involved may end up with more than they bargained for as demonic spirits,...
20) Berserk: 20
Author
Series
Berserk volume 20
Language
English
Description
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 to any who get in his way. But forces in the demonic realms are in motion and are being drawn to the torture tower...
21) Berserk: 21
Author
Series
Berserk volume 21
Language
English
Description
"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 drawing hideous dark powers to the Tower. It'll take everything Guts has and more to defeat Mozgus-who...
Author
Series
Berserk volume 22
Language
English
Description
"The Tower of Conviction has fallen, heralding the unexpected return of Guts' former commander, Griffith, transformed from a mutilated husk into a demon lord. Regenerated into health and beauty with his ambitions intact, Griffith has raised a new Band of the Hawk, recruited from darkness to fulfill his deadly destiny. Collects Berserk volumes 22-24."--Publisher's website.
23) Berserk: 23
Author
Series
Berserk volume 23
Language
English
Description
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 Hell down upon them, and Guts discovers that in his darkest moments he himself is the greatest danger to the...
Author
Series
Berserk volume 25
Language
English
Description
"Though Guts the Black Swordsman lies at death's door from battling against the giant dragon knight Grunbeld and his legion of demonic Apostles, the witch Schierke has a dangerous card to play to put Guts back in the fight: the unholy Berserker Armor. But the accursed shell that holds Guts together--in a nightmarishly literal sense--unleashes its hosts inner demons, which could tear apart Guts tortured mind and send him into eternal darkness!"--
27) Berserk: 27
Author
Series
Berserk volume 27
Language
English
Description
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, monsters of a very different sort rally in Windham as the Kushan Emperor, Ganishka, and the newly reborn Griffith...
28) Berserk: 28
Author
Series
Berserk volume 28
Language
English
Description
"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 is involved, and Guts must once again don the demonic Berserker Armor to take on a force of bloodthirsty...
29) Berserk: 29
Author
Series
Berserk volume 29
Language
English
Description
"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, Farnese's power-hungry family tries to force her once again under the yoke of their political ambitions....
30) Berserk: 30
Author
Series
Berserk volume 30
Language
English
Description
Guts the Black Swordsman and his companions are now free to continue their journey, thanks to Lady Farnese's sacrifice, but they find themselves torn between their mission and their loyalties.
33) Berserk: 33
Author
Series
Berserk volume 33
Language
English
Description
Guts the Black Swordsman and his companions brave the open sea, hoping to reach Puck's homeland, Elfhelm, and its powerful elven king, who might be able to restore the sanity of Guts's former lover, Casca. But seeking out a sanctuary for Casca means that Guts must postpone his hunt for his ex-friend and leader, Griffith, who has been reborn as a demon lord hell bent on conquest. The winds of change blow fast and hard across the war-torn lands of the...
34) Berserk: 34
Author
Series
Berserk volume 34
Language
English
Description
"Faced with the Kushan emperor's horrific new form, and the bloody swath of destruction and spawning demons he leaves in his wake with each step, the soldiers in Griffith's new Band of the Hawk must assume their true unholy forms to battle the emperor, revealing their true faces to the citizens of Midland. How will these tormented refugees react when they discover that their would-be rescuers are as monstrous as their opponents? And could this titanic...
35) Berserk: 35
Author
Series
Berserk volume 35
Language
English
Description
"After a hellish battle against ravenous sea monsters, Guts the Black Swordsman and his companions are forced to seek refuge on a small island so that their ship can be repaired. But this island is not the safe haven they'd hoped for - it's a sinister place rife with dark energy, watched over by an ancient, vengeful god. And with a full moon on the rise, that god's power is about to be unleashed..."--Amazon.com.
36) Berserk: 36
Author
Series
Berserk volume 36
Language
English
Description
What Guts the Black Swordsman and his companions had seen as an island refuge from monstrous sea creatures and the ghost ship of the demonic Bonebeard is in fact the very lair of the malefic sea god that controls them. With no avenue of escape, Guts must once again don the Berserker armor to give his company any chance of survival. But without the protective influence of the sorceress Schierke, Guts risks being forever lost within the cursed armor...
Author
Series
Berserk volume 37
Language
English
Description
"...collecting Berserk volumes 37-39 in the original oversized serialization format and with updated translations and three fold-out color posters. Guts the Black Swordsman and company reach the island of Skellig in hopes than Elven magic can heal the afflicted mind of Casca, but first they must face the island's terrifying magical defenses. If they can pass through and reach Elfhelm, the Flower Storm Monarch of the Elves can perform the ritual that...
38) Berserk: 38
Author
Series
Berserk volume 38
Language
English
Description
"Guts and company reach the isle of Skellig in hopes that elven magic can cure the afflicted Casca. Meanwhile, Guts's Band of the Hawk comrade Rickert journeys to Falconia, the seat of power for Griffith, the Hawks' former commander. But the glittering towers of Falconia cast deadly shadows!" --
39) Berserk: 39
Author
Series
Berserk volume 39
Language
English
Description
From creator Kentaro Miura comes Berserk, a sprawling adult fantasy epic of horror, humor, and fierce imagination and the inspiration for the wildly popular anime. To cure the afflicted Casca, Guts and company battle Elf Island's magical defenses and finally reach Elfhelm, where the elven ruler opens the Corridor of Dreams, projecting Schierke and Farnese into the forbidding wasteland of Casca's mind. But horrors lurk there, some more foul than any...
40) Berserk: 40
Author
Series
Berserk volume 40
Language
English
Description
"Deep within the nightmare realm of Casca's dreams, Schierke and Farnese battle endless horrors to reach the dark secret that has imprisoned Casca's mind for so long. But the dreamworld dangers are no mere phantasms of the unconscious--they are a lethal reality to the intruders from the material world!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Berserk volume 41
Language
English
Description
"The world of manga was devastated by the May 2021 death of Berserk creator Kentaro Miura, but Miura-sensei left behind one final volume to cap his thirty-plus-year commitment to his signature vision. While Miura's epic remains unfinished, Berserk Volume 41 is a fitting curtain call for the beloved series, filled with joy, sadness, laughter, and imagination. Includes a two-sided color poster insert. Though Casca has at last been released from the...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Berserk has conquered the worlds of manga and anime, and now comes the essential roadmap to the sprawling Berserk universe, exploring the characters, creatures, settings, and stories of Berserk's first 38 volumes.
Profusely illustrated and including never-before-seen art (including an eight-page color section) and author notes by Kentaro Miura, the Official Guidebook is a comprehensive tour through the epic adventure, shocking horror, and graveyard...