For more than three decades now Berserk is one of the most popular dark fantasy manga of all time. Not even the sad death of author Kentaro Miura stopped Gatsu's race, which continues in the pen of former assistant Koji Mori.
Soon the Berserk anime will return with the adaptation of the Arc of the Golden Age. This will be a good way for new generation fans to uncover a myth that originated in the pages of Young Animal, Hakusensha's magazine, in 1989. But once you've seen that part of the story, where can you do that? After the anime, start reading Berserk?
Unlike other equally successful works, Berserk never received the adaptation it deserved. The late Sensei Miura's work includes an original production released in 1997, an OAV trilogy and another anime series consisting of two seasons from 2016-2017. Berserker: The Arch of the Golden Age - Memorial Editionscheduled for debut on October 1st, is a re-release of the trilogy released between 2012 and 2013. These numerous releases might cause some confusion in the community and that's why we are clarifying which chapter of the manga to read immediately after the anime ends. .
The original 1997 Berserk anime adapts the Black Warrior and Golden Age to Eclipse story arcs. This part is adapted from the three anime feature films. Considering the latest anime, namely the one from 2016/2017, this one continues the story where the previous productions left off. Therefore, once watching the anime is finished, it is possible to start Start reading the Berserker manga from chapter 250. However, this is not recommended.
Berserker is one of the the most complex works ever created and the anime, in all of its incarnations, does not accurately chronicle the events written by Miura. Skipping even one arc or chapter could create confusion and lose the plot thread.
L'Berserk anime ignores fundamental points of the narrativeee omits all of the explanations given in the Black Swordsman Arc, for example. If you want to live the true Kentaro Miura manga experience, the only solution is to do it Read Berserk from the very first chapter. On the other hand, if you are already following the series, Berserk Chapter 370 will be released at that time.
