His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned -- and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.... more>>

Created by Kenturo Miura, Berserk is manga mayhem to the extreme -- violent, horrifying, and mercilessly funny -- and the wellspring for the internationally popular anime series. Not for the squeamish or the easily offended, Berserk asks for no quarter -- and offers none!

Warning: This manga is for mature audiences only, since it has sexual content and graphic violence (gore, blood, rape, etc). Definitely not for the weak hearted.

The 1988 Prototype chapter won a prize at the Comi Manga School Miura attended and the main series won the Tezuka Osamu Award for Excellence in 2002. <<less

Based on Mesopotamian and Ancient Greek mythology.... more>>

In the interstice between heaven and earth. Neither god nor human. Neither male nor female. Usumugal, a child given a name of "Dragon". The ancient world. Using their great wisdom, they have built up a new myth.

Based on an idea by Kentaro Miura. He produces and supervises the manga. His art studio draws and writes the series from his outlines. <<less

One of the first published works by famed mangaka, Miura Kentaro. It follows the heroic lone wolf, Noa, in a desert-punk post-apocalypse.

100 million years after the Great Destruction, life hangs on in the wastelands with human, demi-humans, and massive creatures fighting for survival. With the Empire... more>> of Olympus using colossal beasts to crush their adversaries, only gladiator Delos, mystic Prome, and the titan Gohra they become can hope to stem genocide and heal the shattered Earth. <<less

A bright-spirited young historical scholar, Iba, disappears while on a lone expedition to study the ancient Silk Road. A year later his girlfriend, Kyoko, sets out for the Silk Road in order to find clues that will help to unravel the mystery of Iba's disappearance. ... more>>

When she arrives, she finds the charm she gave Iba for protection, and moments later she is sucked into a black vortex and loses consciousness. Kyoko awakes to find herself in a very different place and discovers that Iba is not only alive but is a warrior-slave under the reign of Genghis Khan in 13th century Mongolia! At last, when Iba and Kyoko reunite, they find that there are a series of events, crueler than the ones they have already endured, awaiting them. <<less

One of the first published works by famed mangaka, Miura Kentaro.... more>>

Rick has lived a normal life as a mechanic's apprentice in a world underground. That, however, is about to change as he bumps into a strange intruder who is not quite like anyone Rick has ever seen before. Venus, the intruder, claims to be from another world just like Rick's, though slightly different. With the police after Venus, can they figure out what is going on?

Note: Won the "Best New Author" prize in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine <<less

Yuka Katsuragi, a beautiful TV news reporter, has attracted the affections of a Yakuza thug, Katsuji Yashima, who travels with his brother all the way... more>> to Spain to find her, only to have his affections rebuffed by Yuka. A terrible earthquake hits, and Katsuji, his brother, and Yuka, along with four high-schoolers in Spain on a field trip, all fall deep underground. While trapped below the surface, they encounter a mysterious old woman who reveals to them prophecies that the wealthy nation of Japan will meet the same demise as the once-prosperous city of Carthage. Katsuji and the others insult the old woman, who then sends them to see the world of the future with their own eyes, a future of desolation and death. <<less

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The great Berserk exhibition exclusive art book that contains the last interview with Kentarou Miura (from November 2020) and the first-ever collection of unprocessed art... more>> pieces from Berserk. <<less

A joke comic series drawn by the creator of Berserk about Berserk but hardly has anything to do with it. It gives some insight into the 97 anime production and Miuras' life. The main characters are Miura and Puck who's there mainly to mess with Miura.... more>>

These chapters were published in multiple places and so are hard to find.

Chapters and where they were published:

1. 「ベルセルク外伝　真夜中の聖戦 」Young Animal Issue #24 1997

1.5 Young Animal Issue #1 1998 (4Koma), December 26, 1997 (along with Berserk Chapter 112)

2. 「ベルセルク外伝２　奪われしパンドラの箱」 Young Animal Berserk Special Blitzkrieg Issue, May 5, 1998

3. 「ベルセルク外伝３　南海奇行ネオマンガ」Berserk Side Story 3 South Sea Eccentric Neo Manga | October 1998 Berselk OFFICIAL SITE/shockwave or jpeg/15 | Link to the chapter is at the bottom of this blog entry from Miura [but it's contents is now lost media]()

4. 「ベルセルク外伝４　電脳ジャッカー」 "Berserk Sword Wind Chronicles Complete Analysis Book", December 9, 1998, (97 anime art book) <<less