Berserk Manga in Order (Arcs & Chapters)

1. Story arc 1

   Black Swordsman Arc

   Guts travels as a feared lone swordsman while pursuing signs of demonic powers. This opening establishes his hostility, his unexpected partnership with Puck, and the larger supernatural threat around him.

   Volumes 1–3

2. Story arc 2

   Golden Age Arc

   A lengthy flashback follows Guts from his harsh early life into the Band of the Hawk, tracing the friendships, rivalries, ambition, and political warfare that define his past.

   Volumes 3–14

3. Story arc 3

   Conviction Arc

   Guts resumes his journey through a world gripped by fear, religious violence, and supernatural danger. New allies become central as his pursuit intersects with a crisis gathering around a holy city.

   Chapters 95–176Volumes 14–21

4. Story arc 4

   Millennium Falcon Arc

   Multiple factions pursue their own visions of order amid war, monsters, and shifting alliances. Guts’s expanding traveling party faces escalating dangers while the world’s political and supernatural balance changes.

   Chapters 177–307Volumes 22–35

5. Story arc 5

   Fantasia Arc

   The journey continues into a transformed world where the party seeks refuge and answers. The arc broadens the series’ exploration of magic, recovery, and the uncertain consequences of earlier upheavals.

   Volumes 35–40

Sources checked: Dark Horse Digital, Berserk Wiki — Manga Releases — checked July 20, 2026.