Since 1989, the Berserk manga series by author Kentaro Miura has been attracting fans around the world. The fantastic medieval adventures of Guts, the warrior in magical armour and his Dragonslayer sword, never cease to fascinate. Grappling with his own darkness, he is his own greatest adversary in a world of violence and merciless combat.

A cruel world of dark fantasy

In a medieval world with a hint of Renaissance, filled with magic and sorcery, a hanged corpse gives birth to a child. This child, Guts, is taken in by a mercenary who raises him harshly and abusively.

The tone is set: Berserk is dark, violent and merciless.