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Berserk seasons

Berserk has three main anime adaptations. The 1997 TV series by OLM has 25 episodes and covers the Golden Age. Studio 4°C retold the same arc in three films released in 2012 and 2013, which were re-edited into the 13-episode Memorial Edition series in 2022. The 2016 series, produced by Liden Films and animated by GEMBA and Millepensee, picks up where the films end and runs 24 episodes over two seasons. That makes 49 TV episodes of continuous story, not counting the Memorial Edition. The manga is still running in Young Animal: after Miura's death in 2021, Studio Gaga took over the art with Kouji Mori supervising, and it has reached 43 volumes.

Season	Premiere	End	Episodes	Studio
1997 series	October 8, 1997	April 1, 1998	25	OLM
Film 1: The Egg of the King	February 4, 2012			Studio 4°C
Film 2: The Battle for Doldrey	June 23, 2012			Studio 4°C
Film 3: The Advent	February 1, 2013			Studio 4°C
2016 series, season 1	July 1, 2016	September 16, 2016	12	Liden Films (GEMBA, Millepensee)
2016 series, season 2	April 7, 2017	June 23, 2017	12	Liden Films (GEMBA, Millepensee)
The Golden Age Arc: Memorial Edition	October 2, 2022	December 25, 2022	13	Studio 4°C

1997 series

The first series opens with a brief scene of the adult Guts and then jumps back to tell the Golden Age: his youth among mercenaries, joining the Band of the Hawk and the campaigns for Midland alongside Griffith and Casca. It aired on Nippon TV from 8 October 1997 to 1 April 1998, with 25 episodes produced by OLM and directed by Naohito Takahashi.

2016 series, season 1

Picks up after the Golden Age, with Guts travelling as the Black Swordsman alongside the elf Puck. He is hunted by Farnese's Holy Iron Chain Knights and reaches a region gripped by Mozgus's inquisition. It adapts the Conviction arc in 12 episodes, aired from 1 July to 16 September 2016, produced by Liden Films.

2016 series, season 2

Guts travels on with a larger group that now includes Isidro, Farnese, Serpico and the witch Schierke, while war and supernatural creatures spread across the continent. It adapts the first half of the Hawk of the Millennium Empire arc in 12 episodes, aired from 7 April to 23 June 2017. It is the most recent new adaptation of the story.

The Golden Age Arc: Memorial Edition

A TV version of the three Golden Age films, remastered, re-edited and with new scenes, directed by Yuta Sano. Its 13 episodes aired in Japan from 2 October to 25 December 2022 on Tokyo MX and other channels, and Crunchyroll streamed it outside Asia.

Next season Not announced yet

As of October 2026, no new Berserk season or series has been officially announced. The last new adaptation was the second season of the 2016 series, which ended in June 2017, and the 2022 Memorial Edition only reworked the films. The fan-made Berserk: The Black Swordsman by Studio Eclypse was never authorised and was halted on 12 December 2025 after the rights holders objected. The 2026 headlines about Berserk of Gluttony refer to a different series.

FAQ

How many seasons of Berserk are there?

There is no single numbering. There is the 1997 series with 25 episodes, three Golden Age films (2012 to 2013) and the 2016 series with two seasons of 12 episodes each. In 2022 the films were also released as the 13-episode Memorial Edition series.

What order should I watch Berserk in?

Start with the Golden Age, choosing either the 1997 series or the three films (or the Memorial Edition, the episodic version of the films). Then watch the 2016 series, which continues the story from where the films stop.

Will there be a new Berserk anime?

Nothing official has been announced as of October 2026. The manga keeps running under Studio Gaga with Kouji Mori supervising, so there is material, but no studio has confirmed a new adaptation. Studio Eclypse's fan project was halted in December 2025.

Who is the main character of Berserk?

Guts, a mercenary who fights with a giant sword. In the Golden Age he belongs to Griffith's Band of the Hawk; in the 2016 series he travels as the Black Swordsman. Hiroaki Iwanaga voices him in the films and the 2016 series, Nobutoshi Canna in 1997.

Is the Berserk manga finished?

No. Kentaro Miura died in May 2021, and the series resumed in June 2022 with art by Studio Gaga, made up of his former assistants, and supervision by Kouji Mori. It continues in Young Animal, with 43 volumes as of August 2025.

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Updated October 23, 2026