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Berserk, Vol. 40

Berserk, Vol. 40

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  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Kentaro Miura
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Summary

Deep within the nightmare realm of Casca's dreams， Schierke and Farnese battle endless horrors to reach the dark secret that has imprisoned Casca's mind for so long。

But the dreamworld dangers are no mere phantasms of the unconscious--they are a lethal reality to the intruders from the material world！

From creator Kentaro Miura comes the latest chapter of Berserk， a sprawling adult fantasy epic of horror， humor， and fierce imagination and the inspiration for the wildly popular anime series。

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Reviews

Rudolph ，

Well， it's over I guess， until the final volume comes out， which I already read online。 I guess my takeaway is that I agree with the masses。。。 the Hawk of the New Millenium arc is where the story drops off a bit， too many sidekicks and side quests， etc。 I do， however， think the drop-off is not that steep！ I like the rest of the comic （oops sorry "manga"， sorry teacher！）， there's lots of cool drawerings and it's fun to see stuff like say， guts riding Nosferatu Zodd like a surfboard。 Well， i guess Well， it's over I guess， until the final volume comes out， which I already read online。 I guess my takeaway is that I agree with the masses。。。 the Hawk of the New Millenium arc is where the story drops off a bit， too many sidekicks and side quests， etc。 I do， however， think the drop-off is not that steep！ I like the rest of the comic （oops sorry "manga"， sorry teacher！）， there's lots of cool drawerings and it's fun to see stuff like say， guts riding Nosferatu Zodd like a surfboard。 Well， i guess reflecting back， some of that stuff may have been lame。 I miss my friends guts and puck。 。。。more

Jen - The Tolkien Gal ，

If you're alone， if it's just your life， you can use it however you please。 Wear yourself out， get cut to ribbons; doesn't matter。 But when there's two， the blade grows heavy。 Fighting like death no longer concerns you; it becomes a thing of the past。 It's no longer just you。 I threw away my way of life， relied on the strength of others， and somehow pushed on。。。I am grateful。 - GutsRest in peace， Miura。 If you're alone， if it's just your life， you can use it however you please。 Wear yourself out， get cut to ribbons; doesn't matter。 But when there's two， the blade grows heavy。 Fighting like death no longer concerns you; it becomes a thing of the past。 It's no longer just you。 I threw away my way of life， relied on the strength of others， and somehow pushed on。。。I am grateful。 - GutsRest in peace， Miura。 。。。more

Jessica ，

MASTERPIECE

Cat B ，

**I tried my best to give a full review without spoiling anything**I didn't bother to update my thoughts on every single volume of the manga， so this is my review of the series as a whole。Kentaro Miura created an incredible work within his lifetime， and it is so deeply upsetting that he passed on without ever getting to see the conclusion of his labor and creativity。 While I like many other readers of the series have issues with its gratuitous violence towards women， Berserk's Golden Age arc is **I tried my best to give a full review without spoiling anything**I didn't bother to update my thoughts on every single volume of the manga， so this is my review of the series as a whole。Kentaro Miura created an incredible work within his lifetime， and it is so deeply upsetting that he passed on without ever getting to see the conclusion of his labor and creativity。 While I like many other readers of the series have issues with its gratuitous violence towards women， Berserk's Golden Age arc is one of my favorite stories I have read。 What really gripped me about Berserk in the first place is its beginnings in dark fantasy and horror and incredible artwork。 Gut's extensive character development and Griffith's descent into the Godhand were fleshed-out and riveting。 I think the great disappointment for me while reading Berserk is how it started to lose itself in the later arcs。 The story focused more on world-building than the characters themselves， and I really could not find myself caring about most of the members of Guts' gang by the end of the story so far。 Berserk began to lack a clear objective even when there was so much potential laid out at the end of Golden Age。 The lighter tone that the manga began to have was just not interesting to me， and I found the jokes and comic relief to be kind of annoying。 I found myself really missing the dark and disturbing elements of the story that kept me feverishly reading in the first place。 The more magical and fantastical elements introduced in the Falcon of the Millenium Empire arc were overdone and honestly a little silly。 Overall， Berserk was a very compelling read and a real testament to Miura's talent。If a faithful， meticulous， and actually well-done anime adaptation of the first few arcs of Berserk were made I have no doubt that it would be one of the best anime of all time。 。。。more

Iskar ，

（en lo referido a toda la obra） SPOILERS TOTALES。。。。Anoche me terminé Berserk。 Y digo terminé， a pesar de que en sí no tiene ni creo que tenga un final per se。 Pero sin embargo para mí la historia de Guts， por lo que tanto luchó， llegó a una conclusión。Griffith obtuvo ya su tan amado reino， Falconia， una megalópolis con tintes romanos。 Es considerado ya un dios en Midland， así que ya está， con el sacrificio de todos sus amigos y compañeros a su espalda， y sin importarle ni sentir nada al respect （en lo referido a toda la obra） SPOILERS TOTALES。。。。Anoche me terminé Berserk。 Y digo terminé， a pesar de que en sí no tiene ni creo que tenga un final per se。 Pero sin embargo para mí la historia de Guts， por lo que tanto luchó， llegó a una conclusión。Griffith obtuvo ya su tan amado reino， Falconia， una megalópolis con tintes romanos。 Es considerado ya un dios en Midland， así que ya está， con el sacrificio de todos sus amigos y compañeros a su espalda， y sin importarle ni sentir nada al respecto， Griffith cumplió su sueño。Y Guts。。。 Guts la tuvo más jodida。 El caballero calavera menciona que "no siempre habrá un final feliz"， pero visto todo lo ocurrido en la vida de Guts， este final， en el que Casca por fin fue sanada en la tierra de los elfos， gracias a Farnese y Shierke， es un final con el que puedo descansar。 Sí， Casca no puede ver a Guts sin recordar los horrores por los que tuvo que pasar， pero el que hubiesen al menos intercambiado unas palabras me alcanza。 Mierda， lloré cuando Farnese le menciona a Guts y tenemos una hermosa página con Casca sonriendo mientras llora， fue emocionante y solo esa sonrisa valió todas las penurias pasadas。Una pena que Miura haya fallecido a causa del stress acumulado que derivó a problemas físicos。 Una pena que no haya podido poner el "fin" en su obra， dibujar la última viñeta， y que haya dejado unos cuantos cabos sueltos， como lo es ese niño， o el destino de Rickert y Erika con los kushan， o los planes de Griffith de expandirse， o los estudios de Farnese para convertirse en bruja， o el misterio que ronda tanto la armadura de berserker como la identidad misma del caballero esqueleto。 Pero sin embargo， el que Guts haya conseguido， aunque sea por un breve instante， volver a escuchar la voz de Casca， de escuchar cómo ella pronunciaba su nombre， para mí ese momento será el final de la historia。Descansa en Paz maestro Miura。 Tu legado nunca será olvidado。 。。。more

Hannah Smith ，

My heart。

Davie Green ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 **This is a review for the whole series and not just this volume。 **I had heard about Berserk in my teens and had a friend start reading it but was out of sorts with fantasy at the time and kept away。A couple of years later when Demon Souls and Dark Souls had taken off， with blatant nods to the manga throughout， and I myself had become a keen horror fan， I thought then about diving in but again put it off， this time due to wanting to read the whole series upon completion so I wouldn’t have to wa **This is a review for the whole series and not just this volume。 **I had heard about Berserk in my teens and had a friend start reading it but was out of sorts with fantasy at the time and kept away。A couple of years later when Demon Souls and Dark Souls had taken off， with blatant nods to the manga throughout， and I myself had become a keen horror fan， I thought then about diving in but again put it off， this time due to wanting to read the whole series upon completion so I wouldn’t have to wait patiently between gaps。With the sudden and tragic death of Kentaro Miura， I imagine that I wasn’t alone in finally taking the plunge to read what may be his unfinished opus。There’s no getting away how grimdark and at times edgy the story tries to be in the beginning where Miura still seems to be finding his feet storytelling wise if not in art。 From the get go， it is an absolutely gorgeous book - wether in showing moments of beauty or their polar opposites。Guts himself goes through quite a dramatic change of character in the first few volumes before he’s really set in stone…and then the real character moments can happen。Reading the series as a whole （or as close as we may ever get）， I found myself incapable of taking a break between volumes and was spurred on not just by some really fantastic cliffhanger endings but also a drive to really see these characters come together。 Early on Miura seeds new players in Guts life seemingly at random and who originally feel like just face characters to be probably killed off in horrible and disgusting ways。 But before you know it， there is a fellowship of characters joining Guts on his journey but more importantly on their own too。 The levity and heart they bring to the story not only makes Berserk better， but Guts as a character too。The only partial lull I really felt in the series was probably around the Sea God Chapters as the fighting and story didn’t really seem to serve much of a use beyond tying upthe Berserk gang before getting to the Elf Island so that the rest of the cast could play out their stories elsewhere。I could go on and on about this series and I am saddened that this may be the end， but in a lot of ways it would feel right to end the series here。 Ultimately this may have started as a story of revenge but has led to something much grander and fantastical and should be lauded as one of the all time great fantasy series。 。。。more

Danielle ，

A masterpiece。 I've been in mourning for weeks now thinking about Kentaro Miura and Berserk。There is so much to this story， what it means to me and what it means to the artistic community。 Recently， I'm starting to see just how many of my favorite stories and games were inspired by Berserk and Guts。 For example， Final Fantasy， Bleach， etc。When I first read Berserk， I had dropped it because of the first few chapters and the amount of gore。 I was in High School and I couldn't stomach the violence。 A masterpiece。 I've been in mourning for weeks now thinking about Kentaro Miura and Berserk。There is so much to this story， what it means to me and what it means to the artistic community。 Recently， I'm starting to see just how many of my favorite stories and games were inspired by Berserk and Guts。 For example， Final Fantasy， Bleach， etc。When I first read Berserk， I had dropped it because of the first few chapters and the amount of gore。 I was in High School and I couldn't stomach the violence。 My initial thoughts were "why would anyone want to read and watch blood and guts fly around， why would people find entertainment in seeing people decapitated or sliced in half。。。why would people want to see and read the worst of what humankind has to offer in regards to our behavior and actions。" Although my thought's weren't exactly articulate as that， it's what I felt and so I dropped the series despite my online friends （who were much older than me） recommending it to me。Little did I know back then just how much Berserk would mean to me personally。 I am now in my mid-twenties。 It has taken me more than a decade to appreciate and celebrate Berserk for what it is。 To me， despite the fantasy and the magical elements to the story， the God Hand， and the concept of "Casuality，" Berserk is life as it is。A lot of stories are meant to distract us from the hardship of life， be it modern or historical or even of a perceived sense of dread of a future to come。 These stories are meant to keep us happy， and content。 Keep us distracted。 Not a lot of them are to console us。A lot of the things that happen in this story， happens in real life。 If not in our vicinity， then in a distant Country less fortunate than our own。 Our sense of security blinding us to the atrocities happening all around us。 One day we see violence and death in the media， and then the next moment we watch something on YouTube or Twitch and then just forget。I am not saying this to condemn anyone or our way of life， more so just to paint a picture。 We all have things we struggle with， and one persons struggles is just as important as the others。 But that fact also makes us selfish， cunning， greedy， emotional， entitled， jealous， etc。。。because we're all main characters in our own lives， we're all strugglers。 Don't kill me for saying this， but Griffith is just as much a struggler as Guts is （more to this thought later on）。Just as Guts was supposed to die as a newborn， Griffith was supposed to die （metaphorically） the moment he lost his ability to lead and even form sentences。 And yet life brought them chances to keep struggling or keep going。Although Griffith has reach the level of the God Hand， it was and still is his humanly ambitions that drive him。 Just because a human reaches the levels and power of Demon Kind， does not mean they relinquish their humanly emotions。Berserk reminds us how shitty life is or can become and yet consoles us at the same time。 It shows us the atrocities in which humankind is capable of， as well as the intricacies of the human condition that can make us so cruel。 But then it also shows us a flower giving it's life to save a prisoner， or a group of friends pushing forward to save a woman from the death of her own sanity， and then we see the woman reborn again， just like the two people she cared about the most。We see both the horrifically ugly and the beautiful side of life， and people。Rest in Peace， Kentaro Miura。 Thank you for Berserk， it truly is a masterpiece despite unfinished。 。。。more

Lukas De Aguiar ，

Um manga incrível do começo ao fim。 Muito obrigado

Luca Miniati ，

Piango。Addio sensei

Calalo ，

creo que nunca estuve tan inmerso y emocionalmente conectado cuando Casca desperto。。。 *limpio basurita en el ojo*

ej ，

so good aghhhh one of the first times i was actually more interested in guys’ storyline than griffith’s， def cried at casca

Harut ，

R。I。P Kentaro Miura you will never be forgotten， we lost a Legendary Mangaka :（

Silvia ，

Uno dei migliori manga in circolazione， che purtroppo rimarrà incompiuto。Grazie di tutto， Kentaro Miura 💔

Jack Webb ，

too much of a giant nerd fanboy to objectively rate anything that Kentaro Miura sprinkles his magical Berserk pixie dust upon with anything less than 5 stars

Rafael Sampaio ，

3。5/5

Spencer ，

A fantastic volume that keeps dangling the story like a carrot in front of a donkey， we keep nearing what looks like some form of resolution only to have it snatched away。 Luckily the journey is enthralling and the artwork outstanding， although at times it does feel like Miura is forging on without an end goal in mind。

Gerardo ，

La calidad de diseño sigue teniendo un estándar bastante alto en este volumen。 Se vuelven a los tonos macabros debido al contexto que se da en el mundo de los sueños。 El climax es tan fuerte que llega a emocionar mucho si verdaderamente se está inmerso y apegado a la historia， suficientemente emotivo como para provocar lágrimas。 Acontecimiento que cobra más fuerza por la espera de las pocas publicaciones anuales。

Sahib ，

I do not wish to die before this piece of art ends。

Roy ，

I will use the latest volume for my overall review of the series。Berserk is really something else， it’s probably the best piece of fiction I’ve ever read。 It set the standard for not just subsequent manga， but for the dark fantasy genre as a whole。 I believe it is one of the few things I would like to read multiple times， just to look at those hyper-detailed panels again。 The story， the characters， and the art are just stunning。 Super excited to wait another 30 years for Miura to finish the mang I will use the latest volume for my overall review of the series。Berserk is really something else， it’s probably the best piece of fiction I’ve ever read。 It set the standard for not just subsequent manga， but for the dark fantasy genre as a whole。 I believe it is one of the few things I would like to read multiple times， just to look at those hyper-detailed panels again。 The story， the characters， and the art are just stunning。 Super excited to wait another 30 years for Miura to finish the manga。 In the meantime， I’ll keep reading it over and over again。 。。。more

Annie B ，

Finally caught up and all I gotta say is Miura needs to put down IdolMaster because if he introduces another loli I will start the third Eclipse personally

Cat Randle ，

And she is put back together but she is a different person but what will happen when she meets Guts。 After all she may not want to be healed。 Lord Griffith has found a new way to travel back to Falconia。 I am worried about what is going to happen when Guts and the new Griffith met。 We don't know how the curse around Eliane will work but there is a hint there is a heartache to come。 It's a long wait until I read volume 41 but its a gripping journey。 And she is put back together but she is a different person but what will happen when she meets Guts。 After all she may not want to be healed。 Lord Griffith has found a new way to travel back to Falconia。 I am worried about what is going to happen when Guts and the new Griffith met。 We don't know how the curse around Eliane will work but there is a hint there is a heartache to come。 It's a long wait until I read volume 41 but its a gripping journey。 。。。more

Ronaldo Das ，

The only thing， I can say about this is that Miura is a Genius。。。 everything he does with this story is So disturbing， yet so Cool。。Before。。。The Fantasia is the best chapter for me。。but now， the whole idea of Dreamscape making me think otherwise。。。 Can't wait for more。。。❤️ The only thing， I can say about this is that Miura is a Genius。。。 everything he does with this story is So disturbing， yet so Cool。。Before。。。The Fantasia is the best chapter for me。。but now， the whole idea of Dreamscape making me think otherwise。。。 Can't wait for more。。。❤️ 。。。more

Soph Peralta Pérez ，

A pesar de lo MUCHÍSIMO que me ha enamorado Berserk， no puedo （ni quiero） hacer la vista gorda a un par de temas que veo problemáticos y que además están relacionados。 Por un lado la insistencia con el recurso de la violaciones para enseñar lo chungo que es un personaje o criatura y por otro el trauma de Casca。Lo escrito， escrito está pero Miura se ha redimido bastante para mí con como ha llevado este último tema desde que Calavero apareció para decirle a Guts que el deseo de ella quizá no coinc A pesar de lo MUCHÍSIMO que me ha enamorado Berserk， no puedo （ni quiero） hacer la vista gorda a un par de temas que veo problemáticos y que además están relacionados。 Por un lado la insistencia con el recurso de la violaciones para enseñar lo chungo que es un personaje o criatura y por otro el trauma de Casca。Lo escrito， escrito está pero Miura se ha redimido bastante para mí con como ha llevado este último tema desde que Calavero apareció para decirle a Guts que el deseo de ella quizá no coincidiera con el de él。 El afrontar el trauma en esta parte del arco creo que está llevada considerablemente bien （aunque quizá tenía las expectativas un poco bajas， no sé） y siendo un tema que me toca muy de cerca， es algo que agradezco y aprecio enormemente。。。 por no hablar de toda la parte del sueño， que es extraordinaria。 Los fragmentos de magia en este cómic tienen una narrativa y un estilo que me gusta especialmente。 。。。more

Kyle Berk ，

This one's emotional。 But it's so fulfilling and satisfying to see Casca this way again。 And even though it's immediately followed by a prolonged Griffith chapter， and even though it keeps the payoff to the Casca chapter out of these pages it is still such a satisfying volume all around。I've seen people saying that the series has been spinning its wheels in the last few volumes or in general， but I think the author knows where he's going and unlike other writers that have taken years to wrap up This one's emotional。 But it's so fulfilling and satisfying to see Casca this way again。 And even though it's immediately followed by a prolonged Griffith chapter， and even though it keeps the payoff to the Casca chapter out of these pages it is still such a satisfying volume all around。I've seen people saying that the series has been spinning its wheels in the last few volumes or in general， but I think the author knows where he's going and unlike other writers that have taken years to wrap up there work I think he knows HOW to get there and all it takes is time。 Because I've enjoyed every volume and every chapter and as of the current moment I am caught up volume wise and I do still just love every volume because of moments that this volume gives。In the end it was worth it。 And in the final end all the time will have been worth it。 Now all I need is patience。5 stars。 。。。more

Ahmad Khalid ，

Thank you for creating such a masterpiece， Miura。Farewell。。。 💔[image error] Thank you for creating such a masterpiece， Miura。Farewell。。。 💔[image error] 。。。more

Jungi Hong ，

Noting here to say I'm caught up with 362 after reading for a month or so。 I enjoy where the story is at right now。 The artwork and characters are superb and I'm glad I spent time going through it instead of a few days and burning out haha Noting here to say I'm caught up with 362 after reading for a month or so。 I enjoy where the story is at right now。 The artwork and characters are superb and I'm glad I spent time going through it instead of a few days and burning out haha 。。。more

Alex Fyffe ，

4。5

نوبورو ，

Casca！！ and griffith looks like a king material

Shell ，

Loved this one。

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