Berserk returns – Berserk is officially back tomorrow with Chapter 384 on June 12, 2026, ending a nine-month hiatus after Chapter 383. Koji Mori, who took over after Kentaro Miura’s 2021 death, has also addressed why he won’t draw Guts and why the schedule beyond the next chapt
When Chapter 383 ended, it didn’t just leave fans waiting—it reinforced a pattern they’d come to live with: long gaps, irregular timing, and the uneasy question of what “next” would look like for Berserk.
That question has an answer tomorrow.
Berserk officially returns on June 12, 2026, with Chapter 384. The new installment arrives in Japan’s Young Animal magazine and ends a nine-month hiatus that began after Chapter 383. It will also be the first of three consecutive chapters scheduled for release this summer—an unusually steady run for a series long known for interruption and uncertainty.
The update comes with more context about how the manga’s next phase is being handled. Koji Mori—who has overseen Berserk since Kentaro Miura’s death in 2021—previously confirmed that Studio Gaga was preparing to continue the series with full effort in 2026. The new publication plan strongly suggests that commitment is already translating into momentum for the story.
Mori has also been clear about the practical and creative limits of carrying Miura’s work forward. He confirmed that he will not personally draw the series’ central figure. Guts. because recreating Miura’s distinctive artistic style is immensely difficult. Instead, Mori praised Miura’s apprentices for carrying forward the visual identity that has made Berserk iconic.
For fans, the stakes of that choice are more than technical. They come from the fact that Miura’s influence was so specific—and so irreplaceable. Mori has acknowledged as much in comments made around the first installment released without Miura, which was included with Volume 42. In that message. he recognized that Berserk would inevitably change and warned readers that it might always feel “imperfect” without its original creator. Rather than describing that imperfection as a temporary hurdle, Mori framed it as an unavoidable consequence of loss. He also said he understood the emotional weight fans were carrying into the transition. noting that he was grappling with many of the same feelings himself.
The decision to continue, Mori explained, came down to honoring both Miura and the story he left unfinished. As one of Miura’s closest friends and longtime creative confidants. Mori argued that walking away from Berserk would have been a greater disservice than trying to complete it—even if the result could never fully replicate Miura’s vision. Mori has also emphasized that many of the remaining story beats had been discussed in detail over the years. giving Studio Gaga and the current creative team a clearer understanding of the path Miura intended.
The calendar, however, brings its own tension. While Chapter 384 has a firm release date, the schedule beyond that point has not been fully confirmed. Chapter 383 arrived in Japan last September. Chapter 385, Chapter 386, and Chapter 387 are listed as TBA for now. Even with reports indicating three consecutive installments are planned for this summer, the dates beyond Chapter 384 remain unclear.
That uncertainty is familiar to Japanese readers who may wait months between new chapters. and it’s even more pronounced for international fans who often wait longer for official English releases. Dark Horse Comics handles the English-language publication of Berserk, with Volume 43 currently scheduled for release on October 27, 2026. After that, the timeline for Volume 44 remains unclear. Since collected volumes generally require several chapters—and only a limited amount of post-Volume 43 material has been published so far—it could still take time before the next English volume is ready.
For long-time followers, the manga’s return lands at a moment when other mediums have gone quiet. Berserk has received multiple anime adaptations. including the 1997 TV series. the Golden Age Arc film trilogy released between 2012 and 2013 and later re-edited into a television format in 2022. and another adaptation that ran from 2016 to 2017 and received mixed reception. Since then. no new anime adaptations have been announced. leaving the manga’s upcoming return as the clearest sign of what’s next for the franchise.
One chapter is locked in. The rest still waits. But tomorrow, after a nine-month hiatus, Berserk will finally move forward again—carrying both the weight of what was lost and the careful work of what comes next.
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