Berserk watch order
Every series, film, and special in the correct viewing order.
7 entries·~27 hrs total runtime·1997–2022
Berserk (1997), the Golden Age films and Memorial Edition retell the same arc; the 2016–2017 series continues past it.
Original Television Adaptation
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Berserk
TV Series25 episodes · 1997–1998
The first television adaptation, covering part of the Black Swordsman storyline before recounting the Golden Age Arc.
Golden Age Film Trilogy
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King
Movie77 min · 2012
Begins a new animated adaptation of the Golden Age Arc rather than continuing the 1997 series.
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II – The Battle for Doldrey
Movie92 min · 2012
Continues directly from The Egg of the King.
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III – The Advent
Movie110 min · 2013
Concludes the Golden Age film trilogy and provides the storyline followed by the 2016 television series.
Black Swordsman Continues
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Berserk
TV Series12 episodes · 2016
Continues Guts's journey after the Golden Age storyline and adapts material from the Conviction Arc.
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Berserk Season 2
TV Series12 episodes · 2017
Continues directly from the 2016 series and begins adapting the Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc.
Memorial Edition
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition
TV Series13 episodes · 2022
A television re-edit of the Golden Age film trilogy containing revised footage, new scenes and the Bonfire of Dreams sequence.
How many Berserk episodes and movies are there?
Berserk has three Golden Age theatrical films and 62 television episodes across the 1997 series, the 2016–2017 continuation and the 13-episode Memorial Edition.
Do I need to watch the Golden Age films before Berserk 2016?
The 2016 series continues beyond the events depicted by the Golden Age trilogy, although the 1997 series and Memorial Edition provide alternative adaptations of much of the same earlier storyline.
What order should a first-timer watch Berserk in?
A first-time viewer can follow release order, beginning with Berserk (1997), then the Golden Age film trilogy, Berserk (2016), Berserk Season 2 and Memorial Edition.
Is Berserk finished or still ongoing?
The existing anime adaptations do not cover the complete manga storyline, and no further completed television season had been released as of September 2026.
See also: Made in Abyss watch order.
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