The Japanese volumes were re-released with new cover art starting in 2016, following the rebranding of Hakusensha's Jets Comics imprint as Young Animal Comics. Giganto Maxia is Miura's first completely original new work in 24 years since Berserk 's "The Black Swordsman" was released in August 1989. In his review of the twenty-first volume, Scott Cambpell of Active Anime wrote: "The deep, dark places that this manga travels to both in story and in artistic expression can be as interesting and captivating as they are horrifying," adding that there are not many other stories or manga quite like Berserk. And while he has been great right from the first page of volume one, he has improved over the many years of working on Berserk.

After her encounter with Guts, she finds it increasingly difficult to resolve her faith with the atrocities she became party to, as Guts, inversely, takes action against something he disagrees with.

The afterword in the manga's 41st volume (released in December 2021) from Young Animal 's editorial staff stated that the future of the manga was still undecided. Bertschy concluded: "Miura is a fabulously talented artist and author, and future manga series by him will be met with great anticipation.

In 2016, Berserk ranked 38th on the 17th "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine; [190] it ranked 44th on the 22nd list in 2022. Corkus attempts to rob Guts before he is saved by the Hawks' female captain Casca, who is in turned saved by their leader Griffith as he grievously wounds Guts. The brand of sacrifice is embossed in the center of the editions and the Berserk lettering pops out against the dark background with its metallic red color.With the publication of the 40th volume of the manga on September 18, 2018, a promotional video, featuring actor Shigeru Matsuzaki portraying Guts, was streamed. Berserk: Illustrations File, also known as Kentaro Miura - Berserk Illustration Book ( 三浦建太郎画集　ベルセルク, Miura Kentarō Gashū Beruseruku), released on February 26, 1997. Remembering Kentaro Miura, legendary creator of 'Berserk,' which inspired countless fantasy stories".

There are 41 volumes of Berserk manga series with a posthumous volume 42 set to be released in September of 2023. Campbell wrote: "You just can't know what 'attention to detail' means until you read Berserk—it's rare when it comes to what it has to offer to all the readers out there, so really it's no wonder that it stands out as much as it does. Bertschy praised the story and character development, concluding: "Not for the faint of heart, Berserk is perfect for mature manga fans who like a little blood with their drama.Carl Kimlinger, writing for ANN, in his review of the thirty-fifth volume, compared Guts' "monster-plagued" trip to Elfhelm to the fantasy tales of Robert E. Writing for Crunchyroll, Peter Fobian expressed: " Berserk is one of the most deeply personal works I've ever read, both for myself and in my perception of Miura's works.