

I watched Berserk years ago and I'm thinking of introducing someone else to
it, but I'm told that the OVAs do the original manga more justice. I've not
seen the OVAs just the anime series, how much of the same ground do they
cover?

If I remember correctly the original anime series just cut off with no
resolution.


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How much of the Berserk storyline do the anime and OVA cover?


I'm not entirely sure as I haven't read all of the manga as of yet but
everyone who has recommended the OVAs to me has assured me that it follows the
manga a lot better than the original anime.

I know they've also got a long way to go with the OVAs though, it's a while
off reaching the end of the manga.


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You should read the manga. The anime series just cover about 120 chapters out
of 333 chapters of the original manga! and the anime is with less details. The
manga is still ongoing, it is not finished and has been postponed for some
years cause the writer was busy with another manga. I don't know if he starts
writing berserk again or not!


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As @rellz and @Saman Hakimzadeh Abyan explained about the anime, it is not not
covering the whole manga. As for OVA, I am not sure if there is an actual OVA.

However, there is a 3 part 3D animated movies(showed in Japanese cinemas) just
recently released (2012-2013) and it was summarising the anime itself with
maybe 5-10 minutes extra details at the end of the last part.

[Animenewsnetwork](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/search/name?q=berserk)
link for listing related productions Berserk.


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The first anime series (1997) covers _Black Swordsman_ arc (volume 1-3) until
**just before the end** of _Golden Age_ arc (volume 3- **13** ). However, it
includes original episodes and some modifications to the original story.
(Source: [Yahoo! Chiebukuro
(Japanese)](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1226339822))

The OVA (or 3-part movies) covers the whole _Golden Age_ arc, which is volume
3-14, hence the name _Berserk: The Golden Age Arc_.

The second anime series (2016) covers the beginning of _Black Swordsman_ arc
(chapter 1&2), **omits** the whole _Golden Age_ arc, then continues on
_Conviction_ arc (volume 14/chapter 115 - volume 21) until _Falcon of the
Millenium Empire_ arc (volume 22~)

The third anime series, _Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition_ is
based on the remastered version of the OVA, edited for TV broadcast, and added
new scenes. It also covers the whole _Golden Age_ arc.

* * *

For additional reference, the manga is still on-going (volume 39) as of now.
The story arcs:

  * _Black Swordsman_ : Volume 1-3
  * _Golden Age_ : Volume 3-14
  * _Conviction_ : Volume 14-21
  * _Falcon of the Millennium Empire_ : Volume 22-35
  * _Phantom World (Fantasia)_ : Volume 35~

* * *

References:

  * [Japanese Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AF_\(%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB\))
  * [English Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berserk_\(manga\)#Adaptations)


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