Berserk Gets New Collector’s Edition With Exclusive Tarot Deck and Manga Cover
Image by James RichardsonDark Horse Comics is giving Berserk fans a new way to revisit Kentaro Miura’s legendary dark fantasy manga, announcing a special collector’s edition that combines the series’ opening volume with a complete tarot deck inspired by its world.
The new “Berserk Volume 1: Tarot Deck (Collector’s Edition)” includes a specially illustrated version of the original manga’s first volume, a 78-card tarot deck featuring custom Berserk-inspired artwork and a matching presentation case.
Berserk began serialization in 1989, following the journey of Guts, a mercenary swordsman whose violent life becomes closely tied to Griffith, the charismatic leader of the Band of the Hawk, and the supernatural horrors that eventually consume their world.
Created by the late Kentaro Miura, the manga became one of the most influential dark fantasy series in Japan, gaining an international following through its detailed artwork, complex characters and brutal storytelling.
Following Miura’s death in 2021, Berserk eventually resumed under the supervision of his close friend Kouji Mori, with artwork produced by Studio Gaga, the team of artists who previously assisted Miura.
The manga has continued progressing through new chapters, including a special three-part release in 2026 that brought the story back after an extended break.
For the new Dark Horse collector’s edition, the publisher has returned to the beginning of Guts’ story, offering the first English-language volume with an alternative cover illustrated by Chica Umino.
Umino is best known as the creator of Honey and Clover and March Comes in Like a Lion, both of which received anime adaptations, and previously shared a long-standing friendship with Miura.
The two artists regularly expressed their admiration for each other’s work, even exchanging special cover illustrations for their respective manga while both were serialized in Hakusensha’s Young Animal magazine.
Umino’s artwork brings a different artistic style to Berserk, offering an alternative to Miura’s familiar illustrations while continuing a creative relationship that dates back many years.
Alongside the manga, the collector’s edition includes 78 fully illustrated tarot cards featuring designs inspired by Berserk’s characters and dark fantasy setting.
The deck uses custom suits based on the series, adapting the traditional tarot format to reflect elements of Miura’s fictional world.
Tarot decks traditionally consist of 78 cards divided between the Major and Minor Arcana, with illustrated symbols used for readings and interpretation, making the format a natural fit for Berserk’s recurring themes of fate, destiny and supernatural forces.
Both the manga and the complete deck are packaged inside a hard clamshell case designed to keep the contents together.
Dark Horse has previously expanded its Berserk merchandise range with other products inspired by Miura’s artwork, including the Guts’ Rage skate deck, which recreated a scene from the Battle of Doldrey across standard and metallic foil editions.
The new tarot collection offers another way to explore Berserk’s original artwork and themes, with the inclusion of Volume 1 also making it suitable for readers who have yet to begin the manga.
The “Berserk Volume 1: Tarot Deck (Collector’s Edition)” is scheduled for release on May 4, 2027, priced at $59.99, with pre-orders available through Dark Horse Direct and major retailers including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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