As of July 2015, the manga had over 27 million copies in print in Japan and 8 million overseas.[41] As of January 2016, the manga had over 40 million copies in circulation.[42] In 2016, Berserk ranked 38th on the 17th "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[43] Berserk volumes have topped Japanese manga charts, with volume 40 debuting as the best selling manga for the week of its release.[44]
In September 2018, it was reported that Berserk is publisher Dark Horse Comics's best selling product of all-time with over 2 million copies sold. This means Berserk outsells all other Dark Horse comic and manga series, making it a huge success.[24][45]
The 1988 prototype chapter won a prize at the Comi Manga School Miura attended.[4][5] Berserk won the Tezuka Osamu Award for Excellence at the sixth installment of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2002.[46]