Kentaro Miura's Confidant Kouji Mori Teases Berserk's Next Arc as Guts Faces His Darkest Hour

Looks like Berserk is gearing up for one of its heaviest stretches yet. Kouji Mori - Miura’s longtime friend who stepped in to continue the manga after Miura’s passing - is hinting that the next arc could be a monster. Fans are already whispering about whether it might rival the Eclipse. Bold claim. Let’s walk through what was actually said and what it might mean.

What Mori actually said

With the latest Berserk volume out in Japan, Mori shared a few notes about where the story is headed. These comments were included with the volume and were translated and shared by ComicBook.

'When Miura spoke of this chapter, he repeatedly said, Guts is in despair. He has lost everything.'

He followed that with a heads-up that the upcoming material was tough on Miura himself - emotionally and narratively - and that the team is bracing for it.

'In the next volume, we will enter episode(s) which Miura also found troubling. The chapter is to be difficult, but we at Studio Gaga will give it our all! Thank you very much for your support.'

Why people are immediately invoking the Eclipse

When Berserk fans hear 'despair' and 'lost everything,' their minds understandably go straight to the Eclipse. That arc is widely considered the series at its absolute bleakest - the payoff to Griffith’s long game, the moment when every possible thing that could go wrong does. It set a bar that almost no story, let alone Berserk itself, could realistically clear.

Where the current story might be pointing

In the post-Miura chapters, there’s been a lingering warning sign: Guts has suggested that Griffith’s ambition is basically a bottomless pit. If that keeps escalating, it is not hard to imagine Falconia being in serious danger down the line. Another cataclysm on the scale of the Eclipse would be horrific - and to be very clear, that’s speculation - but the tone Mori is setting doesn’t exactly suggest a gentle detour.

So, can it top the Eclipse?

Short answer: probably not, and that’s fine. The Eclipse isn’t just 'dark' - it’s structurally the culmination of arcs set up for years. But could the upcoming chapters match it in intensity or push the series into new shades of despair? Given Miura’s vision and Mori’s comments, I wouldn’t rule that out. At the very least, it sounds like we’re heading into one of Berserk’s most punishing runs.

• Mori is continuing Berserk guided by Miura’s vision, and he says the next stretch leaves Guts in total despair.
• The next volume enters episodes Miura himself found troubling - big emotional and narrative weight.
• Studio Gaga is fully committed to delivering those chapters as intended.
• Comparisons to the Eclipse are natural, but surpassing it is a tall order.
• Recent story beats hint that Griffith’s ambition isn’t slowing down, which could spell serious trouble ahead.

Catching up

If you want to get current, all previously released chapters of Berserk are available digitally on Amazon Kindle and Apple’s iBookstore.