Reviews

Berserk, Vol. 4 by Duane Johnson, Kentaro Miura

songofmysoul's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Plot:⭐⭐⭐
Characters:⭐⭐⭐
World building:⭐⭐⭐
Writing style:⭐⭐⭐
Drawing style: ⭐⭐⭐

dylanl14's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

raeswainpage's review against another edition

5.0

These. Are. So. Addicting. I'm breezing through them. I promise I won't use these to fulfill my reading goals this year, but I might get through all 39 volumes so far very shortly ;D

nath24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

coffeeoverapples's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense

3.0

redhairedashreads's review against another edition

3.0

 

3 stars - I liked it

This volume continues Guts backstory. Guts has had a very hard life and we quickly learn part of why he is so antisocial and aggressive about being around other people. He was abused and trained from childhood to be a soldier and eventually betrayed by his leader/ adoptive father. We then see him become a mercenary and the events of him meeting Griffith. I am very interested in seeing how Griffith becomes his archenemy but I am also not surprised with how haughty he acts. 

TW: on page rape, death, child abuse, animal death, injuries 

mvalve1's review against another edition

5.0

Guts really can't catch a break at all. This volume further covers Guts' early years and how he met his enemy, Griffith.

I love how much of Guts' backstory is getting fleshed out; it really shows how he became the violent, ruthless killer that he is. It's so sad seeing the amount of trauma he gets put through, especially from the ones he raised and looked up to. His journey is never slow or without any sort of conflict and it adds to not only Guts' character but adds to the different characters he comes into contact with as well as the world around them. It's great seeing how he matures and improves as a mercenary and how he slowly is becoming the Guts we see in the first volume. Griffith is a character that we caught a glimpse of in the preview volume, and within this one, we get a bit more about who the character is and his relationship with Guts. Casca is another character that's introduced and she does not like Guts whatsoever and it provides an interesting dynamic between her, Guts, and Griffith. The action is still in its great and brutal way, and the art is still phenomenal, especially with its two-page spreads of the landscape; so much detail, it's incredible.

Overall, this series is consistently great and hasn't dropped a beat yet. I'm so excited to see how this story progresses as well as see how Guts and Griffith's relationship develops.

readingwithmal's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

cesttemps's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

_calreads's review against another edition

dark