Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 4 by Duane Johnson, Kentaro Miura

9 reviews

arthur_dragon's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

The Eclipse, still can't recommend this series to anyone because of laundry list of content warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Death, and Body horror

frasersimons's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

As usual, this is also somewhat of a mixed bag. On one hand, by the end, we finally get a lot of progression of the macro plot and a bunch of lore that explains some of what’s going on with Griffith and the eclipse. On another, Casca still gets the shit end of the stick, purely being a foil for Griffith and Guts, and is put in either danger or emotional circumstances to elicit a reaction from either character, including sexual assault. And a good a third of the volume is a really, really long fight that wasn’t very interesting, as it’s just Guts doing the same old: getting real beat up and being stubborn while bleeding and broken, and then winning anyway. 

Decent cliffhanger though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

crispynugget's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, War, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexism, Blood, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Body horror, Classism, and Mental illness

bklein827's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Why did they need the scene with Casca being sexually assaulted. It served no purpose. I . Just. I don't know, it's tiring

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

rchulin1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Classism, Death, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Grief, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Body horror, Murder, Gun violence, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Torture, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Rape

saint_eleanor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Gore, Rape, Child death, Sexual content, and Torture

zone_a3's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Gore, and Body horror

nutshell_john's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

I did enjoy this volume as it is now finally reaching the head of the past. The story is a little heart wrenching in this volume, starting out hopeful and ending on a more grim note. I will say that there are some scenes I was not expecting to be drawn out. Understanding that this is a dark fantasy manga, I would be weary entering this and not expecting some disturbing scenes (EX: the sexual assault and torture), though it was a bit unsettling for me seeing these parts. Beyond that however, the artwork is impeccable as always the story is gripping. I am enjoying everyone’s character development and more of the side characters get their spotlight moment it seemed (Judeau is one of my favorites). It is very hard to put these down, but I have to read these slowly or else I would finish them way too quickly. I would definitely recommend these but would give fair warning in doing so. I would skip over pages 257 - 263 and 356 -360 in this volume for anyone who wants to read but skip over some of the more “difficult” pages with Wyald. Won’t miss a whole lot by skipping them as far as I could tell. I hope this review helps someone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Sexual content

thecolourblue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

Chapters 48-79 of ~400, Vols 10-12
Continues the Golden Age arc.

Covering the rescue of Griffith from the tower (featuring Charlotte, the Kushan assassins and the Black Dog Knights), Guts fight against Wyald, Griffith's activation of the Behelit, the appearance of the God Hand and the beginning of the Eclipse. 

Another strong section of Berserk, though for me Wyald is one of the weaker villains of the series - reliant only on shock value to stand out. Although in his 'final form' the monster design in the artwork shines as strongly as ever. The Kushan assassins are also kind of underwhelming here.

After the escape however, this is a great section of character exploration for Griffith, as we see how he rejects the possibility of a peaceful live with Guts and Casca as he cannot stand to be the weakest of the three. I personally feel that this is the section that really betrays the internal weakness and ugliness behind Griffith's facade of control and enlightment.

As the eclipse starts, the artwork of the Void and the Apostles is just... horrifically, awfully, beautiful. I truly think this and the next section of Berserk include some of the best horror artwork I've ever seen in any genre, let alone in manga. Just wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault