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4.65 AVERAGE
4.65 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 rounded up
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.
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.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Berserk heats up to getting to the climax of the second major arc but man does it have some bloody good times before getting there.
Guts agreed with the Band of Hawks to rescue Griffith. So the first part of this book is actually them heading down the dark and gloomy castle to save their friend. This actually has some really funny moments with Casca and Guts that made me smile or laugh out loud. It helps lighten up the mood and keep it fresh. Which is good because...
We get into the cellar of the castle and Griffith is tortured to hell. Nails ripped off, flesh cut so he can't walk anymore or hold a sword. Basically a bag of bones and little meat. This sends Guts into a berserk rage as he tells them to grab him and starts to slaughter everyone in his way up the castle, leading to some epic as fuck fights.
We then get to Wyald crazy ass. If you've only seen the anime, this guy is new to you. Sick as fuck, this gigantic monkey type creature goes around raping woman and murdering people like it is nothing. He is sent after Guts and his band which results in a bloody but excellent fight.
Then the Eclipse event begins, everything Guts thought he knew about his best friend is washed away, leading to a horror show that just begins at the very end of this volume.
Overall, this is horrifying, scary, sad, and amazing all in one. One of the best arcs of Berserk really gets to shine here and Miura handles grief and loss so well.
A 5 out of 5.
Guts agreed with the Band of Hawks to rescue Griffith. So the first part of this book is actually them heading down the dark and gloomy castle to save their friend. This actually has some really funny moments with Casca and Guts that made me smile or laugh out loud. It helps lighten up the mood and keep it fresh. Which is good because...
We get into the cellar of the castle and Griffith is tortured to hell. Nails ripped off, flesh cut so he can't walk anymore or hold a sword. Basically a bag of bones and little meat. This sends Guts into a berserk rage as he tells them to grab him and starts to slaughter everyone in his way up the castle, leading to some epic as fuck fights.
We then get to Wyald crazy ass. If you've only seen the anime, this guy is new to you. Sick as fuck, this gigantic monkey type creature goes around raping woman and murdering people like it is nothing. He is sent after Guts and his band which results in a bloody but excellent fight.
Then the Eclipse event begins, everything Guts thought he knew about his best friend is washed away, leading to a horror show that just begins at the very end of this volume.
Overall, this is horrifying, scary, sad, and amazing all in one. One of the best arcs of Berserk really gets to shine here and Miura handles grief and loss so well.
A 5 out of 5.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes