Berserk – Amazing characters in a chaotic world

Hey guys what is up welcome back to my blog I’m so thankful that you guys took the time out of your day to read my blog post. Hope you all are safe and healthy. I took my time getting to this and Berserk was one amazing ride, emotions, hype moments, crying for/with the characters, truly amazing. I’ll like to talk about Guts and Griffith a little here so this one will have more spoilers than my usual posts but I’ll try to keep them minimal.

In a medieval Europe like land, Guts, known as the Black Swordsman, searches for and fights against demons knows as Apostoles in search for a man who branded him as a sacrifice for demons in a ritual. Carrying a giant sword, having experience from being a mercenary since his childhood and a prosthetic left arm Guts struggles against destiny for revenge and to save a woman close to him all the while sinking deeper into rage and fury which will either breathe life into him or drive him to madness.

Berserk has quite a wide cast spread across its 387 chapters however the 3 that matter most to the story are also the best written characters, there’s the protagonist Guts, a man with a very dark past that taught him to rely on his own strength and no one else. His goal is a noble one and yet his actions sometimes don’t make him seem ‘good’ to put it plainly. His goal shifting from revenge to protection but his form only getting more demonic with it, is some good storytelling that you will love. There is Griffith, the main antagonist character who has yhe virtues and qualities of a good man and yet we know that he is not a good man. Charismatic, calculating and cunning, Griffith is a character that will hold your attention for every panel that he is in. Then there is Casca, a splendid warrior and the woman Guts loves who owes a lot to Griffith and practically worships him however what happens between these 3 and thw dynamics they share is the main driving factor of the story. There are many other characters, all representing something, all growing and dynamic but there isn’t much to say without spoiling the story to an extent.

Berserk from the very start is brutal, gory and really dark, it is no fairytale of a hero defeating a villan and yet it is also a story of hope, of struggling against destiny, showing both the darkness and the godness in humanity all through different characters to give a view of the mixed bag that is the world. However not all is philosophical with Berserk because most of it is incredible action that isn’t just clashing of swords but battle tactics whether they be in a fight against monsters or a war against men that make the story interesting. The world building is also very well done with politics between nations and nobles playing a major part in the story and making for plot twists that will keep you on your toes. There are also very emotional moments throughout the story that will fill you with sadness, rage and anger. The art is also one of the strong points of Berserk since Miura draws amazing battle scenes, impressive forms of different beasts and birds eye views of landscapes. The story isn’t carried by Guts since we get to see what is going on in a different part of the world while he is on his journey and it is still very enjoyable. There are no major flaws in Berserk, not any that I could see and the minor ones are far outweighed by the amazing story of Berserk. As you may also know, Berserk’s author Kentaro Miura passed away before completing his work and it is currently being continued by his childhood friend Kouji Mori and if you have any doubts then expell them because if you don’t specifically know that the story transitioned to a different author you would never even notice the difference, that is how faithfully Berserk is being worked on and it has been great so far.

Berserk really blurs the line between good and evil throughout its story even though we know that Griffith is an evil person we still see that the people of the world of Berserk see him as a savior due to his charisma and virtues and even in appereance he is like an angel whereas Guts who pursues a noble goal, even selfless in comparsion to Griffith is often called demonic and even gets a more demonic form as time goes on. In the world of Berserk there are no good people, only people who are looking out for themselves and their own interests, a world that we as a people must never let exist. Berserk is also a story of a struggle against destiny, a fight against what has been predetermined and that is something inspiring to say the least.

With a total 387 chapters including 16 chapters of a prologue (which you absolutely must not skip no matter what anyone says) Berserk is an action filled story, that has amazing characters, beautiful art and most of all an incomplete yet intriguing story that you will want to see the ending of. Berserk will make it to my top 5 manga because this is getting a solid 10/10 from me.

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