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ベルセルク [Berserk] #4
Berserk #04
Gatsu fue concebido por el cuerpo inerte de su madre. La educación estoica que el mercenario Gambino le imparte, junto con severos maltratos, son una constante en su desarrollo como guerrero. La frialdad de Gambino dota a Gatsu de magníficas cualidades en el arte de la espada. Éxito. Esta palabra define la primera campaña del joven. Sin embargo, Gambino no para de despreciarlo y hacer gala de su crueldad. Una noche, su camarada Donovan viola a Gatsu... ¿Por qué? Esto es tan solo el comienzo de Berserk, y el cruel destino que le depara a Gatsu. La juventud del guerrero tan sólo acaba de comenzar.
230 pages, Paperback
First published February 29, 1992
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About the author
Kentaro Miura
373 books2,696 followersKentarou Miura (三浦建太郎) was born in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, in 1966. He is left-handed. In 1976, at the early age of 10, Miura made his first Manga, entitled "Miuranger", that was published for his classmates in a school publication; the manga ended up spanning 40 volumes. In 1977, Miura created his second manga called Ken e no michi (剣への道 The Way to the Sword), using Indian ink for the first time. When he was in middle school in 1979, Miura's drawing techniques improved greatly as he started using professional drawing techniques. His first dōjinshi was published, with the help of friends, in a magazine in 1982.
That same year, in 1982, Miura enrolled in an artistic curriculum in high school, where he and his classmates started publishing their works in school booklets, as well as having his first dōjinshi published in a fan-produced magazine. In 1985, Miura applied for the entrance examination of an art college in Nihon University. He submitted Futanabi for examination and was granted admission. This project was later nominated Best New Author work in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. Another Miura manga Noa was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine the very same year. Due to a disagreement with one of the editors, the manga was stalled and eventually dropped altogether. This is approximately where Miura's career hit a slump.
In 1988, Miura bounced back with a 48-page manga known as Berserk Prototype, as an introduction to the current Berserk fantasy world. It went on to win Miura a prize from the Comi Manga School. In 1989, after receiving a doctorate degree, Kentarou started a project titled King of Wolves (王狼, ōrō?) based on a script by Buronson, writer of Hokuto no Ken. It was published in the monthly Japanese Animal House magazine in issues 5 and 7 of that year.
In 1990, a sequel is made to Ourou entitled Ourou Den (王狼伝 ōrō den, The Legend of the Wolf King) that was published as a prequel to the original in Young Animal Magazine. In the same year, the 10th issue of Animal House witnesses the first volume of the solo project Berserk was released with a relatively limited success. Miura again collaborated with Buronson on manga titled Japan, that was published in Young Animal House from the 1st issue to the 8th of 1992, and was later released as a stand-alone tankōbon. Miura's fame grew after Berserk was serialized in Young Animal in 1992 with the release of "The Golden Age" story arc and the huge success of his masterpiece made of him one of the most prominent contemporary mangakas. At this time Miura dedicates himself solely to be working on Berserk. He has indicated, however, that he intends to publish more manga in the future.
In 1997, Miura supervised the production of 25 anime episodes of Berserk that aired in the same year on NTV. Various art books and supplemental materials by Miura based on Berserk are also released. In 1999, Miura made minor contributions to the Dreamcast video game Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage. 2004 saw the release of yet another video game adaptation entitled Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Record of the Holy Demon War.
Since that time, the Berserk manga has spanned 34 tankōbon with no end in sight. The series has also spawned a whole host of merchandise, both official and fan-made, ranging from statues, action figures to key rings, video games, and a trading card game. In 2002, Kentarou Miura received the second place in the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award of Excellence for Berserk.[1]
Miura provided the design for the Vocaloid Kamui Gakupo, whose voice is taken from the Japanese singer and actor, Gackt.
Miura passed away on May 6, 2021 at 2:48 p.m. due to acute aortic dissection.
That same year, in 1982, Miura enrolled in an artistic curriculum in high school, where he and his classmates started publishing their works in school booklets, as well as having his first dōjinshi published in a fan-produced magazine. In 1985, Miura applied for the entrance examination of an art college in Nihon University. He submitted Futanabi for examination and was granted admission. This project was later nominated Best New Author work in Weekly Shōnen Magazine. Another Miura manga Noa was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine the very same year. Due to a disagreement with one of the editors, the manga was stalled and eventually dropped altogether. This is approximately where Miura's career hit a slump.
In 1988, Miura bounced back with a 48-page manga known as Berserk Prototype, as an introduction to the current Berserk fantasy world. It went on to win Miura a prize from the Comi Manga School. In 1989, after receiving a doctorate degree, Kentarou started a project titled King of Wolves (王狼, ōrō?) based on a script by Buronson, writer of Hokuto no Ken. It was published in the monthly Japanese Animal House magazine in issues 5 and 7 of that year.
In 1990, a sequel is made to Ourou entitled Ourou Den (王狼伝 ōrō den, The Legend of the Wolf King) that was published as a prequel to the original in Young Animal Magazine. In the same year, the 10th issue of Animal House witnesses the first volume of the solo project Berserk was released with a relatively limited success. Miura again collaborated with Buronson on manga titled Japan, that was published in Young Animal House from the 1st issue to the 8th of 1992, and was later released as a stand-alone tankōbon. Miura's fame grew after Berserk was serialized in Young Animal in 1992 with the release of "The Golden Age" story arc and the huge success of his masterpiece made of him one of the most prominent contemporary mangakas. At this time Miura dedicates himself solely to be working on Berserk. He has indicated, however, that he intends to publish more manga in the future.
In 1997, Miura supervised the production of 25 anime episodes of Berserk that aired in the same year on NTV. Various art books and supplemental materials by Miura based on Berserk are also released. In 1999, Miura made minor contributions to the Dreamcast video game Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage. 2004 saw the release of yet another video game adaptation entitled Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Record of the Holy Demon War.
Since that time, the Berserk manga has spanned 34 tankōbon with no end in sight. The series has also spawned a whole host of merchandise, both official and fan-made, ranging from statues, action figures to key rings, video games, and a trading card game. In 2002, Kentarou Miura received the second place in the Osamu Tezuka Culture Award of Excellence for Berserk.[1]
Miura provided the design for the Vocaloid Kamui Gakupo, whose voice is taken from the Japanese singer and actor, Gackt.
Miura passed away on May 6, 2021 at 2:48 p.m. due to acute aortic dissection.
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May 2, 2018
GRIFFITH. IS. SO. BADASS. (and gay)
In other news, I feel really bad for poor baby Guts, now I know where his trauma’s come from. 😪 Gambino, you asshole. Casca!!! A kick-ass female warrior is exactly what this series was lacking.
The art is OUTSTANDING. The most detailed I’ve ever seen.
This volume is the best so far. I’m really hooked.
In other news, I feel really bad for poor baby Guts, now I know where his trauma’s come from. 😪 Gambino, you asshole. Casca!!! A kick-ass female warrior is exactly what this series was lacking.
The art is OUTSTANDING. The most detailed I’ve ever seen.
This volume is the best so far. I’m really hooked.
June 3, 2023
Epic, Emotional, Breathtaking.
Exciting, Sexy, Heartbreaking.
What more do we need in a Manga?
Exciting, Sexy, Heartbreaking.
What more do we need in a Manga?
March 27, 2025
Gatts 💔💔 his backstory broke my heart 💔
August 25, 2020
In this volume, we get to see the origin of Guts, the protagonist, and it is one of the most depressing and disturbing origins I've ever read. Kind of justifies why he is the way he is at the present.
May 2, 2022
With this volume, away goes the final true piece of criticism one might have of Berserk: the lack of character relationships and growth. First it was just Guts being a grump (and Puck being annoying), then Guts having a terrible childhood - you did have a few good characters, Theresia in the former and Gambino in the latter, but they didn't last beyond their arcs.
But now the Band of the Hawk is at last together, and things can truly start picking up! We're going to see these guys around a lot, learn what drives them, grow to like them, all of it just so our hearts can be torn out of our chests later. You already know it's going to happen - it was made clear in the previous volume - but that only makes it hurt more, a long-lasting ache that you feel every time they're on screen.
Five stars, now and forever probably.
But now the Band of the Hawk is at last together, and things can truly start picking up! We're going to see these guys around a lot, learn what drives them, grow to like them, all of it just so our hearts can be torn out of our chests later. You already know it's going to happen - it was made clear in the previous volume - but that only makes it hurt more, a long-lasting ache that you feel every time they're on screen.
Five stars, now and forever probably.
March 19, 2018
Warning: This review touches on some potentially controversial political subject matter, if you’re sensitive to political incorrectness and disturbing content this series and even this review isn’t for you.
What’s it about?
The golden age arc continues giving us more background story on Guts as he becomes more twisted in the head and then deals with some spoilery things.
Pros:
The story keeps building and is still very interesting.
The art is still fantastic, probably my favorite art in manga. So many wonderful panels. There’s a surprising amount of detail which you don’t get in a lot of manga.
The characters are still interesting. Of course Guts is still an interesting bad-a**. We get introduced to some new characters. I think Casca is gonna be pretty awesome as the series continues!
There’s some more fantastic, exciting and brutal action drawn in an amazing way! It also does things that a lot of action stories don’t do nearly enough which is making the action brutal emotionally as well as gory. Don’t get me wrong, readers will still most likely be excited to see Guts dismember the enemy but it touches on how the big, tough, bad-a** who mercilessly kills the enemy is affected by it.
There’s some pretty good dialogue in here.
We get more background on Guts which really improves the character to me. I already thought he was a bad-a** but this origin story thing gives him a lot more character.
This book does horror right. I like how instead of the typical gore, demons and monster kinda horror (which don’t get me wrong, that stuff is still really good and is the kind of thing this series often includes) it actually makes horror out of character PTSD which is unique and super well done.
Why not 5 stars?
This volume is kinda predictable. Part of my brain slightly expected that, I was just hoping that part of my brain was wrong. Yeah, I am on volume 4 so there’s a good chance I’ll know how things in various parts of the story are gonna play out and I have seen 2 out of the 3 movies based on this arc (I’m not watching the third until I finish reading it) so I knew some stuff from that but I like being surprised by the books I read, in this one I wasn’t surprised by much.
Regarding some politically incorrect things:
In one scene of this Guts asks if someone is a “h*m*” and later in the scene uses the term “f*g boy”. Now I didn’t mind it because I’m almost never offended by anything and it was part of a joke which I will admit I did get a pretty good laugh from but I was surprised. What disturbed me about that isn’t that a politically incorrect term was used but that today’s PC culture is so crazy that I sat there reading a volume of a series which includes arrows being shot at people, graphic dismemberment, decapitation, throats being slit, rape, child abuse and nudity yet I’m surprised because Guts said “f*g”. Am I the only one disturbed by that? Seriously. There’s something wrong with that.
Overall:
Another great volume of my favorite manga! Despite the predictability this is still a great series with fantastic art and action, I’m also happy that we get more background story on who Guts is! I still highly recommend this series!
4/5
What’s it about?
The golden age arc continues giving us more background story on Guts as he becomes more twisted in the head and then deals with some spoilery things.
Pros:
The story keeps building and is still very interesting.
The art is still fantastic, probably my favorite art in manga. So many wonderful panels. There’s a surprising amount of detail which you don’t get in a lot of manga.
The characters are still interesting. Of course Guts is still an interesting bad-a**. We get introduced to some new characters. I think Casca is gonna be pretty awesome as the series continues!
There’s some more fantastic, exciting and brutal action drawn in an amazing way! It also does things that a lot of action stories don’t do nearly enough which is making the action brutal emotionally as well as gory. Don’t get me wrong, readers will still most likely be excited to see Guts dismember the enemy but it touches on how the big, tough, bad-a** who mercilessly kills the enemy is affected by it.
There’s some pretty good dialogue in here.
We get more background on Guts which really improves the character to me. I already thought he was a bad-a** but this origin story thing gives him a lot more character.
This book does horror right. I like how instead of the typical gore, demons and monster kinda horror (which don’t get me wrong, that stuff is still really good and is the kind of thing this series often includes) it actually makes horror out of character PTSD which is unique and super well done.
Why not 5 stars?
This volume is kinda predictable. Part of my brain slightly expected that, I was just hoping that part of my brain was wrong. Yeah, I am on volume 4 so there’s a good chance I’ll know how things in various parts of the story are gonna play out and I have seen 2 out of the 3 movies based on this arc (I’m not watching the third until I finish reading it) so I knew some stuff from that but I like being surprised by the books I read, in this one I wasn’t surprised by much.
Regarding some politically incorrect things:
In one scene of this Guts asks if someone is a “h*m*” and later in the scene uses the term “f*g boy”. Now I didn’t mind it because I’m almost never offended by anything and it was part of a joke which I will admit I did get a pretty good laugh from but I was surprised. What disturbed me about that isn’t that a politically incorrect term was used but that today’s PC culture is so crazy that I sat there reading a volume of a series which includes arrows being shot at people, graphic dismemberment, decapitation, throats being slit, rape, child abuse and nudity yet I’m surprised because Guts said “f*g”. Am I the only one disturbed by that? Seriously. There’s something wrong with that.
Overall:
Another great volume of my favorite manga! Despite the predictability this is still a great series with fantastic art and action, I’m also happy that we get more background story on who Guts is! I still highly recommend this series!
4/5
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August 28, 2023What is it with the contrast between the gifted one and the one who perseveres that never gets old?
May 8, 2024
توی این ولوم، گاتس به گروه شاهین ملحق میشه
و معلوم میشه چرا گاتس دوست نداره توسط کسی (مردها) لمس بشه😰
و معلوم میشه چرا گاتس دوست نداره توسط کسی (مردها) لمس بشه😰
August 16, 2021
It's Berserk, what else can I say?
May 1, 2024
کاسکا وارد میشه و دوباره گریفیث رو میبینیم. اگه دل بدی به داستان، افسردگی از پنلهای گاتس میزنه بیرون و همچنان اول کاریم و این ترسناکه...
October 26, 2023
*nods in character development*
December 26, 2024
4.5 stars…. Check trigger warnings…. Some rough stuff happens in here… but setting that aside the plot really picks up… story of Guts back story really takes off… some really uncomfortable… but I guess that’s what is making him? Took off a half star for that… but rest of this was pretty good….
February 11, 2022
Really enjoyed the back story in this installment.
It's still not pulling any punches, and some of the darker details are quite graphic which, let's be honest, is kind of why I'm loving this series so much.
The character development is really fun to witness, and it's nice to start understanding Guts a little more.
Plenty of action to entertain but this glimpse at the past adds a lot more depth to the story so it's probably my favourite so far.
It's still not pulling any punches, and some of the darker details are quite graphic which, let's be honest, is kind of why I'm loving this series so much.
The character development is really fun to witness, and it's nice to start understanding Guts a little more.
Plenty of action to entertain but this glimpse at the past adds a lot more depth to the story so it's probably my favourite so far.
December 23, 2021
اپدیت ۲ دی ۴۰۰-
این جلد و کلی تر ارک گولدن ایج داستان تیپیکال و معمولی بزرگ شدن یه بچه توی یه گروه مزدوره که از یه میدون جنگ به دیگری کشیده میشه. فقط اگه ارکهای قبلی نبودن. حالا با دونستن اینده گاتس و گریفیث، دیگه یه داستان معمولی نیست. حالا مسیری به شکل نسبی آروم که به اشوب محض ختم میشه. و این پیش اگاهی نسبت به مقصد باعث میشه بی اندازه نسبت به مسیر کنجکاوی ایجاد شه.
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این جلد و کلی تر ارک گولدن ایج داستان تیپیکال و معمولی بزرگ شدن یه بچه توی یه گروه مزدوره که از یه میدون جنگ به دیگری کشیده میشه. فقط اگه ارکهای قبلی نبودن. حالا با دونستن اینده گاتس و گریفیث، دیگه یه داستان معمولی نیست. حالا مسیری به شکل نسبی آروم که به اشوب محض ختم میشه. و این پیش اگاهی نسبت به مقصد باعث میشه بی اندازه نسبت به مسیر کنجکاوی ایجاد شه.
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September 10, 2022
GUTS KILLED HIS ABUSER FUCK YEAH!!! Also Griffith you are so ethereal, like my god you're gorgeous, and Casca I love you.
May 6, 2024
این قسمتش شبیه جومونگ بود.
March 29, 2023
Da covek ne poveruje da je ovo 30 godina staro
April 11, 2024
Chłopaki, trochę to gejowe.
April 16, 2024
Confrontation
Après un hiatus de deux ans et demi qui me paraissent à peine un an, je reprends avec enthousiasme la lecture des aventures de Guts au sein de la troupe de mercenaires de Gambino, puis parmi la troupe du Faucon, menée par son chef de génie Griffith. On y décèle les ressorts fondamentaux de la conduite compulsive du spadassin, poussé par un irrépressible et paradoxal désir de risquer sa vie au combat pour lui faire prendre sens, dans un monde déchiré par les guerres de toute dimension.
Ce présent volume se passe pendant le cycle de l'Âge d'Or, qui suit la jeunesse de Guts. La fin catastrophique de ce cycle, déjà annoncée dans les premiers volumes, me reste en tête et, à mesure que j'avance dans ma lecture, les tribulations qui entourent la formation personnelle de Guts forment la matière d'une tragédie qui prend en ampleur à chaque tome.
« Tu ne recules pas d'un pouce contre un ennemi en supériorité numérique, tel Carcus et les autres, ou face à un monstre du genre de Bazuso. Au contraire, tu attaques sans répit comme un diable. Je ne peux que constater ton héroïsme. Selon moi, tu exposes ton corps au danger exprès. Mais paradoxalement, tu te bats ainsi pour trouver une raison de vivre. J'ai eu cette impression en tout cas. »
Après un hiatus de deux ans et demi qui me paraissent à peine un an, je reprends avec enthousiasme la lecture des aventures de Guts au sein de la troupe de mercenaires de Gambino, puis parmi la troupe du Faucon, menée par son chef de génie Griffith. On y décèle les ressorts fondamentaux de la conduite compulsive du spadassin, poussé par un irrépressible et paradoxal désir de risquer sa vie au combat pour lui faire prendre sens, dans un monde déchiré par les guerres de toute dimension.
Ce présent volume se passe pendant le cycle de l'Âge d'Or, qui suit la jeunesse de Guts. La fin catastrophique de ce cycle, déjà annoncée dans les premiers volumes, me reste en tête et, à mesure que j'avance dans ma lecture, les tribulations qui entourent la formation personnelle de Guts forment la matière d'une tragédie qui prend en ampleur à chaque tome.
« Tu ne recules pas d'un pouce contre un ennemi en supériorité numérique, tel Carcus et les autres, ou face à un monstre du genre de Bazuso. Au contraire, tu attaques sans répit comme un diable. Je ne peux que constater ton héroïsme. Selon moi, tu exposes ton corps au danger exprès. Mais paradoxalement, tu te bats ainsi pour trouver une raison de vivre. J'ai eu cette impression en tout cas. »
June 27, 2022
8/10 stars
I don't know what it is with Berserk that holds my attention. The relish with which fountains of blood and gore are featured among anatomically awkward art would have me say goodbye to any other manga. But here, the sheer heartrending earnestness of Guts's tragic story has me hooked. Downtrodden, betrayed, abused by those he trusts, Guts still perseveres and excels.
This is a very dark manga, with graphic scenes of child abuse and horrors of fantasy medieval world where pain and death are everyday occurences, and each life has a price - a meager one, at that. Miura finds rays of light in the darkness, all the more precious for their fleeting nature. Golden Age arc excels in creating a mood of nostalgia tinged with foreboding. The youth is beautiful in its innocence, which never lasts long. We already know what will happen later in Guts's life - we just don't know yet exactly how.
I hate Griffith's guts.
I don't know what it is with Berserk that holds my attention. The relish with which fountains of blood and gore are featured among anatomically awkward art would have me say goodbye to any other manga. But here, the sheer heartrending earnestness of Guts's tragic story has me hooked. Downtrodden, betrayed, abused by those he trusts, Guts still perseveres and excels.
This is a very dark manga, with graphic scenes of child abuse and horrors of fantasy medieval world where pain and death are everyday occurences, and each life has a price - a meager one, at that. Miura finds rays of light in the darkness, all the more precious for their fleeting nature. Golden Age arc excels in creating a mood of nostalgia tinged with foreboding. The youth is beautiful in its innocence, which never lasts long. We already know what will happen later in Guts's life - we just don't know yet exactly how.
I hate Griffith's guts.
July 10, 2021
Guts and Griffith could have been so gay together even though I do love Casca. Maybe they should have been an OT3. I would be down.
January 19, 2022
اوه چه بک استوری ای!!
توقع نداشتم، البته باید میداشتم، وقتی اونطور میشه تو بزرگسالی؛ باید چنین بک استوری ای داشته باشه.
توقع نداشتم، البته باید میداشتم، وقتی اونطور میشه تو بزرگسالی؛ باید چنین بک استوری ای داشته باشه.
October 8, 2025
no w końcu odpalił!
March 11, 2021
This was next level good wow! We continue the origins of Guts and like how his adoptive father Gambino sold him off to a man named Donovan who r-worded him and that was a nightmare but the next day in battle he got revenge, his encounter with Gambino about what happened with him and taking him out, fleeing, meeting Griffith, taking out his men and then fighting with him and then joining the bands of the hawk and then leading the night raid from behind! Also Casca! Amazing volume as the mangaka fleshes out the history of Guts and how he came to be and its bold, tragic and some elements are disturbing and we meet two important people in his life here and the art is just next level good, each panel so detailed and then we have some epic moment for guts when he fights or takes down his opponents and his persistence to never give up is inspiring! The manga just keeps on getting good from here!
December 26, 2021
Quitting this manga here. Not for me.
July 12, 2023
Shit got so sad
January 17, 2024
“𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙚”
Ugh I can’t stand Griffith…
76⭐️
Ugh I can’t stand Griffith…
76⭐️
October 12, 2024
چقدر میتونی قشنگ باشی آخه...
January 22, 2025
More backstory for Guts and an incredible introduction to Griffith and the Band of the Hawk.
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