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ベルセルク [Berserk] #39
Berserk, Vol. 39
From creator Kentaro Miura comes Berserk, a sprawling adult fantasy epic of horror, humor, and fierce imagination and the inspiration for the wildly popular anime.
To cure the afflicted Casca, Guts and company battle Elf Island's magical defenses and finally reach Elfhelm, where the elven ruler opens the Corridor of Dreams, projecting Schierke and Farnese into the forbidding wasteland of Casca's mind. But horrors lurk there, some more foul than any in the material world!
To cure the afflicted Casca, Guts and company battle Elf Island's magical defenses and finally reach Elfhelm, where the elven ruler opens the Corridor of Dreams, projecting Schierke and Farnese into the forbidding wasteland of Casca's mind. But horrors lurk there, some more foul than any in the material world!
184 pages, Paperback
First published June 23, 2017
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About the author
Kentaro Miura
373 books2,719 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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February 23, 2022
اینم مثل وان پیس
باید به نوه ام بگم بیاد بالا سر قبرم، ادامه اش رو برام بخونه
بیست و هفت ساله داره مینویسه خب، کی قرار تموم شه پس؟ :|
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حالا که اینو بالا آوردید بگم که هیچ نوه، نتیجه، نبیره و ندیدهای به دردم نمیخوره دیگه
میورا زودتر از من فوت کرد 🖤
باید به نوه ام بگم بیاد بالا سر قبرم، ادامه اش رو برام بخونه
بیست و هفت ساله داره مینویسه خب، کی قرار تموم شه پس؟ :|
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حالا که اینو بالا آوردید بگم که هیچ نوه، نتیجه، نبیره و ندیدهای به دردم نمیخوره دیگه
میورا زودتر از من فوت کرد 🖤
February 24, 2018
You don't have a bad ending when you don't have an ending - Kentaro Miura
February 17, 2018
Oh my god, a cliffhanger? Again??? Dammit, I think Miura already has all the answers and the ending for the story and even the elaborate art but he just enjoys torturing his readers. Isn't he just one of the Apostles???
June 15, 2018
This volume gives me the strongest LotR vibes. 🧝🏻♀️🧚🏼♂️🧙🏻♂️ Elves are amazing. I love elves. Anyway, it seems like, after 20 YEARS(!!!) of waiting we’re finally going to get the sane version of Casca back 😪🙏🏼 it’s about time. Can’t wait! 👏🏽
April 26, 2021
At long last - after decades of wait - Casca is getting herself cured! Her mind is probed into and her mental hang-ups are being dealt away with from within. It's pretty great. And yet... something feels wrong.
It's taken so long to get here, the resolution is just about bound to feel anti-climactic no matter what you do. For all the time it's taken, the big emotional stakes, Guts's driving force as it's been, there's been almost no narrative build-up or tension to it in all these years: no great climactic battles to power through, no emotional catharsis, just a couple standard wayside trips and fights with no particular personal stakes other than simply surviving. And then once we do get there, the king of the fairies pretty much immediately and with no additional fuss allows her to be healed.
The closest we've gotten to personal stakes is the nagging uncertainty on whether such a thing can work out at all, as well as Skull Knight's cryptic comment that what Guts wishes may not be what Casca wishes, something that was never really elaborated on - I mean, why would she not want to have her sanity restored? So it's mostly been a straight line, drama-wise (even if that straight line's been pretty high up).
I think it's the extremely long timespan that's throwing me off: we've been at this for so long already that one's mind begins to look forward to the end, and thinks the long-awaited climax is here. But this isn't it. We're not even close to done - it's just a quick break, a moment of healing after a long battle, nothing fancier than that. We're not in Mount Doom, we're in Rivendell.
And even then, as we see from the next volume, we're far from done.
It's taken so long to get here, the resolution is just about bound to feel anti-climactic no matter what you do. For all the time it's taken, the big emotional stakes, Guts's driving force as it's been, there's been almost no narrative build-up or tension to it in all these years: no great climactic battles to power through, no emotional catharsis, just a couple standard wayside trips and fights with no particular personal stakes other than simply surviving. And then once we do get there, the king of the fairies pretty much immediately and with no additional fuss allows her to be healed.
The closest we've gotten to personal stakes is the nagging uncertainty on whether such a thing can work out at all, as well as Skull Knight's cryptic comment that what Guts wishes may not be what Casca wishes, something that was never really elaborated on - I mean, why would she not want to have her sanity restored? So it's mostly been a straight line, drama-wise (even if that straight line's been pretty high up).
I think it's the extremely long timespan that's throwing me off: we've been at this for so long already that one's mind begins to look forward to the end, and thinks the long-awaited climax is here. But this isn't it. We're not even close to done - it's just a quick break, a moment of healing after a long battle, nothing fancier than that. We're not in Mount Doom, we're in Rivendell.
And even then, as we see from the next volume, we're far from done.
November 10, 2020
What can I say?
I'm a sucker for memory-reclamation schemes in dreamtimes mixed with elves, world-trees, and spear-skewered dogs.
I'm a sucker for memory-reclamation schemes in dreamtimes mixed with elves, world-trees, and spear-skewered dogs.
June 19, 2018
Readers need to understand that this series isn't solely about Guts vs Griffith, and you can't expect a gory fight scene between the two in every other chapter. I noticed that Miura has chosen to focus a lot on world-building in the last few volumes and frankly speaking, he's doing an amazing job. I loved reading about the elves and magic (and who would've guessed we'd get merrows, too?) New characters? Plot twists? Character development for people other than the main protagonist? GIVE ME THAT. I'm really excited for the return of Casca, even though the Casca-now is also extremely lovable.
This is such an amazing series and I ask everyone to trust in the author. It's been 39 volumes and I've never been let down (except heartbroken by Griffith, of course). Definitely one of the best Fantasy manga ever.
This is such an amazing series and I ask everyone to trust in the author. It's been 39 volumes and I've never been let down (except heartbroken by Griffith, of course). Definitely one of the best Fantasy manga ever.
April 17, 2025
Oniromancie
On découvre le royaume de Elfhelm et les groupes qui le peuplent : magiciens et créatures fantastiques (licornes, centaures, brownies, elfes...) et on découvre davantage de choses sur l'arbre primordial et ses ramifications, que Griffith vise à rendre plus visibles, pour abolir la frontière entre le monde physique et le monde astral, et certainement permettre l'avènement du God Hand. Farnèse et Schierke s'aventurent également dans le monde des rêves de Casca, pour tenter de la sauver de la torpeur dans laquelle elle avait trouvé refuge, et chemin faisant, en découvrir les causes.
On découvre le royaume de Elfhelm et les groupes qui le peuplent : magiciens et créatures fantastiques (licornes, centaures, brownies, elfes...) et on découvre davantage de choses sur l'arbre primordial et ses ramifications, que Griffith vise à rendre plus visibles, pour abolir la frontière entre le monde physique et le monde astral, et certainement permettre l'avènement du God Hand. Farnèse et Schierke s'aventurent également dans le monde des rêves de Casca, pour tenter de la sauver de la torpeur dans laquelle elle avait trouvé refuge, et chemin faisant, en découvrir les causes.
September 2, 2023
I CRIED. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
June 2, 2024
روبهرو شدن با گذشته چه بهصورت خودآگاه و چه ناخودآگاه همیشه سخته.
تغییر گاتس رو خیلی دوست دارم.
تغییر گاتس رو خیلی دوست دارم.
November 3, 2025
A very pivotal volume. Things about a certain situation are FINALLY happening(hopefully lol). I loved the additional lore we got with our other characters and Puck hehe.
5⭐️
5⭐️
December 26, 2019
برزرک: دنیای تاریک، شخصیت های پیچیده و اکشن خفن!
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پلات برزرک کمی کند پیش میره، طوری که چندین ولوم میخونید و کلی اکشن و اتفاق میبینید و درنهایت آرک تموم میشه بدون اینکه اتفاق عجیب و غریبی داشته باشه یا داستان رو یکدفعه تغییر بده. - کاراکتر ها پیشرفت میکنن و پلات جلو میره، اما کاملا نامحسوسه -
پلات بعضی وقتا از داستان اصلی کمی دور میشه و گاهی چندین چپتر فقط گاتز رو میبینید که داره هیولا میکشه. - با اینکه طراحی عالیه ولی بعضی وقتا رو مخ میره زیاد بودن اکشن -
هرچند با وجود همه اینها، پلات منظم، منطقی و تا حد زیادی غیر منتظرهست.
و یه نکته مهم: فلشبک ها فوقالعادهن! کاملا به موقع، درست زمانی که براتون درمورد گذشته یه شخصیت سوال پیش میاد، چپتر بعدی به طور عجیبی فلشبکه! - هنر فلشبک زدن رو از برزرک یاد بگیرید -
به طور کلی پلات داستان برای سرمایهگذاری بلند مدته و نه کوتاه مدت.
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جهان سازی داستان در شکل دادن به شخصیت ها و داشتن یک تم و شخصیت از خودش، و همینطور تو فضاسازی فوقالعادهست و دارک بودنش قابل لمس. و عملکرد مذهب فوقالعاده به تصویر کشیده شده. اینقدر تم دقیقه که شما میتونید کاملا تصور کنید که اگر شما تو جهان برزرک متولد میشدید چه عاقبتی در انتظارتون بود -
هرچند توی جزئیات فقط خودتونید و حدس هاتون. برای مثال:
هیچوقت نمیفهمیم midland چقدر وسعت داره، یا دریایی که گاتز ازش عبور میکنه کجاست و فلان شهر بزرگه و فاصله این قلعه تا فلانشهر چقدره. - هرچند تاثیر زیادی هم روی داستان ندارن -
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تک تک شخصیت هارو نماد شخصیتپردازی عالی میدونم. روند تغییر و رشد شخصیت ها کاملا واضحه و همشون واقعا جذابن، ولی چیزی که بنظرم از همه داستان های دیگه بهتر اجرا شده شخصیتپردازی ویلنه. درواقع ویلن داستان اینجا کسی نیست که فقط اسمش باشه تو تمام داستان و فقط چارتا چپتر اخر بهش برسن. یا فقط یه موجود ترسناک با ابهت باشه.
حضور ویلن کاملا محسوسه، و همون قدر که رشد بقیه شخصیت هارو میبینیم، رشد شخصیت ویلن هم میبینیم، و همزمان هم براش دلسوزی میکنیم و هم ازش متنفر میشیم. یک ویلن فوقالعاده که اکثر نویسنده ها میتونن رویای خلق شخصیت همسطحش رو به گور برن:
Grifith, hawk of light
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پلات برزرک کمی کند پیش میره، طوری که چندین ولوم میخونید و کلی اکشن و اتفاق میبینید و درنهایت آرک تموم میشه بدون اینکه اتفاق عجیب و غریبی داشته باشه یا داستان رو یکدفعه تغییر بده. - کاراکتر ها پیشرفت میکنن و پلات جلو میره، اما کاملا نامحسوسه -
پلات بعضی وقتا از داستان اصلی کمی دور میشه و گاهی چندین چپتر فقط گاتز رو میبینید که داره هیولا میکشه. - با اینکه طراحی عالیه ولی بعضی وقتا رو مخ میره زیاد بودن اکشن -
هرچند با وجود همه اینها، پلات منظم، منطقی و تا حد زیادی غیر منتظرهست.
و یه نکته مهم: فلشبک ها فوقالعادهن! کاملا به موقع، درست زمانی که براتون درمورد گذشته یه شخصیت سوال پیش میاد، چپتر بعدی به طور عجیبی فلشبکه! - هنر فلشبک زدن رو از برزرک یاد بگیرید -
به طور کلی پلات داستان برای سرمایهگذاری بلند مدته و نه کوتاه مدت.
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جهان سازی داستان در شکل دادن به شخصیت ها و داشتن یک تم و شخصیت از خودش، و همینطور تو فضاسازی فوقالعادهست و دارک بودنش قابل لمس. و عملکرد مذهب فوقالعاده به تصویر کشیده شده. اینقدر تم دقیقه که شما میتونید کاملا تصور کنید که اگر شما تو جهان برزرک متولد میشدید چه عاقبتی در انتظارتون بود -
هرچند توی جزئیات فقط خودتونید و حدس هاتون. برای مثال:
هیچوقت نمیفهمیم midland چقدر وسعت داره، یا دریایی که گاتز ازش عبور میکنه کجاست و فلان شهر بزرگه و فاصله این قلعه تا فلانشهر چقدره. - هرچند تاثیر زیادی هم روی داستان ندارن -
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تک تک شخصیت هارو نماد شخصیتپردازی عالی میدونم. روند تغییر و رشد شخصیت ها کاملا واضحه و همشون واقعا جذابن، ولی چیزی که بنظرم از همه داستان های دیگه بهتر اجرا شده شخصیتپردازی ویلنه. درواقع ویلن داستان اینجا کسی نیست که فقط اسمش باشه تو تمام داستان و فقط چارتا چپتر اخر بهش برسن. یا فقط یه موجود ترسناک با ابهت باشه.
حضور ویلن کاملا محسوسه، و همون قدر که رشد بقیه شخصیت هارو میبینیم، رشد شخصیت ویلن هم میبینیم، و همزمان هم براش دلسوزی میکنیم و هم ازش متنفر میشیم. یک ویلن فوقالعاده که اکثر نویسنده ها میتونن رویای خلق شخصیت همسطحش رو به گور برن:
Grifith, hawk of light
June 7, 2023
Guts and crew have finalyl made it to Elf Island... but it doesn't seem very inviting so far. There are traps and spells there to drive off visitors.
First Isidro and Guts fight off scarecrows and pumpkin monsters and then a giant wicker man. We meet the young mages casting the spells, and it seems Morda is the witchiest one with a broomstick and an attitude. After the battle, Guts and crew are welcomed by the Great Guru Gedfring - he governs the mages of Elf Island. He brings them to Elfhelm. It's a big beautiful forested kingdom. There they meet the Flower Storm Monarch who was in disguise as a servant. Things are pretty lighthearted.
Schierke and Farnese get down to business as the Monarch puts them into Casca's dreamworld in an attempt to restore her shattered mind. It's a pretty wild place with a dog-version of Guts towing a casket with a broken Casca doll in it. Schierke and Farnese decide to attempt to collect all the pieces and literally put Casca back together again.
First Isidro and Guts fight off scarecrows and pumpkin monsters and then a giant wicker man. We meet the young mages casting the spells, and it seems Morda is the witchiest one with a broomstick and an attitude. After the battle, Guts and crew are welcomed by the Great Guru Gedfring - he governs the mages of Elf Island. He brings them to Elfhelm. It's a big beautiful forested kingdom. There they meet the Flower Storm Monarch who was in disguise as a servant. Things are pretty lighthearted.
Schierke and Farnese get down to business as the Monarch puts them into Casca's dreamworld in an attempt to restore her shattered mind. It's a pretty wild place with a dog-version of Guts towing a casket with a broken Casca doll in it. Schierke and Farnese decide to attempt to collect all the pieces and literally put Casca back together again.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 7, 2021
This is one of if not my favorite volumes. They've reached elf island and Casca's mind is ready to be recovered. And damn is this good stuff. Casca's mind and how they go about repairing it is the most interesting this series has been since right after the golden age or around the time that the more magic elements were introduced. I don't say this lightly as I've loved the entire series, I hardly think there is an actually weak volume.
But this... It fills me with hope and it's just edge of my seat reading.
5 stars.
But this... It fills me with hope and it's just edge of my seat reading.
5 stars.
September 30, 2019
I can't believe we are so close, so close to getting Casca back but I am terrified of this too.
I am happy that it's Schierke and Farnese who are guiding the process in that dream hellspace.
It feels more appropriate for them to help Casca return than for Guts to do it, even though I am heart-broken for the man.
The art is as gorgeous as ever, who is surprised? No one.
I am happy that it's Schierke and Farnese who are guiding the process in that dream hellspace.
It feels more appropriate for them to help Casca return than for Guts to do it, even though I am heart-broken for the man.
The art is as gorgeous as ever, who is surprised? No one.
June 19, 2022
As the series has progressed, the art has kept on getting better and better, and now it has finally reached the stage where I really question if it could get any better now.
Guts and his crew finally reach Elfheim and the plot to put cascas sanity back is put into motion.
Kentako Miura was not only a master of artwork but also an incredible writer with a creative mind. The symbolism used to depict guts and casca in the dreamworld is just jaw-dropping.
Guts and his crew finally reach Elfheim and the plot to put cascas sanity back is put into motion.
Kentako Miura was not only a master of artwork but also an incredible writer with a creative mind. The symbolism used to depict guts and casca in the dreamworld is just jaw-dropping.
June 22, 2022
Tomorrow Vol. 40, and with the last chapter coming out on Friday I'll read the rest then. I'm quite nervous.
April 15, 2022
This volume started off so magical and whimsical and wholesome and then quickly became the saddest and most depressing thing I have ever read. Going into Casca's consciousness and seeing just how broken she really breaks my soul and the symbolism Miura is using is heartwrenching and beyond accurate. And just going through all her memories with Guts and what she was feeling at that moment, please I'm broken, crying forever.
And then this quote just breaks my heart, breaks my heart that Guts can't be there with her.
“This journey’s taught me a few things. Alone my own body on the line I could rough it without regard for how worn out it got. But with the two of us, my sword grew heavy. I could no longer afford to die and I could no longer handle it all on my own. I set aside my own ways, accepted help from others, and have pushed onward. I’d like to thank you.”
And then this quote just breaks my heart, breaks my heart that Guts can't be there with her.
March 18, 2025
چقدر این والیوم خوب بود :")
October 27, 2025
Il viaggio di Shilke e Farnese nella psiche di Caska mi sta piacendo tantissimo, è davvero evocativo.
August 10, 2018
This is the 39th volume in the Berserk series. I really feel like the last few volumes of the Berserk series have been unfocused and kind of slow, however this volume changes that. This was the best Berserk volume in a long time and I really enjoyed it.
Guts and crew finally get to Elfhelm and are forced to battle through a number of defenses before they get to meet the leader there. They finally find out how to put Casca’s mind back together and it’s a journey only Schierke and Farnese can help with. Meanwhile Guts and crew celebrate with the other denizens of Elfhelm.
This was an incredibly well done volume in the Berserk series. The artwork is spectacular as always and the story finally makes a lot of progress! Here’s to hoping the next volume shows even more progress and starts to wrap things up.
Overall this is the best volume in the Berserk series that we have seen in a couple years. The story makes a lot of progress and the artwork remains high quality. Definitely recommended if you are a fan of this manga series. This is one of the best fantasy seinen series out there.
Guts and crew finally get to Elfhelm and are forced to battle through a number of defenses before they get to meet the leader there. They finally find out how to put Casca’s mind back together and it’s a journey only Schierke and Farnese can help with. Meanwhile Guts and crew celebrate with the other denizens of Elfhelm.
This was an incredibly well done volume in the Berserk series. The artwork is spectacular as always and the story finally makes a lot of progress! Here’s to hoping the next volume shows even more progress and starts to wrap things up.
Overall this is the best volume in the Berserk series that we have seen in a couple years. The story makes a lot of progress and the artwork remains high quality. Definitely recommended if you are a fan of this manga series. This is one of the best fantasy seinen series out there.
August 11, 2018
Elfhelm finally! The total opposite of all the previous nastiness. Will Puck take the throne?! Will Casca get her mind back?!
One of these questions is answered 😜
It really strikes me how much art has changed over the years.
Guess will be another few years till the next one 😭
One of these questions is answered 😜
It really strikes me how much art has changed over the years.
Guess will be another few years till the next one 😭
June 23, 2024
im scared of the next volume..
September 25, 2025
Que joya!!!
August 17, 2018
The Fantasia arc catches a lot of flack for feeling different from the rest of the series, but I've enjoyed it a lot. The digital art really comes into its own here, looking very natural in print (funnily enough). The shift in art style suits the more fantastical and peaceful tone of this book. Guts has finally at his best again, being able to open up to others about his thoughts and feelings. The last time he was this reflective about himself was probably when he decided to stay with Casca, and the last time he spoke so openly about his feelings with somebody like this was probably... The Bonfire of Dreams? When him and Casca had sex? Either way, it has been a very long time and seeing him smile, openly express himself, and thoroughly trust others is utterly heartwarming.
Aside from that, I greatly enjoyed the dream segments. The first level of Casca's mind was so adorable, yet tragic at the same time. The imagery throughout was fantastic, as was the walk through Casca's memories. I can see how this stuff might be frustrating if you have to wait months between each chapter, but reading it all in one book was a great experience. I really savored it. I'm loving Berserk.
Aside from that, I greatly enjoyed the dream segments. The first level of Casca's mind was so adorable, yet tragic at the same time. The imagery throughout was fantastic, as was the walk through Casca's memories. I can see how this stuff might be frustrating if you have to wait months between each chapter, but reading it all in one book was a great experience. I really savored it. I'm loving Berserk.
December 25, 2022
FINALLY we reach Elfheim and its...fine. There's plenty of comedy scenes with the elves and other magical creatures, but I didn't find them particularly entertaining. I mostly skimmed through those when they popped up as I'm far more intrigued by the magic users there and how the magic trees were used as a barricade to keep the World Tree from growing wildly in the real world.
Schierke and Farnese begin their work to heal Casca's mind and its a fun trip down memory lane as we get highlights of the Golden Age arc and a reminder of why everyone loves Casca so much. I haven't been particularly thrilled by the most recent volumes as Berserk has leaned away from its darker roots to more traditional fantasy, but I'm excited to see what happened with Casca in the next volume.
Schierke and Farnese begin their work to heal Casca's mind and its a fun trip down memory lane as we get highlights of the Golden Age arc and a reminder of why everyone loves Casca so much. I haven't been particularly thrilled by the most recent volumes as Berserk has leaned away from its darker roots to more traditional fantasy, but I'm excited to see what happened with Casca in the next volume.
July 6, 2025
After 39 volumes of pure mayhem, chaos, bloodshed, we take a break from that and get a glimpse into this beautiful land of Elfhelm. I loved the world building in this and I feel that this is still just a small drop into an ocean of ideas Miura has for his series...it is really sad to know these are some of his last chapters coming up.
March 16, 2023
Este volumen me parecio bellísimo, las ilustraciones, las interacciones de personaje entre el grupo de Gutts y los habitantes de Elffhelm, la evolución de tantisimos personajes simplemente hermoso volumen
July 29, 2024
واهای، این جلد همهی خستگی و کسالتی که جلدهای اخیر ایجاد کرده رو شست و گذاشت کنارTT TT
وقتی قراره به یه همچین جلد خوبی برسی، تحمل و ادامه دادن شرایط ارزششو داره
البته خود داستان بد نشده بود ها! در مقایسه با اوایل خودش یکم کسلکننده شده بود. ولی باز برگشت به اوج!
وقتی قراره به یه همچین جلد خوبی برسی، تحمل و ادامه دادن شرایط ارزششو داره
البته خود داستان بد نشده بود ها! در مقایسه با اوایل خودش یکم کسلکننده شده بود. ولی باز برگشت به اوج!
May 20, 2022
It's literally perfect.
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