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Berserk 2-in-1 Omnibus #2
Berserk, vol. 2
Guts prosigue su viaje acompañado, muy a su pesar, por el elfo Puck. Tras llegar a una ciudad gobernada por el terror, se enfrasca en una lucha contra el conde, que se vendió sin quererlo al mal y, convertido en demonio, se dedica ahora a masacrar a sus súbditos. ¡Allí, Guts encuentra a los cinco Mano de Dios a los que lleva largo tiempo persiguiendo! Con el fin de arrojar luz sobre todos sus secretos, ¡¡la historia da un vuelco y nos lleva al mismísimo nacimiento de Guts...!!
Incluye los volúmenes 3 y 4 de la edición original japonesa.
Incluye los volúmenes 3 y 4 de la edición original japonesa.
472 pages, Paperback
Published June 2, 2022
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Kentaro Miura
373 books2,720 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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August 18, 2021
Y comienza la Edad de Oro. Había oído hablar de ella como el mejor arco de Berserk y por el momento, cumple las expectativas.
Empezamos a entender el comportamiento irascible de Guts remontándonos a sus inicios. Una infancia marcada por el abuso, la soledad y la cosificación donde no queda otra que ser más duro que nadie y enterrar cualquier signo de debilidad.
Y entonces llega Griffith.
Ya tienes el chivatazo de que Griffith se va a convertir en el peor enemigo de Guts, pero a quien conoce en su adolescencia es a un joven con encanto, carisma y habilidad que logra forjar una famosa compañía de mercenarios. Aquí se plantan las semillas para lo que parece que va a ser una fuerte amistad (o puede que algo más, porque es innegable que hay tintes homoeróticos en el trato que tiene Griffith con Guts), pero sabes que todo va a acabar mal.
La intriga se mantiene.
Empezamos a entender el comportamiento irascible de Guts remontándonos a sus inicios. Una infancia marcada por el abuso, la soledad y la cosificación donde no queda otra que ser más duro que nadie y enterrar cualquier signo de debilidad.
Y entonces llega Griffith.
Ya tienes el chivatazo de que Griffith se va a convertir en el peor enemigo de Guts, pero a quien conoce en su adolescencia es a un joven con encanto, carisma y habilidad que logra forjar una famosa compañía de mercenarios. Aquí se plantan las semillas para lo que parece que va a ser una fuerte amistad (o puede que algo más, porque es innegable que hay tintes homoeróticos en el trato que tiene Griffith con Guts), pero sabes que todo va a acabar mal.
La intriga se mantiene.
November 20, 2021
You see that miura took a loot of inspiration from hollywood movies from the 80s but he mixes them together in a very interesting way, and forming a brutally realistic atmosphere that only gets broken up by the fantastical elements in it. I really lile it.
September 24, 2017
En este tomo de Berserk Maximum tenemos el final del arco "guardianes de la codicia" y el inicio de "la edad dorada" pasamos del relato sobrenatural y demoniaco del primero, a una historia más terrenal de acción medieval en la que se nos cuenta la infancia y adolescencia de Guts en el segundo.
Creo que el cambio de tercio es muy positivo, por un lado nos permite conocer mejor al protagonista y sus motivaciones, una historia personal marcada por el maltrato y la soledad, al ser criado en el entorno de un grupo de mercenarios su vida es muy dura desde el principio, rechazado por todos por ser considerado un mal presagio (es encontrado recién nacido con su madre muerta en un campo de batalla) y utilizado como una herramienta por su padrastro.
Este tomo me ha gustado más que el primero, parece que la serie avanza por buen camino, también se nota una mejora en el dibujo, los campos de batalla y los asedios a las ciudades en ocasiones son bastante impresionantes, los combates siguen siendo un poco confusos en ocasiones pero también mejoran.
Creo que el cambio de tercio es muy positivo, por un lado nos permite conocer mejor al protagonista y sus motivaciones, una historia personal marcada por el maltrato y la soledad, al ser criado en el entorno de un grupo de mercenarios su vida es muy dura desde el principio, rechazado por todos por ser considerado un mal presagio (es encontrado recién nacido con su madre muerta en un campo de batalla) y utilizado como una herramienta por su padrastro.
Este tomo me ha gustado más que el primero, parece que la serie avanza por buen camino, también se nota una mejora en el dibujo, los campos de batalla y los asedios a las ciudades en ocasiones son bastante impresionantes, los combates siguen siendo un poco confusos en ocasiones pero también mejoran.
February 17, 2024
Ain't no way Griffith has the resources to let his hair look THIS good
July 12, 2021
Segundo tomo recopilatorio de Maximum Berserk. Este comienza el famoso arco de la Edad Dorada, considerado por muchos como la mejor etapa de Berserk y sin duda un arco argumental que no dejó indiferente a nadie. Incluso las ilustraciones y el arte de Miura dan un notable salto en calidad, un pequeño aperitivo de lo que esta por venir.
Por fin descubrimos más sobre el pasado de Guts, desde su ominoso nacimiento hasta los traumas infantiles que sigue acarreando a dia de hoy. Tiene escenas bastante duras, sobretodo acerca de la vejación infantil asi que si este tema escabroso te resulta demasiado para tí no recomiendo leer este tomo bajo ningún concepto.
La figura de Griffith hace aparición y podemos vislumbrar ligeramente la clase de hombre que se convierte en un demonio bajo las ordenes de Dios. Sin duda ahora empieza la verdadera obra maestra.
Por fin descubrimos más sobre el pasado de Guts, desde su ominoso nacimiento hasta los traumas infantiles que sigue acarreando a dia de hoy. Tiene escenas bastante duras, sobretodo acerca de la vejación infantil asi que si este tema escabroso te resulta demasiado para tí no recomiendo leer este tomo bajo ningún concepto.
La figura de Griffith hace aparición y podemos vislumbrar ligeramente la clase de hombre que se convierte en un demonio bajo las ordenes de Dios. Sin duda ahora empieza la verdadera obra maestra.
January 26, 2025
Me encanta ver el pasado de un personaje
June 11, 2022
Me parece una decisión inteligente empezar la saga in media res. Me parece facilista, también. Me provoca la presentación de Griffith y sus posibles simbolismos: la feminidad masculina como encarnación de la maldad, la belleza - y la omnipotencia, tal vez - eurocéntrica contra la humanidad nipona. Por ahí me decían que su figura remitía directamente a Lucifer, ese que trasciende desde la biblia a la cultura popular como el exquisito y sufrido ángel caído. Un poco efebístico, también.
Me gustó menos este tomo que el anterior. Tenía demasiadas escenas de pelea y me daban ganas de saltármelas.
Me gustó menos este tomo que el anterior. Tenía demasiadas escenas de pelea y me daban ganas de saltármelas.
June 4, 2023
Bueno, creo que este tomo merece que haga mi primera reseña. La verdad es que el primer tomo me había despertado curiosidad, pero sabía que a partir de ahí vendrían cosas mejores, y no me equivocaba. Aquí se empieza a entender por qué este manga tiene tanta fama, y es un manga de culto. Tanto el comienzo con las manos de dios, como después la entrada de lleno en la historia de Guts con la edad de oro, son muy buenas premisas para que sea un buen tomo. El dibujo es muy bueno, y la dureza y oscuridad del pasado de este personaje han hecho los deleites de mi lectura. Doy gracias a mi querida novia por regalarmelo
March 10, 2023
Better than Vol.01. The first half was very exciting giving us a first glimpse on many characters that probably are gonna be important in the future. The second half (beginning of the golden age arc) was so interesting because we got some answers for the unanswered questions of the first volume. I like the insights given about Guts and am thrilled to read even further.
January 12, 2023
Seguimos sumando. Otra genialidad de Miura. Maravillosa y espectacular la historia de la “Edad de Oro”.
December 12, 2025
Der Band enthält den Abschluss der ausuferndern, brutalen und asskickenden Fantasy aus dem Auftaktbuch. Die Comics in der zweiten Hälfte zeichnen Guts Leben nach und sind zwar nicht weniger derb, aber ohne paranormale Elemente. Prompt haben Sie mich weniger interessiert.
January 22, 2023
This double volume (including the regular 3 and 4) continues the "The Guardians of Desire" arc before we learn about Guts's backstory and his relationship to Griffith in "The Golden Age". At this point the manga is already at its most crushing. It's full of surprising twists and powerful themes and the macabre artwork transfers the Dark Ages into the horrifying landscapes that mirror the dismal and demonic believes of the time.
The last volume left off when Guts desperately fought the Count for the torture he had to endure by the despot's hands. It's another relationship that initially takes center stage, though. The Count's daughter, Theresia, finally broke out of her prison. When suddenly she comes running through the door she's confronted – and understandably terrified – by the monstrous sight of her father.
What truly gave me the shivers, though, was his visible embarrassment. We soon learn what really happened seven years ago. While by today's (and reason's) standards the Count was already a bad man, he fought what he thought was a righteous cause by putting the heretics in his principality to justice. At least it wasn't as obsessive, yet.
When he returned from his witch hunt he found his own wife partaking in the most extreme form of obscene blasphemy. He killed all the participants to the ritual, only the biggest offender, his wife, he wasn't able to punish. It was his immense pain that opened the gate to the other dimension and that would offer him the chance to overcome his limiting humanity.
Something similar happens after the glorious moment when Guts is able to strike him down by taking his huge broadsword and striking with his mouth. It's now the supposedly good guy who tortures his foe. The Count again calls upon the God Hand and suddenly the whole group finds themselves in what looks every bit like an Escher painting. The demons – lead by the enigmatic Griffith whom Guts evidently knew before – are truly angst-inducing.
The Count called for the Ceremonia Adventis Daemonorum, a ritual that would restore his powers and enable him to kill Guts. There is a catch, of course, and this is where we realize again that the Count's humanity is still not entirely eradicated. He has to sacrifice someone close to him and who else could this be than his daughter. The decision truly tears him apart and unable to make the call the dead (among them the old friend Guts wasn't able or willing to save) pull him down in the spiral to hell. His daughter has to see his real father being dragged away.
It was such a horrifying scene, but it culminates into a particularly dark conversation when in the aftermath Theresia openly contemplates suicide. It's clear that Guts had been there too, but he conveys his point in the most despicable and ruthless way. He demonstrates to her that she literally clings to life. The scene leaves you very confused, because when he stumbles away you see a broken man, secretly with tears in his eyes. Probably himself wishing for his death but still somehow fighting on.
It's such a great transition to what Griffith saw in him as becomes clear when the two finally meet in Guts's background story (as told in "The Golden Age"). Not only do we learn of the events that made Guts the bitter man that is the protagonist in the main timeline, but we experience the harsh environment in which he grows up. This is very well exemplified by the first scene of the story where the dead hang from the trees and a baby lies still in the puddle next to it. It's believed to be a stillborn before the child suddenly comes to life. This cursed child is Guts.
He has to endure many horrifying and (without a doubt) defining episodes. The manga again shows us a very complex and human relationship to Guts's adoptive father and mentor, Gambino. He takes care of the boy and at least to some extent it seems like a loving relationship as far as it is possible in this world. You can understand why Guts has positive feelings for him. But it's genuinely shocking when he sells the boy to being raped by one of his mercenaries and later he holds the boy responsible for all bad that happens to him (I think a common theme in abusive relationships). It again so very well demonstrates Miura's sense for the darker side of human interaction and makes for truly captivating storytelling.
By the end of Volume 4 Guts and Griffith only just met. Especially their longer second fight is thrilling – how Griffith jumps on the blade! – and there is something very intriguing about the androgynous man and his explanation of why he "wants him" (evidently a rather ambiguous phrase). The volume ends in this awesome castle siege battle and the prospect of Guts becoming one of Griffith's Falcons.
I hope I was able to convey why the story had such a strong impression on me. The captivating and emotional storytelling is head and shoulders above your run-of-the-mill fantasy comic. Seriously, I literally would like to drop everything and return to the horrors of this world.
Rating: 5/5
The last volume left off when Guts desperately fought the Count for the torture he had to endure by the despot's hands. It's another relationship that initially takes center stage, though. The Count's daughter, Theresia, finally broke out of her prison. When suddenly she comes running through the door she's confronted – and understandably terrified – by the monstrous sight of her father.
What truly gave me the shivers, though, was his visible embarrassment. We soon learn what really happened seven years ago. While by today's (and reason's) standards the Count was already a bad man, he fought what he thought was a righteous cause by putting the heretics in his principality to justice. At least it wasn't as obsessive, yet.
When he returned from his witch hunt he found his own wife partaking in the most extreme form of obscene blasphemy. He killed all the participants to the ritual, only the biggest offender, his wife, he wasn't able to punish. It was his immense pain that opened the gate to the other dimension and that would offer him the chance to overcome his limiting humanity.
Something similar happens after the glorious moment when Guts is able to strike him down by taking his huge broadsword and striking with his mouth. It's now the supposedly good guy who tortures his foe. The Count again calls upon the God Hand and suddenly the whole group finds themselves in what looks every bit like an Escher painting. The demons – lead by the enigmatic Griffith whom Guts evidently knew before – are truly angst-inducing.
The Count called for the Ceremonia Adventis Daemonorum, a ritual that would restore his powers and enable him to kill Guts. There is a catch, of course, and this is where we realize again that the Count's humanity is still not entirely eradicated. He has to sacrifice someone close to him and who else could this be than his daughter. The decision truly tears him apart and unable to make the call the dead (among them the old friend Guts wasn't able or willing to save) pull him down in the spiral to hell. His daughter has to see his real father being dragged away.
It was such a horrifying scene, but it culminates into a particularly dark conversation when in the aftermath Theresia openly contemplates suicide. It's clear that Guts had been there too, but he conveys his point in the most despicable and ruthless way. He demonstrates to her that she literally clings to life. The scene leaves you very confused, because when he stumbles away you see a broken man, secretly with tears in his eyes. Probably himself wishing for his death but still somehow fighting on.
It's such a great transition to what Griffith saw in him as becomes clear when the two finally meet in Guts's background story (as told in "The Golden Age"). Not only do we learn of the events that made Guts the bitter man that is the protagonist in the main timeline, but we experience the harsh environment in which he grows up. This is very well exemplified by the first scene of the story where the dead hang from the trees and a baby lies still in the puddle next to it. It's believed to be a stillborn before the child suddenly comes to life. This cursed child is Guts.
He has to endure many horrifying and (without a doubt) defining episodes. The manga again shows us a very complex and human relationship to Guts's adoptive father and mentor, Gambino. He takes care of the boy and at least to some extent it seems like a loving relationship as far as it is possible in this world. You can understand why Guts has positive feelings for him. But it's genuinely shocking when he sells the boy to being raped by one of his mercenaries and later he holds the boy responsible for all bad that happens to him (I think a common theme in abusive relationships). It again so very well demonstrates Miura's sense for the darker side of human interaction and makes for truly captivating storytelling.
By the end of Volume 4 Guts and Griffith only just met. Especially their longer second fight is thrilling – how Griffith jumps on the blade! – and there is something very intriguing about the androgynous man and his explanation of why he "wants him" (evidently a rather ambiguous phrase). The volume ends in this awesome castle siege battle and the prospect of Guts becoming one of Griffith's Falcons.
I hope I was able to convey why the story had such a strong impression on me. The captivating and emotional storytelling is head and shoulders above your run-of-the-mill fantasy comic. Seriously, I literally would like to drop everything and return to the horrors of this world.
Rating: 5/5
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December 14, 2024
Too much blood and sufferance.
March 30, 2024
Los traumas in crescendo, no me queda nada....
February 5, 2021
Ich liebe "Das Goldene Zeitalter" und muss dringend mehr lesen.
December 25, 2025
Bastante fuerte pero uenu manga para adultos, me agrada como no había leído esto antes
March 20, 2023
DAMN, that was harsh
December 24, 2021
Y fue con este tomo con el que me enamoré de Berserk y ese tono oscuro que me recuerda a Joe Abercrombie o George R. R. Martin o, seamos honestos, por fechas, son estos autores los que nos recuerdan al grimdark de Kentaro Miura. Aquí profundizamos en los orígenes de Guts y se nos confirman una serie de traumas (para el personaje y para nosotros). Adictivo y fascinante, como todas las grandes tragedias.
August 10, 2022
Increible
June 9, 2024
EDIT TRAS RELECTURA: el trasfondo y los inicios de Guts son...brutales y desgarradores. El origen de sus traumas, las raíces de su personalidad...es increíble, un putísimo diez.
Pues eso, espectacular. Igual que el primero. Y si no ando muy equivocado, el resto seguro que son iguales o mejores. Qué poquito me van a durar...
Pues eso, espectacular. Igual que el primero. Y si no ando muy equivocado, el resto seguro que son iguales o mejores. Qué poquito me van a durar...
July 17, 2023
kutty guts so cute
June 22, 2018
Brutal! Animal! Bestial!!
September 12, 2020
Aquí comienza la Edad Dorada, dura, brutal y nostálgica. En fin, creo que la calificación lo dice todo.
August 6, 2022
Me gustó, que siga así.
June 5, 2024
Me ha encantado conocer un poco del pasado de Guts. Ahora le entiendo mucho mejor.
March 8, 2025
en una hora por el culo y ahora me toca esperar otras 2 semanas para los siguientes tomos
September 3, 2023
3,5 ⭐️
August 27, 2024
Chingonísimo si señor
September 7, 2025
qué duro va el lore de olivia rodrigo y taylor swift
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