Berserk, Volumen 23

ベルセルク [Berserk] #23

by Kentaro Miura

Después de haber resucitado en este mundo, Griffith reveló a Gatsu su sueño, "conseguir su propio reino".
Después dejó abrumados a los Kushana, los cuales estaban devastando Midland. Poco a poco, fueron llegando a su lado varios guerreros atraídos por una revelación.
Por otro lado, como la cueva de la mina de Godo, el único lugar seguro que tenían, fue destruída, Gatsu partió hacia el hogar de Pack, Elfhelm, pensando en la seguridad de Kiasca. Gatsu jura que nunca perderá a Kiasca, pero...

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Horror, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Seinen

200 pages, Paperback

First published July 5, 2002

About the author

Kentarou 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.

Reviews

[Tawfek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Guts is still fighting his demons, and caring for Casca but it all goes wrong when he loses control, and chokes her, and she gets scared of him, and hates him but Isidiro, Farnese, Serpico, and puck saves the day when they join guts, and it seems everything goes back to normal again even better than normal..
What about Casca killing those bandits who tried to rape her! she still has her skills but not her old self not yet.
i don't even know if Casca will ever be back, it might be very unlikely to happen since the theme of the manga is Guts against the world, if Casca comes back she will be great help for him, and Kentaro will probably kill her off, probably by Griffith's too to make the grudge even bigger, But let's not get ahead of the story lol.
Griffith is still on his campaign to fight off the Kushan, and retain Midland he gathered some legendary heroes around him, and he is using apostles, and demons to fight in his army as well, he is so damn powerful, that it's very unlikely that guts can get to him at this level...

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is where some of Berserk's later-years issues begin to first manifest. The story splits into two parts and both of those parts start to drag on and take their time, further worsened by the author's sporadic release schedule. Plus, I never cared much for Griffith's side of things - it's not fun seeing him godmode his way through every challenge, and Sonia is annoying.

I think Miura could have cut that part down by quite a bit.

[gabriella escoto · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this manga. Going to be buying the entire manga this christmas.

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

این ولیوم رو خیلی دوست داشتم.
درگیری‌ها، ناامیدی و کشمکش‌های درونی گاتس چیزیه داستان لازم داشت و خوشحال شدم به این بخش‌ها پرداخته شد. درام‌های اینطوری و کوچیک رو به هزارتا موقعیت شلوغ و باشکوه و دارک ترجیح میدم.
گریفیث رو دوباره در اوج شکوه و اقتدار می‌بینیم که داره رویای خودش رو می‌سازه منتها هنوزم لابه‌لای پنل‌های درخشان و خوشگلش میشه دارک بودن رو دید.
بخش فارنیز هم اوکی بود و خوشحالم داره به خودشناسی می‌رسه و عوض میشه. از این چیزا دوست دارم.

[Youssra (semi ia) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a Griffith hater account

[P.E. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Songes mensongers

On y suit la progression de la nouvelle troupe du Faucon rassemblée autour de Griffith réincarné, qui n'a jamais été aussi fixé sur son rêve et dont on sent bien qu'il lui sacrifierait le monde une deuxième fois s'il était à ce prix. Il s'acquiert le concours d'alliés étranges, plus monstrueux les uns que les autres et dont certains laissent supposer qu'il s'agit d'apôtres.

Tandis que le groupe de héros s'aggrandit en intégrant Farnèse et Serpico, depuis quelques tomes, on s'inquiète d'observer en Guts le progrès insidieux d'une sorte de démon de la perversité qui le mine et s'acharne tout spécialement à le pousser à blesser et à détruire ceux qui l'entourent pour ne laisser subsister qu'une haine dévorante à l'endroit de Griffith... Comme un reflet inversé du rêve de Griffith, et plus corrupteur encore. C'est certainement l'adversaire le plus angoissant qui ait croisé sa route jusqu'ici.

[Himanshu Karmacharya · Rating 4 out of 5]

It hasn't been an easy journey for Guts till now; he has been through a lot of physical as well as mental pain and torture.

At least, he has his own crew now. A fellowship of a sort. Really excited to see where the story goes from now. However,

I wasn't as excited to read Griffith's part as much aw I was of Guts. Maybe that's his entire problem after all, always to be behind Guts.

[Krysia o książkach · Rating 3 out of 5]

trochę tom przejściowy, ale zapowiada się ciekawy rozwój akcji

[Nate · Rating 4 out of 5]

poor caska just can't get a fair shake. on the flipside, griffith crushing it against the pseudomughals was pretty awesome, and looks like farnese, serpico and isidro are turning into (semi)permanent party members

[Erik B.K.K. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Oh look, Casca's getting raped again. And some boring exposition on Griffith and his Power Rangers.

[Aleksandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

the art is gorgeous and i am in love with every panel of griffith.

however, what has happened to casca and between casca and guts in this volume was disturbing, repetetive and annoying. i hope that after serpico, farneze and yelly boy joined the trio, things will get better, guts will get better.
i am hoping in vain for casca to get better but i doubt it will happen any time soon.

[T.R. Preston · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Griffith sections are amazing, as usual. The Guts sections are okay.

[Drew Canole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuing the Falcon of the Millennium Empire Arc - The Holy Evil War Chapter

Guts and co. are journeying towards the sea, and hopefully going to an island where elves live. Guts is experiencing some mental issues - it seems like something wants Guts to sacrifice Casca in order to get closer to Griffith.

Casca again almost gets assaulted this time by a group of military men.

Guts accepts Lady Farnese, Serpico, and Isidro to join him on his journey.

Sonia joins Griffith's new Band of the Hawk. The Hawk's are recruiting from captured Kushans.

[Hachi ◇♡◇ · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Ser expuesta al terror todas las noches me hizo darme cuenta lo diminuta que es mi existencia..."
Me encantó el desarrollo de Farnese. Como siempre, el arte de otro mundo

[Grace Arango · Rating 4 out of 5]

i'm not going to lie when i say this volume had me shocked. i honestly didn't know whether i sympathised or i hated a character i was so connected to at this point of the story.

the story must go on and when that, the negative tension between two characters appears for good reason. (broad so i don't spoil anything)

[Dr Rashmit Mishra · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a volume filled with gore , and explicit content , and it changed the course of the tale and set stride on to a new tale, however the events here were complicated and really hard to go through and it even made me as a reader question at one point whether Guts is a nice guy or whether Griffith is truly what Guts believe him to be .
We are also now setting our sights away from Guts desire to battle and moving towards Griffith fulfilling his dream for an empire of his own , and this latter plot is something thats both impressive and terrifying.

Also it was fun to read Hindi words being used in the book , albeit also offensive to see it being used by Kusdaq , but then again there are no good guys in this dark and deary world .

The negative from me for the book was the unnecessary explicitiveness

[Zara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I felt this one.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

“And it’s not just about completely protecting Casca because my death will result in her death. I’m used to fighting to survive. But what grows worse daily is the pressure not to die. Have I ever before wielded a sword so heavy?”

Again another tremendous volume focusing on character development, especially for Guts. A lot of aspects of this volume just hurt my heart because it's so difficult to see Guts not only struggling with himself but also trying to protect Casca when she is a fraction of her former self. We see a lot of introspection from Guts as he recognizes that he really is not in a good place mentally or physically along with seeing the burdens of constantly having to take care and protect someone who is powerless to take care of themselves.

“For the first time I’m counting on complete strangers for help. I’m shuddering at my own sinisterness. I’m beaten down by my own powerlessness. When was the last time she smiled?”

I love the parallels Miura is making between Guts and Griffith again. As Guts is struggling and worn out, Griffith is only rising up and enchanting everyone around him as he sets out on his quest. Forming his new Band of the Hawk, (honestly, him calling it that again is just a knife to the chest) Griffith is more enigmatic than ever, gathering a formidable army.

“Even doing that there was no way to wipe away the years I left her behind. There’s no way to make up for all the time I left her in darkness. All the time I spent wandering. All the time I left her there alone. I’ve become estranged from her.”

I have previously mentioned that the volumes focusing on character development and slowing down the pace from rampant action are always my favorite ones. This volume was extremely emotional to read and my heart just breaks for Guts, after everything he has been through he finally thought he could find a piece of light to cling to but it's never that easy, and he never gets a break from fighting for it.

[Tanabrus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gatts scopre che il viaggio con Caska in queste condizioni è molto più difficile del previsto, tra gli attacchi costanti dei demoni, lo stato di Caska e il suo stesso lato oscuro che sembra spingerlo contro la ragazza e verso Griffith. Utilissimo in questo senso il ritorno del trio abbandonato dopo la torre, con Farneze che dovrà maturare in fretta adesso.
Il Falco nel frattempo, più lentamente di quanto non pensassi, sta guidando con il suo esercito di creature assurde la riconquista di Midland.

[Melika Kalhor · Rating 5 out of 5]

بخش هایی که داستان تو شخصیت گاتس عمیق میشه رو دوست دارم. اینجوری کاراکترش از یه شمشیرِ-صرف-بودن فاصله میگیره و ابعاد انسانیش و نگرانی‌هاش برمی‌گرده
گریفیث داره گیجم میکنه... نمیفهمم چی میخواد

[Agnese Rosengren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Il gruppo che si è formato mi piace tantissimo e credo che finalmente Gatsu avrà modo di affidarsi al prossimo.
Inutile dire che non vedo l'ora di proseguire nella lettura.

[Karissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 23rd volume in the Berserk series. In this volume Guts is struggling to take care of Casca when Lady Farnese, Serpico and Isidro join him; for once Guts appreciates the help.

We also meet Lord Mule who ends up being saved by Griffith’s new band of the Hawk and joins Griffith on his mission to take over the Kushan kingdom.

After that it is back to Guts and his companions, where Lady Farnese is feeling very useless as she struggles to do basic chores.

Overall I really enjoyed this volume in the Berserk series. It’s a bit of a transition volume but I enjoyed the new characters that we meet and I love where the story is heading. This whole series is recommended to those who enjoy fantasy horror manga.

[Nanu · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Is she not precious only because she's...the wound Griffith left, because you want to keep feeling that pain he caused you?" GODDAMNNN.

"This shadow of who you used to be keeps reminding me...of all those days and how they were shattered." All this struggle man.. and he still keeps going. "i'm beaten down..by my own powerlessness.

When was...the last time she smiled?" :(

[Jonathan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Berserk's always been good, but man, this volume gave me major feels.

[Cristian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I swear, if it's revealed that the war demons are somehow twisted versions of the original Band of the Hawk, I'm going to LOSE IT

[bailey elizabeth smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐️

“when was the last time you saw her smile?”

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is starting a new arc in the story, so it was a little slow, but understandably so since it's setting things up. I like the contrast between Griffith's new Band of the Hawk and Guts's small and loyal crew. There's one thing that's not making this higher for me, though... *clears throat* for the love of all that is holy STOP SEXUALLY ASSAULTING CASCA!!! I understand how it contributes to the plot and how it shows a turning point in Guts's character development but STILL there are other ways to show this without assaulting a character who has already been repeatedly assaulted in the storyline. There are other traumas out there to choose from if that's the desired mechanic to enact change, you know?

[Blue · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few great chapters, and it moved the plot forward. Nothing exceptional tho

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

اینکه اعتقاد کورکورانه بدبخت می‌کنه رو خوب نشون میده ها.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This dude seriously reincarnated himself back into his old human form just to wage a race-war against fantasy-Turks...!

Glad Farnese cut her hair.