Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 1
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- Author：Kentaro Miura
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Summary
Have you got the Guts？ Kentaro Miura's Berserk has outraged， horrified， and delighted manga and anime fanatics since 1989， creating an international legion of hardcore devotees and inspiring a plethora of TV series， feature films， and video games。 And now the badass champion of adult fantasy manga is presented in an oversized 7" x 10" deluxe hardcover edition， nearly 700 pages amassing the first three Berserk volumes， with following volumes to come to serve up the entire series in handsome bookshelf collections。 No Guts， no glory！
Reviews
B-Thugbones
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Considered the best manga of all time and， after reading it， i realized not all anime is gay。
Connor Keir
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Volumes 1-3 introduce us to protagonist Guts。 A man who is strong， cruel and driven beyond measure。 Although as the story continues we see that in reality his hard exterior is a way to deal with the trauma he continually operates under。 A story of horror， battle and the struggle against fate I’m glad I still have so much more to read。
Aaron Batres
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MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW:A fantastic start to a story the tone was set perfectly by scenes like the god hand convincing the king to sacrifice his daughter， the literal hands attempting to bring down Guts with them， the killing of the priest and his daughter by the skeleton army and the brutality shown in the fight between Guts and the king´s men。 The art of this manga has left my jaw on the floor multiple times with scenes that display the King´s disgusting apostle form， the sheer amount of detail d MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW:A fantastic start to a story the tone was set perfectly by scenes like the god hand convincing the king to sacrifice his daughter， the literal hands attempting to bring down Guts with them， the killing of the priest and his daughter by the skeleton army and the brutality shown in the fight between Guts and the king´s men。 The art of this manga has left my jaw on the floor multiple times with scenes that display the King´s disgusting apostle form， the sheer amount of detail displayed in panning shots in the towns or crowds and the pages that took place in the God Hand´s very abstract dimension that remind me of something I would see in the museum。 I really like that this story isn´t afraid to show the protagonist （Guts） in a negative way， often in stories the main character would be morally altruistic and is always in the right in terms of decision making and only fails by unforeseen events， but in Berserk our protagonist is pretty much the opposite and is shown to be very selfish/self centered， cruel， and often morally bankrupt which is shown expertly in the scene where he looks upon the corpse of the girl that he traveled with in a carriage with and indirectly caused the death of by being around her and her dad and is the shot is framed in a way where we are expecting him to have an emotional breakdown but then he laughs and comments to Puck （his travel partner） that they were to weak to fend for themselves and that it was not his fault for them dying （displaying his moral depravity）。 And the final pages of the volume display how a person like Guts would be made by showing us his origins from birth to a preteen age showing that he struggled in life even in his first seconds of existing and the cliffhanger had left me disturbed and ready to read Volume 2 。。。more
Hannah Sloane
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Berserk is a high fantasy manga series set in a bleak medieval world。 The main protagonist is Guts or “the black swordsman”， a mercenary and exceptional fighter who has been marked by demon kind。 We follow Guts in his exploits as he fights off demons which have entered the mortal realm （many of which are hidden by their human form） and those who are drawn to him because of his mark。There was very little to fault with volumes 1-3 of Berserk & I am super keen to learn more about Guts and his fallo Berserk is a high fantasy manga series set in a bleak medieval world。 The main protagonist is Guts or “the black swordsman”， a mercenary and exceptional fighter who has been marked by demon kind。 We follow Guts in his exploits as he fights off demons which have entered the mortal realm （many of which are hidden by their human form） and those who are drawn to him because of his mark。There was very little to fault with volumes 1-3 of Berserk & I am super keen to learn more about Guts and his fallout with Griffith， a member of the Godhand。 The Godhand is a group of angels & demons which are essentially the definition of pure evil。 Guts is a great protagonist， very morally grey， shows little empathy towards others （at this stage）， insanely powerful & driven。 We learn a little about what made Guts into such a hardened fighter toward the end of volume 3 （I’m sure I’ll learn more later）。 Guts also （reluctantly） has an offsider by the name of Puck who is an Elf。Puck provides a lot of the comic relief throughout which I really enjoyed。 I love when completely different characters become friends， & whilst Guts & Puck aren’t quite there at this stage， I’d say as the story progresses this friendship will develop - think Geralt & Dandelion only Geralt is much more salty & Dandelion is a fairy！ The story is definitely Grimdark fantasy and includes elements of horror such as monsters， demons， multiple dimensions （portals into hell） & grotesque violence。 If you like Grimdark fantasy， epic battle sequences， warped realities， very weird horrifying monsters/demons， brilliant characters， banter & medieval fantasy settings with a hearty dose of violence & gore then you should definitely check out Berserk！ 。。。more
Jamahl Bennier
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Brutal！
Astrid
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It was strange。。。 I have no more words to describe it。
Archie
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This wasn’t exactly what I expected considering the mangas reputation juxtaposed with the amount of humour and lack of sympathy for guts; but upon realising I’ll be getting that in the next arc， I （very quickly） decided to postpone such criticisms。 That being said Puck is kind of annoying。I would normally lay out more of my thoughts but something tells me the best is yet to come， and I wanna save the enthusiasm till then。I’m fucking pumped。8/10
Bonita Readers Advisory
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A dark fantasy series that follows the story of Guts， a swordsman branded by demons that draws spirits and demons toward him。 Despite his fate， he cuts through all that stand between him and his desire for revenge。 While the plots and characters are not what one would consider deep， and while the imagery can often be graphic， the backgrounds and characters are drawn with a level of detail not often scene in more action-oriented manga series， and the fights themselves are both visceral and intens A dark fantasy series that follows the story of Guts， a swordsman branded by demons that draws spirits and demons toward him。 Despite his fate， he cuts through all that stand between him and his desire for revenge。 While the plots and characters are not what one would consider deep， and while the imagery can often be graphic， the backgrounds and characters are drawn with a level of detail not often scene in more action-oriented manga series， and the fights themselves are both visceral and intense。 。。。more
Jalen Ries
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Recently went on a vacation and one of my friends on the trip brought this with him。 Said I would really enjoy it even though it’s not my thing。。。 Now I’m hooked， great story， brilliantly detailed art， horror， war， evil， it’s all there。 Manga has never been my thing but might venture into a few others because Berserk is phenomenal。
Kieran Westphal
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the horror imagery is inventive， the battle choreography is exhilarating， but every time i thought i'd get well and truly hooked on this series its protagonist would push me away again。 i prefer my sword-toting beef boys with a stronger sense of morality and a drive to heroism。 or at the very least， i'd like an application of their world-weary tough guyishness that doesn't feel so apathetic。 it's extremely cool to see this guy swing that big monster cleaver around; problem is， i can read about p the horror imagery is inventive， the battle choreography is exhilarating， but every time i thought i'd get well and truly hooked on this series its protagonist would push me away again。 i prefer my sword-toting beef boys with a stronger sense of morality and a drive to heroism。 or at the very least， i'd like an application of their world-weary tough guyishness that doesn't feel so apathetic。 it's extremely cool to see this guy swing that big monster cleaver around; problem is， i can read about plenty of more interesting monster cleaver swingers than this guy， thirty years later。 i can see the story winding towards humanizing him， but if we can't even begin to see that by the end of this textbook-heavy hardcover special edition， maybe that payoff is being teased out a little too long。 cloud strife is cooler than guts， i'm sorry！ 。。。more
Abel
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Good intro for the series。 Left me full of questions for what happens in the later volumes。
Martina
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From what I've seen so far this is not my favorite。 I'm sure that in the next couple of volumes we'll get to know more about this world， the brand， and the members of the Godhand。 Griffith had a cool entrance， I liked that part a lot。 I hope we get more of the five members in the next volumes because it gets boring with just these two constantly fighting， and the dialogue between them let's say it's not that good。 Vargas was a refresher but he left very quickly。 The demon uuugh。。。that thing was From what I've seen so far this is not my favorite。 I'm sure that in the next couple of volumes we'll get to know more about this world， the brand， and the members of the Godhand。 Griffith had a cool entrance， I liked that part a lot。 I hope we get more of the five members in the next volumes because it gets boring with just these two constantly fighting， and the dialogue between them let's say it's not that good。 Vargas was a refresher but he left very quickly。 The demon uuugh。。。that thing was disgusting， I want to unseen that。 I'm intrigued and I'll read the next deluxe edition and after that， I'll decide if I'll continue or not。 。。。more
Liliana
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Edizione favolosa a cura di Dark Horse。 Ogni pagina è praticamente un quadro stampato。Vale gli euro spesi。
Max
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While the anime didn‘t fascinate me that much （yet， I‘m only about halfway in）， this Deluxe edition collecting the first nine original volumes of Miura‘s Berserk merits five stars in my opinion。 It’s crass， brutal， gory， bloody yet somehow manages to deliver scenes with a level of depth in terms of philosophy that can make you stop turning over the pages and think。 It‘s up to everyone to decide if a few hours of turning black-and-white pages is worth over 40 bucks to you， but to me it was！ The H While the anime didn‘t fascinate me that much （yet， I‘m only about halfway in）， this Deluxe edition collecting the first nine original volumes of Miura‘s Berserk merits five stars in my opinion。 It’s crass， brutal， gory， bloody yet somehow manages to deliver scenes with a level of depth in terms of philosophy that can make you stop turning over the pages and think。 It‘s up to everyone to decide if a few hours of turning black-and-white pages is worth over 40 bucks to you， but to me it was！ The Hardcover version comes in a really stylish and premium cover that does look stylish on my bookshelf。I‘m looking forward to reading the second Deluxe volume of this！ Come on delivery guys， bring it to me！ 。。。more
Ava Schoen
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I absolutely love Berserk， as I have seen the anime series and movies。 I think this is an unpopular opinion， but I didn’t love the Omnibus as much as I did for other series。 Saiyuki’s Resurrected Editions are my favorite。 For this one， it’s a bit too large， so it’s awkward to hold。 But， I knew that going in， so it’s not part of the review。 My main issue is the way it smells。 I am addicted to the smell of books， but this one has a pretty horrible aroma to it。 It’s very strong and smells nothing l I absolutely love Berserk， as I have seen the anime series and movies。 I think this is an unpopular opinion， but I didn’t love the Omnibus as much as I did for other series。 Saiyuki’s Resurrected Editions are my favorite。 For this one， it’s a bit too large， so it’s awkward to hold。 But， I knew that going in， so it’s not part of the review。 My main issue is the way it smells。 I am addicted to the smell of books， but this one has a pretty horrible aroma to it。 It’s very strong and smells nothing like other manga。 Maybe the ink used？ Secondly， there are pixels in a lot of the images that are distracting for me。 Maybe all manga have these pixels， but since this is so large， they stand out more？ It’s hard to describe。 The images were really busy， so the pixels make it worse。 Finally， I’m not crazy about the feel of it。 It almost feels like it has a residue on it， as opposed to really high quality leather。 I much prefer glossy hardbacks or ones that have a smooth matte feel。 I haven’t read past this first omnibus， and I plan to definitely finish the manga series， however compared to other manga， this one is not at the top of my list at the current moment。 That could change。 The decision now is whether or not I continue with the omnibus editions or buy the paperback。 。。。more
Babs
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Amazing。 So great to read this in a larger format。 Makes the fights and battle scenes even more epic。 Maximum wow factor！
F。D。 Gross
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A dark and visceral journey of sadistic and masochistic enlightenment。 It’s quite possible you may not have the “GUTS” to make it through this read。 The imagery is full of imaginative pain， horror， and death， which can make one think just how far hate will drive a man beyond his limitation。 This tome is certainly one for the collections， especially for those familiar with the Berserk series。 Over large printed pages allows the generous artwork to stand out and crush your ribs into dust。 Cringe w A dark and visceral journey of sadistic and masochistic enlightenment。 It’s quite possible you may not have the “GUTS” to make it through this read。 The imagery is full of imaginative pain， horror， and death， which can make one think just how far hate will drive a man beyond his limitation。 This tome is certainly one for the collections， especially for those familiar with the Berserk series。 Over large printed pages allows the generous artwork to stand out and crush your ribs into dust。 Cringe with every turn of the page。 It is no wonder why this beloved manga has become a standard horror classic。 To simply put it， there are no “boundaries” in the artwork。 The artist truly understand the human anatomy as well as demons， showcasing that which most humans could never fathom if they forced to come face to face with the one place most people never want to go。 Hell。5 out of 5 stars。Author F。 D。 Gross 。。。more
Jake Douglas
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Definitely building towards something bigger， and the cliffhanger at the end。。。brutal。 Will be buying vol 2 in the near future。 I imagine 13 yo me would've been floored by this book， so there's a nice feeling of childlike wonder as I turn each page。 A dark， dark fairytale。 Definitely building towards something bigger， and the cliffhanger at the end。。。brutal。 Will be buying vol 2 in the near future。 I imagine 13 yo me would've been floored by this book， so there's a nice feeling of childlike wonder as I turn each page。 A dark， dark fairytale。 。。。more
Leyson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So far， this manga is great。 The first volume of this book isn't exactly mindblowing， but it delivers some good action and introduces the main character and all the nuances of his personality that make up a great anti-hero。The second volume develops Guts's character further， giving us some insight on why he behaves the way he does （as it implies that he is heavily traumatized）， and is in general more interesting than the first plot-wise， as the villain and his motivations are more complicated， a So far， this manga is great。 The first volume of this book isn't exactly mindblowing， but it delivers some good action and introduces the main character and all the nuances of his personality that make up a great anti-hero。The second volume develops Guts's character further， giving us some insight on why he behaves the way he does （as it implies that he is heavily traumatized）， and is in general more interesting than the first plot-wise， as the villain and his motivations are more complicated， as are the consequences of the main character's actions。The third volume just blows the other two out of the water。 Not only can you tell the improvements made in regards to the artstyle （which， by the way， is beautiful）， in this volume you also get properly introduced to major parts of the world， such as the God-Hand itself and the law of causality。 Not only that， we also get to explore some of Guts's childhood trauma in the first Chapter of the Golden Age Arc （my favorite chapter in all three volumes）。 Overall， great first three volumes， can't wait to see where this goes next。 。。。more
Gary
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This was extremely dark， I didn’t expect it to be that grim。 But I love it！ Grimdark fantasy at its finest。 The illustrations are incredible and the quality of the pages and the front and back cover make this feel like a premium collectors item。 I highly recommend Bersek if you enjoy dark manga。
Andy Ohm
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Beautiful edition of an amazing manga！ I find myself re-reading this one again since Lost the way of reading it digitally 😅 would recommend lovers of the game Dark souls and any Dark Fantasy Lover （or even Game of thrones lovers！）。
Jared Logan
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Peak fiction。
Craig
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This was needlessly violent， misanthropic and adolescent。 I'd give it 6 stars if I could and can't wait for more。 This was needlessly violent， misanthropic and adolescent。 I'd give it 6 stars if I could and can't wait for more。 。。。more
Ottery Chocolat
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book is a solid 4 no question about it。 I'm not really into grimdark， but I guess Berserk says otherwise， lol。This book IS NOT for the faint of heart。 If you're easily offended， get too deeply into your story， or like to like the protagonist of a story this might not be the book for you。 Berserk IS NOT a retelling of the Arthur tales， there are no brave， good knights here。The writing is solid， if somewhat laggy at times。 This is， of course， my personal prejudice against decompression which This book is a solid 4 no question about it。 I'm not really into grimdark， but I guess Berserk says otherwise， lol。This book IS NOT for the faint of heart。 If you're easily offended， get too deeply into your story， or like to like the protagonist of a story this might not be the book for you。 Berserk IS NOT a retelling of the Arthur tales， there are no brave， good knights here。The writing is solid， if somewhat laggy at times。 This is， of course， my personal prejudice against decompression which all manga have。 I mean， seriously， can we get to the point。 But， honestly， there isn't a lot of that in Berserk。 I'm just a slow reader。 LOL。 The book is good， the first story starts off with a bang。 I mean Berserk is literally making love to someone when violence ensues。 But that's kind of the point of this book， excessive amounts of violence and gore and a hero who doesn't care。 He is on a mission。 What exactly that mission is， is probably revenge or to get that mark off of him。 How it got there， who he's after， why revenge， what planet are we on？ These are things you don't know at the start and you won't know at the end， either。 And that's something， because this book contains the first three volumes of the series。 So yeah。 Do you mind not knowing？ Honestly， no。 There is enough action， violence and battles to keep us from being too bored or worried about these specifics at the start。 To be fair， the book ends with the beginning of "The Golden Age" story arc， which seems to be recounting Guts' backstory。 And boy does it start grimly。 It leaves off on a cliffhanger which again begs the question， just how dark can you get？ As with a lot of grimdark material， there is not a lot of posturing or philosophizing about morality。 The world is just a dark place， with hideously evil people， ridiculously naively innocent people， and the rest of the dregs who inhabit the middle。 There isn't too much going on in the way of justifying actions， an action is just a reaction to something that happens in this world， or something done to prevent said action。 This is a very plot driven book。 The characters do not compel the story， the events are the forward momentum。 If you're looking for something different， something with appealing characters or a bigger emphasis on the mysteries you might continue looking to find that elsewhere。That said， the artwork is a solid 5 stars。 Oh my gah！ I mean， seriously。 There are times when the faces are a little weird， or the bodies seem a little misproportioned but 98% of the time the artwork is amazing。 Truly beautiful work。 Yes， he depicts some pretty disgusting， gory battles， and the monsters are creepy af but their depictions are very realistic。 The manga style is less like One Piece， and more like Akira， but make no mistake， the style is still very manga。 In particular， at the beginning of Golden Age the castle sieges and the soldiers in armor these are drawn magnificently。 It is truly inspiring。 Kentaro Miura is a master artist。 I cannot speak highly enough of the art。 The subject matter of course， again， battles， rapes， murder， disgusting monsters， these are horrid things， but they are without question rendered realistically and beautifully。The character of Guts is very problematic， he is not a hero you will root for。 He clearly has feelings， and he's human underneath all the layers of vengeance， and darkness。 But make no mistake， Guts is an a-hole of epic proportions。 That said， Puck， his cute little elvish companion and the comic relief is all heart and love and good meaning and always tries to bring out the best in Guts。 Time and again he fails， just proving time and again what a totally irredeemable character Guts is。 Or is he？ I'm sure The Golden Age will at least show us what led to Guts being such a hard character， and maybe who he wants revenge against， why， and how he got that mark on his neck。 But perhaps I'm asking for too much， too quickly。 There are definite mysteries in the story， and they're cool， but what propels the narrative is neither the characters or the mystery， it is the violence and the battles。 Which is not a bad thing。 As I said， Guts is hard to love， because every time you think he's going to do something sweet， or for the right reason you come to learn that he's not。 And the reader much like Puck is often left sighing and crying about that reprehensible man。With gorgeous artwork 。 。 。 of despicable things， with fully realized and all too human characters 。 。 。 you don't necessarily love （well， Puck yes， but he's not human）， and a story that doesn't quit dropping you from one battle and action to another this series is definitely one to read。 I highly recommend Berserk， with a caveat。 If you do not like GRIMDARK， if you are easily offended， or if subjects of a very sexual nature and non-consent are things you don't care for in your fiction then stay away from this book。 THIS IS NOT ONE PIECE。 I would not recommend this for anyone under 18， at least， and definitely no one who dislikes GRIMDARK。 。。。more
Nate
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I think I’m too old and have read too much fantasy to be truly impressed with Berserk。 It’s。。。 fine。 The story is straightforward and Miura’s art is very good。 But there are so many cliches。 I wasn’t surprised once reading this book。 We have an edgy badass lead （with giant sword）， comic relief sidekick， girl locked in a tower， evil rulers， vengeance， and so on。 It also seems like Miura revels in shocking for shock’s sake， like he’s trying to prove how far he can go。 I’m sure this was shocking in I think I’m too old and have read too much fantasy to be truly impressed with Berserk。 It’s。。。 fine。 The story is straightforward and Miura’s art is very good。 But there are so many cliches。 I wasn’t surprised once reading this book。 We have an edgy badass lead （with giant sword）， comic relief sidekick， girl locked in a tower， evil rulers， vengeance， and so on。 It also seems like Miura revels in shocking for shock’s sake， like he’s trying to prove how far he can go。 I’m sure this was shocking in 1989 when it began， but it’s less so 30+ years later。 Not really Miura’s fault， but still。 I do like the dark humor elements， or just straight humor like when people say， “Look at his sword！ It’s so big！” Yeah， I laughed at that。I might continue Berserk someday， because I did find this book somewhat fun， and it’s perfectly readable。 But I won’t rush to do so。 。。。more
Annie B
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Finally cavedI'm reading online but I'm gonna log the omnibuses instead of the volumes so it doesn't clog up my feed lmfao Finally cavedI'm reading online but I'm gonna log the omnibuses instead of the volumes so it doesn't clog up my feed lmfao 。。。more
Anthony
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Gripping， visceral story and stunning artwork。 Any fan of the genre needs to read this， and experience it in the deluxe format。
Spencer
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Berserk is simply outstanding， one of the best manga’s that I’ve ever read！ The story is original， gripping and immensely unsettling， pair this with some utterly amazing and detailed artwork and you have a masterpiece in dark fiction。 This has my highest recommendation; I’d also endorse the 1997 anime which is a fantastic adaptation。
Connor Foley
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Despite already owning a good portion of the manga in traditional volumes， I’ve had my eye on these deluxe editions since they’d been released and seeing this installment go out of print pushed me to make the investment into all currently released Berserk Deluxe Editions， and boy， what a good decision that was。 Reading Berserk in 7x10， in it’s beautiful packaging， is an absolute pleasure。 I fuckin looove Berserk， and being able to finally see Miura’s incredible art in a format that does it justi Despite already owning a good portion of the manga in traditional volumes， I’ve had my eye on these deluxe editions since they’d been released and seeing this installment go out of print pushed me to make the investment into all currently released Berserk Deluxe Editions， and boy， what a good decision that was。 Reading Berserk in 7x10， in it’s beautiful packaging， is an absolute pleasure。 I fuckin looove Berserk， and being able to finally see Miura’s incredible art in a format that does it justice is a dream。 Deluxe Vol。 1 collects the first three Berserk volumes， which is essentially the entirety of the Blackswordsman Arc and the very start of the Golden Age arc。 It’s often overlooked for the Golden Age arc， since that is the backbone and beating heart of Berserk， but these volumes do an extraordinary job at introducing the ceaseless brutality of the world， and like a slab of iron through soft tissue， enter stage left， my favorite protagonist ever， Guts。 At this stage in his story， Guts’ humanity is at absolute rock bottom， morality is an annoyance to be flicked aside and his bottomless pit of anger fuels every waking moment。 Only with the full context of the story can you sympathize with him during this period of slaughter and depravity， and even still， twinkles of humanity shine through once or twice in these volumes， letting you know you’re not following some senseless hell-bent psychopath。 Some of my favorite panels of the series are in these volumes。 The gorgeous double page battle of Guts fighting possessed skeletons， the introduction to the God-Hand and their MC Escher labyrinth dimension， among many others。 The easiest complaint or criticism to make about these volumes is that the art isnt as refined as it is currently or has been for the past 20 years， but regardless， Miura’s exquisite eye has been present since the beginning。 The law of causality drives this world， and the gods behind it all are devils that sow chaos through the pacts they make with desperate and despicable humans。 Guts must wade through blood and corpses just to survive the world in it’s current state， and as a reader， I’m just so stoked to follow his journey and get this absolute masterpiece started up again。 Fuckin 5 out of 5 。。。more
Amélie
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