Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 2
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- Author：Kentaro Miura
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Summary
The reigning king of adult fantasy manga now in deluxe 7x10 hardcover editions！ Born in tragedy， raised in abuse and neglect， young Guts is hardened into a warrior of fearsome prowess and fearless will， drawing the attention of the charismatic Griffith， commander of the elite mercenary legion， the Band of the Hawk。 This crossroad will take Guts to fame and glory 。 。 。 and to damnation！
Kentaro Miura's Berserk has cast its enormous shadow for three decades， creating an international legion of acolytes and inspiring a parade of TV series， feature films， and video games。 And now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary， the entire Berserk series is being released in handsome oversized bookshelf format， each collecting three volumes of the original manga。
Kentaro Miura's Berserk has cast its enormous shadow for three decades， creating an international legion of acolytes and inspiring a parade of TV series， feature films， and video games。 And now celebrating its thirtieth anniversary， the entire Berserk series is being released in handsome oversized bookshelf format， each collecting three volumes of the original manga。
Reviews
Peter Wesolowski
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Not as much action as #1， as this volume goes back into Guts' past。 Action is still there， just not with the demons and such that I was expecting from #1。 Story is good though and I will definitely be getting the third volume。 Not as much action as #1， as this volume goes back into Guts' past。 Action is still there， just not with the demons and such that I was expecting from #1。 Story is good though and I will definitely be getting the third volume。 。。。more
James DeSantis
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This volume gets deeper into Guts life as we go through various stages。 The opening is pretty brutal as we see a ugly events get worse。 Guts is sold for a night of "pleasure" to a dirty disgusting man and the poor boy， despite his try to fight back， doesn't do it。 So after that we're introduced to Guts losing hope in people around him。 This leads to him basically wanting to be on his own。。。Till the band of hawks comes up。 This is really a sad tale in some ways。 Guts is almost always thrown to th This volume gets deeper into Guts life as we go through various stages。 The opening is pretty brutal as we see a ugly events get worse。 Guts is sold for a night of "pleasure" to a dirty disgusting man and the poor boy， despite his try to fight back， doesn't do it。 So after that we're introduced to Guts losing hope in people around him。 This leads to him basically wanting to be on his own。。。Till the band of hawks comes up。 This is really a sad tale in some ways。 Guts is almost always thrown to the side after being used by someone。 And though this is the start of a "family" for guts with the band of hawks， we all know Griffith will betray him due to seeing him in the first arc。 So Guts has no choice but to move forward in what seems to be good times with the people he cares for even if we know it won't end well。 Meeting the band of hawks is great with lots of wonderful characters。 Casca is by far my favorite， and her backstory only makes her a even more interesting character。 Strong， brave， fearless， motivational， she is clearly one of my favorite lead female characters。 Getting to see Zod too helps build for more of the supernatural side of it， and like before， it is horrifying。 The art really gets to showcase here as the battle is fast and brutal as hell。 Overall， fantastic look into Guts and his life。 This is when Berserk becomes one of the greatest of all time。 A 5 out of 5。 。。。more
Aildiin
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It does grow on you。Much better than the first volume
Leyson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This manga just keeps on getting better and better。 The Golden Age Arc has been beautiful。 Great characters， great contrast between characters （Guts and Griffith）， the slow integration of the supernatural into the human world has also been great （with the appearance of Nosferatu Zodd）。 Also the way Miura manages to make Griffith a character that you can sympathize with and like even though you already know that he's a monster is great。 He and Guts in particular have some great nuances to them th This manga just keeps on getting better and better。 The Golden Age Arc has been beautiful。 Great characters， great contrast between characters （Guts and Griffith）， the slow integration of the supernatural into the human world has also been great （with the appearance of Nosferatu Zodd）。 Also the way Miura manages to make Griffith a character that you can sympathize with and like even though you already know that he's a monster is great。 He and Guts in particular have some great nuances to them that are explored in almost every situation they are in。 The art is great as per usual。 Overall， 3 great volumes。 。。。more
Ottery Chocolat
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wow。I'm a notoriously slow reader， for which I do not apologize。 In this ridiculously， hurdy-gurdy， topsy-turvy， rush to do everything world， reading is one of the few self-paced pleasures I have。 Especially were graphic novels are concerned。 Kentaro Miura is a genius artist， this is barely the second volume of the deluxe edition which holds volumes 4-6 of the manga and you can see no drop in quality， quite the contrary I'd say his art improves a little。 I don't mean that as a back handed compli Wow。I'm a notoriously slow reader， for which I do not apologize。 In this ridiculously， hurdy-gurdy， topsy-turvy， rush to do everything world， reading is one of the few self-paced pleasures I have。 Especially were graphic novels are concerned。 Kentaro Miura is a genius artist， this is barely the second volume of the deluxe edition which holds volumes 4-6 of the manga and you can see no drop in quality， quite the contrary I'd say his art improves a little。 I don't mean that as a back handed compliment either， there isn't much room to improve when your art is so perfect and beautiful。Miura is an amazing draftsman。 His backgrounds are as meticulous as his characters and their clothing， and props and it is all just so beautiful to look at。 He draws demons， and peasants， castles， and horses， and knights and noblemen。 So many different types of people， all of them diligently drawn and always perfect。 Moments of object horror mingle with episodes of friendly delight。 You can lose yourself in the details in panels on some pages for minutes or hours at a time。 If I have one gripe against the Dark Horse Deluxe Editions it is that there are pages in color that are not rendered that way。 Yes we get some pretty cover pictures in the back but in the middle of the book some colored chapter beginnings are published and they look like washed out greyed out pages， which does a great disservice to the author and the readers， especially for such an expensive edition。 I could gush about the artwork for days， but what about the story？ Well， the story picks up where the first volume left off。 In a rather unsavory place as the main hero is assaulted by one of his fellow mercenaries， an action that will not go unpunished by Guts。 It's a rather disturbing start， but again these books are not for children。 The book proceeds with Guts story as he learns and trains under the mercenaries and he eventually pays back his traitor but he's run out of the group and somehow he finds his way to Griffith's army where he makes friends and comrades and begins to learn about true ambition and leads his own men into battle。 There Guts spends a golden time becoming a better fighter and coming to think of Griffith as a friend。 Guts learns of Griffith's true ambitions and helps him along the way， but after committing a horrible act for his friend he comes to a dark realization and things begin to fray between them。 And that's all I'll say about that， except read the book。 The story includes more court intrigues and machinations as well assassinations and counter-plots。 We are still learning about Guts past， unlike the previous volumes that took place in the present but it is all for the good as we come to understand him more as a character。Miura is a master storyteller and Berserk is his grand opus。 He creates beautiful art to go along with his beautiful tragedy。 Moments of violent fighting and the gore of battle， are here juxtaposed with romantic interludes between Griffith and the princess he's courting。 Acts of baseless brutality are performed by noblemen while the everyday soldiers act heroically in battle， showing us humanity at its best and its lowest regardless of so called meritorious birth。 A truly epic tragedy continues to play itself out in the pages of this book， beautifully illustrated and told。 I highly recommend it。 。。。more
Spencer
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Volume 2 is an almost perfect masterpiece， there is some problematic parts that don’t hold up to today’s standards， but the rest is incredible。 The artwork is stunning as it was in the first volume and is among some of the best I’ve ever seen in manga or comics。
Connor Foley
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Exquisite。 Berserk really comes into it’s own in these volumes。 Storytelling-wise， artistically， characters， everything takes a dramatic step up in terms of quality。 Beautiful， artful hyper-violence， tonally different from the previous deluxe volume， but no less brutal in it’s depiction of evils men wrought on one another。 Also fantastically establishes Guts’ origin， his traumatic upbringing， how it informs his relationships to all other characters going forward and why Griffith is such an outli Exquisite。 Berserk really comes into it’s own in these volumes。 Storytelling-wise， artistically， characters， everything takes a dramatic step up in terms of quality。 Beautiful， artful hyper-violence， tonally different from the previous deluxe volume， but no less brutal in it’s depiction of evils men wrought on one another。 Also fantastically establishes Guts’ origin， his traumatic upbringing， how it informs his relationships to all other characters going forward and why Griffith is such an outlier in this world and Guts’ development。 A+ 。。。more
OmniBen
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（Zero spoiler review）Ahhh， now were talking。 If you read my review of Berserk volume 1， you would know that I wasn't completely enamoured with the opening to this long running salvo of Guts and gore。 Although， as I hinted at in that review， things are quickly set on a firmer course at the outset of this second weighty tome。 All the meandering and haphazard storytelling hones itself to a finer point， and we begin to get an insight into what is really going on in this world。 Hallelujah， praise the （Zero spoiler review）Ahhh， now were talking。 If you read my review of Berserk volume 1， you would know that I wasn't completely enamoured with the opening to this long running salvo of Guts and gore。 Although， as I hinted at in that review， things are quickly set on a firmer course at the outset of this second weighty tome。 All the meandering and haphazard storytelling hones itself to a finer point， and we begin to get an insight into what is really going on in this world。 Hallelujah， praise the demon lord。 In fact， I was quite surprised with how quickly Miura was able to turn it around， having me go from tedium and disappointed to wide eyed engagement with the turning of a few pages。 It is as if he had a good long hard look in the mirror in between finishing the third tonkabon （deluxe volumes contain 3 tonkabon's） and starting the fourth。 Deciding that it was tie to quite screwing around and really get this mother sucker punching above its weight。 Well， Mr。 Miura， you clearly got your act together， much to my relief， and Berserk volume 2 contains a lot more of what I like， and a lot less of what I don't namely Puck and the rather boring， protracted fight scenes。 Sure， they are still present to a certain degree， but they are far more reigned in。 Miura's art has also lifted to the next level， with some of the panels being so jaw droppingly gorgeous， that you will find your eyes lingering on them， despite you desperately wanting to see what's on the next page。 His quality control seems much tighter in general， with few if any panels being clearly sub standard efforts。 Writing， that funny thing books usually contain， makes an appearance here too， with my favourite moments being the small character moments between the big set piece battles。 And whilst I wasn't a fan of the furthest arc of the 'flashback' （doing my best not to impart any information） as the story progresses more and more， so to did my interest and enjoyment grow once more。 No， this is still far from a perfect book。 Maybe the normative components of Japanese storytelling will keep me from ever truly loving a title as much as the more lauded of the Western comics。 It is often the books very manga-ness which for me personally， holds it back just that bit too much from verging into near masterpiece territory。 Alas， this is only volume 2， and there is a long， long way to go。 I can still heartily recommend it though。 4/5OmniBen。 。。。more
James Verreault
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really am in love with this manga。 I love the characters。 I loved the origin story of Guts， Griffith and Casca and I am just loving what the Golden Age arc is offering so far。 The battle with Zodd， Guts’ inclusion in the Band of the Hawk and the Midland assassination part really prove how good of a writer Miura is。 Even if Guts is young and reckless， humanity starts to show。
Hannah Gale
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Wonderful~~
R。T。 Islington
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Masterpiece
꧁ ꕥ James ꕥ ꧂
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The artwork throughout this is honestly some of the best I’ve ever seen。 And the backstory to understand Guts character more has been one of my favourite stories to read。 Enjoying this so much oh my god
Chris Dilts
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A masterpiece of classic manga artwork。 Truly a pleasure to read and explore the gory world of Guts dipped in darkness。 While there are some lines of dialogue that come off as a bit homophobic， this part of the series particularly explores sexuality and the almost hollowly over-the-top masculine mentality of the protagonist。 Some concepts are simple， but the introduction and development of Griffith as a character creates this nebulous sense of ambiguity that sparks quite a lot of sexual tension。 A masterpiece of classic manga artwork。 Truly a pleasure to read and explore the gory world of Guts dipped in darkness。 While there are some lines of dialogue that come off as a bit homophobic， this part of the series particularly explores sexuality and the almost hollowly over-the-top masculine mentality of the protagonist。 Some concepts are simple， but the introduction and development of Griffith as a character creates this nebulous sense of ambiguity that sparks quite a lot of sexual tension。 Still， it is pleasant to see that the characters are beginning to grow beyond their one-dimensional need for violence and killing， so strongly exhibited in the first deluxe edition。 By the end of this volume， the characters begin to seem more like people， and less like stereotypical video game characters。 。。。more
Alexander Engel-Hodgkinson
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4。8/5Kentaro Miura's great writing and stellar artwork continue to improve in vols 4-6 of Berserk， captured starkly and vividly on the pages of these fantastic deluxe editions。 The story focuses a bit more on politics this time around， but Miura makes even that aspect damn interesting and important to the plot。 Nothing drags here， and the amount of character development is insane。 Definitely looking forward to Deluxe Edition 3。 4。8/5Kentaro Miura's great writing and stellar artwork continue to improve in vols 4-6 of Berserk， captured starkly and vividly on the pages of these fantastic deluxe editions。 The story focuses a bit more on politics this time around， but Miura makes even that aspect damn interesting and important to the plot。 Nothing drags here， and the amount of character development is insane。 Definitely looking forward to Deluxe Edition 3。 。。。more
Fred
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The fun continued from Book 1 and the energy just keep going up。 We are full on in a big throwback with the first book of the Golden Age。 This explains the story of Guts from the point he joined the band of the hawks to the point Griffith is gaining ranks and reputation with the royalty。 The book follows mostly the relation between Guts and Griffith but also sets up the upcoming relation between Guts and Casca。A great story again full of action and gore。 Greatly recommended and can't wait to get The fun continued from Book 1 and the energy just keep going up。 We are full on in a big throwback with the first book of the Golden Age。 This explains the story of Guts from the point he joined the band of the hawks to the point Griffith is gaining ranks and reputation with the royalty。 The book follows mostly the relation between Guts and Griffith but also sets up the upcoming relation between Guts and Casca。A great story again full of action and gore。 Greatly recommended and can't wait to get into book 3！ 。。。more
Rachelle
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we love and support casca in this house！
Fafano16
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Griffin is a demon with an angel face， for some reason you can’t tell if he’s evil or not。
Yass Ye
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You can see Muira's beautiful artform takes its mature form in this volume。 Such a joy to read this <3 You can see Muira's beautiful artform takes its mature form in this volume。 Such a joy to read this <3 。。。more
Kelly
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Great story！ Amazing art。 One of my favorite stories。
Hannah Smith
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Oh my days wow
Michael Suire
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Sorry Punpun， Akira， Death Note， Battle Royale etc， this is hands down the best manga I have ever read and I am so glad that I have thirty years of this to read。
Austin
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Oh boy
ダンカン
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Second volume covers volume 4 to 6 of the tankabon series。 Much has been revealed in this volume - Guts discovery of who Griffith's true dream， Casca's origin of joining the Bang of the Hawk， an assassination， a small tribulation of the Behelit and a deepening story of and change of Guts feelings towards his reason of being a soldier。 Its another great story that's worth reading。 Second volume covers volume 4 to 6 of the tankabon series。 Much has been revealed in this volume - Guts discovery of who Griffith's true dream， Casca's origin of joining the Bang of the Hawk， an assassination， a small tribulation of the Behelit and a deepening story of and change of Guts feelings towards his reason of being a soldier。 Its another great story that's worth reading。 。。。more
Joseph
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Better than the first story arc wise。 Quality is exactly the same as the first， fantastic。 I'm a berserk noobie， but definitely getting hooked。 Can't wait for third installment Better than the first story arc wise。 Quality is exactly the same as the first， fantastic。 I'm a berserk noobie， but definitely getting hooked。 Can't wait for third installment 。。。more
Sydney
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now T H I Si forgot to mention Puck but PUCK oh i love Puck so much now T H I Si forgot to mention Puck but PUCK oh i love Puck so much 。。。more
Thomas
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This volume served as a flashback for guts and as expanded into a Game of Thrones type story。 The art in this volume is stunning which creates a cinematic feel。 I'm also becoming attached to the characters and am excited to see how monsters and demons continue to enter the story in the future。 This volume served as a flashback for guts and as expanded into a Game of Thrones type story。 The art in this volume is stunning which creates a cinematic feel。 I'm also becoming attached to the characters and am excited to see how monsters and demons continue to enter the story in the future。 。。。more
Ben
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Where the first book takes a delve into the past with its final chapters， the whole of this next tome expands upon that。 It's dark。 It already was dark， but it's pitch。 I knew what I was getting into though。 And it's not without it's humor。Kentaro's art also blossoms around the middle of the book （volume 5）， and it's just lovely。 The detailing was already there， but the human form gets better and everything looks more ornate and period because of this evolution。I'm already deep into the deluxe v Where the first book takes a delve into the past with its final chapters， the whole of this next tome expands upon that。 It's dark。 It already was dark， but it's pitch。 I knew what I was getting into though。 And it's not without it's humor。Kentaro's art also blossoms around the middle of the book （volume 5）， and it's just lovely。 The detailing was already there， but the human form gets better and everything looks more ornate and period because of this evolution。I'm already deep into the deluxe volume 3。 。。。more
Jake Nap
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The brutality of the world and the harshness of the characters make Berserk something special。 It’s kill or be killed。 Innocence is weakness。
Darcy
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Ganzansenpu my ass！ （You are going to have to read the story to get that joke！） When I read the first collected volume of Berserk I was very impressed with the quality of the story and the art。 Upon reading the second volume I can say that this is truly a great effort。 I have been completely swept up into Karntaro Miura's world and have been riveted by his storytelling。 This is a first class work that exemplifies everything that a graphic novel can aspire to be。In this collection we are taken ba Ganzansenpu my ass！ （You are going to have to read the story to get that joke！） When I read the first collected volume of Berserk I was very impressed with the quality of the story and the art。 Upon reading the second volume I can say that this is truly a great effort。 I have been completely swept up into Karntaro Miura's world and have been riveted by his storytelling。 This is a first class work that exemplifies everything that a graphic novel can aspire to be。In this collection we are taken back into Gut's history。 We see how he became a warrior， are exposed to some of his backstory with Griffith， learn more about his comrades in the Band of Hawks， and are carried along this roller coaster， morally ambiguous， ride that has all the thrills and chills of a theme park attraction。 There are horrific opponents， both mortal and demon （Nosferatu Zod is freakin' scary！）， there is intrigue aplenty， and more hidden agendas than you can throw a spear at。 This is all wrapped up with tight writing and some truly awe inspiring art work。 There were times when I would just stop to examine the minute details Miura put into his panels。 His work is painstakingly crafted and rewards an appreciative viewing。 I can only find superlatives to describe his achievement。As I mentioned in my review of the first volume， this is my initial exposure to manga。 If Berserk is indicative of the finer works in the genre， then I can only express how grateful I am to finally be partaking of it。 This is story telling and illustration at its finest leaving me looking forward to volume 3！ 。。。more
Mason Strong
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