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
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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TW: graphic violence， blood/gore， child abuse （hints of child rape in the later books）。I knew this manga would be out of my comfort zone and preferences， but I decided to give it a try （also doesn't hurt that I've heard only good things about it）。The art in this book is really well done。 This book is packed with action - sometimes so much happens， I had to stop and slow down so that I could absorb what was going on。 Our MC， Guts， is a questionable character， but I'm sure you learn more about him TW: graphic violence， blood/gore， child abuse （hints of child rape in the later books）。I knew this manga would be out of my comfort zone and preferences， but I decided to give it a try （also doesn't hurt that I've heard only good things about it）。The art in this book is really well done。 This book is packed with action - sometimes so much happens， I had to stop and slow down so that I could absorb what was going on。 Our MC， Guts， is a questionable character， but I'm sure you learn more about him later。 This series isn't for me， but I'm glad I gave it a shot！ 。。。more
Stefano Gallo
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Greatest fantasy series of all time！ GRRM and Neil Gaiman are shaking thanks to Kentao Miura's masterwork！ Greatest fantasy series of all time！ GRRM and Neil Gaiman are shaking thanks to Kentao Miura's masterwork！ 。。。more
Justin
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The art was beautifully drawn。 The dialogue is well written。 The battle scenes are very engaging。 Guts is a well written character that develops as the chapter progresses。 I can say that Berserk is the best dark fantasy in manga！
OmniBen
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（Zero spoiler review）So， here we are。 The first manga I have read。 This book comes with quite a reputation。 I have listened to countless people wax lyrical about the veritable treasure trove of violence and depravity this book contains。 A wonderland of misery and woe。 It was with gat trepidation that I picked up this book。 You know the feeling you get， when you feel as though you are about to read something seminal。 Something magnificent。 Well I had most certainly had that feeling on this one。 S （Zero spoiler review）So， here we are。 The first manga I have read。 This book comes with quite a reputation。 I have listened to countless people wax lyrical about the veritable treasure trove of violence and depravity this book contains。 A wonderland of misery and woe。 It was with gat trepidation that I picked up this book。 You know the feeling you get， when you feel as though you are about to read something seminal。 Something magnificent。 Well I had most certainly had that feeling on this one。 So， with heavy heart and a palpable sense of excitement， I commenced on this journey， and it was too long before I was。。。。 disappointed。 Now let me put said disappointment into context。 The opening few pages had my jaw hanging low。 For those who are aware， they will know what I am talking about。 If my expectations were high before， than they were practically astronomical now。 It might have been a combination of these sky high expectations， along with the fact that I had never read a manga before， but the inevitable come down of what follow for the next 700 or so pages had me questioning whether I even wanted to continue with this series。 To add to the frustration， was that I have deluxe editions 1-6 sitting on the shelf waiting to go， so I felt like a right muppet having dropped a lot of money on what was probably one of the biggest let downs I had experienced with the printed word。 Now， it should be noted， I was aware that the general consensus was that volume 1 was likely the lesser of these volumes， and the story didn't really get going until volume 2。 Having read volume 2 as I sit here writing this now， I can assure you， is what people say is most definitely the case， and this series undergoes a massive upswing as soon as you open the second volume。 So why is it I didn't much care for volume 1？ Well， it's a number of things。 First of all， and this is likely something that is more intertwined with manga than traditional Western comics， but there isn't much storytelling throughout the first volume。 Or rather， story telling through words。 There are far more panels with no words， than with。 I always wax lyrical here about world building， and lore， and above all， telling a compelling story。 Well， whilst I don't dispute the power a picture has to transcend language at times。 It happens far too much here for my liking， and with what are usually， overly bloated， difficult to follow fight scenes。 To me， it is always the lead up to a fight scene， and the aftermath where the true power of a story is。 Berserk Volume one seems to do the exact opposite of this， with very little in the way of a build or follow up， and instead， we get page， after page， after page， of fight scenes， which Ii frequently struggled to tell exactly what was going on half the time。 Maybe its me needing to get used to the more anime style of fight artwork in manga， or maybe Miura just wasn't quite bringing his A game yet （as some of the other artwork would testify too， but I found it all rather confusing and unrewarding。 but most of all， the thing I liked the least about this book is … Puck！ that's right， that annoying little character， used as an annoying narrative device and the supposed heart， and comic relief to the story。 I say supposed， as nothing he ever said or did was anything more than god awful， and a detriment to whatever was occurring around him。 Yes， it clearly lends itself to a more Japanese sensibility than mine， at least。 But this loathsome little so and so was something I would much rather have seen as small eraser particles， blown off the page and left on the floor。 Despite all that， Miura clearly had an idea where he was going with this story， even if it does seem somewhat disjointed and aimless early on。 Though you can't exactly skip this volume， as some of the characters and events here play a role at the start of the second volume， and perhaps even further。 It certainly makes for a tiresome beginning to what could ultimately be， something rather spectacular。 Chalk this one up to a rough start， although one that will pay off rather quickly， as soon as you open Volume 2。 3/5OmniBen。 。。。more
Kaitlyn
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Rereading this has given me a better appreciation for the black swordsman arc than I previously had。 God I love this manga！
Rumi Bossche
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Finally started one of the most beloved and best selling manga series of all time， Berserk a Sword and Sorcery Fantasy comic， with very grim dark vibes is among the most loved titles i see from comic collectors on the gram。 I finished the first book， and i can see its huge potential。 I have to say it started very standard， and almost cliché， but i already knew that the story really picks up with the Golden age Arc， starting at the end of this book。 This is a very disturbing read and not for th Finally started one of the most beloved and best selling manga series of all time， Berserk a Sword and Sorcery Fantasy comic， with very grim dark vibes is among the most loved titles i see from comic collectors on the gram。 I finished the first book， and i can see its huge potential。 I have to say it started very standard， and almost cliché， but i already knew that the story really picks up with the Golden age Arc， starting at the end of this book。 This is a very disturbing read and not for the very squeamish。 Its already on the first page that you see Guts the main character， balls deep onto a lady who then turns into a demon， and the fighting begins， you know you are reading Henta， Manga i mean ！ He is amcompanied by a ambisexual elf， and has a sword that barely fits on the page， and cool hair of course。 The later part of this three manga volume is the better one and we see a bit of the long set up to come。 Dark Horse comics releases these books in super fancy leather hcs that are a sight to behold and they look very good on the shelf， all other publishers should take note！ One minor letdown for me is that there are no covers on the book， but thats it。 This is a very promising book that i know i will love eventually after its rough start。 3。5 stars。 。。。more
Rebekah
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Vols 1 and 2 - 3 starsVol 3 - 4。5 stars I discovered Berserk in a slightly unconventional way。。。 Did I know that this was a yet-ongoing cult classic manga from the 80s？ Nope。 I discovered Berserk because it topped the Watch Mojo list of best anime dub bloopers （if you haven't watched the Berserk 90s anime bloopers from the dub， you should because they're hilarious）。 Thereafter， I watched the first few episodes of the anime but I ended not finishing it and instead watched a bunch of analysis vide Vols 1 and 2 - 3 starsVol 3 - 4。5 stars I discovered Berserk in a slightly unconventional way。。。 Did I know that this was a yet-ongoing cult classic manga from the 80s？ Nope。 I discovered Berserk because it topped the Watch Mojo list of best anime dub bloopers （if you haven't watched the Berserk 90s anime bloopers from the dub， you should because they're hilarious）。 Thereafter， I watched the first few episodes of the anime but I ended not finishing it and instead watched a bunch of analysis videos about it so I had a pretty decent understanding of the plot。I've been wanting to read the manga for a while because I knew the various anime adaptations are only portions of the larger story because Berserk is still ongoing and Miura-sensei takes very long hiatuses。 But I have to say， the first two volumes complied in this actually physically enormous omnibus didn't really do much for me。 Going in， I was well aware of how dark and gory this series is， and maybe I was already desensitized to it but I didn't feel much of anything paging through panel after panel of Guts slicing people in half。 （Also I love how Miura-sensei draws buttocks and nipples but absolutely draws the line at drawing penises and so Guts' legs are always strategically placed to cover it） Puck is also a weird bit of pseudo comic relief （I think he features in the more recent anime adaptation） but he didn't annoy me like he does for other readers。 Volume 3 really starts to pick up the plot and introduce elements that 90s anime viewers like me are more familiar with。 Also leaves off on a great cliffhanger！ I'm hoping I will be able to get the next volumes from my library but I'm sixth in the queue so。。。 This series is absolutely not for everyone！ If you have any sensitivities to graphic violence you should steer clear （and that doesn't even scratch the surface of stuff that comes later！） 。。。more
Stuart Collie
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Big man hits big monsters with big sword， 10/10
Jack Bharucha
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Incredible Art！ Leaves me wanting more！ 110% lives up to the hype！
Rude Seagull
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Edition oversize 7'' x 10' cartonnée et doublée type "faux-cuir" de très bonne facture。 Notamment la reliure cousue qui permet de maintenir l'ouvrage à plat sans risquer de l'abimer， bon confort de lecture malgré la taille imposante。 Il s'agit donc d'une compilation des volumes 1， 2 et 3 initialement publiés entre novembre 1990 et octobre 1991。 Grand fan de Berserk que j'ai déjà lu au format Tankōbon je dois dire qu'à la relecture on sent le poids des années。 Le dessin est déjà très correct mais Edition oversize 7'' x 10' cartonnée et doublée type "faux-cuir" de très bonne facture。 Notamment la reliure cousue qui permet de maintenir l'ouvrage à plat sans risquer de l'abimer， bon confort de lecture malgré la taille imposante。 Il s'agit donc d'une compilation des volumes 1， 2 et 3 initialement publiés entre novembre 1990 et octobre 1991。 Grand fan de Berserk que j'ai déjà lu au format Tankōbon je dois dire qu'à la relecture on sent le poids des années。 Le dessin est déjà très correct mais loin du meilleur niveau de Miura， surtout vu ce qu'il produira par la suite。 Guts en particulier est de qualité très variable， surtout au niveau du visage et des mains。 Il y a aussi quelques planches dans un style particulier， noir réaliste， dont je ne suis clairement pas fan。 L'histoire est un morceau de chronologie qui se déroule dans la période post-sacrifice。 On apprend d'ailleurs pas grand chose au sujet des personnages puisque l'on plonge directement dans l'Univers glauque et violent de Berserk sans préambule。 Il faudra attendre la fin du tome 3 et le début de l'arc "The Golden Age" pour reprendre le cheminement de Guts à ses débuts et poursuivre de manière plus linéaire。 Si il reste plaisant à lire， cet arc intitulé "The Guardians of Desire" reste pour moi dispensable et sonne même comme un désagréable spoiler une fois passée la première lecture de l'oeuvre complète。Pour moi il s'agit clairement du tome le plus faible de la série。 Il est d'ailleurs fréquent de voir des nouveaux lecteurs abandonner leur lecture à ce stade alors qu'on pourrait se demander si ils n'auraient pas continuer， eussent ils débuté par "The Golden Age"。 。。。more
Max Korus
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