| Title | : | Berserk, Vol. 5 (Berserk, #5) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1593072511 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781593072513 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 |
| Publication | : | First published March 31, 1993 |
Berserk, Vol. 5 (Berserk, #5) Reviews
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Sometimes I wonder what this comic would've been like if the first couple books had been skipped altogether - if the future scenes, of Guts's fate as wandering swordsman and Griffith's as Satan, all the demon apostles had been left on the cutting floor, and the story on the whole had begun with Guts being born on the gallows, or his first meeting with Griffith, or perhaps the charge against the seemingly unbeatable Black Ram knights at the start of this volume (with some flashbacks later to show some of that above stuff). I'm not sure whether it would have been worth it, even if those early bits are not as good as the later ones: they set the mood and the premise rather appropriately.
I mostly wonder it because if they had been nixed, then the comic's very first touch with the supernatural would have been the emergence of Nosferatu Zodd. And that would have been one hell of a wake-up call.
Just look at this motherfucker. He's built a fucking wall out of corpses, and he's naked. And even before this, for the full chapter the Hawks have been whispering tales and legends of him. He's obviously not a guy to be fucked with. Up until now Guts has carved his way across battlefields, with very little capable of challenging him - has he finally met his match?
(Okay, he already met his match with Griffith, but bear with me here.)
Still, the bit about him having been around for centuries? That's obviously an exaggeration. This is a gritty low-fantasy manga. It doesn't have any magic or monsters or demons in i-
HOOOOLY SHIT!
So yeah, that whole surprise was a little bit let down: having read the first couple volumes, we could pretty much immediately guess his true nature. Him tanking Guts's hit and suddenly transforming into Ol' Scratch was not that big of a shock. I guess it's a shame.
But then on the other hand, we instead got this totally kickass opening scene:
So, fuck it I guess. Berserk's gonna berserk. -
Must keep reading
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I wish I could give more comprehensive reviews, but I really recommend everyone read this series.
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OHMYGKGJYIK WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GEM.
I’m living for the Guts/Griffith/Casca dynamics. I’m happy to see Guts finally learn to trust and rely on his comrades AND be respected and appreciated in return.
And don’t even get me started on the battle scenes!!!!! Epic as Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings. SO GOOD.
I’m obsessed. -
Vol. 5 of Berserk is just as violent and gory as the previous volumes in the series, but being set in the younger years of the protagonist, we see a brighter side that was absent before.
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9/10 stars
How can you love a story where a villain is called Nosferatu Zodd? Yes, Transylvania and Superman in one. Well, how can you not? It's a freaking minotaur with polished diction, vast knowledge gathered over centuries of manslaughter, leathery wings and unquenchable thirst for blood.
The art in this volume is awesome. There are still awkward panels and a few anatomy lessons would've had been beneficial to the author by this point, but man, Nosferatu Zodd is a masterful creation. The detailed crosshatching, the work with shadows and whites - it's fabulous.
The foreshadowing of the future pain and treachery, the hints about the real stakes of the game, all is here. I'm still undecided whether Griffith is just a cold-blooded sociopath drawn to exploiting every weakness and vulnerability or whether the sacrifice for Godhand must be genuine and his feelings for Guts are true.
The best volume so far. -
lets talk about the details i have never seen so much details in most of the panels in any comic book or manga before this one.
i mean gantz had its moments.
but the amount of detailed panels here is overwhelming
i laughed so hard at the naked water fun scene and it kind of settled me down that Griffith is a guy i am convinced since guts didn't shout oh my god you are a girl you got a ....
Nosferatu zodd fight was epic they got beaten badly and there was no way for them to win not at this level and then Nosferatu decides its time to bail with a Prophecy !!!
i know eventually Griffith will be a god but how he has to give up something
and i am terrified at the thought that he might give up the band of the hawk to become a god that would be disgusting and vile
but oh well only time will tell
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I can only imagine where this extended backstory between Griffith and Guts will go. Considering how long Berserk has been around, I've heard my fair share of ramblings about Griffith's villainy, and from this point in the story, it's hard to see how he can go down such a path. At this point, Griffith's fixation (bordering on obsession) with Guts and Casca makes me inclined to believe he's a little bit in love with them both, so I'm interested to see how Miura addresses his character arc!
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Immortality, a fate worse than death.
Griffith risks everything for the sake of one swordsman, thirty men stand in the way of his prize, so, let me just say that man has guts. That is why he is the general of the band of the hawk.
A bonfire that brings everyone together, (even though you vastly differ in opinion of the arrangements for inducting new members in a certain mercenary band, and are currently deciding if the view from the castle walls are better than Pippin’s shoulders).
Screams are reverberating throughout the dungeon walls, blistering the ears of all that stand outside, defenceless.
Guts tears through his own comrades as they attempt to hold him back from his destiny. The screams are getting louder as he sprints down the cobblestone halls, then... Silence.
Each step becomes more damp than the last. Blood. Piles of bodies, ripped apart, torn, splattered across the chamber walls and floors. And standing there, at the end, is Akuma. Which isn’t even his true form, he is just fond of cosplay.
Suddenly we are in the Undead Burg. His health has increased tenfold and there is no humanity to spend. However, the most notorious item in berserk uses leer and it’s super effective.
Til another night, Dracula.
This manga just keeps getting better and better. And we are only on volume 5.
As always...
4 Stars.
Bonuses -
Band of the Hawk members:
Griffith
Guts
Casca
Pippin
Judeau
Corkus
Rickert
Gaston -
Berserk, Vol. 5 (Berserk #5), Kentaro Miura
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اپدیت ۳ دی ۴۰۰-
گریفیث سامای این جلد در اوج زیبایی های بصری و نابصریشه.
حقیقتا هیچ وقت در تمام سیصد و اندی چپتر حتی وسط کسوف نتونستم تصمیم بگیرم که گریفیث در نهایت یک خداست یا شیطان و فکر میکنم جوابم رو خود بزرگوار بهم داد، مگه اینا یه چیز نیستن؟ این دیدگاه حاکم بر کل سریه و یکی از جذابترین قسمتهاش برای من.
داستان ستینگ قرون وسطایی داره و شیاطین داستان هم شبیه به شیاطین مسیحیت تصویر شدند که خدایان مردم دیگهای بودن، اینکه فرد به چه کسی اعتقاد داره مشخص میکنه چه کسی خداست و چه کسی شیطانه. این نکتهایه که بارها و بارها هوشمندانه و جزئی توی مانگا تصویر میشه. اسم گادهند مشخصترینشون، التماسهای عاجزانه کنت بهشون و خطاب ارکانجلش، کنتی که خودش نابود کننده پگن ها بوده، اشاره به پرستیدن نوسفراتو زاد به عنوان خدای جنگ. چه چیزی خدایان و شیاطین رو از هم متفاوت میکنه؟
چیزی که ثابته ضعف انسانهای فانیه.
و من هنوز نمیتونم تصمیم بگیرم گریفیث برای من خداست یا شیطان. -
As Guts joins the band of the hawk, they continue to fight and Guts lead one unit and they attack from behind or engage first and he gets various wins and he and Casca are at odds with each other next we have Guts going against knights and they win so Griffith gets the status of the knight and so they are no longer mercenaries and in one attack when many of his men die, Guts goes and meets NOSFERATU ZODD and he is beast chewing men like nothing and his fight with Guts is awesome and then Griffith comes in to the rescue, the fight is something and seeing his Crimson Behelit, he spouts a dangerous prophecy and goes away and we have Guts recovering and wondering what it means. It was a great volumes and shines a great light on the duo and how they are different yet so similar. This story is taking an interesting turn and the art is still too good and the world building is epic!
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This is where the series begins for me, I don't know if Kentaro Miura had some help with his linework, but his art got so much better in this volume, I was not really feeling it until now, previous volumes should've been reworked. Storywise, this is my third time with the golden age story arc, so I know what to expect, pure dark fantasy awesomeness.
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I truly cannot believe myself. I, a person who the sight of blood disgusts and who despises looking at it or at open wounds, am actually enjoying this.
It's certainly getting better with each volume. -
[This is my review for Berserk volumes 1–7]
So, this is the last volume of Berserk for me, at least for a while. I borrowed these from my buddy who is a huge fan of the series, and if he had more books, I would probably keep reading. Sadly, only the first seven volumes were published here in Russia before the publisher abandoned the project, so that's all that my friend has in borrowable paper format.
I can't really decide how I feel about Berserk, honestly. It has a lot going for it: the artwork is phenomenal, the action is solid, and it's very readable overall. This manga never feels like a chore to read, the stuff happens all the time and holds the reader's attention really well.
On the other hand, for all seven volumes, Berserk didn't manage to surprise me even once. Every plot, every dialogue, every event is extremely predictable and clichéd. You have probably seen, heard or read this story hundreds of times before. It's a story about a brooding hero who is on a quest for revenge, he's practically unstoppable in battle, he is a loner and a bit of an asshole, but later we realise that he has a good heart after all. There is no twist on top of that, all is as it seems. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it is one of the reasons this series doesn't grab me.
It's a very masculine book, too, and it comes with all the bad stuff usually associated with such books. The main character literally has a sword that's three times his height, it's hilarious. Huge abs, naked bodies and giant flaming demons with horns are all over the place. There's also a lot of rape (and child rape at that), and a lot of homophobic and misogynistic slurs (many of them come from the main character), all of which may be considered natural for the world where the book is set, and yet all these things feel unnecessary and aren't handled particularly well, in my opinion. There's also a moment in this book where a strong, competent woman warrior (the only female character in the book who has at least some depth), who was also the commander of an army for a long time, loses a fight because she's having her period. And of course, this is the moment where the main character steps in and saves her. Seriously, was this manga written in 19th century?! Because sometimes it feels like it was!
So here I am. Not really enjoying this book, not really hating it. I think it's just not my thing. Continuing reading would mean that I'd have to order the rest of the volumes, and there are a lot of them (38 and counting!) — this is a huge financial commitment to a series I don't really love. Who knows, though, if I somehow get my hands on the following volumes, I might still give them a read. -
Tell me, do I need a reason each time... I put myself in harm's way... for your sake?
This is giving me a definite heartache. I'm just too afraid to continue, thinking about the doom that awaits this beautiful friendship... and the villain it will create. -
Outstanding
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… Holy fuck, I didn’t think this series could get better or more violent than the previous volumes. This is both.
What’s it about?
And we’re at that point where I’m not even going to try explaining that because I’d spoil all kinds of shit. I noticed that it seems to be that way after 3 or so volumes of a series!
Why it gets 5 stars:
The story is possibly the most gripping and well written story in manga and possibly even fantasy!
The art is so damn good! Maybe even the best art in manga! Also it can sometimes switch styles but work with the flow of the story.
The characters are so interesting and get more interesting as the book goes on.
The action scenes are frequent, exciting, gory and full of high quality artwork! Perfect for fans of exciting dark fantasy.
This book is more suspenseful than I expected it to be.
The comic relief, though not frequent, has it’s moments where it works.
The horror stuff is in this volume a lot and it is fucking awesome! October is going to be here before you know it, I’m gonna just go ahead and suggest a volume (or more) of this if you were going to read some horror comics then!
There is so much emotion in this volume.
This book continues to be weird but in a fun way that makes sense.
Overall:
It’s insane because I know that there are a lot of people who dismiss this as that weird comic with the piles of dismemberment and screwing. While this certainly is weird and has lots of those things (the series I mean, this volume did not include any screwing… dismemberment on the other hand…) there is a fantastic, gripping story with such emotion, interesting characters and fantastic art! While I would not recommend this story to people who are sensitive to and/or uncomfortable with explicit content (this series even has warning stickers on the covers!) I would say to those who don’t mind, READ THIS SHIT!
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I will never forgive my parents for not naming me Nosferatu Zodd never ever not even in a million years
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Guts, Griffith, Casca 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
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Llegamos al final del arco de la Edad de Oro y conocer más a Guts, permite ver que Kentaro supo darle profundidad al personaje, mostrarnos su crecimiento y cómo forjó sus relaciones con el mundo, que lo dejaron marcado (perdonen el chiste.
Amé el diseño de la primera criatura demoníaca a la que debe enfrentarse, sobre todo porque coincide mucho con cierta serie de animada de toque gótico y como lector uno comprende que los prodigios irán insertándose más y más para volver al inicio y saber más sobre el dolor que carga en su alma. -
Griffith is so undeniably gay
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The story has gained so much clarity in this volume, very very cool.
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4.5/5
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THIS ART YOU PEOPLE OMG CRYING
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This is the 5th volume in the Berserk series. In this volume we watch over the years as Guts takes greater responsibility in the Band of the Hawk and gains Griffith’s admiration through his awesome fighting skills.
This volume culminates in a confrontation between Guts, Griffith and Nosferatu Zodd..aka..Zodd the Immortal. What follows is a spectacular battle scenes that stretches the limits of both Griffith and Guts’ abilities. After the dust settles the Band of Hawk is in a better position than ever and Griffith is finally getting the adoration from nobility that he craves.
I really enjoyed this installment of the Berserk series and continue to be impressed by how much progress each story makes. The illustration continues to be very well done and is easy to follow.
As with previous volumes there are a ton of action scenes and they are very gory. This is a manga for mature readers only.
Overall this was a spectacular installment in the Berserk series and I continue to enjoy it a lot. I would recommend to manga fans who enjoy action-packed horror/fantasy. I look forward to continuing the series. -
After a successful sneak attack on a certain job. Gut's becomes a full time member of the Band of Hawks. Time has pass and Gut's becomes Raider Captain of their mercenary group. Griffith's now taking flavors to the royal family of Midland. Now finally getting adoration for the nobility that he crave for along time.
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Getting better and better. Both writing and art keep improving at an astonishing rate.
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wow that water fight scene with Guts and Griffith was .... ooh la la to say the least! I felt so bad for Guts when that large man picked him up to make him join the party. I thought that would be a trigger for him and he would freak out but he did ok in the end. While everyone else is at Griffith's knithood ceremony, Guts is studying the blade, but did we ever learn how he got that big sword? seems like it would have had to be custom forged. [After having Kai read this, she informed me that this is not The Sword it was just a big ass sword. She also said that all the rest of my questions will be answered which I figure bc this is 40 volumes but I am simply reviewing as I go with the facts I have at the time!!!!]
Poor Casca, this usurping of her position and love triangle must be brutal, but she trips that guy who suggests harming Guts so she must have some affinity for him even if it's only out of devotion to Griffith's plans.
The Wind of Swords arc was so short and I wish we got a little bit more time with Guts while he was pretty happy with the Bnd of Hawks, bc I like Rickert and the other mercenaries.
The nosfertu section was visually enticing and seemed to be more detailed drawing than before. I had to keep in mind that for Guts I think this was the first like demon entity he ever fought with. The demon warns him about Griffith.
In this volume we really got to see Guts bonding with and caring for his team even if he is still bad at outwardly expressing that care.
I wish I understood a bit more about what conflict they are involved in. I can't really tell who is fighting for what and what the situation is in whatever place they are. I don't think we are meant to know at least right now but I always want to know stuff like why are they attacking this particular castle and what is the long term strategy. Though it seems like even the Hawks don't really know and just blindly trust that Griffith has a master plan. -
Artistically, Kentaro Miura hits his stride here. His line work and character design is far more consistent at this point. End of the Golden Age and Nosferatu Zod arcs make the extended flashback in the movement of the flashbacks seem justified, which some are frustrated by and which has been over-represented in other media. However, the Guts and Griffith's relationship becomes clarified as well as the dark undercurrents of Griffith's ultimate plan. Highly enjoyable.
