| Title | : | Berserk, Vol. 6 (Berserk, #6) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 159307252X |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781593072520 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 223 |
| Publication | : | First published September 30, 1993 |
Berserk, Vol. 6 (Berserk, #6) Reviews
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Griffith: Do you want to borrow this Kama Sutra book? *grinning like a teenager*
Griffith, literally 30 seconds later: I want you to kill a man for me... *all serious face*
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More than that, Casca had a period... what a surprise. Manga published in 1989, by a Japanese man and he thought it was important to include a realistic representation of a woman warrior, including the fact that women have periods. I👏🏻 am👏🏻impressed👏🏻
“Must be rough... being a woman.” -
Berserk is one of the most violent and goriest manga I've ever read, but the violence and gore isn't there for shock value, instead they represent the cruel face of humanity and show how gruesome and messy war can be.
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Wow seriously i love this.
there is so much potential for the story
it can go to many heights and extents
the sky is the limit really.
and why the sky we will kick down the door to the fucking heavens.
so i consider myself blessed reading this finally.
and by the way if anyone ever reads this review.
i want manga recommendations
the greatest manga recommendations you can think of.
i want to read a full manga series each year if they are as big as 37 volumes if lower i might even read two.. -
The level of character development in this manga is just insane.
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Taking a break from the battlefield, to... another battlefield within the castle walls, just subtler and with (usually) less casualties. Turns out that Griffith excels at this side of the war too. And so does Miura, for that matter: I could have gone with more of the intrigue among the serpents.
Also, first seeds of the Eclipse are now sown. -
6/10 stars
Okay, I'm leaning toward Griffith being a sociopath. Hate his guts more than ever now.
Misogyny, or maybe just misunderstanding of women, is sadly rather pronounced in this volume - and that's why it doesn't get any higher rating. While more or less historically accurate for the period of late Middle Ages, with women fighting tooth and claw for some form of independence and finding it mostly in cloisters or, rarer still, on battlefield (Italian mercenaries, for example), Miura is laying it here rather thick. The treatment of Casca's plight by the author mostly as an excuse for some nude closeups is disappointing. Also, while there is a small percent of women who suffer from particularly painful periods, the overwhelming majority of female population can function quite capably even during their menstruation, thank you very much. Period does not rob one of strength, skill, or wits.
Guts is still a big clueless baby. My heart breaks for him. -
"With no relation to social status, class, background, whether it suits them or not, people yearn for a dream. Sustained by a dream, hurt by a dream, revived by a dream, killed by a dream. And even after being abandoned by a dream, it continues to smolder from the bottom of one's heart... probably until the verge of death... A man should envision such a lifetime once. A life spent as a martyr...to the God named "Dream"..."
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This was so close to being another being another perfect volume... but then a few things happened.
What’s it about?
Too many spoilers, I’d ruin everything- PASS!
Pros:
The story is interesting and gets even more intense. The writing and storytelling in general are excellent.
The art is fantastic. Like I said before, possibly the best art in manga! I love all the styles used, they fit the tone of the scenes they are used in so well.
The characters are still interesting. I like how this series makes the reader more intrigued by the characters as it goes on.
The action scenes are here and fucking brutal with the fantastic art that I mentioned. Despite this volume being more dedicated to story building it still has a good amount of action too, it’s not lacking in it.
This book is more suspenseful than many would expect a gore filled, action packed dark fantasy comic to be.
The comic relief moments work. Clearly this series is more serious in general but yeah, it still has it’s chuckle worthy moments now and then.
Though there’s not as much horror in this volume as there was in some previous volumes there is still one good horror scene and lots of gore so we still get a bit of horror.
Why not 5 stars?
I’m not accusing Miura of being sexist and I’m not some sort of SJW (hell, I’ve had far-left trolls in my reviews because I’m not PC and don’t get me started on certain books (looking at you, Nowhere Girls)) but some things in this volume could come across as sexist. I didn’t think the fan service and female nudity was a big deal (though still more than usual and admittedly a bit gratuitous) but there’s some awful dialogue about women that made me cringe. Also, I really didn’t like the scene where
Overall:
This is a really good volume and this is still my favorite manga series. This is sorta like if GoT was more interesting, had more action, was a manga, didn’t overwhelm with characters and metal AF (a mix of death metal and power metal to be specific, perhaps with some black metal influences). Despite one problem in this volume, this is great and still a series that I would highly recommend.
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اپدیت ۳ دی ۴۰۰-
درگیریهای سیاسی و نزدیک شدن گاتس به کاسکا.
چندان قسمتهای مورد علاقه من نیست، رابطه گریفیث و شارلوت هم اینده رو به یادم میاره و حرصم میده، خیلی هم زیاد حرصم میده.
جایی که واقعا ازش لذت بردم چپتر precious thing بود.
اضافه کنم با رد شدن از پرولوگها آرت به کیفیت لحندری خودش رسیده. -
That Guts/Casca scene though. As embarrassing as it is precious. I hope they stop arguing 24/7 now.
P.S. don’t you ever fuck with Griffith, kids. He’ll ruin your life with a pretty (scary) smile on his pretty (scary) face. -
"With no relation to social status, class, background, whether it suits them or not, people yearn for a dream. Sustained by a dream, hurt by a dream, revived by a dream, killed by a dream. And even after being abandoned by a dream, it continues to smolder from the bottom of one's heart, probably until the verge of death."
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[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. -
2021 re-read
This volume's a tough one because there's stuff I enjoy and things I don't. Seeing the cracks show as the Hawks establish themselves is great, and the beginnings of Griffith and Guts' friendship weakening. Fantastic art as well. Sad Guts.
As someone who gets really bad periods, it's definitely not unrealistic that a period could take out Casca. However, it's also really annoying because we haven't gotten to see her shine in battle yet, so it's frustrating that the first time a villain shows up and is being sexist toward her she then immediately has to be saved (but I know she gets her revenge).
Content warnings (for Berserk overall): extreme gore, extreme violence, body horror, mutilation, psychological horror, rape (some against children), sexual assault (some against children), disturbing imagery, abuse. This chapter specifically contains the death of a child and an attempted rape against a child. -
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eeeehhhh, i've got some things to say about casca's treatment here. while in previous volumes it was just the average misogynistic treatment i've come to expect in masculine stories like this, vol 6 kind of crossed the line.
sort of spoilery stuff to follow
firstly, the fact that she fainted during battle because of her period. there's no way in hell that a woman in such a high rank wouldn't be able to control or remedy this shit at this point in time. she's an adult who has been fighting for a large portion of her life, maybe even longer than she's been menstruating. she should be able to handle it by now and it's not realistic to treat her period like a handicap.
i also hate that she's constantly sexualized around guts. in a previous volume, griffith forced her to sleep with guts to keep his body temp up--while both guts and casca were naked. the reasoning for this was that "it's a woman's job to nurture men" or some bullshit like that. okay, whatever griffith. like that wasn't just some gross abuse of power on your part. now in this volume, guts needs to take care of an injured/sick casca and again strips her naked. however, this time he keeps his clothes on and just cradles her unconscious, naked, menstruating body. i don't know about you, but i've never had to strip and cuddle another naked person to break a fever. the fact that's it's been a plot point twice is just confusing. after some passage of time she wakes up, covers herself for a moment, then attacks him and her blanket falls off. there were a few gratuitous pages there where casca is completely naked, placed in sexualized poses, and is shown crying about how she doesn't want to be/didn't choose to be a woman. it's just gross and i don't like it (don't get me started on her backstory. there was enough child sexual assault to begin with, there didn't need to be more. it's just starting to feel lazy).
finally (hopefully), it seems like all of her motivations are because of griffith. there's not honor in it for her. no aspirations. she just wants to please griffith. i thought maybe she had hated guts for homophobic reasons, but evidently she's just being portrayed as an overly-emotional, jealous, clingy woman. griffith starts courting a 16-y-o princess and casca is clearly upset by this even though she shouldn't be surprised because this seems to be griffith's MO. it's just very upsetting that one of the only named female characters has no identity outside of the men in her life and that she's constantly put down and belittled because she's a woman. she doesn't seem to get any redemption or empowerment from the treatment either.
the story is starting to feel stale, and with this addition i'm not sure i want to continue. disappointing since it came so highly recommended. while it doesn't make sense that the manga started in "present day" and then launched into an epic flash-back after only a few volumes, i'm very glad that it didn't start with guts' backstory. it's beginning to be a bit predictable and tropey and i miss learning about the magical elements of the world. i think there was one mention of the magic system in this volume, and it easily could've been cut out without disrupting the rest of the story. seriously, it took up like one or two frames. i'll probably read the next couple volumes since i already have them, but if it doesn't start catching my attention again/remedy the sexism (which is highly doubtful), i'll need to DNF the series. -
4.5/5
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This was quite good! As the band of the hawk is still serving the MIDLAND ARMY, Jealousy among nobles for Griffith happens and a Lord Julius tries assassinating Griffith meanwhile he is getting it on with the princess Charlotte and so revenge and all, Guts has to take down the lord Julius and the things that transpire are bloody and all and we have this moment of Griffith where he says he considers friends as his equals who will not give on their dream even if it means to battle him and that hurt Guts. Meanwhile in some battle Casca is attacked and Guts rescues her and they fall and she tells her origin story and its so painful and well done! The manga is getting good as we learn more and more about this world and Guts and the characters are the most amazing and the ambition of Griffith is awe-inspiring!
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getting into the court intrigue of failed assassinations and successful assassinations, as well as caska and gutts' trip down the river. here and the tv series (which is more or less completely faithful to this part of the story), caska is unfairly steeped in sexualised tropes which do more to hurt her character than help. her treatment is my least favorite part of the series (so far) which is unfortunate as the rest is really good
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This volume dealt more with politics which was a nice change of pace, hunts and parties, there will still some epic battles of course but I enjoyed the change to a smaller narrative with intense character moments.
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*insert sly Griffith foreshadowing here*
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Update: Just finished the 1997 Berserk anime adaptation because I am an impatient bastard and needless to say. Each page turn from here on out is gonna be... PAINFUL
“If you can be said to be a true friend of this man, then take heed… When his ambition collapses, death will pay you a visit! A death you can never escape!” -
Wow, Griffith es un personaje realmente profundo con muchas capas, eso lo vuelve aterrador. Y las miradas de odio que lanza, dioses que miedo.
Ahora, la historia de Guts se reviste de mucha complejidad al tratar de desentrañar qué es lo que Griffith mira en él.
La historia de Kasca es muy triste y qué cuestión tan interesante lanza aquí Kentaro. -
casca i love you
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They just need to form a triad
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Miura's art has peaked here. For many frames, it has gotten very good. Unfortunately the story has grown stagnant. It's not really moving forward. Now it's delving into the pasts of characters in this story of the past of Gatts. I wish it'd would just connect back to the original story that was so intriguing.
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Gutz + Casca = ❤️
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Nesse volume, descobrimos várias coisas sobre a personalidade e passado de outros personagens, principalmente Griffith e Casca. Muito bonito acompanhar o desenvolvimento da relação entre todos eles e ver como eles cresceram.
Esse é um mangá bem denso e que te faz continuar pensando sobre. Vários temas interessantes foram abordados, como os sonhos, que te fazem continuar vivendo e, portanto, devem ser protegidos a todo custo. Além disso, foi mostrada a visão de Griffith sobre amizade, na qual ele afirma que um amigo é um igual, então deve ir atrás dos seus próprios sonhos, mesmo que isso signifique entrar em embate com o outro. É notável, inclusive, que ele aplica suas crenças em sua vida real.
Gostei muito desse universo e fico cada vez com mais vontade de descobrir coisas novas sobre ele e os seus seres. -
شخصیت ها دارن مشخص تر میشن و خیلی خوبه!
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C’est vraiment fantastique ! Une histoire comme je les aime.
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So good.
