Category: Manga
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Berserk Manga Review (Part 10): Casca
As the name might suggest, this entire trilogy of chapters is all about Casca. Not just her backstory, but also her motivations, her personal struggles, and most importantly of all: her connection to Griffith. Fittingly, Guts more or less takes a back seat for all of this. He only interjects one time, and only when…
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Berserk Manga Review (Part 9): Departure for the Front + Engagement
*Quick note: in my last Berserk review, I accidentally included the chapter ‘Precious Thing’ along with the four ‘Assassin’ chapters. ‘Precious Thing’ is the chapter where Griffith delivers his speech about friendship to Charlotte. I have retroactively changed the title of that review to reflect this, but for the sake of transparency and clarity, I…
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Berserk Manga Review (Part 8): Assassin + Precious Thing
I am legit shaking out of excitement right now. This is one of the most iconic and beloved sections of Berserk, hands down. It develops Guts as a character so well that it puts other entire character arcs to shame! The king of Midland has granted the Band of the Hawk the honor of guarding…
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Berserk Manga Review (Part 7): Master of the Sword
Alright, One Piece is done. Now we can focus all our manga efforts on Berserk! Happy day! Having survived the fight against Nosferatu Zodd, Guts, Griffith, Casca, and the rest of the Hawks take some time to rest. Tensions between Guts and Casca are higher than ever, while Griffith’s political career is on the rise.…
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The Great One Piece Journey (FINALE… For Now): Wano
Heads up: this review of the Wano material will cover up until chapter 1049 of the manga. This means that my coverage of the arc will be incomplete, as it still hasn’t ended as of the writing of this article. And of course: spoilers! Here we are, ladies and gents. The most recent arc of…