-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Berserk |OT| - Big men, bigger swords, OFF THE BOAT - Berserk #344 24/6/2016
- Thread starter EvilKatarn
- Start date
Yeah I've already read the episode and I can't wait for the translation. There is some incredibly interesting visual stuff going on in this chapter and I'm curious what Schierke and Farnese are saying.
The symbolism present in this chapter is quite amazing. I don't wanna comment on anything until I read the mangastream translation though.
It's not the full chapter. There was another comment on reddit in the same thread that linked to the full one.
Btw next chapter is on 28 April.
The Omega Man
Member
holy shit gimme gimme! we need some translator-san on the case!
Wouldn't that be some shit. Mind so shattered by everything that happened there is nothing to really salvage and heal. I don't think that will be the case but damn that would be a horribly depressing outcome.
Rushersauce
Banned
Like he hasn't suffered enough.... C'MON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sumio Mondo
Member
Well you two would certainly be fun at a party. Yeesh. After waiting so many years for this moment, that would be crushingly depressing and rather disappointing, to be honest. I think we will see her return, the question will be how she reacts to the other "party members" that increase by the day. That in itself will be fun to see. She will probably be surprised that Guts has managed to grow his own "family" despite being in such a bad spot (both with his health mentally and physically).
Also, with Rickert, Erica, Silat and Daiba soon joining the party, I think, it might actually help Casca recover, especially seeing Rickert again.
I don't know how quick we will to see these characters join up with Guts and his group. They are very far apart and some heavy shit is going to go down inside Casca's mind and I assume in general through the rest of Elfhelm.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Casca won't get better until the last page of the last chapter of Berserk.
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
Yes she is. All this build up can't be for nothing. We have to have some payoff!
The story would benefit from Casca coming back much more than if she didn't.
The Cool One
Member
the detail in these pages are ridiculous, fucking ridiculous
Yeah. I definitely see Casca coming back. The depressing part will be how she acts towards Guts while they've been talking about her fear and dislike of him. I expect she'll come back to normal, Guts will expect things to go back to normal, Casca will reject him, and so on from there. Things will likely get better over time. I expect we'll see her bond more towards Farnese and possibly more members of the current group.
This chapter is weighing heavy on my mind. Its not even 30 pages and just seeing what was left of Casca inside the casket and the representation of Guts as a wounded dog constantly being attacked while dragging around a huge heavy coffin was heavy as hell. We haven't had Berserk this dark and fucked in a long time and combined with such a long awaited event and the call backs to even worse times is something else. I was hoping to get sleep but I kind of want to read the last few chapters up to these events again lol
Is it not heavily implied that she's holding him back?
Because he tried to kill his and Casca's child, and he sexually assaulted Casca.
welll, the dream sequence from this chapter is her internal world right? if so
it doesn't seem that she holds any real animosity toward him. if anything a lot of her fear or negative emotions are towards herself, she see guts as a wounded dog, burdered by dragging her around. I don't see that as animosity, but maybe guilt, or something?
Possibly both, but we'll see how things work out.
There were two things that really got to me. First was the fact that the dog was chained to the coffin. It could have been tugging on a small rope, or carrying the doll on its back, but its chained to it, which says a lot about the relationship between the two at this point. Second was those tattered flag poles that turned into hawks and started poking the dog with the flag that Guts once carried into battle. The whole thing is just so perfect. I can't think what the peak in the distance might be, but I think its safe to asssume that Griffith will be there.
Chestnut Casca is the freaking best too. Cute as fuck. I need one
Chestnut Casca is the freaking best too. Cute as fuck. I need one
It can be both. She was clearly afraid of him in the past, but it could be just her basic human nature because he did try to her when they got back together. Maybe she won't remember anything post-eclipse.
Dr Funfrock
Member
What a great chapter
blanchot
Member
she doesn't know she's suffering.
True Savior
Member
That shattered doll image is so sad.
Sumio Mondo
Member
People complaining Berserk isn't dark enough anymore need to read this episode, so depressing.
JadedWriter
Member
Yeah the despair pretty much bleeds through the artwork.
Kyleripman
Member
I'm only on 33 right now, finally at THE BOAT and well past all of the stuff I remember from high school and college.
Gotta say the idea of
teaming up was so baffling when I saw a pic of that before I got there - it makes more sense now.
Gotta say the idea of
Guts and Zodd
Frozenprince
Banned
The fact that Casca's own mind recognizes subconsciously
that Guts is essentially carrying her around like a burden to his death was...
Harrowing. It's nice to see that, if she does get "fixed" she understands what he's sacrificed and done to protect her.
Harrowing. It's nice to see that, if she does get "fixed" she understands what he's sacrificed and done to protect her.
cryptosporidium
Member
Listening to behelit on repeat while going through this is amazing. Totally thought cascas mind was just gunna be an eclipse flashback. This seems so much more thoughtful and seems like its going to be at least a two year arc.
Woops, totally forgot the first part. Yeah, second part is definitely not a good look on him.
But who he was then is now who he is now.
Oh man I did the same. It was beautiful. The song fit the whole mood perfectly.
cryptosporidium
Member
twinsies. aw man hopefully there are flashbacks of some of the more horrid eclipse things like
judeau's death, pippins death/body used as a decoy, cascas multiple rapes,and ofc griffith's betrayel
Sumio Mondo
Member
I think we're going to get all of that and more. Think Miura thinks it's about time the others find out about Guts and Casca's
back story and seeing it in this really horrific way will no doubt shock them to the core
(Puck is the only one who has seen glimpses of it so far, the rest have only overheard bits and pieces)
Candescence
Member
I do think Casca's mind will be repaired at least to some extent.
The symbolism in this chapter is both tear-jerking and heartwarming, really.
Still, time to wait another month for another chapter, I suppose...
If it couldn't, the Queen wouldn't be helping them any further, and she's guiding Farnese and Schierke, meaning she knows what to do to get the job done.
Still, time to wait another month for another chapter, I suppose...
GKSilKamina
Member
Man, I had been starting to turn my back on Berserk from the constant hiatuses, the terrible new anime and ho-hum musou game. Sat down and read the last few chapters I had missed and quickly remembered why I love the series so much in the first place.
This latest chapter has me so excited. Casca may never return to her original self, but to finally make it to this point after all these years of "Let's go to that elf island and try to heal her" feels real damn good.
This latest chapter has me so excited. Casca may never return to her original self, but to finally make it to this point after all these years of "Let's go to that elf island and try to heal her" feels real damn good.
JadedWriter
Member
I like how Farnese is friendly with her, they might actually become friends if Casca gets her mind repaired.