BERSERK Ch 373 || We Need To Talk About The BEAST OF DARKNESS
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- Review and Analysis of BERSERK 373
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Griffith standing on Guts' sword is probably the most creative throwback they've used yet and it makes me really really REALLY mad. They did good this chapter.
Absolutely and there's also so much symbolism behind it, I mean guts just suffered the most massive blow and and right as he tries to rise up again and lift the sword griffith immidiately puts it back down. There's so many layers to it and of course the callback to their first duel. I believe this was a very specific moment that miura had described to mori in great detail and thats why it fits so damn well.
Basically saying guts feels as weak and helpless now towards griffith as he did all those years ago when he first challenged griffith to a duel, he lost that one, and was basically griffiths most powerful weapon while he was a hawl
I disagree, it felt like cheap fanservice and not something Miura would have done. I somewhat expected this shot during Guts first sword swing in episode 366. Besides, this moment in their initial conflict immediately led to Guts tackling and beating the shit out of Griffith, it wasnt the "helpless" moment of the caliber this page tries to make you believe.
@@scottclay9005 It's drawing a direct contrast. Even though in the first fight guts proceeds to beat the shit out of griffith, the fact that he just collapses here is an intentional contrast meant to show how low of a point he's at and how helpless he is in the face of everything.
@@bootleghollowknight I don't think so, you are giving Mori and crew far too much credit. It was simply used as an evocative image. It wasnt as though it was a triumphant moment for him in volume 4, also not an utter defeat or an "I couldn't touch him!" moment. It would have worked better at the start of their confrontation in 366. This entire Beast of Darkness sequence makes no sense in regards to how it works.
The way Beast of Darkness came from Dragonslayer and stood on it 🤌🤌🤌 Amazing.
BOD: Heeeeeeeyyyyyyyy Budddddddyyyyyyyyyyyy.
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@@TheDogDad From? Do you have a link or something?
I feel like with the Kushan introduced right now, it might lead to seeing ricket and salat again
It definitely will.
I thought they were ghosts first, they looks dead to me, all their eyes were white.
@@InfamyOrDeath-__- Might be controlled by daiba
You just made my day. Thank you.
Yooo
I am both extremely hyped and concerned to see Guts go berserk again in the next chapter.
Just be hyped ma boi
I'm 50/50 on whether or not Guts can even get up right now. If he does, some people are going to become very very dead. If not, he's going to wake up in captivity or something. When I finished the chapter, I was actually wondering if this was going to be his moment to sort of redeem himself a little, at least in his own eyes.
Tha yhe nsme of the BOOK
@@TheGreenKnight500 I think he will wake up in captivity.
Next chapter is gonna be next 5 months 😂
I feel like I got Blueballed. We are so close to seeing Guts go through his final character arc before facing Griffith.
I think this is definitely his final hurdle. He'll have to fully come to terms with the beast of darkness before he can start the final stretch of the story. I think the way he'll overcome Griffith will be something we don't fully expect yet. Griffith obviously can't be defeated with raw strength. It'll definitely involve Guts overcoming the darkness within himself first.
i dont think we are that close to ending. there are atleast 100 chaps left
@@TheGreenKnight500 it sounds cliche but maybe griffith can only be harmed by someone who loves him? Not romantic love but love love
Currently all guts has is hate for his old best friend, he hasn't empathized with why he sacrificed everyone to become a God hand he hasnt put himself in griffiths shoes or thought about what griffith went through when he was gone (not justifying griffith he is a shitty person), but maybe when guts learns empathy he can harm griffith,
And that's why griffith was able to be slapped by Rickert because rickert didn't hate griffith yet because he wasn't at the eclipse to see what happen ?
Griffith is kind of like estarossa from the seven deadly sins, anyone who harbors hate or negative emotion towards him cannot harm him, but someone who harbors feelings of love and caring may harm him!
@@TheGreenKnight500 berserk is a love story after all
Maybe the answer is something as cliche as love
With a series as dark as berserk has been I wouldn't be mad if thatsbhowbit ended,,
I know lots of manga and anime have the same clichéd ending but berserk existed long before they didb
@@andrew-rn9ui I've had a similar idea in the past. I don't think it'll be quite so simple and cliche, but I think the love between Guts, Casca, and even the moonlight boy will be the key to victory. I've even wondered if the way to defeat Griffith is to make the moonlight boy's personality completely take over. Guts's final hurdle may be letting go of his anger towards Griffith. I don't mean they'll become friends again or something, but he'll just learn to let go of his hatred for his own sake and finally have some inner peace. Miura was a big fan of the original Star Wars trilogy, and you can look to the ending of that to see what I mean.
This chapter made me so anxious for Guts. I’m just hoping he doesn’t give in to the beast of darkness and remains in control but who knows at this point
he won't give in
Miura a few years ago said berserk is about 80% completed and he also confirmed the ending will be a happy one so eh he could give in temporarily and i dunno Daiba could heal him or something cuz they will probably meet up
i actually want him to give into the beast of darkness i feel that in order for Guts to truly overcome the beast of darkness he first has to experience what it's like to loose to it so he can eventually come back from it and embrace it as apart of who he is.
i think if Guts were to be consumed by the beast of darkness but just for a temporary amount of time like say an arc or maybe at least half of an arc. we can truly get a glimpse of just how dangerous a Guts with no form of morality or retraint is capable of. it shouldn't be permanent tho he should eventually come back from the darkness or at the very least embraces it as apart of him but first i want to see how OP and dangerous he is when he's controlled by it.
I’m just scared that if he’s consumed by it he might hurt or even kill someone in his party, especially shierke because she’s very vulnerable right now. I can also see Farnese sacrificing herself to protect shierke and that breaking through to guts.
@@laurenbraun37 i feel that this is going to be the start of Gut's "darth vader"arc in the sense that he truly loses control to the beast of darkness he stays inside the fully enclosed armour for many chapters and acts very much like a more malicious and evil version of the black swordsman and this will be the tragic arc that by the end of Guts will eventually learn to master the berserker armour because he sees the dangers of being driven by your darker aspects but it will come at the cost and whatever happens it's too late either Guts has killed someone he cares about or he's done truly evil acts that he can never take back like killing innocents and committing a whole load of evil deeds that Guts eluded to that he could have done during the black swordsman arc but wouldn't actually do.
@@michaelkean5969 True but the Beast seems to want him to be an Apostle so ofc Guts can't and won't give in.
This is their best fucking chapter and art yet. Miura would be beyond proud.
The only people who could continue berserk really is Koji Mori and the team.
I felt the same way while reading it, too
That panel with the beast of darkness just sitting there with its front legs crossed is really nice. Great detail and intimidating presence. It really had that classic Miura feel.
For a Kushan boarding, there's a distinct lack of brutality and murder. My mind also went to Rickert's team.
They are being controlled by Daiba, I believe. I hope we'll see Rickert and Silat next.
@@hieioni3354 I'll literally have an heart attack if Silat and Rickert (now fully on Bakiraka equipment and skills) appears on the Sea Horse and I can't wait to see their reactions to Guts' JRPG party, the destruction of Elfhelm, the Berserker Armor and the healing of Casca's mind alongside her kidnapping and Guts' reaction to Rickert and Erica on Falconia, Rickert's alliance with the Bakiraka and the godly slap on Griffith's face!
@@PedroLucas-mg5je Yeah, it'll be amazing seeing both Rickert and Silat after all this time. I think Rickert at this point would be even more of a manly man after that legendary slap lol.
I sort of appreciate the detail that Guts throws up when in shock or big distress, happened a few times before
Just shows how bad and gut-wrenching all this makes him feel
I think he even collapsed into his own vomit. He's just barely keeping it together.
@@TheGreenKnight500yeah i noticed that too, he’s really at hai lowest
all these panels of Guts laying destroyed on the floor will make his inevitable rise so much more amazing
These Kushan warriors really surprised me when they invaded, I mean, notoriously throughout the manga they are known to be really ruthless so seeing them restrain everyone rather than kill them makes their appearance really interesting, definitely was a holy shit moment lmao
I also wonder why they don't have pupils. Was it a stylistic choice, or is some kind of magic being used on them?
@@TheGreenKnight500 I think Daiba is controlling them. It means Rickert and Silat must be on board too.
@@hieioni3354 I hope so. That'll be a fun reunion.
@@TheGreenKnight500 indeed. Can't wait to see Rickert after all this time.
I was about to be disappointed thinking it's those annoying pirates again but was relieved right after seeing that it's the kushans 😂
I'm actually liking the art in this one. We anticipated it would be different from Muira's but would improve with time. They also made Isidro more of a Chad. I'm reading it now. The translation I'm reading is terrible.
Yeah, the art looks really good in this chapter.
Yeah I've noticed an improvement in the art for sure, panels seem more crisp and closer to Miura's art.
@@SkuIIKn1ght Guts looked more like himself in this chapter but the art is also different from Mirua's in an appreciable way. It's an evolution.
I think it looks really off, the way they shade doesn’t look right at all, I thought the very first 2 chapters they did looked great, but after that the shading is done very differently. Guts looks fine, but everyone else looks off.
I also thought it looked off a lot which pains me to say, some panels felt like they were drawn in a hurry or made drawn digitally
Can confirm, Mermaid pain is the worst pain :/
And if someone noticed, not only Isidro is behaving the same way Guts used to behave in Golden Age during his first days with the Hawks, but it looks like Isidro is avoiding to look at the sea, because staring at it surely makes him go back to when Isma vanished in front of his eyes!
Guts passing out is a really bad sign. If he isn’t conscious to hold back his beast of darkness what’s stopping it from hopping in the driver seat for a little bit?
Now all I can imagine is the beast of darkness just sitting in a drivers chair with his front paws pushing against the steering wheel!!
The beast of Darkness won't do anything i think, maybe only to keep Guts alive, he would take control a little, but he won't be like The Black Suit for spiderman that it will take full control over him
@@wyattml1641
One day I will show him who is the real Angel of Light in Hell.
Beast of Darkness very cool looking, that calmness he has as he walks about Guts is amazing :)
Another reason like the callback to griffith on the sword because it mirrors how guts felt in those moments dumbfounded and defeated. Griffith had always been one step ahead of guts and now its the same as all those years ago
It was a really cool panel. You can imagine how his original fight with Griffith wasn't traumatic at the time, but has become that way in retrospect now that Griffith has caused him so much anguish yet again.
Alot happened this chapter. Paced really well. And im happy to see dialogue. The new team is continuously proving to have the sauce to handle the rest of this story imo.
I think its going full circle, when guts first fought Griffith he used rage and brute force. He lost that first fight. When guts confronted him on the snowy hill, he was cool, calm and collected. That was the fight he won.
I think that’s so true. I think that every time Guts has used the Berserker armor it has been fueled by his negative emotions. I think once he masters his emotions, he’ll master the armor and use it to save Casca and defeat Griffith and take away his godhood (kinda like what he did when he reduced Griffith to the level of a regular human when he first defeated him). I kinda agree with the White Berserk armor theory that’s been circulating.
@cole5953, @viridianacortes9642 I love that! Nice catch noticing that!
If it wasn’t for the fantasy setting Gutz would be an interesting case study in functional schizophrenics.
True
The beast of darkness isnt about the shitty Behelit, its about the Berserker armor, it wants guts flesh, it wants to turn guts in to the next skullnight.
Daiba is 100% behind the control of those Kushans, don't know why but it's the same as the crocodiles, tigers and the other animals he controlled during the fight with Guts. I'm completely sure Gut's new group will meet up with Rickert and Silat. I also believe the last Spirit Tree is where the Bakiraka live
The Beast of Darkness being binded has always reminded of Fenrir in Norse mythology and now that it's broken free it makes me wonder if we'll see Ragnarok symbolism in some form.
We'll see.
Well, we already have an Yggdrasil.
The last two chapters have really been so good artistically. And by that I mean real ART in the meaningful way.
Casca's and guts' sides really make me feel like the ideal sword will play a big part.
Casca's eyes especially. Her right eye was swirling getting more focused until she went berserk. And then she has clear eyes for a moment before she fell, and said she needed to get back. Then going back to being more rough.
While her left eye looks more chaotic at first from the light of the tree. Then when she comes to her senses it then shows. What I think looks like a person screaming turning into a swirl. Possibly with the silhouette of Isidro.
And after she spots the vase we next see it after she goes berserk. And we see it's a sword from her perspective. Outlined by light, and in a shape. Maybe more like guts holding out the dragon slayer, or a similar sword.
Making it reminiscent of the astral world.
There also might be zodd in the upper right of her left pupi beside the sword. Possibly fighting against or getting his right arm cut off by her sword. Then when her eyes go back to rough there is one last face in that eye.
On guts' side he was left in a fetal like position, in a spiral surrounded by darkness using his cloak. Possibly representing am impending rebirth. Before getting back to him we see that the world tree is actually spirals looking like water spouts going into a giant eye. Reminiscent of the idea of evil.
Getting back to guts he is struggling with his issues. His negative feelings manifesting as the dog. Not as large as it was at one point, but much more defined than ever before. Sitting on the sword.
I really like the representation of the drop of liquid being used for memories. With it's placements for casca being in her thoughts, and waking her up so she could fight and find some clarity.
And for guts in this situation. As he tries to lift his sword but physically and mentally can't. Throwing up. With his memories and negative feelings he relied on now make him sick, and weigh him down. Leaving him on the floor covering his form in darkness. And his sword damaged. Implying from Godot's words that it needs to be reforged. Symbolizing again a rebirth for guts.
I also like the kushans not actually hurting any despite looking scary. And also their curious looks when they see guts. Guts is at a crossroads for good or bad. And I hope the kushans will help guts get the help he has desperately needed for a while now.
The worst thing happened in this chapter was that they didnt mention the release date of 374 which means hiatus again😢😢
Dont worry it will drop in the next 2 years
That's good enough for me!
I don’t think the hiatus will be as bad as they used to be. So far they have not spanned years like they used to.
I'm so glad that we can get the end of this story but jesus the beast of darkness really just showed up like the Godfather trying to make a deal Guts can't refuse
Daiba probably was aware of the island disappearing and they sent scouts to the area
Agreed. The Kushan are controlled by Daiba and I hope we'll see Rickert and Silat next.
The suspense is killing me!!! I loved the chapter!!!!
Damn this chapter was dope, all the panels of guts were drawn amazingly
I'm actually beginning to question weather the beast of darkness is actual just a symbolical stand-in for Guts negative emotions/pain. As the line between the astral and physical realms overlap more and more, it could actually have manifested itself (at least partially) in an astral way. Also, what kind of "power" is it offering Guts? The power that anger (the beast) grants guts has been shown not to be enough when up against the likes of Giffith, so I'm wondering what kind of power it's referring to...
Before Guts got the Berserker Armor, it seemed like the Beast of Darkness was merely a symbol. After he got the armor, it began to seem like something more magical was going on... that the Beast was always some magical force that the Armor merely tapped into and strengthened.
Maybe it’s the armor manifesting itself as guts beast of darkness, it makes sense to me with the way it spoke to guts about yielding his body over to him an wanting to consume guts an in return he’ll have the full non yielding power of the armor
@@dimrocksosabby2553 It also sounded a bit as if it could transcend Guts into a higher being by sacrificing himself to...himself. It was a bit like the early chapters of Berserk when the whispers of the dead said something like: "YOU CANNOT ESCAPE US. YOUR BLOOD, FLESH AND BONE BELONGS TO US." I reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally look forward to the next chapter when Guts goes on a rampage since the chains on the beast of darkness are broken, it is free and will run wild (for now, at least).
THE BEAST OF DARKNESS!! THE BEAST OF DARKNESS IS REAL!!
@@erir8643 CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHER?
What an opening man 👏
And the wait continues, but goooooddamn that was a good ass chapter. The hype is seething
my theory on sudden attack by kushan, is that the kushan soldiers are possessed by griffith (as there is no pupil in their eyes) to kill schierke because she is the only magic user with full power right now.
and at chapter 372 griffith and other apostles are saying 'The East' where kushan empire is located in berserk 🤔
End of Chapter
Guts whispering: let the bodies hit the floor, let the bodies hit the FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!!!!
This genuinely felt like a longer and amazing chapter
I wonder if Rickert will appear next chapter. The beast of darkness lines remind me of more edgy parts of the story. The shot of Guts at the end. Man.
I don't expect Guts to "use" the Behelit, but I do think it will get activated and he will be presented with the choice. I think he'll ultimately turn it down, but I think the situation will present itself.
maybe slan doesnt like Griffith much??? I guess she was trying to get his beast of darkness back then in the troll den, to go through with the sacrifice due to some fuckery around it not being branded as Guts is, since they are not one and the same?fuck if I know anymore. I for sure know that the beast would straight out sacrifice Casca in a heartbeat
Im not sure it can even be used anymore
I think the only use for the behelit is so that Guts will deliberately summon God Hand in the final battle to kill them one and for all, not for submitting himself to them
That behelit is puck's
@@Hayabusa_clan I'm here for it.
Guts seeing Griffith after lifting his sword really shows the mind state he's in rn, the sword has always been his safety net and security blanket but after he realized he couldn't touch Griffith on Elfhelm it reminded him of when Griffith dodged his attack during Golden Age.
And now we sail the Hiatus ship and keep on struggling
I just thought of something too. Guts is having trouble lifting his sword and he envisions Griffith standing on it, weighing it down. Griffith is (metaphorically) making his sword too heavy to lift, holding down the one thing that always gave Guts comfort. (Casca is also "his sword" as she once was for Griffith. Casca and Guts' sword are symbolically linked).
Correct me if I'm wrong, but using the behelit is not a choice. It might activate on him when he is at the bottom of despair and the pressure to sacrifice somebody could be his own life since being branded in an eclipse most likely means he'd have to survive being attacked by hundreds of apostles. Fighting to defend his friends could be a major turning point since he'll be fighting to protect instead of out of blind rage. I could see this fitting into the story quite well
i stg i always knew the beast of darkness was not just some hallucination of guts’s anger and hatred. it has to be some sort of being that king gaiseric also encountered before becoming skull knight
Yeah, I had the theory that the Beast of Darkness is turning into his apostle energy as well!
Been calling guts meeting daiba and the bakiraka
Could be Daiba gives(teaches Schierke) Guts a power-up or a spell on Dragonslayer.
It formed inside of the astral world starting from the moment two branded people, Guts and Casca, traveled together. Two branded people essentially create an even larger distortion that was so strong they were potentially one of the many catalysts for the Birth Ceremony. The interstice that forms around them should be even more severe than usual, too. In this situation, the “mind affects matter” rule comes into play, with Guts forming his Beast of Darkness inside of the Astral World.
That being said one can assume the beast of darkness is an entity that was manifested from guts trauma but it very much is real not just his imagination and it’s never actually been confirmed by kentaro so yea safer to assume it’s very much real now.
The Kushan eyes look like something Daiba would use under his influence. When the party fought crocodiles their eyes also looked like these.
The art has improved to such massive levels!
The broken chains around the beast of darkness was a big thing there too, can't wait to see how this all works out
Not only I'm afraid that he can lose control and kill some of his comrades, but I also think Guts is gonna behave a lot like Gambino after he lost his leg!
Yes dude I read the chapter a few hours ago and was waiting for the customary RealLifeRyan review!
In terms of writing the chapters flow like Miura is still on the team.
Happy to see a new chapter today and a new video about the chapter from this channel as well.
Isidro reminds me of the fairy that guts lost, when he was young and held in prison.
In what way?
Cheech
How is Isidro reminding you of Chitch?
Honestly, I'm worried for Guts. Like, *really* worried for the man here.
On one hand, we've seen Guts come back from similar situations, stronger, more resolute than before. I personally feel like Guts can come back from this situation at his most kickass yet.
On the other hand, Guts has NEVER fallen this hard before. I don't think there's ever been a point where he 100% couldn't do ANYTHING about whatever jam he's in. Even in the Eclispse, Guts fought tooth and nail until he was subdued...but here, he's largely struggling (heh) to get even get up. And now it's clear that the Beast of Darkness is going to either sink or swim very soon. Either guts tames this part of himself, or he falls to its wiles and goes full-on into pure, unadulterated rage and depravity.
It makes me scared that we might never get to see a situation like Elfhelm again. I'm all for where this is going.
Just wanted to say that I recently discovered your channel, and really enjoy checking in after a new issue drops. Its like the book club I never had haha. Cheers!
Seeing the broken links of the chains that held back the beast of darkness, really shook me.
I always love these chapter reviews. Great insight here, Ryan 😎
dude that was fast i thought u would do a video two days after at least perfect timing👌
Thanks for another awesome video.
You are my only source for Berserk story progression right now so I really appreciate your channel!
Also , it’s nice to see your channel so great still and getting better over the years
Imagine when Gut's company reach Silat's camp, Guts eventually becomes something like a commander there and then forms the Band of the Wolf, that will go up against the Band of the Hawk
Guts using the behelit would nullify his entire journey tbh. Hope that never happens.
He might go over the edge now though with regards to the beast of darkness though. Looking forward to the next issue!
Thank you for doing these reviews, man.
Seeing the beast of darkness reminds me of an evil version of the dog dragging the coffin in Casca's mind. This I think is the chapter that felt the closest to the original series so far so Koji/GaGa definitely aren't slacking! Thanks for the review!
Those Kushans look manipulated and i only know Daiba that can do that, or am i mistaken??
Agree, something's off about them, spider sense is tingling.
And Rickert is with Daiba and also Silat!
I actually don't remember where Diaba is right now. Did he leave with Rickert and the rest of them? If so, they could be his puppets. If he's seeing through their eyes, it would give a different meaning to the reaction of the soldiers when they say Guts.
@@Looking-Glass87 If Guts and the gang team up with Diaba, things are going to get weird in a really good way.
@@TheGreenKnight500 Agreed. Not to mention he's one of the only other powerful mages who didn't have their powers zapped because an island sank. Wonder if Molda can still witch it up or not, or her mentor Volvaba, or even Gedfring for that matter.
The grippy toes fucking killed me man, so funny
The Beast of Darkness sitting on the sword just instantly reminded me of the Prime1Studios statue of Guts with the Beast sitting at his feet, it had its paws in that same strange crossed position. Wonder did they use that as a reference, it’s just an odd sitting position that I found weird when I first seen it.
The beast's pose made me envision the devil sitting behind a desk for some reason. He looks like an evil businessman ready to make a deal with Guts.
i thought the art this chapter was a cut above. very beautiful panels. i read through 3 or 4 times just admiring the fine work.
The broken chain bits was a nice touch to further emphasize the freedom of guts bad dog
these chapters are getting better and better. the art is improving too.
(I do still wish they were longer though)
I AM ABSOLUTELY SICK AT THAT IMAGE OF HIM ON THE SWORD I SCREAMED IN FRINT OF CUSTOMERS
Happy to see your post! Always like your videos. Was basically hitting refresh on your page today waiting for a video lol.
I think though that Isidro isn't over it at all, he's just acting like it doesn't bother him because he wants to maintain his outward tough guy persona he wants people to think he has, but he's still just a kid. Males inparticular tend to bottle up their emotions and not deal with them because they think having emotions makes them weak. Chapter 237 anyone? Common theme in the Manga is the lesson that ignoring your emotions leads to nothing good. I suspect an emotional breakdown sometime soon for Isidro. It's funny because you talked about this very thing for Guts at 4:57 in your video, but didn't apply it to Isidro's current situation at the start of the chapter.
Yes, this is a 'don't poke the bear moment'. Curious if you think all the Kushan eyes being white is significant, they seem a little deranged too? Perhaps controlled?
there's a lot to unpack here but I'll just talk about Guts, Griffith and the beast of darkness.
Griffith said when he returned Guts sword on their first prolonged interaction that it was a well crafted and exquisite sword, but one Griffith could never himself wield. Swords have a lot of representation in Berserk. Guts sees a sword as a part of himself. it's his comfort and his sorrow. a tool he never should have had to wield to protect himself, but through it found places for himself in the world that are torn down by Griffith's dream. when Casca begins to travel with him Guts asks himself that when he was only fighting for him his sword was heavy, but bearable, has it ever been heavier than now when he must protect himself and another. the weight is a reference to his sorrow and despair. guts believes that people can fill that role as well, to be what wards away the darkness of the world with you. the first time since his branding Guts sits in the elf cave and ponders if he'll ever be ale to sleep at night again with his anxiety of not having a sword in that moment, even knowing that he's entirely safe he can't sleep without one. he then has a memory flash of Casca sitting in the cave, she is also his sword.
The beast of darkness is real, it is an astral being. Schierke senses as much when she first sees the sword, a malicious presence of some kind. him appearing from the sword is the first time we've seen him do so, but it aligns with the curse magic the dragonslayer has that was used on Ganishka. he's a dark entity like apostles and the Godhand and operates through Byrites. the weight element that can cause obsession and madness, the type of curse Ganishka had. Guts has recognized that Griffith has added weight to his sword to the point that he can no longer lift it, the despair is too much even for Guts. He tries to use his hatred of Griffith to fuel himself like he has in the past, and that flame is dead, the fuels true source of sadness can not be sparked into anger like it once did. the beast of darkness now sits on his sword, making it unobtainable until the beast of darkness has been moved. it's dramatically reduced in size, before it was so large that it engulfed guts entirely, now it's maybe 1/5 the size it was before. the beast of darkness is Guts shadow (look at Jungian Psychology if you don't know) and as the shadow shrinks it becomes a more focused point of black. becoming more desperate and aggressive for expression.
all of this and so much more is swirling in Guts head and he doesn't know how to navigate it, he's always recognized what to do after the fact. I hope that it is Puck who brings him back to himself, he's kind of the angel on guts shoulder. he's never listened to him, but when the devil is in your other ear perhaps he will.
in a ideal world we d follow caska rtrieveher consciouness by herself and then pay the debt she has woth guts and help him, but after this chapter I see that the things are going on another path. The forge smith told guts he had to master the armor, so thats how guts is going to free himself from thie nightmare he was put into, In my opinion, he should free the ship slaying every kushan and a few magicians and go away from his friends, he SHOULDNT move on from the pain on the next chapters, it would feel so ilogical and superficial if on the same night caska has taken guts rise on... it a must for him to come back with TIME, time that could be used for the other character ( kids ) to grow as well, give time for caska to free herself, and time for the world to feel grifs weight through the years, it would be comical if falconia falls just on the same years it was built. Berserk needs a time skip with guts alone
@@kollen5952 Yeah, I also have the feeling we're going to get a Berserk Shippuden in the future!
It makes sense if the story leads to the party meeting Rickert and the bakiraka because since the story is winding down it would be pointless to introduce a whole new faction and characters this late in the game. Also last chapter Griffith said he plans to head east, so we can assume he’s heading straight for them and may eventually see a deranged Guts go grippy toe to grippy toe with Griffith or even Femto.
These might be ex-Kushans that never joined up with Griffith.🤔🐱
They may be Rickert and Silat’s crew
Studio Gaga is just getting better and better, Miura would be proud. When you get the eventual Volume 42 will you show it off?
Quentin Footrantino licking the screen with that Griffith foot panel.
This is def how Guts separates from everyone. He will probably go into a blind rage and just barely stop himself from hurting one of his friends then leave for their safety/because he's depressed
If those Kushans are being leader by Silat and Rickert and they go to that Bakiraka village, Guts will leave them there to master the Berserker Armor + the Beast of Darkness with Skull-Knight, but not for revenge and neither for the fear he'll kill them at any moment, but also because they don't stand a chance against the armys of Falconia, sure, they've faced some serious shit like the Troll cave, the Kushan monsters and the Sea God, but they're not strong enough to take down apostles alone, we saw how Serpico and Isidro dealt with them on Flora's hutt, Schierke is not half as powerful as Griffith or Sonia at this point of the story and Guts was on near death state everytime after he faced apostles (the fights against Wyald, the Count and Rosine were enough proofs of It), so it makes sense Guts would leave them there because he don't want them to have the same end as the OG Band of the Hawk!
It's so great that the series is still so amazing. I can't wait to see where it goes from here. the art was S+ this chapter.
That last panel of guts, you can see the beast taking over on his back, the kushin will serve as foder for him to run through.
i also love how the chains around the beast of darkness are broken and just laying on the ground as for the last time we saw it the chains where holding the beast in place to like show that guts somehow took control over it but know its just free to fuck with guts' mind again
Not only the sword stance, but also all of the od flowing to one spot, like all of the individual dreams contributing to Griffiths dream bonfire.
Amazingg review
What if the Kushan are from falconia, When Schierke goes into the astral plane, it shows a branch connecting directly to the ship.
Great video analysis bro
loving the intro bro 😃
at first seeing the kushan this chapter, i remembered historically in real life the kushan were geographically established east of europe and that the seahorse had just sailed near them. After thinking about it more, rickerts group escaped on those flying beasts which generally would have gotten them where they were intending to go a lot quicker than a typical journey. also these kushan warriors eyes just scream possession to me or mind control so it very well could be the work of daiba. i’m very thrilled for 374 i just really wish the chapters would release sooner but if that means sacrificing quality or how miura intended things, i’d rather wait.
I believe we are approaching to see our hero finally turning his anger into something more . Another road , beside refusing or being used by his anger. Accepting seems cliche , so i hope to see something jaw dropping soon because theyre clearly building up
I wonder if Rickert and Erica are with the Kushans and maybe Rickert told them everything Guts told him about what Griffith’s done and they decide to team up.
This chapter has the old school original berserk dread. The drawing is coming really good each chapter. Where we go from here is only going to be a spectacle
I feel like it makes the most sense that Guts or Casca will eventually be given the chance to use the behelit but refuse to show that even tho the God Hand are hella persuasive it’s 100% a choice and that Griffith is 100% an evil bastard
Aye liking the Berserk intro, nice touch 👌🏽
Between the beautiful and touching casca chapter, and now the beast of darkness and the griffith callback, they've been really, really doing just a fantastic job, never thought we'd get more berserk at such high quality after miura
"The pain never goes away, you just get stronger and feel less of it"
I appreciate the symbolism with the chains that once restrained the Beast of Darkness now lying broken around it. It feels like things are leading to Guts having a serious break soon.
Imo this is one of the best chapters Mori & co. has put out yet. Visually it looks really good and all the characters look pretty much themselves like Miura drew them. Farnese's neck is little weird in one panel but that's pretty much it XD I'm not still huge fan of this blander / greyish style compared to how Miura used really contrasts and lots of black. But I think this is the style we go 'til the end and it's not even fair to compare it to Miura's perfect style.
Plotwise it's also getting interesting and there are lots of ways it can go forward from this point on. Guts and rest of the company might be separated (as Miura said in one interview). Guts might go in full berserk mode and massacre lots of Kushan soldiers but some of them manage to escape with rest of the crew as prisoners. Or Guts might save the day and this whole attack is just a little bump in the road. Or maybe all of them are taken prisoners and eventually Guts and Rickert meet again.
Guts on the ground while the Kushan arrive reminds me of the “Monkey” scene at the end of season 1 of Penny Dreadful
Thanks for the chapter review. Vinland saga and berserk in one day. What a great day
the panel of Griffith on the sword took my breath away. stunning storytelling. Miura would be proud
I didn't notice this on my first read through, but there are also broken chains all around the Beast of Darkness. It is now loose.
Yo Ryan! don’t know if you’ll see this, but my hypothesis from seeing the Kushan warriors was that they were sent by Griffith to tie up loose ends…
Earlier in the story we see that Griffith sent a war party to effectively kill Flora and the forest spirit tree. After doing the same on Elfhelm there are still survivors, but the main rescue party retreated because saving the King is the top priority. Do you think Griffith or his generals could have sent human forces in their stead, in order to contain the magic users on the ship knowing they would have little power because of the lack of ethereal connection?
With the fact that Guts has been dealing with this BS for 34 ACTUAL years, he is long past due for a W, and I’m gonna riot if he doesn’t get one soon
The Kushan that attacked the boat have no pupils. That’s bakiraka.
Look at his armor on his back, its like its ready.
I think maybe they are trying to get a ride or something.. trying to steal the boat in order to go to the kushan mountain where Rickert is.. that's how they will all meet up. And possibly where the big final battle might be?? Idk..
As much as I want to watch this video and keep up with the new chapters, I am waiting until it’s released in volume format so I can read it proper like I use to