The story that began with the corpse of Guts’ mother in 1989 is finally in its closing stages. This franchise that got popular not only because of its dark and gritty tale but also thanks to the gruesome violence, is heading towards its conclusion. Berserk’s creator Kentaro Miura, in a recent interview, explained that the series will now have significantly reduced hiatuses and stated that Beserk is heading towards its conclusion. The exact release date of the final volume is not yet clear, but this is great news for long-time fans of this series.
The fully translated interview can be found here: Click!
In the interview, Miura said that Beserk is “currently in its later stages” and has teased fans to prepare for some unexpected turns in the story in the near future. A sneak peek into Miura’s workspace has also been released in Japanese, which can be found Here!
The current storyline in the Beserk manga follows Guts and his team in their attempt to bring back Casca from her hellish mindscape of madness. Even though they brought back her sanity with the help of the elves, her memories of the horrors of the Eclipse seemed to have returned as well.
Parallelly Griffith continues to amass an army of demons and humans alike, to usher the world into a new era of peace. The final fight between the two former friends is one of the biggest and most meaningful events that fans can look forward to seeing in the finale.
Beserk
Set in the medieval era, Kenpuu Denki Berserk is a dark, gritty tale that follows one man’s struggle to find his own path, while supporting another’s lust for power and the unimaginable tragedy that begins to turn the wheels of fate.
Born from the corpse of his mother, a young mercenary known only as Guts, embraces the battlefield as his only means of survival. Day in and day out, putting his life on the line just to make enough to get by, he moves from one bloodshed to the next.
After a run-in with the Band of the Hawk, a formidable troop of mercenaries, Guts is recruited by their charismatic leader Griffith, nicknamed the “White Hawk.” As he quickly climbed the ranks in order to become the head of the offensive faction, Guts proves to be a mighty addition to Griffith’s force, taking Midland by storm. However, while the band’s quest for recognition continues, Guts slowly realizes that the world is not as black-and-white as he once assumed.
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