He changed the way I view entertainment and taught me how to appreciate the deeper meanings in everything I experience. After the Egg flees the Skull Knight with only a mortal wound inflicted on him, the Skull Knight takes Luca to safety as the living mounds of starved corpses rise up. The landscapes, scenery, architecture, castles, armour, boats, corpses and monsters all look excellent; there are lots of really brilliant images that succeed mightily in grandeur, awe, nasty brutality and grotesque.

The events of volumes 12-13-14 makes one of the most incredible turning points I've ever seen in a story. free will, resilience against soulcrushing trauma that would cause most people to become broken or twisted. Deep within the nightmare realm of Casca's dreams, Schierke and Farnese battle endless horrors to reach the dark secret that has imprisoned Casca's mind for so long. Miura's fame grew after Berserk began "The Golden Age" story arc and the huge success of this masterpiece made of him one of the most prominent contemporary manga artists. One of the tourists is Evan, taking an enforced holiday from his family and work in Belfast after breaking down after the death of his daughter in infancy.The author seems to have a understanding of some of the weight if what he's depicting though, be careful if you are sensitive.

Were the creators and editors ever honestly worried that people might stop reading if it were "too dark"? Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice.

The very first scene in the first volume feels so out of place in the story that it feels like it never happened.