Okay, so I didn't expect this to blow up. I've changed the title and thumbnail to something less spoilerific (whilst keeping in spirit with the video) I do apologise to those who are waiting for the volume releases. Dumb as shit error on my part and I don't have any defense apart from I should have known better and I'll do so in the future. Hope you enjoy regardless.
@@gabrielsebastianelhagezote1486 It was "The Bittersweet Reality of Casca's Return (Berserk)". I find so nice that Spired chose to change both things and apologized. It was half of a "spoiler" for me but i already knew from somewhere else. I started the manga this month because it was on my must-read-list for too long. So I didn't think about it as a huge inavoidable spoiler in RUclips's feed neither, but it's true that it was a mistake if you're a thoughtful, considerate person, as Spired showed to be by that apology. Don't be too hard on yourself, everybody make mistakes.
The fact that Guts tried his best to return Casca's memory, only to find out the she can't even look at him anymore, is like a punch in the stomach for me.
I wonder how she will view the man that caused all the pain, since he was reborn from her son? Will she have Stockholm syndrome or will she b#tch slap him like Rickert did?
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique To me is about her need to be a mother to her son more than being a lover to guts which is pretty natural for women and the whole PTSD doesn't help too.
@@andrewgendreau2207 Lad i have played all three Drakengard games i know who I'm dealing with That's why i said Miura was one of the most sadistic not the most sadistic one Also Yoko Taro is a sick fuck there's no way a neurotypical person could have ever written Drakengard 1's plot
Guts: o my god Miura: yeah welcome to the club (death threats in the background telling Miura that if he would die without finishing the manga they will kill him) edit: P A I N
Zetsuron I. Yeah, you’re right. Man I’m glad I started this manga recently. I couldn’t imagine waiting 10 years to see SK again or 20 to see Casca regain her sanity!
@@theblancmange1265 Lets be real, it was only 4 months between 358 and 359, we may have just gotten lucky, but i believe with this significant milestone out of the way Miura will have more desire to continue at the very least a 4 month window between issues. OR it'll be 6-12 months since his studio is working on this new manga, da fuq do i know?
I think your comment about Guts feeling sadness rather than rage at not being able to see Casca is poignant. Miura began this series with the simple idea that he wanted to draw a very angry man. Everything else in the series flows from that, the initial idea of the Golden Age is that it sets up why Guts could be so unbelievably angry when we first meet him. But in this latest issue he had a more mature response to this melancholy situation. And when Casca's PTSD kicks in completely at the end of the chapter because of Guts we get some of the most painful, emotionally complex drawings of Guts I can recall. I'm not sure what emotions he's feeling, but anger is totally absent, instead he's a mix of sadness and guilty and hurt. Which shows his immense character development throughout the series and especially after traveling with his new family for so long. Development physically represented by every scar on his body. He's gone from a man who existed only to be angry, to one of the most complex characters in literature.
Every time I think about this chapter tears start showing up. I was so happy and yet I knew that it couldn't be that easy. Seeing guts in that state just broke my heart
Yeah. Guts feels pain that can’t be taken away without having Casca better again. He obviously felt fear, pain, sorrow, depression, resentment, guilt, confusion, worry, and helpless. Seeing that really shows how broken and vulnerable he was in that situation. He can’t do anything to protect or help the only person he cares about beyond what he sees as his well being. He is content with her being Casca again and around his friends but still being unable to do anything for her he sees his ordeals as unfinished. He may have to come to the conclusion of forgetting about what Griffith did and focus on Casca but maybe seeing Griffith is what Casca will pursue instead of Guts
Sadness is just what's left when your body realizes even anger is killing it. You're left with nothing and become a robot, mechanically choosing to ignore reality, or go insane. It doesn't matter how much of a Buddha you are. Everyone has a limit. Anyone can be tortured into a roaring madman... There's no "mature" way to deal with knowing you and your family are damned to Hell... by your wife's rapist. The only sane response is to adopt a Zen mindset and use brief bursts of anger for fuel. Like Guts seems to already be doing with the armor... Like so-called 'enlightened' people do in real life.
Isz sadness actually is deep despair. A feeling of dread, helplessness, and there is nothing you can do to make it better at that moment. It consumes your mind and pulls you into a reverting state where you hold yourself back and contemplate on what causes your sorrow. Either you put yourself down, walk away, do nothing, or fall into deeper despair. Anger wouldn’t be present or in anyway associated with your sadness but what hurts you in making you sad is what will stay and linger in your mind as you have to deal with the turmoil that plagues you
@@c.galindo9639 I was raped by an 11yr old psychopath, at age 5. Nearly put a pencil through the neck of my 'bully' in 6th grade (he was *strangling* me), which earned me nothing but disgust and fear from the whole school for two more years. Because I wasn't sorry, in the slightest, and dared to still act like a victim. I've only ever felt 'empty' when cortisol burns through everything else in my brain. The second it recharges, I'm burning again. If I try to stifle my sadness with fury too soon, I exhaust myself into fatigue and/or vomit saliva. True despair is just void. When nothing is left inside or out. Despair did nothing but make me a weak, wallowing target, waiting for death, and I hate it more than anything. Weight-lifting lets me use anger or "work through it," healthily. Meditation helps me stay focused and appreciate pleasure, but doesn't make me immune to rage. It's in me. At least it's something.
@Arusiek90 Just seeing Casca gives me PTSD. The Eclipse made a hell of a mark on me, And Casca personifies it. We're struggling together with Her and Guts.
@@edwardgaines6561 21:27 She twitches when hearing his voice and only falls over after that. When seeing him she screams. When only remembering the events she gets shortness of breath and looks to be feeling dizzy, but doesn't collapse.
@@edwardgaines6561 When only remembering him as he was in the Golden Arc, yes. But it's his very being - voice and all - that triggers her PTSD because he's a living reminder of her suppressed memories of the Eclipse. The last she properly interacted with him before losing her sanity, he still had his arm and eye. Everything about him is still the same Guts, but there's traces of the Eclipse all over his body. Also, the last she heard his voice, he was screaming in anguish trying to save her by cutting his arm off. Everything and anything reminding her of the Eclipse is a trigger, and Guts is the most glaring evidence that that horrible day wasn't just a dream.
@@euerz Geez Louise...okay I'm grasping at straws here, but can Guts and Casca at least exhange letters to communicate? Let's just hope Guts isn't illiterate.
I'm really pissed that Casca can't look at Guts without seeing the eclipse. That PTSD is strong and terrible. Will that poor Guts ever get a break? That dude has suffered enough.
Tío Megaman X Notice she also had to watch him get all fucked up for her, and he’s literally the only bit of sanity during that event. That and Griffith wasn’t even recognizable after his transformation besides a few similarities, and he was behind her out of sight he whole time
@@silent_stalker3687 She kind of recognized him through Femto before he stuffed her, my theory still stands, her insanity is also the result of finally having Griffith for herself in the worst way possible at the worst possible time, you can even say it is kind of like real victims whose physical responses make them feel guilty during and assault.
Tío Megaman X Well yeah, but she was kinda ignoring Griffith at the time as he was at that moment, coming to terms with how Griffith was crippled and then the eclipse happened. You can’t forget when she last saw him years before Femto, how real time readers st the time saw Griffith, and then how they saw Griffith chapters before femto entered the mix. Kinda like finding a loved one is crippled; some people ignore those and confide in something else and that being Guts at the time Also I don’t see Femto in that shot very well where is he?
it should be pointed out at 21:34 how guts blends in with the rest of the apostles. he is not any darker or brighter to contrast them, he just blends in. at first i didnt even notice him and thought they were all just apostles. it took me almost a minute to notice guts was there too, and i think thats a very important detail to point out
it's like he's one of them yet against them this has always been the contrast of Skull Knight and Guts within the story and that is regardless of allegiance or morality Guts and Skull Knight are still very much Darkness incarnate.
@@margarethafalco63 It's brilliant meta-textual commentary by Miura. The series is all about tortured characters struggling on through life, and he uses his release schedule to do the same to his audience.
Good shout! I'm sure it's just a bad scan I grabbed (especially since it seems dark in general) should be cleared up in the volume release, makes my point in the video kinda void but I'd rather be corrected!
It will never happen. They don't even have chemistry anymore. They both have to move on, and find their own paths. Change happens, people don't like change. But people have to adapt and adjust. Friends and lovers are temporary. Nothing stays the same.
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique how fucking depressing is that? We don't even know who's Casca now, so the "no chemistry" seems premature, maybe they changed but they will only be able to surpass their trauma together, who knows?
Dude I swear to God if we don't get a happy ending at the end of this story, Guts has had the literal worst life ever, pls God throw my boy a bone and let him be happy after so many years of anger and sadness, I am about to riot.
@@wedoliveinasocietydowenot honestly, I’d be happy with both. I’d definitely like to see my boy Guts have a happy ending, but since I’ve watched Devilman Crybaby, nothing has come close to giving me that gut wrenching reaction since, and I’d like to be able to experience hat kind of feeling again. Maybe I’m just a masochistic weirdo.
Man, I started crying when I saw Guts' face when Casca was screaming. I can't even imagine how he feels knowing that the woman he loves is terrified and screaming just by looking at him..... Poor Guts and Casca.
cant blame either of them for dealing with trauma the way they did... guts with his rediculously long 2 year murderspree and casca's personality split... besides the hawk guild they were a part of getting massacred is kinda symbolic of the fact that they are essentially a broken family...
I'm just waiting for her to remember what happened with Griffith. And eventually she'd going to remember what happened with her and Guts while she was Elaine.
God damn, my main man Guts can’t get a break can he? This shit is torment now, especially since the next chapter is most definitely gonna be a Griffith chapter knowing our luck
Roid-Monger 101 Na remember how I’m the last chapter Griffith was turning into the moonlight child? The kids probably already on his way to visit his mom.
Shortly before childhood trauma came knocking on the door for my now ex-girlfriend of 3 years, we were an adventurous and happy couple, seriously planning our future together. I mostly shut off from my own social life, or life in general when suicide attempts, schizophrenia sympthoms and total isolation began for her. I saved her life, carried her screaming & unintelligible in public and chased her when she was pushing everyone away very many times, among other things. Overtime she became mostly unable to socialise/go out/have fun at all and I stuck through it with her, helping her find motivation to keep up the treatment. She left me when a group of "friends" from her new workplace introduced her to drugs, even though she kept texting me she loved me just to cut contact short because "she was living a new life" throughout the whole of next month. Even though I wasn't a culprit in what broke her after we got together, she still saw me as a part of it and connected me with the pain. There wasn't even a roadblock for us to party together/return to having fun like we did in the first place. I was told by a psychologist that sometimes, especially if very close, when you help a person through mental illness/trauma they start to subconsciously associate you with it and ultimately begin to resent you. The panel in which Casca sees the eclipse behind Guts felt so very personal & uncomfortable to me, like someone violated my space. Reading the whole story of how he fought his heart out for her absent self just for her trauma to kick in when looking at him in the end was weirdly therapeutic to me at the end of the day, made me feel like I wasn't alone
Stuff like this makes me think the Monk life may not be so bad. Never dated so never felt the pain. And this, makes it hurt more. Maybe being my lonesome maybe be more of a blessing.
But she's attached deeply to the one demon that torrents her Griffith when she fjnds out her baby and Griffith are one I truly see her breaking with no return
@Arusiek90 I wonder if hypothetically would casca if given the opportunity murder Griffithand her child or show mercy I think the next time she sees Griffith she will switch back to the Elaine personality so maybe she will never harbour ill will against him in the first place
@@toby2524 I don't think that's probable. I mean, 20 years to see her healed and then break her again? Probably not the best route for the development of a character. What I do see her doing, as a result of her insanity, is using the behelit and sacrificing her comrades (Guts will probably survive this)
@@ArielTst wouldn't she have to sacrifice the most meaningful human bonds to use it so guts would have to be included right? I don't think we are going to get a happy ending I don't think casca survives to the end and in turn guts will go berserk probably kill/seal away whoevers I his way and have to live the rest of his years alone in despair
Loved seeing Caska's view on all the characters, really just started loving Guts's new crew, I just gotta point out all the feels at the end knowing Guts can't be near the one person he truly loves
All the characters seemed to agree when they first looked at her with the short hair. Everyone has a crush on Guts, and now everyone has a crush on Casca too lol.
358- A boring council meeting with Griffith and his subjects. A year later.... 359- what everyone wanted to read: progression on the Casca/Guts story. See you all next year for the next issue.
@@elelyon431 you have to admit that I was right about waiting a year for the next issue though. Although that's not exactly an amazing prediction given the release frequency of berserk
“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.” ― Friedrich W. Nietzsche
@@itsgoodtobegg3062 who knows maybe with this quarantintine he could use the time to make mor... OMG he is old and corona shit affects old people the most!!!... we gotta find a cure
I'm scared that she will regress to herself to back when she hated herself in the golden age arc which is why she cut her hair and denied her femininity etc. etc. I don't mind short hair, but thematically it's a bad move unless its intentional on Miuras end to show a sense of regression.
It's obvious at this point that the moonlight boy is their stillborn child, and this actually ties strongly into real myth, in real world mythology, it is said that Fairies are born from the souls of dead children, Guts' and Cascas son is basically a fairy since he could climb on the branches of the world tree. So even tho Griffith has his body, he still lives on as a fairy. Not really relevant to the video, but just some interesting lore.
Man I really feel bad for Guts. The shit he has been through his whole life. The shit he was gone through just to piece back Casca together. After all the crap, he still can't be with her :(
@@fusiontoa18 No, we know the end already. This is not about nakamas and bff and finding treasures and Jack Sparrow stuff... Guts and Griffith must die and we know the other ending too, we are all gonna die before the end XD Im starting to think that all this waiting and suffering is intentional, and its like a meta-narrative from Miura (what an asshole)...life is suffering and yearning and pain and then you die and its over. I started to read this manga when i was 18 years old, 20 years later and im still "on the boat". Man, i knew people who were fans of this crap and they are dead now, and im like wtf im still doing here? Well, at least i saw Rickert bitch slapping that megolamaniac piece of shit, i should have stopped reading this bs after that, lol
@@GamingOS If hes producing that loli crap or whatever the hell it is XD, that means he is not drawing Berserk. How many more years (or decades) we are talking about now? ...It took FOUR YEARS for Michelangelo to finish the sistine capel, one of the major work arts of humanity, and this freakin dude is taking more than THREE DECADES to finish one single manga?...i mean, i don't know what kind of sick freak you have to be to deliver so much pain and misery XD...a lot of fans have died without see the ending of this crap... Im sure im gonna die too without see the ending, but im cool with that, i know it cant be a happy ending (Guts and Griffith must die, Guts in a peaceful way, the traitor piece of shit deserves the most painful and brutal death ever), but the community don't deserve this bs. If Miura isn't suffering from some chronic illness or something like that, then he is an asshole...end of history XD
Not an important detail, but I think it's worth pointing out that Farnese, who has basically a crush on Guts, is completely supportive towards Casca wanting to see him (as she thinks). She's the one to point him out to Casca when he's hidden behind that tree. Obviously she knows how much they both love each other, and _I_ love how there's absolutely no jealousy there. Farnese cares enough about both Guts and Casca to let them be happy together. Which is. nothing like the Farnese we were introduced to in the beginning, her character development is honestly amazing
Man... It's so wonderfully bittersweet... I grew up with this story and it's so painful to see a man like Gutts taken down and shaken to his core... Love the videos and podcast man, you make some of the best videos about Berserk on this site.
I haven't kept up with Berserk over the past 6-7 years because of the constant hiatuses, but seeing Casca restored to her former short-haired self actually made me cry. More than once. I wasn't aware of how much I missed her until now.
Damn this makes me cry a little bit. The long constant struggles and the only reward is that u cant see your woman after u sacrificed so much for her. He can't even have a proper conversation. Now thats fck up.
To be fair, these turns make sense. He was warned restoring her sanity wasn't going to be pretty and not necessarily going to coincide with what he expected. Furthermore, Guts himself hasn't ever really gotten over what happened at the Eclipse because those demons hanging over him are what have driven him ever since. He's not a catatonic mess like Casca was left as, but he's been a broken shell of a person literally too angry to die-- basically as long as the Beast of Darkness exists, he's still got problems to sort out, and well, we know how the Beast sees Casca... So it makes sense that Casca, whose really just had her mind restored and not much else, sees him as a walking beacon for a massive pile of horrible repressed memories even though we can tell she does not want to, but he's pretty much radiating a tainted aura. This is going to be a issue that can't get resolved until they both properly heal from the Eclipse and not just bury the wounds under a pile of other things. But persevering through such things are what Skull Knight admires about humans, and Guts in particular.
gtf234 I believe it’s Guts od that gives off the impression of Casca’s nightmarish memories of the Eclipse and everything she seen as Elaine. After all he is far different in being a darker character with all he has been through and the Berserker armor just adds more onto that for Guts to be a big presence of darkness and all the evil Casca/Elaine have faced throughout their entirety
@@c.galindo9639 That's in part what I'm saying. While he's not just a giant ball of hate and fury at all times, he's still a very different man post-Eclipse down to his very essence, which Casca clearly is reacting to upon sight. Guts has been corrupted and darkened by it, and if I hazard a guess likely will remain that way so long as he's branded. So this not being a glimmer of hope for the future for him should have been seen coming a mile away really. I vaguely recall Miura once saying years ago Guts probably will have a happy ending coming to him, but he's going to suffer and struggle through hell and back to get it.
"I find it odd that Miura put this much detail into a throwaway Casca design..." It's Miura. He doesn't half-ass anything. That's why he gets so stressed out he has to hide away and play Idolmaster for five months after every chapter.
When you see Caska in a normal armor Short hair and swinging her sword Me: Omg Yes She gets PTSD for seeing Gatsu Also: Oh no why you have to do this to me
It's going to break my heart when she remembers her baby. And even more so when both casca and guts realize what has happend to him with griphif. But the author wants to convey the reality of trauma and deep depression. No matter how far you go, the wounds never heal. They may scar and fade, but the lingering memory of the pain will haunt them forever. And with support from those you care for or care for you, give the opportunity to face the pain move forward if possible.
What a thorough, well-paced and deep analysis of a monumentally important episode! Thank you so much, I wish it were possible to like this video a hundred times🙂 I just couldn't hold my tears while reading this episode: the tears of joy at first - when Casca thanks Isidro, Farnie and Schierke; and tears of sadness - at the mention of Judeau, and the following panels, Casca's collapse and the deep imprint of gutwrenching pain and despair of Guts' face... Can't wait for Ep360!
I don't know about ya'll, but I see 2 things happening for Guts from this point on. 1. He falls into a deep depression and puts down the sword temporarily. Who could blame him at this point? He's fought with every piece of his being for years now. He's slowly accepted the Hawks dying, the fact that he's outclassed by the God-hand / Skull Knight / Possibly even Zod, and that the world as he knows it will never be the same. I'm sure a part of him wants revenge on Griffith still, but I personally believe his rage / hatred / fear have split into his Demon Dog personality, which is now symbolically or/and even literally attached to his Beserker Armor. Yes he has a new group that he's slowly grown attached too, but I truly believe Guts looks at the group as more of a thing he brought around for Casca, not himself. Now that Casca is scarred with PTSD and mental trauma for possibly life, what really does he have left to fight for? Unless he takes an interest in the plight of humanity as Skull Knight does, I don't see Guts adopting a larger world-view. Fighting for Casca was really his last motivation in life aside from Griffith. 2. He succumbs to the Demon Dog / His Hatred Alter Ego / Split Personality. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if his Demon Dog personality doesn't prod him from the inside, showing Guts how all is for naught, and that Guts might as well give into his hatred, as his compassion and humanity still didn't change much. Logically I'd see this as the most likely step. After all, it might not be shown, but from the art style in the last few years, it really seems that Guts is on the breaking point. It's as if the fights with Guts in control are just him going through the motions, as if he 'ought' to struggle on. At some point you gotta think our man would have to crumble, and I'd think this is the crack that'll do him in. Now I'm sure they'll be able to bring him back around eventually, possibly with the help of the skull knight. Other than that, I don't see where else Gut's character can go from this point, other that possibly a drunk. (He's earned it to say the least lol) What do ya'll think?
I honestly need to know. Did anyone else get teary eyed like I did when I saw Casca saw guts and started screaming. I felt all the pain Guts must have felt and I just felt all the tears run to my eyes for him.
Something to keep in mind. Every time Skull Knight appeared in the manga we reached a crescendo to an arc. Which means come next chapter events will begin to unfold that take us into the next set of events for the narrative on a grander scale. It just sucks that he is appearing now of all times. Casca still needs time to heal and I really hope it isn’t cut short by actions made by Griffith or Godhand. But we all know eventually they will have to meet again. Part of me suspects the Godhand will betray Griffith because ultimately Femto used them for his own gain. And Falconia is a perfect proving ground for another sacrifice right now. Maybe we will finally get the backstory on his relationship with Void and him being Gaiseric in a past life. The information provided there will be crucial to understanding the motives of the Godhand. Which is probably the utilization of sacrifices to sustain their own existence.
great theory and im sure falconia will become a battle ground for a final battle i doubt the rest of the serie will be small fight because according to miura berserk is 7/10 finished so there no time for that the sacrifice of falconia will be where all the characters and side characters plots and sub plot be settled depending on the connection between them
I don't think Casca will mind much when she remembers Guts' moment of weakness. Recall when they were having sex in the Golden Age, Casca told Guts that she wanted "a wound" that she can say Guts gave her. There is no other instance where Guts wounds Casca other than that moment of vulnerability. So if and when she remembers that, it'll less likely put distance between them, in my opinion, and more likely contribute to both of them healing.
@@willasrock1 Actually, he does use "Kizu", which translates to wound, scar, scratch or laceration. Considering they were talking about her scars just moment before this, I think the meaning is more geared towards my initial assumption. Plus, Casca is shown as Guts' sword just panels afterward. If she is Guts' sword, then the meaning is clear, that she will help Guts in his emotional battles and gain "scratches" like a sword.
I feel like there would have been an amazing scene at some point where Casca tries to embrace Guts. The love and bond they share may be enough to destroy the thorns on her heart, symbolizing that love and support may be enough to break the trauma. Just a thought, at least I'd hope that would be the case.
So this video is becoming pretty popular so the common "THAT'S NOT HOW YOU SAY HER NAME, IT ISN'T FAR-NAY-SAAAAAAAY" is cropping up again so let's nip this in the bud now. ruclips.net/video/Qu3gRs3T0Y4/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/hWa5-avt0j4/видео.html The video you posted, he says far-nay-say, this video it's more clear. And this is exactly how it is shown on the wikipedia link you shared as well. puu.sh/Ea743/a73f741381.png So just FYI to anyone reading, it absolutely is far-nay-zay (far'ne:ze, as shown on wikipedia). If you go to Italian pronunciation help en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian it says z as in "zipper", like in "hey", ze = "zay"
I found really sad that casca remembered judeu's death. I mean the last time we saw the other members of the hawk they were either fighting or already dead. With judeu we saw each agonizing moment as he died on casca's arms (I cried :D)
Just finished reading Chapter 359 after starting the series roughly a year ago, and see this video on my recommended. A nice way to cap off my binge-reading.
Recently I re read berserk pages before eclipse (the part where they fell in love with each other especially) I thought of it a lot and couple days later I saw guts face... I’m not gonna lie, it hit me right in the heart. Seeing my favourite character struggle through all this long year to only be rewarded with this. I cried a little when I tried to imagine his pain. I hope that was the saddest thing miura could do, because guts needs to heal.
Did anyone see the ending to _Ghost In The Shell?_ Or even when Piccolo and Kami merged back? Maybe this isn't *really* Casca, but a mixture of both Casca and Elaine, an entirely different person? As for Guts, all he has to do is _blindfold_ Casca everytime he talks to her. Presto, problem solved! 😃
I'm pretty sure his voice is also a trigger. Maybe it's just me, but it seemed like her screaming got worse when he spoke, given that she completely cut off his statement
This is why Berserk is the most emotionally impactful story I've ever been in contact with. I just hope the end is worthy of the journey and that justice can be done to it... Thank you for the video! Great work!
Slight correction: the demon child DOES appear in the Elaine memories two-page spread. Far right, right above Isidro and Puck and right below Guts. Admittedly the scans make it hard to make out.
I would like to add something i noticed during cascas sparing with the veykins. In the encounter of the third one she cuts into his left armpit. Very close to the place she stabbed guts way back at the waterfall before their love scene. The veykin also wears the same shoulder and hand protection guts wore back then. His strike with the spear is blocked by casca in a somewhat close fashion to how guts blocked her blows back then by moving his head aside and blocking very close to the swordhandle. I could be interpreting way to much into this but i assume miura aimed for a callback to that scene. Even the very fist block she uses is so very like a prominent one during the fight against adons 100+ men. I would even go so far as to propose that the second veykin represents adon. If you take a close look at the axe head shown from the side then you might spot a resemblence of tudors rhino helmets. Again maybe a bit far fetched but i could not help getting lost in callbacks :)
Guts and Casca development lovestory was one of the best story made in anime fiction than other anime .deymmm..Guts d man i think Guts is now my top 1 favorite badass mainlead in anime..i hope in the final of bersek manga ..no one will die ..guts must be d one the last man standing.
@@TheAngelmisa No, i sincerely doubt casca would go back to griffith considering that would contradict so much established character development and themes. Bit I do think guts and casca will have to move on from each other. That would seem to be the natural contiuation of guts' character arc.
Edward Gaines Please don't say that! Guts will never betray his group! Guts is nothing like Griffith! Guts will never turn evil. Guts will never sacerficed his friends. Guts is nothing like Griffith.
Thanks for your videos Phillip, the calm, soothing demeanor with which you narrate and the deep insights are always appreciated! Keep up the good work.
talk about an emotional rollercoaster...im happy Casca is back but the pain on Guts' face is just too much holy shit.....so many feels..miura god damnit
I love it. I don't know, it just looks softer and more refined? It gives the illusion that they're in a fantastical-like environment right now, which they are.
It looks to me like the quality of detail has gone down a little bit, the line art has become softer and it has become a bit too “sweet and sugary” for Berserk standards. Still top notch as far as artwork goes, but considerably less gritty.
I think Casca's mind regressed into a child because it was her own way of trying to save herself from becoming evil or even more hurt to herself. I was always uneasy around people because alot of fake friends I had ,so after they dramatically left me for their own selfish reasons I was in deep anger and distrust for everyone and also deeply traumatic. It was her mind and feelings which is gaurding her heart from the trauma as she said " she felt broken after griffith did what he did", symbolizing that Femto was the nail in the coffin for everything else that was happening in the eclipse because he took himself away from her. All I am say was she built a defense because she didn't know how to handle all trauma so she protected herself from feeling her own feelings. The thorns around the heart is further symbolism of that. It is herself trying to defend herself from her own feelings because as a child as we remembered she was better off when she didn't know Griffith. It may be hard to understand, but it makes perfect sense when you think of the concept of this.
I'm glad to hear a review that is actually seeing the situation for what it is before letting personal emotions and preference speak first and foremost.
Spired, you have a way the words you speak man. I agree with everything you say in video when I compare it to my own feelings when I read it, and this video brought tears to my eyes. You are great man.
What i'm afraid of is that Casca will be deceived into thinking that the Guts is responsible for the Eclipse. It came to my mind as I saw this panel with Guts surrounded by Apostols.
A lot of people believe that Guts loves Caska more than she loves him but her dreamscape does not reflect this point of view. Most of the thoughts the girls encountered in her mind were of Guts, starting from when they met. She also mentions her desire to see "Him" of which Muira inserts an image of Guts, signifying that he is who she desires to see and also because Farnese reassures her that she will see "him" soon. Also, knowing that she was still recovering after she awoke, she still made an attempt to talk to him. I believe, from the time they met, she has always been attracted to Guts, even when she claimed to hate him but she would not allow herself to embrace that fact because she saw it as betraying griffith and the band. She said she lived an honest life; therefore, no matter how much she loved Griffith, she would have never taken off her clothes to lay naked beside a man she didn't know and perceived as a threat. In some part of her, she was attracted to him so it allowed her to go through with it. Her being embarrassed about it when the guys tease her also validates this. In the rape scene, she was ashamed for Guts to see her bowed low like that and it's possible, she knew she was pregnant with Guts child before the eclipse. I feel that that is what she is truly feeling in regards to Guts, now, that she is awoke. Perhaps, she can't face him because she is ashamed and ties what happened to her in the eclipse to how Guts will view her now. Just a thought, but i feel that she truly does love him which is why she tries to recover. In due time, the moonlight boy will be instrumental in helping his parents to heal and reconcile which is what I believe he/griffith are going to Elfheim to do. The dilemma will be how to seperate griffith from the body of the boy without sacrificing the life of the boy. I do feel this will create some tension between Guts and Caska but eventually, they will still wind up together, severely broken, but still together. What griffith imagined when he had the scene of Caska taking care of him, is how I think her and Guts will end up. Just a thought though.
The mistake in the reunion was that they didn't dress Guts up. Who the hell let him meet a girl for the first time in that smelly cloak and scaly armor anyway?!
Okay, so I didn't expect this to blow up. I've changed the title and thumbnail to something less spoilerific (whilst keeping in spirit with the video) I do apologise to those who are waiting for the volume releases. Dumb as shit error on my part and I don't have any defense apart from I should have known better and I'll do so in the future. Hope you enjoy regardless.
Thumbnail might be a bit slower... It hasn't done it for me yet atleast.
oh damn, What was the original title?
I don't remember it being a spoiler
Spired You had one job! jks its cool, mistakes happen.
@@gabrielsebastianelhagezote1486 It was "The Bittersweet Reality of Casca's Return (Berserk)".
I find so nice that Spired chose to change both things and apologized. It was half of a "spoiler" for me but i already knew from somewhere else. I started the manga this month because it was on my must-read-list for too long. So I didn't think about it as a huge inavoidable spoiler in RUclips's feed neither, but it's true that it was a mistake if you're a thoughtful, considerate person, as Spired showed to be by that apology.
Don't be too hard on yourself, everybody make mistakes.
Lol I looked back at the video as was like, what the?
The fact that Guts tried his best to return Casca's memory, only to find out the she can't even look at him anymore, is like a punch in the stomach for me.
more like
a punch in the Guts.
@@cristianotota1796 Fucking well done. I have never had a pun get a genuine laugh outta me.
@@abhJOKA An emotional gutbuster, to be sure.
I wonder how she will view the man that caused all the pain, since he was reborn from her son? Will she have Stockholm syndrome or will she b#tch slap him like Rickert did?
I knoww😭😭😭
MAN WHO HAD LOST ALL HOPE SUDDENLY LOSES ADDITIONAL SLIVER OF HOPE HE DIDN'T KNOW HE STILL HAD
Feels bad man.
That fucking author... How can he do something to anybody??
That can apply Samurai Jack Season 5
Oh...fuck...
@@sandeepshahu4423 he can't anymore!
The expression on Guts' face when Casca got PTSD just by looking at him.... Damn Miura why you gotta do my man like that
Atleast Mrs Potatohead is no more, just PTSD girl now
Then go away for 2 years to draw a new manga with a loli protag.
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique To me is about her need to be a mother to her son more than being a lover to guts which is pretty natural for women and the whole PTSD doesn't help too.
Anti-Hero Meng John Lee I hope Casca wont betray Guts:(
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique lmao my man back to the incel forums with you
ME:
"Finally, after 20 years of pain, sacrifice and heart break, Guts and Casca are finally happily reunited.... Aaaaannnd it's Berserk.
What?
Well, you can't expect her to forget the Eclipse.
it's not her fault but it's not guts either that he must suffer so much
YET Most of Berserk fan are on Griffith's side.
It’s been 3-4 years entirely, about 2 years full Black Swordsman, and almost 2 years with his new companions.
The irony of this is immense. Guts finally got her back yet she's just as far away from him as she was before.
Miura is one of the most sadistic writers i have ever seen i am actually starting to hate him
"so close and yet so far... but in the end, it doesnt even matter"
@@niclasneziru1854 So this guy named Yoko Taro wants a word....
@@andrewgendreau2207 Lad i have played all three Drakengard games i know who I'm dealing with
That's why i said Miura was one of the most sadistic not the most sadistic one
Also Yoko Taro is a sick fuck there's no way a neurotypical person could have ever written Drakengard 1's plot
This was playing when Casca rejected Guts in this story:
ruclips.net/video/BytT5WKL8Tg/видео.html
Guts: What is my purpose master?
Miura: To suffer.
Guts: Okay 😔
Guts: oh wow
Guts: o my god
Miura: yeah welcome to the club
(death threats in the background telling Miura that if he would die without finishing the manga they will kill him)
edit: P A I N
big if true
mister B I would resurrect him and then put his zombie corpse propped up to keep continuing the manga/story
:C
Wait.
Skull Knight didn't make a physical appereance in Berserk in a whole goddamn decade?
Wow.
for real ? last time we saw him was whit griffith and ganishka right
Zetsuron I. Yeah, you’re right. Man I’m glad I started this manga recently. I couldn’t imagine waiting 10 years to see SK again or 20 to see Casca regain her sanity!
@@silentcontender Shit, they are people who have died waiting for Casca's return.
@@zetsuron_g4 yeah that was the astral merge... it was literally a whole decade ago...
Yeah but that’s like, what, 8 and a half chapters or something?
I started this manga a couple month ago so the waiting time wasn't long
I can't believe that it took 20 years for her to regain conciousness
Welcome to the agonizing drip feed of chapters, fellow struggler
Mauro will start a new manga series with a loli protag. Another 2 year hiatus.
The Blancmange Hopefully it won't take 2 years. Hopefully berserk will be back on Christmas or new years/next year in February or spring 2020
@@TheAngelmisa Willing to get a brand tattoo if not? You must be new, being this hopeful.
@@theblancmange1265 Lets be real, it was only 4 months between 358 and 359, we may have just gotten lucky, but i believe with
this significant milestone out of the way Miura will have more desire to continue at the very least a 4 month window between issues.
OR it'll be 6-12 months since his studio is working on this new manga, da fuq do i know?
I think your comment about Guts feeling sadness rather than rage at not being able to see Casca is poignant. Miura began this series with the simple idea that he wanted to draw a very angry man. Everything else in the series flows from that, the initial idea of the Golden Age is that it sets up why Guts could be so unbelievably angry when we first meet him. But in this latest issue he had a more mature response to this melancholy situation. And when Casca's PTSD kicks in completely at the end of the chapter because of Guts we get some of the most painful, emotionally complex drawings of Guts I can recall. I'm not sure what emotions he's feeling, but anger is totally absent, instead he's a mix of sadness and guilty and hurt. Which shows his immense character development throughout the series and especially after traveling with his new family for so long. Development physically represented by every scar on his body. He's gone from a man who existed only to be angry, to one of the most complex characters in literature.
Every time I think about this chapter tears start showing up. I was so happy and yet I knew that it couldn't be that easy. Seeing guts in that state just broke my heart
Yeah. Guts feels pain that can’t be taken away without having Casca better again.
He obviously felt fear, pain, sorrow, depression, resentment, guilt, confusion, worry, and helpless.
Seeing that really shows how broken and vulnerable he was in that situation. He can’t do anything to protect or help the only person he cares about beyond what he sees as his well being.
He is content with her being Casca again and around his friends but still being unable to do anything for her he sees his ordeals as unfinished. He may have to come to the conclusion of forgetting about what Griffith did and focus on Casca but maybe seeing Griffith is what Casca will pursue instead of Guts
Sadness is just what's left when your body realizes even anger is killing it. You're left with nothing and become a robot, mechanically choosing to ignore reality, or go insane. It doesn't matter how much of a Buddha you are. Everyone has a limit. Anyone can be tortured into a roaring madman... There's no "mature" way to deal with knowing you and your family are damned to Hell... by your wife's rapist. The only sane response is to adopt a Zen mindset and use brief bursts of anger for fuel. Like Guts seems to already be doing with the armor... Like so-called 'enlightened' people do in real life.
Isz sadness actually is deep despair. A feeling of dread, helplessness, and there is nothing you can do to make it better at that moment.
It consumes your mind and pulls you into a reverting state where you hold yourself back and contemplate on what causes your sorrow.
Either you put yourself down, walk away, do nothing, or fall into deeper despair.
Anger wouldn’t be present or in anyway associated with your sadness but what hurts you in making you sad is what will stay and linger in your mind as you have to deal with the turmoil that plagues you
@@c.galindo9639 I was raped by an 11yr old psychopath, at age 5. Nearly put a pencil through the neck of my 'bully' in 6th grade (he was *strangling* me), which earned me nothing but disgust and fear from the whole school for two more years. Because I wasn't sorry, in the slightest, and dared to still act like a victim.
I've only ever felt 'empty' when cortisol burns through everything else in my brain. The second it recharges, I'm burning again. If I try to stifle my sadness with fury too soon, I exhaust myself into fatigue and/or vomit saliva. True despair is just void. When nothing is left inside or out. Despair did nothing but make me a weak, wallowing target, waiting for death, and I hate it more than anything.
Weight-lifting lets me use anger or "work through it," healthily. Meditation helps me stay focused and appreciate pleasure, but doesn't make me immune to rage. It's in me. At least it's something.
*_Miura please let Guts have peace and happiness I can't take his heartbreaking reaction to casca_*
Guts will gain that at the end but this is all what must happen to him in the world of Berserk
Arusiek90 the behelit will probably be used against Griffith in some way
@@c.galindo9639 peace in the vortex of souls?
Andrei Pasquel what are you asking exactly?
@@c.galindo9639 doesn't the brand still make sure that if he dies he's basically still going to hell?
given their circumstances her PTSD was bount to trigger, but guts being the main trigger is the most painful thing there...
Yeah It got me close to crying and shit
@Arusiek90 Just seeing Casca gives me PTSD. The Eclipse made a hell of a mark on me, And Casca personifies it. We're struggling together with Her and Guts.
But remembering Judeau caused it first.
@@rorisang8602 true... which is sad...
What makes it even more heartbreaking is that just hearing Guts talk is also a trigger, not just seeing him
Are you sure? The very sound of Guts causes Casca to spaz? I thought it was only the sight of him?
@@edwardgaines6561 21:27 She twitches when hearing his voice and only falls over after that. When seeing him she screams. When only remembering the events she gets shortness of breath and looks to be feeling dizzy, but doesn't collapse.
@@euerz Wait a minute! When Farnese asked Casca if she remembers Guts, she blushes like a schoolgirl. She didn't faint, she teared up!
@@edwardgaines6561 When only remembering him as he was in the Golden Arc, yes. But it's his very being - voice and all - that triggers her PTSD because he's a living reminder of her suppressed memories of the Eclipse. The last she properly interacted with him before losing her sanity, he still had his arm and eye. Everything about him is still the same Guts, but there's traces of the Eclipse all over his body. Also, the last she heard his voice, he was screaming in anguish trying to save her by cutting his arm off. Everything and anything reminding her of the Eclipse is a trigger, and Guts is the most glaring evidence that that horrible day wasn't just a dream.
@@euerz Geez Louise...okay I'm grasping at straws here, but can Guts and Casca at least exhange letters to communicate? Let's just hope Guts isn't illiterate.
I'm really pissed that Casca can't look at Guts without seeing the eclipse. That PTSD is strong and terrible. Will that poor Guts ever get a break? That dude has suffered enough.
She will see him as the symbol of raep and not Griffith, mark my words.
Tío Megaman X
Notice she also had to watch him get all fucked up for her, and he’s literally the only bit of sanity during that event.
That and Griffith wasn’t even recognizable after his transformation besides a few similarities, and he was behind her out of sight he whole time
@@TioMegamanX If what you say turn out to be true, i'm gonna go riot in the streets.
@@silent_stalker3687 She kind of recognized him through Femto before he stuffed her, my theory still stands, her insanity is also the result of finally having Griffith for herself in the worst way possible at the worst possible time, you can even say it is kind of like real victims whose physical responses make them feel guilty during and assault.
Tío Megaman X
Well yeah, but she was kinda ignoring Griffith at the time as he was at that moment, coming to terms with how Griffith was crippled and then the eclipse happened.
You can’t forget when she last saw him years before Femto, how real time readers st the time saw Griffith, and then how they saw Griffith chapters before femto entered the mix.
Kinda like finding a loved one is crippled; some people ignore those and confide in something else and that being Guts at the time
Also I don’t see Femto in that shot very well where is he?
it should be pointed out at 21:34 how guts blends in with the rest of the apostles. he is not any darker or brighter to contrast them, he just blends in. at first i didnt even notice him and thought they were all just apostles. it took me almost a minute to notice guts was there too, and i think thats a very important detail to point out
Yea it took me a while to notice as well and it really broke my heart that guts is so close yet still so far from casca
Yeah I only noticed him in this video, before I only saw apostles....
it's like he's one of them yet against them
this has always been the contrast of Skull Knight and Guts within the story and that is regardless of allegiance or morality Guts and Skull Knight are still very much Darkness incarnate.
Same I didn't notice him at first
He was the first thing I saw 0.0 lol
and now the wait for the next chapter begins again......
I know, but with any luck, maybe next chapter comes put in a month or 2
Roman Tmetuchl see you in a year or two...if we’re lucky
This is just torture
@@margarethafalco63 It's brilliant meta-textual commentary by Miura. The series is all about tortured characters struggling on through life, and he uses his release schedule to do the same to his audience.
See you on 2020 strugglers
2010 me: There’s like tons of blood and death! It’s rad as heck bro!
2020 me: OMG LOOK AT CASCAS DRESS
Signs of Mature Growth.
Gut's expression was actually painful to look at. Just heartbreaking
The demon child is in the far right but blends in to the background. Almost like it was purposely obscured.
Where?
Same page with the moonlight boy, far right corner above Isidro it's that dark bubble
Good shout! I'm sure it's just a bad scan I grabbed (especially since it seems dark in general) should be cleared up in the volume release, makes my point in the video kinda void but I'd rather be corrected!
Purposely obscured? Is Casca repressing that image of her deformed baby or what?
@@Emeraldguard18 the moonlight boy and the demon child were in the recent chapter? Am I blind? Lol
I really hope they can hug each other one day, after all these (20) years
It will never happen. They don't even have chemistry anymore. They both have to move on, and find their own paths. Change happens, people don't like change. But people have to adapt and adjust. Friends and lovers are temporary. Nothing stays the same.
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique how fucking depressing is that? We don't even know who's Casca now, so the "no chemistry" seems premature, maybe they changed but they will only be able to surpass their trauma together, who knows?
Anti-Hero Meng John Lee I hope Casca wont betray Guts
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique man ceer up ,you will find somobady else trust me i ve been there . a hug from italy
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique Yup. She's not your girl, it's just your turn. Of course, the Moonlight Boy will always be their bond.
Dude I swear to God if we don't get a happy ending at the end of this story, Guts has had the literal worst life ever, pls God throw my boy a bone and let him be happy after so many years of anger and sadness, I am about to riot.
lol imagine if Berserk has a devilman crybaby type ending
@@grugfoundedthetaliban4183 Please, for the love of God, no. I just wanna see him and Casca happy again. Is it too much to ask for?
@@wedoliveinasocietydowenot honestly, I’d be happy with both. I’d definitely like to see my boy Guts have a happy ending, but since I’ve watched Devilman Crybaby, nothing has come close to giving me that gut wrenching reaction since, and I’d like to be able to experience hat kind of feeling again. Maybe I’m just a masochistic weirdo.
Miura told his assistant repeatedly that Berserk will have happy ending.
bad news
Man, I started crying when I saw Guts' face when Casca was screaming. I can't even imagine how he feels knowing that the woman he loves is terrified and screaming just by looking at him..... Poor Guts and Casca.
Can’t blame Casca... What happened to Judeau is indeed triggering :(
cant blame either of them for dealing with trauma the way they did... guts with his rediculously long 2 year murderspree and casca's personality split... besides the hawk guild they were a part of getting massacred is kinda symbolic of the fact that they are essentially a broken family...
I can't believe Judeau was a boy all this time. I thought he was a boyish girl.
I'm just waiting for her to remember what happened with Griffith. And eventually she'd going to remember what happened with her and Guts while she was Elaine.
@@Player-re9mo what the fuck
Frigg, seeing judeau fucked me up too. Not quite the same but I felt a knot in my stomach.
3:12 Casca only remembers the anime adaptations. No Bakiraka or Wyald.
😂😂
No skull knight either
LOL!
@@Godzilla00X but she never actually met him
Not even in the Movies where he shows up Right AFTER SHE HAD SEX WITH GUTS,LIKE WHAT THE HELL
Lmao
God damn, my main man Guts can’t get a break can he? This shit is torment now, especially since the next chapter is most definitely gonna be a Griffith chapter knowing our luck
Roid-Monger 101 Na remember how I’m the last chapter Griffith was turning into the moonlight child? The kids probably already on his way to visit his mom.
No it won't be a Griffith chapter. That would be really dumb if you read it back to back.
Rikert chapter anyone?
“Next chapter” good joke
I dare him to go to another POV after all that time waiting this is ridiculous
Shortly before childhood trauma came knocking on the door for my now ex-girlfriend of 3 years, we were an adventurous and happy couple, seriously planning our future together. I mostly shut off from my own social life, or life in general when suicide attempts, schizophrenia sympthoms and total isolation began for her. I saved her life, carried her screaming & unintelligible in public and chased her when she was pushing everyone away very many times, among other things. Overtime she became mostly unable to socialise/go out/have fun at all and I stuck through it with her, helping her find motivation to keep up the treatment.
She left me when a group of "friends" from her new workplace introduced her to drugs, even though she kept texting me she loved me just to cut contact short because "she was living a new life" throughout the whole of next month. Even though I wasn't a culprit in what broke her after we got together, she still saw me as a part of it and connected me with the pain. There wasn't even a roadblock for us to party together/return to having fun like we did in the first place. I was told by a psychologist that sometimes, especially if very close, when you help a person through mental illness/trauma they start to subconsciously associate you with it and ultimately begin to resent you.
The panel in which Casca sees the eclipse behind Guts felt so very personal & uncomfortable to me, like someone violated my space. Reading the whole story of how he fought his heart out for her absent self just for her trauma to kick in when looking at him in the end was weirdly therapeutic to me at the end of the day, made me feel like I wasn't alone
Stuff like this makes me think the Monk life may not be so bad. Never dated so never felt the pain.
And this, makes it hurt more.
Maybe being my lonesome maybe be more of a blessing.
I just read the whole manga in like a month. I cant believe people have waited 21 years to get Casca back. God damn I feel you all
Basically, Casca is back, but she hasn't actually faced the horror's of the eclipse yet. She still needs to face her demons.
But she's attached deeply to the one demon that torrents her Griffith when she fjnds out her baby and Griffith are one I truly see her breaking with no return
Thanks I was confused about that
@Arusiek90 I wonder if hypothetically would casca if given the opportunity murder Griffithand her child or show mercy I think the next time she sees Griffith she will switch back to the Elaine personality so maybe she will never harbour ill will against him in the first place
@@toby2524 I don't think that's probable. I mean, 20 years to see her healed and then break her again? Probably not the best route for the development of a character. What I do see her doing, as a result of her insanity, is using the behelit and sacrificing her comrades (Guts will probably survive this)
@@ArielTst wouldn't she have to sacrifice the most meaningful human bonds to use it so guts would have to be included right? I don't think we are going to get a happy ending I don't think casca survives to the end and in turn guts will go berserk probably kill/seal away whoevers I his way and have to live the rest of his years alone in despair
Loved seeing Caska's view on all the characters, really just started loving Guts's new crew, I just gotta point out all the feels at the end knowing Guts can't be near the one person he truly loves
But does she love him? Women don't love the same way a man does.
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique Women don't love the same as men? I detect a MGTOW...
@@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique
Bruh dude
But casca lived her life like men fighting in wars and shit. Could she be what mgtow called a unicorn?
@@XxInfinityxXTimer Casca could be a that mythical NAWALT. She pretty much came of age around men, so she's not on the female bullshit.
God, Casca looks so beautiful in this chapter.
Chocolate queen is bak
@@marcelosilvestre244 How can you not know how to spell the word "back"?
@@AdoreYouInAshXI Poor spelling and grammar is considered cool now.
All the characters seemed to agree when they first looked at her with the short hair. Everyone has a crush on Guts, and now everyone has a crush on Casca too lol.
@@burner1303 Isidro especially has taken to Casca. This is all the more reason for Guts to leave, and Casca to take over as leader.
Long story short. Miura loves emotionally torturing the readers and Guts.
Casca with PTSD broke guts' heart but its almost as if he knew it would happen
Give us a break, papa Miura. Let that poor man smile.
Chapter 359 left me, once again, heartbroken. All I want to do is give big boy Guts a hug.
358- A boring council meeting with Griffith and his subjects.
A year later....
359- what everyone wanted to read: progression on the Casca/Guts story.
See you all next year for the next issue.
I hope the next chapters is the councilors without Griffith talking about interest rates
@@burner1303 NO
358 was ok
Kristof B The council meeting was the most interesting and entertaining segment of the story since Griffith rose an entire city with a handwave.
@@elelyon431 you have to admit that I was right about waiting a year for the next issue though. Although that's not exactly an amazing prediction given the release frequency of berserk
“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.”
― Friedrich W. Nietzsche
Guts has retained his humanity at such a great cost.
RIP to all the followers who didn't get to see Casca return.
Good video spired I'll be back in 5 years when the next chapter drops.
Snuff Muffin damn, we gotta wait a long time for another chapter and it might even be another Griffith chapter
Multiply that by four.
@@itsgoodtobegg3062 who knows maybe with this quarantintine he could use the time to make mor... OMG he is old and corona shit affects old people the most!!!... we gotta find a cure
Rip Casca's long hair, i really liked it.
Picture Of A Cat I was hoping Casca would be the one herself to cut her hair short.
I'm scared that she will regress to herself to back when she hated herself in the golden age arc which is why she cut her hair and denied her femininity etc. etc.
I don't mind short hair, but thematically it's a bad move unless its intentional on Miuras end to show a sense of regression.
@DC The Eyepoke Champ well of course... Elaine best girl.
THANK YOU!!!!!
RIp Potato head casca’s...
It's obvious at this point that the moonlight boy is their stillborn child, and this actually ties strongly into real myth, in real world mythology, it is said that Fairies are born from the souls of dead children, Guts' and Cascas son is basically a fairy since he could climb on the branches of the world tree. So even tho Griffith has his body, he still lives on as a fairy.
Not really relevant to the video, but just some interesting lore.
Definitely interesting lore, thanks for that
jheez madness
Man I really feel bad for Guts. The shit he has been through his whole life. The shit he was gone through just to piece back Casca together. After all the crap, he still can't be with her :(
Im gonna die before the end, im sure about it... and now the freakin Miura is doing a side project...XD
I wonder if he is willing to spoil the ending if you have like a life threatening condition in the hospital, like the one piece writer oda did.
@@fusiontoa18 No, we know the end already.
This is not about nakamas and bff and finding treasures and Jack Sparrow stuff...
Guts and Griffith must die and we know the other ending too, we are all gonna die before the end XD
Im starting to think that all this waiting and suffering is intentional, and its like a meta-narrative from Miura (what an asshole)...life is suffering and yearning and pain and then you die and its over. I started to read this manga when i was 18 years old, 20 years later and im still "on the boat".
Man, i knew people who were fans of this crap and they are dead now, and im like wtf im still doing here?
Well, at least i saw Rickert bitch slapping that megolamaniac piece of shit, i should have stopped reading this bs after that, lol
Lol. Miura isn't drawing the new series just producing it. So it shouldn't slow down berserk to much, but we gotta wait a while to find out.
@@GamingOS If hes producing that loli crap or whatever the hell it is XD, that means he is not drawing Berserk. How many more years (or decades) we are talking about now? ...It took FOUR YEARS for Michelangelo to finish the sistine capel, one of the major work arts of humanity, and this freakin dude is taking more than THREE DECADES to finish one single manga?...i mean, i don't know what kind of sick freak you have to be to deliver so much pain and misery XD...a lot of fans have died without see the ending of this crap...
Im sure im gonna die too without see the ending, but im cool with that, i know it cant be a happy ending (Guts and Griffith must die, Guts in a peaceful way, the traitor piece of shit deserves the most painful and brutal death ever), but the community don't deserve this bs. If Miura isn't suffering from some chronic illness or something like that, then he is an asshole...end of history XD
ruclips.net/video/70GD2SBCq64/видео.html XD
Not an important detail, but I think it's worth pointing out that Farnese, who has basically a crush on Guts, is completely supportive towards Casca wanting to see him (as she thinks). She's the one to point him out to Casca when he's hidden behind that tree. Obviously she knows how much they both love each other, and _I_ love how there's absolutely no jealousy there. Farnese cares enough about both Guts and Casca to let them be happy together. Which is. nothing like the Farnese we were introduced to in the beginning, her character development is honestly amazing
Fr I went from hating her to loving her in the end
this is getting nice but we'll have to wait 20 years to see most of it
Lozyder 20/20 worth it
Man... It's so wonderfully bittersweet... I grew up with this story and it's so painful to see a man like Gutts taken down and shaken to his core... Love the videos and podcast man, you make some of the best videos about Berserk on this site.
I haven't kept up with Berserk over the past 6-7 years because of the constant hiatuses, but seeing Casca restored to her former short-haired self actually made me cry. More than once.
I wasn't aware of how much I missed her until now.
Man, Miura is just not giving Guts rest ...
He must always struggle.
@@mrigue56 If he would be rational he would have committed suicide or double suicide long time ago.
mrigue56 only rational for you
Илья Ветров nope
@@mrigue56 somebody is projecting. Hope you never see hardship
I am a 27 year old man. I shed tears when I seen Gut's face and realized he was the trigger. Mirua is a genius!!!
Guts really deserves to be at peace. Man, he went through so much
Miura would disagree
Amazing analysis, this chapter hit me in the heart no lie...Miura play with feelings WAY to much.
MIURA YES!
Sadness leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to...
A new chapter
Damn this makes me cry a little bit. The long constant struggles and the only reward is that u cant see your woman after u sacrificed so much for her. He can't even have a proper conversation. Now thats fck up.
I just want Guts to ''win'' man, he has suffered way too much 😔
Maybe Guts is a Buddhist.
@@edwardgaines6561 Nah
@@edwardgaines6561 far from it
Man... the most bleeding character aside from us readers is my man Guts. Jesus. T_T
Nel sinki he never gets a break when things are looking up
To be fair, these turns make sense. He was warned restoring her sanity wasn't going to be pretty and not necessarily going to coincide with what he expected. Furthermore, Guts himself hasn't ever really gotten over what happened at the Eclipse because those demons hanging over him are what have driven him ever since. He's not a catatonic mess like Casca was left as, but he's been a broken shell of a person literally too angry to die-- basically as long as the Beast of Darkness exists, he's still got problems to sort out, and well, we know how the Beast sees Casca... So it makes sense that Casca, whose really just had her mind restored and not much else, sees him as a walking beacon for a massive pile of horrible repressed memories even though we can tell she does not want to, but he's pretty much radiating a tainted aura. This is going to be a issue that can't get resolved until they both properly heal from the Eclipse and not just bury the wounds under a pile of other things. But persevering through such things are what Skull Knight admires about humans, and Guts in particular.
gtf234 I believe it’s Guts od that gives off the impression of Casca’s nightmarish memories of the Eclipse and everything she seen as Elaine.
After all he is far different in being a darker character with all he has been through and the Berserker armor just adds more onto that for Guts to be a big presence of darkness and all the evil Casca/Elaine have faced throughout their entirety
@@c.galindo9639 That's in part what I'm saying. While he's not just a giant ball of hate and fury at all times, he's still a very different man post-Eclipse down to his very essence, which Casca clearly is reacting to upon sight. Guts has been corrupted and darkened by it, and if I hazard a guess likely will remain that way so long as he's branded. So this not being a glimmer of hope for the future for him should have been seen coming a mile away really. I vaguely recall Miura once saying years ago Guts probably will have a happy ending coming to him, but he's going to suffer and struggle through hell and back to get it.
gtf234 yeah. He will suffer but will come out with something positive at the end of it all whatever it may be
Did you guys notice that "Elaines" memory bubbles dose not show Guts' face, at all. It shows Guts but not his face.
"I find it odd that Miura put this much detail into a throwaway Casca design..."
It's Miura. He doesn't half-ass anything. That's why he gets so stressed out he has to hide away and play Idolmaster for five months after every chapter.
I don't think that Idolmaster story is real.
@@silverhawkscape2677 not anymore
When you see Caska in a normal armor
Short hair and swinging her sword
Me: Omg Yes
She gets PTSD for seeing Gatsu
Also: Oh no why you have to do this to me
The dog is still in that dark place. Guts OD oozes off the eclipse because his self is still trapped.
It's going to break my heart when she remembers her baby. And even more so when both casca and guts realize what has happend to him with griphif.
But the author wants to convey the reality of trauma and deep depression. No matter how far you go, the wounds never heal. They may scar and fade, but the lingering memory of the pain will haunt them forever.
And with support from those you care for or care for you, give the opportunity to face the pain move forward if possible.
because of you, I'll call him calcium boy till the end of my life :V
btw Short hair is justice³
Casca best tomboy
What a thorough, well-paced and deep analysis of a monumentally important episode! Thank you so much, I wish it were possible to like this video a hundred times🙂
I just couldn't hold my tears while reading this episode: the tears of joy at first - when Casca thanks Isidro, Farnie and Schierke; and tears of sadness - at the mention of Judeau, and the following panels, Casca's collapse and the deep imprint of gutwrenching pain and despair of Guts' face...
Can't wait for Ep360!
I don't know about ya'll, but I see 2 things happening for Guts from this point on.
1. He falls into a deep depression and puts down the sword temporarily.
Who could blame him at this point? He's fought with every piece of his being for years now. He's slowly accepted the Hawks dying, the fact that he's outclassed by the God-hand / Skull Knight / Possibly even Zod, and that the world as he knows it will never be the same. I'm sure a part of him wants revenge on Griffith still, but I personally believe his rage / hatred / fear have split into his Demon Dog personality, which is now symbolically or/and even literally attached to his Beserker Armor.
Yes he has a new group that he's slowly grown attached too, but I truly believe Guts looks at the group as more of a thing he brought around for Casca, not himself. Now that Casca is scarred with PTSD and mental trauma for possibly life, what really does he have left to fight for? Unless he takes an interest in the plight of humanity as Skull Knight does, I don't see Guts adopting a larger world-view. Fighting for Casca was really his last motivation in life aside from Griffith.
2. He succumbs to the Demon Dog / His Hatred Alter Ego / Split Personality. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if his Demon Dog personality doesn't prod him from the inside, showing Guts how all is for naught, and that Guts might as well give into his hatred, as his compassion and humanity still didn't change much. Logically I'd see this as the most likely step. After all, it might not be shown, but from the art style in the last few years, it really seems that Guts is on the breaking point. It's as if the fights with Guts in control are just him going through the motions, as if he 'ought' to struggle on. At some point you gotta think our man would have to crumble, and I'd think this is the crack that'll do him in.
Now I'm sure they'll be able to bring him back around eventually, possibly with the help of the skull knight. Other than that, I don't see where else Gut's character can go from this point, other that possibly a drunk. (He's earned it to say the least lol)
What do ya'll think?
I think he should get a job
Edit : jk about guts no offense
I think he'll just quit and start playing Idolmaster.
On a more positive note, I think he'll keep going. He's basically the ceo of human will and what it can accomplish. :)
I honestly need to know. Did anyone else get teary eyed like I did when I saw Casca saw guts and started screaming. I felt all the pain Guts must have felt and I just felt all the tears run to my eyes for him.
Something to keep in mind. Every time Skull Knight appeared in the manga we reached a crescendo to an arc. Which means come next chapter events will begin to unfold that take us into the next set of events for the narrative on a grander scale. It just sucks that he is appearing now of all times. Casca still needs time to heal and I really hope it isn’t cut short by actions made by Griffith or Godhand. But we all know eventually they will have to meet again. Part of me suspects the Godhand will betray Griffith because ultimately Femto used them for his own gain. And Falconia is a perfect proving ground for another sacrifice right now. Maybe we will finally get the backstory on his relationship with Void and him being Gaiseric in a past life. The information provided there will be crucial to understanding the motives of the Godhand. Which is probably the utilization of sacrifices to sustain their own existence.
great theory and im sure falconia will become a battle ground for a final battle i doubt the rest of the serie will be small fight because according to miura berserk is 7/10 finished so there no time for that the sacrifice of falconia will be where all the characters and side characters plots and sub plot be settled depending on the connection between them
I don't think Casca will mind much when she remembers Guts' moment of weakness. Recall when they were having sex in the Golden Age, Casca told Guts that she wanted "a wound" that she can say Guts gave her. There is no other instance where Guts wounds Casca other than that moment of vulnerability. So if and when she remembers that, it'll less likely put distance between them, in my opinion, and more likely contribute to both of them healing.
Caska telling she "wanted a wound that only Guts could give her" was just her poetic way of asking to have her cherry popped.
@@willasrock1 Perhaps. But as all dialogue in Berserk go, it probably has double meaning. Maybe see if Miura used "Kizuna" as the word for wound
@@willasrock1 Actually, he does use "Kizu", which translates to wound, scar, scratch or laceration. Considering they were talking about her scars just moment before this, I think the meaning is more geared towards my initial assumption. Plus, Casca is shown as Guts' sword just panels afterward. If she is Guts' sword, then the meaning is clear, that she will help Guts in his emotional battles and gain "scratches" like a sword.
I feel like there would have been an amazing scene at some point where Casca tries to embrace Guts. The love and bond they share may be enough to destroy the thorns on her heart, symbolizing that love and support may be enough to break the trauma.
Just a thought, at least I'd hope that would be the case.
He put so much detail on the dress as an advance compensation for the hiatus.
So this video is becoming pretty popular so the common "THAT'S NOT HOW YOU SAY HER NAME, IT ISN'T FAR-NAY-SAAAAAAAY" is cropping up again so let's nip this in the bud now. ruclips.net/video/Qu3gRs3T0Y4/видео.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Farnese The House of Farnese was also a real thing guys.
Americans will confidently mispronounce someone's name and get mad at you for trying to get it right 😭
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The video you posted, he says far-nay-say, this video it's more clear. And this is exactly how it is shown on the wikipedia link you shared as well. puu.sh/Ea743/a73f741381.png So just FYI to anyone reading, it absolutely is far-nay-zay (far'ne:ze, as shown on wikipedia). If you go to Italian pronunciation help en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian it says z as in "zipper", like in "hey", ze = "zay"
@@shupliance see my reply below
@@burner1303 see reply below
I found really sad that casca remembered judeu's death.
I mean the last time we saw the other members of the hawk they were either fighting or already dead. With judeu we saw each agonizing moment as he died on casca's arms (I cried :D)
Casca was so beautiful in this chapter 😍 finally our Chocolate queen is back!
I was bummed that she's not wearing any armor though. Maybe she's not strong enough to wear it yet.
She aint black. She kushan
@@cleit1802 no shes not
@fluoxy L. its not by her fault man...
Kira Cambell gotta always make it about race lol
That shot of guts with the eclipse in the background is one of my favorite shots in berserk
New chapter just dropped!
See y'all in 2020 for the next chapter!
That early?
@@Guts_Brando yea, thats pretty early
You mean 2022
Just finished reading Chapter 359 after starting the series roughly a year ago, and see this video on my recommended. A nice way to cap off my binge-reading.
Miura you SON OF A B...!!!
Calcium Boy took a 10 year hiatus after he got his boney ass kicked by Griffith
Poor guy
"Calcium Boy" lmfao
Recently I re read berserk pages before eclipse (the part where they fell in love with each other especially) I thought of it a lot and couple days later I saw guts face... I’m not gonna lie, it hit me right in the heart. Seeing my favourite character struggle through all this long year to only be rewarded with this. I cried a little when I tried to imagine his pain. I hope that was the saddest thing miura could do, because guts needs to heal.
Did anyone see the ending to _Ghost In The Shell?_ Or even when Piccolo and Kami merged back? Maybe this isn't *really* Casca, but a mixture of both Casca and Elaine, an entirely different person?
As for Guts, all he has to do is _blindfold_ Casca everytime he talks to her. Presto, problem solved! 😃
Edward Gaines I hope Casca wont go back to Griffith
Oh my God, ur a genius. I didn't even think of that. Like how else they gonna do their sexy time 😏😁🤣
@@oshanesinclair5694 All Guts and Casca need is a "safe word" while in the sack.
I recommend "brand!" 😁
@@edwardgaines6561 u Damm Savage 😁. If that ain't enough to trigger some eclipse memories, I don't know what else will 🤣
I'm pretty sure his voice is also a trigger. Maybe it's just me, but it seemed like her screaming got worse when he spoke, given that she completely cut off his statement
This is why Berserk is the most emotionally impactful story I've ever been in contact with. I just hope the end is worthy of the journey and that justice can be done to it...
Thank you for the video! Great work!
Yakuza 0 ending theme playing in background.I love you man.
Slight correction: the demon child DOES appear in the Elaine memories two-page spread. Far right, right above Isidro and Puck and right below Guts. Admittedly the scans make it hard to make out.
I would like to add something i noticed during cascas sparing with the veykins. In the encounter of the third one she cuts into his left armpit. Very close to the place she stabbed guts way back at the waterfall before their love scene. The veykin also wears the same shoulder and hand protection guts wore back then. His strike with the spear is blocked by casca in a somewhat close fashion to how guts blocked her blows back then by moving his head aside and blocking very close to the swordhandle. I could be interpreting way to much into this but i assume miura aimed for a callback to that scene. Even the very fist block she uses is so very like a prominent one during the fight against adons 100+ men. I would even go so far as to propose that the second veykin represents adon. If you take a close look at the axe head shown from the side then you might spot a resemblence of tudors rhino helmets. Again maybe a bit far fetched but i could not help getting lost in callbacks :)
Guts and Casca development lovestory was one of the best story made in anime fiction than other anime .deymmm..Guts d man
i think Guts is now my top 1 favorite badass mainlead in anime..i hope in the final of bersek manga ..no one will die ..guts must be d one the last man standing.
I mean this is basically what I was expecting with casca's return. Guts isnt allowed to be happy.
Anthony M Casca better not go back to Griffith
@@TheAngelmisa It's more likely that Guts will betray Casca and the group, and leave them.
@@TheAngelmisa
No, i sincerely doubt casca would go back to griffith considering that would contradict so much established character development and themes. Bit I do think guts and casca will have to move on from each other. That would seem to be the natural contiuation of guts' character arc.
Edward Gaines Please don't say that! Guts will never betray his group! Guts is nothing like Griffith!
Guts will never turn evil. Guts will never sacerficed his friends. Guts is nothing like Griffith.
@@TheAngelmisa he won't sacrifice them you moron he'll simply leave them the way he did the hawks.
Thanks for your videos Phillip, the calm, soothing demeanor with which you narrate and the deep insights are always appreciated! Keep up the good work.
To think people in real life died never reading this chapter awaiting such an event
talk about an emotional rollercoaster...im happy Casca is back but the pain on Guts' face is just too much holy shit.....so many feels..miura god damnit
that look on guts's face legit made me cry miura better make a new chapter quick
Great chapter. See you all next year.
I actually liked the long hair she was sooo preety but short hair is more pratical.
One day casca must face her fear. Sooner or later, she cant live with that forever.
True. If she were to honor the band. She must at least remember them.
Yes miura stated that....casca character is her escapism from her worst nightmares(eclipse and the worst of all griffith r32pe) she will face them
I would love to hear what you think of the new art style
It’s gross but that doesn’t matter anymore, all we need is an END
I love it. I don't know, it just looks softer and more refined? It gives the illusion that they're in a fantastical-like environment right now, which they are.
It looks to me like the quality of detail has gone down a little bit, the line art has become softer and it has become a bit too “sweet and sugary” for Berserk standards. Still top notch as far as artwork goes, but considerably less gritty.
bryan c Give it time
@@ClioMako it's sweet and sugary, because it's supposed to be filled with magic.
The gritty parts are still gritty.
I think Casca's mind regressed into a child because it was her own way of trying to save herself from becoming evil or even more hurt to herself. I was always uneasy around people because alot of fake friends I had ,so after they dramatically left me for their own selfish reasons I was in deep anger and distrust for everyone and also deeply traumatic. It was her mind and feelings which is gaurding her heart from the trauma as she said " she felt broken after griffith did what he did", symbolizing that Femto was the nail in the coffin for everything else that was happening in the eclipse because he took himself away from her. All I am say was she built a defense because she didn't know how to handle all trauma so she protected herself from feeling her own feelings. The thorns around the heart is further symbolism of that. It is herself trying to defend herself from her own feelings because as a child as we remembered she was better off when she didn't know Griffith. It may be hard to understand, but it makes perfect sense when you think of the concept of this.
Ah, finally! I've been wondering when someone would cover this latest chapter!
"Short hair is justice." ...you sir, are a scholar and a gentleman, though you shouldnt forget the importance of delicious brown skin, too.
I'm glad to hear a review that is actually seeing the situation for what it is before letting personal emotions and preference speak first and foremost.
Miura should make an alternate ending where guts goes and kills miura for fating him a life of suffering
:))))) fair
Go watch RE: Creators. :)
Spired, you have a way the words you speak man. I agree with everything you say in video when I compare it to my own feelings when I read it, and this video brought tears to my eyes. You are great man.
What i'm afraid of is that Casca will be deceived into thinking that the Guts is responsible for the Eclipse. It came to my mind as I saw this panel with Guts surrounded by Apostols.
A lot of people believe that Guts loves Caska more than she loves him but her dreamscape does not reflect this point of view. Most of the thoughts the girls encountered in her mind were of Guts, starting from when they met. She also mentions her desire to see "Him" of which Muira inserts an image of Guts, signifying that he is who she desires to see and also because Farnese reassures her that she will see "him" soon. Also, knowing that she was still recovering after she awoke, she still made an attempt to talk to him. I believe, from the time they met, she has always been attracted to Guts, even when she claimed to hate him but she would not allow herself to embrace that fact because she saw it as betraying griffith and the band. She said she lived an honest life; therefore, no matter how much she loved Griffith, she would have never taken off her clothes to lay naked beside a man she didn't know and perceived as a threat. In some part of her, she was attracted to him so it allowed her to go through with it. Her being embarrassed about it when the guys tease her also validates this. In the rape scene, she was ashamed for Guts to see her bowed low like that and it's possible, she knew she was pregnant with Guts child before the eclipse. I feel that that is what she is truly feeling in regards to Guts, now, that she is awoke. Perhaps, she can't face him because she is ashamed and ties what happened to her in the eclipse to how Guts will view her now. Just a thought, but i feel that she truly does love him which is why she tries to recover. In due time, the moonlight boy will be instrumental in helping his parents to heal and reconcile which is what I believe he/griffith are going to Elfheim to do. The dilemma will be how to seperate griffith from the body of the boy without sacrificing the life of the boy. I do feel this will create some tension between Guts and Caska but eventually, they will still wind up together, severely broken, but still together. What griffith imagined when he had the scene of Caska taking care of him, is how I think her and Guts will end up. Just a thought though.
Rewatching this today is so sorrowful. What could of been?
You by far do the absolute best job of dissecting berserk! Keep making these videos.
The mistake in the reunion was that they didn't dress Guts up.
Who the hell let him meet a girl for the first time in that smelly cloak and scaly armor anyway?!