Berserk, Volume 15

This volume for me is a tribute to the "Children from the Corn Field". Great tragedy struck the village Guts is passing through and unfortunately his general bearing and "calm"/"joy" he emanates makes everyone meeting him to suspect that he is evil that is causing so much grief to the village. Fact is that evil controlling the children is the most disturbing kind of evil because everybody considers kids to be innocent, gentle creature. But whoever read "Lord of the Flies" knows what are young brains capable of when not taught about morals and social skills and left to their own devices.

Recommended to all fans of horror stories.

This is the 15th volume in the Berserk series and continues the story arc started in volume 14. It was well done but the story moved slower than in previous volumes and this seemed to be something of a transition volume.

Guts is in a small town plagued by elves that attack in swarms and eat people. Only the elves aren’t really elves, they are some other sort of monster entirely. The you girl that we meet in the last volume, Jill, decides to accompany Guts into the Misty Valley after one of the elves appears to be one of Jill’s former friends. What follows is a lot of killing and violence on many fronts.

Illustration continues to be top notch. I enjoy watching Guts journeying across the countryside and hunting down demons. I did think show more that this story arc is dragging a bit; it started last volume and did not wrap up in this volume. I am sure it ties into the overall story somehow but we aren’t there yet.

Overall this was an excellent continuation of the Berserk series. I continue to enjoy the series and would recommend to mature readers who enjoy horror fantasy manga. show less