Berserk, Volume 19

Due to the actions of the very strange (and oh so human-flawed) prostitute Nina (also under care of Luca), Casca has become known to the weird, oh man so weird cult flourishing under the very foundations of the tower. I mean, talking about iconography - non-stop orgies, presided over by the entity called Big Goat, and induction into which includes taking care of his snake-ish member? Did I say it is weird? Casca is treated as a witch and suddenly she becomes, more or less, object of worship by this cult. of course this is no good, because to draw attraction in refugee camp means becoming instant target for all heretic hunters.

On the other side, Guts receives the warning that there will be attempt to repeat the ascendance ritual by show more putting Casca on the bonfire. This prompts Guts to immediately move towards the tower and save Casca, otherwise unimaginable can take place - Hawk of Light is prophesied to return, most probably after the ritual.... and we know who Hawk is, right? Right? Right...

Highly recommended. show less

This is the 19th volume in the Berserk series. Guts finally catches up with Casca briefly in this volume only to lose her again. Casca has been taken to the Tower of Conviction to be worshiped as a black witch. However, when Guts and Isidro help her escape she is taken prison again, this time by the Inquisitor. When the Inquisitor starts to torture her all hell, literally, breaks loose!.

This manga continues to be filled with amazing detail and artwork, especially in this volume. I was very impressed. There is a lot of action and the story makes a lot of progress as well.

Overall this was another excellent manga in this series. I continue to find this series interesting, enjoyable and fun to read. I would recommend to mature readers who show more enjoy horror/fantasy manga. show less

Read in Japanese.
A hard hitting dark fantasy with incredible art and a relentlessly grim setting.