Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. There’s no longer any weird horny ambiguity to scenes that are supposed to be horrifying, and he eventually finds a way less exhausting tonal balance with the introduction of a comic-relief child character.

Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids. I know the animated adaptations DO tone down a lot of it, so I’d recommend looking more into the 1997 anime if you’re still interested in Berserk, and then try to maintain a pretty healthy awareness in the lead-up to the golden arc’s eclipse rape scene. Raised in torment, young Guts is hardened into a fearsome warrior, drawing the attention of the charismatic Griffith, commander of the elite Band of the Hawk.Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF. That same year, in 1982, Miura enrolled in an artistic curriculum in high school, where he and his classmates started publishing their works in school booklets, as well as having his first dōjinshi published in a fan-produced magazine. At a young age he was sexually assaulted and betrayed by the only person he believed to be his friend. Kentaro Miura's Berserk has cast its enormous shadow for three decades, creating an international legion of acolytes and inspiring a parade of TV series, feature films, and video games.

Nosferatu Zodd’s appearance here is way cooler than it was on the show iirc; also having now seen flesh + blood it’s nice seeing the influence/nods to that film in the character design. Griffith slowly starts to drift away from his comrades as the gets closer and closer to his dreams and we get to see what effects this has, both on Guts but also on Casca and the rest of the Band. Caska is a woman that was born in a cruel world ruled by men that see women as nothing more than tools. I am very excited for the next hardcover, and pleased we get such an intimate look at the main antagonist so early.Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Puck, Guts' pint-sized fairy sidekick, is captured when he attempts to stop an old doctor's execution, and he is given as a gift to the count's daughter, a sweet girl in a gilded cage, imprisoned by her father in her own room. The Band of the Hawk are brilliant and I am mega impressed with the level of character motivation and development that is going on and there is a huge sense that there is so much more to come.