Berserk 20
Posted: August 16, 2008 Filed under: Berserk 1 Comment »Wow, this was an entire volume of exposition. I was really, really shocked that nothing much happened here except some really hardcore fights. I couldn’t actually believe that 200 pages could slip in between the opening of the ceremony and the end of the last volume, but here it is.
A large section of the volume is a fight between Guts and Mozgus and his men. There’s some really great transformations among Mozgus’s men, mostly with one that has gigantic arms and what looks like a tiny baby head. That may be what he normally looks like, actually, but it’s still very cool, and I liked watching him fight with Guts. But these fights are sort of ancillary and not too exciting since the men are just acting as a distraction for Mozgus so that he can get away. You know Guts has bigger fish to fry, so I didn’t get as much enjoyment out of this section as I should have. Especially since I was wishing for the summoning all volume.
A big piece of story at the beginning of the volume is dedicated to explaining the eyes that are running around and interfering with everything. It sort of explains itself to the lead female prostitute, how it was sort of abandonded and then given the powers of the dead apostles so it can do what it’s about to do. I thought the eyes either belonged to Father Mozgus or Griffith somehow.
There’s some enjoyable interaction between the Skull King and the lead prostitute. I liked that they both addressed each other so nonchalantly and that the girl took everything he said in and basically dealt with it in an extremely normal way. They seemed to respect each other, which was kind of weird. It’s just sort of a weird and great conversation.
I sort of got what I wanted at the end (a peek at the Cenobites), but the summoning seems to be occurring next volume. Rats.
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