Berserk, Vol. 9 Paperback – October 25, 2005

I've said it once and I'll keep saying it over and over. This is not just one of the best stories in comics/manga it's one of the best stories in any form of media I've had the pleasure of experiencing. The story, the way it's told, the time-line of how it's told, the art, the characters. The main characters, the side characters, the lurking feeling of what's coming and how it got to the point it starts. Just a masterclass in every way possible. I can't wait to finish no matter what happens and am again so glad I heard about this and decided to give it a try. I've always been into batman and some other DC comics, not a huge marvel guy. I like a couple things but mostly batman and some other DC stuff. But this is the 1st manga I've ever read, I took out the 1st issue or volume of attack of titan or on titan and I just read maybe a couple pages but didn't give it a real shot but it also DID NOT hook me immediately like this did. Other then this I've read a couple Junji Ito mangas but they are 1 offs/trades of his, so other then this and UZUMAKI, Soichi and now reading dissolving classrooms by junji ito and those 3 are like horror/body/twilight zoney I guess I would describe it as? But he's amazing and so is this.

Good contrast between the two pivotal secks scenes in this volume. Love how this series uses secks and romance in general.

Arrived quickly and in good condition.

Delivery experience: Quick and seamless! Book was in great condition.Review on Book 9I don't want to spoil it. This is one my favorite volume! It's action pack and yes some romance 🥰

A bit of a tearjerker towards the end without spoiling anything. Love this volume specifically.

Background (general series) info: In the feudal era, a time of demons and knights, one man refuses to let anyone else control his destiny. Gatsu, a mercernary who recently left the infamous "Band of the Hawk," wanders and trains to become even stronger. As the protagonist of the series, Guts approaches battle with a mixture of savagery and cunning that is utterly destructive.This issue: Guts has just left his post in the mercernary group, the Hawks. To do so, he defeated Griffith in a duel. Upon gaining his freedom, he wanders alone into the woods, confronted by the Knight of Skeleton. Strangely, this awesome figure utters advice that he believes will save Guts' life. Something incredibly ominous approaches. Something is about to happen that will change the lives of Guts, Caska, and Griffith forever.If you enjoy a good plot, you cannot go wrong with Berserk. It is such a strange and skillful blend of fantasy and realism that you become completely submerged in it. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys action and supernatural intrigue.

So I’ve been reading these on the kindle and this volume is different than the first 8 and I didn’t like it. The first 8 mangas aloud a panel by panel read of the story. They utilized a single panel at a time. On this (volume 9) it merely greyed out panel that weren’t being read. I really didn’t like this and I hope the next goes back to the original way of reading these on kindle

Pretty good and really lets into some things not in the anime, highly recommend, you get to learn more about Donovan too