Lauren Lanz's Reviews > Berserk, Vol. 9

Simultaneously the most beautiful and horrifying volume yet. It’s a marvel how Muira has maintained such phenomenal storytelling alongside the continuously evolving development of so many nuanced characters, without things ever letting up. Every single volume of this series has me in awe.

I was sick to my stomach with repulsion at what happened to Charlotte in this volume; she’s always been so sweet, and though it was obvious something bad would happen to her, I expected the worst of it to come directly from the hands of Griffith. What actually happened was hard to read, especially knowing Guts has similar trauma. Muira, I hate you and love you…

Everything was made up for by Casca and Guts…. we can all scream “finally!” and hope these two heal together, before more bad things inevitably start to happen. The love between them was so palpable in those last few scenes.

As usual, I’m inclined to call this the best volume yet. (I basically do this during every review of Berserk…. I know….) Muira is a brilliant mangaka.