This book contains pivotal scenes that change the story of Berserk as Kentaro brings the Hundred Year War to an end. It shows Griffith and the Band of Hawk celebrated as heroes and sees Guts leave the Hawks in search of his own dream. I thoroughly enjoyed rereading it and really liked seeing Guts explaining his motivations. In later volume Guts is much less talkative and I loved to seeing him being reflective. There is some great character development of some of the other Hawks as they discuss their feeling about becoming entitled and Guts' choice to leave.
The twists and turns of the plot are very nicely handled, I particularly liked Griffith's ruthlessness as he deals with his enemies off the battlefield. The events of the Golden Age arc are building toward its truly epic conclusion and I am really excited about rereading them.
The thing about Berserk is that it is consistently brilliant. From the art to the characters and the plot Kentaro never misses a beat and as a reader its an absolute joy to read. Obviously I am biased, I wouldn't have collected the series if I wasn't a fan, but I would highly recommend giving it a read if you haven't before.
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