This issue is all about conflicts. I loved the way that Kentaro depicts Guts' battle with his inner demon. The Hound of Darkness is a brilliant choice to represent his rage, it is so primal and genuinely scary. There was a scene where we see Guts undergoes a metaphorical transformation which was extremely well used and down right terrifying. Rereading this I couldn't help feeling sorry for Guts.
Griffith begins his retaliation against the Kushan army as his war demons enter the fray. There are some great fights in this book and its nice to see Irvine who my personal favourites of the new Band of the Hawk. I felt that Mule was cleverly used as a way to introduce this entire sequence, his terror at seeing the inhuman army is brilliant and his reaction to Griffith was awesome. The way Kentaro moves his story from the real to the fantastic is mesmerising.
In this volume Lady Farnese struggles to deal with her weaknesses. I liked the comic portrayal of her uselessness, it was pretty harsh on Isidro! I find her character really interesting and its great to see her develop by acknowledging her faults.
It is a pretty amazing volume of Berserk, one of my favourites in fact. The best bit for me was seeing Guts accept help, just brilliant. Next time Trolls!
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