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Mar 5, 2011 1:16 PM
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Poor Theresia. I kind of wished she realized that he saved her life. :/

Jun 5, 2011 3:54 PM
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What shocked me was the end of the chapter, was Guts crying? If so, I had him all wrong.
"Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job."

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Aug 6, 2011 9:36 PM
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Wow, Guts looked sad at the end...
Sep 26, 2011 5:45 AM
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Oh Guts looked so sad..
Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
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What shocked me was the end of the chapter, was Guts crying? If so, I had him all wrong.


What separates Guts from most of the stoic badass types is that there is so much more to him than just one trait. It's obvious even just going by this prologue. And, now, the Golden Age starts. I'm definitely looking forward to this.
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Mar 6, 2014 6:04 AM
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Nice chapter. Guts sad face :(
Sep 27, 2014 10:01 PM
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Well, it was worth the wait
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The count did something good before he died. Expected, but I'm glad nevertheless.
And Guts is such an amazing character. The last panel was just so powerful. ;____;
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The poor count... poor, foolish count... and poor Theresia too. I'm quite certain we've not seen the last of her.

It's amazing; Guts acts so cruel and savage almost all the time, so when he extended his blade to Theresia to save her, I couldn't help but grin widely. It's a small thing, the type of thing you'd expect out of a typical protagonist, but it means so much coming from Guts. Guts' face in the second-to-last page was truly heartbreaking.



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May 13, 2015 8:28 AM
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Guts damn.... he is a way more different character in the manga than his counterpart in the animu :O

Awesome chapter.
Aug 29, 2015 5:15 AM

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Damn.

That panel with Guts crying fucked me up.
Dec 4, 2015 5:29 AM
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Guts crying mmh i wonder why he would cry this time.
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Can't believe the count redeemed himself.
I got a feeling that we will see Theresia someday

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Guts damn.... he is a way more different character in the manga than his counterpart in the animu :O

Awesome chapter.


Can't stop imagining the voice ahahaha.
Feb 7, 2016 4:58 PM

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Holy shit man, Guts get so fucking close to griffith and is only called worthless and doesn't come close to touching him. Now fucking theresia isn't thankful for guts saving her twice already.. That sad face is justified :c

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But my feels.
May 21, 2016 5:34 PM
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oh my gawd gutts crying.. i guess this won't happen anymore for a looong time.
Aug 31, 2016 11:56 AM
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Poor guts sad face :/
I honestly thought the count would sacrifice theresia, i mean this series is so dark. Nobody saved Vargas so i expected her to go the black sea lol. Wonder why he is in hell though

Theresias such an ungrateful bitch. I was hoping Guts would slice her in half.
Its not Guts fault, it was either whoever gave the count the behelit or her whore mothers fault. She didnt even feel bad she just smiled at the count. She saw her whore mom smile,its beyond me how she could blame anyone else lol
Sep 11, 2016 3:44 AM

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His face really full of sadness :(
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Guts gives theresa a reason to life, the hate, the hate to kill him any day in the future. Is not a nice feeling, but is one reason to begin to life, and with the time, can change or not, but also she don´t commit suicide ;)
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I wasn't quite sure if the count made the decision not to sacrifice Theresia, or if he just ran out of time. We never got a clear "I can't do it!" from him, and he seemed pretty desperate, so I'm personally more inclined to think he was gonna do it, but didn't do it in time. I kinda like how Miura left it ambiguous like that. What did you guys think?
May 30, 2017 3:54 AM

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I tended to think that the Count wouldn’t sacrifice his daughter through out the latest chapters, but after all this is Berserk we’re talking about. So nothing can be certain until he made the decision and he proved me right that he still had his humanity and love for his daughter.

I don’t think he ran out of time and neither did we need a clear “I can’t do it” from him.
It’s obvious that he saw the happy family image that he desired the most deep inside through his daughter. That’s why he gave up sacrificing her at the end and even the god hand felt surprised at the result.
Sometimes powerful image is more impactful than clear lines.

At first I didn’t know why Guts cried. But on a second thought of the little I knew about his past, I figured out that it was probably because of Thereria saying “it’s all your fault”.
Once you get to know what happened in his childhood & what he had experienced as you read afterwards, you’d know how fucked up dat line did to his life.
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I'm glad that he didn't offer Theresia as a sacrifice, he did one good thing in the end, too bad that she blames Guts for everything.
Guts saying that she should kill herself was really harsh, but those tears changed my opinion of him, he is really suffering, considering what he's been through it's normal.
Aug 12, 2017 4:38 AM

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The count's final moments were a nice "counter" to those "God Hands" sayings. They even felt the need to lure him (so they thought that he wouldn't be able by himself)

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Sep 29, 2017 8:18 PM

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The Count couldn't give up the only person left in his family for his own sake after all... He shouldn't have asked the God Hand to make him a monster because he fucked up so hard. Having his soul carried to hell was the ultimate cost for all the atrocities he had committed.

Seeing Vargas among the damned souls shocked me. Despite being in agony for all eternity, I bet that he was at least a bit happy having his vengeance on the man who destroyed his life among with thousands of others like him.

Guts saving Theresia with his sword was both awesome and very painful. And the girl finally snapped... Looking at Guts' tragically grieving face gained from the realization that he screwed over another child's future despite smirking and taunting seconds ago really made him sympathize with him. Hang on Guts ;-;








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I'm kinda questioning Miura's decision to reveal so much info in the first story arc. I think I prefer how the anime did it: the first episode was kept purposely vague, with only a brief mention of Griffith. That way, you don't know how deep their relationship goes until you get to the Golden Age.

Anyway, this arc was pretty good so I'm hoping my opinion will change sooner or later. It'll certainly be an experience to re-live the intense emotional experience that is the next arc.
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If I had not seen the Anime, I would have thought Griffith was female.

Awwww, Guts' sad face hit me right in the chest. What a miserable situation. Theresia directs her sadness into hate towards him. Fuck!
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R.I.P. Theresia's sanity.
Jul 17, 2021 2:49 AM

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Fantastic last chapter to Blackwoods Man Arc!
The count was taken by hell itself He just couldn't do it. He couldn't sacrifice his beloved daughter.....
The way Miura showed us hell was scary! And Vargas......You did get him at the end! ;_;
The Godhand disappears and thous Guts first encounter with Griffith after what happened comes to an end!
Poor Theresia......I am glad she survived, but the price was high.......No will to live....
When Guts saved her from falling down I thought she could forget and snap out of her trauma, but no she now knows what her will to live is! To kill Guts one day.......What a sad sad ending to this arc...
Seeing Guts cry at the very end hit me hard.....With that page Miura made it clear that Guts is just pretending to be this big badass who doesn't care. After all the trauma he went through he is just playing someone else to hide himself.....What a tragedy...
Again really amazing Prologe/First Arc! I never thought it would be that good!
9/10 for the whole Arc!
Now it's time for me to go through the Golden Age Arc once again, but this time the original Manga version!
Oct 11, 2021 10:22 AM

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Guts was crying!?

that too after smelling the blood of theresia at the end!!

I think count's gone to hell where his wife was
Oct 29, 2021 2:17 PM

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That sad Guts panel at the end was unexpected but I felt that because imagine he’s been through all of this because of Griffith and he was right there but he couldn’t do anything then this stupid girl at the end starts accusing him and blames everything on him so I feel like when he was walking away there was that moment of realization where everything hit him for a second and he realized his reality
Jan 7, 2022 6:15 AM

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Huh so this is where Dark Souls got it's name.

Damn, Gut's sad face near the end breaks my heart :(




Mar 11, 2022 2:52 PM

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Those events that just transpired would indeed be traumatizing to anyone, let alone a child. I feel that Guts believes its better to have her hatred of him be a reason to live on, rather then let her just wallow in despair. Was this a good decision? I cannot say.
Aug 14, 2022 4:21 AM
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it was great :D ...
Aug 30, 2022 10:01 AM
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alot of oppai wtf......
Sep 18, 2022 5:05 AM

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We finally saw guts showing is emotions.
Oct 3, 2022 8:46 PM
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Guts gas lighting a young girl to kill herself has instantly made him my favorite character
Jan 22, 2023 1:41 PM

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A very different look of determination from Theresia in this chapter. I really hope she comes back as a key antagonist later on.
Feb 19, 2023 11:11 PM
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I knew too much already
Mar 6, 2023 11:47 PM
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Wow, Guts looked sad at the end.
May 4, 2023 5:40 AM
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This chapter is a Masterpiece.
May 22, 2023 3:25 PM
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Golden age arc...
Aug 13, 2023 2:49 PM
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this one hit me in the feels man(especially guts crying at the end);(
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Tadinha da Theresia mano :(
Feb 22, 2024 8:04 AM
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It was relieving to know that the count still had some humanity left in him when he gave up sacrificing his daughter.
Guts looked so sad at the end. Although he gave her a reason to live for, her hate for him motivated her, as soon as he turned his back, his sad expression shows just how much he hated it. But honestly, I wish she could realize that guts had saved her.
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He has feelings ;(
Apr 25, 2024 11:48 AM
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Golden age arc is long.
Jun 29, 2024 8:50 AM
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We've already seen so much development from Guts in such a short time, it's incredible. I love how he took a shot at Griffith instead of trying to free himself from getting dragged to hell (he got free anyway but it wasn't his main goal) and how quickly he reacted to save Theresia even after he just suggested to her to commit suicide. Crazy
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Hate to Guts looking so sad at the end
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This chapter was without a doubt, my favorite from the Black Swordsman Arc
I genuinely felt bad for the Count. He wasn’t just a one dimensional villain. Even after losing his humanity, there was still a part of him that deeply cared for his daughter
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That last panel of guts crying, that was heavy, it hit me so hard. I Wonder the main reason he cried tho, is it because he couldn't do anything to Griffith, or that how he hates the reason gave Theresia to live? Is that what Griffith did? Is that what Guts has realized in the end, that Griffith gave him a reason to live. I mean Guts wasnt sacrificed, so what happened??? Griffith let him live for a reason i believe. Thats my theory.

The count in the end didn't sacrifice his daughter, i dont believe he ran out of time, he couldnt do it, he saw that image of his happy family, atleast vargas took him in hell, hes done some fcked up shi-. Theresia got traumatised af....Guts is such an interesting fellow.
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