When go crazy creator Kentaro Miura passes away, anime world becomes less bright. Most fans believed that the brutal manga series would be left unfinished as it was a year ago that news of Band of the Hawk’s future broke. Writer Kouji Mori and the artists at Studio Gaga, friends of the deceased mangaka, decided to take on the task of finishing the mangaka to honor Miura’s memory. go crazy. While no end date has been announced for the fan-favorite series, there are plenty of clues that the end is near for Guts, Griffith, and Casca.

go crazy It’s a series that not only gives anime fans some of the most brutal moments in the medium, but often has a heart and emotional beat that can surpass most other stories. His story is one that combines tragedy, action, and many other emotions as Guts wields a comically large sword to fight against ever-increasing demonic threats. The series first started in the 1980s with Kentaro Miura, and although it has received many anime adaptations, there are still many fans waiting for the perfect example. go crazy hitting the screen. In the world of Band of the Hawk, we may still be involved in years-long stories, but if you trust some characters, our end is on the horizon.

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Skull Knight Cometh

Before go crazy sectionThe Skull Knight approached Guts after Casca regained her sanity in Elfhelm. The mysterious armored horseman is a person who still has many questions regarding his identity and origin, but he has made one thing clear to the Dark Swordsman. Skull Knight specifically touched on the idea that Guts’ story was entering its final chapter even before the magical realm was destroyed by the arrival of Griffith and his evil iteration of the Band of the Hawk. The fact that this episode was written and drawn by Kentaro Miura before his death proved that he had the finale of the series in mind.

Aside from Skull Knight’s hints of the future, Casca regaining her sanity was a moment decades in the making. The female warrior was mostly dragged along by Guts and his new friends because her mind was like a child’s, so this moment took a long time to be injected, putting a huge check mark on the events that needed to happen before this moment could happen. of Berserk last. There’s one big moment that fans have been waiting for, and that’s when Guts and Griffith will finally be defeated in a fight where the two are the strongest and takes us into the Eastern Exile Arc.

Pioneering the Eastern Exile Arc

Right now, of Berserk The manga explores the “Eastern Exile Arc”, focusing on the idea that the final push against Griffith is on the way. A big part of Guts’ story after the eclipse was leaving the darkness behind and making new friendships that would give him the chance to battle Femto (aka Griffith) and the God Hand. The Kusshan Empire wants to overthrow the Falcon Faction and hopes that Courage and his friends will join the campaign, it looks like the Dark Swordsman will finally have the support he needs to move forward in his quest for revenge.

In a previous interview, writer Kouji Mori stated that fans likely won’t have to wait another “ten years” witness the grand finale go crazy and that makes sense. The author and Studio Gaga’s artists take a sketchy approach to their chapters of the manga, for better or worse. They use Kentaro Miura’s notes and past conversations with the late artist to weave of Berserk future. Sometimes this means that the episodes don’t compare to Miura’s work, but offer the best possible option in a bad situation.

How is it going to be go crazy Last?

This is something that many people may have different approaches to when it comes to the subject. go crazy. Although Guts is determined to seek revenge against Griffith, the character has fundamentally changed from his origins as a wandering mercenary to a drifter who survived the Eclipse, part of a team trying to find his way in a world shadowed by fear. An interesting aspect of the Dark Swordsman is that we see him team up with Griffith after the events of the Eclipse, devastating as it was.

Ganishka was the previous emperor of the Kusshan Empire and was a being even more evil than the White Hawk. Thanks to this fact, Guts joined forces with Griffith and Nosferatu Zodd to finally put the evil demon to rest. For a character who was more than willing to see innocent people killed to get revenge on Griffith, this made a huge change in Guts’ life. Will of Berserk Will the series finale give us a Dark Swordsman who chooses redemption over revenge?

Inside of Berserk In Chapter 364, Kentaro Miura’s last manga chapter, many readers were ready to say goodbye to a story that would never end but still had a worthy ending. If this installment were the last time go crazy aired a new episode, focused on a crying Griffith, revealed to be the Moonlight Boy, the closest we’ve ever seen to actually feeling sorry for what he did to his friends to gain his evil power. go crazy Readers may not be able to see Courage slamming the Dragon Slayer into Griffith’s chest, wrapping everything up neatly, but that’s okay. go crazy It was a complex and deeply human story that a series finale could stay true to those ideals.

Of course it’s true of Berserk The fact that the episodes do not arrive on a regular schedule may lead some to believe that the finale is a long way off, but there is hope. The next manga chapter will arrive in Japan this week, and the next chapter will hit stands in November. While nothing is set in stone, we may see Mouri and Gaga approach the series with more monthly releases after months of hiatus in the past.

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