Berserk Chapter 354 Discussion

Draconix814 said:
Plot Twist: Griffith already killed everyone in the Elf Kingdom except for Casca, Farnese and Shierke. Guts is on the ropes fighting with Griffith, and Casca needs to save him. While Isidoro and Serpico are missing or captured; Mermaid Girl is being held captive to sell or to rape.



Even bigger twist - Casca wakes up to see all the devastation, has PTSD flashbacks, and her mind shatters again. Everyone dies and story ends. Miura goes into hiding to escape legions of appalled/betrayed Berserk fans.

Farabeuf said:
Slyver said:
man.. if Casca really comes back to normal, it would be super unexpected for me.. since what Skull Knight have said, "There's no guarantee your wish will be her wish"



I feel the same way. There's no way Miura plants that line unless it was going to mean something consequential. Of course its been so long in the making that maybe he changed his mind/ plans.



Next chapter is massively important.



You can say that again...what ever happens how she is and what she wants to do or even want are the biggest things that must be known, I actually think that if Miura (unlikely) screws this up...I might abandon this...



Late March cannot be here sooner...

Stormen said:
Draconix814 said:
terminador_2397 said:
Slyver said:
man.. if Casca really comes back to normal, it would be super unexpected for me.. since what Skull Knight have said, "There's no guarantee your wish will be her wish"



I was just thinking of that too, next chapter might just give us a glimpse into what he meant when he told Guts that.

I'm pretty sure Miura put that quote in to make the action that Guts takes morally ambiguous, and isn't necessarily indicative of what will actually happen. That's because the meaning is pretty obvious, that Guts wants Casca to be healed, but maybe she doesn't want to be. Now we'll just have to wait and see just how happy, depressing or bittersweet the results of Gut's actions are now that he has finally made his wish come true- and while I do think that Casca will reunite with Guts in one way or another, like I said before, I don't think the quote was necessarily meant as foreshadowing, but rather poses a question for the audience to take into consideration when discussing whether Casca should be healed.



I do believe it's foreshadowing something though. That line was first said a long time ago, and just recently said again.

Of course it was, it would defeat the purpose not to say it. The thing is it doesn't necessarily matter if it will be true for Casca or not, rather, it's purpose was again to place that seed of doubt in Guts and the audience, and for Miura to explore that idea in the story. The line is too vague to be considered foreshadowing, in my opinion, at least foreshadowing a specific event. You could make the case that it's foreshadowing the moral and lore-based ambiguity of healing Casca, but the line is still more of a thought experiment than anything. Like I said earlier in this post, everything seems to imply that Casca might want to see Guts when she is awake again. I don't think it'll be all sunshine and rainbows next chapter, but because this is implied heavily in the latest chapter, I don't see that thought experiment from before holding much weight anymore.

Finally, just 20 years and no break next month. Hope it goes well for Guts <3 but we all know it gonna go south probably. I just don't see Guts getting happiness at this stage just yet >.<

The Mediterranean tsundere is revived!

Finally Casca is getting out of her infantile state. Phew....but still I am negative about her doing the right stuff when she revives. The reason behind this negativity is well, Kentaro Miura sensei. Its this premonition given by skull knight that she may not want what guts wants...and then again this dialogue was mentioned again by silky clearly, Miura is signaling something bad and tragic which I really don't want to happen. I want guts to be happy and don't want him to face anymore downfalls srsly isn't he at the rock bottom already!!! Just for how long Kuroi kenshi will suffer!?? Huh?? Miura sensei??

Abandoned as a baby and being adopted by a mentally regressed mother and her mercenary husband, losing his mother at the age of 3, being sold by his father, raped by an old bastard, gets stabbed by his best friend and lost all his comrades, his lover gets violated in front of his eyes and loses one arm and eye when he tried to fight back, when he came back to his senses he realizes that his lover is not herself anymore and now...if Miura schemes yet another tragedy then it will be his lover after regaining her senses leaves his side or joins the enemy or commits suicide or the worst possible outcome will be that she joins Griffith. But that will be abrupt cuz' he broke her to pieces. Sighs ...I don't see a bright side yet.

I hope Miura trolls everybody in the upcming number. just for the lulz

Man, this went by too quickly again!



At last, it's been so long and I couldn't be happier! Man, this next chapter has me truly hype.