Berserk Chapter 359 Discussion
- Thread starter DaoistCloudySky
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- #55
I knew Miura would have Caska immediately show off her fighting skills once she was back, just couldn't figure out how. He could've been more creative with it, but it also could've been way worse (apostles attacking Elf Island or something like that).
All of Caska's interactions with the group (minus Guts, at the end) felt really forced and inorganic. It's like the author needed her to talk to each other major character but couldn't bother coming up with a meaningful conversation topic or interesting situation to put them in, so just had her stand up and thank each one while they complimented her looks and talked about the past. Again, lacked imagination.
The 4th wall-breaking jokes were awful, as usual. I wish the author would stop treating Puck as comic relief, but I guess this ship has sailed long ago. I miss playful yet emotional and insightful Puck from the Black Swordsman arc, where his character complemented that of Guts. I actually started reading the manga more because of him than because of Guts. Now, look how they massacred my boy...
All in all a pretty "meh" chapter. Let's see what happens now.
I hear ya, The dialog was just boring and bland for the most part. Casca really felt cheapened through these interactions. Though I suppose that the group has become so bubbly and wistfully one-dimensional at this point that it is only natural. Anything beyond back-patting, comedic banter, oohing and ahhing, and exposition dumping would be welcome at this point.
I'm also really hoping we get to know more about what Casca's goals are at this point and I pray it is not merely limited to palling around with the group. Likewise, Guts now that he has essentially accomplished what he has set out to do eons ago. While it's not too surprising his world literally revolves around Casca now, I would love to get more insight from the man, who has been slowlly becoming a dullard over the past few volumes with only the recent Casca events offering any sort of spark.
The Puck business is the least of the issues right now, though I agree. Mostly because the humor falls flat since I fully accept he is nothing more than a joke character constantly reminding us "it's just a comic". Though he's curiously not as out of place as he once was in the Black Swordsman era. Just a pity his schtick hasn't evolved in the past 20 years.
The only really interesting elements were near the end when she met Guts and spoke with the tree between them. That was a good moment between them and hopefully we get many more.
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