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Nov 3, 2011 11:45 PM
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Wounds (2)

Volume 9
[Pg.211-230]

End of Volume 9. I wonder what it's going to take for them to be together. What sacrifices will be made in order to get Griffith out of the prison? And what happened to Princess Charlotte?

Nov 5, 2011 4:00 AM
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Interesting.
Apr 29, 2013 8:54 AM
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Probably the best love scene I've encountered in my time with anime/manga. This shit was powerful folks. Guts just freaking out after all this time about killing Gambino and his "I've killed so many people before and after why Gambino?" and Casca saying them laying out their past with each other makes them equal. Yeah, I loved it.

Also, it takes a tremendous amount of skill to have such a powerfully dramatic scene when the two involved are both naked.
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Apr 29, 2013 1:39 PM
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insan3soldiern said:
Probably the best love scene I've encountered in my time with anime/manga. This shit was powerful folks. Guts just freaking out after all this time about killing Gambino and his "I've killed so many people before and after why Gambino?" and Casca saying them laying out their past with each other makes them equal. Yeah, I loved it.

Also, it takes a tremendous amount of skill to have such a powerfully dramatic scene when the two involved are both naked.


Can't agree more, this si slowly turning into the best thing i have ever read and it's a flash back 0.o
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May 6, 2013 6:33 AM
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Quite well done, though I think the anime did a better job at some parts of this scene. However, it certainly did no justice on how strongly Gambino's death effects Guts. And as mentioned, Caska's words throughout this whole chapter were very well written and heartfelt.

Vengeance of everyone's grudge.

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Aug 9, 2013 9:14 PM
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That was hot.
"When life gives you lemons, make orange juice, then sit back and watch the world wonder how you did it."
Oct 1, 2014 11:01 PM
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Those flashbackas were very intense
Dec 15, 2014 8:07 PM
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Romance done right.
Dec 18, 2014 12:21 AM
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That was mature
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Why am I a Berserk fan? All I ever experience is pain.

We are in the eclipse and Miura has sacrificed us
Jul 18, 2015 4:20 AM

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That was a really intense chapter. I loved the dialogues between Casca and Guts. I wonder if they will stay together though, since they have to save Griffith which is going to be difficult, plus there is a tragedy that's being forshadowed from the beginning.
Jul 18, 2015 12:31 PM
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Romance done right.
Aug 22, 2015 7:44 AM

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That was really well done and intense
Nov 14, 2015 6:55 AM

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YEEEEEES!!!

BruceLad said:
Voidling said:
Romance done right.

Casca x Guts 4evah <3
Mar 27, 2016 8:49 AM

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What a tragically beautiful chapter. The way Casca lay there baffled as Guts fell apart, not truly understanding what was going on, when she asked if Gambino assaulted Guts so he killed him and Guts pounded the try and shouted, "No!" -- that is one of the most realistic moments of drama I've ever encountered in animanga. That was so utterly powerful. Guts' breakdown and Casca's solace was perfect.

This is absolutely a perfect end to volume 9, maybe better than the end of volume 8 was.



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May 26, 2016 10:54 AM

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That's just a continuation of what was going on in the last chapter - fanservice with some dialogue to let it be genuine.
Sep 8, 2016 2:44 AM
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Fanservice? Dont compare this to some other generic fanservice sh*t. Ur reading a seinen which is why such scenes are completely understandable and more importantly Realistic. U didnt quite understand the symbolism about wounds in relation to sex either which makes u feel this is just some "skippable fanservice". Sad really


Couldnt agree more. His review was so close minded.

But moving on.

I felt so bad for guts :/ his pain over gambino is intense
Sep 12, 2016 3:18 PM

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A nice end to volume 9 (Even thought the scans I have have this as the beginning of volume 10...). The romance between Guts and Cazca really is something. Is adorable, in the good way.
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cartoonartist said:
That's just a continuation of what was going on in the last chapter - fanservice with some dialogue to let it be genuine.

Clearly you couldn't comprehend what was really going on.
This is why kids shouldn't read Berserk.
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"Roar of the Wild Beast"

Is a savage beast, a Demon!!! O__O
Jun 12, 2017 8:41 AM

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As much as the flashbacks may have "ruined the moment" according to some people here, in a way I'm glad it did. This chapter was absolutely incredibly well done, one of the most emotional romance scenes I've ever seen, I'm blown away.
Sep 10, 2017 2:35 PM

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That was a weird way to tell his past to Casca, but it wasn't bad.
Nov 23, 2017 12:59 AM

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Always found this scene heartbreaking. Guts finally allowing Casca to get close enough to him.
Jan 13, 2018 8:58 AM

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Guts breaking down after his flashbacks and Casca comforting him felt very real. Like I relate to them on another level...

Their lovemaking scene ver.2 was even more beautiful than the first one. Without those intense feelings of grief, it became more sincere and passionate.








Jan 13, 2018 1:01 PM

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what an absolutely beautiful chapter!
Such a great manga, Guts and Casca are great!
Jan 13, 2020 12:24 PM

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Not gonna lie. But I really felt Guts's pain there in that moment. It was so intense yet so beautiful to watch how Casca handled Guts's pain. It was such a dramatic and romantic moment. Such well written and some powerful dialogue delivery. This chapter really got me. I shed a tear. :'(
Jun 13, 2020 1:37 AM
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Huh, more sex. More warrior-esque pillow talk. More childhood trauma. As expected. Reading this still makes me feel as if I'm imposing on Guts' intimate life, but...

Eh, I'm glad that Casca lent him an ear and consoled him after his little anxiety attack. And I liked the mutuality that was expressed -- Casca saying she and Guts were "finally even".

Also, this is the very first time we've seen (adult) Guts cry -- in the entire manga, SAVE for the time he shed a tear after meeting the God Hand in the expository chapters. So, seeing Guts cry to this extent definitely felt out-of-character. But in a good way.

Anywho, I think I've seen enough Guts-on-Casca for one day. I'd personally like to get back onto the battlefield now, hehe.
Jul 25, 2020 9:15 PM

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Guts became vulnerable with another person for the first time in a long time.

I think this is something truly beautiful. Casca is an amazing woman, she understood what Guts was going through and made him feel at ease.

This situation could have gone horribly wrong but Casca made the situation turn out for the better.

We all carry our own baggage. In times when we are most vulnerable, that baggage can come spilling out. In this case, Guts traumatizing past came back to haunt him when he was most vulnerable. But Casca was able to bring him back to reality and remind him of the man he really is.
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Read this already but just coming back to say that is is one of the greatest romances I've witnessed in fiction, not just from Japanese media.
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That's just a continuation of what was going on in the last chapter - fanservice with some dialogue to let it be genuine.

"fanservice", you're fucking kidding me right?
Oct 14, 2020 7:48 PM

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Some of the best romance I’ve ever read. This rung me like a bell. Casca handled that like a champion. After Guts saving her, she finally was able to save him.
Oct 14, 2020 7:51 PM

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Oh, and fanservice is about being gratuitous. So if you think this was fanservice, I actually feel sorry for you.
Jan 16, 2021 1:04 PM

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This was absolutely fucking beautiful.
Jul 30, 2021 1:42 AM

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roar of the wild beast

da way he punches trees, dis man def a minecraft player
Nov 9, 2021 12:59 PM

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that was so beautiful the way Guts showed his anxiety towards killing Gambinoand how he'd killed more people than he can count but still he only remembers his one.
Jan 8, 2022 8:48 AM
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Wow, again what a chapter!
I say it again this romance scene is the greatest in all of media!
Beautiful in all shape and forms! And a masterclass of storytelling and character development!
I kneel Miura-Sensei!
Feb 3, 2022 7:51 AM

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Probably one of the most realistic and tactful depictions of PTSD I've come across in anime/manga.
Take care of yourself

Feb 13, 2022 9:23 PM

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To be honest all this was so emotional...
Finally Guts breaking free... Or something like that.
But his trauma with Gambino comes out right at that moment because it really is something that affected him a lot inside, too much, in fact.
It could already be more or less glimpsed from quite a bit behind, but Guts is a great guy at heart.
All this scene between Guts and Kasca is wonderfully made. The two broke free, at least for the moment...
Mar 16, 2022 1:16 AM

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Guts has let himself be vulnerable with Casca, just like she with him. I'm glad that they were able to get much closer with each other. Judeau was right!
Apr 8, 2022 7:55 PM
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Ok now what the fuck that was BEAUTIFUL. Such raw emotion from Guts you see the man pouring his heart out for the first time in his God damn life and then you have someone like Casca who is in love with Guts and sees how many blows he's taken for her, so in this fit of emotional consoling, she wants to shoulder his past traumas so that she can make him realize that he doesn't have to be afraid to be open. I want a love like Guts and Casca have
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So glad that they reached an understanding.




Jun 12, 2022 6:01 AM

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What an incredible chapter. The way Miura handled this situation was really superb.
Jun 20, 2022 7:20 AM

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still not a fan of sex scene, but at least now it feels more right, more meaningful
the experience made guts remember a bad part of his childhood, and now casca's attitude made him remember a better part of it
both opening themselves to eachother, being vulnerable and finding consolation... that was beautiful
Sep 11, 2022 6:52 PM

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Seeing that side of Guts really hits hard... to see a man so strong be so vulnerable in front of Casca... you can tell they truly love each other
Nov 24, 2022 7:22 AM
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This might be my favorite chapter
Jan 12, 2023 6:02 AM
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Ahhhhh ambatublo
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That's actually crazy Guts coming back to save the band of the hawk. It also made me so happy when Casca and Guts both confessed to each other and kissed. I was waiting for them to be together and they finally are. I can't wait to see how much stronger they become together in the next chapters and volumes.

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