Summary
Berserk chapter #375 could mark the beginning of the end for the dark fantasy epic, as subplots finally intertwine and major players are put into place for the series’ anticipated climax story. Guts’ group of black swordsmen, Silat and his Bakiraka warriors, and the dark wizard Kushan Diaba, are able to form an alliance to take down Griffith and end his reign. The reunion between Guts and Rickert, the first since chapter #181, suggests a change in the story and sets the stage for a potentially epic confrontation between Guts and Griffith.
Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Berserk chapter #375
With all the pieces finally coming together, HystericalLatest chapter of is making good on its promise to continue the late Kentaro Miura’s sweeping epic to its fitting conclusion. Having followed the chronicles of Guts and his team of explorers through a world of darkness, evil and despair since 1989, many fans also felt despair when Miura sadly passed away in 2021, just was pleasantly surprised when his former assistants at Studio Gaga committed to completing the story under the direction of Miura’s longtime friend and confidant, Kouji Mori. In the most recent chapter, this promise finally begins to take clearer shape and form.
Titled “Dawn Above the Thick Fog,” chapter #375 appears to find Guts’ band of heroes in serious trouble, but all may not be as it seems. A Kushan naval detachment, under the command of Gut’s long-time rival Silat, appears in the night to capture the crew and passengers of The Seahorse. The prisoners, including Guts, arrive on deck dazed and chained, unable to fight due to the immense pain of allowing Casca to be kidnapped by Griffith.
Just when this predicament seemed bleakest, a friend suddenly appeared in the Kushan ranks, Rickert, Guts’ former teammate in The Band of the Falcon. However small this reprieve may seem, what it signals overall may actually be the formation of the alliance that will finally take down Griffith once and for all.
Berserk’s long and winding road may be coming to an end
Guts is assembling a formidable force
With the conclusion of the “Fantasia Arc,” it appears that Berserk has entered its penultimate phase, with the remaining arcs coming together in preparation for the supposed attack on Falconia and perhaps the confrontation fate between Guts and Griffith. Although now prisoners, Guts’ group of Black Swordsmen, including the wizard Schierke, the naval commander Roderick, and the talented warrior Serpico, have united with Silat and his Bakiraka warriors, along with the wizard darkness Kushan Diaba. While an alliance between these competing forces is usually unlikely, Rickert’s presence, along with their common enemy in Falconia and its new Falcon Band, could be a major problem. an opportunity for these things Many different factions work together for a common goal: to take down Griffith.
Possible members of Guts’ army
Where were they?
The black swordsman’s party
Travel with Guts to Elfhelm in an attempt to restore Casca’s mind.
Falcon’s old band
Rickert fled Falconia after a contentious meeting with Griffith, and now serves the Kushan army. Casca is Griffith’s prisoner after she returns to her senses.
“Seahorse” crew
Captain Roderick, along with Farnese’s brother Magnifico, joined Guts at the beginning of the Fantasia arc after a Kushan attack.
Silat of Bakiraka
A long-time enemy of Guts, Silat now appears to be one of the main military leaders of the Kushans and plans to attack Falconia following the death of the Kushan emperor, Ganishka.
Diaba
The sinister Kushan wizard fled to Falconia after being defeated by Guts, before absconding with Rickert and joining Silat.
That was the beginning of the end for Berserk
The dark fantasy epic is heading towards its final showdown
It’s been 11 chapters now since Studio Gaga took the helm of the series, and indeed, their adherence to Miura’s natural pacing and psychologically well-designed characterizations has created a series Berserk worthy. With these latest subplots finally intertwined and the main characters all in place, the series’ expected and certain gruesomely tragic climax is now set in motion. The question now becomes, when Casca is ensnared in a psychic trap by the villain Griffith, what will happen to raise Guts back from the depths of despair and give him the strength needed to take down Griffith? , who had completely humiliated him during their last meeting. .
After Miura passed away, fans worried that Berserk would never end. Even after Mori and Studio Gaga took the helm of the series, the long delays between chapters certainly didn’t make things any easier for the series’ die-hard fan base. Is considering Hysterical has been around for nearly 35 years, it makes sense that its current writers would want to bring this epic tale to a proper conclusion soon, and the latest chapter seems to suggest that the story is finally moving forward. The finale is expected.
Berserk chapter #375 is currently available from Young Animal Magazine in untranslated form, to be localized at a later date by Dark Horse Comics.