Berserk’s furious black swordsman gets a feminine makeover in a creepy gender-swapping cosplay.
Uploaded to Reddit by Kantasea, the Guts skin has a detailed and bloody rendition of the Berserker armor and the giant sword, the Dragon Slayer. The sexist cosplay perfectly showcases the mercenary’s confidence and fighting prowess but mimics the character’s signature short, pointed hair that’s longer and more bouncy. Kantasea previously shared another interpretation of one of the most dangerous swordsmen in anime: One Piece’s Roronoa Zoro.
First appearing in the now-defunct Monthly Animal House magazine before switching to Hakusensha’s Young Anime in 1992, the ongoing Berserk manga takes place in a dark and brutal fantasy world, co. time follows Guts as he pursues the final question to get revenge on his old friend Griffith. , and command. After series creator Kentaro Miura sadly and unexpectedly passed away in 2021, mangaka Kouji Mori stood up to keep Berserk alive with the help of the artists at Studio Gaga.
Guts come to life in this gorgeous cosplay
Berserk fans also continue to celebrate the series, expanding the franchise by creating fan-generated content. In addition to Kantasea’s sexist Guts cosplay, another recent example is a sinister fan art piece that combines the unique worlds of Miura’s masterpiece and Studio Ghibli’s whimsical Spirited Away . The illustration shows Chihiro confronting an even more terrifying version of No-Face, with Yubaba’s bathhouse looming ominously in the background. The artist explained in the comments that they were inspired after attending a performance of the stage play Spirited Away while rereading Berserk.
Furthermore, another Berserk fan was inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s famous Starry Night and created an image of Guts wrapped in bandages admiring the colorful night sky. Likewise, one gamer took advantage of the Ultrahand ability from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to recreate Berserk’s infamous Eclipse sequence.
The dark fantasy manga not only inspires passionate and talented fans; Many prominent members of the entertainment industry have had significant influence from Berserk, including other mangakas such as Attack on Titan’s Hajime Isayama, Blue Exorcist’s Kazue Kato and Vinland Saga’s Makoto Yukimura. In fact, Castlevania host Adi Shankar and assistant director Adam Deats discussed the impact Miura’s work has had on the critically-acclaimed Netflix Original.
Dark Horse Comics distributed the Berserk manga in North America, while an anime adaptation of the story by Miura by Liden Films (Cells at Work! Code Black) and Studio 4°C (Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox) is available to stream. online on Crunchyroll.
Source: Reddit