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BERSERK VOl. 29 by KENTARO MIURA

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 1 Casca
I Former unit commander
I of the Band of the
I Hawk—mentally
I regressed from her
I experience in the Eclipse.
I She now neither speaks
I nor conveys any feelings.
I Her Brand, which reacts
I to evil, is thinly shielded
I by Flora's talisman.

IIS
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Farnese_
Former commander of the Holy
See s Holy Iron Chain Knights and
daughter of the Vandimion family,
one of influential status and
wealth in the religious sphere.
She seeks to learn from Cuts her
own means of survival and about
the reality of the world.

The Black Swordsman. He exists

in the Interstice and wears the
Berserker Armor, his soul constantly
torn between protecting Casca and
challenging Griffith. That struggle is
nothing short of sublime.

i /'ht Puck
| An elf who's long been
! with Guts on his journeys.
| His dust has the power to
Dreams of being the "ultimate swordsman,' [ heal wounds. Also, he re-
but his actual talent, not up to snuff, I cently confirmed that he's
repeatedly endangers him. Nevertheless, [ a wind spirit, one of the
the boy endeavors toward his dream. He is I four types of elementals.
currently equipped with a fetish granted the I He also changes into
protection of fire elementals. | "chestnut Puck."
 ■b/PbJ Serpico
Attendant of Farnese. and actually
her brother; however. Farnese is
not aware of the blood relationship.
He is skilled in fighting and is
currently clad in a fetish granted
the protection of wind elementals.

Schierke
Disciple of Flora, witch
of the Spirit Tree man¬
sion. Schierke supports
Cuts and the others
through her use of
magic; however, among
her spells are some
beyond her mastery,
which occasionally place
her in great peril as she

Griffith_
Through the Eclipse of the Crimson Behelit, Griffith was reborn
as Femto of the Codhand. Later he was incarnated in the imitation
Eclipse catalyzed by the egg-shaped apostle, thus returning to the
physical world, in which he became the "absolute," without equal.
He leads the reborn Band of the Hawk.

V“— if Sonia
was taken prisoner during a Kushan
on of her city, but was then rescued
ffith. Due to her abilities, she is now
edium of the reborn Band of the Hawk
as a free and unbridled personality, but
showy, courageous side.
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I COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / MANGA / HORROR

Cuts, the Black Swordsman, and his companions have finally broken
free of the monster-infested wilderness and arrived at the port city
of Vritannis. But the band finds out all too quickly that humans can
j be just as monstrous as the nightmarish creatures and apostles they
battled in the forest. As Schierke and Isidro face off against pirate
slavers, Farnese's power-hungry family tries to force her once again
under the yoke of their political ambitions. The group's only hope is to
find a ship out of the city, but even if they manage to secure a vessel,
will everyone be free to leave?

Created by Kentaro Miura, Berserk is a howling manga tsunami, an

epic graphic-fiction masterpiece that leaves no stone unturned and no
blade unbloodied. A boiling blend of action, horror, and humor. Berserk
( is not for the faint of heart, the weak of knee, or the lilied of liver. No
Cuts, no glory!

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