This is the 27th volume in the Berserk series. The book starts off with Guts fighting Zodd the Immortal who has turned into a sort of crystal dragon. Guts is in his new Berserker Armor which is as helpful as it is punishing. However, once the Armor takes hold Guts is trapped inside it and requires Schierke’s assistance to break free.

Meanwhile back in Windham we get to watch as Griffith’s forces take on the Kushan Emperor, Ganishka. Princess Charlotte is being held by Ganishka as well and it is interesting to see what she has been up to.

We meet a whole bunch of new characters (or at least characters we only saw once or twice before and haven’t seen for awhile) in the part of the manga that takes place in Windham. I actually found this part to be a bit confusing and didn’t enjoy it as much as the parts with Guts. Because of this I didn’t enjoy this volume quite as much as previous ones.

The illustration remains amazing but I am unsure about this whole Griffith versus the Kushan part of the story.

Overall this was a good continuation of the Berserk series. I am eager to see what happens in the next volume and would recommend to mature fans of horror fantasy manga. ( )