CASCA IS BACK!!!
This is big, no, this is MASSIVE! This is an event roughly 21 years in the making! In chapter 354 that just came out, the last page is Casca opening her eyes! As a Berserk fan, this is incredibly emotional after all the hype and extremely long build-up. I mean look at these reactions from Reddit, the SkullKnight forum and of course this forum. For people not familiar with Berserk, let me broadly explain why this is such a colossal moment. First, let's set the mood with some Berserk music:
On March 31st 1997 when the 13th Japanese volume first came out, Casca witnessed all her close friends being butchered to death and was then brutally raped by the person she looked up to (Griffith/Femto) while her lover (Guts) was pinned to the ground by apostles (pretty much demons) and forced to helplessly watch the rape while he hacked off his arm with a broken sword and got his eye gouged out as he tried to help Casca. This was known as The Eclipse. It's a lot to take in.
The Eclipse decades ago was so horrific for Casca that it made her regress to a potato (no, not literally LOL) and it basically shattered her mind. For 21 years she has not been able to speak and acted like a 4 year old. She was damaged and a constant reminder of The Eclipse. It was torture for Guts. Then, with the Japanese release of volume 22 on December 24th 2001, it was suggested that Casca could be healed if they travelled to an island called Elfhelm. And so the long, long journey to Elfhelm begun!
In 2015 with the release of chapter 342 they finally made it to Elfhelm (yeah, it took that long). The Queen of Elfhelm just recently put Casca and two of her companions (Farnese and Schierke) to sleep in order for Farnese and Schierke to essentially enter Casca's mind and heal her, brining her back to how she was before The Eclipse. After numerous chapters of Farnese and Schierke collecting fragments of Casca's broken mind within her treacherous dream, as of today, February 23rd 2018, with the official Japanese release of chapter 354, they have now obtained the final fragment! The last page of the chapter is Casca seemingly healed and opening her eyes!
Chapter 354 was a whirlwind of powerful emotions, and honestly one of the best chapters in all of Berserk so far! I don't know if some of you quite understand just how big of a deal this moment is, and how insanely anticipated it has been for Berserk fans. It's quite possibly the biggest moment in the whole manga when it comes to how the story will now be impacted, and that's saying a lot when it comes to Berserk.
After roughly 21 years! After 27 volumes! After 267 chapters! From 1997 to 2018! I'm seriously shook and emotionally all over the place. Many thought the day that Casca would speak again would never come. If you have any interest in the Berserk manga, which is a flat-out masterpiece, now is a good time to jump in. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to cry some more tears of joy...
Thank you so much for reading my first thread on ERA.
This is big, no, this is MASSIVE! This is an event roughly 21 years in the making! In chapter 354 that just came out, the last page is Casca opening her eyes! As a Berserk fan, this is incredibly emotional after all the hype and extremely long build-up. I mean look at these reactions from Reddit, the SkullKnight forum and of course this forum. For people not familiar with Berserk, let me broadly explain why this is such a colossal moment. First, let's set the mood with some Berserk music:
On March 31st 1997 when the 13th Japanese volume first came out, Casca witnessed all her close friends being butchered to death and was then brutally raped by the person she looked up to (Griffith/Femto) while her lover (Guts) was pinned to the ground by apostles (pretty much demons) and forced to helplessly watch the rape while he hacked off his arm with a broken sword and got his eye gouged out as he tried to help Casca. This was known as The Eclipse. It's a lot to take in.
The Eclipse decades ago was so horrific for Casca that it made her regress to a potato (no, not literally LOL) and it basically shattered her mind. For 21 years she has not been able to speak and acted like a 4 year old. She was damaged and a constant reminder of The Eclipse. It was torture for Guts. Then, with the Japanese release of volume 22 on December 24th 2001, it was suggested that Casca could be healed if they travelled to an island called Elfhelm. And so the long, long journey to Elfhelm begun!
In 2015 with the release of chapter 342 they finally made it to Elfhelm (yeah, it took that long). The Queen of Elfhelm just recently put Casca and two of her companions (Farnese and Schierke) to sleep in order for Farnese and Schierke to essentially enter Casca's mind and heal her, brining her back to how she was before The Eclipse. After numerous chapters of Farnese and Schierke collecting fragments of Casca's broken mind within her treacherous dream, as of today, February 23rd 2018, with the official Japanese release of chapter 354, they have now obtained the final fragment! The last page of the chapter is Casca seemingly healed and opening her eyes!
Chapter 354 was a whirlwind of powerful emotions, and honestly one of the best chapters in all of Berserk so far! I don't know if some of you quite understand just how big of a deal this moment is, and how insanely anticipated it has been for Berserk fans. It's quite possibly the biggest moment in the whole manga when it comes to how the story will now be impacted, and that's saying a lot when it comes to Berserk.
After roughly 21 years! After 27 volumes! After 267 chapters! From 1997 to 2018! I'm seriously shook and emotionally all over the place. Many thought the day that Casca would speak again would never come. If you have any interest in the Berserk manga, which is a flat-out masterpiece, now is a good time to jump in. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to cry some more tears of joy...
Thank you so much for reading my first thread on ERA.
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