Berserk: God's Hands - Episodes 22-25

Before i bought this dvd i read most of the reviews, and frankly i was a little afraid of the levels of violence that this dvd might have.Well i believe now that this was the best dvd in the series , and that berserk trully dethrowns record of lodoss war as the best fantasy series in anime.Lets now move on to the violence ,sure it had a lot more gore than the rest of the show ,but the most frightening aspect was Griffiths fall.We all remember Griffith as the man who led the Hawks from victory to victory , as a superb swordsman and a man who had captivated all of midland with his charisma.But now all that is gone , all that is left is a broken body , whose future only holds living alone with Casca as an invalid.Is it any wonder then that he chose to become a demon instead and rule over Midland exacting a terrible revenge on those who caused him so much suffering;This is not the Griffith we once knew , and now he has no problem whatsoever to kill even his friends and comrades so that he can be healed.We watch as his comrades are sacrificed one by one , by demons (which incidentally aren't as horrifying as i thought before i saw them).Sure they fight valiantly , but even Guts has no hope against them now.This dvd also has some extra features which should not be missed by any Berserk fan.I enjoyed painting Berserk very much and the full forces video clip was trully excellent.The show promises a hell(really) of a follow up and i hope to see it.

Some people say that this is for babies, kids, and everyone....that is NOT the case. This is definetly not something for children to be watching. With that said....Berserk is a fantastic MANGA (noticed I did not say anime) that has been going on since 1989. The anime that you can purchase, is actually volumes 3-13 in the Manga. The anime is great and does a good job following the manga for the most part. The only thing that is a let down is that they never finished animating this manga. Currently the manga is up to volume 24 with 25 to be relaesed this fall hopefully.If you liked the other discs, then you will want to pick this up. Just be warned that the series ends on a huge cliff hanger that is not resolved unless you start reading the manga (which btw just got licensed by dark horse comics and we should see the first installments this fall).Now for those that have no idea what this story is about...The series follows Guts(Gatts whatever) who was born to a corpse and was found by a band of mercenaries that raised him. The anime starts in the present, but after the first episode moves into the past and you get to see what turned Guts into the crazy monster slaying maniac he is today. Its a fanatstic story, but just be forwarned, you'll be looking for manga scans very soon =)

For me the proper end of this show or arc is with the rescue of Griffith and the uncertainty about the future of the Band of Hawk. Here the show takes a big leap into the macabre and dark with hardcore horror elements mixed with the supernatural. Unfortunately, it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger which is extremely maddening and upsetting (hence the rating). Still, good stuff if you don't mind reading the manga to see how the Eclipse resolves. It was bold of them to take the animation to such a dark place but they needed another two episodes to do this section justice.

this dvd ends what was to be the end of season one of an anime series. but too bad it was not run again on Tv. because of the violence and adult content. It was played late at night and didn't attract enough watches at that late night time. The story line is great in the early episodes but the ending explains alot but also leaves it open as if the was other seasons planned. None the less if you like anime you will love this series. I believe it is one of the all time greats.

Item was exactly as described

Box came in destroyed when it said “like new”

One of the best anime ever.

Best Anime!!!

Thank you very much. Incredible price !!