Guts, the feared Black Swordsman, finishes his desperate battle with the monstrous Count, cutting and blasting him to gory scraps when the presence of the Count's daughter makes the monster hesitate. But Guts won't even have the time to clean his gigantic sword when the Count's dying pleas activate the Behelit, summoning the five God Hands, demon lords of immeasurable power. Guts' journey so far has been a long road of pain and death, but that's a walk in the park compared to fighting his way out of Hell itself!
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It's here that we really get character motivation for Guts. It's still not spelled out and surprisingly there is little exposition given. For every question Miura answers, he leaves you with more. WHO is Griffith, what is the God Hand, why does he bleed in their presence and those of demons or the dead? Nothing is given to you and you have to invest your time in this bleak book. It's not a happy journey but it's one that speaks of struggle. This book will twist your mind a little, with disgusting imagery and soul shattering dialogue and storytelling. I don't have much to say about the story of the Black Swordsman arc itself. It's fairly self contained but a decent and certainly rocky introduction to one of the greatest manga ever. This is a more
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