Why "Bubbles of Futility" is one of the Best Chapters in Berserk 

I forget that Guts is like under 25 years old.

Beserk fans: Reads it in 10 seconds. The English Teacher Spired: *What does it mean?*

The panels of Guts' face when Casca has a panic attack upon seeing him after her mind is restored are the most heartbreaking panels I've ever read. Seeing the pain and sadness in Guts' eyes as he realized that the woman he loves cant even look at him made me bawl my eyes out.

When I first saw that page of Guts loosing his vision while looking at Casca my heart sank :(

I think we all forgot guts actually lost an arm and an eye. We were all so concerned with how cool he looked.

4:47 that panel is almost suggesting guts forgot about his false hand also almost suggesting he for a moment forgot about the eclipse

Make a in-depth analysis of every single chapter of Berserk to fill our hunger before the new one comes out 😭

Why the Boat Arc is one of the best Arcs of Beserk.

Thank you, I love these slower chapters, they highlight the soul of Berserk more than the rage filled battles ever could. I sometimes see comments from people that think the best of Berserk is fighting, and they can't wait for XYZ battle, but to me the inward looking chapters where everything slows down are what stick with me the longest.

You should analyse next the Spring Flowers of Distant Days chapters, I loved them and feel theres a lot more depth in them than people realize.

Oooooo ladies and gentlemen. He’s back🔥 I’d be very happy if u did one on Wounds

Half of Kentaro Miuras panels belong in an art museum Let me rephrase that: ALL OF HIS PANELS BELONG IN A MUSEUM

I just want my boy Guts to be happy. Damn did this make me really sad.

The moment Spired's output still outpaces berserk chapter releases

I just hope Guts gets a more-than-deserved happy ending when/if the series end. He's suffered enough and things will likely get far worse before they get better...

Chapters like this make my hatred for Griffith grow and showcase why Griffith is one of the best villains and why Guts is one of the best protagonists in any media, period. Miura was a master at capturing trauma in multiple ways, how different people cope with it, and how to come to terms with it. You’ll never be able to forget it, those scars and wounds will stay with you forever. But you can still make the best of it and keep moving forward. You’ll never get back the things you lost. But you’ll always be able to find and create something new.

I’ve always thought of Guts like an inverse Odin. He lost his eye to gain knowledge of the true nature of the world, but that knowledge destroyed him. His missing eye is a symbol of that moment of dark revelation. He bears something that no other human, save Caska, bears, and it means he lives between two worlds. He’s Odin in the world of Lovecraft’s great old ones.

I was trying not to cry but 13:38 got me ಥ‿ಥ 10/10 analysis, my dude

It's so so sad how so much talent can be gone from this world in an instant. RIP Kentaro Miura.

Berserk has no right to be this fucking good. What the hell. I love it

The panel where Guts it’s sitting, full of bandages, on the edge of the ship with the moon in the background it’s, in my opinion, the best one in all of Berserk. A shot full of melancholy.

12:55 This panel became relevant than ever now that Miura passed, RIP Legend.

1:59 The sad part is that Casca can't see Guts either. Only she's blinded by *PTSD.* Fans don't want to hear this, but it's already been heavily implied that Guts and Casca will never be. Luca even *says so* at the very end of Volume 21. Look it up.

I always thought it was the beast in Gut's head making him look at casca like that and Guts' was scared of what he would do to casca

Even the edgiest of the edgelords just want Guts to be happy and live out a life with Casca.

I like the effort in these videos, the music, the tone of Spired’s voice and the context of the manga is just nostalgic like how reading Berserk first was. The piano in the back helps convey they message and it’s so beautiful.

Guts deserves to be happy... He always it's the shield, he is destroyed inside, he keeps fighting and fighting... His progression and personality is so well made, he doesn't stop of fighting with his mind, with this world... How he holds casca, he truly loves her.

this chapter absolutely nail the emotion of "so closed yet so far"

Spired, your analysis on berserk’s chapters are badly needed in the berserk community. Keep up the awesome work man. 👊🏽👊🏽

That time when skull knight told guts he either could continue to fight for revenge or save casca but not both reminds me of this. His mechanical arm assists him in battle, gripping his sword, using the canon and bow, but unable to save casca from her descent.

Welcome back! Always good when the GOAT berserk channel pops up on my feed 😁

This whole part of the story doesnt get enough coverage. I love the whole journey to elfhelm. So much character development happens here.

Honestly the whole bit with the arm and how things are never going to go back to the way they were, at least not exactly, stuck with me. Probably some personal relatability, idk if everybody with major scars (physical or otherwise) relates as much as I did, but there's that unavoidable fact that no matter how much you try to cover it up or mitigate how prominent it is, it's there, and you're not going back to the way you were. There seems to be this initial feeling you get, both as an audience and as a person personally experiencing something like it, that it can be fixed and go back to the way things were, and this whole roller coaster of grief until you finally accept that it won't.

Why did this video make me cry

Just finished the video and I’m actually really upset, damn. Spited you’re amazing thank you.

Spired we can’t have you going on hiatus anymore it’s bad enough with Miura

surely one of the best stories ever

I just realized the Evil Dead/Army of Darkness reference with the "Groovy" comment when Guts first gets the mechanical hand

I feel like Guts' answer as to what Casca is to him is blank for us to put our own interpretation of what she means to us at that point in the manga. A friend of mine said "old friend", my response was "burden", others may say "lover", but it's really whatever you feel at that point. Another reason why this Chapter is so brilliant is that.

I want 360+ videos for every manga chapter ! Great analysis. Love it.

Love these deep dives into chapters. There is so much detail put in them that even I have to admit I read too fast to appreciate them. Look forward to more videos like this of Berserk. Cheers!

Berserk is truly a masterpiece. Kentaro Miura has given so much thought and effort into EVERY panel.

This is why I haven't given up on Berserk yet. Sure, what we've got isn't nearly as amazing as Golden Age and Early Conviction, but there are still brilliant moments like this. And it's a lot more enjoyable when you're not reading it at the pace of two chapters a year.

Please come back, we miss ya!

Really love these deep dives into significant chapter for main story themes. Keep up the awesome content man, you are definitely the most analytical Berserk RU-vidr Ive found so far.

This breakdown of bubble of futility and cracks in the blade was beautiful, you bring life to these colorless pages, thank you.

Finally new video, if only I could say that for new berserk chapters

Woah what a masterful chapter and equally masterful video!

I watch these videos because they’re great. I also watched them because I discovered berserk one year ago. Ate that whole thing up in two weeks and then discovered The waiting 😭 Thanks for keeping berserk somewhat more alive!

I remember this part from when I first read through berserk! It stuck out and I still think about it

"I guess, even if you force back what was lost, it still won't be the same way it was". I guess, it applies same for Berserk. = > Miura to Mori.

This man does a deeper dive of one series than most philosophers do on the state of the human condition

Wow fantastic video, I think it's a great a idea to revisit chapters this way. It really shows how much thought goes into each panal.

I absolutely adore your videos. I could listen to you talk about Berserk every single day of my life!

Real Life Ryan sent me, and let just say: This is an amazing video, as well as the chapter itself. Simply beautiful.

Please do more this hits me in the feels

Nice analysis !!!! I would like to see one of the chapter "Campfire of Dreams"

Everyone wishes for Guts to finally be happy, I think a chapter with him happy would make people around the world shed tears of joy for him.

Yess, I've always thought this chapter wasn't given enough love

I just wanna see sane cascas reaction to guts and what he’s been through.

Your berserk videos are the best in all the internet , if I want to find smart interpretation of this manga, your channel is the right place to go.

Great video! I’m about to do my second read through of the series after my semester ends !

This would be one of those episodes if this had a good/great anime where you just look back at and love it no matter how many rewatches

yo we on miyura speed levels here

That vidéo is soooo god dam good, same as cracks in the blade... i watch them from time to time this past years it just sooo good .

Interested to see how will guts combat the now new and flourishing falcon army with physics, humans and Apostles. I have also have noticed the detailed emphasis on children and women on the battlefield seemed to bother Griffith and others a great deal, now guts with Farnese, sherike, the mermaid (most likely to command the sea animals alongside the Kushan sorcerer sea familiars). And the little dagger boy forgot his name. Also with help from unit commander ricket and Erica with thier weapons expertise swooping up salat and his guards. Also i can’t wait to see if all the witches and different beings on elfhiem decides to aid guts in Strengthening guts would be army against griffiths.

awesome analysis of the chapter, looking forward to the next one!

Man this video was fantastic. I would love to see more deep dives on specific chapters. Miura is a literal fucking genius.

This is one amazing analysis... It truly is a superb chapter.

Jesus I thought you were dead, WELCOME BACK!

Man, Guts is my spirit animal and it makes me sad.

wait so guts was sinking from his arm but a few chapters ago he was above water with the arm and the berserker armor

I was just thinking of you releasing another one of these videos yesturday

Welcome back Spired!

Your analysis is making my heart ache... I need to see this story through to the end Miura.

Can’t forget that the panel where he’s holding his stub of an arm, it’s also showing how much weight he has lost since using the armor

Congratulations for making this video! Some people say that so much about Berserk has been analysed and discussed, that we really need new chapters to be published in order for people to produce new and interesting content on the topic of this manga. But here we have a 15 minutes long, beautiful and touching analysis of just one chapter! Congratulations and keeping doing this great work. I hope that your content will inspire other RU-vidrs.

Grwat video as usual my man

Another great in depth look at a Berserk chapter. Please keep it up.

always love it when one of these come out

Hey we miss you! Hope you're doing well 💕💕

Great to see another video!

He's gonna do these for every chapter isn't he

looking forward to the next vid, hope it comes out soon.

We need more videos like this to fill the void. Guess I should read the manga once more but without trying to finish it too fast this time...

This was beautiful. Thank you.

This is the first video of you I watch, and i gave it a thumbs up 3 seconds into it just because you used "Promised eternity" from FFXIII as the background music. Wish I could like twice because the rest of the video was very good as well, heh.

Thanks for making my day

Great analysis as always. I have only a little diferent idea from yours. I honestly think that the panel of Guts looking to casca while his vision blurred was his right eye. I thought that it's beacuse of his darkness within him, His inner darkness, Beast of Darkness, saw Casca as a bad figure ... The Beast of Darkness always see Casca in a bad way as it always make Guts think and act brutal and violent towards Casca and in a way that Guts can be finally conquered by his inner darkness. And of course Guts my boy overpower him for now. I thought that Guts seeing casca in a blurred and dark vision is his right eye and his inner darkness. I think its a foreshadowing or a slight negative detail that makes us readers think that something bad is gonna happen. I just want Guts to be happy, guts suffered one hell of a man since a child. Miura please give Guts a peacful life at the end.

He called his prosthetic groovy

Damn. I needed some berserk analysis today. Thank you.

An amazing breakdown to a very sentimental chapter in this incredible story!

To me, it looked like Casca was smiling when she fell, but it might just be my imagination

13:14 is the best part of the video.

*you know what i just fucking realized* Casca had her own dream. What was gunna happen once griffith achived his dream? (when he didnt know the eclipse would happen ofc) *his* dream would change. Cascas wouldnt. Griffith wants to have his own kingdom, to rule it. Casca wants to be his sword. Point being. If grifiths dream ever changed, cascas wouldnt. Inherently this means they are two different dreams and they seek them on their own terms. So basically. Grifith was fucking lying through his teeth to work his way to telling the princess he wanted to marry her and guts and casca just walked up at the wrong fucking time. lol That or he was being moderately serious but was in the process of dealing with other emotions amd was sortof, halfway to changing this philosophy but not quite yet. Things got cut short to prevemt him from becoming too sympathetic and wind him down the path to the eclipse

Subbed thanks for your great and nuanced analysis!

Man 12:07 guts trap and shoulders look huge! Lol and they say that the berserker armor is eating at his body physically and mentally..mentally i can see but physically dude still looks solid🏋🏻‍♀️

Falcon of the millennium empire arc is underrated and overshadowed arc. Has some of my favourite panels in Berserk. Vol. 33.

Your channel is absolute gold !!!!

Great video. I'm literally afraid of gut's using the armor again. I think he may have one more time left before he's done for