Berserk

Description: Berserk is a Japanese manga by Kentaro Miura. Its story revolves around themes like free will and destiny. The story centers on the character of Guts.

Genres: Action, adventure, drama, fantasy, horror, supernatural.

Type: Manga

Volumes: 41

Chapters: 380 (on hiatus)

Country: Japan

The story involves:

  1. Mercenary group: Those who work for private military contractors.

  2. Archdemon: Leader of demons

  3. Free will

  4. Destiny

  5. Causality: Cause and effect

  6. Human resilience: Ability to mentally or emotionally cope with a crisis.

  7. Predetermination: Philosophy that all events of history past, present and future have been already decided and known.

  8. Human nature

  9. Morality: Differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper and those that are improper.

  10. Antihero: A main character in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes such as idealism, courage and morality.

  11. Friendship

  12. Comradery: Colleagues or ally

  13. Greek tragedy: Form of theatre from ancient Greece and Antolia.

  14. Peripeteia: A reversal of circumstances and turning point.

  15. Anagnorisis: a moment when a character makes a critical discovery.

  16. Betrayal

  17. Revenge

  18. Religion

  19. Inquisitor: An organization or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things contrary to the doctrine or teachings of Catholic faith.

  20. Heresy: Any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organizations.

  21. Witches: The one who casts spells and performs magical rituals.