Berserk, Volume 1 is the first of a long series by Kentaro Miura. I first read the opening three volumes of Berserk three years ago, but I never really got into the series. I've constantly heard good things about it, so I thought I'd get back into reading it. The opening volume is about Guts's battles against demons and other monsters. He has a giant sword and a mini-automatic-crossbow attached to his left arm. His main offense is shooting people to death with a dozen or so arrows or chopping them up into little people with his giant sword.
The main story, which begins with Guts's childhood, starts midway through Volume 3, which is exactly where I stopped. Before that, Guts merely chops through baddies with little to no rhyme or reason. It's fun stuff, but not really the makings of the 38-volume epic that I've heard so much about. If the price tag puts you off - a full, used set of the 38 volumes can run $500 or more - don't let it. That just means that you can sell the full set on eBay when you're done.
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