The world-spiral tree and Falconia have appeared, setting the stage for a new world. Then out at sea, Guts and company (re)encounter pirates, now transformed by a menacing new enemy. But this first battle is over soon after the noise Guts wakes up.

Atop Ganishka, Femto opens a rift that changes the world. This is it, the biggest moment of the series. Hear the impressions of Walter, Aazealh, Gobolatula, and Grail now and what we thought at the time.

The showdown between Ganishka and Griffith reaches its climax. Humans are forced to grapple with the reveal of their allies' monstrous forms. Daiba and the Pontiff each have startling realizations. All in this skyscraper sized podcast!

Ganishka is transformed, and the Berserk world will never be the same. Hear our current thoughts as well as what we felt at the time of seeing this massive monster pulverize poor Wyndham.

Exodus! The Wyndham resistance makes a daring, Biblical escape from the city as the fog of death passes over them. And they escape right into the arms of the Bakiraka, leading to one of Walter's favorite scenes in the series. We're just moments away from one of the most momentous moments of the millennium!

It's Easter! That means it's time for us to talk about Halloween in France (or lack thereof). Walter and Aazealh go solo on this podcast, giving Grail and Gobs some much deserved new parent time with their kiddo. We discuss the Guts half of Volume 33, as the group settles in to life on their sea journey, re-engage the pirates, and reflect on the group dynamics.

What should Berserk sound like? For much of the series, Susumu Hirasawa's music has dominated its adaptations. But in the past decade, we've seen a number of new approaches to the sound of Berserk. We dive into each of them, along with key selections and samples for the highlights (and lowlights) across the 27 year history of Berserk's music.

Is Griffith hot? Better question: Are angels hot? We delve into this and so much more in our Volume 32 re-read finale. Our hot angel comes face to face with Ganishka, in an oft-referred-to scene that revealed much about the relationship of the God Hand and apostles. This portion of the series also effectively ends the Vritannis section and the Holy See Alliance's hopes of carving up Midland like a delicious duck. Everything fell right into Griffith's hot hot hands, in the end.

The unprecedented team up of Zodd and Guts is able to vanquish Ganishka in Vritannis. And outside the city walls, the surprise Kushan assault hits the Holy See Alliance squarely when they're in the midst of chaos.

Daiba's climactic fight is upstaged by the thunder emperor himself. And the arrival of the apostles draws Ganishka’s attention from killing Guts to incinerating apostles. It's a massacre, and we've got a front row seat!