Femto Descent Analysis

Femto's Descent Analysis (Analysis by Parladax) In this analysis I will focus on one panel, one scene in particular (although I will elaborate on other parts of the work,while remaining connected to this panel), from the Berserk manga written by Kentaro Miura. This scene is Femto's descent in volume 13. I intend to begin by providing context on the scene before delving into a more in-depth analysis. Then, in a second step, I'm going to do a conventional but also artistic analysis; this is one of my first major attempts at analyzing drawing, so I apologize if it's not perfect. Enjoy your reading! ________________ Before the scene So before we see the scene of Femto's descent in chapter 86, in volume 13, I'll quickly provide some context. At the beginning of volume 13, we will see, through the eyes of the different members of the Band of the Hawk, the chaos caused by the eclipse. Throughout the beginning of volume 13, we witness the gradual death of almost the entire Band of the Hawk and also the rape of the character Casca by the apostles, a nightmarish vision, a descent into madness. Even the character of Guts falls into a form of madness, anger. So, to put it simply, throughout the beginning of the volume we only see the apostles as almost unstoppable forces, only Guts manages to stand up to them, but in doing so, he loses part of his own identity. (Chapter 85) In the style of the drawing, Guts is intertwined with the apostle; he is secretly dehumanized, acting like a …