r/Berserk

I'm at chapter 52 right now and I don't really understand why zod helped guts win against general boscogne, in one part he wants Griffith to become part of the god hand so he says "his descent is near" so if his intention is to accelerate that then isn't just letting guts die better since Griffith actually values guts as his main weapon to his ultimate dream and the death of guts would've also meant that the hawks would lose the battle against the purple rhinos so Griffith would lose alot if that happened, on the other hand I think that zod respects humans who are strong and have a special sense of self and that's why things panned out as Griffith willed it either way I thought it was weird.

Also please tell me which chapter to continue after the golden age arc?

So, I've spent the past few months going through Berserk again, and counting every panel that a character shows up in. Here's who got the most panels!

1. Guts - 12336
2. Casca - 4993
3. Puck - 3955
4. Farnese - 3241
5. Schierke - 3137
6. Isidro - 2895
7. Griffith - 2892
8. Serpico - 2267
9. Ivalera - 1892
10. Rickert - 1061
11. Judeau - 924
12. Charlotte - 803
13. Roderick - 793
14. Jill - 709
15. Nina - 661
16. Zodd - 639
17. Silat - 571
18. Magnifico - 561
19. Luca - 545
20. Ysma - 538
21. Pippin - 515
22. Azan - 499
23. Skull Knight - 486
24. The Count - 472
25. Corkus - 471
26. Sonia - 452
27. Erica - 443
28. Rosine - 432
29. Wyald - 419
30. Ganishka - 413
31. Mule - 381
32. Daiba - 341
33. Mozgus - 312
34. Moonlight Boy - 270
35. Theresia - 264
36. Rakshas - 257
37. Midland King - 256
38. Gambino - 237
39. Bonebeard - 214
40. Grunbeld - 208
41. Slan - 194
42. Flora - 175
43. Locus - 169
44. Danan - 143
45. The Twins - 138
46. Ubik - 135
47. The Crow - 122
48. Void - 119
49. Irvine - 117
50. Conrad - 109
51. Godot - 91
52. Demon Child - 84
53. The Imp - 78
54. The Bubblehead - 72
55. The Angel Face - 69
56. Chitch - 65

As always , it was amazing to go through this manga again, and honestly panel counting gave me an even deeper appreciation, I caught a lot of little gags/smaller moments in the background that I definitely missed on previous reads.

Things I found really interesting were, how much Schierke shot up the rankings as soon as she was introduced, that she, Farnese, and even Isidro got more panels than Griffith!

I hope y'all find this interesting, and if this kinda thing is for you, I've also done this for Yugioh, Rurouni Kenshin, Evangelion, Yotsuba, and Kaguya-sama

(and technically it's a little lie that I counted *all* the panels, I only did it to the end of Volume 42, so I know im missing 3 chapters, but once those get released in a volume, I will be updating! See y'all in several years when that drops ahaha)

I want to watch the Berserk franchise because it seems very intriguing. However, I just don't know what to watch and in what order. I also am very confused on if I should watch Berserk Redux. Please let me know as I have access to all media berserk related but just am very confused on where to start.