JadedWriter
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I don't think Schierke is equipped to woo Isidro away from Isma, she'd have to pretty much throw a massive fire spell at her.
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Berserk |OT| - Big men, bigger swords, OFF THE BOAT - Berserk #344 24/6/2016
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Kyleripman
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JadedWriter
Member
That's like completely full circle isn't it?
True Savior
Member
Miura comments about the normal characters is very interesting and one of the biggest flaws in any Berserk adaptation (less so the 99 series). Berserk is a world of grand heroes and this larger than life characters and monsters yet it is also a world populated by several normal, mundane characters who give expression to the grandeur of the story. And Miura spends quiet a bit of time to give this characters some kind of texture so they aren't merely pawns for narrative purposes.
RadioHeadAche
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If it were done by Miura, probably.
Have there been any Souls references in Berserk past volume 37?
Do you mean it the other way around?
RadioHeadAche
Member
No, I mean if Berserk has actually referenced anything from the games.
It hasn't as far as I know and seems to mostly be Miyazaki and From borrowing from Miura and Berserk.
Tizoc
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Sorry for the bump but you know that PS2 Berserk game that was released only in Japan?
Turns out there is a fan translation aptch for it
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2837/
Sorry if this was already known as I only learned of it today myself.
Turns out there is a fan translation aptch for it
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2837/
Sorry if this was already known as I only learned of it today myself.
Quick reminder that the Masaaki Yuasa-storyboarded, Michio Mihara-animated scene from the third movie fuckin rips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbyYQsI1Rls
RadioHeadAche
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Wow I had no idea Yuasa worked on that. Pretty cool
Quick reminder that the Masaaki Yuasa-storyboarded, Michio Mihara-animated scene from the third movie fuckin rips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbyYQsI1Rls
I watched the movie before but don't remember that scene. Beautiful artwork!
Also I had a dream last night that a new episode was released on February 8th, though I don't remember any details. That was after reading about 20 chapters before falling asleep.
Killer Queen
Banned
So I kinda stopped reading for a while, but I've blown through about 50 chapters today (currently on 200) and might make it another 50 before the night ends and I just wanted to reconfirm that this is probably one of my all time favorite pieces of fiction.
You've gotten past one of the best fights in the entire series. The Zodd versus Guts rematch on the Hill of Swords was one of those moments I wish I could get back. It may be one of the best drawn fight scenes in any comic, Western or Eastern, I have ever seen. Shit you just got to Flora's place. You're about to get to some crazy shit that is going to be "oh shit!" moment after "Oh shit!" moment.
Killer Queen
Banned
I'm excited
not sure how I was able to put this down for so long but I'm certainly unable to right now. Enjoying every bit of it far too much.I'm excited
Its funny saying you haven't seen anything yet as things are about to escalate, yet again. I won't say anymore... also some more fucked up shit is about to happen. You'll see... lol
True Savior
Member
I just matched with a girl on Tinder with Guts as one of the photos. Fucking Guts.
Let's do this fam.
Let's do this fam.
Till she wants to take you out on a date during an eclipse.
JadedWriter
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Does she do magic or is she committed to her dweem?
True Savior
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Who would ever thought a gif of Slan would actually work as a first message on Tinder?
Well she could respond with a pick of Wyald. Or the trolls. I'd be wary at that point.
True Savior
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There's no gifs of animated Wyald :/
JadedWriter
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She's probably into the roughest stuff...be safe.
True Savior
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I once had a girl over, it was during the time the anime was on the air so I used to have the manga laying all over the room, and I remember she grabbed and checked one and asked me "what's this" and I just hoped she wasn't picking the Wyald volume.
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JadedWriter
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Or the Troll volume or the page where Guts is fucking a demon, or the fetus page, or the Eclipse page or...
Slightly off topic, I'm selling my house aka moving. I'm trying to downsize/sell as much as possible. I noticed complete sets of Berserk are going for ~$600+. Checking, it looks like Dark Horse just did a mini reprint of some select volumes.
If I'm patient enough will I be able to rebuy the complete collection? Is there any chance they wouldn't reprint?
I'm thinking of selling and putting in an order of Rightstuf next time they have a Dark Horse sale. They only ship when the order is complete, correct? Will they hold stock or would I have to wait until all volumes are available?
If I'm patient enough will I be able to rebuy the complete collection? Is there any chance they wouldn't reprint?
I'm thinking of selling and putting in an order of Rightstuf next time they have a Dark Horse sale. They only ship when the order is complete, correct? Will they hold stock or would I have to wait until all volumes are available?
True Savior
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Hmmm.
Does anyone know the last time they were all in stock? I remember buying mine around...2010?
I'll think about it.
Nope, nothing yet. I'm expecting the releases to start up again in March since that's about six months since the last one.
i bought vol 1 about 12 years ago (i'm 29 now), although manga/comics never really clicked with me as a kid. not sure why but maybe it was to do with my attention span. anyway, since then i've obviously come across it occasionally online and it's piqued my interest again.
is it worth trying again and jumping back in? i remember vol 2 and 3 were going for stupid prices but it appears they have been reprinted.
is it worth trying again and jumping back in? i remember vol 2 and 3 were going for stupid prices but it appears they have been reprinted.
RadioHeadAche
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True Savior
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If manga/comics never really clicked with you, I suppose it's only natural to read a bit before to see if you like. It's a bit pricey the whole thing.
I was the same, even though we have comics (from my older siblings) I didn't really read them as a kid I dunno know why (maybe because it was all connected and I just read an issue at random). Almost over 16 years I kinda became interested in manga and it didn't click either (+ they are in black and white). After the berserk movies were announced I just said fuck it and read the manga because I really liked the anime and I just read it all day and couldn't leave my hands off it (luckily it was a holiday).
So if you really are interested just give it a shot.
While waiting for the Berserk hiatus to end .. are there any manga really similar to Berserk in terms of historical inspiration and themes?
Anything to do with 15th/16th century Late Medieval/Renaissance Europe is preferable ...similar art style would be a bonus.
Google search brings up Claymore as a contender, but I'm not impressed by it.
Anything to do with 15th/16th century Late Medieval/Renaissance Europe is preferable ...similar art style would be a bonus.
Google search brings up Claymore as a contender, but I'm not impressed by it.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Vinland Saga. Not quite as 'epic' in scope (artistically or storyline wise), but touches on similar themes with a grounded art style.
Vagabond. I can say the same thing about this as Vinland Saga except it's about a Samurai instead of a Viking, and it's more atmospheric.
True Savior
Member
There's Wolfsmund. It has nothing to do with Berserk but it's set on 14th century of Europe and it's violent as fuck.
Isn't this by one of Miura's assistants?
True Savior
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Supposedly, yes.
Vinland Saga starts off a bit similar to how Golden Age era Berserk is, but it's more grounded & realistic (historical fiction rather than dark fantasy of Berserk), though some characters do perform some feats that are tied more to the rule of cool than real life physics. But after awhile Vinland Saga takes a pretty big turn into another direction, pretty much the opposite direction of Berserk, so recommending it to Berserk fans/people looking for "something similar to Berserk" should come with a bit of a warning that it's not super close to Berserk, when all is said & done.
I mean, it IS from the creator of Planetes, so people should know that some parts of the manga are more reminiscent of Planetes type relaxed, slow-paced human drama & exploration of some traits of humans & our societies and not really comparable to Guts' gore and action filled dark, fantastical quest for revenge.
Thanks for the recommendations! I've looked into Vinland Saga, but Famassu is correct about how it's not exactly the same as Berserk with regards to certain themes.
I liked Vagabond from what I've read, but it doesn't have that European setting that I'm interested in. Wolfsmund is good, but I'm not a fan of the art style.
I liked Vagabond from what I've read, but it doesn't have that European setting that I'm interested in. Wolfsmund is good, but I'm not a fan of the art style.
True Savior
Member
Wolfsmund art is indeed simple (at least compared to Berserk) but the author actually has quite a great understanding about space and action-composing.
cryptosporidium
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Started reading the manga (Ive watch the 90s show twice, and a couple episodes of 2016 'shudders')
Holy fuck, puck is thankfully decent in the manga, he was fucking awful in the two episodes i watched of the 2016 show.
Reading while listening to the 90s ost. good stuff
Holy fuck, puck is thankfully decent in the manga, he was fucking awful in the two episodes i watched of the 2016 show.
Reading while listening to the 90s ost. good stuff
Tricky I Shadow
Banned
I'm pretty confident the new chapters will start again in April. That's when the new anime starts, so they'll probably roll out the new chapters along with the anime just like how they did it last year. I'll be in Japan from March 27th - April 13th, so hopefully a new chapter releases within that time frame. I'd love to get a copy of Young Animal with a Berserk chapter in it as a souvenir while I'm in Japan.
Yeah, Puck's awesome in the manga.