Rogue_Ledr
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What happened to the anime BTW?
They produced a number of episodes like over a decade ago and then stopped after like one season. Did they ever continue?
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I don't know what Berserk is but Im intrigued
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What happened to the anime BTW?
They produced a number of episodes like over a decade ago and then stopped after like one season. Did they ever continue?
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foxuzamaki
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Yeah but reading it gives much more impact when the later chapters DO happen.
Furfuryl Furforate
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Nana by Ai Yazawa takes this one for me, similarly forever to remain unfinished.
Mass_Pincup
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I watched the 3 films 2 years ago and decided that I wanted to own every books, that was before I knew that Miura will most likely not finish it.
One of my favorite anime too, didn't know it was in the same state as Berserk.
I thought that the anime was the end of the manga but I watched it a long time ago.
The anime aired in 97/98. They'll never make anymore because there's too much violence and sexual content to air on TV, and it wouldn't really help the manga sales at this point.
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You are one of those few people who actually knows how to pace themselves lol. Everyone I know blazes through the damn things in a month and start complaining. When I made my post I tried to provide enough information that it would "intrigue" him without spoiling things in a major way. I got the impression that convincing him to read the manga would be pretty hard otherwise and getting more people interested in the manga versus the movies is a major win in my opinion.
Mass_Pincup
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Yeah, took me a year to buy all of them but it was worth it.
Yeah, it's funny, that. Or not funny, rather. The backside of every volume always sells it with the closing line of "gruesomely hilarious, black comedy, not for the faint of heart," or something like that, and honestly I hardly find any of it funny at all. I can see elements of black comedy, and it's certainly not for the faint of heart, and it is schlocky, but it's also really tragic and potentially really depressing. Seems like a strange way to sell it, no? What's up with that? Looking at you, Dark Horse.
Don't do this.
I've read some of the manga, I couldn't say up to which volume since they were scans given to me by a friend who was a big fan. I got the point where
I'm not hugely into dark fantasy, so probably part of it was it just not being my thing, but I didn't really get a lot of the hype for it. The art itself was quite good, probably a set above most manga I've read, but the story itself was just...eh. I don't know, it started out interesting enough, but I started trailing off at some point and every arc had a "samey" feel after awhile.
Guts's buddy finally comes back and basically takes over the kingdom or something like that, the details are a bit muddy because it's been so long
I'm not hugely into dark fantasy, so probably part of it was it just not being my thing, but I didn't really get a lot of the hype for it. The art itself was quite good, probably a set above most manga I've read, but the story itself was just...eh. I don't know, it started out interesting enough, but I started trailing off at some point and every arc had a "samey" feel after awhile.
I started reading on a friday and finished on sunday. Worth it.
Skullknight is the coolest. Only good thing that came out of the movies was seeing him in action.
ChosenPredator
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I started reading on a friday and finished on sunday. Worth it.
Skullknight is the coolest. Only good thing that came out of the movies was seeing him in action.
so the new movie is bad? did it stop where the old one did?
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Being strange makes sense considering it was made during the 90s in Japan of all places. I don't think it was drawn and written with Americans and Europeans in mind. That's probably would made it so interesting, just like anime was to early adopters.
SK is pretty cool. We could probably get a manga offshoot of his story alone if it were actually possible for Miura to handle both series at once without his hands exploding. Everyone goes through phases with Berserk and the final one is probably realizing that pleasing us at the pace we'd like would probably send Miura to his grave. It's not all hookers, blackjack and idolmaster. Drawing this stuff takes a lot of work.
CambriaRising
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I liked them. The manga is still preferable but I really enjoyed the movies. I hope they continue.
Mass_Pincup
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They made me fall in love with the franchise without prior knowledge, so they're pretty good I think.
Furfuryl Furforate
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Nah the mangaka became depressed and went into treatment for close to a year and since then there's been only a few short updates but that was years ago and it doesn' seem like it will ever continue.
You could actually feel the change in the manga which got pretty depressing towards now the end.
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People who enjoyed Berserk should check out Vinland Saga.
Miura is a very very lonely man. I don't blame him for wanting companionship in the form of idoru tbh.
I started reading on a friday and finished on sunday. Worth it.
Skullknight is the coolest. Only good thing that came out of the movies was seeing him in action.
Oh Skullnight, we'll never know who you are/were. We suspect, but we don't know
Makoto Yuki
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It's a violent manga, I like it, kinda.
GaryGodblood
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I just wish Ken Miura wasn't ill anymore, we'd have more chapters to read
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Griffith is misunderstood.
GRRRRIIIIIIIIIFFIIIIIIIIITH!
One of my favourite manga, but the slow updates really kill it. I hope that I get to see it finished, or Miura appoints a new illustrator to complete the story (if he decides he's done with Berserk).
Haven't seen the movies, but I'll give them a watch. I tend to like what fans seemingly hate (Evangelion 3.33).
Haven't seen the movies, but I'll give them a watch. I tend to like what fans seemingly hate (Evangelion 3.33).
I get that, but I just think it's a weird way for the American publishers to sell it to American audiences. They are the ones who wrote the backside synopsis for the translations, right? I mean, what I'm saying is it's not like decieving, dishonest, or even incorrect technically. It just doesn't seem entirely on point to me. It's a book with graphic depictions of child murder, rape, and mental illness, and they're like "you'll have a wonderfully fun time reading this ultra violent, chaotic, fun madness, you'll be sure to find it gruesomely hilarious." It's not a big deal, I just think it's a little weird, is all.
I enjoyed watching the TV show, minus the intro of course (yeah, I "don't know why" either). Tried watching the newer movie adaptation and was really turned away by the odd CG inclusions. My understanding is that they both cover what is essentially the same content.
There's also a Dreamcast game and an unofficially translated PS2 game.
There's also a Dreamcast game and an unofficially translated PS2 game.
Danny Dudekisser
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Maaaan, the Berserk movies are so bad. What a crushing disappointment.
I'd say it is sort of the same reason people like the Walking Dead or Dark Souls or horror movies, people like inescapably hopeless situations with cool morally questionable protagonists. Thank our Thanatos.
If only Miura was immortal like Araki we would have and eternity of Berserk much like Jojo so far.Oh Skullnight, we'll never know who you are/were. We suspect, but we don't know
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Ah
You're not wrong. I'm sure a few people might have been misled in that case. Makes me think we're sick in head when you put it like that lol.
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It gets very weird, but great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1-015Iy7ls
Hit his tail to get the Drake sword.
Furfuryl Furforate
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there's a couple mangaka drawing in a similar style that do regular updates.
He's too busy with Idolmaster or doesn't know how to proceed the story anymore is the reason Berserk will never finish.
Haunted
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Idlemaster this, Idlemaster that. Miura is still young, he can easily finish the series in his lifetime, if he chooses to. But maybe he's largely moved on. Said his piece, made his money. Drowning in Idols.
Berserk is unfinished, but what is there is among the greatest the medium has ever produced, imo.
Berserk is unfinished, but what is there is among the greatest the medium has ever produced, imo.
R_thanatos
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The PS2 game is better , second best berserk game aside from dragon dogma.
RadioHeadAche
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I'm watching the anime now with only two DVDs left. I also ordered the first manga and plan on watching the films (one's on Netflix, so why not).
I'm loving the anime.
I'm loving the anime.
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I've only seen a Let's Play because loldreamcast but it seemed pretty good. Only a bit frustrating.
I marathoned the original anime one night for like, no apparent reason. I liked a lot of it, but that ending sure was out of nowhere! I understand that the manga is quite different.
Anywho, the one thing I did notice is that, aside from Dark Souls, I'd say Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn take some cues from Berserk. Nothing too huge, just some small stuff like characters being similar. Oh, that and Radiant Dawn Ike is literally Guts.
Anywho, the one thing I did notice is that, aside from Dark Souls, I'd say Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn take some cues from Berserk. Nothing too huge, just some small stuff like characters being similar. Oh, that and Radiant Dawn Ike is literally Guts.
They totally nailed a lot of important scenes though (the ones that were hand drawn at least), and man that ECLIPSE THO
Also I don't think comparing ike to be "literally guts" is a good thing :/
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Read it if you want, but Miura (the author) is dying before it's finished.
Just in design. Character wise, quite different. However, both are pretty much concerned with getting stronger, but that's hardly unique to either of them.
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