KiefbladeMaster
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Ahh, I guess I will have to! I really want to read it. Thanks for the responses.
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Nosferatu Zodd will be playable in Bersek
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Ahh, I guess I will have to! I really want to read it. Thanks for the responses.
Dark Horse is apparently done reprinting the older volumes but the rumor is that they will be releasing all new versions with slightly different covers and updates to small things like translation issues and such. They are doing the same in Japan at the moment but we shall see if it will happen in the US.
Berserk makes Game of Thrones look like Muppet Babies.
Coulomb_Barrier
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I'm reading the Berserk Wiki but will check that out next.
I want to read the manga or watch the anime now. I did watch the first film few years ago but can't really remember much. Seems it gets a lot more interesting.
The original 90s anime never makes it past the Eclipse (Volume 10ish), and is missing a lot from the manga it covers. The new anime is...lol.
Stick to the manga, it's sublime.
Edit: and by "sublime," I really do mean the literary definition of it.
Coulomb_Barrier
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Thanks for the tips, I'll do that.
Going through a comic book/graphic novel renaissance right now. This will fit right into that
JadedWriter
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Corkus' final fight is him motor boating some demon titties.
For the first quarter of the manga that is released so far he isn't in it however he's in it much after a certain point in the third volume however after about Volume 11/12 he's in it non stop. He's also awesome and adds some much needed levity especially with Guts during his Black Swordsman period.
SargerusBR
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No not at all and as the series progresses it gets more high fantasy than staying dark grim fantasy though its still very much apart of the series DNA. Also Puck is one of the reasons its remains light hearted even the most fucked up situations.
Berserk stays a dark fantasy throughout the whole thing (with emphasis on the fantasy part past the golden age), but I'd say it never gets quite as dark as the eclipse or lost children arc so far.
It seems like its covering huge amounts of the manga from the very start up to the early 30's in terms of Volumes.
He's always drawn in both ways but this one is specifically referred to as Chestnut Puck.
And it's usually used when he is being one of apparently many sorts of jackass (he changes his appearance each time his jackassery is themed).
foxuzamaki
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Host Samurai
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Berserk was dark as fuck till it hit the more recent arcs, which give more of a JRPG fantasy kinda vibe. Ganishka was really dark. Most dark arc was probably Tower of Conviction
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Yeah, Tower of Conviction was somethin' else. Oppressive as hell.
I was going to post a picture, but jesus.
Yet the era featuring Ganishka has also some of the lightest bits of humor and peace the series has seen. Also, Kawaii Pope:
Just called around to my local comic book shops and they don't have Volume 1.
Sumio Mondo
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It's going to get really dark again after they get off the island and see what the world has become now...all of those weird creatures running around decimating the population who didn't go to Griffith's kingdom.
CGwizz
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If you want to suffer and your eyes to bleed go watch it...
Cries in fetal position ....
Generally, he's marshmallowy when he's being used as comic relief and drawn in more detail if he's in a more serious scene.
He almost always looks marshmallowy in the more recent volumes because he's usually associated with something more lighthearted.
ASilentProtagonist
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We'll be going this far. So stoked! Now we just need to see playable Neo Band of the Hawk characters.
We'll be going this far. So stoked!
Awwwww yeah! One of my favorite 'awesome moments' in the manga!
meltingparappa
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I don't know if Miura is purposefully trying to be more lighthearted the older he gets, but Guts's highly charismatic current crew is really cruisin' for fatal bruisin' to reestablish Griffith's villainy.
Also wow, this game. Not leaving much material for an inevitable sequel.
Host Samurai
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We'll be going this far. So stoked! Now we just need to see playable Neo Band of the Hawk characters.
Fuck yes. Seems like we are getting almost every arc. Seems like it's going to be a meaty game
We'll be going this far. So stoked! Now we just need to see playable Neo Band of the Hawk characters.
Yeah, I suspected as much when that one screen featured the crocodile Pishaca, but that one slamdunks stuff up to Volume 32. That is a pretty damn wide bit of material to cover.
The Omega Man
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If it goes as far as vol 32 might as well makes it until vol 34 so we can play the climax of that arc
Ordinaryundone
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When he's being serious he's drawn in the more realistic style, otherwise he's the little blob you see in the panels, usually when he's messing with someone or acting a fool.
DrunkShogun
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We'll be going this far. So stoked! Now we just need to see playable Neo Band of the Hawk characters.
Every screenshot is increasing the hype. Show me Rosine and snake baron and we've basically covered all the arcs.
Ordinaryundone
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Manga image for reference:
I always appreciate consistency but, you know, I just never liked Zodd with one horn as opposed to two. It just looks weird.
You can still see it. It's just uh.....trimmed.
SargerusBR
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We'll be going this far. So stoked! Now we just need to see playable Neo Band of the Hawk characters.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
Ordinaryundone
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I know, I just like him with the two big mega horns instead of the short one. Or at least when it's drawn a little longer than that.
Poor guy's head must feel all lopsided.
The Silver
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Zodd won't grow back his horn because it reminds him of Griffith senpai
Dark Horse publishes Berserk in the US and they don't do a ton of reprints. They apparently might be following the Japanese editions and releasing brand new prints of the Volumes with different covers, updated translations (there were no translated sound effects till like 11 volumes in) and I believe some bonus art from Miura.
Aceshighhhh
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I'd be surprised if he isn't in
I've heard the developers talking about how Guts' fighting style, moves and of course armor and weapons change through out the games story which I think is great. They talk about how he gets all his awesome "sub" weapons after
like the throwing knives, cranking Gatling crossbow and of course the arm cannon. However I really want to see what they do with the Berserk Armor because Guts goes from being the ultimate bad ass to a straight up demon killing, monster slaying, acrobatic unstoppable nightmare.
The Eclipse
I think one of my favorite Berserk Armor moments is when
he was using it for the first time and battling the apostles outside of Flora's manor and the one preying mantis Apostle swings and tries to decapitate Guts. Of course the Beast had taken over and it actually bites down on the serrated apostle claw in the "jaws' of the helmet meeting and the rest of the armor
JadedWriter
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Guts: "OK armor, stop already!"
Berserk Armor: "Hurt me more Guts!"
Kerotan Frog
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This thread has delivered on the hilarious Puck moments. Chestnut Puck is why I love him as a character. I would love a Nendroid version of him! Get on it Good Smile!
And while it has been sorta light hearted in the recent chapters of Fantasia, you really do get the feeling Griffith is going to drop the hammer soon on Guts party.
The Millenium arc may not have been as overbearingly oppressive but it still has a dark feel to it when you read between the lines of what Griffith is doing. He is seriously out to fuck up the whole world for what he wants. And the conclusion of that arc was climactic as fuck.
And while it has been sorta light hearted in the recent chapters of Fantasia, you really do get the feeling Griffith is going to drop the hammer soon on Guts party.
Probably as soon as Casca regains her mind and they leave the island.
Mister Wolf
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That better be an extremely difficult quicktime event