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Gutts sticking his sword into giant vaginaliens and shooting off his cannon inside them...
it's just ain't the same as the old days.
I want to go back to the smaller group of allies, I think the tower of doom arc was my favorite.
this reminds me of Naruto filler episodes...
can we PLEASE get to something relevant soon, Miura? sometime this year, maybe?
Well hopefully we will see rapid releases over the next few months before another 6 month lag.
Berserk 315
shit startin to get real
listen up Miura:
It's nice to hear you're eating more vegetables than ever, I'm happy for you.
but get on with it. unless Gutts and Caska join the ghost crew to travel to elfland, then this means nothing. no matter how much I like ghost captain, this shit needs to get down.
Catching up on this series now...
Volume 34 is the most boring piece of shit I've ever read.
I've been watching this guy just standing there being a demon tree for like 3 fucking chapters now.
I get it! He's big! Move the fuck on!
GUYS!
New chapter in 2 weeks, but that is not all...
new Berserk anime is coming... God exists :eek:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...ject-launching
If this is true I will start attending Church/Mosque/Temple simultaneously every weekend starting now.
Even if the Berserk anime lasts for 5 years it will easily catch up with the manga. How the hell can they finish the series when Miura clearly has no idea where he is going at this point?
Do a season and stop for 2 years then repeat. Hell, so much shit, they can probably do 1 episode per chapter and it still would catch up in no time.
If they did it Ultimate Hellsing OVA style, then they would certainly have plenty of time. If only :(
i think i read somewhere that the new chapter should be out. anyone got a link? :/
Should be 1 more week til the next chapter.
So i just caught up to the manga and here's what i'm thinking:
- I miss berserker Guts, the one who didn't need any armor to just rape and butcher every fucking thing around him and ended up a bloody smiling mess once he was done. I get it, he's got a team now just like during the golden age but this leaves me in a conundrum as i don't want to see any of them die and yet know that's the only way i'll ever get to see berserk incarnate again
- What's with the harem building up around Guts? That's shit I'd expect from moe anime, not really something i think one would look for while reading such a brutal seinen manga
- I'm aware of how weird this sound but i miss the rape, i don't think complete chaos and evil can be achieved without sexual lust leaking all over the place from both man and beast
- I'm thinking that this series is going to become much less enjoyable now that i caught up, i can't even begin to imagine what you guys must have gone through with that unbelievably boring vol. 34. We all knew what was gonna happen, making it visually striking doesn't make up for that fact
316 is up at evil genius
torrent
I think my favorite part was the panel with all the faces looking at guts, it kinda captures what sort of people they are.
I also enjoyed Ishidoro being rejected...
the rest, like crazy super family heirloom protecting the innocent sweet girl, I didn't like as much.
also, Guts goes crazy, and then Guts is stopped by supernatural powers. not my cup of bloody tea.
As much as I hate the wait...the quality of these drawings is just superb and kind of explains the long time inbetween chapters.
Oh, regarding the new chapter, pictures say more than words:
http://nanjakorya.files.wordpress.co.../01/nge_19.jpg
Edit: Oh, and I loved Isidro being heroic and succeeding at it for once. Go Isidrops! :D
Yeah, I also enjoyed the part where Isidro was being heroic, it was quite refreshing, but then gets shut down Schierke haha.
Moonchild seems to be back which will help to bring back Guts' consciousness.
Next chapter released on schedule on the 12th!!
It's kind of sad how we're all so happy for a new chapter coming out like 3 weeks after the last one.
same thing. it's not like any of those will surprise us.
as much as I like bloodfuckin' crazy guts, I don't enjoy all the scenes where he needs to be 'pulled out'.
i like that the armor is rejecting Shierke's attempts to control Gutts. i also like that we've got more Moonchild / Eclipse Baby, because I do think it's going to play some kind of role with the big three and how everything ends up.
i won't be very happy though if Moonchild is simply delegated to "keeping daddy's humanity intact". don't know how many times anime or manga have dealt with the theme of someone keeping their nice, soft human side for the sake of a family member... ugh. especially weak if it's just used as recyclable tension solver where Gutts goes berserker and has to get pulled back in by Schierke, Moonchild, Caska, or some such combination thereof. they could actually milk a cycle like that right up for volumes on end...
I'm new to this section so tell me, what are we thinking about this kid? Looks pretty obvious that it's Guts' and Caska's child, but he was taken over by Griffith so what the hell is he doing here?
I wonder what will become of mermaid girl. At this point i'm guessing either she joins them or she suffers a bloody death. Kinda hoping for the second option too, Guts can't afford any more dead weight.
The berserker needs to make Guts cut one of his new teammates already, that will lead to juicy guilt, which will lead to awesome character development which will ultimately lead to delicious plot.
i like to think that it's more complicated with Moonchild / Eclipse Baby. He was the spirit of the child between Caska and Gutts, but he was raped to death by Griffith (and probably also got his powers from him), so you think he'd be more apt to look out for two and not the one. When he was just a monster he did look after Caska, and seemed to want to help Gutts also.
There's only one scene since the Eclipse where Griffith hasn't been in complete control of everything he wants to be in control of, and that's where he saves Caska. Griffith seems to have absorbed tons and tons of souls, but somehow, this one soul (at least then) was able to control Griffith, even if it was just for a short moment. That, to me, is of big freaking importance, just as Griffith's admitted affection towards Gutts is central to this entire series. If Griffith didn't care about Gutts, Gutts would be dead. Personally, I think it has to do with Griffith being well aware (at the time, but I'm not sure about now) that he had no right to sacrifice Gutts at the Eclipse.
But I have no idea what Miura's gonna do with the Eclipse Baby. I just hope he doesn't fuck it up, because it's one of the few elements of the Eclipse arc that Miura's been using since this ridiculously lazy lack of updating period began.
God, I can't disagree with you more. The second Gutts starts caring about Isidro and all those guys, the sooner this shit is headed for Shounen Jump "And today I learned that strength in battle can come from knowing the importance of friendship" heaping pile of bullshit. I think it should come like the Eclipse, where Gutts suddenly is forced into a situation where he almost HAS TO sacrifice his comrades. Gutts already knows that everyone who hangs around him could die because of his personal history and agenda. Griffith had that too in the Golden Age. But I'd like to think this comes down to more than 'a moral lesson learned' when everything is on the line for Gutts.
they need to get to elfland already. that's all.
once that happens, Guts wouldn't need anyone to look over Caska and he could go back to revenge. rack up some body count and live up to the name "berserker'.
more that that, Elfking can ask Gutts for a sacrifice to heal Caska. it doesn't have to be the same sacrifice as the behilt needed (which would only lead to Inuyasha crap), but it can be a way to get rid of the armor - the power to defeat griffth for the power to save Caska
and then he wouldn't need to keep witch-girl around his neck.
You're assuming shit hasn't been turned upside down over there as well on account of the "weird wind"
Doubtful though, because so many sorcerers and elves live there their magic is more likely to outweigh the spread of Griffith's magic over the whole earth. Griffith was afraid enough of just one witch to send the most elite members of the band of the Hawks to go and kill her.
Then it's possible Griffith already raided the place long ago
I say this because just having an Elf King pop up and heal caska sounds too easy, and TT's theory of requiring a sacrifice doesn't sound like something the good guys would come up with.
Not that it matters all that much, the woman is a rapist magnet so the memories keep come flooding back again and again
I see how Guts would have problems with it from his perspective though
Berserk 317 is out (torrent)
Not that i'm complaining but aren't these a bit too fast? I was told Berserk releases were unsteady as fuck
yeah they are, he usually releases a few chapters (3-5) repeatedly quickly and then takes a few months break, at least that is how it's been for the last couple of years, in the beginning it was more or less on schedule (every 2 weeks 1 chapter) , we can only hope this continues for a long time (or well you at least, me i have lost all hope)
nice chapter and also nice that the next one is coming in 10 days.
Perhaps the fact that we have an Anime coming up, which as been halted only because of Miura's command, is a sign that future chapters will come more frequently.
Berserk 318
Just battle preparations, this time. More Batman Guts- hope the armor doesn't suddenly start becoming domesticated.
What's up with the "Sincere apologies. There will be a short suspension in releases. Publications will resume as soon as manuscripts have been gathered."?
Oh look, my first break. Now i feel i truly belong...
Shall we make bets on how many months this one will take?
Im betting 2-3 months, which seems to have become the norm.
Any idea where I can download the whole batch of chapters? I really don't remember where I left off or half the characters names anymore..
It seems to be 3-4 chapters fairly quickly, a few weeks apart, then nothing for 3-4 months then repeat. Let's say end Feb early March for continuation?
So, I decided to buy the first 20 Volumes of Berserk, and I must say, it's nice to read in a book form rather than on a monitor. Although, the double page are sometimes annoying with the book. But it's good to read the series yet again, I haven't read the start in some time. Always good to see the art overtime and how far Guts has come.
All in all a good purchase.
Does Darkhorse even DO mega-volumes?
Their translations ARE good though. The only way you'd know if there have been any errors/omissions is if you translated the original script yourself, like the peeps on skullknight.net. No blatant foolery or awkward English like the old Hawks scanslations.
I'm very impressed with how Darkhorse have translated Berserk.
bagandscalpel pretty much sums it up with his reply.
Found some good news at SkullKnight.net
"Berserk will be back on April 8th, in YA #8.
There'll be a color page, and the last 4 episodes will be republished as well to provide a quick refresher course."
Should get 4-5 steady releases.
This forum needs a "like" function for great news like this.
i dont know if i should be happy or sad that i actually forgot about berserk since the last chapter.... :(
anyways, great news. now bring on the new berserk-anime too!
Oh hey its the 4 chapters in 4 months time rule. Its like Moore's Law, always comes true.
Come on, you guys, why are you all so impatient?
I mean, we already waited for a couple of years for them to cast-off in a ship, no?
A handful of months should be meaningless to us now.
At this point, i'd be grateful if this series finish sometime before i die of old age.
At 12 chapters a year i'm more concerned about the author's health than anything else
BEHOLD!
Chapter THREE ONE NINE
Looks like Guts is going to tear him up from the inside out. I bet the sea god doesn't have an ordinary, non-magical inside, though.
btw, I'm thinking this has been drawn out so much because the author had to read up and study a lot of fantasy literature before he could create this island. I wonder if we'll be seeing some hobbitses.
I'm not feeling it for the batman Gutts.
and the waiting for the next chapter sure isn't helping.
They had to have some kind of adventure on their way to Elfhelm. And this Sea God thing is more or less there to show Gutts, Schierke, Farnese's new moves.
Yeah, it seems the author didn't know what to do with Elfhelm. But I'd rather have this than Kubo improvisation. I'm hoping once the author figures it out, these things will start coming out like hotcakes.
I only got into Berserk maybe 5-6 years ago, but how fast were chapters coming out originally?
i agree with the "not feeling this guts". I think itīs because previously, Guts was all about "that mere human being that stands up to insanity". now itīs just another super-powered guy, as you see them in any other manga/anime.
hope weīll get a twist regarding guts and his power and the armorīs power soon, something to relativate it all.
I thought the suit more or less just gave him an adrenaline boost and made him feel no pain. Does it give him anything else?
Chapter 320 for your viewing pleasure.
Just waiting for the part when Guts' amused nonchalance becomes something more akin to concern. Guess after tangling with a demonic thundercloud, most other things seem trivial (and Sharkrider acting as the Sea God's mouthpiece does nothing for the severity of the matter).
hm, dunno. it doesnt feel like the author himself is enjoying these current events that much. hope this part of the story is over soon and we can finally get to the elvesī island.
321 at evil genius
It's hard to say, but I'm more excited by Ishidoro vs Pirate rematch than by BatGuts against demon\whale.
Looks like we hare headed toward the end...Isidoro was pretty badass. Hopefully this ends by 2012...
It was good to see Isidoro fight like that, about time he's learnt something with hanging around Guts.
Yeah, after this sea god we should be back at Elfheim.
finally, iīd say. if it wasnt for Isidoro and the cute new girl, itīd be all worthless filler imo. It feels like we havenīt touched the main story in ages....well, maybe because we havent, lol. Griffith? Whoīs that :D
[Evil Genius] Berserk c.323: SendSpace | MediaFire | MegaUpload
wow, haha. nice chapter. But I feel that this new revelation about Isma lowers chances of her becoming a mainstay in Gutīs party.
am I the only one who felt very 'One Piece' from the last pages?
What's "One Piece" about it? Never read One Piece; I feel I'm too far behind.
i guess the mermaid stuff, because One Piece is currently in a fishman / mermaid arc
[Evil Genius] Berserk c.324: SendSpace | MediaFire | MegaUpload
that was a little bit shorter than I'd hoped.
Isma's survival rating is dropping with each chapter
Hm, disappointing. The fact that there are so many merrows now makes it unlikely that Isma might become a main stay to the group. Itīs more likely that sheīll join the merrows at the end of the current event.
Not much to say about Guts. This is probably his most boring battle in the whole series. Seriously, anyone here cares about him slaying this giant thing?
Yeah, I don't think Isma is going to stay either.
I'm just hoping that this is the last battle before Elfhiem.
On that note I don't think Guts has taken out the enemy as yet, and since all these mermaids have come it will be a few more chapters before we see the end of this monster.
Also, with this chapter a break has started, hopefully wont be too long, but I think a minimum of September.
Not the best of news, thought it was interesting, so deciding to share.
Found this at SkullKnight.
You can see the steady decline in chapters being released
YA Release History (source: 2ch.net)
○=YA release with Berserk
x=YA release w/no Berserk
1993 ○○○○x○○○○○○○○○○○○○x○○○○○ 91.7%
1994 ○x○○○○○○○○x○○○○○○○○○○○○x 87.5%
1995 ○○○○○○○○○○x○○○○○○○○x○○○○ 91.7%
1996 ○○x○○○○○○○○○○x○○○○○○○○○○ 91.7%
1997 ○xxx○○○○x○○○○○○x○○○○○○○x 75.0%
1998 ○○○○○○○○○○○x○○x○○○○○○○○○ 91.7%
1999 ○○○○x○○○○○○x○○○○○○x○○○x○ 83.3%
2000 ○○○○○x○○○○○x○○○○○x○○○○○x 83.3%
2001 ○○○○x○○○○○○x○○○○x○○○○○x○ 83.3%
2002 ○○○x○○○○○○x○○○○○x○○○○○x○ 83.3%
2003 ○○○○x○○○○○x○○○○○○○○xx○○○ 83.3%
2004 x○○○x○○○○○○○○xxxx○○○○○○x 70.8%
2005 xx○○○x○○○x○○○x○○○○x○○○xx 66.6%
2006 ○○○○x○○○○x○○○x○○x○xxxxxx 58.3%
2007 x○○○○xx○○xxx○○○xx○○xx○○x 54.2%
2008 xxxx○○○xxx○○xxxxxxxx○○○○ 37.5%
2009 xxxxxxxx○○○○○xxxxx○○○xxx 33.3%
2010 xx○○○xxxxxxx○○○xxxxx○○○x 37.5%
2011 xxxxxxx○○○xx○○○x
Using this as a guide, we might not see a release until October/November.
Its official: Miura will die before we reach Elf Island.
Not only has it declined in quantity but also in quality in the last few years, i think every Berserk fan knew this, but it's sad to see in actual numbers
I decided to pick this manga up and read it from start to where it's currently at story wise, wow hahah what a rush. I really did enjoy the story up to now and I'm kind of sad that I can't sit down and read chapters at a time anymore.
[Evil Genius] Berserk c.325: Direct Download | MediaFire
okay, that chapter gave me a boner, lol.
aaaanyway, weīre getting close to killing that monster, yay. though I found the captain on the ship to be way overly optimistic. To try fighting the sea god, who is several times the size of their ship. lol.
How i've missed that murderous smirk
Well there's no way Isma is joining the group now, not with the mom back in the picture
I really wonder where Miura is going with this... Guts gets weaker and more damaged every time he puts that thing on, he's wasn't a match for any of the 5 Gods when he was in tip top shape, how is he supposed to fight now?
Then the motherfucking elf king can go fight the Gods of death and despair, poor Guts has been through too much already.
I really hope this arc won't end in disappointment.
the moment they reach elf-island Casca should get better. Although I'm 99% sure that elf-king will be kidnapped when they visit the place and has to be freed.
It's been far too long since I've stopped caring about the journey.
That armor is cursed/haunted right? Or it had some foul magic on it or...Od as it was called? That fairy King could purify the armor instead of healing Guts and having him go through the same destruction every time he uses the armor.
The Skull Night described it as an "unyielding fire that never goes out" and the hellhound seems to indicate the armor takes its power from some very dark emotions. It's not that it's cursed, it's just a dangerous magical item. And Ood is just their word for chakra, reiatsu, ki, etc.
Also, this isn't final fantasy bro, i don't think Guts will ever go from a Dark Knight to a Paladin.
Whatever, I think that when they finally reach the elf island, itīs going to be different than what weīre expecting right now. I mean, youīd naturally expect some kind of bright paradise, elves flying around everywhere. But not only would it be kinda boring, we also already got that near the beginning of the Berserk-manga. Remember, these children that turned into fake-elves.
Maybe they reach the island and the elf king is dead and Puk becomes the new one? Or the Elf king is one of the God hand. Something like that. Either way, I expect a surprise.
As for Guts, he really needs a proper "upgrade", though I cannot think of anything that I wouldnīt hate. What made Guts so likeable of a hero was that he was always fighting with human powers. The black armor already kinda put a dent into that concept, but it manages to just slightly bend it, not completely change it. But how can you give Guts more power without saying goodbye to that former concept? Actually, instead of healing Gutsī body or altering the effects of the armor, I could see it getting worse for him. Like, totally abandoning his body and deciding to always stay inside the armor.
I know this is Berserk and everything is a shit world in here, but I think that this can actually end well for Gutts and the readers.
Remove the armor. completely.
it'll even work with the motif of 'protecting Casca' against 'killing Griffith'.
no more armor, no more batman gutts, no more stupid 'OH NO GUTTS IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE EVIL ARMOR AND HE KILLS EVERYTHING!'. It'll even remove the connection he has with Shrieke (little miss witch) that castrates him as a character.
The armor is a necessity. As he was Guts couldn't even be a match for Zodd, so how could he ever hope to compete with Griffith? Given, even at this point i doubt he could even touch him but still... it's a step in the right direction, though a fragile Guts is something i hate to see.