Great anime, but leaves you with so many unanswered questions that I don't want to read the manga for
Well, yeah, but I think Manga and Anime combine each other perfectly. The anime delivers a very special atmosphere -very suitable for a samurai scenario!- and high optical quality while the manga delivers the whole story and allows to actually understand what's going on xD
It's different in Berserk sadly, the old anime was somewhat of a waste imo because this stubborn and obvious refusal of showing any animations was really annoying me! Using static images whenever possible... disappointing imo.
Berserk is like the Wheel of Time without a foreseeable end. You could say the same thing of OP I guess, but OP at least pumps out much more chapters per week.
On October 31 2010 03:41 cascades wrote: Berserk is like the Wheel of Time without a foreseeable end. You could say the same thing of OP I guess, but OP at least pumps out much more chapters per week.
At the cost of an unbloody ungory unsexy shounen story
"Just die then... It's so easy... Just cut your wrist with that knife then it will end. You'll be cut off from that horrible thing. Like you may be able to get to heaven... or rather go to hell so you can meet your mom and dad."
how long has this manga been going on for? For it to have 300 chapters is just phenomenal at the pace it's going at now. That's not to say I don't like it though: it's just pretty hard to get into something that drags along so slowly. Maybe the author just doesn't know in which direction he wants to take the story? Because I can't really see an end right now because the balance of powers is Griffith >>> Guts. That, and we truly don't know what Griffith's plan from now on is... just rule the world? Is that it?
On November 01 2010 01:31 Hyperbola wrote: how long has this manga been going on for? For it to have 300 chapters is just phenomenal at the pace it's going at now. That's not to say I don't like it though: it's just pretty hard to get into something that drags along so slowly. Maybe the author just doesn't know in which direction he wants to take the story? Because I can't really see an end right now because the balance of powers is Griffith >>> Guts. That, and we truly don't know what Griffith's plan from now on is... just rule the world? Is that it?
Yes, it's progressing slowly. That's why the series is 21 years old as it started in 1989.
I don't think that this is because of the story. The prequel arc showed that the author perfectly planned for the story of like 15-18 volumes back then already although the manga always progressed slowly, it's not like the current pace was below average ^^ Just compare the optical details though - Berserk delivers a very detailed and realistic style compared to those stories beeing updated weekly such as OP, Bleach, Naruto which mainly consist of very simple line art drawings.
I made some colourings and banners about Berserk over the last time as it has so lovely shots :D Signature banner contest for topic "Blood", some concepts: + Show Spoiler +
Colourisation (each unfinished and still in work) + Show Spoiler +
I love Berserk, it was my first anime, and it's still my favorite one. The manga is just sick, but the long waits for the new chapters can be frustrating. Once a new chapter comes out, it's just bliss, I get sucked in and forget about everything else, and enjoy every panel and page to it's full.
Also, I found these two AMV, which are just ridiculous:
Manga AMV: Dark Tranquility - Wonders at your feet
Anime AMV: Bruce Dickinson - Man of Sorrows Contains some spoilers to the anime... the lyrics fit the anime perfectly, almost as if the song was written for it. A piece of art.
If you watch these two, you'll be already hooked up on Berserk even before watching it. :D
Can't wait for the new anime, I hope it will be great.
Thanks Quirinus, all these Berserk AMVs or rather MMVs are the first ones I can actually enjoy as I'm used to hate that genre of video, but Berserk just is a treasure trove of incredibly epic shots and these MMVs linked here perfectly suit that atmosphere.
EPT
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