Berserk: The Golden Age Arc by Kentaro Miura Manga Review & Reaction | A First-Time Reader's Take
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- Mike talks about the second arc in Kentaro Miura's Berserk with The Golden Age.
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Berserk isn’t just top tier comics or manga, it is literally top tier fiction. The art, the dialogue, the complex interweiving story, brilliantly complex characters, and amazing themes of finding your dream and the will to live even though things are hard. Berserk is the peak of all fiction, and is up there, if not above, things like First Law and A Song of Ice and Fire.
Top of tier of trash still trash
@@user-qn4xu4tq7n Begone troll! You have no power here.
@@IronBridge1781 it's my legit opinion but ight
@@user-qn4xu4tq7n If you consider Berserk as a trash story I am really curious as to what stories you actually find good. What story would suffice as a masterpiece in your eyes?
@@guts1258
In terms of comedy The Amazing World of Gumball (especially past season 2)
Scifi The Road Side Picnic
Fantasy the Bible, Quran, and Torah along side others like Buddhism and Hinduism
The words "Golden Age" never felt the same again after this manga. Great to see you loving this masterpiece.
Most never know its a golden age til its past
the age of fire
I hope that someday Miura's legacy is appreciated by more than just us Manga and Comic fans.
In the country where I'm from his death was reported by a prominent news agency.
It's a small country and the news agency isn't exactly BBC but it still shocked me a lot because anime and manga isn't something people really pay attention to.
I see it as him being that important that someone over here decided that yeah this is news worthy.
maybe one day when we finally get a proper anime adaptation.
*I think Manga in general is veery underappreciated outside us, the fans and lovers of the medium.* A lot of people think that mangas can't be as good as books just for the fact that mangas have drawings, oohh if they knew...🤷♂️
Comics are not that underappreciated, but there are stories that are overshadowed by the superheroe genre like *The Sandman* for example.
@@ivanmladja24 Which country is that? I want to move in there.
He was already appreciated in the classic video game Dark Souls series, that managed to sell world wide and carry his name via homages.
"Guts said Guts' thing."
Best quote.
And I love him for it.
Everything about the Guts and Caska romance is great to me, especially the few panels just before they kiss where they have a realistic awkward interaction. Even the bad part was well done, because it shows Guts having a real moment of weakness where he wants to connect sexually with Caska, but his trauma from being raped by Donovan causes him to break down, and Caska can see how much it hurt him and she understands and just goes in and hugs him, it's so beautiful.
💯
Fantastic video. Berserk is honestly a masterpiece of its genre and a definite must read.
i would take you seriously if it wherent for your fortnite profile pic
@@gregor1923 Same with your Donovan pfp lmfao
@@gregor1923 bruh 💀💀💀💀
Miura was a huge fan of romance anime and manga, the type which “traditionally” (speaking very generally here) was aimed at teenage girls, especially Rose of Versailles. Miura’s influences are pretty obvious, but the way he blends them makes the end result far superior than the sum of its parts. He was a true master
Man said Berserk was a shoujo, Miura was a legend.
When you look at the scene where Guts picks up griffith and holds him it always looks like both are reaching for each other to hold the other...but when you pick more attention to what actually happened...what griffiths condition is and how he looks at guts, you realize...that he wanted to choke him...not hug him. his eyes were full oft hate and guts did not realize this.
this was the most chilling realization for me. it's been weeks and i'm still haunted by it.
Judeau realized it immediately.
He is very perceptive
The irony of this scene is that we never saw Griffith crying about someone but he cried over the loss of Guts when he slept with Charlotte. We never saw Guts crying about someone before this scene. He literally cried him into his eyes. This is just one of dozens of paralells between them.
The demon child u see here, is also present in the black swordsman arc. Check it out, he pops out pretty quick if I remember well.
And you know what, Miura once in an interview said he didn't even plan for that nor casca at the start. Amazing how he connected it.
It was causality :=)
I humbly consider this NOT amazing. I'm only beginning the Conviction arc so obviously I don't want to judge the whole manga too much, but I think something like Attack on Titan is superior to Berserk in this aspect, since the mangaka of AoT planned out a lot of similar things from the very start, while as you've just said in the case of Berserk it's either a good opportunity to connect things or just mere luck. Still everyone who knows both series say that Berserk is "better". Can someone explain this to me?
@@szilveszterforgo8776 Once you've read the entire manga you will see why people say its the best of the best. Aot is good but what really sells berserk for me is the depth of the characters and the world as well as how they develop over the course of the story in a way which no other mangaka really does as well as berserk. Miura did actually have large amounts of the story planned out from the start, just a few things weren't fully fleshed out, much like AOT.
@@szilveszterforgo8776 Attack on Titan doesn't even deserve to be in the same sentence as Berserk.
@@szilveszterforgo8776 Berserk's character development is just another level. I mean, sure, Isayama's planning for AoT is amazing (despite the ending), and Reiner is a GREAT character, but nothing really can compare to what Miura does in Berserk regarding worldbuilding and character development, imo. But it's totally fine if you do think AoT is better. But let's see how this opinion holds when you finish Berserk
3:15 "I can't imagine anybody who's never read this would be interested in a third video on Berserk"
*sinks in chair quietly.*
Ha ha, thanks for watching!
The Lost Children chapter is easily one of my favorite parts of Berserk and I am really looking forward to seeing your review of it.
I just ordered this a couple days ago. Thanks for this review
Hope you enjoy it!
How many volumes did your order?
Did you order off of Amazon? I ordered volume 1 in May and still haven’t gotten my copy yet
@@jokesterr119 You should've at least ordered volumes 1-3.
Just don get carried away by the two main characters , even tho at some point u can relate to them lol especially griffith , thats all my advice
There is some great writing in Golden Age. Especially the relationship between Guts and Griffith and their journey. It's a shame it's not considered as serious literature on account of being a Manga (Even though it should)
@Bradley Puppies If it had a proper anime adaptation it would be respected a lot more.
Yeah, manga is veery undeappreciated outside us, fans and lovers of the medium. A lot of people think that mangas can't be as good as books just because mangas have drawings...😒
@Bradley Puppies it might be as of now. But don't worry, it will be remembered fondly one day due to passage of time.
I find so much happiness and excitement seeing someone describe their experiences with this arc. It never gets old
Watch the 1998 anime , it gives a lot more reference to the manga . Absolutely brings the characters alive only 25 episodes saves you a lot of time
The Golden Age films are also fairly good, despite condensing the story a great deal.
@@GeneraluStelaru they cut too things .
Too much.
@@jagrulez885 still great movies. i rewatch the movies more than the 1998 anime. especially the voice acting and soundtrack is amazing
@@jagrulez885 the 90s anime cut skull knight saving guts at the eclipse. That's where the trilogy beats out the 90s anime.
Berserk is a story where you don´t want your time saved, though. One of the few manga that I wouldn´t recommend binging in any form and no shortcuts!
I choked on my coffee when I heard you were reading Berserk during lunchbreak lol. I can relate - whenever I read manga or graphic novels during break, I don't know why the most questionable/disturbing panels have to pop up when someone I know decide to come by.
Aand, Day 2 of asking Mike to check out Monster.
I read the eclipse at my high school a couple years ago. Boy you have no idea how much I had to look around to avoid an awkward situation.
I got a ways into the Monster anime, but got distracted and dropped it. Haven't attempted to pick it up again.
I work at high school and had this moment back in May. I was using my phone and have a VPN but I definitely panicked lmao
@@homealone5087 you gotta pick it up again, it's great, you can check out the manga, it's better than the anime imo.
Monster is my #2 favorite story. Easy, it's so good
Berserk is my favorite story of all time. Golden Age is a masterpiece, but so is Conviction and the one after that and the rest are VERY close.
Just one important thing. Miura is NOT a writer that sticks to a particular style, he evolves and does so better than any writer I have ever read. Conviction is just as much a masterpiece as Golden Age, but it is different. That is the reason why many people have this feeling Berserk falls off after golden age, because it develops and Berserk is NOT your typical tropy hero story fantasy.
Regarding the anime: the 90s anime is good, the movies are passable and the 2016/2017 anime should not be touched! Not only is the new anime shit CGI, but there were many very bad choices made when it comes to direction and adaptation decisions. It will ruin the manga experience for you if you watch the anime first before the manga.
Agreed, I hate when people say it falls off after the golden age. I absolutely love the golden age but every arc is a masterpiece. And how it all ties in together is absolutely incredible.
Is Conviction the same as Retribution of the Birth Rite? Because I just got past that arc and it was fantastic.
It is the one with moguz
I like lost children to. And it is not just about arcs it is the story as a whole evolves from angry guy killing demons into learning his backstory in the golden age and then conviction we learn about the religion and then the Kushan invades in the next arc.
@@turtleanton6539 yeah and the style changes subtly as well
If you really liked these splash pages I don't know what you will say later... it is hard to imagine but Muira's artwork was constantly getting better and better!
Can't wait till you get to the Cracks in the Blade and A Feeble Flame chapters
I’m always glad to see someone who reads all types of stories from all of the world and appreciates them equally
"I'm not gonna tell you which two kids I'm talking about, but you will feel things!"
Trust me. We know... "You cry a lot when you're alone, don't you Casca?"
😭
While that happen
Some pale dude : " I want a Wings " 🥳🥳
Everything in berserk in earned. That's what really makes it special.
Berserk is a masterpiece.
Ah yes, Floor is made out of floor
@@Cocxy69 😂❤
Miura is a legend for all time. The Golden Age left me in awe.
You need to watch the 90s anime that covers the Golden Age arc, the movies are new and shiny but the 90s series really gives the story the time it needs.
Spoilers:
For me, one of the moments in the Golden Age Arc that brought a tear to my eye was when Guts and Casca made love. That was so poignant and I was just feeling a wave of emotions. I loved the characters, themes, art, and story of Berserk and they are all legendary. RIP Kentaro Miura. You were a genius.
spoiler:
especially when guts had that flash backs of being r*ped and had a breakdown, but casca was there to help comfort him and make him feel loved. i break down in tears everytime i read bc it just hits so hard emotionally. its so beautiful.
The Wounds chapters are my favorite chapters of Berserk. So heartbreaking. Miura outdid himself there.
I cried at Judeau's death and I've cried at his death every other time I've experienced it through rereads and watching adaptations. Judeau was Best Boy!
Yes, Chapter called Wounds. One of the best of Berserk.
Tbh I'm not a fan of sex scenes in general. Not the way they're ordinarily employed anyway. Doesn't matter if its in a movie, if its played seriously or for comedy, hell I'm not even into hentai. It just isn't for me.
...That being said, that scene is so fucking good. The CATHARSIS for both Guts and Casca, having come so far and carried so many burdens, is incredible. Its like for the first time, they both get to be who they really are together. Easily the best sex scene in fiction imo.
Guts mainly talks through his actions, expressions, body language and even his silence says a lot. That is the beauty of it.
Watching your channel turned me from a 1 to 2 books and year reader to an avid reader. Thank you for your great coverage of so many great books and series. I have a long TBR now because of your channel.
I don't think I've ever physically cringed more than when the torturer was explaining in detail what he did to Griffith. I felt so uncomfortable and it was so hard to fall asleep. Everytime I reread that scene I feel the same way. I put myself in Griffiths position and I feel so terrible for it. Yeah great arc, one of my favs.
(I actually do love the lost children arc)
😭
The Golden Age arc deserves a two-part review. I'm happy that you enjoyed it.
So glad you're enjoying this!! The next arcs are equally as good imo, so you're gonna have a blast! Just a heads up, Conviction ends with volume 21 and the Lost Children chapters are actually part of the arc, not a separate one.
Mike, I'm saving your video to my 'watch later' as I'm still reading! (am up to Wounds.)
I'm totally new to Manga, & it was my love of Dark Souls (& FromSoft games generally) that brought me to Berserk. I'd always heard players talking about this Guts fella, & all the references to Berserk in the games, so thought I'd try Berserk. I have a v long way to go with this series, & want to read it quickly, but also v slowly at the same time lol, cause I don't want it to end :'(
Well, let's just say I'm glad I did!!! From the start of the Black Swordsman, I was astounded by the gorgeous artwork, the characters, the world, the sad yet fascinating story....I was just in love.
I've always read a wide range of books, including graphic novels, but am SO, SO glad I decided to give Manga a go. Guts is an astounding character! I'm even thinking of creating a Casca character when I play Elden Ring next January XD
Lots of folks are giving Berserk a try since his unfortunate passing. I now get to be one of those people extremely happy they are giving the series a try.
@@mikesbookreviews So sad isn't it? 😢
I started reading just before Miura's passing, (am slowly collecting the expensive, but oh-so- worth it DEs, which take forever to get to my country) & was v saddened to hear of his death.
I am sure his assistants will do a fantastic job tying the story up for us all.
Bummed about what you mentioned re. Saga, too, as I really liked that graphic novel series 😐
I’ve been following Berserk for a little over a decade and reread it multiple times. Wounds is still some of the best chapters in all of Berserk, hope you’re enjoying it so far!
@@War_Maker It's absolutely astounding!
Confessions & Wounds made me cry. Guts 💖😭
And now I've started to read Junji Ito, too.
Your review makes me nostalgic of how I felt when I first read berserk. This made me happy.
I love how I actually shouted outside loud "LET'S GOOOOOOOO" when I saw the video on my recommend.
Ha ha, hope it met expectations.
@@mikesbookreviews It sure did!
Same 😂
I read the Golden Age and .. Honestly, Guts wasn't mad enough!!
Thanks, Mike, I would like this on a T-shirt now. Enjoyed the hell out of your review, you've prompted me to re-read this series!
I relived reading it for the first time hearing you talk about it, so many emotions. I would also recomend the manga Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue; one of the best art, characters aaaaand coming of age story!! Great video, loved it!
YES!! I just finished reading Vagabond and its instantly in my top 5 right behind Berserk.
As soon as he mentioned he’s a big fan of coming of age stories, both Vagabond and Vinland Saga popped up in my brain right away
The campfire of dreams chapter was when I knew that this would be one of my all time favorites. Also this story imo dosen't translate to other mediums well. Or as well as it should. It would require unlimited budget, resources. The anime films are serviceable but they leave key stuff out. The 90 anime is fine but a bit aged. The 2016 anime is awful. This deserves a proper treatment.
*CLANG*
@@stevemadden3642 lol I was thinking of the iron on iron sound fx
The film trilogy is serviceable? They're terrible as well and almost unwatchable.
The 90s show is actually pretty good and has heart and love put into it with a good score. The old school 90s animation still holds up well in my opinion and is miles better than the films in every way.
@@coleton7048 90's anime has a wonderful score and far to may still frame shots with sound xf in the background. there are a select group of ppl that enjoy the 3 films. Idk why as I suggested, personally I dont feel it translates to other entertainment mediums I think the manga is the very best way to enjoy the story. The movies are league's above the 2016 anime but what isn't?
@@Slayereyez The 90s anime actually feels dramatic and epic and has moments that were powerful enough to make me tear up like I did reading the manga. The 3 films do not have that level of quality to them at all.
I can’t even begin to express how happy I am that you finally were able to read this. The final thoughts section has me punching the air like my sports team has just won a championship or something lol! I’m glad you liked it as much as you did. As someone who’s been reading this series for about 15 years, I was really looking forward to your thoughts and opinions especially with how much you’ve read and consumed to put this series in perspective the way you did makes me extremely happy. Thank you Mike! Looking forward to the future content and arc reviews.
Dude! I’ve been waiting for this!! Great video Mike! I laughed my ass off when I saw the shirt! I was like, he definitely liked what he read lol! Yeah, this arc has everything. I like everything you said, I loved the dark trippy part of the arc. I think you know what I’m saying. It’s like a psychedelic experience lol
*Berserk* is the most amazing story that I’ve ever read, and I’m not even halfway through it (currently at vol 15), the story is beyond amazing. You read the Manga & it’ll have a massive fight scene with extreme violence for 40 pages with very little dialogue, then you’ll have a few pages of the most deep, philosophical dialogue that you’ve ever read.
The art gets better & better as the Manga progresses, he just gets much better as the story continues, if you look at the first few chapters & then skip to volume 15 you’ll see a big change in the art, it’s just amazing. And the best part about this are the deluxe editions, they’re absolutely beautiful, they just make the art look so much better, and my god are the books beautiful, the cover looks like read leather & they look so cool with the red lettering & the brand of sacrifice on each book.
I bought all 7 from *Amazon* and 3 got lost in the post, then because I was waiting so long for them to arrive I was then unable to get the 2nd & 3rd editions, they were sold out. I had to buy & read them digitally them digitally, and they’re still sold out.
But yea I continued to try convince myself that Griffith wasn’t going to transform into Femto, the Eclipse was just heartbreaking, especially the loss of Judeau who I loved, and poor Pippin too. But yea the Eclipse was amazing, I knew it was coming, and was told it was amazing, but even then I still wasn’t prepared for the Eclipse.
But this is the story that I’ve waited my entire life to read, I just wish I got into it sooner, but the one thing that has utterly destroyed me is the death of Maura now means the story is unfinished, which is totally devastating.
"Cant wait to see where Cascas character goes from here"... About that
Hey, the potato grows eventually man
@@stevemadden3642 after 20 years, we finally got her back..
(author dies)
shit
Very sad. But here suffering makes sense and also it is joyful when they heal her
@@ToneSherpa my head cannon is guts and casca forget about revenge and live their lives how they want. The end.
Potato
you should read the manga "monster " next
It’s in the plans.
i hate when people make a big deal of calling manga "comics" it's comics if you want or not, it is a comic book that was drawn by a japanese artist.
It’s not though😂, that’s like saying comics are picture books.
@@dontworry3763 There's functionally no difference between comics and manga.
@@sedeasedeasedea ps4 and Xbox are also “fundamentally” the same yet there are minuscule differences that separate the two. some would include, black and white panels, panels going to left, etc.
@@dontworry3763 none of that is exclusive to manga though
@@dontworry3763 cry about it 😿
You have to be the best reviewer on UA-cam
Wow, thank you.
thank you So MUCH FOR TALKING ABOUT THE ROMANCE, MY GOOOD I HATE INSTA LOVE TOO! THIS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR, ACTUAL CHEMISTRY. THANK YOU
My pleasure.
Cant wait for the Conviction Arc Review!!! And the arc after that!! And after that.... and after...that....
This video is like that feeling when you enjoy something sooo much that you somehow want to transfer your joy of something to another person and through some miracle it actually happens :D
The '97 anime that adapts the Golden Age (and 1 episode for Black Swordsman) is an absolute must-watch. There are some relatively minor deviations from the source material, but the experience is augmented so much by the soundtrack (done by Susumu Hirasawa, who did a lot of the Satoshi Kon soundtracks) and the color.
Love the Golden Age arc for its strong character development, the Guts and Griffith dynamic, philosophy and Shakespearian tragedy. Even the romance is great. Also has some badass medieval warfare.
The Conviction Arc is the most metal story arc in anything I’ve ever experienced. It’s extremely brutal, shocking and depressing but oh so awesome. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts!
I finished Berserk for the first time just a couple days before the news broke of Kentaros death.. I love seeing someone else go through the whirlwind of emotions that I did. Please keep doing these videos.
I follow Berserk since 1997, and it's one of the best review I've seen of my life, well done !
Berserk is huge in France since 2000, Miura knew his biggest fanbase was here so he often made interview for French newspaper only. I am really happy it's exploding worldwide since 2010.
I have a question, you said Berserk is in the TOP 10 best Fantasy comic of all time. I have never found any Fantasy comics which come close to Berserk, can you make a list ? I would love it :)
The lost children arc holds my favorite panels in all of berserk. Guts starts to feels more like a monster than the beasts he's fighting and the chill I get seeing him go into that dark place in his mind is something I've not seen matched in fiction.
You had a great review and we'll though out.
I can't wait for your review of the conviction arc.
Also, to explain the conviction arc is split up into two parts.
In berserk the arcs are technically Sagas .
It's lost children and than another arc that I don't wanna spoil the name that makes up conviction arc
If you like coming of age stories i REALLY recommend the manga "20th Century Boys" by Naoki Urasawa!
Glad you enjoyed brother, berserk is my favourite!
Ah man cant wait to see your reaction to the art in the later arcs, it’s gonna blow your mind
Can't wait to see Mike's reaction when he reads more manga like vinland saga and vagabond
You're in luck, the Griffith monologue part was executed masterfully in the 1997 anime. The music by Susumu Hirasawa is godly and impossibly, elevates this work even further.
Dude I just find it amazing how I just felt the same, I just had to stop for a while after golden age both cause I was perplexed and enjoying it way to much, just so good I don't want it to end
Indeed. It was brilliant.
The climax of the arc is the best I've read ever
If you watch an adaptation, watch the 90s anime first, not the Netflix one. More faithful and the soundtrack is iconic.
I might read berserk now
It’s well worth your time.
Zodd only stopped because he noticed the crimson behilit remember? He actually would have killed both Guts and Griffith in that moment!
I actually thought Conviction improved on alot of my original complaints about golden age even tho I thought both arcs where awesome!!!
Miura's art also reaches its peak during the Conviction arc, imo.
Totally agree
@@Motofreakz I thought his art even peaked past his peak when he went digital with the FOTME and Fantasia arcs.
@@Motofreakz nah man FotME arc has his best art. Volumes 32 and 33 can be in a museum.
Then again, all of Miura’s art is better than 99% of all manga.
@@ssj4rit you forgot volume 34.. has some of the best spreads in all of berserk.
Berserk is basically the golden standard for comic book writing at this point.
No, it is the Platinum Standard, the highest quality.
Late to the party but my absolute favorite thing on UA-cam is watching someone fall in love with something, so glad you enjoyed it!
I'm so happy you are enjoying this. Thank you for diving in. I know it's a tough read emotionally but it's so very worth it. Plz review all chapters in the future. I know I'd love to be there for that.
Damn i cried my eyes out watching this video. I've got my neck nd complete right arm tattooed with berserk. My favorite piece of fiction ever. Nd I would give the world to forget it all nd expierence it from new again, just like you do now.
Love it ❤️
Thank you for checking out the golden age arc, hopefully you'll drop more reviews for the next arcs.
If you're looking for more Mangas to read, I would suggest
Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue
Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda.
Welcome to the anime and manga community, lol.
monster too!
People think I’m joking when I warn them that The Eclipse makes The Red Wedding look like an unfortunate tea party.
loving the reviews and pleased to see how much you love it especially for you first manga, everything about berserk gets better the more you analyze it and look back at things
I watch this video like comfort food
you like horror so I recommend you read junji ito mangas, the king of horror in manga so I recommend you read uzumaki, gyu and hellstar ramina all mangas created by junji ito
Yup , it still disturbs me when ever i see a snail .
I'm doing his Spiral series in October for "Spooky Season"
Junji Ito's artwork is mesmerizing and terrifying yet beautiful all at once. Truly a master of his craft.
I dont feel Uzumaki/Spiral is horror though. It makes me nausea at best, because of the images. Its not scary, but more like.... confusing?
Maybe Chi No Wadachi/A Trail of Blood is more suiting. Although id also say its not a horror, but a thriller.
First of all, words can’t express how much I look forward to seeing you and others getting to experience Berserk for the very first time. I made three playlists all with different types of songs. I was very selective with my song selection, mostly focusing on Susumu Hirasawa songs and exclusive Berserk OST’s from games and anime.
Hearing these songs while reading the manga enhances the experience, however, don’t feel like you always need to have a song playing in the background. Some songs are loops and some are not. Feel free to give me feedback if you prefer long looped songs versus shorter ones as well as the order of the song selection.
If you want to loop a song and are playing it on the computer, right click the video and click “loop”.
I want to ensure that you see this, so I’ll post this on every Berserk video that you’ve made. Thanks again for the content, I look forward to your future videos. - Danel
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All of Griffiths talk of what a true friend means to him, is something he's telling himself as a way to justify his actions and how he treats people he cares about. Thinking of his friends as tools, of justifying the psychologically horrible things he's put himself through for his own ambition, was all denial. He might rationally try and justify these things but then stuff happens to him, like:
He breaks down in front of Casca, after convincing himself it was necessary to be violated by that old man.
After Guts leaves him, he's heartbroken.
He literally says Guts shined brighter than his dream, when he was in the dungeon.
Once they break him out, all he's doing is looking ominously (jealously) at how Guts and Casca are interacting.
The scene during the eclipse, where he's watching his younger self, is literally him allowing himself to slip back into ultimate denial.
This series is one that doesnt care about ratings or feelings. This world is brutal, uncaring, and not too dissimilar from our real world sadly. Miura writes the story and you strap in for the ride. Loving these reviews, thats a seriously wide smile you're wearing. Also yes, i like to space out shows or books if one was amazing so I can continue to think about it and digest it for a few days. Its the reason tv shows that only show a new episode a week have more lasting power than binging a season in 1 or 2 days.
I love The Lost Children. It's possibly my favorite chapter.
Quick fun fact, Femto is a number which is .0000000000000001 which is 15 zeros. The way I see it is a representation of how low Griffith has fallen and how small his humanity is.
U know somebody really likes the story when they have a tshirt lol.
Berserk is my #1 favorite story, golden age arc is my favorite arc, ive read and seen it many times.
Mike next time when you read Berserk please do yourself a favour and listen to Guts's theme from the anime because I guarantee it will make the experience much better,that is the only good part of the anime
Also never ever watch the anime
@@aliturk6692 No offense,but stfu already.
The 90s anime and The golden age arc movies are fine,the only atrocities
are the two seasons of 3D adaptations.
@@a-Stalk3r have you seen the nose on Griffith 😂no one likes any of the Berserk adaptations that is not the 90's one 😂
Not a good idea. I can't listen to Guts' theme anymore without tearing up.
I am so happy you enjoyed the golden age arc! One of my favorites ever! My girlfriend introduced me to your videos and we are both so excited you are checking Berserk (and other manga) out! :)
lost children arc becomes better n better after you finish it and start thinking about it....i ve also read a lot of fantasy/dark fantasy books but i consider berserk to be the best dark fantasy in any media.its extreamly sad that we lost miura so young and the chapter we re left on it can be both "ok" or "wtf is gona happen now..." depending how you see it.i ld love to see "closure" between gutts n casca at least.....
ps ppl said that the "im on a boat" arc was "meh" but thats only cause we waited a long time between chapter releases,now that we can read it in one go it actually is really good!
Cant wait for conviction review, I feel like any moment the upload is gonna drop lol
Read Berserk this year, you perfectly explained everything I loved about it! Real happy to hear such a dazzling review from someone who hasn't read manga before and looking forward to your manga journey (I, too, want to read Vinland Saga but I'm still riding my Berserk high after 3 months 😭.) Side note, if you don't dig any of the anime adaptations (understandable, all adaptations leave out such important things though 97 anime adapted it best) at least listen to some of the Berserk music from Susumu Hirasawa. The music is absolutely amazing, I listened to it while I read a lot and Hirasawa has some epic, otherworldly music. A reaction to Guts' theme in a Berserk Livestream ( if you ever do one ) would be so cool!!!
Cant wait till u get to the fantasia arc
Golden Age arc is THE G.O.A.T. manga arc for me, easily.
I do hope to see a longer talk/stream about this. If any arc deserves it, it's this one. So glad to see you enjoy it and Berserk as a whole. Please do a stream!
Wow where you said that you need to take a break sometimes because you think some stories are too good you have to take time to process them I totallyyyy felt that. People usualy dont understand when I tell them I do the same thing. Its very rare that it happens to me but when it does I know I have found a piece of medium that Im absolutely in love with. I remember when I finished volume 13 of Berserk and I just basically went into silent introspection for days almost lol. I didnt pick up volume 14 until almost a week later. I'm so jealous you're getting to experience this all for the first time! Enjoy it my man.
Your review was awesome, Mike! Golden Age, while not my favorite arc, was such a huge rollercoaster even with the context of Black Swordsman. Griffith, Guts, and Casca are such a fantastic trio, and their dynamic is super well done. Anyway, can’t wait to hear what you think of Conviction-by the by, Lost Children is apart of Conviction.
"Can´t wait to see where Casca goes from here."...
Oh man...
I read all of Berserk in May and June and I initially messed up when reading it by accidentally skipping the entire Black Swordsman arc. So when Griffith showed his true colors, I was completely floored because I had no idea I was already supposed to know he was a main antagonist.
I'll bet that was crushing.
Thats how people who watched 1997 first felt, i thought he was a relatively okay guy untill the eclipse, convinced me otherwise really quickly tho.
Thank you for the review, I'm glad you are enjoying it as much as you are.
Regarding the Conviction arc, I was wondering if you could either have a separate review or just a separate segment for Lost Children when you are doing your review? It's an amazing mini arc reintroducing the Black Swordsman Guts still struggling with his humanity while getting caught up in a small coming of age type story with Jill. I fear if you review Conviction as a whole it might overshadow this smaller arc or you just wouldn't have enough time to truly talk about it.
But you might already have recorded the next review, in which case I'm looking forward to it either way.
Depends on how back heavy Conviction is. I'm still in the middle of it.
This is an excellent video. I also had to stop reading for a bit because I'm enjoying this series so much. My favourite manga and I'm not even close to finishing it.
If you reach to the last chapter Miura did, I personally believe is an excellent and unexpected farewell, lots of questions unanswered but there is a sense of fulfilment that is just very gratifying, at least for me. I'll be watching all of your Berserk videos. Thanks.
What I enjoy about Guts' overpowered nature is that it makes sense to me because of how he grew up. To live in the conditions he lived and fight through all the obstacles he went through is something incredible. The chances that any other human can push through those conditions is so astronomically low that only an overpowered and naturally gifted person could accomplish. Also Guts is so unbelievably strong yet from what we see of Griffith in the Black Swordsman Arc, Griffith dwarfs Guts. It emphasizes how big of a threat and how dominating Griffith's presence is in the story.
Indeed. It’s earned.
Since you mentioned "coming of age" being one of your favourite subgenres of fiction you should definitely read the manga "Mob Psycho 100" by ONE. It's my absolute favourite execution of the theme.
It's hilarious, over the top and absurd but pulls off serious moments effortlessly when it wants to.
I doubt he will like it. The reason people recommended berserk is because it’s the least “anime”.
I will say the third movie for the golden age on netflix is really well done. I recommend any berserk fan to watch that one at least.
Now: "The only problem is that the arc ended"
Later: "The only problem is that the series didn't end"
The 1990s Berserk anime is much better than the Netflix anime adaption imo.
Also the music is fuckin sick
Yeeeessss I've been looking forward to this!