On Miura switching to digital to make the manga panels... I don't know where I heard this but I remember people saying saying Miura was making good progress on Berserk when he initially switched until someone showed him how to zoom in on the pages to add extra detail. This is probably just a community in-joke about how slow releases where & how detailed they were as well.
It's sort of an artist in joke, really. I also make comics and I work traditionally like Miura (though I use different materials than a mangaka). The "addiction to the zoom tool" is a real thing that can happen to traditional artists switching to digital (and just newer artists in general). This definitely introduces a LOT of issues basically and slows your process down a lot. Doing lines pixel by pixel is not good, but also being so zoomed in you lose track of how the picture looks as a whole so things get wonky much easier. It can be an adjustment for traditional artists because we're used to not being able to zoom at all, so when we get a tool that allows us to do it we can go wild abusing it haha.
@@SpellboundSpectre I also find core dark souls and ER gameplay kinda homeage to Berserk too, i mean resting at bonifres and you re loner who goes through dark and sinister world and kills all demons and at the end you dont even get happy end, just some bitter conclusion and you go again. But bonfires are huge too, cause how many awesome scenes are in Berserk that are around campfires or just Guts chilling alone just waiting to be attacked, i love it :)
the amount of disrespect that came from those that pride themselves as true fans of berserk was insane to me. how can you find yourself to be a fan of something you truly love, when as soon as the teacher and author of a work has passed. And now trusts the work to be passed on to those he trusted and taught, now they try to give a proper and as sound of an ending as they can. you mock and put down by comparison to what came before. NO ONE will ever be Miura but why cant you have faith in those he trusted in life to not at least try and give you what he wanted. studio gaga has done great so far and I and many others of the TRUE FANDOM believe in their efforts. R.I.P a legend KENTARO MIURA, and good luck to GAGA and MIORI KOJI.
What? Some of us have been following DR. Miura's manga for 30+ yrs. We know the studio is aggressively straying from his formula. No point in desperately bottom feeding only to aid them in ruining his legacy. That is disrespect. Dr. Kentaro Miura is one of a kind. His true fans know the manga stopped when he died, unfortunately.
@@FlurryJoeI mean you realize that moris work is heavily based off of what miura told him the story should be he didn’t just make it up himself so this is still miuras story
I have a stupid theory: Casca's and Guts destiny was to die in the eclipse, but both of then survive. That means the Moon Child is a product of FREE WILL, a direct enemy of destiny and the God Hand
Yeah he’s Christ, he’s the messiah compared to Griffith’s antichrist. The Biblical theory for Berserk was the only way, Guts cannot be the one to bring peace on Earth, like David who could not build the temple, that will be for his son Solomon, the Christ archtype, The Moonlight Boy. Guts is here instead as Michael, as John the Baptist, as Joseph, as David, as the Jacob the “Struggler.” Another funny parallel is that like King Saul, the antichrist archetype, who hunted down the true King David who had the true lineage of the messiah, Guts is the same (hunted and branded) and if we follow this theory, is the father of the true king and messiah. Only thing is this may mean the moonlight boy may have to sacrifice himself or a portion of himself, as Christ died, he too may.
As the creator of this iceberg, I really love how this video turned out, your editing style is also very good. Keep it up! (Fun Fact, I'm currently planning to do a second version of this iceberg, which has as of now about 60+ more entries and a few improvements)
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Something to lighten to mood when talking about Berserk, When Kentaro Miura died the thread on /a/ mourning his death was made & a user decided to post ragebait so a Janny did the only funny thing I have seen a Janny do and banned the user for an entire boat arc (8 years) which sent me into a bout of hysterics for a while.
Guts won't use the behelit to upgrade the Dragonslayer, he won't need to. Griffith is slowly losing control over the body as the moonlight boy grows more powerful. The body has also been infected with byrates from the Dragonslayer and will continuously build up madness like Ganishka. Griffith is not a physical being, he is exclusively an astral body and he possesses the body like Schierke does Guts dead eye. People make the mistake that they think Guts and Skull knight are parallel when in reality Griffith and Gaiseric are the parallel. This is pointed out to us when Charlotte tells the history of Midland. King from no where, unbeatable in battle, becomes king, goes mad, his old rival/ friend gets revenge and resets the world. Guts will be given that chance with his behelit and it will transform to become special like the egg of the king, but it's opposite. Instead of unbelievable suffering creating despair and transforming into the Godhand it will be something akin to hope (though much less cheesy) and Daemons like Flora transformed into. It's also worth mentioning that Void is an element in Japanese mythos, I'll call it Kū. The Godhand are aspects of the 5 elements, Slan fire, Conrad earth, ubik water, Void kū and Femto Air. We've seen the 4 cardinal kings but not one for the aspect of kū, that's what the moonlight boy is growing into. If there is a battle at the end he will be the deciding factor more than any other.
For the Behelit itself, given how possessive he is over it, I think it's Puck's, and so he'll try to use it if anyone. That will be a disaster that will either narrowly be averted, or he will be the foundation for the next Godhand, deposing the current ones and allowing Guts and Skull Knight their vengeance.
I spoke with Kaiji Tang at a convention a couple years back and asked about his experience voicing Guts in the 2016 anime. He said the animation wasn’t even close to finished when he was voicing his role and the characters were represented by basic 3D shapes. Absolutely insane stuff lmao.
My all time favourite berserk meme was a comment I read not long after Miura’s death. > Spent years on the boat 😒 > They finally get to the island 😊 > Author dies 😢 > They get back on the fucking boat 💀
PoV: You're not a Berserk Fan or Reader, but you came to this Video cuz you felt like it was gonna blow up. You come in as a complete Ignorant, and come out a Scholar of Berserk.
51:06 I also think it’s kinda disrespectful to Miura’s memory to not want to see Berserk finished. The man wanted Mori to finish what he started, he knows what’s gonna happen (allegedly), and is doing his best to tell that story in the most adequate way possible. It would be a disservice to Miura’s life, work, and legacy to refuse to see what he worked on his entire life til the end
As far as im aware the story boarding for Berserk (1997) excluded content that would prevent it from being its own complete story, such as the skull knight. They wanted it to encapsulate that story arc and not leave the viewer wondering what happens next.
I heard somewhere that berserk 97 actually had a bigger budget and the studio cut budget from other projects to work on berserk , I think it's more dialogue heavy with more still frames is because it's literally impossible for them to animate a 100 horses in the background or the insane detail of kentaro miura also the focus on dialogue scenes helps in character development soo much
1:02:20 you should also have mentioned the Band "Beast in Black", many of their songs are about Berserk, especially in the first album like Beast in Black, Zodd the Immortal, The Fifth Angel and many more! They are awesome!
in their most recent Third Album "Dark Connection", To the Last Drop of Blood is about Skull Knight and Broken Survivors about Guts and Caska, even with Offical Band Videos showing of Berserk Artwork
There’s one more thing that I don’t know why people don’t talk much about. When Wynand dies, the spirits leave the body of his apostle form, as if they were shaping it, until he returns to a state similar to that of a human. When Griffith is becoming Femto, he mentions being aware of the feelings of the partners he sacrificed. In seems that the bodies of the Apostles are formed by the souls of the people they sacrificed and who are trapped inside them. If this is true, the souls of the members of the Band of the Hawk are trapped with Griffith.
10:00 Not only is there a whole collection of outtakes, but someone made an entire video with every single blooper for every episode of the 1997 running. Anywho that's how I watched the entirety of Berserk for the first time.
Loving the video so far, not sure if this is mentioned at some point (still watching at this moment as I type this) But something I found cool is the arc “Falcon of the Millenium Empire” is made up of the letters F, E, M, T, and O rearranged
I personally think Miura’s digital art is fantastic, the elf island pages are some of the densest with detail and most beautiful pages in the manga. the art probably peaks for me at the climax of FOTME
Praying this blows you up you deserve it so much dude the amount of effort into researching and recording iceberg videos are insane and I hope to see more berserk stuff from you too in the future. Good luck man!!
Great iceberg! Well presented information, good voice, no annoying bits/sounds. Despite what people say, editing thus kind of video is no easy task! Great job!
I believe the name "Femto" originates from "femte," which is the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish word for "fifth." It could also derive from "femmta/femmti," which is Icelandic for the same.
The Dragonslayer is already upgraded. Before, it was a blade that existed in our world but had a foot in the next layer (interstice) from fighting other world forces, but since the scene where Skull Knight tried to strike Griffith at the world tree, the world of Berserk is now more in the interstice layer than before, meaning the Dragonslayer would have more power since the “window has shifted.” Just my theory.
I'd heard about Berserk for the last 7 or 8 years but never checked it out. I just watched Berserk 1997 and it was one of the greatest things I've ever seen. amazing characters, narrative, and each still is a work of art in itself. I could barely watch for all the times I had to cap screens and organize them into my Art Inspo folder.
Lord Schnoz is a God amongst men. Everyone in the world of Berserk should accept Schnoz as their new god. My favorite part is when he says, "it's Schnozin time."
I have one thing to point out. Tone wise it hasn't changed much from the day Guts realized Casca's all he got left to save, sure there's a tiny bit less brutality as it was in the chapters prior. They did remind us during Elfhelm with the dreamscape of Casca being that of the Eclipse and what broke her. Since then with the continuation I think more so that with the author gone and enough notes to complete the story, right now they are regaining their footing. Which is timed pretty well considering what happened. Quite an interesting dive into Berserk, a lot that I've known about but a few that were new but also freshly informative. Before even reading Berserk myself, I always had an impression that it was about a warrior struggling with humanity in some aspect with a lot of dark themes that weren't to be treaded lightly. ALSO ALSO, there is a video I am surprised you weren't aware of with this one loser who made the actual argument that "Casca liked it" as well as several people who argue unironically that Griffith not only: "did nothing wrong" but was also a victim. A victim who was, if memory serves, interacting with a higher being or something. Like this avid defender of Griffith was almost fetishistic (good luck pronouncing that word on the first try). Berserk's dark in nature but has a lot of interesting things to discuss even if right now many are torn on their sides about its direction. It is hands down the greatest story period. Almost finished watching the video. Though it does remind me just how maddening the response from the hardcore fans that they distrusted with such vitriol be the SAME MAN who directed and helped Kentaro directly with the Eclipse. The most shocking event in Berserk and what ultimately got so many invested in its story. Some stupidly think that it peaked at the Eclipse or think it should've ended then and there. But the last thing to say is that... I am surprised there are a lot more fan animations out there than what had been popularly spread out. Pretty decent video even if some pronunciations of terms are a bit different than what I'm used to.
Ha peaked at the eclipse some people are just you know 😂 what a lie and should’ve ended like why would you end a story like that some people just don’t need to write stories and it shows
@@yungcancer3389 I am a little confused by your words, but I get the gist of it. Some people just aren't built to tell stories nor are capable of writing them. I'm just thankful someone like Shankar (of Netflix Castlevania) has not gotten their grubby hands on it.
I like the theory that void is the 5th element in a Japanese spiritual system that a different channel discussed, and that the original god hand had some kind of elemental connection before the current god hand, his ritual sets in place the 5 finger godhand and sets in motion the idea of evils plan
Disappointed that Sichlitt was not mentioned in the iceberg, especially around the “Griffith did nothing wrong” area. Dude is the biggest goober in the Berserk fandom whether he’s rage-baiting or not (he DEFINITELY is).
Back in 2022 I started reading this Manga Series. It not only changed the way I view Story, Characters, World-building, etc but it also influenced my art in some way too. I wish that I decided to read this Manga a lot sooner, especially before the author had unfortunately passed away. Even after I finished reading the Manga back in 2022 which only took me a couple of weeks to a month because I could not set the book down. I got into other Manga's such as Vagabond, Vinland Saga, Sun Ken Rock, The Climber, and so much more. Again, the way that this book influenced me in a way is incredible. I'd definitely recommend this series to anyone who likes Dark Fantasy or a story with heavier themes. Rest in Piece to a King, God be with him
Lmao i remember the memes at the time and the rejoicing when they “finally got off that fucking boat” or “they escaped the boat! the most powerful villain in berserk,” it was tough times but the community was so fun
"The black swordsman arc anime is coming out in 2025...aaand they got shut down." Bruh you shouldve just cut that part out i went through all 5 stages of grief in about 3 seconds 😭
1:03:21 This is such a non-issue. This doesn’t just apply to Berserk, but rather any form of animation / drawing. Not only does it take time to create unique designs for non-important characters, but it also removes the visual attraction of the main characters. The main characters having the most unique and distinct designs is what makes a main / supporting characters. It’s pretty much an unwritten rule in character design
1:04:29 There is a legit argument to this because in the Movie/Memorial anime of Berserk at this same scene where the apostles are showing off Guts' dead comrades to him, you will see in a specific shot there are heads on spikes and one of the heads has a yellow ponytail. There's only one character we know that fits that description.
This series holds a special place in my heart. I heard of Gut’s theme in memes but my friend would introduce me into it through the movies, I remember laughing out loud how goofy the CGI looked, when we got to the eclipse part I kept telling to “turn it off!”. But it wouldn’t be a year later that I actually read Berserk, sometimes I forget I have the first Volume of the thick books in my closet I got as a gift from my brother in law. I fell in love with this series and seeing chibi Puck makes me so happy :) 2:19am Sept 27 24 Friday
@@MonoManiaYT LIAR! YOU LEFT ME TO RETAIN MY SEMEN WHEN ALL I ASKED OF YOU IS TO GIVE ME WHAT YOU PROMISED ME! A PROPER GOON SESH! IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK? BUT I WONT GIVE UP MY DREAM. I WILL FIND THE SOURCE, YOU WILLING IT OR NOT. MARK MY WORDS, MONOMANIA. I WILL FIND THE SOURCE, AND WHEN I DO. I WILL EDGE TO IT. AND I WONT STOP EDGING UNTIL I FIND YOU, AND WHEN I FIND YOU ILL RELEASE MY 80 DAY EDGING STREAK ON YOUR FACE.
I think Femto’s media reference isn’t in his name but in his appearance. Check out Phantom of the Paradise, it’s a glam rock musical film from the mid 70s
people expecting Guts' theme to be brutal and more hectic never made sense to me. Guts is stoic 99% of the time, him flipping out is a rare occurrence.
The demon tail thing is just his thing for carrying sword, you can see it on some other panels, before having a dragonslayer he used that kind of thing for carrying swords.
17:09 It’s pretty obvious that most Berserk characters are White, since the series clearly takes place in a Late Medieval/ Early Modern European type setting. The series itself takes place in Europe as we’ve seen in the manga and Midland is called Midland because it’s located in the middle of the continent, so basically Poland/ East Germany area.
Studio Eclypse is a Patreon scam. They don't have a team and don't credit their artists. They pay individual animators to make scenes for trailers and clips (explaining their wild artstyle shifts) and make fake WIP shots. Their Patreon has consisted solely of fanart since the trailer dropped aside from some WIPs for shots already in the trailer.
I think studios are waiting for Berserk to be finished before they jump the gun to produce it. Knowing that the fanbase will expect a lot from it I also want to wait for Berserk to be animated but please not for a long time 😂
No mention of Kingdom Death Monster? It's basically Berserk the boardgame and literally features Guts as a character under the pseudonym 'Honourable Berserker'. Everything from themes to monster design takes heavy inspiration from Berserk. More than Elden Ring I'd say. Fantastic game.
29:10 I don't really think this theory got dunked on too hard. Skull knight isn't literally guts from the future, but it was revealed that skull knight also experienced an eclipse, and guts sees his memory it. Guts literally says "is he the same as me?" after seeing it.
I have not read Berserk yet. Only watched the golden arc Trilogy and the remastered anime, also seen some of the 1997 episodes. I really enjoyed this video and your style of editing, you also have a way of speech/english that is understandable without subtitles, unlike many other people from similar videos i have heard of. I plan to starting Berserk soon, i am glad i had a further motivation to do so. Still i wanna congratulate you on your job well done and i hope you get way more views. P.S. Just to add to the shitpost, i believe the ending of Berserk could be one ironic twist of fate where Casca ascends into becoming an angel and fucks Guts in front of some defeated and powerless Griffith.
I think that the guts is Zodd's descendent theory kind of works if you take it as Guts is from when Zodd was a human before becoming an apostle and Guts comes from some point down the family tree not directly as a son.
"i just wanna keep fighting untill the voices stop"
guts was a real one on that
On Miura switching to digital to make the manga panels... I don't know where I heard this but I remember people saying saying Miura was making good progress on Berserk when he initially switched until someone showed him how to zoom in on the pages to add extra detail. This is probably just a community in-joke about how slow releases where & how detailed they were as well.
Lol yeah I read that he would edit it pixel by pixel when they made the switch to digital which if thats true it isnt suprising!
Nah, it was a legit problem as others have mentioned he would go pixel by pixel for perfect lines
I wasn't a fan of a lot of the character designs in the digital age, but I'll be damned if his backgrounds weren't amazing.
Yeah, but it's a good one.
It's sort of an artist in joke, really. I also make comics and I work traditionally like Miura (though I use different materials than a mangaka). The "addiction to the zoom tool" is a real thing that can happen to traditional artists switching to digital (and just newer artists in general). This definitely introduces a LOT of issues basically and slows your process down a lot. Doing lines pixel by pixel is not good, but also being so zoomed in you lose track of how the picture looks as a whole so things get wonky much easier. It can be an adjustment for traditional artists because we're used to not being able to zoom at all, so when we get a tool that allows us to do it we can go wild abusing it haha.
There’s actually a number of “hill of swords” type sites in Elden Ring. As you later say, From Soft loves Berserk and paid tons of homage to the GOAT
Every berserk reference i know of in ds/er:
Darkwraiths
Greatsword
Darksign
The “old ones”
Miquellas clan
Sword memorials
What theyre based on:
Skull knight
Gut’s dragonslayer sword
The curse mark/ eclipse
God hand
Band of the hawk
Sword thingies
There is a Hill of swords in real life, Didgori Battle Memorial From Tbilisi, Georgia
@@SpellboundSpectre I also find core dark souls and ER gameplay kinda homeage to Berserk too, i mean resting at bonifres and you re loner who goes through dark and sinister world and kills all demons and at the end you dont even get happy end, just some bitter conclusion and you go again. But bonfires are huge too, cause how many awesome scenes are in Berserk that are around campfires or just Guts chilling alone just waiting to be attacked, i love it :)
Elden ring is miserable
I can’t get enough of Berserk. So this was the perfect video for me to learn new things I never knew about. Awesome stuff.
Glad you enjoyed man!
the amount of disrespect that came from those that pride themselves as true fans of berserk was insane to me. how can you find yourself to be a fan of something you truly love, when as soon as the teacher and author of a work has passed. And now trusts the work to be passed on to those he trusted and taught, now they try to give a proper and as sound of an ending as they can. you mock and put down by comparison to what came before. NO ONE will ever be Miura but why cant you have faith in those he trusted in life to not at least try and give you what he wanted. studio gaga has done great so far and I and many others of the TRUE FANDOM believe in their efforts. R.I.P a legend KENTARO MIURA, and good luck to GAGA and MIORI KOJI.
Thats a good way to put it. If people are truly fans of Miura then they will respect his decisions
Bro skipped me in the iceberg! Fucker
What? Some of us have been following DR. Miura's manga for 30+ yrs. We know the studio is aggressively straying from his formula. No point in desperately bottom feeding only to aid them in ruining his legacy. That is disrespect. Dr. Kentaro Miura is one of a kind. His true fans know the manga stopped when he died, unfortunately.
@@FlurryJoeI mean you realize that moris work is heavily based off of what miura told him the story should be he didn’t just make it up himself so this is still miuras story
@@FlurryJoeYou realize that the current team is basically writing how Miura wanted the series to go right? Like what are you on about?
I have a stupid theory:
Casca's and Guts destiny was to die in the eclipse, but both of then survive. That means the Moon Child is a product of FREE WILL, a direct enemy of destiny and the God Hand
No no no, imma let you cook. You serving up a real gourmet dish with this theory. I never thought of it that way
This aint stupid
Yeah he’s Christ, he’s the messiah compared to Griffith’s antichrist. The Biblical theory for Berserk was the only way, Guts cannot be the one to bring peace on Earth, like David who could not build the temple, that will be for his son Solomon, the Christ archtype, The Moonlight Boy. Guts is here instead as Michael, as John the Baptist, as Joseph, as David, as the Jacob the “Struggler.” Another funny parallel is that like King Saul, the antichrist archetype, who hunted down the true King David who had the true lineage of the messiah, Guts is the same (hunted and branded) and if we follow this theory, is the father of the true king and messiah.
Only thing is this may mean the moonlight boy may have to sacrifice himself or a portion of himself, as Christ died, he too may.
@@MrMegadipper Very intriguing
@@NeverAlone391 yeah I’m working on a “Biblical Theory” of Berserk video. Considering it’s influences from Devilman, it can’t be TOO far off.
I LITERALLY GRADUATED HIGHSCHOOL AND COLLEGE BEFORE GUTS GOT OFF OF THE SEAHORSE.😫😫😫😫
As the creator of this iceberg, I really love how this video turned out, your editing style is also very good. Keep it up!
(Fun Fact, I'm currently planning to do a second version of this iceberg, which has as of now about 60+ more entries and a few improvements)
Thank you! and ill for sure have to check that out and maybe make a updated version
Mine is better 😕
@@Sichlittyour not the main character lil bro
@@joshbeckett9255 you’ll see
@@Sichlittwho are you
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Something to lighten to mood when talking about Berserk,
When Kentaro Miura died the thread on /a/ mourning his death was made & a user decided to post ragebait so a Janny did the only funny thing I have seen a Janny do and banned the user for an entire boat arc (8 years) which sent me into a bout of hysterics for a while.
That's a very /a/ thing to do, because unlike Reddit fans they actually Berserk pre-boat.
@@localneo-graphic4647 Why does it matter when someone got into berserk? This type of gatekeeping is so lame
@@theketaminekid1241It's not gatekeeping it's a brotherhood born out of pain and suffering.
@@theketaminekid1241 nah gatekeeping is cool, go cry somewhere else
@theketaminekid1241 gatekeeping is Based. Go back to your flavor of the month trash. Jjk or something, right?
Guts won't use the behelit to upgrade the Dragonslayer, he won't need to. Griffith is slowly losing control over the body as the moonlight boy grows more powerful. The body has also been infected with byrates from the Dragonslayer and will continuously build up madness like Ganishka. Griffith is not a physical being, he is exclusively an astral body and he possesses the body like Schierke does Guts dead eye.
People make the mistake that they think Guts and Skull knight are parallel when in reality Griffith and Gaiseric are the parallel. This is pointed out to us when Charlotte tells the history of Midland. King from no where, unbeatable in battle, becomes king, goes mad, his old rival/ friend gets revenge and resets the world.
Guts will be given that chance with his behelit and it will transform to become special like the egg of the king, but it's opposite. Instead of unbelievable suffering creating despair and transforming into the Godhand it will be something akin to hope (though much less cheesy) and Daemons like Flora transformed into.
It's also worth mentioning that Void is an element in Japanese mythos, I'll call it Kū. The Godhand are aspects of the 5 elements, Slan fire, Conrad earth, ubik water, Void kū and Femto Air. We've seen the 4 cardinal kings but not one for the aspect of kū, that's what the moonlight boy is growing into. If there is a battle at the end he will be the deciding factor more than any other.
Thank you for the info! I agree with your moonlight boy take for sure
Hey man what are the byrates?
For the Behelit itself, given how possessive he is over it, I think it's Puck's, and so he'll try to use it if anyone. That will be a disaster that will either narrowly be averted, or he will be the foundation for the next Godhand, deposing the current ones and allowing Guts and Skull Knight their vengeance.
Griffith is NOT losing control dude. What are you talking about?
i could see it. maybe the requirements for guts egg are to sacrifice himself instead of others.
I spoke with Kaiji Tang at a convention a couple years back and asked about his experience voicing Guts in the 2016 anime. He said the animation wasn’t even close to finished when he was voicing his role and the characters were represented by basic 3D shapes. Absolutely insane stuff lmao.
My all time favourite berserk meme was a comment I read not long after Miura’s death.
> Spent years on the boat 😒
> They finally get to the island 😊
> Author dies 😢
> They get back on the fucking boat 💀
Thanks for making a Berserk Iceberg! Really rare!
No problem bro!
PoV: You're not a Berserk Fan or Reader, but you came to this Video cuz you felt like it was gonna blow up. You come in as a complete Ignorant, and come out a Scholar of Berserk.
Glad I could put someone onto this masterpiece lol
The fact that I knew about 98% of what was said kind of…..concerns me.
why lol
Same lol
51:06 I also think it’s kinda disrespectful to Miura’s memory to not want to see Berserk finished. The man wanted Mori to finish what he started, he knows what’s gonna happen (allegedly), and is doing his best to tell that story in the most adequate way possible. It would be a disservice to Miura’s life, work, and legacy to refuse to see what he worked on his entire life til the end
I completely agree man
As someone who just recently got into Berserk (through Fear & Hunger actually), I love this iceberg. It gives some really awesome additional insight.
Ah, a fellow Fear&Hunger Person xD It was also my reason why I ended up here now. 🤣👍🏻
@noalunara8461 yeah, I wanted to know why Streamers always compared LeGarde to Griffith. XD
@@jay_vali Funny, because that was my reason as well xD I read that Le'garde was inspired by Griffith and wanted to know the parallels between them
As far as im aware the story boarding for Berserk (1997) excluded content that would prevent it from being its own complete story, such as the skull knight. They wanted it to encapsulate that story arc and not leave the viewer wondering what happens next.
I heard somewhere that berserk 97 actually had a bigger budget and the studio cut budget from other projects to work on berserk , I think it's more dialogue heavy with more still frames is because it's literally impossible for them to animate a 100 horses in the background or the insane detail of kentaro miura also the focus on dialogue scenes helps in character development soo much
The band of the hawk tuah.... I can't this any more.
your brain is fried my nigga
Griffith ain’t a hawk, he a hawk tuah, and casca gave guts that ha- yeah no im done
1:02:20 you should also have mentioned the Band "Beast in Black", many of their songs are about Berserk, especially in the first album like Beast in Black, Zodd the Immortal, The Fifth Angel and many more! They are awesome!
in their most recent Third Album "Dark Connection", To the Last Drop of Blood is about Skull Knight and Broken Survivors about Guts and Caska, even with Offical Band Videos showing of Berserk Artwork
THANK YOU
There’s one more thing that I don’t know why people don’t talk much about. When Wynand dies, the spirits leave the body of his apostle form, as if they were shaping it, until he returns to a state similar to that of a human. When Griffith is becoming Femto, he mentions being aware of the feelings of the partners he sacrificed. In seems that the bodies of the Apostles are formed by the souls of the people they sacrificed and who are trapped inside them. If this is true, the souls of the members of the Band of the Hawk are trapped with Griffith.
That was an amazing video. Great job
Thank you!
10:00 Not only is there a whole collection of outtakes, but someone made an entire video with every single blooper for every episode of the 1997 running.
Anywho that's how I watched the entirety of Berserk for the first time.
Every time i see berserk related art, content etc. It feels like opening a wound over and over and over again.
Great watch. Also that Elden Ring new item sound effect is just ❤
Soothing to the ears. Glad you enjoyed
Yo the real most cursed shit is that full eclipse tattoo, what the actual fuck bruh, say goodbye to your job and life bro😭😭😭
This is the type of vid I heavilly fw, keep up the peak content!🗣🔥
I got you man! glad you enjoyed!
I was struggling to decide which berserk iceberg to pick to watch, but the title said this the ultimate one so here I am
Hope you enjoyed
@@MonoManiaYT I did! It was very informative and I enjoyed it a lot. Great video!
Loving the video so far, not sure if this is mentioned at some point (still watching at this moment as I type this)
But something I found cool is the arc “Falcon of the Millenium Empire” is made up of the letters F, E, M, T, and O rearranged
I personally think Miura’s digital art is fantastic, the elf island pages are some of the densest with detail and most beautiful pages in the manga. the art probably peaks for me at the climax of FOTME
FOTME for sure has some insane art. and I agree I think its just a acquired taste for the digital art.
Praying this blows you up you deserve it so much dude the amount of effort into researching and recording iceberg videos are insane and I hope to see more berserk stuff from you too in the future. Good luck man!!
Thank you it means alot bro! Glad you enjoyed!
Great iceberg! Well presented information, good voice, no annoying bits/sounds.
Despite what people say, editing thus kind of video is no easy task!
Great job!
I appreciate it a ton man! This is my longest video and yea the editing process took a while lol
@@MonoManiaYT learn to pronounce words you sound like a fucking moron
I believe the name "Femto" originates from "femte," which is the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish word for "fifth." It could also derive from "femmta/femmti," which is Icelandic for the same.
That is also possible for sure!
It's also a unit of measurement in science for time I believe
Bro i thought this was going to be an extremely popular video but im surprised how little vews this has. Keep it up
I appreciate it man! I got you!
I fucking love this. So well made and executed it’s amazing
"Ludwig's theme goes totally hard.".
That is why I set it to my permanent ringtone. One of my favorite bosses to fight! Brilliant!
This was a very good video, I just watched this after I watched the 1997 Berserk
The Dragonslayer is already upgraded. Before, it was a blade that existed in our world but had a foot in the next layer (interstice) from fighting other world forces, but since the scene where Skull Knight tried to strike Griffith at the world tree, the world of Berserk is now more in the interstice layer than before, meaning the Dragonslayer would have more power since the “window has shifted.” Just my theory.
I think you're right. I meant more so a immediate upgrade that will allow him to maybe gut Griffith
He was able to cut a piece of hair from Griffith head so yea
Great video, thank you for doing it!
No problem! Glad you enjoyed
I'd heard about Berserk for the last 7 or 8 years but never checked it out. I just watched Berserk 1997 and it was one of the greatest things I've ever seen. amazing characters, narrative, and each still is a work of art in itself. I could barely watch for all the times I had to cap screens and organize them into my Art Inspo folder.
I'd say AllinAll is more known for his elderscrolls stuff. but yes he does some side berserk stuff tpp.
When you say that avenging his mother is generic, keep in mind that all the examples you gave of the same trope came out after berserk.
15:38 puck is feeling true happiness right there man 😭
Great video man👍
Lord Schnoz is a God amongst men. Everyone in the world of Berserk should accept Schnoz as their new god. My favorite part is when he says, "it's Schnozin time."
I have one thing to point out. Tone wise it hasn't changed much from the day Guts realized Casca's all he got left to save, sure there's a tiny bit less brutality as it was in the chapters prior. They did remind us during Elfhelm with the dreamscape of Casca being that of the Eclipse and what broke her. Since then with the continuation I think more so that with the author gone and enough notes to complete the story, right now they are regaining their footing. Which is timed pretty well considering what happened. Quite an interesting dive into Berserk, a lot that I've known about but a few that were new but also freshly informative. Before even reading Berserk myself, I always had an impression that it was about a warrior struggling with humanity in some aspect with a lot of dark themes that weren't to be treaded lightly. ALSO ALSO, there is a video I am surprised you weren't aware of with this one loser who made the actual argument that "Casca liked it" as well as several people who argue unironically that Griffith not only: "did nothing wrong" but was also a victim. A victim who was, if memory serves, interacting with a higher being or something. Like this avid defender of Griffith was almost fetishistic (good luck pronouncing that word on the first try). Berserk's dark in nature but has a lot of interesting things to discuss even if right now many are torn on their sides about its direction. It is hands down the greatest story period. Almost finished watching the video. Though it does remind me just how maddening the response from the hardcore fans that they distrusted with such vitriol be the SAME MAN who directed and helped Kentaro directly with the Eclipse. The most shocking event in Berserk and what ultimately got so many invested in its story. Some stupidly think that it peaked at the Eclipse or think it should've ended then and there. But the last thing to say is that... I am surprised there are a lot more fan animations out there than what had been popularly spread out. Pretty decent video even if some pronunciations of terms are a bit different than what I'm used to.
Ha peaked at the eclipse some people are just you know 😂 what a lie and should’ve ended like why would you end a story like that some people just don’t need to write stories and it shows
@@yungcancer3389 I am a little confused by your words, but I get the gist of it. Some people just aren't built to tell stories nor are capable of writing them. I'm just thankful someone like Shankar (of Netflix Castlevania) has not gotten their grubby hands on it.
I like the theory that void is the 5th element in a Japanese spiritual system that a different channel discussed, and that the original god hand had some kind of elemental connection before the current god hand, his ritual sets in place the 5 finger godhand and sets in motion the idea of evils plan
Should I name my Kid Guts?
Yeah
Yes
Hell no
Well if you have the guts to do that go ahead
Yes
Disappointed that Sichlitt was not mentioned in the iceberg, especially around the “Griffith did nothing wrong” area. Dude is the biggest goober in the Berserk fandom whether he’s rage-baiting or not (he DEFINITELY is).
Holy shit my drawing was used in an ultimate berserk iceberg I am CRYING hahahahaha
Now that what I call perfect video 👍
Couldn't agree with you more on your tone change comments. Great video!
Back in 2022 I started reading this Manga Series. It not only changed the way I view Story, Characters, World-building, etc but it also influenced my art in some way too.
I wish that I decided to read this Manga a lot sooner, especially before the author had unfortunately passed away.
Even after I finished reading the Manga back in 2022 which only took me a couple of weeks to a month because I could not set the book down.
I got into other Manga's such as Vagabond, Vinland Saga, Sun Ken Rock, The Climber, and so much more.
Again, the way that this book influenced me in a way is incredible. I'd definitely recommend this series to anyone who likes Dark Fantasy or a story with heavier themes.
Rest in Piece to a King, God be with him
Excellent video. Thanks again for covering
Thank you im glad you enjoyed!
52:50 - Working out during Winter is far, far easier than working out in the Summer.
Fans of manga: “I’m not sure how to pronounce a few of these words”
Monomania: “Hold my beer”
Lmao i remember the memes at the time and the rejoicing when they “finally got off that fucking boat” or “they escaped the boat! the most powerful villain in berserk,” it was tough times but the community was so fun
"The black swordsman arc anime is coming out in 2025...aaand they got shut down."
Bruh you shouldve just cut that part out i went through all 5 stages of grief in about 3 seconds 😭
1:03:21 This is such a non-issue. This doesn’t just apply to Berserk, but rather any form of animation / drawing. Not only does it take time to create unique designs for non-important characters, but it also removes the visual attraction of the main characters. The main characters having the most unique and distinct designs is what makes a main / supporting characters. It’s pretty much an unwritten rule in character design
thanks, finally someone pointed this out!
GREAT VIDEO !!!
1:04:29 There is a legit argument to this because in the Movie/Memorial anime of Berserk at this same scene where the apostles are showing off Guts' dead comrades to him, you will see in a specific shot there are heads on spikes and one of the heads has a yellow ponytail. There's only one character we know that fits that description.
This series holds a special place in my heart. I heard of Gut’s theme in memes but my friend would introduce me into it through the movies, I remember laughing out loud how goofy the CGI looked, when we got to the eclipse part I kept telling to “turn it off!”. But it wouldn’t be a year later that I actually read Berserk, sometimes I forget I have the first Volume of the thick books in my closet I got as a gift from my brother in law. I fell in love with this series and seeing chibi Puck makes me so happy :)
2:19am
Sept 27 24 Friday
You promised me sauce, i watched to the end and you abandoned me.
Im sorry my brother
Literally just look up the title lmao and put berserk after it...
Bros down bad
@@MonoManiaYT LIAR! YOU LEFT ME TO RETAIN MY SEMEN WHEN ALL I ASKED OF YOU IS TO GIVE ME WHAT YOU PROMISED ME! A PROPER GOON SESH! IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK? BUT I WONT GIVE UP MY DREAM. I WILL FIND THE SOURCE, YOU WILLING IT OR NOT. MARK MY WORDS, MONOMANIA. I WILL FIND THE SOURCE, AND WHEN I DO. I WILL EDGE TO IT. AND I WONT STOP EDGING UNTIL I FIND YOU, AND WHEN I FIND YOU ILL RELEASE MY 80 DAY EDGING STREAK ON YOUR FACE.
This was incredible man, thank you so much for making this. I already know im gonna end up watching this like 20x's over.
Akira Yamaoka on the background, you sir, are a man of good taste.
I think Femto’s media reference isn’t in his name but in his appearance. Check out Phantom of the Paradise, it’s a glam rock musical film from the mid 70s
That movie is a fever dream
Great vid
Thank you bro!
people expecting Guts' theme to be brutal and more hectic never made sense to me. Guts is stoic 99% of the time, him flipping out is a rare occurrence.
Again, nice video Bro
I think the name "Femto" is a play on the word "Phantom". Miura based Griffith/Femto's helmet design on the lead in "Phantom of the Paradise."
IF UR NAME IS GUTS CONSIDER YOURSELF AN OPP💔💔
Who gave Griffith TH-cam access
GRIFFITHHHHH!!!
@@MonoManiaYT 𝑃𝑙𝑢ℎ
Who would be a good opp to consider? 🤔
no my name is Gotz
The demon tail thing is just his thing for carrying sword, you can see it on some other panels, before having a dragonslayer he used that kind of thing for carrying swords.
Apostle = Silent T
Your basically accentuating the L in Salmon...
Lol
dude can't pronounce anything right. wait till he says behelit
*Oh I do that-*
The trilogy was great abridged version. Not scared to say it.
I agree its my favorite adaptation lowkey
17:09 It’s pretty obvious that most Berserk characters are White, since the series clearly takes place in a Late Medieval/ Early Modern European type setting. The series itself takes place in Europe as we’ve seen in the manga and Midland is called Midland because it’s located in the middle of the continent, so basically Poland/ East Germany area.
the elden ring sword memorial is a reference but the text isnt, there are multiple ones that mark where battles were fought
I started reading and collecting the deluxe editions in March and finished it last month best fictional series I’ve ever read
For sure
I see the Wendigoon and Greymads inspiration. Good work.
Studio Eclypse is a Patreon scam. They don't have a team and don't credit their artists.
They pay individual animators to make scenes for trailers and clips (explaining their wild artstyle shifts) and make fake WIP shots.
Their Patreon has consisted solely of fanart since the trailer dropped aside from some WIPs for shots already in the trailer.
sad to see no comments on the berserk cardgame, but still great work!
Yea thats one of the only ones I missed there are some cool cards to come out of it tho
Thank you for this.
I always thought griffin was acting on instinct being a newly born demon, BUT that makes it even worse.
I think studios are waiting for Berserk to be finished before they jump the gun to produce it. Knowing that the fanbase will expect a lot from it I also want to wait for Berserk to be animated but please not for a long time 😂
So the series will be done by the time I'm 60 maybe. Great pacing!
We will read the final chapter in the nursing home together
Forgot to mention Chris Leon Berserk. He has been doing his manga animation pretty well.
Ive never heard about him but after just briefly checking him out it seems he makes really quality Dubs. Thanks for letting me know
RIP to both Studio Eclipse and Studio Taka
I didnt hear about studio Taka until after uploading this. Taka was for sure one of the best ones its a shame.
@@MonoManiaYT I still think it was a scam.
Studio Eclipse is a scam though
Nah screw studio eclypse, they were almost certainly scammers. Studio Taka’s closure is directly linked to their grifting.
@@kugelblitzkrieg is there more on the story?
Great video! I have to get into Berserk someday.
For sure go read it!
No mention of Kingdom Death Monster? It's basically Berserk the boardgame and literally features Guts as a character under the pseudonym 'Honourable Berserker'. Everything from themes to monster design takes heavy inspiration from Berserk. More than Elden Ring I'd say. Fantastic game.
I love the elden ring sfx throughout the entire game, sucha nice touch.
Ancient nun is Fia from Elden Ring
I made that connection after uploading lol
29:10 I don't really think this theory got dunked on too hard. Skull knight isn't literally guts from the future, but it was revealed that skull knight also experienced an eclipse, and guts sees his memory it. Guts literally says "is he the same as me?" after seeing it.
Dope ass video 🔥🔥‼️🗣️
I have not read Berserk yet. Only watched the golden arc Trilogy and the remastered anime, also seen some of the 1997 episodes.
I really enjoyed this video and your style of editing, you also have a way of speech/english that is understandable without subtitles, unlike many other people from similar videos i have heard of.
I plan to starting Berserk soon, i am glad i had a further motivation to do so.
Still i wanna congratulate you on your job well done and i hope you get way more views.
P.S. Just to add to the shitpost, i believe the ending of Berserk could be one ironic twist of fate where Casca ascends into becoming an angel and fucks Guts in front of some defeated and powerless Griffith.
I appreciate it a ton man thanks! Yes for sure start reading it
Same I’m obsessed with berserk
Pretty sure I saw this video months ago maybe re uploaded in a new account but dam i thought i was tripping still good vid
Its crazy that you mention that cause i was in middle school in 2007 and graduated hs in 2016 lmaoo boat arc was goated tho
In case you didn't know Honoré de Balzac was a famous writer.
I think that the guts is Zodd's descendent theory kind of works if you take it as Guts is from when Zodd was a human before becoming an apostle and Guts comes from some point down the family tree not directly as a son.