The pendants or behilts are made and passed on earth by the devil to seek out the new rulers of hells legions. It activates in the right circumstances when the correct person is nearby when they are in such peril they would sacrifice what is closest to them. The deeper the sacrifice the larger the blessing. One of the God hands, the little one is the one who manipulates and reminds griffith of the purpose for everything he had sacrificed up to that point is the one push him to finalize the deal. Its why he then forces himself on casca because when he found her as a little girl where a wealthy man was forcing himself on her and she was powerless, he threw her a sword and gave her the strength to defend herself. Which is partially why she felt so humiliated with feeling men needing to protect or aid her in battle. He took back his last gift to humanity to sever his connection to it while also getting revenge against what he perceived as guts betrayal. This is why it brakes her brain and she has the mentality of an infant after the feasting. The woman God hand slaan I think is her name is obsessed with guts because she is a sadist and his ability to endure pain and the God hand at one point considers whether it was guts who was meant to be in Griffiths place as throughout the show the behilt only activated when guts is around Griffith. Like when it twitches upon first interacting with him physically. That along with how he almost stabs Griffith while as a God makes them consider his strength was what was actually chosen by the devil. The skelly rider is an entity that hunts the demons. He's holy intervention so to speak. He is the previous wearer of this armor called the berserk armor which doesn't save you but pins, sews, and molds your body back together as you fight while inducing manic rage so you continue. It ends up bleeding the wearer dry and somehow the skull knight dude got the deal he got to perpetuate the fight and seek out other specific people while fighting the God hands. Each hand is just the term for a collection of 5 demigods to rule a legions generals and apostles. Its why he saves guts and later he uses the berserk armor. It is around when he starts seeing a demonic black hound talk to him that tries to always convince him to end casca so he can continue freely hunting the demons unhindered and convinces him to force himself on her one day. The berserk armor makes you question whether it is the demonic entity actually trying to convince him to give into his desire for revenge or if he isn't going schizophrenic from the constant trauma of battle as each night while hunting demons due to their sacrificial brands, evil entities seek them out unless in sacred places. Casca because she at this point has a mind of an infant and was impregnated by guts whos baby is turned into demon by Griffith that she miscarried after the feasting, causes her to aloofly play with, love, and act over friendly to the things that put her in danger. It is strangely an incredibly thought out masterpiece of sorts. As horrendous as it is the conceptualization of it is art. Imo its what anime is supposed to be. Some of it the show doesn't explain but is only flashbacks picture glimpses to explain things. Like guts childhood and how he became a wandering swordsman as a child to be picked up by mercenary groups and stuff.
This show/ anime/ cartoon has opened my eyes to the world more than my parents could've, the church, or any other mentor or wise man I know I'm earth so far. Through the imagination of Kentaro M (RIP) I was shown how evil, dark, deceitful and how naive we all are to this world and it's many mysteries. It's sharpened my discernment and intuition in to who you call your friends, who you follow and call your leader, do you really know anywho deep within their heart? Will they really fight with you or face death with you when the time ever came? These are serious questions we all should think about regularly, do you really know the people you have next to your families, your children? It's made me reevaluate the church and it's pastor or leader, I no longer follow men I can't see what they do behind closed doors or what's in their hearts. Many of people are willing to die for organizations and groups they have no clue what the true motives are or if the founders are even true to heart. Just something to ponder. Look at the heart of a man, not the outer appearance.
This show/ anime/ cartoon has opened my eyes to the world more than my parents could've, the church, or any other mentor or wise man I know I'm earth so far. Through the imagination of Kentaro M (RIP) I was shown how evil, dark, deceitful and how naive we all are to this world and it's many mysteries. It's sharpened my discernment and intuition in to who you call your friends, who you follow and call your leader, do you really know anywho deep within their heart? Will they really fight with you or face death with you when the time ever came? These are serious questions we all should think about regularly, do you really know the people you have next to your families, your children? It's made me reevaluate the church and it's pastor or leader, I no longer follow men I can't see what they do behind closed doors or what's in their hearts. Many of people are willing to die for organizations and groups they have no clue what the true motives are or if the founders are even true to heart. Just something to ponder. Look at the heart of a man, not the outer appearance.
I disagree. I find it comforting in a sad way. I know that sounds weird but it sounds like the depression that comes with trauma but at the same time the inner strength to keep fighting that comes with surviving trauma. I view the song as guts internal turmoil that he faces in his quiet moments out of battle where he can’t push those feelings away anymore so that’s why he keeps fighting, not just for revenge because when he swings his sword he can only focus on thing in front of him instead of having to remember why he’s even moving anymore.
@@barbaricus_ "sucks" is pretty overexaggerated. you're lacking context. the studio was heavily limited on budget. so with that context, they did great for what they had to work with. "sucks" is definitely the 2016 version.
Glad you enjoyed Berserk. I would recommend the manga if you have time to read it. All anime versions cut out a lot from the arcs they cover. The version you watched specifically cut out Skull Knight (Ghost Rider) entirely when he actually showed up just after Guts left the Band of the Hawk. Also, the portion you watched is about 1/4 (really the entire Golden Age arc of the anime you watched is just a prequel) of the total story so, even if unfinished, there's quite a bit to dig into with the manga. Finally, an ending to the story is being worked on. Chapters are being illustrated by the author, Kentaro Miura's, team and the story is being handled by a personal friend of Miura, Koji Mori. Mori himself is also an acomplished mangaka (manga author) and his and Miura's friendship was the basis for Guts and Griffith's dynamic. Chapters are slow to release, but the story is at least coming close to entering it's final arc according to Mori and the team.
Agreed - the 97 anime is literally the tip of an iceberg. Other anime adaptations are not worth watching and regardless, none of them cover the full story. The manga is a whole veritable saga, full of insanely well written characters, storylines, and detailed art - it will give you shivers, it may as well give you nightmares - but if you liked the anime, you will love the manga. It also goes much deeper into the lore behind The Eclipse, the supernatural, and even into the very nature of God. If you have the opportunity and the time, don't hesitate - just go on and read it, you won't regret it.
Dude, even if the story isn't finished yet, it is still, no exaggeration, a life changing story, it WILL make you stare life in the face and question everything about yourself, just because of how good it is, read it, you will not regret it.
It is bitter sweet, I still search for a new chapter, waiting. The ultimate cliff hanger. I still remember how in forums fans joke how they want to kidnapped him to finish it. I even thought to get millions to bribe him to only focus on Berserk.
@@jacobtaylor7506Actually, some people will regret reading Berserk. More accurately- some people won't be able to read it. Berserk echoes the horrors and beauties of the real world and real life. Life as it is for regular people- not pampered, sequestered individuals who live without threats of a beating or violence or any danger at all. Though the demons may seem over the top and fantastical- many of the the things they do to people, especially women and girls unfortunately, are true to life and happening right now, all over the world. There are many who do not want to acknowledge that and who hide behind disproven ideals. When you hear phrases like "Everything happens for a reason" or "God's testing us, and everything will be fine" - you're observing reality avoidance and rationalization. For too many, things aren't going to be fine, and "God's test" ends in a brutal rape/murder. So what was the lesson that person was supposed to learn? To keep faith? For the 6,7,8 year olds that happens to regularly in certain places in crowded cities and rural communities, that message is worse than senseless- it's insulting. Sorry for the extreme messaging, but that is the premise of Berserk. Life is a horror show, without mercy, brutal, sadistic, and ugly. Life is also achingly beautiful, with love and deeply caring people- if you can find them, and not find, instead, one of the demon stand-ins on this planet. Serial killers, sex traffickers. Crooked cops and politicians. A long list of predators, narcissists and simple amoral selfish people. Decency is not the default position for humanity.
@@durereThat can't be helped. He's gone. We can only hope he left a detailed outline of where the story was going and that they stick to it and don't make any editorial decisions on how to "improve it" or make it more "palatable" for the masses. No matter what, it won't be the same. He's gone.
The Behilit comes to the owner when they are at their lowest point. When they are at their most vulnerable. Most will turn the owner into an apostle, Griffith had the crimson behilit which turned him into the god hand. Fate and causality choose the owner
Read the manga now. The '96 anime is a good adaptation cause it adapts the contemplative melancolic vibe of Berserk but so much crucial stuff has left out cause it's too violent and horrible of the screen for obvious reasons. Berserk manga is the best fiction history that I ever read and the development ark of Guts before and AFTER the Eclipse is just so incredible and brutal.
R A Salvatore and the dark elf original trilogy is the best character development and arc in my opinion . It is not manga but it is truly great and I highly recommend that if you want to read something to try this at some point . Cheers .
I don't think Griffith cared about Casca all that much. He only truly loved Guts, and Casca was a means to get revenge on Guts for leaving. I think at some point in the manga he says something along the lines of Guts being the only person that made him reconsider his goals. There are many ways to interpret their connection, but I got the impression that he was in love with Guts or just really obsessed with him.
Yeah i don't think griffith cared about her at all. He used her, and everyone else in the band of the hawk. Guts is literally the only person he cares about, views as his friend (and possibly even lover) He knows Casca worshiped and loved him He rapes casca BECAUSE he knows they love each other. He is doing this specifically to hurt Guts
Guts was the key to his success which is what changed his thoughts. After Guts actually did leave, griffith had to obtain his dream now or risk a (human vs human) fight with Guts for it. I believe that's why his next step (to marry to kings daughter) he took frantically after becoming a mess now that Guts could become his equal and stop his dream. An easier way to see it is a hawk had a favorite feather it believed it couldn't fly without it. One day when that single feather fell, so did the hawk. Griffith wasn't in love, he influenced his own equal.
@@MidnightNad He didn't need Guts to fulfill his ambitions at that point though. He was useful, but not a necessity, particularly at the time Guts chose to leave. He was well on his way to achieving everything. In his thoughts, he mentions how Guts made him forget his dreams and how he was the only thing that made him lose his composure. How he felt longing, tenderness and jealousy and some other stuff (a lightning bolt inside or something along those lines) whenever he was around him. When he became Femto, he wanted to see Guts in person to see if his "heart was free" (paraphrasing). Personally, I think he was in love, and also very much obsessed with him.
He did care about Casca.... As a tool. Her complete admiration and love for Griffith allowed him to control her completely. Griffith seeing Casca have love for the man he put everything into made him see he was losing two things he wanted. His care for her wasn't a love, it was a desire for complete control.
Imo Guts was the only one of the Band of the Hawk that he liked because Guts wasn't trying to attach his dreams onto Griffith's more so Guts didn't really know anything but hopping from one battlefield to the next and hearing what he did and as he was changing due to tBotH is what made him leave and Griffith to spiral
The building of Griffith as a villain is truly one of the best in all fiction. He didn't even start as all that evil, he was literally willing to prostitute himself to an old pervert, so he won't risk the lives of his men doing mercenary jobs. At some point all of the lives that died for & against his dream were more fuel for his ambition, for if he stops, all of this death was for nothing. The only one who could make him risk that dream was Guts, an example being that Griffith risked his life to save him, something that he has never done for any of his other men, this is what bothered Caska about Guts & why Griffith hated him after he left. Then, after his imprisonment of a year, when he is left as nothing more then a husk, and life lost all meaning, he is offered godly power, for the price of his band of mercenaries, and the man who he blamed for his downfall.
Berserk is game of thrones before we got game of thrones. I highly recommend rereading this series but through the manga. And yes the creator did pass away but a childhood friend of his that’s also a manga author is continuing his work and it’s amazing!
One happy addendum to this awesome retrospective/review analysis! But the guy that's taken over knows the ending to Berserk cuz he was told by Miyuro before he passed. The trouble is getting to the ending that Miyuro wanted, so like it's the sides in the dinner before the meat comes out. Which is way better than imagining a studio full of dudes going "wtf do we do now? Do we out source to the west for more ideas??? Did he say anything in what direction he wanted to go???Shit SHIT SHIT"
When it comes to the 98' Berserk series, I always recommend watching the 1st episode last. Saves you on some spoilers makes you feel a little better about the ending seeing Guts dish out a little revenge. Oh yeah Guts back story is even more f'ed-up in the Manga you understand why he freaks out at being touched even before the eclipse.
"Berserk" is one of the anime that changed my perception on anime and made me dive into the genre. I used to think anime was nothing but powerups, mechs, the power of friendship, and questionable adult content. Watching Berserk made me realize there was much more to the anime genre and I was overlooking a rich universe of storytelling.
I understand you man, i also get bored to easy with animes and manga, i finished vagabond yesterday after two years of a few months read. Also, read the manga, Even this peak anime doesn't make it justice.
You skipped something between Griffith seeing Guts and Casca and his suicide attempt. He attempts to take Casca in the carriage, but he is so weak, Casca pities him and embraces him. This is what causes him to lose the last of his hope, flee and then try to off himself.
There is a fan edit that is on youtube that combines the entire 97 anime with the three movies using them to fill each other in. I love that all the characters had to lose something to have what they are. Casca is a badass. But her loss of getting to be a normal woman is shown to be tragic that she never had a real choice other than fight or die. They all sacrificed something to have their strengths.
Berserk is indeed a life changing story, i think the main part where guts realized he dosen't want to work for Griffith was when he killed the child Adonis, he feels guilt and Griffith speech about he dosen't see people as friends if they are not equal to him made him find another purpose in life instead of being someone's puppet in the Battlefield, after that you know what happens 😢 but one thing i liked abt 2012 adaptation is that they showed skull Knight early before the eclipse something they don't show in the 97s version, which i of course already knew because i read the manga first, it is a bealtiful animanga
The reason he didn’t use it earlier was because suffering great enough to lose your humanity was needed in order to activate it and make the user an apostle 13:35
Its the greatest story ever told and like Casca I too was left traumatised by the Golden Age Arc Ending. I found myself screaming out Griffithhhhhh! In my sleep. I love seeing people's reaction. RIP Miura
Dude you actually didn't get "scammed by YT" lol, that's actually how the 97 show ends, mid-scene. It didn't adapt anything after because A. they wanted the end to be truly horrifying, something unrecoverable and traumatizing. And B. because the 97 anime exists only as 1 big advertisement for the manga, so the whole point was to bait you into going to read the rest, which i'd say was successful.
One more poor soul wrecked by Berserk...So sorry,bro :( This manga changed me,and even if the Miura hasn't finished it himself,I will carry his workd with me forever. Amazing video,man!
I love the 90 anime and I like the 3 movies they did well enough but reading berserk was a whole ass journey we have yet to have a adaptation that comes close to the manga
I love souls games and apparently Berserk inspired Miyazaki to create Dark souls and Elden Ring. I was also hearing how Berserk is one of the greatest stories ever so naturally, i watched the 97 show. It took me a minute to get into it but eventually i got hooked. Despite knowing they had to cut out a lot of content from the manga, i argue they still did an incredible adaptation. I love the 90’s animation style it has, voice acting in Japanese was great, THE MUSIC is S tier. Casca is a great example of how to write a female character without it feeling like it’s “checking some boxes” like some work we see today. The ending really SHOCKED me and as the day went on, the shock went away and subtle tears came. Ending was so fucked, i’m replaying Elden Ring dlc and beating bosses up with Gut’s Greatsword (yes it’s literally in the game for those who don’t play souls-games) Ending also surprised me as I genuinely thought “If people say Berserk is one of the best stories ever….that implies it’s a finished story and the anime will end wrapping everything up”… Man was i wrong…Golden Age is JUST the beginning. One day I’ll buy the manga but it’s sad Kentaro Miura passed before giving Berserk an ending so…hopefully it gets a proper conclusion one day. I’m not gonna bother watching the other anime adaptations cuz nothing will beat the 97 aesthetic and music for me. Not hearing Tell Me Why, I’m Waiting So Long and Guts theme for Berserk 2016 will feel weird….It makes me wish they can revive this show just like what Marvel did with X-Men 97 this year. But recently i was recommended a vid “Berserk 1997 Fan S2: Pilot” by ARCHE here on YT and I recommend it, it’s genuinely a well-done fan made episode that keeps the 97 energy! Great vid !
The guy who took over after the old author died was really close friends with him and he already knows how the story is supposed to end. Problem is the details in between the main plot points are up to him.
Good thing Berserk won’t remain an unfinished story at least.. Kentaro Miura would’ve wanted to wrap up the story rather than leaving it unfinished for sure
You forgotten to mention Gutz lost a eye and arm from his elbow down during the Eclipse. After he gets a prosthetic forearm/ hand with a cannon inside it and a repeating crossbow he can use like a machine gun. It's a really good series
@@JomboyTonesAgain well in most culture till pretty recently woman were thought to be ready to be wifed up when they had their first menstruation and also most man got married between like 15-17
There is an in dept, twenty something hours video on YT that covers the entire story: anime and manga, by the TheAlmightyLoli. I'd highly recommend giving it a watch. the first half an hour or so is a bit slow, until he lays everything and start covering the actual story, but couple of hours in you'll barely need an anime to watch. He does a phenomenal job. On the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood topic: it's perhaps my favorite anime. I'm always saying if someone needs an entrance to anime, here's where they should start. It guts you in E04 and then twists those guts while pulling in E10, but the way the story keeps going and pushes and the ending... 👌
While the Mangaka died he did give us enough to sort of pay off on most of what you may be worried about. The problem is he left us with more questions. The guy writing it now was his childhood friend who is very likely the inspiration for Griffith. It's kind of crazy just how big that final chapter was for giving us a glimpse at everything we hoped for and simultaneously snathing it away. That whole arc was nothing but a breathe of fresh air after all the stuff that came before it. I'm a lot more hopeful than most about the new guy writing the story but that's because we're in the final arc and all the pieces are in a place that you can guess what's going to happen pretty well. Especially since Miura always said he wanted a happy ending and frequently talked with his friend about what he wants to happen. Plus they made a whole studio for the purpose of being trained by Miura to recreate his artstyle. It'll never be like it was before but it'll still be good to me.
There's one Important thing, if not the most, after the Eclipse, there's no more Griffith. There's is only FEMTO. And Rickart, the youngest of them all, who was also rescued by Ghost Rider Knight, did something that nobody else could do and will be the most important piece. Only 3 left alive, all saved by GRK. Why? Guts is the Beginning. Casca is the Middle. Rickart is the End. Here to stay
If you like dark and vampires (specifically Vlad Tepes) give Vampire Hunter D or Hellsing a try. As for live action? Can't go wrong with Dario Argento or Lucio Fulci. The Italian giallo horror genre is peak.
This is maybe the best manga of all time, that has never gotten a show that can live up to the source material, although most animes don't really do that. There is soooo much more manga the dude wrote before passing... Guts as the Antithesis to Griffith is cursed, he has to fight armys of demons every night and because of all the superhuman challenges becomes even more ridiculously strong... it's an addicting story, don't wanna spoil it, just read it.
Also not big into anime and have only read a few comic/manga titles. Berserk is amazing. Someone once summed up Berserk to me as "there's no 4 leaf clovers in that story". Odd but accurate description . Also Space Battleship Yamato aka StarBlazers was an epic and influential series for me when i was a kid in the early 80's. A cartoon where characters died and an ongoing story with consequences was unheard of on Saturday morning cartoons.
As a fan of berserk I love it when people who don’t even watch anime stumble across this gem. I love hearing them talk about this show It’s like I’m watching the show again for for the first time with all the passion n confusion newcomers speak of berserk lol I’m not even upset u forgot Nasferatu Zodds name. The passion in your voice talking about berserk really smoothed it over. Glad u enjoyed it as much as I did!
I do recommend to read the manga if you have time, we’re probably 6 years away from the ending Muira’s close friend Mori is building up out of Miura’s old notes. Or if you’re looking for a cut-off point that ends on an optimistic note, watch the 2016-2017 anime that ends the series where Guts gives up his quest for vengeance after stumbling into a found family RPG party, where their new goal is to cure Casca
@@Halfrican-Jones - I don't speak Japanese so I can't comment on the voice acting, but the story and the characterizations are absolutely butchered in those cursed seasons. I wouldn't mind it too much if the art sucked but the anime was faithful to the manga, but sadly it wasn't. But hey, good for you if you enjoyed it, *Berserk* is my favorite manga so I wish I could.
I'm glad to see you get Berserk pilled, I've been reading it since '04. Berserk has been the most meaningful piece of fiction I have ever read in my entire life, I simply couldn't continue without it.
Berserk and Dark Souls helped me when no one else could. Every second of each has influenced me to become someone i never thought i could, myself. To keep the rest short, im obsessed and am glad to see new people still finding it.
Had no clue what it was, me and my roommate watched the entire golden age arc in 2014 when it came to Netflix. Man the eclipse left me and my roommate sitting in silence wondering what the hell we just endured. I then read the Manga all the way to current and the message I received is this story does an excellent job of making you share in Guts Trauma and support his journey as "the struggler" all any of us ever hope is Griffith finally gets what's coming to him.
Hell yeah! Berserk is not for the faint of heart. (My Guts costume just got finished, I can’t wait to wear it to con) Spawn is fantastic! I got to meet his voice actor.
Glad you enjoyed the show, First saw it myself in the early 2000s and have loved the series since. No offense,, but I think you need to watch it again, there are many details you seem to have missed or misunderstood(like the function of the the behelit). If you're up for it the manga is worth reading over any of the other series made, none of the adaptations covered enough of the comic.
@Zaffy you need to watch Berserk the golden age arc memorial edition. It’s the same story as the 1997 anime but memorial edition feels so much more epic and cinematic. The eclipse especially is so much more intense.
You got a new subscriber in me! You should honestly continue reading it. Miura passed but his good friend who also has his own manga is taking up the mantle and continuing it. The eclipse is basically just the prologue for the rest of the story which is amazing.
I absolutely think its a cult. However a cult isn't inherently bad. It's just a group dedicated to something. We have simply associated cult as negative because it's commonly associated with fringe religious movements
Guts lost to Griffith because he was ganked by his cult like army , which is why in the rematch it was so shattering to everyone that Guts has always been HIM.
I definitely suggest the manga. The 90's anime was a great adaptation and i love the Silver Fins - "Waiting so long" outro to the series, but there's no other adaptation that does the manga the artistic justice it deserves and there's so much more to the story.
The manga was probably the most depressing and heartbreaking things ive ever read or experienced. The reason i love it though is that guts just refuses to give in and let the forces of darkness take him with the help of his true friends and comrades he makes along the way. Welcome to berserk my fellow struggler.
Very accurate, watching the Spawn show is a palate cleanser in comparison, like kitten videos. Fortunately the best friend of Kentaro Miura is continuing Berserk with all the info Kentaro gave him on personal conversations. The eclipse is so bad because the golden era makes you appreciate and know the characters, but the rest of the history is equally as dark but less heart breaking because the victims are "extras", mind you they often are very innocent. But the last chapter Mtr Kentaro released was in some way worst than the eclipse in a compound emotional way, because now you are even more invested on the characters and all the effort, things they have suffer, lost, gain,... The continuation chapters are top notch too, like Master Kentaro is steering the ship. "TheAlmightyLoli" has a summarized compound video of the whole Berserk manga (he says it is very summarized, but it is +20 hours), the history has is ups and downs, from dark to hope, even the typical taste of a fantasy RPG in some parts, some humor for a much needed relief (like the good times in golden age) I recommend it, plus you can appreciate some of the beautiful artwork done in the manga, 10X the detail of the anime. Entering the Berserk universe is comparable to entering hell on Dante's book "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here".
The original Auther said that he listened to the OST from 97 when drawing the manga chapters after that. THe day he died was trely sad for manga fans, his art was unmatched and the stroy of berserk has such a wide range you feel everything from happines, fear, anger, discust. But as far as i know, the original author had a good friend whom he told about the ending and how the story gets there, so in honor he and part of his old team are finishing the manga on his behalf. Which is fuckign amazing, sad enough the have to do it but it would be truly sad if it wouldnt even reach the end. Even thou it would be th emost berserk :D
This is one of the stories that tends to change your life after you experience it. It’s so beautifully brutal it stays in your brain and never really leaves.
She currently has her conscious back but Guts and his crew are trying to make their way towards Guts and his army. She gets KIDNAPPED by Griffith again, right after she gets her conscious back. This woman cant catch a break 😭 but the series is phenomenal, I cant wait to see how the writers end it, it makes me nervous
Some more anime that I think you should watch is Vinland saga. It is an amazing beautiful story bro trust me. When you get to the second season DONT stop watching it, even if it seems a little slow. Just trust the process and finish it.
I've always loved Spawn, I was eventually was introduced to Berserk too. It is well done trauma and displays the bonds that can be formed from these traumas - the monstrous nature of the people and creatures feels visceral on a level rarely touched on. Yet there is also this small glimmer of love and care sprinkled throughout their adventures.
I feel the same way as you do regarding anime, and like how you found an interest to this, I did as well with Hellsing. Love vampires, and that has one of my favorite interpretations of the Dracula mythos. I'll see Berserk next when I have the time.
Berserk 97 ends before guts and casca are rescued, however, the first episode of the series proves that they are indeed rescued. As for the emotional closure, the final chapters Miura drew provide that. It ends during an interim part of the story in which the manga could end naturally if necessary. The story is being continued by his close friend whom he entrusted the ending to. Even should it fail, struggle on to Miura's end; you won't regret it. If Guts can get back up after the eclipse, so can we who merely observed his struggle. 😊
Welcome to the club, friend. Now that you’ve gone down this road you’ll never be able to quit. Watch the 2022 Memorial Edition. It shows a lot of the manga that the ‘97 anime left out. This whole show is basically a flashback arc.
I've seen a couple of your vids but after this one im def subscribing. Berserk is my all time favorite story across every form of media and Guts tops my list of the greatest characters. Like you, im not big on anime myself but i do like a few, just not super into it like a weeb but since you liked this, def check out the manga because it is significantly better and the artwork is masterclass level. And it explains everything yoy missed because all anime versions cut out a lot of things from the manga. The original auther, Kenaro Miura passed away in 2021. The story and art is still by him up to Ch 364 and from where you left off on the eclipse you got a long way to go but again the story is going to grip you. If you pick up the manga I hope to see a video on it because ill be there. You earned my sub good sir.
The journey Guts embarks after the eclipse is, to put it lightly..., full of hardship. But because, Miura the author is a master of contrast, the glimmer, that light at the end of tunnel is so warm and comforting. Each milestone for Guts, there's a bonfire, a campfire. Not a campfire of broken dreams, there could only be one of those and it's already behind him. The moments of rest Guts reaches throughout his struggles are so cherished by members who surround the campfire and by the community. I know that alot of the comments are gonna suggest you to try the manga out and Miura's art has climbed to the status of a modern master of draftsmanship. So I'll chime in to person who composed for 97 Berserk and every other Berserk multimedia. A progressive rock techno hermit, Hirasawa Sususmu, man has been in the Japanese music industry since the 70's and by god has he gone against the grain of the mainstream since. He's a phenomenal guitarist and his roots was progressive rock, then he moved towards technopop and kept changing genres until he really established his own unique soundscape that could only be labeled as "Hirasawa Sususmu music". A sound he manifest through his avant-garde compositions, his stellar skill in playing instruments and his aetherial high tone singing voice backed up with electronic beeps and boops... Now how this technomancer hermit came to compose for Berserk was simple, Miura was a die hard fan of his. Listening to Hirasawa's music while he grinded away at his desk working on Berserk. One of the first impression you would get from Guts is his brutality and ruthlessness, makes sense, that's how we are introduced to him. Now let's take a listen to what Hirasawa compsed as Guts Theme... It's definetly not something that would come to mind at the onset, but as you unravel who Guts is and Hirasawa really struck it bullseye. Guts theme holds a very special place in my heart and from what I saw from the community after the abrupt passing of Miura, where we all flocked to those 5 to 10 hour version of Guts Theme to grieve and share our own stories of how Berserk kept us going through hards times in life. Cause Guts would... If Hirasawa has piqued your interest at all, I got a suggestion. There were few he would compose soundtracks for anime, but there was one, another die hard fan of Hirasawa who also met an untimely death. Satoshi Kon, a brilliant animation director who really captured reality in his animations. Where a kaleidoscope of scene transition that breaks the laws of physics and reality yet he brilliantly manages it with Hirasawa's track in the backdrop. MAn's edits were too fast for real film that only animation can be quick enough to keep up with his mind bursting with ideas...
She had a thing for Griffith and the moment when he stood up for her after the 100 men slaughter. That’s the moment when Guts surpassed Griffith and Casca knew that Guts truly cares about her while Griffith is just using people like tools for his end goal.
you know, ive seen this anime several times over for about 2 decades, its by far my most favorite tv show ever made, but i never until now, realized, "yeah, it is a cult isnt it" before, i was like "these dudes follows a great leader who is great at what hes doing" and i kinda left it at that, but yeah, it really is a cult and it swooped by my head for so long. I wish the team that made this anime had funding for more seasons, i think they perfectly encapsulated the story and its universe without the usual over the top sillyness that anime sometimes put into the story for seemingly no reason at all, and because of that i think the 97 anime is better than the manga which ive also read, but the manga has too many characters and is over the top silly at times, and yes, i know about that 1 dude in the anime, if they couldve just toned down his sillyness, this wouldve been a perfect show. Good video, think ill sub.
Studio Eclipse is now making "the black swordsman arc" which is what happens after the eclipse. If you can handle the lacking animation, watch Berserk 2016 and 17. They tried to pick up from the eclipse but the animation style was so hated by the fans that they only got to do two seasons. One thing the anime left out was that moments before the eclipse Guts defeated one of the creepiest apostles (in my mind) the hedonistic, ape-man named Wyald.
I had a similar experience as you, except instead of berserk, it was the end of evangelion my cousin was watching. I had no idea cartoons could be adult at the time
You did missed on why the ending was so compelling, Guts as a child was orphaned and taken in by a mercenary who at one point lets him gets m*lested as a child and felt so betrayed that he killed the merc… As a child! he confesses this to Casca at some point while making love to her, the ending not only broke Guts heart , but also makes him relive that moment in his childhood. Great writing!
Berserk is peak, but to inform properly, Golden Age is technically in the middle of the story. Its the origin, but there are a handful of Arcs before we witness this in the Manga. As poorly as the 2016 Berserk was done, it starts at the proper beginning. I *HEAVILY* recommend reading the full story. Guts' growth and the emphasis on the evil of humanity, juxtaposed by the willpower of humanity is beautiful. The art is also incredible.
Boy do i relate to that "watching the childhood r4pe scene" and not knowing which anime it was as a kid part. Cos as a child I once came home from school, my mom went straight to bed from exhaustion or something idk so i turned on the TV to watch some cartoons, thats when it happened. My memory on that is VERY blurred but i remember all those soldiers dying in gruesome ways i hadn't seen in my conan, JLA & other cartoons before and seeing this muscular guy who i deduced to be the main character by how he wasn't just surviving but killing the demonic things, then it all flipped. I had NO concept of corn or sx at the time, i didn't know wtf i was watching but i sat through seeing this main character lose limbs (childhood me remember him missing an arm and a leg for some reason lol) and an eye as he watched his girl get r worded and then it ended. Just like that. Leaving me just staring at the screen, with my pants inflated and feeling that i definitely saw something i shouldn't have. It's definitely one of the first memories burnt into my brain, yet it's so blurry that i would say i was at most 6-7 years old when i had the misfortune of seeing that. I finally watched bersek in full when i was 20 which was 3years ago, when the grape scene started i felt the hardest blow of deja vu I've ever had, except this time i understood what i was seeing with the context. Felt like a full circle moment.
Glad you enjoyed it. You should do more anime villain analysis. I know you said your not really into anime but man their are some good ones. Ide recommend Bondrewd from Made in Abyss
I think credit also needs to go to my man, Korkas. Just a regular dude in a cult of blind zealots. He most likely didn't believe in Griffiths vision, but "just wants an easy comfy life for himself" and as such, he places his bet on what he thinks is the winning horse
The anime is basically a teaser for the manga. They left out the entire first arc, but only because this show was a prequel. Black Swordsman arc is underrated. But the best stuff comes after this anime. The entire Conviction arc is the absolute best writing. Lost Children specifically. However, the 97 anime is great for what it is. I have full confidence in Kouji Mori and the team who picked it up after Miura passed.
So even though the author has died, his best friend and lead animator has taken on the manga project and plans to finish it. As far as many of the questions about the lore you have, they are covered in the manga. The animation obviously leaves many details out for run time. As of now in the manga, Casca has had some of her sanity restored but then Griffith attacked and captured her. He is playing mind games with her in his new kingdom and Guts is making plans to mount a rescue. Griffith is killing off other empires and expanding his kingdom as the rest of the world is overrun with demons.
Before Griffith’s turn, guts is his shadow, he is his right hand, shoulder to lean on and ear to confess too. Griffith views him as an essential part of his future and plan, when guts becomes his equal (arguably his better) by defeating him it was like a man losing his shadow, he becomes rabid and panicked. The irony is, he was right on the precipice of his victory and no longer needed guts for his dream, it was his pride, his ego, his fear of losing the only real friend he had ever had. After Griffiths fall, he becomes guts shadow but not in a positive way. He becomes the pain and suffering that burdens guts, he becomes the thing guts constantly chases but can never lay his hands upon no matter how hard he tries, he becomes the rage that separates him from his love in casca. Honestly one of the best written stories ever made.
you'll be back, we were all terribly hurt, we all came back. Berserk is awesome, easily my favourite manga, the message can be summarised as how, despite the world keeping you down, despite fate itself telling you to kneel, human will can stand up in spite of their destiny and move forward.
The only thing I dislike about the 1997 version is the complete removal of skull knight. Thats one of the main reasons I recommend the Movies/Memorial Edition.
I highly recommend reading the manga; This isn't the ending, just an ending to the golden age arc; It's hard to explain what the rest of the show is like without spoiling anything, but what we essentially get is a main character (guts) in the depths of hell, his former self completely lost, doing anything to get revenge, but as things go on & he meets new people, he starts changing his goal to trying to find a cure for Casca & healing her; & as I said... it's hard to explain without spoiling, but definitely give it a read, u won't regret it.
I forgot to mention, the music in this show is peak. The intro theme is a bit whack but the score in the acc show is unmatched.
How dare you, the intro is 🔥 😂
Also, they have the ending planned it's been written for years they just can't rush to get to it.
The pendants or behilts are made and passed on earth by the devil to seek out the new rulers of hells legions.
It activates in the right circumstances when the correct person is nearby when they are in such peril they would sacrifice what is closest to them.
The deeper the sacrifice the larger the blessing.
One of the God hands, the little one is the one who manipulates and reminds griffith of the purpose for everything he had sacrificed up to that point is the one push him to finalize the deal.
Its why he then forces himself on casca because when he found her as a little girl where a wealthy man was forcing himself on her and she was powerless, he threw her a sword and gave her the strength to defend herself.
Which is partially why she felt so humiliated with feeling men needing to protect or aid her in battle.
He took back his last gift to humanity to sever his connection to it while also getting revenge against what he perceived as guts betrayal.
This is why it brakes her brain and she has the mentality of an infant after the feasting.
The woman God hand slaan I think is her name is obsessed with guts because she is a sadist and his ability to endure pain and the God hand at one point considers whether it was guts who was meant to be in Griffiths place as throughout the show the behilt only activated when guts is around Griffith.
Like when it twitches upon first interacting with him physically.
That along with how he almost stabs Griffith while as a God makes them consider his strength was what was actually chosen by the devil.
The skelly rider is an entity that hunts the demons.
He's holy intervention so to speak.
He is the previous wearer of this armor called the berserk armor which doesn't save you but pins, sews, and molds your body back together as you fight while inducing manic rage so you continue.
It ends up bleeding the wearer dry and somehow the skull knight dude got the deal he got to perpetuate the fight and seek out other specific people while fighting the God hands. Each hand is just the term for a collection of 5 demigods to rule a legions generals and apostles.
Its why he saves guts and later he uses the berserk armor.
It is around when he starts seeing a demonic black hound talk to him that tries to always convince him to end casca so he can continue freely hunting the demons unhindered and convinces him to force himself on her one day.
The berserk armor makes you question whether it is the demonic entity actually trying to convince him to give into his desire for revenge or if he isn't going schizophrenic from the constant trauma of battle as each night while hunting demons due to their sacrificial brands, evil entities seek them out unless in sacred places.
Casca because she at this point has a mind of an infant and was impregnated by guts whos baby is turned into demon by Griffith that she miscarried after the feasting, causes her to aloofly play with, love, and act over friendly to the things that put her in danger.
It is strangely an incredibly thought out masterpiece of sorts.
As horrendous as it is the conceptualization of it is art.
Imo its what anime is supposed to be.
Some of it the show doesn't explain but is only flashbacks picture glimpses to explain things.
Like guts childhood and how he became a wandering swordsman as a child to be picked up by mercenary groups and stuff.
This show/ anime/ cartoon has opened my eyes to the world more than my parents could've, the church, or any other mentor or wise man I know I'm earth so far. Through the imagination of Kentaro M (RIP) I was shown how evil, dark, deceitful and how naive we all are to this world and it's many mysteries. It's sharpened my discernment and intuition in to who you call your friends, who you follow and call your leader, do you really know anywho deep within their heart? Will they really fight with you or face death with you when the time ever came? These are serious questions we all should think about regularly, do you really know the people you have next to your families, your children?
It's made me reevaluate the church and it's pastor or leader, I no longer follow men I can't see what they do behind closed doors or what's in their hearts. Many of people are willing to die for organizations and groups they have no clue what the true motives are or if the founders are even true to heart. Just something to ponder. Look at the heart of a man, not the outer appearance.
Japanese are underrated insanely ingenious master storytellers! Look into AKIRA and YOUR NAME or COWBOY BEBOP...
I been waiting for this..brings me joy🦍
RIP Kentaro. Thanks for your hard work and awesome imagination.
This show/ anime/ cartoon has opened my eyes to the world more than my parents could've, the church, or any other mentor or wise man I know I'm earth so far. Through the imagination of Kentaro M (RIP) I was shown how evil, dark, deceitful and how naive we all are to this world and it's many mysteries. It's sharpened my discernment and intuition in to who you call your friends, who you follow and call your leader, do you really know anywho deep within their heart? Will they really fight with you or face death with you when the time ever came? These are serious questions we all should think about regularly, do you really know the people you have next to your families, your children?
It's made me reevaluate the church and it's pastor or leader, I no longer follow men I can't see what they do behind closed doors or what's in their hearts. Many of people are willing to die for organizations and groups they have no clue what the true motives are or if the founders are even true to heart. Just something to ponder. Look at the heart of a man, not the outer appearance.
"Guts theme" is nothing less than haunting. To this day.
guts theme and schalas theme from chrono trigger both amazing
I love all the Berserk movies/series soundtrack. Even that weird intro song from the 97 anime.
I disagree. I find it comforting in a sad way. I know that sounds weird but it sounds like the depression that comes with trauma but at the same time the inner strength to keep fighting that comes with surviving trauma. I view the song as guts internal turmoil that he faces in his quiet moments out of battle where he can’t push those feelings away anymore so that’s why he keeps fighting, not just for revenge because when he swings his sword he can only focus on thing in front of him instead of having to remember why he’s even moving anymore.
I sang the theme when the creator died.
Especially when paired wit a certain "law and order" clip of FIN
Berserk '97 is the only animated Berserk adaptation that matters
Still sucks, they are missing important info, like gutts getting molested, etc. Manga is the best, nothing beats it.
@@barbaricus_ "sucks" is pretty overexaggerated. you're lacking context. the studio was heavily limited on budget. so with that context, they did great for what they had to work with. "sucks" is definitely the 2016 version.
Yea, it holds up and helps cover up the trash the following adaptations were
The movies are pretty good too
nah the sony movies were pretty good too
Glad you enjoyed Berserk. I would recommend the manga if you have time to read it. All anime versions cut out a lot from the arcs they cover. The version you watched specifically cut out Skull Knight (Ghost Rider) entirely when he actually showed up just after Guts left the Band of the Hawk. Also, the portion you watched is about 1/4 (really the entire Golden Age arc of the anime you watched is just a prequel) of the total story so, even if unfinished, there's quite a bit to dig into with the manga. Finally, an ending to the story is being worked on. Chapters are being illustrated by the author, Kentaro Miura's, team and the story is being handled by a personal friend of Miura, Koji Mori. Mori himself is also an acomplished mangaka (manga author) and his and Miura's friendship was the basis for Guts and Griffith's dynamic. Chapters are slow to release, but the story is at least coming close to entering it's final arc according to Mori and the team.
The manga is top tier literature however the artwork is, at times, jaw dropping. Kentaro Miura's artwork is awe inspiring.
Also another good one in manga is: “ Ichi”
Almost on deluxe edition book 7. Just done with the orgy. Shit is fucking great
Agreed - the 97 anime is literally the tip of an iceberg. Other anime adaptations are not worth watching and regardless, none of them cover the full story.
The manga is a whole veritable saga, full of insanely well written characters, storylines, and detailed art - it will give you shivers, it may as well give you nightmares - but if you liked the anime, you will love the manga.
It also goes much deeper into the lore behind The Eclipse, the supernatural, and even into the very nature of God.
If you have the opportunity and the time, don't hesitate - just go on and read it, you won't regret it.
Dude, even if the story isn't finished yet, it is still, no exaggeration, a life changing story, it WILL make you stare life in the face and question everything about yourself, just because of how good it is, read it, you will not regret it.
It is bitter sweet, I still search for a new chapter, waiting. The ultimate cliff hanger. I still remember how in forums fans joke how they want to kidnapped him to finish it. I even thought to get millions to bribe him to only focus on Berserk.
@@jacobtaylor7506 It's still ongoing you know... But I do fear they will lose some of the story subtleties of Miura.
@@jacobtaylor7506Actually, some people will regret reading Berserk.
More accurately- some people won't be able to read it.
Berserk echoes the horrors and beauties of the real world and real life.
Life as it is for regular people- not pampered, sequestered individuals who live without threats of a beating or violence or any danger at all.
Though the demons may seem over the top and fantastical- many of the the things they do to people, especially women and girls unfortunately, are true to life and happening right now, all over the world.
There are many who do not want to acknowledge that and who hide behind disproven ideals.
When you hear phrases like "Everything happens for a reason" or "God's testing us, and everything will be fine" - you're observing reality avoidance and rationalization.
For too many, things aren't going to be fine, and "God's test" ends in a brutal rape/murder.
So what was the lesson that person was supposed to learn?
To keep faith?
For the 6,7,8 year olds that happens to regularly in certain places in crowded cities and rural communities, that message is worse than senseless- it's insulting.
Sorry for the extreme messaging, but that is the premise of Berserk.
Life is a horror show, without mercy, brutal, sadistic, and ugly.
Life is also achingly beautiful, with love and deeply caring people- if you can find them, and not find, instead, one of the demon stand-ins on this planet.
Serial killers, sex traffickers. Crooked cops and politicians. A long list of predators, narcissists and simple amoral selfish people.
Decency is not the default position for humanity.
@@durereThat can't be helped. He's gone. We can only hope he left a detailed outline of where the story was going and that they stick to it and don't make any editorial decisions on how to "improve it" or make it more "palatable" for the masses.
No matter what, it won't be the same.
He's gone.
Thank you for checking out Berserk, Rest in Peace Kentaro Miura.
The Behilit comes to the owner when they are at their lowest point. When they are at their most vulnerable. Most will turn the owner into an apostle, Griffith had the crimson behilit which turned him into the god hand. Fate and causality choose the owner
The eclipse has to be the one of the biggest defeats in story history.
Read the manga now. The '96 anime is a good adaptation cause it adapts the contemplative melancolic vibe of Berserk but so much crucial stuff has left out cause it's too violent and horrible of the screen for obvious reasons.
Berserk manga is the best fiction history that I ever read and the development ark of Guts before and AFTER the Eclipse is just so incredible and brutal.
R A Salvatore and the dark elf original trilogy is the best character development and arc in my opinion . It is not manga but it is truly great and I highly recommend that if you want to read something to try this at some point . Cheers .
I don't think Griffith cared about Casca all that much. He only truly loved Guts, and Casca was a means to get revenge on Guts for leaving. I think at some point in the manga he says something along the lines of Guts being the only person that made him reconsider his goals. There are many ways to interpret their connection, but I got the impression that he was in love with Guts or just really obsessed with him.
Yeah i don't think griffith cared about her at all. He used her, and everyone else in the band of the hawk. Guts is literally the only person he cares about, views as his friend (and possibly even lover)
He knows Casca worshiped and loved him
He rapes casca BECAUSE he knows they love each other. He is doing this specifically to hurt Guts
Guts was the key to his success which is what changed his thoughts. After Guts actually did leave, griffith had to obtain his dream now or risk a (human vs human) fight with Guts for it. I believe that's why his next step (to marry to kings daughter) he took frantically after becoming a mess now that Guts could become his equal and stop his dream. An easier way to see it is a hawk had a favorite feather it believed it couldn't fly without it. One day when that single feather fell, so did the hawk. Griffith wasn't in love, he influenced his own equal.
@@MidnightNad He didn't need Guts to fulfill his ambitions at that point though. He was useful, but not a necessity, particularly at the time Guts chose to leave. He was well on his way to achieving everything. In his thoughts, he mentions how Guts made him forget his dreams and how he was the only thing that made him lose his composure. How he felt longing, tenderness and jealousy and some other stuff (a lightning bolt inside or something along those lines) whenever he was around him. When he became Femto, he wanted to see Guts in person to see if his "heart was free" (paraphrasing). Personally, I think he was in love, and also very much obsessed with him.
He did care about Casca.... As a tool. Her complete admiration and love for Griffith allowed him to control her completely. Griffith seeing Casca have love for the man he put everything into made him see he was losing two things he wanted.
His care for her wasn't a love, it was a desire for complete control.
Imo Guts was the only one of the Band of the Hawk that he liked because Guts wasn't trying to attach his dreams onto Griffith's more so Guts didn't really know anything but hopping from one battlefield to the next and hearing what he did and as he was changing due to tBotH is what made him leave and Griffith to spiral
The building of Griffith as a villain is truly one of the best in all fiction.
He didn't even start as all that evil, he was literally willing to prostitute himself to an old pervert, so he won't risk the lives of his men doing mercenary jobs.
At some point all of the lives that died for & against his dream were more fuel for his ambition, for if he stops, all of this death was for nothing.
The only one who could make him risk that dream was Guts, an example being that Griffith risked his life to save him, something that he has never done for any of his other men, this is what bothered Caska about Guts & why Griffith hated him after he left.
Then, after his imprisonment of a year, when he is left as nothing more then a husk, and life lost all meaning, he is offered godly power, for the price of his band of mercenaries, and the man who he blamed for his downfall.
Griffith > guts before eclipse,
That's what I thought watching 97
Berserk is game of thrones before we got game of thrones.
I highly recommend rereading this series but through the manga.
And yes the creator did pass away but a childhood friend of his that’s also a manga author is continuing his work and it’s amazing!
Whoa, there, let's not go that far.
@@El-Chad not that far what? Berserk is a massive influence for dark fantasy and its not a stretch to say that GRRM took inspiration from Kentaro.
@joshuapeek9555 you're comparing something mediocre to a masterpiece, a work of near perfection. That's why I say DO NOT compare these two.
@ mediocre and masterpiece are both subjective words
@joshuapeek9555 True, they are subjective. But comparing the two "in my opinion" is utterly ridiculous.
This cured my depression. Now I am a struggler.
“Struggle, endure, contend. For that alone is the sword of one who defies death.”
This is hands down the most insightful breakdown of Berserk Ive seen. It mentions exactly every point I love about this story.
One happy addendum to this awesome retrospective/review analysis! But the guy that's taken over knows the ending to Berserk cuz he was told by Miyuro before he passed. The trouble is getting to the ending that Miyuro wanted, so like it's the sides in the dinner before the meat comes out. Which is way better than imagining a studio full of dudes going "wtf do we do now? Do we out source to the west for more ideas??? Did he say anything in what direction he wanted to go???Shit SHIT SHIT"
When it comes to the 98' Berserk series, I always recommend watching the 1st episode last.
Saves you on some spoilers makes you feel a little better about the ending seeing Guts dish out a little revenge.
Oh yeah Guts back story is even more f'ed-up in the Manga you understand why he freaks out at being touched even before the eclipse.
Black swordsman arch , lost children. Bro you didn't even scratch the surface
"Berserk" is one of the anime that changed my perception on anime and made me dive into the genre. I used to think anime was nothing but powerups, mechs, the power of friendship, and questionable adult content. Watching Berserk made me realize there was much more to the anime genre and I was overlooking a rich universe of storytelling.
I understand you man, i also get bored to easy with animes and manga, i finished vagabond yesterday after two years of a few months read. Also, read the manga, Even this peak anime doesn't make it justice.
You skipped something between Griffith seeing Guts and Casca and his suicide attempt. He attempts to take Casca in the carriage, but he is so weak, Casca pities him and embraces him. This is what causes him to lose the last of his hope, flee and then try to off himself.
There is a fan edit that is on youtube that combines the entire 97 anime with the three movies using them to fill each other in.
I love that all the characters had to lose something to have what they are. Casca is a badass. But her loss of getting to be a normal woman is shown to be tragic that she never had a real choice other than fight or die. They all sacrificed something to have their strengths.
Berserk is indeed a life changing story, i think the main part where guts realized he dosen't want to work for Griffith was when he killed the child Adonis, he feels guilt and Griffith speech about he dosen't see people as friends if they are not equal to him made him find another purpose in life instead of being someone's puppet in the Battlefield, after that you know what happens 😢 but one thing i liked abt 2012 adaptation is that they showed skull Knight early before the eclipse something they don't show in the 97s version, which i of course already knew because i read the manga first, it is a bealtiful animanga
The reason he didn’t use it earlier was because suffering great enough to lose your humanity was needed in order to activate it and make the user an apostle 13:35
Its the greatest story ever told and like Casca I too was left traumatised by the Golden Age Arc Ending. I found myself screaming out Griffithhhhhh! In my sleep. I love seeing people's reaction. RIP Miura
Dude you actually didn't get "scammed by YT" lol, that's actually how the 97 show ends, mid-scene. It didn't adapt anything after because A. they wanted the end to be truly horrifying, something unrecoverable and traumatizing.
And B. because the 97 anime exists only as 1 big advertisement for the manga, so the whole point was to bait you into going to read the rest, which i'd say was successful.
One more poor soul wrecked by Berserk...So sorry,bro :(
This manga changed me,and even if the Miura hasn't finished it himself,I will carry his workd with me forever.
Amazing video,man!
I love the 90 anime and I like the 3 movies they did well enough but reading berserk was a whole ass journey we have yet to have a adaptation that comes close to the manga
I love souls games and apparently Berserk inspired Miyazaki to create Dark souls and Elden Ring. I was also hearing how Berserk is one of the greatest stories ever so naturally, i watched the 97 show. It took me a minute to get into it but eventually i got hooked. Despite knowing they had to cut out a lot of content from the manga, i argue they still did an incredible adaptation.
I love the 90’s animation style it has, voice acting in Japanese was great, THE MUSIC is S tier. Casca is a great example of how to write a female character without it feeling like it’s “checking some boxes” like some work we see today. The ending really SHOCKED me and as the day went on, the shock went away and subtle tears came. Ending was so fucked, i’m replaying Elden Ring dlc and beating bosses up with Gut’s Greatsword (yes it’s literally in the game for those who don’t play souls-games) Ending also surprised me as I genuinely thought “If people say Berserk is one of the best stories ever….that implies it’s a finished story and the anime will end wrapping everything up”…
Man was i wrong…Golden Age is JUST the beginning. One day I’ll buy the manga but it’s sad Kentaro Miura passed before giving Berserk an ending so…hopefully it gets a proper conclusion one day. I’m not gonna bother watching the other anime adaptations cuz nothing will beat the 97 aesthetic and music for me. Not hearing Tell Me Why, I’m Waiting So Long and Guts theme for Berserk 2016 will feel weird….It makes me wish they can revive this show just like what Marvel did with X-Men 97 this year. But recently i was recommended a vid “Berserk 1997 Fan S2: Pilot” by ARCHE here on YT and I recommend it, it’s genuinely a well-done fan made episode that keeps the 97 energy! Great vid !
The guy who took over after the old author died was really close friends with him and he already knows how the story is supposed to end. Problem is the details in between the main plot points are up to him.
Good thing Berserk won’t remain an unfinished story at least.. Kentaro Miura would’ve wanted to wrap up the story rather than leaving it unfinished for sure
Fantastic review man. Well spoken and Beserk 1997 is my favorite anime. One of the few shows of any kind that had a profound impact on my life.
You forgotten to mention Gutz lost a eye and arm from his elbow down during the Eclipse. After he gets a prosthetic forearm/ hand with a cannon inside it and a repeating crossbow he can use like a machine gun. It's a really good series
Devil man has some similar themes to this, but, definitely has a ending to that tale.
I wouldn’t say he raped the princess, statutory maybe, but the princess liked him too. I’m glad you enjoyed Berserk and had your life changed too lol
True that’s about how most relationships were back in mideval times. 15-16 is “womanhood” for them
@@JomboyTonesAgain well in most culture till pretty recently woman were thought to be ready to be wifed up when they had their first menstruation and also most man got married between like 15-17
"Sustained Torture" is probably the most accurate description of Berserk series.
There is an in dept, twenty something hours video on YT that covers the entire story: anime and manga, by the TheAlmightyLoli. I'd highly recommend giving it a watch. the first half an hour or so is a bit slow, until he lays everything and start covering the actual story, but couple of hours in you'll barely need an anime to watch. He does a phenomenal job.
On the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood topic: it's perhaps my favorite anime. I'm always saying if someone needs an entrance to anime, here's where they should start. It guts you in E04 and then twists those guts while pulling in E10, but the way the story keeps going and pushes and the ending... 👌
While the Mangaka died he did give us enough to sort of pay off on most of what you may be worried about. The problem is he left us with more questions. The guy writing it now was his childhood friend who is very likely the inspiration for Griffith.
It's kind of crazy just how big that final chapter was for giving us a glimpse at everything we hoped for and simultaneously snathing it away. That whole arc was nothing but a breathe of fresh air after all the stuff that came before it.
I'm a lot more hopeful than most about the new guy writing the story but that's because we're in the final arc and all the pieces are in a place that you can guess what's going to happen pretty well. Especially since Miura always said he wanted a happy ending and frequently talked with his friend about what he wants to happen. Plus they made a whole studio for the purpose of being trained by Miura to recreate his artstyle. It'll never be like it was before but it'll still be good to me.
10:40 princess wanted griffith more than himself
There's one Important thing, if not the most, after the Eclipse, there's no more Griffith.
There's is only FEMTO.
And Rickart, the youngest of them all, who was also rescued by Ghost Rider Knight, did something that nobody else could do and will be the most important piece.
Only 3 left alive, all saved by GRK. Why?
Guts is the Beginning. Casca is the Middle. Rickart is the End.
Here to stay
If you like dark and vampires (specifically Vlad Tepes) give Vampire Hunter D or Hellsing a try.
As for live action? Can't go wrong with Dario Argento or Lucio Fulci. The Italian giallo horror genre is peak.
This is maybe the best manga of all time, that has never gotten a show that can live up to the source material, although most animes don't really do that. There is soooo much more manga the dude wrote before passing... Guts as the Antithesis to Griffith is cursed, he has to fight armys of demons every night and because of all the superhuman challenges becomes even more ridiculously strong... it's an addicting story, don't wanna spoil it, just read it.
Also not big into anime and have only read a few comic/manga titles. Berserk is amazing. Someone once summed up Berserk to me as "there's no 4 leaf clovers in that story". Odd but accurate description .
Also Space Battleship Yamato aka StarBlazers was an epic and influential series for me when i was a kid in the early 80's. A cartoon where characters died and an ongoing story with consequences was unheard of on Saturday morning cartoons.
As a fan of berserk
I love it when people who don’t even watch anime stumble across this gem. I love hearing them talk about this show
It’s like I’m watching the show again for for the first time with all the passion n confusion newcomers speak of berserk lol
I’m not even upset u forgot Nasferatu Zodds name. The passion in your voice talking about berserk really smoothed it over.
Glad u enjoyed it as much as I did!
This channel is growing fast, and its well deserved!
people just do not understand that just because it looks like an anime/comics, it does not mean that is for kids
don't blame the anime
I do recommend to read the manga if you have time, we’re probably 6 years away from the ending Muira’s close friend Mori is building up out of Miura’s old notes. Or if you’re looking for a cut-off point that ends on an optimistic note, watch the 2016-2017 anime that ends the series where Guts gives up his quest for vengeance after stumbling into a found family RPG party, where their new goal is to cure Casca
Dude, don't recommend the 2016-2017 to that poor soul ^^' this anime is an insult to the masterpiece that is the *Berserk* manga.
@@randallflagg3700 The art sucks, but at least the voice acting (Japanese) and the story isn’t butchered
Had some good music too, Hai yo is my jam when working out
@@Halfrican-Jones - I don't speak Japanese so I can't comment on the voice acting, but the story and the characterizations are absolutely butchered in those cursed seasons.
I wouldn't mind it too much if the art sucked but the anime was faithful to the manga, but sadly it wasn't.
But hey, good for you if you enjoyed it, *Berserk* is my favorite manga so I wish I could.
If you like Villain , I recommend "Monster" .
Scary part is that compared to the manga the anime is lighthearted
I'm glad to see you get Berserk pilled, I've been reading it since '04. Berserk has been the most meaningful piece of fiction I have ever read in my entire life, I simply couldn't continue without it.
I've been a fan since 2006, we need a good ending & someday a good anime adaptation from start to finish
Berserk and Dark Souls helped me when no one else could. Every second of each has influenced me to become someone i never thought i could, myself. To keep the rest short, im obsessed and am glad to see new people still finding it.
I love the content Zaffy, really love the background ambient music as well!
It’s crazy the the eclipse isn’t even the worst part of the manga lost childrens arc and maybe conviction arc are harder to read
Had no clue what it was, me and my roommate watched the entire golden age arc in 2014 when it came to Netflix. Man the eclipse left me and my roommate sitting in silence wondering what the hell we just endured. I then read the Manga all the way to current and the message I received is this story does an excellent job of making you share in Guts Trauma and support his journey as "the struggler" all any of us ever hope is Griffith finally gets what's coming to him.
Hell yeah! Berserk is not for the faint of heart. (My Guts costume just got finished, I can’t wait to wear it to con)
Spawn is fantastic! I got to meet his voice actor.
Glad you enjoyed the show, First saw it myself in the early 2000s and have loved the series since.
No offense,, but I think you need to watch it again, there are many details you seem to have missed or misunderstood(like the function of the the behelit). If you're up for it the manga is worth reading over any of the other series made, none of the adaptations covered enough of the comic.
My man, with all your quality content, you've earned yourself a sub!
@Zaffy you need to watch Berserk the golden age arc memorial edition. It’s the same story as the 1997 anime but memorial edition feels so much more epic and cinematic. The eclipse especially is so much more intense.
You got a new subscriber in me! You should honestly continue reading it. Miura passed but his good friend who also has his own manga is taking up the mantle and continuing it. The eclipse is basically just the prologue for the rest of the story which is amazing.
I don’t think the band of the hawk is a full on cult but I do think it is interesting to view it from that perspective.
I absolutely think its a cult. However a cult isn't inherently bad. It's just a group dedicated to something. We have simply associated cult as negative because it's commonly associated with fringe religious movements
Guts lost to Griffith because he was ganked by his cult like army , which is why in the rematch it was so shattering to everyone that Guts has always been HIM.
it Definity changes you and for some reason I decided to read it twice...
Nobody should watch the 97 anime if you not have read the manga. The manga is the absolute true form
I definitely suggest the manga. The 90's anime was a great adaptation and i love the Silver Fins - "Waiting so long" outro to the series, but there's no other adaptation that does the manga the artistic justice it deserves and there's so much more to the story.
3:01 your mask is doing WHAT?!😶
The manga was probably the most depressing and heartbreaking things ive ever read or experienced. The reason i love it though is that guts just refuses to give in and let the forces of darkness take him with the help of his true friends and comrades he makes along the way. Welcome to berserk my fellow struggler.
You should watch the Hellsing Ovas you being a vampire / gore lover you will go on a cocaine binge after watching it lmfao
Very accurate, watching the Spawn show is a palate cleanser in comparison, like kitten videos.
Fortunately the best friend of Kentaro Miura is continuing Berserk with all the info Kentaro gave him on personal conversations.
The eclipse is so bad because the golden era makes you appreciate and know the characters, but the rest of the history is equally as dark but less heart breaking because the victims are "extras", mind you they often are very innocent.
But the last chapter Mtr Kentaro released was in some way worst than the eclipse in a compound emotional way, because now you are even more invested on the characters and all the effort, things they have suffer, lost, gain,...
The continuation chapters are top notch too, like Master Kentaro is steering the ship.
"TheAlmightyLoli" has a summarized compound video of the whole Berserk manga (he says it is very summarized, but it is +20 hours), the history has is ups and downs, from dark to hope, even the typical taste of a fantasy RPG in some parts, some humor for a much needed relief (like the good times in golden age) I recommend it, plus you can appreciate some of the beautiful artwork done in the manga, 10X the detail of the anime.
Entering the Berserk universe is comparable to entering hell on Dante's book "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here".
The original Auther said that he listened to the OST from 97 when drawing the manga chapters after that.
THe day he died was trely sad for manga fans, his art was unmatched and the stroy of berserk has such a wide range you feel everything from happines, fear, anger, discust.
But as far as i know, the original author had a good friend whom he told about the ending and how the story gets there, so in honor he and part of his old team are finishing the manga on his behalf. Which is fuckign amazing, sad enough the have to do it but it would be truly sad if it wouldnt even reach the end. Even thou it would be th emost berserk :D
This is the first anime that actually got me into reading and collecting the actual manga.
Same
This is one of the stories that tends to change your life after you experience it. It’s so beautifully brutal it stays in your brain and never really leaves.
She currently has her conscious back but Guts and his crew are trying to make their way towards Guts and his army. She gets KIDNAPPED by Griffith again, right after she gets her conscious back. This woman cant catch a break 😭 but the series is phenomenal, I cant wait to see how the writers end it, it makes me nervous
Some more anime that I think you should watch is Vinland saga. It is an amazing beautiful story bro trust me. When you get to the second season DONT stop watching it, even if it seems a little slow. Just trust the process and finish it.
I've always loved Spawn, I was eventually was introduced to Berserk too. It is well done trauma and displays the bonds that can be formed from these traumas - the monstrous nature of the people and creatures feels visceral on a level rarely touched on. Yet there is also this small glimmer of love and care sprinkled throughout their adventures.
I feel the same way as you do regarding anime, and like how you found an interest to this, I did as well with Hellsing. Love vampires, and that has one of my favorite interpretations of the Dracula mythos. I'll see Berserk next when I have the time.
Berserk 97 ends before guts and casca are rescued, however, the first episode of the series proves that they are indeed rescued.
As for the emotional closure, the final chapters Miura drew provide that. It ends during an interim part of the story in which the manga could end naturally if necessary.
The story is being continued by his close friend whom he entrusted the ending to. Even should it fail, struggle on to Miura's end; you won't regret it. If Guts can get back up after the eclipse, so can we who merely observed his struggle. 😊
Welcome to the club, friend. Now that you’ve gone down this road you’ll never be able to quit. Watch the 2022 Memorial Edition. It shows a lot of the manga that the ‘97 anime left out.
This whole show is basically a flashback arc.
For someone who doesn't really like anime you made one of the best berserk reviews
Another banger episode, we all remember the 1st time we got introduced to berserk. No world like it. Every heartbroken gym bro knows this story 💪🏽🤣
"My favourite anime since I was a kid it's been Yu-Gi-Oh because I am based."
Actually based behaviour.
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my idea of love wasn't as based as guts but now i know
I've seen a couple of your vids but after this one im def subscribing. Berserk is my all time favorite story across every form of media and Guts tops my list of the greatest characters. Like you, im not big on anime myself but i do like a few, just not super into it like a weeb but since you liked this, def check out the manga because it is significantly better and the artwork is masterclass level. And it explains everything yoy missed because all anime versions cut out a lot of things from the manga. The original auther, Kenaro Miura passed away in 2021. The story and art is still by him up to Ch 364 and from where you left off on the eclipse you got a long way to go but again the story is going to grip you. If you pick up the manga I hope to see a video on it because ill be there. You earned my sub good sir.
The journey Guts embarks after the eclipse is, to put it lightly..., full of hardship. But because, Miura the author is a master of contrast, the glimmer, that light at the end of tunnel is so warm and comforting. Each milestone for Guts, there's a bonfire, a campfire. Not a campfire of broken dreams, there could only be one of those and it's already behind him. The moments of rest Guts reaches throughout his struggles are so cherished by members who surround the campfire and by the community.
I know that alot of the comments are gonna suggest you to try the manga out and Miura's art has climbed to the status of a modern master of draftsmanship. So I'll chime in to person who composed for 97 Berserk and every other Berserk multimedia. A progressive rock techno hermit, Hirasawa Sususmu, man has been in the Japanese music industry since the 70's and by god has he gone against the grain of the mainstream since. He's a phenomenal guitarist and his roots was progressive rock, then he moved towards technopop and kept changing genres until he really established his own unique soundscape that could only be labeled as "Hirasawa Sususmu music". A sound he manifest through his avant-garde compositions, his stellar skill in playing instruments and his aetherial high tone singing voice backed up with electronic beeps and boops... Now how this technomancer hermit came to compose for Berserk was simple, Miura was a die hard fan of his. Listening to Hirasawa's music while he grinded away at his desk working on Berserk.
One of the first impression you would get from Guts is his brutality and ruthlessness, makes sense, that's how we are introduced to him. Now let's take a listen to what Hirasawa compsed as Guts Theme... It's definetly not something that would come to mind at the onset, but as you unravel who Guts is and Hirasawa really struck it bullseye. Guts theme holds a very special place in my heart and from what I saw from the community after the abrupt passing of Miura, where we all flocked to those 5 to 10 hour version of Guts Theme to grieve and share our own stories of how Berserk kept us going through hards times in life. Cause Guts would...
If Hirasawa has piqued your interest at all, I got a suggestion. There were few he would compose soundtracks for anime, but there was one, another die hard fan of Hirasawa who also met an untimely death. Satoshi Kon, a brilliant animation director who really captured reality in his animations. Where a kaleidoscope of scene transition that breaks the laws of physics and reality yet he brilliantly manages it with Hirasawa's track in the backdrop. MAn's edits were too fast for real film that only animation can be quick enough to keep up with his mind bursting with ideas...
Your brother sounds like a Apostel to me 0:29
She had a thing for Griffith and the moment when he stood up for her after the 100 men slaughter. That’s the moment when Guts surpassed Griffith and Casca knew that Guts truly cares about her while Griffith is just using people like tools for his end goal.
you know, ive seen this anime several times over for about 2 decades, its by far my most favorite tv show ever made, but i never until now, realized, "yeah, it is a cult isnt it" before, i was like "these dudes follows a great leader who is great at what hes doing" and i kinda left it at that, but yeah, it really is a cult and it swooped by my head for so long.
I wish the team that made this anime had funding for more seasons, i think they perfectly encapsulated the story and its universe without the usual over the top sillyness that anime sometimes put into the story for seemingly no reason at all, and because of that i think the 97 anime is better than the manga which ive also read, but the manga has too many characters and is over the top silly at times, and yes, i know about that 1 dude in the anime, if they couldve just toned down his sillyness, this wouldve been a perfect show.
Good video, think ill sub.
Studio Eclipse is now making "the black swordsman arc" which is what happens after the eclipse. If you can handle the lacking animation, watch Berserk 2016 and 17. They tried to pick up from the eclipse but the animation style was so hated by the fans that they only got to do two seasons. One thing the anime left out was that moments before the eclipse Guts defeated one of the creepiest apostles (in my mind) the hedonistic, ape-man named Wyald.
I had a similar experience as you, except instead of berserk, it was the end of evangelion my cousin was watching. I had no idea cartoons could be adult at the time
Great video Berserk is amazing 👌🏽
You did missed on why the ending was so compelling, Guts as a child was orphaned and taken in by a mercenary who at one point lets him gets m*lested as a child and felt so betrayed that he killed the merc… As a child! he confesses this to Casca at some point while making love to her, the ending not only broke Guts heart , but also makes him relive that moment in his childhood. Great writing!
Berserk is peak, but to inform properly, Golden Age is technically in the middle of the story. Its the origin, but there are a handful of Arcs before we witness this in the Manga. As poorly as the 2016 Berserk was done, it starts at the proper beginning. I *HEAVILY* recommend reading the full story. Guts' growth and the emphasis on the evil of humanity, juxtaposed by the willpower of humanity is beautiful. The art is also incredible.
Another physco manga if you want to go in is: “ Ichi “
Boy do i relate to that "watching the childhood r4pe scene" and not knowing which anime it was as a kid part.
Cos as a child I once came home from school, my mom went straight to bed from exhaustion or something idk so i turned on the TV to watch some cartoons, thats when it happened. My memory on that is VERY blurred but i remember all those soldiers dying in gruesome ways i hadn't seen in my conan, JLA & other cartoons before and seeing this muscular guy who i deduced to be the main character by how he wasn't just surviving but killing the demonic things, then it all flipped. I had NO concept of corn or sx at the time, i didn't know wtf i was watching but i sat through seeing this main character lose limbs (childhood me remember him missing an arm and a leg for some reason lol) and an eye as he watched his girl get r worded and then it ended. Just like that. Leaving me just staring at the screen, with my pants inflated and feeling that i definitely saw something i shouldn't have.
It's definitely one of the first memories burnt into my brain, yet it's so blurry that i would say i was at most 6-7 years old when i had the misfortune of seeing that.
I finally watched bersek in full when i was 20 which was 3years ago, when the grape scene started i felt the hardest blow of deja vu I've ever had, except this time i understood what i was seeing with the context. Felt like a full circle moment.
Glad you enjoyed it. You should do more anime villain analysis. I know you said your not really into anime but man their are some good ones. Ide recommend Bondrewd from Made in Abyss
I think credit also needs to go to my man, Korkas. Just a regular dude in a cult of blind zealots. He most likely didn't believe in Griffiths vision, but "just wants an easy comfy life for himself" and as such, he places his bet on what he thinks is the winning horse
Highly recommend checking out the manga. The rest of the story, even unfinished, is already equally important to the Golden Age Arc, if not more
The anime is basically a teaser for the manga. They left out the entire first arc, but only because this show was a prequel. Black Swordsman arc is underrated.
But the best stuff comes after this anime. The entire Conviction arc is the absolute best writing. Lost Children specifically.
However, the 97 anime is great for what it is.
I have full confidence in Kouji Mori and the team who picked it up after Miura passed.
So even though the author has died, his best friend and lead animator has taken on the manga project and plans to finish it.
As far as many of the questions about the lore you have, they are covered in the manga. The animation obviously leaves many details out for run time. As of now in the manga, Casca has had some of her sanity restored but then Griffith attacked and captured her. He is playing mind games with her in his new kingdom and Guts is making plans to mount a rescue. Griffith is killing off other empires and expanding his kingdom as the rest of the world is overrun with demons.
Before Griffith’s turn, guts is his shadow, he is his right hand, shoulder to lean on and ear to confess too. Griffith views him as an essential part of his future and plan, when guts becomes his equal (arguably his better) by defeating him it was like a man losing his shadow, he becomes rabid and panicked.
The irony is, he was right on the precipice of his victory and no longer needed guts for his dream, it was his pride, his ego, his fear of losing the only real friend he had ever had.
After Griffiths fall, he becomes guts shadow but not in a positive way. He becomes the pain and suffering that burdens guts, he becomes the thing guts constantly chases but can never lay his hands upon no matter how hard he tries, he becomes the rage that separates him from his love in casca.
Honestly one of the best written stories ever made.
you'll be back, we were all terribly hurt, we all came back. Berserk is awesome, easily my favourite manga, the message can be summarised as how, despite the world keeping you down, despite fate itself telling you to kneel, human will can stand up in spite of their destiny and move forward.
The only thing I dislike about the 1997 version is the complete removal of skull knight. Thats one of the main reasons I recommend the Movies/Memorial Edition.
I highly recommend reading the manga;
This isn't the ending, just an ending to the golden age arc;
It's hard to explain what the rest of the show is like without spoiling anything, but what we essentially get is a main character (guts) in the depths of hell, his former self completely lost, doing anything to get revenge, but as things go on & he meets new people, he starts changing his goal to trying to find a cure for Casca & healing her;
& as I said... it's hard to explain without spoiling, but definitely give it a read, u won't regret it.