JUST FUCKING END IT ALREADY.Why do they keep milking this dead cow? Now they are saying the next volume is 2 years out. Fucking helll you know what maybe 364 is the final chapter. I now legitimately believe this story died with the author
Berserk ended in 2021
>>281922704The story actually died long before Miura did. The content covered by the 1997 anime is really the only part worth reading.
>>281922751First post best post>>281922753Second post worst postMori is a faggot/thread
>>281922753>Oh no, Guts is in mortal danger and going to be killed by demons!>Just kidding, he survives it but we're not going to tell you how. Also that's the end. See you!Nice adaptation, retard.
>>281922907It absolutely is a perfectly fine ending. It's a downer and there are many unanswered questions and it leaves you wanting more, but it's better to leave you wanting more than to leave you wishing it would just fucking end already. Life is full of unsolved mysteries and unanswered questions.
>>281922996>It absolutely is a perfectly fine endingThat's not an ending in any way whatsoever.
>>281922704Berserk is going to end when Griffith/Femto will die for what he did to the band of the hawk. Faggot.
>>281922704>Guts finally accomplishes his goal of saving his oneitis after like 10 years of the worst pacing ever put to ink on paper>author dies>best friend immediately undoes all of the character's work and sends him on a humiliation ritual fanfic sequence>oh btw the hellraiser indians are good guys nowman
Berserk was a metaphor for how evil ultimately wins and becomes beloved by all while good only wins in fanfiction.
>>281923621Wasn't Miura still alive when Griffith appeared? So Miura did at least intend something. Griffith wasn't just going to leave without doing anything.
>>281922704>2 yearssource..........!?
>>281922751God has it been four years already
>>281922753Golden Agefags are so braindead
>>281922704Because money, why are you asking questions you already know the answer too? Berserk isn’t your story- and the truth is that is was never Miura’s- once he outsourced it through a major publishinh label he lost all rights- he was just the author and writer of the berserk brand, it will go as long as they demand it toHonestly the story peaks when Griffith betrayed Guts and just slowly nosedives from there- it’s never been anything special, you’ll live.
>>281923445>random retarded anon dictates that cliffhangers are not endings>>281924573What are your grounds upon which to disagree? You like Isidro and Puck more than the Band of the Hawk? You like monsters of the week more than the personal story of two battle-brothers with a star-crossed fate?Defend your position, if you can!
>>281925808>You like Isidro and Puck more than the Band of the Hawk? You like monsters of the week more than the personal story of two battle-brothers with a star-crossed fate?Not that anon but yes
>>281922753this is correct, after that after is not different to any generic isekai
>>281925956Well okay then, as long as you're honest about your complete lack of taste then at least we both know where we're coming from.
>>281925808The anime's ending isn't a cliffhanger though. It's more like a character hanging off a cliff and then it cuts to them eating at a cafe but it doesn't tell you what happened in between.
>>281926306They do that because it's not actually important. Introducing """important""" new characters (read: "plot devices") in the final episode serves no purpose. Maybe Griffith just let him walk away, having taken everything from him already. Maybe Guts blacked out and killed the demons holding him, and the Godhand retreated. Not important. We knew from episode 1 that he got away and the details of his escape are not important to the narrative: Griffith betrayed his comrades and wounded Guts deeply, both physically and psychologically. We got that part; the important part.
>>281926475Complete and utter retardation by someone defeated by shitty anime adaptations but needs to find a way to excuse them. >I know the entire anime was leading up to this moment, but we're not actually going to let you know anything about what happened. Maybe Griffith just let him go lol. He saw Guts screaming his head off and missing an arm and just decided that he'd had enough.
>>281926573You're actually devoid of human emotion if you think that level of survivor's guilt wouldn't kill 99.99% of people. Like, I can't have a serious conversation with you about the themes of the show because you're simply not intelligent enough to understand the topic.
>>281925808>You like monsters of the week more than the personal story of two battle-brothers with a star-crossed fate?Yes, that's Berserk
>>281926748The anime is literal fanfiction that doesn't include several of the characters. It has no themes and its only intention was to make money. And that's why it didn't bother having an ending, because people could just go and read the manga. You are a corporate shill trying to justify a shitty product and thinking it was made to be anything other than one.
>>281926782I'm not convinced that you were even born in 1997, assuming you actually believe any of the nonsense you're spouting.
>>281926849>no argumentI accept your concession.
>>281926968There is no argument to be had or concession to give. I might as well be arguing with a wall, or a gorilla. My stance is that Berserk 1997 covers the best and most interesting part of Berserk: the dynamic between Griffith and Guts. Two brothers who misunderstand one another and fail to communicate, resulting in tragic disaster. Your stance is "that sucks because the STRONG and AWESOME SKULL KNIGHT doesn't appear, to [just win the fight or escape unscathed for no reason and without explanation after 30 years of manga]." I'm not interested in pointless jingle keys. I'm interested in Berserk's best segment of storytelling.
It really doesn't matter.Once Miura showed off the "Idea of Evil" the endgame was clear. Griffith will allow himself to be "turned" into a IoE puppet but actually "just as planned" subvert it from within with Guts as the tool to do so.In the end Guts will cleave the IoE in half and give Griffith a big sloppy gay kiss and hug etc etc..
>>281927199Dare I say, "wholesome chungus?"
>>281927137>just win the fight or escape unscathed for no reason and without explanation after 30 years of mangaThe irony and complete lack of self awareness to say this while defending an anime adaptation that just cuts off at the height of one of the series' main climaxes.
>>281927263See? You have nothing to actually say. There's no argument here to be had.
>>281923516Indeed. Not just Griffith, but Void also needs to die to tie up Skull Knight's side story(because we are certainly not getting any spin-offs at this point).
>>281925808>You like Isidro and Puck more than the Band of the Hawk?Yes. The band of the hawk is only interesting because you already know it's doomed. Skull Knight's shizo prophecies are also pretty cool.
Nope, the manga Is still goodYou Want Rush? They are rushing it
Who's the biggest jobber in Berserk?
>>281922704Do whatever you want but loss, the passing of the torch, and irreversible change are the main themes of BerserkIt’s only fitting that the series is going this direction If you quit now you’ll regret it when it makes it through the tunnel and comes out the other end
>>281922704Berserk has been on a downhill trajectory since Millenium Falcon arc. There were good parts of the story on the way but in general it became shit and stayed. Miura was a hack mangaka, so are his apprentices, it seems.
They are literally rushing it. This thread is fucking retarded. If you don't like it, don't read it.
>>281928870>nooo besrwrk is masterpiece original ook ook
>>281928907Yes, it's actually better to read Devilman. It's finished and better written than Berserk.
>>281926573>that image
>>281926573Actually, I'd love to see such ending. Unexpected, bold, and edgelord fuckers would shit their pants out of rage.
>>281928911What is this criticism even suppose to be? Oh no, I'm mad that its not created from a void, as opposed to everything else being inspired by Aliens or Mad Max 2?
>>281928907>if you dont like it dont read ityou sound like a faggot
>>281929242And you're probably the fucking retard OP.
>>281929264No but anyone who genuinely thinks nu-serk isn't just a soulless cash grab is an idiot.
>>281922753It's true. Berserk is basically worthless after that arc. Miura was being forced to milk the manga for decades and it was obvious he was spiritually defeated that entire time and wanted to work on other things. Really it's just a tragedy, some of the most disgusting editorial intereference I've seen in manga.
>>281929296Then don't read it :)
>>281929303>it was obvious he was spiritually defeated that entire time and wanted to work on other thingsArtists can only work on a single project for so long before losing motivation.
>>281929417What really hit me hard is that after his death I was looking at concept sketches he had did in his spare time and he would write things like, "I want to work on story like this someday...". The man was trapped by Berserk. It cost us a truly great mangaka by trapping him until the end of his life and even after his death Berserk is being milked. To me it's like a cursed work.
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>>281929509Miura definitely was on the spectrum.
>>281922704364 or at best a couple of chapters after that are as far as Miura had figured, I'd imagine, unless there are secret notes on how he intended the story to progress.
>>281922753Golden Age was the most formulaic arc though. Maybe it's time to face the music and admit Berserk wasn't all that, story wise.
>>281929509It sounds like George Martin was the Miura that didn't let his work trap him. The man happily does whatever else besides working on GoT.
>>281926573>>281929043>>281929064This is almost what happened in Susano Oh, a Go Nagai manga that Miura got the eclipse from. It's funny to talk about but annoying to actually have happen in something you're reading.
>>281929593It's "the most formulaic" because it basically wrote the formula. Berserk inspired tons of other mangaka and even authors overseas.You ARE aware that every trend has an instigator, right?
>>281930399>It's "the most formulaic" because it basically wrote the formulalol?
>>281930538What, do you need it in a food analogy? The person who invented oatmeal isn't the person who invented oatmeal raisin cookies. You don't have to invent the pieces to invent a formula that uses the pieces.
>>281930399What formula would that be? Griffith's ambition being his downfall, Guts' fight against destiny etc these are all very standard drama tropes. Though admittedly, I'm referring to mediums outside manga, though I would be surprised if Miura was really the first. I won't deny that Berserk was influential, but I have doubts regarding it breaking any new ground narrative wise. .
>>281930609Don't ask me! The other anon made the claim that it was formulaic. My claim was conditional in him being honest/correct. IF Berserk is formulaic, that is BECAUSE it wrote the formula that he's saying that it follows.
>>281924186https://www.cbr.com/berserk-release-reveals-unfortunate-series-update/
>have studio of several people working on Berserk now, supposedly trained specifically to take over Berserk>still can't release chapters quicker than every few months>and the chapters are still only like 20 pages
>>281930595Berserk didn't invent anything. You made a food analogy to boot. Fuck off fat retard.
>>281930644That doesn't make any sense.
I can support 364 being the end. It's okay. The erratic schedule is up to par with Berserk, but the new guys don't seem to know where to go or what to do, and I really haven't invested in the story since...368?I can re-read Berserk from the start if I wanted more of it, and have done so multiple times. Pic related is literally how I feel about current Berserk.
>>281931342Chapter 364 being the end is poetic. I don't know how you can beat Griffith mourning Miura's death as a final page and farewell. I know Mori and studio gaga feel it's their responsibility to finish it but it's all just a pale imitation. They haven't even done one single Star Wars joke in Miura's honor.
>>281931464That too, it's too damn serious. Miura was dicking around, but that was charming in its own right. A balance of comedy and drama. Any person saying that Chestnut Puck ruined the story missed the point completely. Even if downtime comes back, I don't trust them to do anything hilarious or lighthearted.
>>281927199Idea of Evil is non-canon thoughbeit.
>>281931634But the idea of the idea of evil persists though...woah
