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Feb 22, 2018 7:49 AM
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Today I had watched the three movies of Berserk and half of Berserk 2016. So can you suggest me which one I should continue with anime or manga. So is watching the anime worth.

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BrandonFeb 23, 2018 10:10 PM
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THAT'S WHY IT'S NEVER BEEN SEEN
THAT'S WHY THE WORLD HAS KEPT HIDDEN
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Feb 22, 2018 7:51 AM
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I haven't seen the 2016/2017 Beserk but I have heard that those two arrnt all that good so I would recommend the 1997 version
Feb 22, 2018 7:51 AM
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Just forget everything you know about it and start the manga from the beginning.
Feb 22, 2018 7:53 AM
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Don't bother with Berserk 2017. It makes the most sense to read the manga from scratch. I would also recommend watching the '97 anime of the Golden Age arc since it does a lot of things right.
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Feb 22, 2018 8:00 AM
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I'd recommend just reading it all from the start and once you're up to date give the 2016/17 versions a try. Watch the 1997 anime too, it's really good.
Feb 22, 2018 8:03 AM
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Just avoid the anime completely and stick to the manga... Your soul will be safer that way...

Feb 22, 2018 8:12 AM
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Why haven't you watched the 97 version? That's the only one you need to watch (along with the third movie) before you start the manga.

And start the manga from the beginning.
Feb 22, 2018 8:21 AM
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Omkar_Nagwade said:
Why haven't you watched the 97 version? That's the only one you need to watch (along with the third movie) before you start the manga.

And start the manga from the beginning.
actually i don't know about the 1997 version after i watched the movies i got to know about the 1997 and yeah i am going to start the manga
THERE EXIST IN THIS WORLD SOMETHING NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN
IT'S GENTLE SO VERY SWEET
THE GLIMPSES IS ALL IT TAKES TO MAKE A PERSON CRAVE IT
THAT'S WHY IT'S NEVER BEEN SEEN
THAT'S WHY THE WORLD HAS KEPT HIDDEN
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN
BUT ONE DAY, IT WILL BE FOUND

BY THE PERSON WHO IS MEANT TO FIND IT. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
"

Feb 22, 2018 8:35 AM
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Berserk is top quality. But is suffering to following it by chapter when you catch up. Author is slow as hell. Expect it will probably never going to get a real end because he is going to die before it in this pace. Or the ending will be totally shit and rushed :P It´s up to what 20 years now? But has great art!
Feb 22, 2018 8:54 AM
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Manga. The anime adaptation is flat out insulting to the source material.
Feb 22, 2018 8:55 AM

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the manga is the better version, but the 3 movies are pretty good
Feb 22, 2018 8:56 AM

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Just read the manga and drop any anime related to it. The manga is ultimately the superior medium of Berserk.
Feb 22, 2018 9:11 AM

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I didn't know that Berserk has anime.
Feb 22, 2018 9:21 AM

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the manga is really the best version, i really liked the 90's anime adaptation but that only covers 1 arc..... the art in the manga is guaranteed to make you cream your pants
Feb 22, 2018 9:34 AM

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I think I'm the only person who thinks that the 1997 version of Berserk is superior to all others, manga included.

The arc Berserk 1997 covers is by far the best one and it makes it even better by cutting out the stupid comedic relief. Everything after the eclipse feels like edgy for the sake of it and eventually any horror is diluted because we've seen worse things which actually have emotional weight to them. At some points the Berserk manga feels like filler and just like an edgy battle shounen. Not to say it's bad, it's certainly a great manga, but it's got nothing on the 1997 anime.
Feb 22, 2018 9:36 AM
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I watched the movies first and thought they where pretty good. Then I tried watching the newer anime and realized I made a horrible mistake (I'm a big animation guy). So I decided to start the manga and I have to say - it's amazing.

I'm not the type of person who wants to read a manga from the beginning when I've already seen the anime. I find it to be tedious the majority of the time. That being said, I highly recommend reading Berserk from the beginning. You'll develop a deeper connection to the characters but most importantly, you'll have a much better understanding of the plot (assuming you were as confused as I was after the movies).

TL;DR - Read the manga. It's phenomenal
Feb 22, 2018 9:45 AM
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Did you just skip the ONLY good anime adaptation of Berserk? OK????
Feb 22, 2018 9:52 AM

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if you want to continue from the three movie, you can jump to chapter 93-94. you left some of the good stuff in the early chapter though (chapter 9-11 or 0.9-0.11 for the story of Guts childhood). the first 8 chapter (or 0.8) is non-canon to the story i think, but the opening episode of Berserk 2016, the introduction of Puck can be found in chapter 1 (or 0.1), it’s very different though.

Berserk 2016 has left out one Arc in the manga, the Conviction Arc (Lost Children Chapter) go read it (chapter 95-117), its kind of explicit because it’s involving a lot of kids, maybe thats why it’s not adapted. but for the love of god do yourself a favor, finish the half of Berserk 2016 and stop right there, and rewatch it again by reading it.

you will be hooked by it and you will not realize that reading 300+ chapter is faster than you think. if only Berserk has a pace of One Piece, sure it will blowing up like hell
Feb 23, 2018 10:13 PM
Feb 25, 2018 2:22 PM

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Berserk has one good anime adaptation, that's the 1997 anime. The rest is shit.

It's best to watch the 1997 anime and read the manga from the first chapter.
Feb 25, 2018 2:35 PM

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You should have watched the original TV series instead of the 3 movies. Movies removes so many details and stuff that are on original TV. The 3rd movie is the only one worth watching, but 1st and 2nd movie did not have any new content over the original TV series.

As someone who don't read manga, I would recommend watching the original TV series (from 1997) then continue with Berserk 2016 and Berserk 2017.

I personally liked Berserk 2016 and liked even more Berserk 2017 (Griffiths comes back in 2017). The animation did not bother me like many people

The manga might be best version (when it comes to story), but I prefer watching anime that has voice actors and moving characters over colorless non-moving characters with no voice actors. It is up to you
thepathFeb 25, 2018 2:39 PM
Feb 25, 2018 7:12 PM

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thepath said:
You should have watched the original TV series instead of the 3 movies. Movies removes so many details and stuff that are on original TV. The 3rd movie is the only one worth watching, but 1st and 2nd movie did not have any new content over the original TV series.

As someone who don't read manga, I would recommend watching the original TV series (from 1997) then continue with Berserk 2016 and Berserk 2017.

I personally liked Berserk 2016 and liked even more Berserk 2017 (Griffiths comes back in 2017). The animation did not bother me like many people

The manga might be best version (when it comes to story), but I prefer watching anime that has voice actors and moving characters over colorless non-moving characters with no voice actors. It is up to you
thanks bro for the suggestion and now i am continuing with the manga as i had already completed the anime. Hope new season will come soon.
THERE EXIST IN THIS WORLD SOMETHING NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN
IT'S GENTLE SO VERY SWEET
THE GLIMPSES IS ALL IT TAKES TO MAKE A PERSON CRAVE IT
THAT'S WHY IT'S NEVER BEEN SEEN
THAT'S WHY THE WORLD HAS KEPT HIDDEN
MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN
BUT ONE DAY, IT WILL BE FOUND

BY THE PERSON WHO IS MEANT TO FIND IT. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.
"

Feb 26, 2018 7:48 AM
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Tomoya1 said:
thepath said:
You should have watched the original TV series instead of the 3 movies. Movies removes so many details and stuff that are on original TV. The 3rd movie is the only one worth watching, but 1st and 2nd movie did not have any new content over the original TV series.

As someone who don't read manga, I would recommend watching the original TV series (from 1997) then continue with Berserk 2016 and Berserk 2017.

I personally liked Berserk 2016 and liked even more Berserk 2017 (Griffiths comes back in 2017). The animation did not bother me like many people

The manga might be best version (when it comes to story), but I prefer watching anime that has voice actors and moving characters over colorless non-moving characters with no voice actors. It is up to you
thanks bro for the suggestion and now i am continuing with the manga as i had already completed the anime. Hope new season will come soon.


Forget about a new season... The anime cut off too much important stuff to continue and until now there's no news about it. Just continue with the manga and forget that 2016 and 2017 animes even exist..
Feb 26, 2018 7:49 AM
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thepath said:
You should have watched the original TV series instead of the 3 movies. Movies removes so many details and stuff that are on original TV. The 3rd movie is the only one worth watching, but 1st and 2nd movie did not have any new content over the original TV series.

As someone who don't read manga, I would recommend watching the original TV series (from 1997) then continue with Berserk 2016 and Berserk 2017.

I personally liked Berserk 2016 and liked even more Berserk 2017 (Griffiths comes back in 2017). The animation did not bother me like many people

The manga might be best version (when it comes to story), but I prefer watching anime that has voice actors and moving characters over colorless non-moving characters with no voice actors. It is up to you


Did you hit your head or something? Stop recomending shit for people , especialy Berserk 2016/17 type of shit.
Feb 26, 2018 12:35 PM

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Tomoya1 said:
thanks bro for the suggestion and now i am continuing with the manga as i had already completed the anime. Hope new season will come soon.

There won't be a 3rd season since the anime looks like a school-project and not an official adaptation.

If Berserk ever gets a new anime, it will be by another studio and it will probably be done from scratch.
Mar 2, 2018 7:10 PM

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You have to read the Manga
Comparing the Manga to the anime is like comparing chocolate to dog shit

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