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hey mark,

long time no see on this site (I do see your Letterboxd reviews and activity it seems you are watching kino)

I am considering coming back for le animu because of Dandadan and I really need to catch up

Thanks for understanding!

When it comes to the Attack on Titan ending, I believe the anime version is superior. It fully utilizes the strengths of the animated format (sound, animation, art, and dynamism) while remaining faithful to the source material.

I think the manga ending was okay, but only if we are talking about its final version, so the version appearing in vol. 34. The one released in the magazine was, well... It wasn't good, in my opinion. It was dull, chaotic, felt half-baked and didn't feel like a proper epilogue. The volume version is better in this regard, even if not perfect (that's why I called it as just "okay") and inferior to the anime version covering the same stuff, but doing it in a more polished, refined way (even without considering the advantages of animation over comics).

About Studio Eclypse, I think they released the first teaser video several months after ch. 139's premiere. I double checked it and yeah, the chapter was released on April 2021 and the first clip was released on September 2021. When I saw it for the first time I thought of it as another example of massive copefest meant to appease all those crybabies that had gone through mental breakdown after seeing their favorite comic not ending as they wanted it to end, lol.

While searching for this info I saw a trailer I hadn't seen before. It says that Attack on Titan: Requiem will indeed have its premiere, and it will happen on Fall 2024, so this year.



It looks like I was overly pessimistic about it, haha. I saw a lot of very ambitious projects not getting finished, so perhaps that's why I was worried that perhaps they abandoned it to work on a different project, or just decided to produce a less impressive result than initially planned. I'm glad my worries were unfounded. More high-quality fan-made content is always welcome. However, I'll reserve judgment until the animation is officially released.

I also liked Oberstein. Very loyal and sincere advisor, even if ruthless and kind of unpredictable, despite playing open cards with Reinhard and wording clearly his motivations. It was always intriguing to see what he would do in various situations. His machiavellian approach to solving problems made everything even more entertaining to watch.

About Berserk's fan-made series, if I remember correctly, the pilot episode of Studio Arche's series is not meant to be the first one, but one of the later episodes, so there will be plenty of occasions to properly introduce Puck and also have Skull Knight's debut. And there won't be any problem with jumping straight from the Eclipse to that scene in the forest where Guts fought skeleton warriors.

I don't know if there will be any flashbacks, i.e. to show that Guts already met Skull Knight in the past, but I feel we might see Skully's epic entrance during the Eclypse. It's already been created by Studio Arche:


As for Studio Eclypse's take on the Black Swordsman arc animated adaptation, the trailer surely looked impressive and presented high quality. I will most likely watch the first episode when it is released, out of pure curiosity, though. Well, if it will eventually be released, that is. I'm not saying I don't believe in Studio Eclypse, but isn't that crew the same one that wanted to make that Attack on Titan animated series retelling the series' finale? I don't want to belittle their team in any way. Its members are definitely talented, skilled, and motivated to come up with really good-looking fanmade stuff. However, there's a long road between wanting something to happen and it actually happening. I haven't tracked their progress as shared on social media platforms or anything, but I can't recall anything more revealed than a trailer and some pictures. Both looked awesome, but they were still just a trailer and images promoting a series that hasn't gotten any episodes yet. Unless I missed its premiere, that is. ;p

I'm way more interested in Studio Arche's animated series. I've wished for a long time to see a Berserk anime done in the very same style as the iconic series from the 1990s. Preferably a sequel to said anime. Studio Arche's animated series might make my dream come true, haha. Fan-made or not, it will still be the Black Swordsman arc in an animated format stylized to resemble the first Berserk anime. :)

Apologies for taking some time to reply. My PC had a slight technical problems, so I couldn't use it for several days, and I dislike writing long replies on my mobile phone or tablet, haha.

I know this pain. It happened to me many times in the past as well. Mostly when I wrote a rather long reply on my phone, lol.

While I prefer subs in general, the English dubbing for Berserk 1997 is very solid. I wouldn't say it's better than the original voices; the same with saying it's worse. Both versions offer unique and high quality experiences, that's for sure. Both are worth of at least checking them out. I also think it's one of the best English dubbings that have been released so far.

About the manga, yeah, while there were some modifications I enjoyed (like the one with Wyaldd), it's a shame a decent amount of important stuff got deleted (like Skull Knight, or Bakiraka assassins trying to prevent Guts and his party from saving Griffith). However, as a stand-alone show meant to promote the manga, it was totally awesome and this anime still holds up well even today. In terms of the atmosphere, Berserk anime from 1990s arguably grasped the Golden Age arc in the best way.

By the way, have you heard about Studio Arche? They are planning to adapt the Black Swordsman arc into the anime format, with Berserk 1997's marvelous art style. It's currently a fan-animation I'm excited the most, lol.
Here's the pilot episode:

Wonderful anime. What do you think about it so far?

In general, I liked the Narrator bits explaining stuff. In most of cases they added more depth to what was happening. It was also pretty fresh to have him say what kind of thoughts were flowing in a certain character's head, instead of constantly switching to said character talking to themself and forcing viewers to listen to a long internal monologue, instead of just stating that someone was, dunno, utterly shocked and felt worried about the future of the ongoing conflict taking place in the galaxy.

The bits with Julian browsing various sources showing the history of the situation in the Milky Way were hmm... I think they were partially good, for exploring the lore and presenting it to the viewers in a compressed way, but at the same time, like you said, they could've been done in a better, more entertaining way. I don't mind seeing an entire episode look like an old-school history documentary, but after seeing the second one done in a simple matter, I felt that the dynamism of the story suffered (even if only a bit) from that way of depicting those informations about Earth and the history of humans conquering the galaxy.

However, just like you, I also didn't like when the Narrator began spoiling or at least heavily suggesting deaths of major characters. It wouldn't be that much of a big deal if it happened once and was done to a character that was, let's say, not that much important to the plot. Sadly, Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu had a lot of that kind of moments, no matter what status certain characters had in the story. And I'm saying it as someone who checked out pretty early on a video compiling deaths of various characters, just to see whether this show was really as realistic when it came to war and stuff as many people had pointed out. Still, in most of cases, even those I was already aware of, I was not happy to hear the Narrator directly suggesting that character X is gonna die. It felt wacky. Same goes with obvious "death flags", although some of them surprised me when they happened to not be death flags at all.

As for the morality, I think this show was pretty accurate. None of the belligerents was "the right and just side", but both had pros and cons in general, or good and bad people if we want to dive into details. I preferred Yang Wen-li's crew, by the way. ;D But in terms of politics, Reinhard's idea was way better that the one represented by the Goldenbaum dynasty, and better than rotten democracy and its mess coming from the Free Planets Alliance.

This anime is definitely special, offering a unique atmosphere and experience. Does it deserve such a high place on the toplist? I think yes. I wouldn't call it as the best anime, or even a masterpiece one, since it had some visible flaws here or there (animation that could have been better in many moments, or the flow of the story that was weird at times), but surely I can say it's one of the best anime stories I've seen, heh.

I've just finished Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu. :D I really enjoyed it. Even more than I thought I would. Not a masterpiece, not a peak sci-fi series (there is not any series that would be definitely above the others, to be fair), but a very solid anime that is fun to watch.

The story is pretentious at times, making rather simple quotes taught in high schools sound as if they were hidden knowledge known by many, but at the same time not trying to be a philosophical treaty dominating everything else that such story might offer, so all that pretentiousness ends up as something actually important to the plot and the story's flow.

I was not bothered by the animation and art. I love such oldschool approach, even though there were many scenes that could have had something more to offer visually-wise than a stale frame. We're talking about an OVA series here, after all. The character designs were great.

Too bad that because of its fanbase consisting of many obnoxious, elitistic snobs many people might just pass on this show. I almost did that myself, thinking "it can't be that good if most of its fans that I met in the past were toxic", lol.

yo yo yo how you been homeboy

Yeah, I decided to give it a try at last. After seeing those two movies I can say that hmm... How do I put it... I wasn't that impressed. I had fun while watching both of them, but not as much as I thought I would. Especially after hearing so many positive things about this show. The premise is interesting, although the execution felt cliched and pretentious in way too many scenes.

But like I said, in general, I enjoyed what I saw, and it grabbed my attention enough to make me continue watching the show itself. After all, I can drop it anytime if I notice I'm not enjoying it a lot anymore, haha. For sure I won't force myself to watch all episodes if I won't find this series as engaging enough after completing several episodes of its first season.

Sure thing! I hope you will have more fun, and motivation, than I had while reading YYH manga. :) And yeah, I also have some manga series that have been waiting for a while for me to return to reading them, haha.