LuzNoceda said: Which one is the chapter I should start with? It's what can happen when you pirate Mangas , instead of simply buying and reading Volume 1. To explain it to you , Berserk was originally published in Animal House , but it latter moved to Young Animal , and had to reset its chapter count by labelling them "Episodes" instead of "Chapters". So depending on the pirate site you are using , they may mix the "Chapters" with the "Episodes". The original chapters are often considered as "Chapters 0" , and labelled as "Chapter 0.1 , 0.2 , ..." or "Chapter 0.A , 0.B , ...". (There is 16 of them in total.) Berserk is definitely a Manga that is better experienced via paper , instead of digital scans , so i'd recommend you to actually buy it. |
 "Genius lives only one story above madness." – Arthur Schopenhauer. "Stupidity is a talent for misconception." – Edgar Allan Poe. "I'm tired... and hungry." – Alexioos95. |
| The first few chapters are Black Swordsman arc and it takes place after major events of Golden Age arc. You can read it before, but I personally recommend you start from last chapter of third volume literally named "Golden Age (1)" as it begins with the childhood of our main character. Also, don't try looking up for spoilers, it ruined my enjoyment a little bit. |
ItzWanz said: the reveal of the main villain would kinda ruin it for the newreader. Not at all. Yes , Miura hadn't completely planned what he would do with the story , but he immediately established Guts as a miserable man betrayed by his former friend. The Golden Age Arc is here to give depth to his characters (especially Guts and Femto) , not to create them. So the Golden Age is not really a flashback , it's more the Black Swordsman who's a flashforward. You can not like such storytelling , but it ruin absolutely nothing. (It's more by starting at the Golden Age that you ruin what the Author has done.) |
"Genius lives only one story above madness." – Arthur Schopenhauer. "Stupidity is a talent for misconception." – Edgar Allan Poe. "I'm tired... and hungry." – Alexioos95. |
Alexioos95 said: ItzWanz said: the reveal of the main villain would kinda ruin it for the newreader. Not at all. Yes , Miura hadn't completely planned what he would do with the story , but he immediately established Guts as a miserable man betrayed by his former friend. The Golden Age Arc is here to give depth to his characters (especially Guts and Femto) , not to create them. So the Golden Age is not really a flashback , it's more the Black Swordsman who's a flashforward. You can not like such storytelling , but it ruin absolutely nothing. (It's more by starting at the Golden Age that you ruin what the Author has done.) The encounter with Wyald and scenes of Casca constantly getting se*ually assaulted kinda made audience desensitized and lessened the impact of the eclipse which was supposed to be emotionally devastating as per author's intent. Black Swordsman arc already spoiled that Guts survived something in the past so the stakes were decreased. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore Berserk and Miura. I even love the Black Sowrdsman arc, because it added the mystery element. But Berserk fandom acts like Berserk can't be criticized even in the remote sense and hold it on such a high pedestal. |
Cryptic_CipherJun 17, 2023 10:31 PM
ThunderBolt_16 said: he encounter with Wyald and scenes of Casca constantly getting se*ually assaulted kinda made audience desensitized and lessened the impact of the eclipse which was supposed to be emotionally devastating as per author's intent. True , the shock factor of rape was reduced a lot trought the Golden Age. ThunderBolt_16 said: Black Swordsman arc already spoiled that Guts survived something in the past so the stakes were decreased. But that's not a spoiler per se... It's simply a style of storytelling playing with the knowledge we gave you prior. The Golden Age can be seen as a Prequel , it works exactly the same. In Star Wars for example , after watching the Trilogy and starting the Prelogy , you know that Anakin will become Dark Vader. The question wasn't supposed to be "How will his story end ?" but "How will he become like that the one we already know ?" You can not like such type of storytelling , but it doesn't make it a spoiler for what was to come. |
"Genius lives only one story above madness." – Arthur Schopenhauer. "Stupidity is a talent for misconception." – Edgar Allan Poe. "I'm tired... and hungry." – Alexioos95. |
Azure_Light said: Buying a manga that you might not like is not a smart move. Not only because you might not like it, but it's expensive to buy each and every volume. You can always read/skim through it in librairies. Legally , that's how you are supposed to do. When you go to a cinema watching a new Movie , you don't know if you'll like it , but you still pay for your place. That's not any different with books. |
"Genius lives only one story above madness." – Arthur Schopenhauer. "Stupidity is a talent for misconception." – Edgar Allan Poe. "I'm tired... and hungry." – Alexioos95. |
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