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BrianMX34 said: I've never read the manga or watched the original so I'm going into this blind as my first experience with Berserk. From the first episode it seems like this anime is going to be over the top gore and action without any substance behind it. I'm not a big fan of CG but I don't outright hate it, especially if the anime itself is good. I'm not really impressed so far but I'll give it another episode or two before I consider dropping. This anime was made specifically for those who are either fans of the series or have watched the recent movie trilogy. I have a hard time expecting a newcomer to find this anime appealing or satisfying as Berserk, as a whole, is a series that has tons of substance. This series by itself will not do it justice. |
BrianMX34 said: You've piqued my interest so I might go back and watch the original Berserk series. You should be fine watching either the recent trilogy or the 1997 anime which is quite good iteration of the Golden Age arc (just pretend that the opening theme song never existed in the first place) |
gregoriozubiri said: xull said: Yeah I got confused bc I read like 3 chapters in the manga and first episode is like first chapter so I though it was a new show. Yes, the manga begins like this new serie and then he "remember his past" which is this old serie that people are telling you to watch. It's worth watching, really dark serie. So do you recommend the movies or the show? On_the_Lam said: xull said: Shitty animation but the music and voice acting was good. I haven't watched the movies nor the previous TV show, but I'm just going to watch this. How the fuck can you know what's going on and understand the characters' behavior and motivations when you don't know their backstories... Chill I thought this was a new series, but some guys here told me it was not! |
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ziggy_Z said: xull said: Yeah I got confused bc I read like 3 chapters in the manga and first episode is like first chapter so I though it was a new show. How come you didn't continue reading the manga I don't know lol, I forgot to maybe |
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| I've seen that some people are pissed that the Lost Children Arc has been cut from the anime. I've been binge-reading the manga and just finished volume 15, and if you really thought they were going to animate that shit, you're crazy. I've been pretty okay with the gore in the manga, but the last few chapters of the volume are gruesome, especially the Misty Valley (2) chapter. Here's some images of the "War Games" to prove my point. Would an anime company really want to animate this? No. No they wouldn't. I mean, there's gore, and then there's mutilated kids. You have to draw a line at that. I agree that the animation is pretty shitty and that weird sword noise is off-putting, but I was able to get through Ajin's shitty animation. I can get through this. |
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jaw1811 said: I've seen that some people are pissed that the Lost Children Arc has been cut from the anime. I've been binge-reading the manga and just finished volume 15, and if you really thought they were going to animate that shit, you're crazy. I've been pretty okay with the gore in the manga, but the last few chapters of the volume are gruesome, especially the Misty Valley (2) chapter. Here's some images of the "War Games" to prove my point. Would an anime company really want to animate this? No. No they wouldn't. I mean, there's gore, and then there's mutilated kids. You have to draw a line at that. I agree that the animation is pretty shitty and that weird sword noise is off-putting, but I was able to get through Ajin's shitty animation. I can get through this. An animation studio would go that far...just watch hellsing: ultimate |
| Non-manga reader and original series watcher here, and frankly I thought this was awesome. CG was a bit derpy, yeah, but I think that helps with the more uncanny-valley parts of the series, and the art and direction was pretty cool. The story is really promising and I thought they nailed Gutts' character with minimal in-episode exposition, which was neat. Honestly I'm just excited to finally see the continuation of the story. (And regarding the animation, it's not as if the original series looked that great either. :I Even for the time period.) |
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jaw1811 said: I've seen that some people are pissed that the Lost Children Arc has been cut from the anime. I've been binge-reading the manga and just finished volume 15, and if you really thought they were going to animate that shit, you're crazy. I've been pretty okay with the gore in the manga, but the last few chapters of the volume are gruesome, especially the Misty Valley (2) chapter. Here's some images of the "War Games" to prove my point. Would an anime company really want to animate this? No. No they wouldn't. I mean, there's gore, and then there's mutilated kids. You have to draw a line at that. I agree that the animation is pretty shitty and that weird sword noise is off-putting, but I was able to get through Ajin's shitty animation. I can get through this. I don't see anything wrong with those manga panels... |
xull said: gregoriozubiri said: Yes, the manga begins like this new serie and then he "remember his past" which is this old serie that people are telling you to watch. It's worth watching, really dark serie. So do you recommend the movies or the show? Well, i recommend you the series, but the movies are enough to understand the situation. Again i would say the serie. |
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| This animation gave me eye cancer -.- Well it is fine I can still read the manga.... Ah wait... I forgot he releases 1 chapter every 3 months -.- |
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Smooki said: With eye cancer you won't be able to see.This animation gave me eye cancer -.- Well it is fine I can still read the manga.... Ah wait... I forgot he releases 1 chapter every 3 months -.- |
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johnyjohny said: Smooki said: With eye cancer you won't be able to see.This animation gave me eye cancer -.- Well it is fine I can still read the manga.... Ah wait... I forgot he releases 1 chapter every 3 months -.- I guess ^^ But I am afraid that I will still notice that they mix arcs and jump over some story points.... |
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johnyjohny said: Well its safe to assume his eyesight is forever lost nowSmooki said: With eye cancer you won't be able to see.This animation gave me eye cancer -.- Well it is fine I can still read the manga.... Ah wait... I forgot he releases 1 chapter every 3 months -.- |
BrianMX34 said: From the first episode it seems like this anime is going to be over the top gore and action without any substance behind it. Wow, you couldn't be more wrong in your first impression, at least in regards to what Berserk is supposed to be. If you're thinking this some sort of Resident Evil idiocy that's just gore without purpose, I can reiterate enough that in actuality, it's a total 180 of that. Berserk is probably the best example of gore used to enhance storytelling and tone. It wouldn't hold the same weight without that level of intensity. It's not there just to have it. It's a very, very dark story and it knows that. Gotta recommend the manga to you. |
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BrianMX34 said: I've never read the manga or watched the original so I'm going into this blind as my first experience with Berserk. From the first episode it seems like this anime is going to be over the top gore and action without any substance behind it.. Hence you should read the manga. |
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gregoriozubiri said: I think this TH is to talk about this chapter, you can't say "The serie is going to be garbage" becouse you don't know! people, you just saw the first episode dont say this "berserk is never going to have a good adaptation" becouse maybe this will be a good one, we still don't know. I agree with most of you that the CGI is kind unconfortable for us but it can get better, WE DON'T KNOW. I recommend you people still watching the serie until at least chapter 3 or 4 and then i will hear every "This is garbage" or "berserk is never going to be good as an anime" and stuff. Thanks for reading. ......This is one of those time...where you know...you just know. This is a horrible adaption and it was VERY clear since this episode aired, no, since it was announced what studio was takin it on. Its a shit studio eith shit cast. The entire episode was just a bunch o random scenes pieced together along with that disgusting cgi. theo oriinal series aired in 1997 and right off the bat, you could tell work had been put into, REAL work and that you were in for something amazing. What does this tell me? That I'm in for a headache and some sickness. Thats not good for my health and many others agree. watch once its finished coz its score is gonna stay in the 6's if not 5's. |
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BrianMX34 said: I've never read the manga or watched the original so I'm going into this blind as my first experience with Berserk. From the first episode it seems like this anime is going to be over the top gore and action without any substance behind it. I'm not a big fan of CG but I don't outright hate it, especially if the anime itself is good. I'm not really impressed so far but I'll give it another episode or two before I consider dropping. I agree, its disgusting. Watch the original 1997 series and then read the manga from the beginning. The anime phenomenal and the manga ia apparently even better (I haven't read it). Your not gonna get gore with no sense or reason with it. Your going to get a story with diverse characters with major depth to em. |
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daAmazinFatB0y said: gregoriozubiri said: I think this TH is to talk about this chapter, you can't say "The serie is going to be garbage" becouse you don't know! people, you just saw the first episode dont say this "berserk is never going to have a good adaptation" becouse maybe this will be a good one, we still don't know. I agree with most of you that the CGI is kind unconfortable for us but it can get better, WE DON'T KNOW. I recommend you people still watching the serie until at least chapter 3 or 4 and then i will hear every "This is garbage" or "berserk is never going to be good as an anime" and stuff. Thanks for reading. ......This is one of those time...where you know...you just know. This is a horrible adaption and it was VERY clear since this episode aired, no, since it was announced what studio was takin it on. Its a shit studio eith shit cast. The entire episode was just a bunch o random scenes pieced together along with that disgusting cgi. theo oriinal series aired in 1997 and right off the bat, you could tell work had been put into, REAL work and that you were in for something amazing. What does this tell me? That I'm in for a headache and some sickness. Thats good for my health and many others agree. watch once its finished coz its score is gonna stay in the 6's if not 5's. Oh gad i just discover that Millepensee was the studio making Bersek, i mean, why? why this studio!? If someone dont know the studio here you have it http://myanimelist.net/anime/producer/1237/Millepensee |
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| It's kind of funny to see so many seems to be surprised it looks like trash. I thought it was obvious from the very first pv... |
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| I liked it. I know it was bad... and I still enjoyed it. That's how much I love Berserk. I'll take Guts killing things in almost any animated form. I had fun watching it like I do watching a MST3K episode. Breath and just relax. Tongue in cheek at all times. Had no clue what kind of company Millepensee was or what they did until I started reading some of these posts. Wow! Hahaha, why them?! Either they are reeeeally looking to branch out creatively with their material and try something different or Miura owed someone a favor. Or perhaps he lost a bet. Then again, who the %$^& is GEMBA? What have they done? Nothing! ROFL. How did this happen? This is going to be a week to week eye gouging and it's going to take a lot of beer but I will get through it. |
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BrianMX34 said: Not everyone wants to go read the manga for every anime they watch. It looked interesting so I decided to give it a try, I'm not that curious or invested enough to go catch up on an entire manga. If this adaptation is poor, which the consensus seems to think, then I'll just move on to something else. I think the important point should remain: Don't let a bad adaptation set your perception on the series as a whole. Whether you decide to read the manga or not. |
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Virjunior said: Fuck. My monologue got eaten by my phone. An hour down the toilet. The music is garbage. Watch series 1, and know that Hirasawa was what Miura listened to while creating Berserk. That's why it fit so well, even into the movies over decade later. Berserk is not "slow," nor does it suffer from pacing issues. It's deliberate. Guts isn't particularly sharp, but he is perceptive and introspective. This music does not reflect that. this could be good, but they'll need to let the characters breathe instead making it a formulaic action title. That's not what Berserk is, in the big picture. Guts is sharp, astute and quick-witted. He's no social butterfly, and definitely introverted, but you cannot survive what he has and not be sharp and perceptive. |
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| Personally speaking, while watching Guts kill shit is nice that is definitely not the main selling point to me. It's the storytelling and characterization that's put into these battles that pushes the 97 anime and manga over the top. Also, the manga does an incredible job of showing Guts just come unhinged at certain points, I guess to a point this episode tried to show that but I kind of doubt it's effectiveness. |
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| After the previews my fears have become true, I was hoping to be wrong. I liked the art style, the hatching on the models was a conscious effort to adapt Miura's style... And that's about it. If you're going CGI and don't have fluid animation, why bother then?? We're in the era of 60 fps, anything that remotely resembles video game frameskipping will be a letdown. I don't get why Madhouse or WIT didn't get their hands on this series before (as in before the movies), I'd certainly trust madhouse or allow Wit studio to at least give it a shot more than any CG studio. Also it seems I'm the only one who thinks the music is mostly unfitting for this series. I liked Gut's and Puck's seiyuu though. Looks like nothing will fill my GoT craving for the rest of the year. |
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kchorrex2012 said: After the previews my fears have become true, I was hoping to be wrong. I liked the art style, the hatching on the models was a conscious effort to adapt Miura's style... And that's about it. If you're going CGI and don't have fluid animation, why bother then?? We're in the era of 60 fps, anything that remotely resembles video game frameskipping will be a letdown. I don't get why Madhouse or WIT didn't get their hands on this series before (as in before the movies), I'd certainly trust madhouse or allow Wit studio to at least give it a shot more than any CG studio. Also it seems I'm the only one who thinks the music is mostly unfitting for this series. I liked Gut's and Puck's seiyuu though. Looks like nothing will fill my GoT craving for the rest of the year. An adaptation from Wit Studio and Hiroyuki Sawano (this guy works alot with this studio) collaborating with Susumu for the soundtrack would be pretty sweet, but oh well, that's just a vague dream. |
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| yeah, the CGI was bad like everyone here has already said and we already knew. but even beyond that the episode was pretty slow and uninteresting. I'm not a die-hard Berserk fan, I've only read some of the manga and I only know the Golden Age, but its hard for me to get into this series with all the shitty anime adaptions of it when I usually prefer to watch anime over reading manga (I know, I'm such a pleb) I don't know if I'll continue watching. |
SaYOYaS said: Die CG, it's ugly and really awkward to watch :( You'd rather watch 2-dimensional drawings that are jerky, low detail and change proportions every scene? Uh, nope. I'll take consistency, accuracy, fluidity and detail any day. CG in this is fine, it looks WAY better than almost everything else this cour. Haven't read the manga, but even if I had, guess what, this isn't the manga. It doesn't have to follow it. In fact it's better if it doesn't, I'd rather have more story than just seeing what I'd already read again. Pretty dumb to hate on this. It's one of the best shows of the season and not by a little. |
| While the art/CGI is certainly underwhelming and the story seems to borrow bits from several arcs, it's still Berserk. The source material is so good that some of the goodness still shines through even in this botched adaptation. |
| a friend of mine asked me "is this fanmade ?" all way can do is pretend this doesn't exist and try to forget the scenes we saw. |
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| The CGI... is killing me... why can't it be a normal anime like any other T^T |
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