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May 19, 2017 6:52 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Schierke is such a fearless witch. I love her role in this season so far.

Guts kicked ass as usual by spilling the blood of his enemies. I think this episode had a very dark feel because of Guts' past. Slan is such a sinister monster still. Glad they kept the censorship to a minimal for this episode or otherwise, it would of been a joke. This episode also gave Isidro to prove himself.

Nice to also see Skull Knight again.
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May 19, 2017 8:26 AM
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That blonde girl was the one that got kidnapped a few eps back while her brother died defending her right? I felt so bad for her :(
May 19, 2017 8:44 AM
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Good episode, very nice adaptation so far.

Stuff in the trolls lair was honestly really disturbing. :|

Tokoya said:
That blonde girl was the one that got kidnapped a few eps back while her brother died defending her right? I felt so bad for her :(

Holy shit! I did not recognize her, Damn now I feel even more bad for her. :(

Love how Guts wrecked those trolls and props to Farnese and Isidoro for coming through with their defense. Schierke is great as always. :)

Slan appears and Skull Knight to the rescue, that guy is just way too cool. XD
Gut's stabbing Slan was pure awesome.

Guts has found comrades again. :)
Lelouch0202May 19, 2017 8:47 AM
May 19, 2017 9:06 AM
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Another good episode. Some scenes gives me goosebumps and hype just like other episodes. Guts finally realized that he has comrades.

Can't wait for next week! Be prepared people!


Tokoya said:
That blonde girl was the one that got kidnapped a few eps back while her brother died defending her right? I felt so bad for her :(


Yup. :'(
XtrStrMay 19, 2017 9:13 AM
May 19, 2017 9:16 AM
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Comrads ! I Never Thought I'd ever Find them Again. WOW!
This Episode was good and the animation was good too ! loved it
May 19, 2017 9:20 AM
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great episode as usual!


long time fans, after not too long ago falling in love with this show, is it worth watching the original 20something epis anime ? I ve gotten into it because of the cg movies remake and sequels and been wondering that.
May 19, 2017 9:24 AM
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Kikinho said:
great episode as usual!


long time fans, after not too long ago falling in love with this show, is it worth watching the original 20something epis anime after I ve gotten into it because of the cg movies remake and sequels?


Yes, I'd say it is worth watching if you can stand the old drawing style.

By the way, have you read the manga?? IMO it's 100x(maybe I'm exaggerating here :-P) better than all the adaptations. Not to mention there are tons of stuff which are not included in the adaptations, there is even one very good arc they skipped over in the anime.
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May 19, 2017 9:48 AM
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intense ep and i loved it each ep makes me love this series more and more at some point really do gotta read the manga

but great ep next ep finally gonna be fighting one of the bosses so am looking forward to that
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May 19, 2017 10:07 AM
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Not bad, not bad at all. Nonstop action and awesomeness from Guts, and even Isidro got an opportunity to show off some of his skills. It was also good to see the Skull King show up and help Guts defeat Slan (not gonna lie Miyuki Sawashiro sounded hot voicing her), as well as helping him escape. Looks like next episode will finally show that Berserker Armor I've seen some people talk about.
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May 19, 2017 10:10 AM

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GREAT EPISODE!!
dem comrade feels
Gonna be a long wait for next week
May 19, 2017 10:33 AM
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Great episode i loved literally everything, the music, action the adaptation and pacing is also very great. I'm pretty confident to say this would have been one of the best anime of the season if it was done in 2d.
May 19, 2017 10:35 AM

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Those feelings at the end were great, Guts has comrades again!
May 19, 2017 10:39 AM

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Very, very interesting episode, with the Skull Knight being awesome as usual and lots of ominous forces coming right to the fray. Certainly looking more and more promising going forward.
May 19, 2017 10:43 AM
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another nice episode to enjoy. Guts and the return of the "friends" (friendly in this case)... i hope not end how the last time :/
May 19, 2017 11:44 AM

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Hai Yo!!!!!! OST whenever Guts shows up is always hype
and berserker armor next ep
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May 19, 2017 11:55 AM

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It's always fascinating to see Schierke chanting incantations.
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May 19, 2017 12:40 PM
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Enjoyable, but it could've been done much better. There are still many unforced errors:
- Gregorian chant music during troll rape scene? Why? Totally baffling.
- Guts' troll-slaying scene didn't have anywhere near as much rumination on his situation as it should've had. It all just flew by.
- The Slan confrontation didn't feel anywhere near as eventful as it should have. The tension and release of the scene should have made a greater impact.

So, basically the show has stopped being a disaster this season -- I *am* enjoying it -- but there's still much room for improvement.
May 19, 2017 1:01 PM

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DUDE THAT WAS SICK!

I love it, Berserk is the first Manga I ever read/trying to read, so seeing this animated is something big for me.

And the OST during the big troll fight is awesome, it sound like a remix of My Brother.
fr0zenionMay 19, 2017 1:05 PM
*Too complicated to cared*
May 19, 2017 1:20 PM

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Great episode!
I'm hyped for the following events! o/
May 19, 2017 1:31 PM
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Enjoyable, but it could've been done much better. There are still many unforced errors:
- Gregorian chant music during troll rape scene? Why? Totally baffling.
- Guts' troll-slaying scene didn't have anywhere near as much rumination on his situation as it should've had. It all just flew by.
- The Slan confrontation didn't feel anywhere near as eventful as it should have. The tension and release of the scene should have made a greater impact.

So, basically the show has stopped being a disaster this season -- I *am* enjoying it -- but there's still much room for improvement.



I totally agree about the Slan thing. There was obviously some effort put in, but I think it should have been more dramatic. I can't decide whether I'm happy the pace moves quickly or not... Sometimes it's great because things don't drag, but sometimes I wish they'd spend a little more time rather than rushing through events....

But overall, I"m happy. I fucking LOVE Berserk... I cry basically every time something happens because all the themes and messages really strike a chord with me. Miura is a genius... Lets hope he can keep the manga chapters coming!!
May 19, 2017 1:34 PM

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TrevRockOne said:
The Slan confrontation didn't feel anywhere near as eventful as it should have. The tension and release of the scene should have made a greater impact.

Exactly my thoughts.
Here it looked like Guts left the fight almost unscathed.
May 19, 2017 1:39 PM
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They did a great job bringing Miura's crazy creations to life. very enjoyable. This is slowly getting better, but darn they shouldn't show the sweet fruit of gorgeous 2D when they then switch to CGI after that. Stick to one for feck sakes.

The OST on this episode was pretty rad.
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May 19, 2017 1:54 PM

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yes my boy Skull knight is back and that was a reall weird choice of music during Isidoro fight with the trolls
May 19, 2017 4:01 PM

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Berserker Armor next episode!?

YES. A THOUSAND YES!

Though I can see them introducing the armor at the end of the episode.



May 19, 2017 5:08 PM

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Damn.. this episode was epic.
Berserk 2017 is one of my favorite anime this year by far
May 19, 2017 6:05 PM

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I feel like it was a bit rushed, specially the scenes between where Guts was left alone to kill the trolls and when the manage to seal the cave.
May 19, 2017 6:23 PM
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Lelouch0202 said:
Good episode, very nice adaptation so far.

Stuff in the trolls lair was honestly really disturbing. :|

Tokoya said:
That blonde girl was the one that got kidnapped a few eps back while her brother died defending her right? I felt so bad for her :(

Holy shit! I did not recognize her, Damn now I feel even more bad for her. :(

Love how Guts wrecked those trolls and props to Farnese and Isidoro for coming through with their defense. Schierke is great as always. :)

Slan appears and Skull Knight to the rescue, that guy is just way too cool. XD
Gut's stabbing Slan was pure awesome.

Guts has found comrades again. :)



I can't wait for a Blu-Ray of this to be released because I really don't like that did that very bad black bubble censorship to it.
May 19, 2017 6:24 PM
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I am glad to see that my favorite panel in the manga was brought to life in an awesome way in this.
May 19, 2017 6:48 PM

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Great episode. Best one yet.

Ewww those trolls are disgusting raping those women.
Cool to see Guts acknowledge Farnese & Isidoro. Those two had their moment to shine which was awesome.

Schierke is the best. Love her magic.

Miyuki Sawashiro voicing Slan was amazing. So seductive & crazy.

Skull Knight to the rescue. This guy is great.
Glad Guts has a group of people he can call his comrades :)

Berserker Armor next week. Can't wait.
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May 19, 2017 8:14 PM

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im liking this season unlike the previous one, Isidros fight had an ost that reminded me of the Matrix
May 19, 2017 8:45 PM

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Do they remove the black bars in the rape scenes when the Blu-Ray comes out?
May 20, 2017 1:15 AM
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It's great that Guts have found new people to call comrades



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May 20, 2017 3:48 AM

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The lack of nipples is still disturbing...

Those comrade feels at the end ;_;

Dat sexy Slan tho!
May 20, 2017 5:25 AM

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Yeah, that's the stuff!
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May 20, 2017 7:43 AM

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Oh boy, what the hell did I just watch.

But it was pretty damn good though, once Guts and the others came to the rescue.


May 20, 2017 8:16 AM

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The moment when Guts stabs Slan with the Dragonslayer.... pure awesomeness.

I am very liking this season so far.


May 20, 2017 10:19 AM
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Whenever Guts charges in, it always sends chills down my spine, such strength. As for Isidoro, finally, he had his moment. Great season so far, the dragonslayer sound is just amazing!!!! The end with Guts saying: Comrades, I never thought I'd ever find them again... AHHH THE FEELS.
May 20, 2017 12:32 PM

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Not many people seem to talk about it, but goddamn the 2D background of the Qlipoth was really beautiful, I was afraid that they wouldn't be able to capture it perfectly with this kind of animation.
The CGI animation blended so well with it too, I'd say that was a huge improvement for this series.

After all the struggle that Guts faced till this point, the moment when he was recalling the sense of comradery that he once felt before the Eclipse almost made me cry.
May 20, 2017 7:19 PM
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Another very good episode. That's what, four in a row at least?

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Not many people seem to talk about it, but goddamn the 2D background of the Qlipoth was really beautiful, I was afraid that they wouldn't be able to capture it perfectly with this kind of animation.
The CGI animation blended so well with it too, I'd say that was a huge improvement for this series.

After all the struggle that Guts faced till this point, the moment when he was recalling the sense of comradery that he once felt before the Eclipse almost made me cry.

Yeah, it was a decent enough effort to bring the Qlipoth to life. The gloomy and dark conditions made the CGI a bit more fit in some parts when it was used too. The hand-drawn parts felt loyal enough as well.

Ditto about Guts thinking about the new comradery he's found. It sent me goosebumps seeing the old Band of the Falcon there in parallel with the new group.

a_noobish_noob said:
I am glad to see that my favorite panel in the manga was brought to life in an awesome way in this.

Which one of them was it? That chapter had quite a few very good ones.

sullynathan said:
Do they remove the black bars in the rape scenes when the Blu-Ray comes out?

For sure.

Kikinho said:
great episode as usual!


long time fans, after not too long ago falling in love with this show, is it worth watching the original 20something epis anime ? I ve gotten into it because of the cg movies remake and sequels and been wondering that.

It definitely is. If you haven't yet, you haven't experienced the powerful, nearly symbiotic relation of Susumu Hirasawa's soundtracks with Berserk.

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Yes, I'd say it is worth watching if you can stand the old drawing style.

By the way, have you read the manga?? IMO it's 100x(maybe I'm exaggerating here :-P) better than all the adaptations. Not to mention there are tons of stuff which are not included in the adaptations, there is even one very good arc they skipped over in the anime.

This is no exaggeration, but yeah, the 97 anime, even missing a bunch of stuff (Puck, SkullKnight, Wyald) has been arguably the best piece of adaptation for some time, even better than the recent movies in terms of coverage and just the overall spirit of the Golden Age arc in my opinion.

TrevRockOne said:
Enjoyable, but it could've been done much better. There are still many unforced errors:
- Gregorian chant music during troll rape scene? Why? Totally baffling.
- Guts' troll-slaying scene didn't have anywhere near as much rumination on his situation as it should've had. It all just flew by.
- The Slan confrontation didn't feel anywhere near as eventful as it should have. The tension and release of the scene should have made a greater impact.

So, basically the show has stopped being a disaster this season -- I *am* enjoying it -- but there's still much room for improvement.

The track used during the troll rape scene is a buddhist "Heart Sutra". It was used at the 3rd movie during the scene of Griffith's descent. I agree it's a bit of a strange use here though.

Either way, that they actually showed that whole scene, even if it was with some understandable censoring, without butchering too much, makes me hopeful of some of the episodes to come.
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Troll rape ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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May 21, 2017 4:53 AM

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Those damn trolls! Raping the girls, argh!
I love to see how Farnese changes thanks to Caska! She is a good person.
Slan!!! I have a feeling she likes Guts a bit...and Skull Knight saves the day!
May 21, 2017 8:17 AM
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CGI looks better and better!
May 21, 2017 10:18 AM

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First I've seen old man rape in anime, then tentacle rape, then demon rape, then horse rape, and now troll rape...


I am confident I can say that I've seen it all
May 21, 2017 11:26 AM

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Another good and intense episode. Schierke keeps on growing on me and the skull knight shows up to save the day once again.
May 21, 2017 8:44 PM
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Fate_Archer said:


a_noobish_noob said:
I am glad to see that my favorite panel in the manga was brought to life in an awesome way in this.

Which one of them was it? That chapter had quite a few very good ones.




@Fate_Archer it is the one associated with this quote, "When you gaze into the darkness, the darkness gazes into you, as well"
May 22, 2017 1:02 AM

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The MVP of this episode is none other than The Skull Knight!
5/5!

I'm hyped-up and excited for the Berserker Armor next episode!

frame 23:53 is great for wallpaper! (Guts Nakama!)
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a_noobish_noob said:
@Fate_Archer it is the one associated with this quote, "When you gaze into the darkness, the darkness gazes into you, as well"

That's a very good one. It's a nice reference to Nietzsche as well.
May 27, 2017 11:11 AM

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The Skull Knight returns!!! One of the God's Hand appears! Guts goes insane fighting dark evil monsters! So ya know just the average Berserk episode lol It was awesome and next weeks episode looks like it will be even better!
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May 28, 2017 12:54 AM

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This was about as intense an episode as you can ask for, just brutal.
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cool nightmarish scenes
totally Sawashiro
best ost plays for Ishidoro


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