| You're best off reading the manga. A lot fans will say "You don't watch Berserk, you only read it," but I'd go so far as to say the '97 anime was on par with its source material. The newer ones follow the plot just fine but they're a mess in visuals and sound. The 2017 one starts out tolerable then takes a nosedive in the later episodes. It's a shame cause Berserk CAN be adapted well, but the '16-17 adaptations haven't grasped how to create the mood. |
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| If you're never going to read the manga and want more Berserk, I guess, but personally Berserk peaked at Golden Age, the story takes a different direction afterward. Even if 2016/2017 adapted the manga perfectly, it still wouldn't be as good. The low rating is mostly visual, plot's more or less intact. |
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| I'm gonna be the one to say, I liked Berserk 2016 and 2017 more than the original. I personally feel the CGI exemplifies the fights and it feels so real and intense, (3D like) as you watch Guts charge in and swing his big bad black sword. I thought the art was good, might not be as refined as the manga, and some people think Guts face was a mess, but I thought it was fine, created the look of a strong , but burdened warrior. Lastly, if you don't watch Berserk 2016 and 2017, you'll never get to see the EPIC Soundtrack Hai-Oh that plays when Guts take on the monsters and apostles! YES, Guts fights monsters in 2016 and 2017, than just slashing soldiers in the original which made it that much more thrilling for me. |
 張大です for 張大勇督察 |
| Moved from Anime/Manga Recommendations Can't say I've heard many good things about the recent adaptations, but I suppose it wouldn't hurt to watch an episode to see if it's as questionable as some would make the newer shows out to be? |
| No. The Berserk 2016/17 is literally the worst anime ever made. The animation is worse than in an average PS2 game, and that's just one of many many deficiencys... Don't waste your time with this disaster. Read the manga (which happens to be the best manga ever) or just wait for a proper adaptation... if we ever get one. |
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| Don't even bother with it just read the manga |
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| Berserk 1997 and the movie trilogy cover the same material but I honestly prefer the 1997 one but the movies are fine. After that I'd recommend the manga because 2016&2017 berserk were just terrible but if you want a more animated Berserk by all means feel free. |
| The new Berserk is supposed to be a sequel I guess, but as far as I know it skips important arcs and merges some other arcs together, it pretty much butchered the story. Just watch the 97' anime. The first two movies won't add anything new and they have less content than the TV series, but you can watch the 3rd one after watching the series for a more complete ending. And then read the manga if you feel like doing so. |
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fuyuki said: The new Berserk is supposed to be a sequel I guess, but as far as I know it skips important arcs and merges some other arcs together, it pretty much butchered the story. Just watch the 97' anime. The first two movies won't add anything new and they have less content than the TV series, but you can watch the 3rd one after watching the series for a more complete ending. And then read the manga if you feel like doing so. It doesn't butcher the story, just skip the arc of the elves that is not necesary for the story. |
OyAlinDesu said: At the moment i'm watching Aldnoah.Zero second season , but after that i can finally get to Berserk . I plan to watch the the 1997 one first , followed by the movies , but i can't decide if i should watch the 2016 version too . The reason would be the animation , i really don't like it . Basically , my questions would be : 1.Is the modern Berserk a remake or a continuation of the old one ? 2.Am i better off watching the others and then reading the manga ? (which i would've done anyway actually) I know that is hard to begin to read manga but the manga is one of the best drawed while the animes aren't good animated, and the movie trilogy i read that skip some things but i'm not sure. |
| Berserk 2016 takes place after the events of the '97 anime, but skips an arc for some reason. The 2016-17 anime are good if you want a comedic interpretation of the events of the manga. Guts' sword now has the power of pots and pans clanging against each other. The movies are.....okay? There are some flashes of nice animation but a lot of weird camera angles and shaking for whatever reason. I went '97 anime ----->manga-----> movies and anime. I'd read the manga first cause the new animes might give you a sour impression on the newer arcs. |
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Aguslsan said: Well I heard a lot of complaints about how it introduces characters in wrong moments, skips important events and doesn't follow the timeline. I'm not really going to check for myself, I decided to trust MAL's score in this case. Better to just read the #1 manga than watch the #4500 anime.fuyuki said: The new Berserk is supposed to be a sequel I guess, but as far as I know it skips important arcs and merges some other arcs together, it pretty much butchered the story. Just watch the 97' anime. The first two movies won't add anything new and they have less content than the TV series, but you can watch the 3rd one after watching the series for a more complete ending. And then read the manga if you feel like doing so. It doesn't butcher the story, just skip the arc of the elves that is not necesary for the story. Aguslsan said: It skips important stuff such as Griffith's backstory and doesn't prepare the ground for characters relationship so that the ending is less impactful. Also they're noticeably rushed so it's hard to get invested.I know that is hard to begin to read manga but the manga is one of the best drawed while the animes aren't good animated, and the movie trilogy i read that skip some things but i'm not sure. |
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| I don't even watch the show and I know it's not worth your time and effort. But don't listen to me. Listen to this man. |
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| No. The new adaptations are garbage from a visual standpoint. |
Continuation. OyAlinDesu said: 2.Am i better off watching the others and then reading the manga ? (which i would've done anyway actually) Watch the 1997 anime and read the manga. Don't bother with anything else. The movies are bad and the new anime is pretty much the worst anime ever made... |
| No don't bother with those two. If you can, you're better off reading the manga. Or you could watch the 3rd movie's ending as it has a better and more sensible conclusion compared to the 97 anime that just blacks out and leaves you hanging. |
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| I watched the 97' series > then the movies > then I read the manga from beginning I thought the movies would have an ending. That's why I watched them, but it just made me get hooked on it more. I had never come across an anime like berserk, I fell in love. I rewatch all episodes And movies every so often. So much that I probably know the script. CGI for the new episodes may be bad but I don't let that get in the way of just having another reason to to keep up with berserk. I cannot express my love for this manga enough <3 |
| My personal opinion: It's not as good as the original and the movies, but on it's own it's not as bad as the fans make it out to be. I bet anything if I'd read the manga beforehand I would probably be like the rest of the fanboys and hate on this adaption to no end but as it is I don't mind it. |
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| 2016 and 2017 are the right...read the manga, is better that animation!!! I am how you, i love the `90 s series, but all is different!!! |
| No just no read the manga it's great. |
Mattinator95 said: So basically from the comments I'll just watch the 97 one then the movies and if I like it read the manga afterwards I would suggest to read the manga, then watch any adaptation that you would like. We've had plenty of Berserk adaptations so far but none really manages to recreate what makes Berserk good in its entirety. |
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