Tales of Berseria

Tales of Berseria is set in the continent of Glenwood, in the distant past of the Tales of Zestiria game. Central to the setting is the Sacred Kingdom of Midgand, which stretches across multiple large islands and smaller archipelagos. It is large enough to have climate variations ranging between its northern and southern regions, with the northern regions recently experiencing stronger snowstorms as the world grows colder. The Kingdom continues to develop its shipbuilding capability, but due to harsh weather, seaborne trade must still travel well-known paths, which are constantly beset by pirates.

Three years ago, a sickness known as Daemonblight befell the land. The sickness turns people into Daemons, and the world has fallen into an age of chaos. Even then, in a remote region of the Kingdom, the protagonist Velvet lived with her family in relative comfort. A night came when a red moon rose, and she was betrayed by Artorius, who was once her savior. She lost her family, while a mysterious power that consumed demons possessed her left arm. A measure of order returned to the world after Artorius founded the Abbey and the Exorcists. Artorius is hailed as the world's savior, but Velvet harbored only anger for him.

(Source: ANN)

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Tales of Berseria was published in English by Kodansha Comics USA from November 19, 2019 to April 28, 2020.

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Jul 23, 2017

NituAndreiV

Recommended

Preliminary (5/21 eps)

I will be honest i give high rates to pretty much everything i watch cause i always enjoy everything i watch(Or read,depends)
I am gonna try to keep this spoiler free as its my first review
I finished the game and i decided to pick up on the manga and i can say its pretty good,follows the game,kills some details,introduces others
BEcause i loved the gagme ofc i love the manga following it,i can say it is well drawn,
Except for Eizens eyes which creep me out, Berseria comes after zeistria or however you write it,and it pretty much has a role of fixing ...

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Jan 16, 2024

Yoshistar123

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Tales of Berseria, a game with thrills, twists, turns, emotion, and solid writing. The manga? It's... iffy.
I came into this manga as someone reading it alongside the game. Anytime I got far enough in the story of the game, I would switch to the manga to see how things turned out. I did so, wanting to see how such a manga adaptation such as this one would adapt Velvet's character arc throughout the course of her journey.

Velvet Crowe is a character brimming with tons of internal turmoil. She does things you wouldn't expect of a main character, and often even selfishly puts down the ... main cast for her own desired outcome throughout the story. She is, in essence, a large aspect of what makes ToB such a treat, and as the setting for the series reveals itself to be not what the player desired, things get thrown over their head, and Velvet's actions suddenly don't seem so bad anymore.

One thing is clear. Berseria requires time. It needs all of it's chances to establish its setting and maximise character interactions to its maximum potential. The game does this perfectly. Each character is elaborated on, showcased, and even portrayed excellently. What goes on for hours in the game, unfortnately sometimes does not get addressed the same way in the manga.

Character interactions are cut, the story is rushed through, and fights that SHOULD have impact are a mere one or two pages long, often consisting of just one quick blow to settle the score. Hours of gameplay being condensed into a mere 21 chapters of 30-40 pages is not enough for the excellent story of Tales of Berseria, and it struggles as a result. Plot twists are revealed far too quickly, and emotions are shown just as fast.

To its credit, the art is gorgeous. For as much as I dislike how the story is largely portrayed, I really liked just how detailed the character expressions and poses were drawn in the manga. For as complicated as Velvet, Magilou, and Eizen are, they were crafted excellently here and I really feel it wasn't the mangaka's fault that the story was so rushed with the limitations they were likely given. The first chapter, at least for an acting prologue, is also done well. It shows Velvet's early struggles before going rogue, and is honestly what I wished the manga was like for its running majority.

My conclusion: Play the game. PLEASE play the game. This manga, at its best, is serviceable, but it won't bring out the same feelings of poignant emotions that the game can bring fourth from you. If anything, the ToB manga is a lacklustre adaptation that, while missing out on its most important aspect of story-telling and impact, can at least make up for it in its artwork and overall presentation.

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