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Hi, I'm trying to start a club for critical and knowledgable anime fans. I came across your account in the "arthouse anime" club and you seem to fit the bill. The two purposes of the club are to foster community via the club Discord server, and to create a robust poll of the "greatest anime of all time", voted on by members in a thread on the front page of the club. Each member would post their personal top ten list in the thread, titled "Post Your Top Ten", and then eventually I will compile all the lists into a final aggregate. Here's the link to the club if you're interested: https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=92948

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hey mark,

long time no see on this site (I do see your Letterboxd reviews and activity it seems you are watching kino)

I am considering coming back for le animu because of Dandadan and I really need to catch up

Thanks for understanding!

When it comes to the Attack on Titan ending, I believe the anime version is superior. It fully utilizes the strengths of the animated format (sound, animation, art, and dynamism) while remaining faithful to the source material.

I think the manga ending was okay, but only if we are talking about its final version, so the version appearing in vol. 34. The one released in the magazine was, well... It wasn't good, in my opinion. It was dull, chaotic, felt half-baked and didn't feel like a proper epilogue. The volume version is better in this regard, even if not perfect (that's why I called it as just "okay") and inferior to the anime version covering the same stuff, but doing it in a more polished, refined way (even without considering the advantages of animation over comics).

About Studio Eclypse, I think they released the first teaser video several months after ch. 139's premiere. I double checked it and yeah, the chapter was released on April 2021 and the first clip was released on September 2021. When I saw it for the first time I thought of it as another example of massive copefest meant to appease all those crybabies that had gone through mental breakdown after seeing their favorite comic not ending as they wanted it to end, lol.

While searching for this info I saw a trailer I hadn't seen before. It says that Attack on Titan: Requiem will indeed have its premiere, and it will happen on Fall 2024, so this year.



It looks like I was overly pessimistic about it, haha. I saw a lot of very ambitious projects not getting finished, so perhaps that's why I was worried that perhaps they abandoned it to work on a different project, or just decided to produce a less impressive result than initially planned. I'm glad my worries were unfounded. More high-quality fan-made content is always welcome. However, I'll reserve judgment until the animation is officially released.

I also liked Oberstein. Very loyal and sincere advisor, even if ruthless and kind of unpredictable, despite playing open cards with Reinhard and wording clearly his motivations. It was always intriguing to see what he would do in various situations. His machiavellian approach to solving problems made everything even more entertaining to watch.

About Berserk's fan-made series, if I remember correctly, the pilot episode of Studio Arche's series is not meant to be the first one, but one of the later episodes, so there will be plenty of occasions to properly introduce Puck and also have Skull Knight's debut. And there won't be any problem with jumping straight from the Eclipse to that scene in the forest where Guts fought skeleton warriors.

I don't know if there will be any flashbacks, i.e. to show that Guts already met Skull Knight in the past, but I feel we might see Skully's epic entrance during the Eclypse. It's already been created by Studio Arche:


As for Studio Eclypse's take on the Black Swordsman arc animated adaptation, the trailer surely looked impressive and presented high quality. I will most likely watch the first episode when it is released, out of pure curiosity, though. Well, if it will eventually be released, that is. I'm not saying I don't believe in Studio Eclypse, but isn't that crew the same one that wanted to make that Attack on Titan animated series retelling the series' finale? I don't want to belittle their team in any way. Its members are definitely talented, skilled, and motivated to come up with really good-looking fanmade stuff. However, there's a long road between wanting something to happen and it actually happening. I haven't tracked their progress as shared on social media platforms or anything, but I can't recall anything more revealed than a trailer and some pictures. Both looked awesome, but they were still just a trailer and images promoting a series that hasn't gotten any episodes yet. Unless I missed its premiere, that is. ;p

I'm way more interested in Studio Arche's animated series. I've wished for a long time to see a Berserk anime done in the very same style as the iconic series from the 1990s. Preferably a sequel to said anime. Studio Arche's animated series might make my dream come true, haha. Fan-made or not, it will still be the Black Swordsman arc in an animated format stylized to resemble the first Berserk anime. :)

Apologies for taking some time to reply. My PC had a slight technical problems, so I couldn't use it for several days, and I dislike writing long replies on my mobile phone or tablet, haha.

I know this pain. It happened to me many times in the past as well. Mostly when I wrote a rather long reply on my phone, lol.

While I prefer subs in general, the English dubbing for Berserk 1997 is very solid. I wouldn't say it's better than the original voices; the same with saying it's worse. Both versions offer unique and high quality experiences, that's for sure. Both are worth of at least checking them out. I also think it's one of the best English dubbings that have been released so far.

About the manga, yeah, while there were some modifications I enjoyed (like the one with Wyaldd), it's a shame a decent amount of important stuff got deleted (like Skull Knight, or Bakiraka assassins trying to prevent Guts and his party from saving Griffith). However, as a stand-alone show meant to promote the manga, it was totally awesome and this anime still holds up well even today. In terms of the atmosphere, Berserk anime from 1990s arguably grasped the Golden Age arc in the best way.

By the way, have you heard about Studio Arche? They are planning to adapt the Black Swordsman arc into the anime format, with Berserk 1997's marvelous art style. It's currently a fan-animation I'm excited the most, lol.
Here's the pilot episode: