Berserk Anime Adaptations: A Masterpiece With No Proper Voice

[@TheAlmightyLoli]

Music Used: Map Room Dawn: Indiana Jones I Squeeze Gats: Charlie Brown Beatz Mad World: Gary Jules (cover) Return to Slumber: Demon's Souls OST Baba O'Riley: The Who Maiden in Black: Demon's Souls OST Tales of Old: Demon's Souls OST One Who Craves Souls: Demon's Souls OST Menu Theme: Dark Souls OST Fire Keepers: Dark Souls 2 OST Dancer of the Boreal Valley: Dark Souls 3 OST Beneath the Ice Water: CO.AG Music Bozkır Savaşçıları: Mücahit Nas (Steppe Warriors) Guts: Susumu Hirasawa Forces: Susumu Hirasawa Fear: Susumu Hirasawa Behelit: Susumu Hirasawa Tell Me Why: Penpals Merchants of Novigrad: Witcher 3 OST White Orchard: Witcher 3 OST Aria: Berserk Golden Age Trilogy OST Fields of Ard Skellige: Witcher 3 OST Blood and Guts: Berserk Golden Age Trilogy (Advent) OST After the Storm: Witcher 3 OST Silver for Monsters: Witcher 3 OST Bakamitai: Yakuza OST Hunt or be Hunted: Witcher 3 OST Black Swordsman: Berserk 2016 OST Oh Ashes: Susumu Hirasawa Inferno: 9mm Parabellum Kaer Morhen: Witcher 3 OST Epilogue: Dark Souls 3 OST

[@rasubosu355]

And I totally agree with you about the pirate arc So boring

[@thomasulrich3107]

The amount of witcher 3 songs in there is kinda awesome and at the same time kinda bewildering

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

Pronhub more trustworthy than netflix these days?

[@SaeedAbdullaXO]

thx for this alot of music sounded familiar, souls player ova here

[@sircayhdfrederick4006]

Am I the only one that recognised the lego indiana jones music?

[@SableLeaf]

55:05 - "Even if it never happens, at least we'll still have the manga." I want to cry.

[@gamerfury9846]

Yea but as the saying goes all good things must come to an end

[@bervin3232]

@Erebus Nyx It might.

[@bervin3232]

@Erebus Nyx yeah

[@shinjimirou928]

@@gamerfury9846 but not like this ;-; it should end but not like this.....

[@gamerfury9846]

@@shinjimirou928 sometimes we just have to except it man it’s all part of god’s plan

[@Scazoid]

*Makes breakfast eggs.* *Taste it.* "Berserk did this better."

[@mozzarellacustard7414]

Behilits dude. Best source of protein.

[@N2Deep00]

Now do it again but with Guy's theme

[@Replied_ByMeatr1der5]

@@mozzarellacustard7414 I used Behelit protein and got insane apostle gains

[@slavenarkaimovski3897]

Read my two texts on this youtube chanel,and talk to others to make things move in wright direction.

[@captainyasopp154]

i waited till the very end and he didn't even mention how guts was literally almost a aborted baby from his mother hung at a tree lol

[@XtremeSuperJason]

The 97 anime has such a charm to it. The animation style was perfect for Berserk. Even though it wasn't 100% faithful to the Manga during certain parts it was still great.

[@josephkingman523]

The eclipse is so good in it

[@MC-wh3xm]

97 anime is the best adaptation imo. I wish the same team would have made more seasons. completely agree that the 90s style animation is perfect for berserk. The style of the 2016 anime is just too way clean for berserk.

[@XtremeSuperJason]

@M C I'd actually say the 97 was better. By leaving out skull knight and hints of magic it makes the eclipse way more intense. All we have to go on is Zodd.

[@Itsrymo]

97 will always be the best because THE FUCKING AMAZING SOUNDTRACK

[@digitalhillz]

@@Itsrymo 100% agree

[@maxducks2001]

Miura’s death proves we’re living in the worst possible timeline.

[@fmsyntheses]

My first thought was 'this just fucking sucks'

[@ravenwhiteduck6460]

I agree with this wholeheartedly

[@sarven5974]

Let us hope his assistants will continue his legacy

[@rizzurpa6729]

rip to a true artist

[@spaghettiking7312]

This is true, but we must continue on, strugglers.

[@MuchKoku]

My introduction into Berserk came completely at random. I was 15 (?) and my parents were doing Christmas shopping for me and my siblings. In Best Buy, on a whim, my dad picked up the 1997 Berserk anime box set for like 20 bucks. He said he thought it looked cool and something I would like. Boy, he wasn't wrong.

[@clang1463]

Did you get PTSD at the eclipse?

[@cjtheman2985]

@@clang1463 well I did and lost children added to it

[@NEETKitten]

It's always the dads...

[@hectic_heretic2924]

@@NEETKitten oh hell yeah I'm definitely gonna get my kiddos into berserk

[@BrgArt]

@@hectic_heretic2924 Just act like you think it "only looked cool", it will had to their experience of discovering it lol

[@randomannoyance]

idk why you guys hate berserk 2016 that much. its a pretty solid garrys mod animation made by a bunch of middle school role players

[@shadows-xn3ed]

You didn’t have to do them like that 🤣🤣🤣

[@eran4800]

💀💀💀

[@applesandgrapesfordinner4626]

Dude, there are masterpieces in Gmod that blows it out of the water

[@oceolin8860]

The 3D animation looks like it was made on a 3D animation app on phones by middle school.

[@Magmarr434]

Had me in the first half ngl

[@yurismgodzilla4866]

Imagine thinking Tell Me Why is anything less than God's gift to anime openings

[@eldenlean5221]

@4ever EndlessX it was chosen by degenerate idol master enthusiast miura himself. I unironically dont think its that jarring lol even though its obvios that the guy who wrote it sucks at english, the song is essentially about finding meaning and moving forward and the music itself has a hint of melancholy

[@southofheck]

It doesnt fit at all, but it just *works* somehow

[@chouzetsu8822]

No.

[@olorinmagus4479]

@@southofheck right? I don’t think it’s the words but the music itself. Happy, but with a hint of melancholy idk how to describe it

[@coolgoyim1133]

Ngl it’s catchy and fun, it doesn’t fit but it’s still okay tbh

[@raimondasbaranauskas8086]

It's a curse and a blessing that Berserk is not a "mainstream" manga.

[@ivancorredera4241]

Aside from a terrible large fanbase like Rick and Morty or Steven Universe, what else would be a con if Berserk became mainstream.

[@ovahlord1451]

@@ivancorredera4241 to be fair imagine all the outrage on twitter if they saw berserk lol

[@m.s2881]

first of all berserk can't be mainstream because rape culture and Black lives matter, aka berserk would be cancelled sis. Imagine if Miura Sensei saw those tweets, we barely get chapters in a year I'm not trying to ruin that.

[@alastarflint2801]

@@ivancorredera4241 imagine if people were trying to get a PG edit of berserk made like that one deadpool movie, if you could run into conversations with the "griffith did nothing wrong" clan un-ironically, or worse the cursed "donnovan lovers". Also do you remember the "PeOpLe DoN't GeT BeRsErK" youtube video flood we had for a while? not gonna lie I didn't like that flood since it felt like a lotta echoing. on a plus side I don't think we have or at least I haven't run into the berserk equivalent of a toxic My Hero Acadumbasses in real life. I got a bud who hates reading and when he saw 2016 he it made him hate berserk, but unfortunately it still wasn't enough to get him to read the manga, but I can't exactly call him bad for the fan base, he just hates reading

[@lucalamanna-vg2bz]

it is tho

[@SuperLlama42]

"I could probably spend hours gushing over what I like about the series." And then he did. The absolute madman.

[@Man-js4if]

21 hours. Man is dedicated.

[@ashleydortch2445]

Life is always kicking my ass but guts got it way worst than me.

[@prophecybydefault4708]

if you went through what he went through you would be dead. as would i. and everyone else reading this comment

[@larrytherustyboii7442]

Way way way waaaaaaaay worse than anyone.

[@utisti4976]

@@larrytherustyboii7442 I got into an argument on Twitter with somebody saying that Ellie from TLOU II suffered more pain than any other character. I brought up Arthur Morgan & Guts and all the things they went through. She was like "NUH UHHH MA POINTT S'TILL STANDZ". People are morons.

[@boiboi1601]

Berserk sort of ruined my taste for characters with "sad backstory" cuz everytime i see one i always have the impression that "Guts had it worse".

[@larrytherustyboii7442]

@@utisti4976 she a dumb dumb.

[@fenixmartin854]

Didn’t the creator of Castlevania said he wanted and is trying to negotiate a deal to make a proper and loyal adaptation of Berserk?

[@KaranveerSingh97]

Yup

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

You mean the anime or the games? That's a big distinction as Konami let the games die ages ago but Igarashi is keeping it alive with his own company. As for the anime, Adi Shankar (Producer) has been trying to get as many video game IPs as he can but we still haven't seen anything outside Castlevania despite him getting the rights to DMC months ago, so take any plans he mentions with a grain of salt. The Castlevania anime itself was written by Warren Ellis over a decade ago as a script for a live action adaptation and spent all that time in development hell until Netflix paid for it to be animated. So even if Shankar's company gets Berserk there is no garantuee it will be as good as Castlevania since Ellis was responsible for that. If Ellis is behind it, well look how long it took for his Castlevania script to go anywhere.

[@gerry10leon]

@@zeroattentiongaming820 Even if the script was made by someone else, they pretty much have a script with the manga so as long as they do the animation on par with castlevania I'd be happy with anything

[@magnawaves]

After what they did with Castlevania, I really hope they never get the rights.

[@frickndog1047]

Ya

[@sirquaffler542]

"All the rape and despair would drive Twitter insane." The man fucking called it, what with all the shenanigans going on there right now with Twatterinos discovering Berserk due to Elden Ring.

[@sliceofzura]

I think it’s excessive earlier on in golden age and the beginning. Even Miura himself said he regretted his decision especially earlier on, you see that he really toned down with the last 150 chapters.

[@grelkie]

@@sliceofzura give me a source on where he said that

[@MrFredstt]

Twitter morons have already complained extensively about Berserk

[@naiarabibi2015]

@@sliceofzura I disagree with Miura.

[@george_denbrough]

Yeah when i saw people were having meltdowns over Goblin Slayer i was like have you not read Berserk? Their little minds couldn't handle it

[@wanderingwobb6300]

"Berserk fans have it rough" That they do. But you just got to keep going on your adventure despite the hardships. Rest in peace Miura.

[@numbersguy8737]

I love the anime despite the lack of detail and bad animation, but I'm in love with watching Guts on the big screen.

[@dragonforce7612]

You just gotta keep on struggling

[@elenadepanicis8383]

​@@dragonforce7612 i feel this.

[@unna_forte]

Berserk fans is so in need of content that anything that have a slight smell of berserk make them excited

[@rodrigo-tj1gf]

Yeap

[@humanoidbeing.8300]

tru, dont bully us x3

[@bophadesknutz7798]

Well at the very least, with the new chapter, we can die happily knowing what we already knew was confirmed.

[@magnawaves]

Fight me. My berserk blood induced shark boner is ready.

[@haichah]

Yo I'm new to beserk, how do I start?

[@kaima8002]

I watched the Golden Age movies without knowing anything about Berserk and it was sooooo good

[@kalebthehistorian5928]

Same!

[@yusef125]

I started watching anime because of trilogy 😅

[@derokim2676]

I got a really easy way to describe Berzerk in a single sentence: “And then everything went to shit, again.”

[@slevinkelevra_2347]

accurateeeee xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@virgilbarrios3174]

Another good one: "But that's not even the worst thing that happens."

[@NEETKitten]

Everything Sucks And Then You Die: The Animation

[@rah9260]

@@NEETKitten lol nice

[@DollopussD]

Berserk teaches us that life gets harder every day but you must get up, get stronger and keep fighting.

[@coolboy9979]

Idol master was created by Griffith so he will never get killed

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

Wrong. Griffith is a massive idolm@ster fanboy and wants Miura and many others to enjoy it as much as he has.

[@r0w5tortion84]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 You know, when you put it like that, it can be said that Griffith did nothing wrong ?

[@bait5257]

😂😂😂😂

[@Flygoniaks]

[27:49] "Plus the outtakes are funny." Kevin ruining the emotional tension of Griffith's scenes by randomly bursting into song will never _not_ be funny.

[@fa14fighterjet]

My love for you, is like a truck

[@enderguy1648]

@@fa14fighterjet berserker

[@jetthayward4810]

you fool...@@enderguy1648

[@RecluseBootsy]

My favorite was the Little Mermaid cover and his random burst of Metallica in the dungeon. First time i saw the 97 adaption, someone had an edit with all the credits left out in between episodes and the outtakes left in. I watched it so many times, things like Guts asking which raider wants to jerk him off is basically canon to me.

[@RecluseBootsy]

​@@fa14fighterjet i say this to my wife *daily.*

[@stickizonline]

I find it kinda funny how the best anime adaptation of Berserk was done by the company that’s been doing Pokémon for the past 23 years

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

what

[@tuilleri]

No time for creative names just for games the 1997 version of berserk anime was made by Pokémon

[@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034]

@@tuilleri *wHaT*

[@stickizonline]

@@notimeforcreativenamesjust3034 OLM, the studio that does the Pokémon anime also did Berserk 1997. Also Yokai Watch and Beyblade Burst

[@jackglitty]

@@stickizonline ik I could probably dig myself and find out but any idea why the people who did the movies won't do the show? I liked them so much and with the manga going on hiatus again :( issa gg

[@TheTrueRandomGamer]

...Clang.

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

not gonna lie, when I saw a scene of the skeleton mob fight scene, I SWORE someone edited it. Like 'stuffed it full of tone-edited versions of the TF2 frying pan weapon' edited for meme reasons. Just I know ludicrously large sword cliches mean they need to sound meaty but my god....

[@stiny12]

@@gratuitouslurking8610 imma be honest i thought the same thing, but with the half-life collision sounds hahahaha

[@TheManeymon]

*you ever hear words?*

[@miguelpereira9859]

That's the sound that Rickert's slap on Griffith made. This is canon

[@tiredflame]

By question, for all the fight scenes in 2016/2017 just have the producers going to a church, get to the bell and just SLAMMING the whole bell - not one corner, not even half of it - just the whole bell to just make the fight scenes

[@haggus71]

The ending was PERFECT. "My love is like a monster truck Berzerker!" Clerks is still the best Kevin Smith movie.

[@dongbong7405]

Rest in heavenly peace, Kentaro Miura. Your work is the stuff of literal legend; Berserk is one of the most human and raw stories I’ve ever experienced. I don’t know what this means for Berserk, but it’s pillar, a Titan of what it means to be a mangaka, a man who poured his everything into what he loved for decades has passed. Rest In Peace, Kentaro Miura

[@tdeo2141]

Indeed, may he Rest In Peace. I feel awful that I didn’t know he had passed away… but when there were no updates coming, I had no other option but to stop checking on Berserk… I was basically waiting for updates and they never came, I thought perhaps he’d taken a break. Now we will never know if Gutso and Casca would end up together… if crazy Griffith would be defeated… I guess fan fiction is the only way now…

[@dongbong7405]

@@tdeo2141 No, Berserk is being continued by Kouji Mori; he is Kentaro Miura’s best friend for over 40 years. Mori is possibly the only one capable of finishing Berserk

[@tdeo2141]

@@dongbong7405 hey, thanks for letting me know. That’s be amazing if Mori indeed gave us the final episodes for Berserk…

[@idkman-o2f]

@@tdeo2141 there's already 4 new chapters out online and a new chapter coming out next friday

[@tdeo2141]

@@idkman-o2f thanks bro, will look it up. I hadn't kept up with Berserk since shortly after the lockdowns...

[@durodesduvo8424]

“Tell Me Why” is a great OP. And I would argue it fits with the Golden Age Arc. The lyrics are sad, which fits with the dark themes of the story. And the fact that the song sounds happy makes sense in hindsight because in the grand scheme of things “The Golden Age” Arc was actually _the good times..._ the name is actually apt.

[@domu]

This man has truly put his grasses on

[@Helaw0lf]

I also find the outro fits the series quite well.

[@sebastiangrundler7640]

the entire 97 soundtrack is god tier

[@nillynush4899]

Guts is literally thinking "Tell me why" after every bullshit struggle in his life. After 3 episodes I came to genuinely like the song. I think the ED is even better though.

[@justbny9278]

The off beat guitar also gives a slightly off putting almost unsettling feel like there's something really wrong going on behind the scenes

[@ED2THEMAX]

"I could spend hours gushing about what I like about the series" proceeds to make a 21-hour-long series gushing over Berserk

[@ubermaster134]

Calling Wyald "Whylad" is accurate because that's what I was asking when he did some stuff in the manga

[@JoeKing69]

What do you mean why? He was just trying to make things fun and stimulating for his companions. The man understands the art of Man Management this you cannot deny.

[@Lakefront_Khan]

"PUSSY AND GOLD!!"

[@Rontor501]

@@JoeKing69 whylad = Why, lad?

[@JoeKing69]

@@Rontor501 yeh

[@juniornostaw7536]

Wtf is Wylad?

[@dinonuggets7148]

Did the creators of the 16 adaptation know that metal only makes that kind of sound when it's metal hitting hallow metal

[@anarche4900]

Probably did it just for goofs lmao sound designer already knew it was trash

[@joshuagraham5750]

What do you mean?! I was sure that when kids get hit by sword they clang!

[@TheAVJ2]

it sounds like a tap if anything

[@hazzadoggo4659]

@@joshuagraham5750 It clanged when it hit the ground during the fight at the witches' house lmao

[@SantosAl]

@@hazzadoggo4659 It also clanged when guts cut a group of unarmoured assassins...

[@theholygamer969]

"Skull Knight's voice actor is INCREDIBLE, and you will respect him in this household!" SIR, YES, SIR!

[@pumpk1nh3ad00]

“The song is only loved in an ironic sense”. Man this guy was right when he said he was still stupid.

[@papadonut2610]

fact

[@nauro9187]

TELL ME WHY TELL ME WHY

[@SoHype]

I think the song works really really well, helping with the hope that guts possesses for the viewer amongst all the nihilism

[@alvinyakitori8720]

Butthurt

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

He just couldnt see how bright the song actually was, guess he didnt have his grasses on.

[@lostpuzzlepiece7268]

Miura has passed from this earth and into legend. RIP you glorious man.

[@nothappyboi9453]

It’s crazy you don’t like “Tell me Why” as an intro. I think it fits just as well as the outro. He’s literally begging for a reason to live and keep going and it’s an up beat sad song! Honestly it’s what keeps me coming back to it. Some episodes can be so heavy it’s the chill before a fuck storm

[@elburrito9124]

Fr I really like it

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

It’s because the singing sounds like the most stereotypical Asian dude speaking English accent ever

[@nothappyboi9453]

@@Chadius_Thundercock it more than likely is lol 😂

[@2ndbleak]

Absolutely agreed

[@howdoilogin]

I heard that guitar riff before in other meme videos and I always thought it was some terrible middle-schooler's first attempt at playing the guitar. I always thought the version I was hearing was a terrible parody like the bad flute version of "My Heart Will Go On". I didn't know until this video that was the actual song. It sounds like he's scraping a knife on the guitar strings.

[@hayden3949]

I unironically love the simplicity to using “Tell Me Why” as the intro of the 1997 show. It’s amazing.

[@FXAAMM22]

Same, I just like it.

[@vain.a]

PUT YOUR GRASSES ON NUFFING WIWW BE WONG

[@lordgaben7583]

I love the song unironically

[@crankyboiy]

Most people who like it are people who watched it in the late 90's like myself.

[@derpyturtle927]

@@crankyboiy I dunno I just finished the 1997 version and I enjoyed everything about the anime even the older animation style

[@MAPLECRASHtv]

I still love the 97 anime to death and it's english dub is top tier and I stand by it as a great adaptation of Berserk because they did the best they could with a limited budget.

[@garthalmunemuralias9101]

ditto it’s one of my favourite media pieces of all time

[@batmasteryoda3671]

Wish they made a second season to it

[@AqwDragulum]

Nah, 1997 anime was good, but not great. The reason? No Skully

[@Nightshde524]

@@AqwDragulum nah prob not skully but skullys friends (skeleton meme)

[@MAPLECRASHtv]

@MrDiaboIo I think that English Dub can be just as good or better but to each their own, I'm happy that I can enjoy both. What's truly pathetic is restricting yourself due to misplaced eliteism and thinking all english VAs are crap.

[@shmalts1]

God I love the English voice acting from 97 and the movies. Thanks for pointing it out. I never knew what I wanted Casca to sound like to I heard her

[@shanecorcoran2542]

I feel like all the main characters have perfect voices (at least in 97, i don’t really like the Corkus voice in the movies)

[@DeathmetalPersian]

They even had good ol' Goku show up as a random guard in the dub.

[@MC-wh3xm]

After watching it in original Japanese audio I can't listen to English VAs

[@aytony4090]

​@MC-wh3xm The Guts English VA is just so insanely good. He was literally the perfect choice and it is a shame no new shows have been made.

[@AhmadAhmad-xv5cr]

hating tell me why is a sin in the berserk community

[@ryanm.8720]

Hating Berserk is a sin because there's nothing wong with it.

[@joshuagraham5750]

@Just some UY SCUTI Between the Storm wanna repeat that another 6 times? Just so we can make sure we saw what you said.

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

@Soap Mactavish I don't see it either.

[@Archimedes.5000]

@@jakelee7083 ***its a joke***

[@vasilistheocharis164]

The sex scene has to be the most romantic scene I have ever seen. This is two hardened soldiers showing not only physical volnurability but also mentality. It is a beautiful scene sort of makes you realise just how much they both need each other. Their relationship formed my own opinion on love.

[@AdmiraHax]

Well, in context it actually feels like the act of love, but... idk, the first time I saw it in the manga it still was kind of unsettling.

[@vasilistheocharis164]

@@AdmiraHax true the whole choke part was weird but I find it nice how guts reveals his past to someone for the first time

[@saintpoli6800]

@@jakelee7083 Humans need meaning to things, or else shit gets really dark and hollow. It’s also been proven that those who constantly have sex tend to become depressed and wanting something (that being probably “Love”).

[@JoeKing69]

It's arguably one of the most important scenes in the series as it shows them both overcoming their past traumas and growing together as a result of them opening up to one another. They found purpose in their lives in the love they had for each other. It showcases not just their romance for each other, but has them undergo fundamental changes as people. It illustrates what I believe to be Berserk's central theme of love and hope. When you're able to define what you love and allow yourself To love, life has all the purpose you could ever need. Indeed, the thing that keeps Guts going is his love for Casca, the single thing that has ever been able to outmatch his rage, and it is what enables to endure such unimaginable torment. “What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.” ― Fyodor Dostoevsky

[@ninjabaiano6092]

@@AdmiraHax its because the whole time guts is drawing upon the closest thing he experienced... Spoiler His own rape as a kid.

[@jaynyce5923]

Fun Fact : The voice actor that played Gaston in the 97 version and movie versions is none other than GOKU !!!!! (Sean Schemmel)

[@TequilaGundam]

Why are you saying it like anyone with ears can tell

[@NobileFanfiltr]

@@TequilaGundam Do you know that there are people that didn't born as lucky as you biologically or luckier then you geographically ; ) , they would like an additional information, were you feeling smart writing an acidic comment like that? Good job jaynyce

[@guyfromgantz7976]

You clearly need to put your grasses on to like the OP because there's nothing wong with it.

[@kjgamingplayz7207]

Dude I literally have the same pfp as you on discord

[@helexsharpshot1301]

I feel you man

[@tatonghudas]

yes, nothing will be wong

[@joshshrum2764]

Exactly.

[@joshshrum2764]

@@kjgamingplayz7207 We are all strugglers my friend, also i am reading the Eclipse, currently oh boy my favorite....... but i honestly hate i have to experience again, but hey i am almost where the anime ends off.

[@yabukijoe1018]

RIP Kentaro Miura, we’ll miss you and your amazing work. Berserk honestly helped me through some of the most tumultuous times in my life, and for that I’ll always love it. Thank you Miura. We love you.

[@ole4026]

Berserk and Ashita no Joe enjoyer

[@SnailHatan]

Idk why you wrote that like he’s ever gonna see it but ok

[@tdeo2141]

@@SnailHatan depends if you believe in the afterlife. I do, and those on the other side are certainly aware when we reach out to them, especially in gratitude.

[@apex3d595]

I didn't want this video to end. You have that type of narration that cracks me up while being on point lol

[@Glass-Lemonade]

I personally love tell me why both ironically and unironically. It lures you into a false sense of security with its upbeat sound.

[@joshuagraham5750]

“Oh this’ll be really upbeat!” “Oh shit nevermind...”

[@eamonndeane587]

That and 'Waiting So Long' has such a Haunting effect after the Cliffhanger ending of the Final Episode.

[@SoHype]

I agree 100%

[@101rjb]

I lost it at "they ruined rape horse" lmaoo

[@isaacgallant3258]

Berserk 2016 actually almost made me never get into the series in the first place. It was the first part of the series that I was introduced to. I didn't even know there was other parts to the series until I finished that train wreck. From my point of view I just figured that I would be filled in later about the stuff of Gut's past. I eventually found the 97 anime and fell in love with the series. I finished reading the series quite a while ago and I can agree, this is my favorite THING ever. Not tv, not anime, not video games, favorite thing EVER. I truly wish I could have started it the right way with reading it from Volume 1 and on. I would give anything to wipe this series from my mind so that I could experience this PERFECT series for the first time again. I have watched parts 1-5 on this channel about 4 times all the way through each. Estimating off the top of my head that all of the parts put into one is about 21 hours (rough estimate) I have spent AT LEAST 100 hours watching this series from this channel. Those videos describing and analyzing the series are the reason that I got my best friend to get into this series. He is gonna read it from start to finish once he makes it all the way through part 5. As far as the anime adaptations there is one part I would especially love to see animated correctly and that is Lost Children. It will probably never happen with the way that modern day media would write 1000 articles trying to cancel it. However, it is where you see Guts at his absolute lowest. (SPOILER.......... besides maybe the part where he almost rapes Casca) I would just love to see him go full feral animal. Thank you for coming to my random Ted Talk

[@NaglfarCommando]

97 Series was outstanding but cut short. Mark Diraison was perfect as Guts. The movies were decent as well.. but the 16/17 series was an abomination and an insult to all of us fans and humanity as a whole(the opener for season 1 is the only good thing about it). (edit) Just put your grasses on, and you won't have anything wrong.. Just accept it. I unironically love it. Have since 2002 when I first watched it.

[@nillynush4899]

Based.

[@rdowg]

Theres a cut on youtube that has a large swathe of the 97 anime moxed with the best parts of the movies and ALL of the stuff cut from the 97 anime (also from the movie) It's long, like, 2-3 movies worth, but it's WELL worth the watch

[@NaglfarCommando]

@@rdowg yeah its like 7 hours or some shit. I'd just add the shit that the 97 series missed from the movies, thats all.

[@rdowg]

@Klap Janus eh, I'd agree if the very first episode didnt take place after the eclipse, the 97' anime really should have ended when guts starts losing his shit when he realised Caska literally got fucked stupid.

[@rdowg]

@Klap Janus yea the 1st episode does what the anime did by starting in the black swordsman srk

[@DrenCross]

"Tell me why" was perfect... it always refreshed me for the next episode... I wouldn't change it for the world! PUT THOSE GRASSES ON TIL THE END!

[@SoHype]

Facts! Agree 100%

[@matteoemanueleluzi6557]

Tell me what, tell me what, tell me what you want. I don't know why, don't know why, don't know why you afraid. Tell me what, tell me what, tell me what you say. I don't know why, don't why, too late, it's too late.

[@Swagonslayuh]

What I was thinking

[@virusthekid]

I actually got into berserk by watching the 2016 anime and being totally clueless and confused while watching it, it was just the fact that the main character felt so cool that made me keep watching. I watched the movies, 1997 anime and read the manga after that and berserk is now my favorite out of all the things I've watched, read etc. in my life and guts is my favorite character of all time...even though my introduction to it wasn't all that good 😂

[@A7XKoRnRocks1]

Man I wish I was a millionare, i'd write a blank check to some great studio and work closely with them making sure we get every scene right with the proper detail from the manga. Nothing censored.

[@jacinto1477]

Wit studio or Madhouse would be perfect to do it

[@weebvibes5453]

@@jacinto1477 yeahhh but wit is doing vinland saga and MAD is dead

[@isaiahadams3970]

@@weebvibes5453 Hmm, Bones?

[@amishtechwizard5540]

@@jacinto1477 mappa

[@noxus158]

@@amishtechwizard5540 god no

[@MrFRNTIK]

Man ngl, Gut's and Casca's sex scene in the Manga was the most beautiful thing ever. Like it wasn't some horny coom brain shit. It was the only sex in the entire series that wasn't either horrifying or solely for the sake of lust. It actually brings tears to my eyes each time I read it.

[@pantyeater-kun5788]

Yup it didn't give me a boner too but a romantic feeling for both of them.

[@AMARTmtz]

Ngl I beat off to it...

[@diocre7446]

That sex scene is the only scene that makes Guts so weak. The reason he can't moved on. Miura intentionally did that.

[@AAJillSandwich]

To me it was a more romantic moment between Guts and Casca. Guts had slowly been finding a reason to live and Casca had a big impact on that. It also showed how much trust and care he had built up with Casca after all the abuse he suffered as a child.

[@MrFRNTIK]

@suffer_maestro essays require multiple paragraphs man don't make me write one.

[@Killiyon]

the intro song is fucking fire, the contrast between the series and the song doesn't even matter to me its such a vibe when it comes on it makes me happy and that's good because berserk is dark and ends dark, i literally put ts on my playlist

[@Digisoulwings]

I learned about his passing tonight--literally a few hours ago--after a friend on my partner's discord messaged their chat. I felt so lost, because I read Berserk a few years back, and have cried so hard and will continue to cry for the loss. I feel for his family and loved ones, and it's sitting so heavy with me right now...but he made an amazing series, put his being into and hopefully enjoyed the ride it gave him and us. RIP Miura-Sensei, fly to heaven on the wings of Angels and dance with all of your dead comrades from Berserk, we love you. We can only uplift him to everyone who has yet to discover his work. Berserk is amazing.

[@cosmicklutz1675]

Damn it's so true the stuff he said about the sex scene. In the Manga it's a moment of passion that brings a guts to a vulnerable place he's never been before and that brings his trauma to the surface, ruining the arousal of the experience and turning it into a deeper moment of bonding between them... Movie Adaptation: "Baby grind on meee~"

[@snxffys6436]

Yeah, it’s odd seeing them start going at it when all he did was save her life twice. They skipped over the whole healing scene after the fight in the forest which was a good point for the story

[@dakotaotero4245]

Studio 4C did a great job reflecting the Golden Age arc. The parallel frame animation was pretty much close to Kentaro’s original drawings on key panels. They did change the continuity of the manga in the films, yet most of it was pretty spot on. If they were directed by an individual who recited the manga word by word, frame by frame; Studio 4C would do an amazing job adapting the rest of the series. That budget is going to be top tier expensive, I mean 100 million plus.

[@-obamium5320]

I can’t believe that after that amazing cliffhanger with the moonlight boy that it would never have closer. Miura was too young, 54 years old, it’s pretty tragic. My condolences to his family.

[@baddiesinthebrand4371]

If Berserk had a live action show with a HBO level budget almost every episode would make mainstream headlines

[@RingsideSumo]

Yea but the problem with berserk is that it’s perfect so there’s no problems to fix while adapting so the creators of the adaptation would try to change stuff unnecessarily leading to something horrible

[@DitlevPedersen]

@@RingsideSumo *witcher season 2 flashback*

[@crooked9210]

Nah a live action show is the last thing berserk needs. It's been through enough already

[@baddiesinthebrand4371]

@@crooked9210 give it to the right team with the right amount of money it would definitely be great prob a bit censored. What would MCU and DC be without live action. Most live action adaptations of anime suck but most were either dealing with smaller budgets or done by Netflix

[@unterhau1102]

No it's too graphic. In the current sphere with the existence of LGBT, SJWs and feminazis berserk would get cancelled harder than redo of healer

[@drewftw2457]

Dude all of your Berserk content is top tier! thank you for all the hard work.

[@Terminarch]

Let Twitter freak out, free advertising! But seriously, a Dragon's Dogma style Berserk game would be insane!

[@TheMilhouseExperience]

I think Itsuno and his team at Capcom would actually be perfect. They know action games, the only thing that would probably be an issue is making Guts too OP, and probably not making other characters playable.

[@YetiCoolBrother]

@@TheMilhouseExperience The best case scenario for a Berserk game would be a dream collaboration between Itsuno and his team on all things combat + Miyazaki and his team on level & enemy design.

[@YamiSpyroX]

Terminarch Actually I think I'd want an Berserk game to be like aM rated version of Legend of Spyro trilogy. We have an lone hero who's life is put into constant danger, an comic relief fairy side-kick, and an love interest that's about the only thing keeping the hero going. There's a ton of fighting but it's got the quite character involved at times emotional moments that Berserk has to. Just listen to the opening theme of Eternal Night and tell me that doesn't scream Berserk! All we have to do is fix the often janky gameplay, give it consistent style/art and make Puck less irritating than Sprax and we're Golden! (Not to mention that trilogy had Biblical Undertones which Berserk very clearly has.)

[@adedapodacosta4228]

I heard Netflix was doing one

[@Peglegkickboxer]

@@adedapodacosta4228 oh God no.

[@Thekickingturtle]

Tell me why is unironically one of my favorite songs from Berserk

[@DagarPinchak-Higgins]

I know I’m 3 years late but I’m just discovering berserk and I had to say in the first 2 minutes you’ve described so perfectly how I feel about berserk, it’s utterly amazing and I’m enjoying every bit of it, right now I’m in the process of collecting all the deluxe edition mangas and I can’t wait to finally read the raw story!

[@walesjedi9217]

"once again we are denied monke" is too perfect a line to just let pass without mention

[@kodachifps]

The voice actors and music in the 1997 is amazing tbh

[@Phoebe5448]

Sure, I can agree the '97 anime lacked a bit of polish, but it is one of my favourite adaptations of Berserk. I miss the Hirasawa soundtrack too, man is a legend. Behelit is one of my favourite tracks. And the OG voice actors gave an amazing, outstanding performance as the characters and I'm so glad they came back!! Mark Diriason and Kevin T. Collins are the pinnacle for me. And I really hope Carrie Keranan and John Avner got more work because they're seriously underrated imo. John Avner is my favourite Void but I love the Japanese VA for Void too.

[@AhmedX8]

Carrie became quite a prolific VA over the past decade, so you're in luck.

[@Phoebe5448]

@AhmedX8 oh, good for her! Hope John Avner is still around too.

[@AdmiraHax]

Corkus was not just a prick. I really liked this character. His harshness was understandable, at least for me.

[@pantyeater-kun5788]

he's mostly on point though every time he shouts at Guts like when he leaves the group and comes back. not nonsense bullshit mockery we always hear to the other annoying ass characters in the manga/anime

[@zach7372]

Same. Thought I was the only one.

[@snxffys6436]

He reminds me of Floch from aot, we really don’t like a character if they’re speaking negative truth about a character

[@eishikibahamut]

people hate him because he's the most relatable

[@jakereynolds8897]

@@eishikibahamut Nah, Judeau was far more relatable

[@Tabaluca911]

when the intro for the first anime said: "nothing will be wrong" i felt that

[@jaffarebellion292]

25 episodes later: There are no grasses here, and everything has gone very, very wrong. Welcome to Hell, enjoy your stay.

[@BigRaidah]

Rest in Peace, Kentaro Miura. May your work continue to inspire others for generations to come, so that you may always live on in the hearts and minds of those you touched, and those they will inevitably touch.

[@Etheric_Energy241]

I want berserk to be given to the studio that did Vinland saga

[@Fraudjaku]

Yeah deen studio would do a good job too and toei animation maybe even j.c staff

[@yoinkers6636]

@@Fraudjaku depends what staff of j.c staff

[@greatgamingchannale8257]

They said vinland saga and jojo were both unadabtable

[@CMan-x7k]

@@greatgamingchannale8257 Why did they say Jojo was unacceptable?

[@CMan-x7k]

@Kevin Anselm My bad. Lol.

[@Jplaytoomuxh]

One of the best videos I’ve ever seen breaking down this topic, I remember first seeing 2016 berserk and banging my head against the wall but besides that keep up the fire vids🔥

[@pingpenne9487]

I love Tell Me Why unironically. It's a masterpiece

[@ArvelDreth]

The line "Berserk fans have it rough" aged very well considering what happened with Miura.

[@DeathmetalPersian]

It's almost fatalistically fitting. The best end to a great legacy, story, question, is whatever our minds put there. The vagueness of what could have been completely sealed Berserk as one of the greatest works of fiction ever written, and drawn. Flip to any page, and that page can be framed and put into a museum, and students will write essays on the philosophical and historical meanings behind what they see. As a philosophy nut Berserk is like heroin. And as lovecraft said, the greatest horror are the ones left up to our own imaginations. I feel the same applies to legacy. Where would Hendrix be now? Kobain? MJ? What we imagine will always be more powerful than what reality would have given us. I feel like the question that every episode of the anime opens to is morbidly accurate to what happened. "In this world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law? Is it like the hand of God hovering above? At least it is true that man has no control, even over his own will." Rest in peace KM

[@Schnozo69]

@@DeathmetalPersian fortunately enough tho Miuras best friend since high school has continued and will continue to write new chapters until the end

[@croopy99]

the scene in 97 where the naked vampire lady emerges is a stunning visual paired with that soundtrack. they could've blasted the track every 5 minutes throughout the whole series and I wouldn't have minded.

[@Overlordough1201]

I love how Berserk is like the LOTR of Anime. It's just this undisputed member of the Top Ten, as if no one dares to even consider it a bad franchise.

[@nak3dxsnake]

Its interpretation of evil was so good that they had to retcon it because it gave away too much and so it could be the official ending.

[@bfs9043]

@@nak3dxsnake what do you mean? Are you talking about Berserk ending or LOTR?

[@shijimuh]

​@@nak3dxsnakeI still regard that as canon to this day, I mean you can't just throw lore THAT GOOD at me and then take it back because it gave away too much, that's just unfair.

[@rogaldorn4759]

@@bfs9043 Berserk had a fittingly eldritch representation of evil in a being that was retconned.

[@brandanmcnett1895]

"Berserk fans have been shafted hard" So true. The '97 anime was my first exposure to Berserk and I still recommend it to newcomers, but it does have it's flaws like you mentioned. It's absolutely mind-boggling how such a wonderful and inspirational fantasy series can't even get a solid modern anime adaptation or video game. I think you're right about people being too sensitive for someone to really do the manga justice. It's ironic how we live in a society that's so desensitized to sexuality and violence, but foams at the mouth whenever "wrong think" it's in front of them that an accurate Berserk adaptation would cause people to take up arms. I felt like the movie trilogy and musou game were steps in the right direction, but it only illuminates the lack of quality representation this incredible manga gets. Nearly ever panel of the manga could be considered a standalone piece of art.

[@larssadbro]

excellent video man. thanks for sending this to me. this series is also by far my favorite franchise of anything ever.

[@Skyslayer5]

Bruh, I'm so fucking broken right now. Love you Miura and how you can rest and play plenty of idolmaster.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

It's kind of sad that the best anime version of Berserk is the one from 1997 and it's not the best adaptation. But I think it's a good opening to introduce fans to the manga. Berserk means a lot to me, it was the first anime that encouraged me to get into manga cause I wanted to know what happened after The Eclipse and ever since then my shelves are now full of wonderful stories with interesting characters. To this day Guts is still my favourite fictional character, just so much depth and complexity. Casca is also another favourite character of mine, I like her arc a lot cause it was about her gaining her femininity back and then the Eclipse happened....yeah... but the love story between Guts and Casca is great, the 1997 anime did a good job but it was better in the manga. Looks like I made the wise choice in not watching Berserk 2016, the trailer alone concerned me enough to avoid it. 47:00 You pretty much distinguished between people who understand Berserk and the people who don't, the story is an uplifting story. I hope some day we get a great anime adaptation, maybe Wit Studio could do it, they proved themselves with Attack on Titan and Vinland Saga, but I'm okay with that never happening and thankfully Kentaro Miura has apparently stated that no western company will adapt his works, so Netflix will never get their grubby hands on it ( Castlevainia, Ghost in the Shell, Saint Seiya and Dragons Dogma suck ) hacks. Demon Slayer is good and Tanjiro is likeable enough for me to tolerate shonen tropes. Have you read the Crow comic? Cause I get the impression the Skull Cowboy was an influence on the Skull Knight.

[@YetiCoolBrother]

Whoa whoa, I was with you until you said Netflix Castlevania sucked that one is actually good. Even if you don’t love it you gotta atleast respect that Warren Ellis actually gives af about the source material, which is more than can be said for 99% of video game adaptations of any kind.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

@@YetiCoolBrother Warren Ellis....cared about....the source material....are you kidding me!? He admitted he didn't even look up the lore. He butchered the characters and used the show as a vehicle for his disdain towards religion. The animation is complete an utter shite, so chanky and full of filler episodes which reinforced the severe pacing issues throughout the series and the show is merely praised for it's violence. Netflix Castlevainia is a terrible show and ruined Alucard.

[@Robliss]

Incredibly well done, struggler. This did a great service to my fandom and I learned a lot too! I think adapting the manga to the anime hasn't been just fumbled by studios (although a it has a bit). I like to give credit to the dynamic changes in character development and world-building that occurs over the chapters. Trying to do 4 chapters of Berserk manga in a 80-100 minute anime is just foolish. The only way to give Berserk justice is to do 1 chapter per season. No ones been up for that colossal challenge even after 25 years for those reasons... now i wanna cry.

[@tiburonpereze]

Tell me why is a masterpice unironically

[@good__person]

it's so ironically bad, it's become so unironically good

[@GVMetric]

Cries in DEMONetised.

[@jessecovington6639]

Thanks for all the berserk videos you did dude I actually didn't know anything about the show Even though I've been watching anime for 20 years until the writer of it died your channel got me to read all the manga I watched the anime the day he died cuz that's when I found out about it but I wouldn't have read the Malachi if it wasn't for your channel so thanks man watching all your berserk videos that came out before the 21 hour and then seeing it all compiled into literally 21 hours blew my mind dude God knows that had to be a lot of work thanks again man

[@aguy6022]

I came here just to have fun, laughing at some guy's jokes about a crappy CGI anime. Instead, I've got an analysis way more interesting and deep than i expected. Great job!

[@popebiscuit3443]

With Redo of Healer apparently being acceptable to create, along with all the other dark shit that's come about the last few years it's entirely possible for this to get a loyal adaptation.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

Redo of healer was hentai pretty much.

[@shadowofdread7018]

@@nathanielduncan4692 It basically is, but the subject matter is beyond fucked and has a huge rape-fetish. It’s ridiculous it even got made tbh

[@WeaponDamage]

It’s basically berserk meets shield hero and it has a good revenge story.

[@Bettersucksaul]

Redo of Healer doesn't have as big a fanbase as Berserk and received massive backlash when it was published

[@WeaponDamage]

@@Bettersucksaul well that’s because we’re living in a day and age full of nothing but snowflakes

[@THE-RETURN-OF-THE-RAT]

My favorite piece of voice acting in the 97 adaptation is when the characters are rescuing Griffith and walking down the staircase, and Griffith’s talking like a lunatic, and his va does it perfectly.

[@southofheck]

"My love for you.... Is like a truck." "Berserker" I said that aloud to myself like 20 times while watching this im so glad you put it at the end

[@trixniisama]

Ahaha

[@EnvyMachinery]

I first saw this video several months ago and thought very highly of it. I came back to it for background noise while I deal with the news. It's rare for me to comment on things, but I just want you to know that this is the best video on Berserk I've ever seen, and stands out as a breath of fresh air in a genre of KZbin video that is filled with intolerable pretentiousness and meaningless fluff layered with cheesy appeals to emotions. Your video is straightforward, down to earth, and respects my intelligence by not talking to me like I'm an idiot, and I appreciate that.

[@BrickBrainBaby]

Yo this is the video that got me to read berserk and its now my favorite manga and one of my favorite things period. Thanks for making this video

[@franklinrjmcgovern390]

A soon as I heard him say "guts killed cthulu" I literally started to agree that guts is indeed one of the most overpowered humans ever.

[@GutsOfRivia]

berserk's appeal died with the 90s and early 2000's. Most people have become too sensitive to stuff like this or just watch anime for waifus. Its a real shame....actually seeing how the main stream is being watered down its a good thing.

[@leimahn]

ironically the creator stopped making berserk due to waifus

[@GutsOfRivia]

@@leimahn Dont get me wrong I indulge in some waifus from time to time. But this time its personal Idol master...

[@KingindaNorf]

I thought with the rise of game of thrones it would help berserk be a little more mainstream but I sadly did not

[@pepperet5216]

nah bro i crave violence

[@GutsOfRivia]

@@pepperet5216 yea you and I do but the normies dont

[@transformerreal2524]

I think there will be one masterpiece of an anime to come out in the next 20 years

[@crusaderofthelowlands3750]

I’mma make one

[@Spillow-C]

yes, and they will probably try to fan-fic a ending game of thrones style, which is better than not having it at all

[@-karisma]

If Berserk gets the right studio to animate it with fluid animation etc, the clang must prevail and remain, the clang is eternal.

[@diegodiego4697]

“But it did get much worse” Jesus you got a talent for visual comedy

[@_cripticon8004]

Loving the Demon's Souls music in the background, perfect sound for berserk

[@sirflowers1222]

Honestly I like that the anime left out Wyald, it makes the events of the eclipse that much more shocking and unexpected

[@Sernival]

It gives more emphasis to Zodd's appearance too

[@abdelclous6821]

Bro you are right I was like wtf is goong on, currentlly re reading manga and read wyald passage which is crazy

[@Nightmare43262]

@@abdelclous6821 I really dislike the wyald section. Too much rape and it desensitizes the reader to the eclipse

[@abdelclous6821]

@@Nightmare43262 yep i started with the 1997 version so the eclipse was a shock

[@koeyguilbeau443]

Yes I agree

[@djangofreeman5497]

Very good choice to put dancer of the boreal valley ost when talking about the eclipse, now my PTSD is multiplied

[@owen723]

The entire fromsoft series of games soundtracks are perfect for berserk. I really hope if a game or new anime comes out, the composers that did the dark souls, demon souls, and bloodborne OSTs work on the soundtrack for it.

[@86Fallowcp]

@@owen723 bloodborne was actually made by various guys

[@owen723]

@@86Fallowcp Ost, or game itself?

[@The_BlOb]

THE BERSERK 97 OPENING IS FIRE MAN. IDC I UNIRONICALLY BE SINGING THIS SHIT AT TIMES

[@jeanniemaycrawford4466]

Fantasia arc makes me feel like Miura is planning something horrible. Edit: 😭 I'm so sorry

[@matiaslarenas5901]

Nah, my guess its he is just sending the people who die for falconia to hell, he wanted a kingdom, he has it now. How higher can he get, replacing the "idea of god"?

[@martinmortyry7444]

@@matiaslarenas5901 yes, that's exactly what's left for him to do.

[@suspicioustumbleweed4760]

@@matiaslarenas5901 As of now he wants to expand his empire even further into the demon conquered lands

[@AlexandreSantos-yv2tj]

Too soon...

[@jeanniemaycrawford4466]

@@AlexandreSantos-yv2tj 😢

[@Thefrostedslime]

Miura left behind one of the most well written works of literature in history. From character arcs, to world building, to the detail he can express in drawings, that would take pages to describe in words.

[@TheGlobuleReturns]

the 1997 anime has its moments, like really great moments, but I only realised how OK it was after reading the manga.. It got the flavour right though

[@BaldorfBreakdowns]

Yeah, I thought Golden Arc movies were insane when I first saw them. Then I read the manga and realized how tame it all is, compared.

[@ham7391]

R.I.P Kentaro you will be missed greatly 😢

[@bigfckingbug10k45]

Does kentaro look like filhy frank?

[@nathanbrite7125]

literally the only thing the movie did right was have guts use a different sword during the assassination. that tiny detail in the manga always annoyed me bc guts was known for a big sword and everyone saw him.

[@mr.tsunami8493]

I made a DND character that I was really proud of, but I thought there wasn't a character that would have this many issues in life. When I started reading Berserk, moreover when I saw Guts, I realised the massive amount of similarities my character has to him. They're both traumatised from childhood, they both need people, they both lose people when they really do decide to open up to others, and they've both become edgelords because of the massve amounts of trauma they've gone through. And to tie it all up, a huge story of self improvement and development. Kentaro Miura has proven that the kind of characters I like can be amazing and loved. Rest in Peace.

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

Dnd? Gross

[@mr.tsunami8493]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 Say what you will mate, your opinion at the end of the day. I just really enjoy DND. 😅

[@serioushamster]

The 1997 anime from episode 2 is(in my opinion obviously) the best introduction to Berserk. the issue with how the manga starts out is that the reader is aware of the supernatural events that are a part of the world of Berserk and, that Griffith will ultimately betray Guts. In 1997 the only supernatural event that occurs after episode 2 was the first fight with Zodd early on the series. Enough time elapses that allows one to forget that demons are a thing in 1997 Berserk. This makes the Eclipse all the more effective.