The Artistic Evolution Of Berserk

The artistic evolution of berserk manga from the black swordsman to the conviction arc.
its a very interesting evolution, but its just half of the whole manga, not to mention I skipped over the Golden Age, as it wouldnt have been as big of a contrast, as those 2, plus, they share many similar elements with a lot of overlap.

[@bopiskiller5663]

Nahhhh 13:08 was crazy☠️

[@LeoArmada]

Very true.

[@Isokka.]

what

[@revengance4149]

*sigh*

[@IknowthatIamright.....]

Context ?

[@bopiskiller5663]

@@IknowthatIamright..... Basically I'm trolling ppl to click the number but the video is only 12 mins long

[@r0de]

8:55 Maybe it's because of Miura's passing Maybe it's because of Gut's theme in the background But these four panels genuinely still amaze me and make me want to shed some tears. The transition from rage to clarity, the way Casca stands there in the void, reaching out, unable to say what she's trying to say it's just... it's too much man. She's tiny and simplified next to Gut's fully detailed face, armour and hair; she's practically miniscule as she's standing there like a lost child, reaching for him to not leave her. Those four images perfectly convey the split, the pain and the challenges that encompass Gut's life after the Eclipse Miura was taken from us too soon... far far too soon...

[@LeoArmada]

Man...reading this was hard, I know how ya feel man, RIP Miura, absolute legend.

[@aa-rav]

miura will forever be ingraned in history as one of the best artists and storytellers of all time. i wish i was able to appreciate this masterpiece while he was still alive. rip

[@shijimuh]

Even if you were already reading Berserk when he was still alive, you'd probably never know anything about the guy, that was how it was for us. He was very private, none of us even knew he was already sick for a long time, I mean many people speculated but none of us ever expected it was gonna be that soon. R.I.P

[@Amirm16769]

*the best*

[@REXae86]

Berserk will always have a place in my heart. the first story that made me buy the manga... Kentaro Miura was one of a kind.

[@ArcanNight]

Thanks for this! As someone who was initially inspired to learn how to draw because of Kentaro Miura, I really appreciate the way you highlight the things I love about Berserk, especially in its artwork. Also, I kinda felt called out with that whole "portraying emotion through lines and teeth" bit lol.

[@LeoArmada]

LMAOOOOOO

[@yaboyed5779]

Muira really cooked and served with all those double page spreads. Literally had to save almost all of them. 😍

[@crystalalumina]

The worst part about the 2016-17 anime is how good the openings look

[@LeoArmada]

And how good the OST is. It has 0 RIGHT to be this good!

[@Mr.Berserker97]

It tells you a lot about how underrated the manga is People say Golden is best arc but even in Berserk it came at 3rd or even 4th in ranking of best arc

[@Nombrenooriginal]

I mean how dark is the manga not everyone would read it

[@Mr.Berserker97]

​@@Nombrenooriginalyeah that's why most of the people completely stop reading the manga during the Eclipse chapters I can't blame them but as Nietzsche says I'm like a dark forest, if you're courageous enough you'll find an abundance of stories, same can be applied to Berserk

[@Nombrenooriginal]

​@@Mr.Berserker97glad that i finished the golden age, now i'm on my way to the Berserk armor

[@Mr.Berserker97]

@@Nombrenooriginal good for you man I wish i can read Millenium Falcon war arc again it was my favourite

[@dom3n1koo]

I've been in love with berserk for almost a decade now ever since a best friend told me to watch the 1997 anime Kentaro miura with his evolution shows that humans are capable of so much more with growth and change, miura wasn't perfect from the start, he honed his skills! I love his art so much and I cried when he passed...RIP... Thank you for making this video! Looking forward to part 2 😉

[@LeoArmada]

It was a pleasure to talk about his story and, tbh, its kinda overlooked how Miura wasnt as gifted as some believe. He worked hard and dedicated hours upon hours to go from great to Brilliant and, well, that change only continues.

[@jforce321]

Itd be amazing to see you do an art evolution of kengan ashura. That one had such a massive change over time.

[@obladioblada2122]

My favorite part about Berserk's manga is when I think back on it I remember it as if it I was actually watching it. It's like if the the 97' show never ended but improved greatly.

[@SanOcelotl]

Conviction arc was the definite turning point on the art, magnificent

[@Kidd-Rio]

You can see the emotions without the words, or the expression when looking at the berzerk manga, it shows it rather than just Explaining it. Love the details and style of art.

[@ScottE-2]

The reason Father Mozgus looks the way he does is because he flattens his face every morning and evening before bed. Thus resulting him looking like Kabu from Kirby.

[@alvis4829]

Woou Nice Video!! Te quedo Genial! Congratulations! Oh I really wait the second part, Gracias!

[@titustavares335]

Yeah the allegory for the cape is sick but did you also notice how his sword gets progressively bigger and heavier throughout his life just like the weight of his tormented soul and after every-*eeeeeeeeeeeeee*

[@jaffarebellion292]

I don't compare Miura to other comic/manga artists, as I think it does the man a huge disservice. I genuinely think his name belongs in the same breath as the classical greats like Da Vinci and Van Gogh. His work was simply that jaw-droppingly good. You could fill an entire art museum just with panels from Berserk alone. In fact, I think a few Conviction panels actually have made their rounds in art exhibits.

[@DatelessPiano]

Miura was God Tier. I could go on forever about how great he was at his craft. I could also go on forever about how Berserk's art and story telling just fell off a cliff after he passed. When I read comments from post Miura editions of Berserk nobody seems to notice or care just how much of the quality was lost in every aspect, from the panels to the pages, the story and dialog, visual story telling, and everything in between. It's painfully obvious that nobody can fill Miura's shoes. It's such a shame that he died before he could finish the story or at least a rough manuscript, cause now whatever we get will be overshadowed by what could have been. It really is a tragedy. It seems like you might also share that sentiment, which seems lost to me on a lot of fans. Where is Part 2?

[@LeoArmada]

Dec 2023. Its coming.

[@jonnyalec5646]

I think you’re reading the new chapters through rose tinted glasses, the new chapters are fucking spectacular, studio Gaga is doing great.

[@DatelessPiano]

@@jonnyalec5646 I just read the whole series from the beginning to 375 over the past week or so and I immediately noticed the difference. It was like whiplash when I finally made it to an issue post Miura. Everything was different, and not better. The issues are way shorter and the artwork and panel design are very noticeably different. I honestly wish nothing but the best for the Berserk Saga and Kouji Mori. He's in a tough spot no matter what he does. But considering his quote; "I will only write the episodes that Miura talked to me about. I will not flesh it out. I will not write episodes that I don't remember clearly. I will only write the lines and stories that Miura described to me." The future of Berserk is looking bleak. Personally I'd prefer he just do his best to honor Miura's work while he fleshed out the writing and story on it's way to the conclusion but that's not what he wants to do. And I don't even blame him, but Berserk's art design and narrative quality will suffer for it. They already have.

[@Walterkoo_69]

prob the most recent berserk vid, love it

[@junix6050]

there could be a parallel made with the stylistic portrayal of emotions with Berserk, Vagabond, and Oyasumi Punpun which I think has a better way of showing what you mean by "an inordinate amount of lines and teeth".

[@leschroder7773]

10:00 its the same thing comic book artist do. They dont focus on the trajectory or the winding up of the punch or whatever. They show the carnage that happens afterwards

[@BloopSuperJuice]

Another W video from a fellow Georgian

[@orthodoxjimmy]

great vid

[@StailagSon]

Berserk has imo best art style in the whole franchise, its flawless for its genre and story

[@The_groovy_guy]

Bro has my music taste🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️

[@shanelefever7704]

I find it funny because on the last episode of 2017 berserk the last few mins was all 2d animation and that was just to show the audience what berserk should have been like from 2016 to 2017 but the studio managers were insisted on using 3d animation with some 2d which made it a failure due to the fact that same studio that made berserk was not experienced enough for 3d animation

[@Brishock]

do Vagabond next

[@Chillchildren999]

Do Bastard!! Next it came out a year before Berserk did and it had an influence on the Dark fantasy genre to, Guilty Gear and Bleach even took some inspiration off it

[@revengance4149]

Mozgus' design is great. so creepy, and there's reason behind why he looks like that. he constatly smashes his face on the ground while prostrating himself. fits his character oddly well despite being obviously exaggerated and a bit goofy

[@theghast160]

can i recommend one on an artist as a whole? more specificaly Tsutomu Nihei

[@naaga7932]

Part 2 🙏

[@zachattack4666]

Man why does it say this video has 6.6k views and 46k likes

[@nazaren45]

👍👍

[@user-fe2ne7qx9z]

So that's why you sound like Gattsu.

[@LeoArmada]

LMAOOO yea we are both Georgians so makes sense. Id love to meet him too. We live in the same city( just like 56% of most georgians)

[@CheezeLord-xr9gi]

Great video man had some great points and passionate voicing some points of criticism tho - you put down other techniques and art just to highlight your point (i know some of it is meant to be humorous like the SAO joke but others like 11:00 are just off-putting) - some of your writing is redundant/ repeats itself eg. 11:02 "here the way the corpses in the air *spin 'round* after Guts' swing obliterates them is highlighted in their *actual motion*" I used ** to pinpoint the redundancies. 'actual motion' and 'spin round' are used to refer to the same thing in the same sentence. - kind of a pet peeve of mine but you use the same terminology continually (egs. you say "detail" so many times in the vid bro it could be a drinking game) Just a few things I noticed and think you could improve upon but the vid left a very good impression on me. You earned a subscriber bro I can't wait to see you improve and grow.

[@LeoArmada]

There are limited terminology to be used, for very specific things which i wanna highlight, I focus on things in a broader sense, then zoom in how berserk does it, that cant be helped, its comparing 2 of the same things at different times, synonyms will be used. As for the 11:00 one, I showed that image earlier too and added text, where I state ''This art is still good, obviously, but the point is, Berserk goes above and beyond in line amount and dynamic-ness'' or smt among those lines. If it also wasnt obvious, I spent 2 videos more or less gushing over Bakis artistic highs. Sorry but I dont really see much I can change in any of these aspects, in videos comparing Art To Art, Speed to Speed, and Detail to Detail, you wont escape from the same words being used a lot. Synonyms were created to be used in exactly these contexts, and not to sound bad at the same time.

[@CheezeLord-xr9gi]

@@LeoArmada fair enough man. thanks for taking the time to respond in earnest. Keep up the good work!

[@RK-si4ln]

Guts with one eye looks like dajjal 😢

[@SeniorHola]

Once guts became the black swordsman I loved that art style like I was completely intrigued by it the new art styles before he died aren’t as good imo but oh my goodness when he first got out the eclipse I literally nutted on my book I can’t even read it now

[@LeoArmada]

prob has something to do with Miura switching to a Digital production or smt. It did become a bit more, meh later(for berserks standards, Meh is better then 90% of other manga but ya know what i mean)

[@Isokka.]

"literally nutted on my book" 💀

[@sakiOverview]

joker to berserk

[@scaternight4471]

i need an artistic evolution of vagabond

[@nerzenjaeger]

The Autistic Evolution Of Berserk

[@LeoArmada]

WHYYYYYY yall are cursing my titles! I will never look at this as Artistic ever again lmaoo

[@ghxst_rxcks]

eggnog

[@dxannnn]

first

[@duduzerapw5612]

The autistic evolution of berserk

[@DzakiNuafikri]

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[@skybattle1184]

Leave togahsi out of this