The Berserk Saga: Part 1 (Introductions and Black Swordsman)

[@TheAlmightyLoli]

Music Used: Witcher 2 Assassin of Kings Theme- CD Projekt Red Return to Slumber- Demon Souls OST Ada's Theme- Resident Evil 2 OST A World of Madness- Silent Hill 2 OST The Horror- WASP Pascal Village- Nier Automata OST Life is Beautiful- Deadly Premonition OST One Who Craves Souls- Demon Souls OST Predetermined Sky- Unearth Dancer of the Boreal Valley- Dark Souls 3 OST Firelink Shrine- Dark Souls OST Another Hallway- Fatal Frame OST Forging the Beast- Mandy OST Fear- Berserk 1997 OST Behelit- Berserk 1997 OST Fields of Arg Skellig- Witcher 3 OST A Place to Call Home- Big Wreck

[@mrafro3442]

Who would win in a fight the Doom Slayer or gut

[@NotEthanWinters]

is my goblin brain malfunctioning or is the first song in the vid not in the list nevermind google was giving me the assassin of kings ost not the one from the start of the game, and for any other goblin brains looking for it it's called Oj Ti Petre, Petre by Żywiołak

[@Solon_The_Lich]

Keep 'em Comin

[@chemergency]

Didn't know Big Wreck was still around, that song actually has a really cool sound to it.

[@Br4ntburz]

Needs more Elephant Tree

[@TheAsylumCat]

Saving someone from suicide by making them live for vengeance against yourself is both clever and fucked.

[@Canadish]

Not that we are ever getting an ending now, but I expect that would have come back as comeuppance for Guts should he otherwise get a happy ending. Just when we think it's all safe, that girl will be back with a well placed bolt in the back or something. No happy ending allowed for Guts, karma for all the murdered children's blood on his hands etc. But maybe Casca and his friends can move on and have their happy ending at least. Edit: Fuck me I was wrong, new chapters confirmed boys. Brace for impact.

[@thepillowhead2453]

@@Canadish Hey man, if Pietre from Utopia shot up a school and we're still happy to see him get a family, surely Guts, an older character, can get a happy ending.

[@angrysmurf2327]

Wow this comment 😅

[@Quantum1244]

@@thepillowhead2453granted even Pietre didn’t get to live in that happiness and tranquility, and that series never even saw its end

[@thepillowhead2453]

@@Quantum1244 True.

[@TheTrueRandomGamer]

At least it is true, that Loli has no control. Even over his own will. Rest in Peace Miura.

[@theduxabides9274]

The Blackswordsman Arc hits different after you've read the Manga up to present; Guts' actions become less 'badass 80's edgelord-dom' and more clearly the result of his unwillingness to confront his grief over the Eclipse. Guts' sadness at Theresia's hatred for him takes on a whole new meaning and is a lot less 'out of the blue'

[@murderman8578]

It didn't felt like 80s Edginess that after I watched the Anime

[@theduxabides9274]

@@murderman8578 That's my point, once you have a grasp of the story that PRECEDES the Blackswordsman Arc, it recontextualizes a lot of Gut's actions

[@murderman8578]

@@theduxabides9274 Well the Experience was Different since I watched the Anime first and then read the Manga from the Start

[@nomenbeb5747]

You lost all the sense of mistery and trying to understand the world where you are putted in if you start from the golden age, I think anyone should start by the black swordsman arc and after the golden age re read it a bit, I think this is the best way, in the black swordsman there are many more scenes where you can see Guts humanity, you can already say that he's not a generic character in chapter 2, when I first read berserk I remember seeing the scene where guts looks at his cutted arm with a empty and sad look on his eyes, when I first read that scene I thought that he for sure lost his arm in an emotional way and it wasn't just because he lost it in for example a battle, same thing for the eye.

[@theduxabides9274]

@@nomenbeb5747 I'm not talking about reading Golden Age BEFORE Blackswordsman, I'm talking about my experience of reading it the 2nd time around. I've never read it chronologically, I've only read it in the intended order

[@pontiusporcius8430]

Guardians of Desire sounds like the most metal movie ever.

[@daklr2501]

Actually it kinda just sounds an apt description of the cenobites from hellraiser, which the god hand are based on

[@RogueFox2185]

I truly hope Hollywood doesn’t ever try to make an “adaptation” out of this, after seeing what happened to Death Note and Avatar: TLA (twice if you count the remake coming up) it can only end in disaster.

[@Megatron_95]

If Hollywood were to adapt Berserk, they would tone down the violence and the dark elements that make Berserk great

[@Rahnonymous]

Their first mistake was tryna use the Western formula on an Eastern property, which misses the entire point of what made it amazing in the first place

[@SIGNOR-G]

@@Rahnonymous but is it really "western"

[@base21]

What about speed racer?

[@Ki_Adi_Mundi]

Three if you count Korra...

[@AkureiSpartan117]

I hope the surge in new readers leads to more people realizing that dark-skinned, short-haired tomboys are God's true gift to Humanity.

[@badasscrusader]

Don't push your luck,I probably don't want a girl like that after reading I don't deserve a girl like that

[@onyourleft9273]

@@badasscrusader also good luck trying to compete with the man himself Guts

[@onyourleft9273]

@Shin Shaman troll lmao don’t respond people don’t give him the attention he wants

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

And like God's gifts, they're the rarest and hardest to find.

[@_Vittor]

Tfw no dark-skinned tomboy gf

[@jhonj5702]

What always struck me when re-reading Berserk is the infamous ''sad guts'' panel after being glared by Theresia. Then I remembered the look Casca gave Guts after his first time fighting Zodd, and it all clicked.

[@williampan29]

I think that is a retconning. It is unlikely Mirua has plan so far ahead to envision Casca giving that look in a panel. Miura likely drew that sad face to increase the depth of the character and prompt the reader's curiosity initially. Then when drawing Casca he cleverly write the arc of the first fight with Zodd as a callback.

[@jhonj5702]

@@williampan29 Well yes, Miura didn't even envision the Band of The Hawk when he was working on the Black swordsman arc, and even Guts getting with Casca wasn't planned from the get-go. The man was just ridiculously talented in callbacks and tying up loose ends. But coming back to this arc after Golden Age really puts things into perspective.

[@marxist-leninist-protagonist]

Also, just before Guts' sad face panel, after he saves Theresia, he looks at his hand in a very particular way. He does something very similar after he kills Adonis. Hurting children really fucks up Guts.

[@alexepic3255]

When he chocked the fairy, it's a recall to when he chocked Casca

[@christopherrodriguez653]

The Prophecy is true! Haven't even started watching and I'm already hyped for part 2

[@gigakuma]

Scroll up to the search bar here on KZbin and type in Chris Leon Berserk You're welcome.

[@theepicduck6922]

Finally, been looking forward to this.

[@_Snafu_]

See this is why I come to KZbin I want to hear someone really passionate about something needing out on it because it makes me not only enjoy their fandom but appreciate good art

[@jimmyrome908]

The Count was perfect, because not only were his prior motives revealed to be relatable, he then made one of the very rare unambiguously righteous decisions in the entire series, to say "fuck you, I'll take hell" when offered his survival.

[@alpharius2omegaboogaloo384]

An evil man, who made the right choice in the end.

[@somethingedgy9914]

Almost 2 hours... *Nice.*

[@TAKEYOURCREATINE]

am I missing something or is 77 minutes pretty far off from 2 hours

[@shadowknight743]

@@TAKEYOURCREATINE Yeah your missing around 40 mins.

[@pedroperez266]

its too short

[@internetjerk7537]

When I heard Muira died all I could think of was "OK Truck-kun I don't want to be here anymore take me someplace better"

[@johnhaimovitz9974]

IF anything, it better had taken Muira someplace better. Just not the world he created, that place needs a visit by the Salamanders.

[@Varieed]

It was much too long to be called a KZbin video. Massive, with no advertisements. Indeed, it was like a raw heap of love for a series.

[@cainmartin6396]

Fuck yeah Im ready for the depression and badassery of this manga!!

[@clvnhrrs1214]

as much as I admire the hell out of your enthusiasm, you should know that NO ONE is "READY for the depression and badassery of this manga." THAT IS ALL

[@jonahbrown5669]

​@@clvnhrrs1214And then you have the edgy 12 year old saying "This is nothing, you're just not mature enough to handle it"

[@alexkogan9755]

The shots of Guts’s face in shadow with his eye glowing are among my favorites as well in the Black Swordsman arc and ones afterwards. Makes him look supernatural and terrifying. I hope to God Miura’s assistants get the green light to finish his story.

[@badasscrusader]

Double edged sword there,they could do it justice and finish it well or destroy it with clichés and just bad writing

[@josesosa3337]

@@badasscrusader i believe in them but you're right.

[@YoIsthatJuiceboxSupreme]

Good news brother

[@rodrigo-tj1gf]

I dont expect them to be as good as myura but whatever, anything might be better than nothing, either way the myura s berserk will forever be with me, even if they fuck up with the story.

[@TheXBladeist]

@@rodrigo-tj1gf Watch that bud, the monkey's paw might curl up.

[@notslimshady2943]

When I first started reading Berserk the thing that stood out to me the most was the Snake Baron’s death, how he begs Guts to stop. Usually the villain says something like “huh looks like you won” or some sarcastic remark about losing. Snake Baron was ruthless and when faced with dying he pleaded to Guts. Thats when I knew for sure Berserk was gonna be incredibly interesting

[@kanyewestandjayz]

Also it’s even more crazier when you realize where all those apostles end up , right in the vortex

[@whiteeye3453]

Hfy

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@kanyewestandjayzapostles be kinda dumb sometimes. They let the power get to them. Knowing their eternal life and immense power means that death equals eternal damnation. I’d be terrified of that.

[@altrizon3309]

“Not gonna lie, it was a kick to the nuts.” I feel ya man.

[@reaperzslicer235]

I just noticed that the girl guts killed after she was possessed looks kinda like Adonis the son of Julius that he killed in golden age I wonder if miura drew Adonis later on to resemble her to give some more context as to why guts hesitated so much

[@josesosa3337]

I believe it.

[@janbiel1221]

Guts hates to kill children. It can be seen also during lost children arc. You can see him puking after killing a kid during blackswordsman arc, golden age arc and the lost children arc. He also missed a lot of hits to Rosine that could have been fatal, thus ending the fight. He thinks things like that many times during his fight and how he has to turn to a monster to kill her, since he wants to kill Rosine because she's ans apostle and doesn't want to because she's a kid. So I don't think that this girl and Adoins design have something to do

[@joebeast15]

I’ve always said one of Berserks main themes is the struggle AGAINST nihilism. Resisting for resisting sake, if for not other reason than to rage against that “inevitability”.

[@JohnTrustworthy]

"What if the amount of pleasure you experience in life is directly tied to the amount of suffering you're willing to experience? What if the path to joy isn't in removing everything that hurts you, but fully welcoming & attacking the pain head on?"

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

Exactly

[@tobysmith2081]

I was living alone for a few years. Throughout those years the world tore at me until I hit rock bottom. After a certain point I couldn't care anymore. If the world was content with how it treated me I was willing to be content with continuing with my goals even if the only motivation I had was to spite the world for trying to keep me down. Then I read Berserk. Its the only manga that could capture my feelings I felt and tell me to keep going. I think many people hold that spirit and I never imagined a story could capture it. Berserk blew away my expectations, it is my favorite story, and what I needed to get out of rock bottom

[@AmanojakuPenguin]

I had the first volume lying around in my room for months before I ever bothered to read it, the anime adaptations video got me to finally read it and 23 volumes in I don't regret it one bit. Miura's death happening not long after that was a real gut punch. Thanks for introducing me to one of the best stories I've ever had the joy of watching unfold.

[@alexkogan9755]

Not sure if anyone else has thought of it but there’s another interpretation regarding Guts crying after Theresia vowed to kill him that came to my mind that I think also makes that scene as powerful as it is. Guts may have realized he just helped create another version of himself. Theresia may not be cursed like he is, but she will live with what happened with her father burned into her mind for all time and blames Guts for it, not too dissimilarly to how he rightfully blames Griffith for his predicament (granted Theresia’s mom is who’s really responsible but you know what I mean). I’m honestly sad we’ll likely never see Theresia again (assuming if Berserk ever gets finished). Because I honestly would love to see a follow up encounter of Theresia finding Guts and his party before the end and challenging him. Does she go through with it? Does she abandon her lust for vengeance? Does she join Guts? Does she go too far gone to the point Guts is forced to kill her? It’s an unfinished arc and consequence of Guts’s actions that I so badly want to see happen, which sadly Miura never did. Whether or not he may have planned it, I cannot say.

[@ShinigamiInuyasha777]

Honestly i would love to watch that she didn't become overhelmed by revenge. That she found something better...Unless her hometown was destroyed by the Kushans

[@alexkogan9755]

@@ShinigamiInuyasha777 I cannot specify when or where it would happen, but how I would do it is take a page from Vinland Saga and One Punch Man where Theresia tracks down Guts and his party, challenges him, but cannot beat him since he’s out of her league, but keeps trying. Then have them end up in a situation where Guts takes a hit meant for Theresia, she tries to kill him again (maybe have Guts dare her to do it) but in the end she can’t do it. Then Guts, now wiser since that time, comes down and gives her a hug or something since she’s basically become like him. Least that’s my personal rough draft of how I would do it, in which Guts’s consequences come back to haunt him and he has to deal with it. Maybe have her join the party too since their goals align similarly (the God Hand screwed both of them over).

[@tripleA120]

he is basically the doom slayer but medieval and cooler.

[@whiteeye3453]

No he was way cooler than coom slayer and would you stop making references of him

[@dami8875]

Coom Slayer...

[@alexkogan9755]

The second half of the Black Swordsman arc is where Berserk officially won me over. Not only did I get the over the top action that partly makes it fun to read, it does subversion right with regards to character development. Guts is Spawn with a greatsword, he’s a violent, monstrous douchebag on the outside but you see that there’s clearly layers to him making him a tragic character that has heroic qualities but has been burned too many times. And it’s not told and overexplained to you either in a way that rams it down your throat like how too many lesser anime and manga do it. It’s shown and hinted at more measuredly and naturally. Then there’s the Count who is this big bad villain who kills and eats people because his wife betrayed him, yet despite having the opportunity to sacrifice his daughter to the Devil (5 of them) he refuses to throw away that last piece of humanity he had left and go through with it. And yeah, it works because it’s balanced well between the tragic villain and the stereotypical “pure evil just because” villains. Whereas Demon Slayer completely abused the tragic monster archetype to the point it became a stereotype in and of itself.

[@Meek_Little_Mouse]

Still haven't gotten the time to sit down and watch all this, you're one of the few creators with longform videos that I *watch* and not just casually listen. Good shit man, I only wish this video was conceived of under less grim circumstances

[@lonewanderer3219]

I agree with you on the Castlevania show runner should not adapt Berserk. On an animation stand point, he might be able to deliver one of the better adaptations. But I’m genuinely concerned that we would lose what makes this series so great.

[@ThatGuy-ky2yf]

He'd add weird pozzed shit to it no doubt

[@MYTHNL90]

Yep, the studio itself is actually really talented, but when it comes to writing they've become worse with each show or season they create (Castlevania season 4 and some parts of season 3, Masters of the Universe)

[@Dr.HooWho]

Yeah I disgree with you all, it's not impossible to be able to animate berserk And the writing wasnt that bad in the later seasons, they would make it well if they animated berserk, people always bring up "berserk shouldn't be animated" shit is always annoying. It should be animated and it can go well its just takes dedication and patience for any studio to even do it, pretty sure a studio can animate it well but its always the executives that just wanna make things worst

[@connorrose_0447]

But they don’t need to write anything. And if they did add things, nothing could really distract from how good the overall story is.

[@MisterCynic18]

Castlevania sucked all the way through and it's a shame most didn't see the writing on the wall in season 1 & 2

[@freaknr1]

Wonderful tribute to an amazing series so far. Can't wait for the next part. Berserk is something truly special, and I was surprised at how hard the news of Miura's death hit me. It made me realize how much Berserk truly meant for me, both in the past and now, as a grown man trying to find my place in the world. Miuras and his work will probably be remembered even after all of us are gone, and that is what truly matters in the end. "Cattle die, kinsmen die; the self must also die. I know one thing which never dies; the reputation of each dead man." - Håvamål.

[@scoticvsgossage9378]

One Year Later and this is still the best series on Berserk as a whole. I read the entire series prior to Miura's death, and felt that deep pit form at the news. This reignited a spark of hope and love for the franchise in me, and with the new chapter's release, that hope has fully blossomed. Looking forward to what comes next!

[@theduxabides9274]

Puck: *being abused by thugs* Guts: *smirks* Puck: "EHE, TE NANDAYO???!!!!"

[@MrTigracho]

Didn´t realize Puck is the Paimon of Berserk

[@RealCFZ]

4:04 Funny enough, Takahiro Sakurai (Original JP voice of Cloud Strife) plays Griffith in Golden Age films and 2016 anime. Toshiyuki Morikawa (Original JP voice of Sephiroth) plays Griffith in 90s Anime. Steve Staley (ENG voice of Kadaj from FFVII: AC) plays 2016 Griffith. Man, 3 FFVII actors playing Griffith.

[@niconeitorrr]

Local swordsman literally too angry to die, more at 11

[@JohnTrustworthy]

1:10:20 Never had the chance to point it out, but the style in which Guts's face is drawn is the young one from Golden Age. Whenever he is shaken to the core away from the Black Swordsman and everything else you can see the young Guts as the art reverts back to him, or rather back to the true Guts that is hidden. This is what separates Guts from your run of the mill edgy protagonists. What I mean is that the edgy protagonist outward appearance is what you might call a coping mechanism to the person who's suffered too much from the world after seeing the hope it can give to others and even himself. It's not just 3 dimensional character building, it's 4 dimensional(?) since it explores time as well.

[@davisthegamelord]

Demon: I will rip, tear, rape and pillage the land of man! Guts: *steps on screen* what you say? Demon: ........nothing

[@tomigainss]

MASTERPIECE…. I never watched a video with this much enthusiasm for a hour and 17 minutes

[@brandonisweird7000]

I’ve been watching your videos for almost two years and I swear your videos are highly rewatchable. You make my time at work seem like a breeze. Thank you and can’t wait for part 3 of the berserk video

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

Never liked or cared about anime or manga generally but man, Beserk is an exception. What a series. Peerless, there's nothing quite like it.

[@phyrr2]

I think Berserk does best what most others never get right, and that's character motivation. These characters are so humanized across the entire spectrum of the moral grey area that we can relate to each and every one of them and understand them. I've always found characters without properly shown motivations to be pointless.

[@gh1430]

This was just great, new to the fandom, currently reading volume 24, can’t wait for part 2 of your series

[@chemergency]

If they ever make another anime adaptation I honestly hope they adhere strictly to the manga order, which would mean Black Swordsman arc in its entirety first- it makes for a really good "in media res" prologue setting up a lot of intrigue and mysteries that Golden Age would elaborate on.

[@RobRJW]

hearing The Witcher 3 music playing fits perfectly. your music choices are spot on sir.

[@Tmp45632]

I think what also got to Guts was that’s he witnessed someone actually turn down the godhand. Think back to the eclipse, where they’re giving these speeches about how all of this was preordained, or even the fight with Zod where Zod is like “dude he’s gonna betray you.” I wonder if Guts had started to believe that it was inevitable. That there was no preventing what happened to him. But then this count, who despite everything, despite being on deaths door even more so than Griffith, cuz theoretically Griffith could’ve said no and just gone back to earth, this count guy was going to die and get dragged to hell, even then, he still said no to murdering his daughter. The fact that Guts saw it really was a choice for Griffith, I think deeply hurt Guts on top of everything else.

[@Mr.Ketchup1526]

Thank you for making these videos🫂

[@SomeGuyRemy]

For those without a Christian upbringing, apostle is pronounced uh-Pah-sul, the ending -stle is like the one in castle. Love the content bro!

[@oughguar]

It pains me to know this series will be so lengthy in runtime that you’re basically forced to show the 2016-17 anime to fill visual space

[@capperbuns]

Yes

[@maltsutty]

Can’t be just use manga panels like he currently is ?

[@raimondasbaranauskas8086]

Love your videos on berserk, you "get" it, it's not just a manga, it's something special, one of the kind. I always laughed at people who got sad when some celebrity died, seemed ridiculous to me. But when I hear that Miura passed away... I kind of understood. Broke my heart. Still does. Guts will never know peace now, and neither will we

[@lordfarkward8138]

I watched Berserk 1997 over the course of 2 days. And it consumed me, I feel in love with the graphic world. I was needing more after seeing the end of the show and stumbled across this video and it has made me want to read my first ever manga. Never had much interest in the world of manga but I am warming to it nicely. I didn't understand the hype and grate sadness meany people felt when Kentaro Miura passed till I stumbled across the world of Berserk for my self. Truly a masterpiece that has captivated me completely, and I am only just starting the adventure. RIP Kentaro Miura

[@djinsanity3575]

As I read through this story I was invested. I still want more and further more thanks for this. And may the creator rest in peace. He did us a great service by making this

[@adansilveira2031]

Best hour i had on youtube for a long time friend! Big thanks from Brazil!

[@phantomsouls7788]

You literally just explained Berserk in the best way possible. Totally willing to watch the rest of the series.

[@andrewrogers3067]

Time to begin a legendary series, talking about another legendary series, created by someone that calling a legend would be an insulting understatement. Tank you Almighty, for helping us to appreciate such a legend-No, a Messiah, in Manga. RIP Miura

[@BrokaCola]

Dude! The way you talked about Berserk in your adaptations video made me believe you would be a great analyst for the series, and here it is! Berserk is also my favorite thing, and you're clearly very passionate about it. I already can't wait for part 2!

[@Ari-6]

This is EXACTLY what I wanted to watch right now. I just started reading Berserk and I'm 180 chapters in and I just wanted to hear someone talk in depth about it

[@christhechilled]

Good Berserk video. Even on my birthday, having 1hr vid on Berserk getting the respect it deserves but a smile on my face!

[@Vivec]

Love, hate, pleasure, pain, life, death. Everything is here!

[@banana_pancake7171]

Hot antagonist.

[@JohnTrustworthy]

The story is so good because the pages are expensive. The art in each page is almost personal and there's shit load of detail in each image. So you can either build the manga around the art with no story at all, or you can put only the story that is worthy of the pages. Miura chose the latter.

[@lizardman6515]

No other manga with storytelling worthy of art of such high caliber

[@HonsHon]

Expensive? The art is great, but I think the paper is still cheap

[@jonahbrown5669]

​@@HonsHonWas that an attempt at comedy or something?

[@BonePapi]

Oh fuck, I forgot about the count's daughter. I wonder if she was gonna become some mirror of EdgeGuts like how in Vinland Saga, Mrs.MessyFace is basically acting like younger Thorfinn.

[@fruitblood]

This is very nice. I'm much looking forward to the next part.

[@soullister1269]

Well, I finally had the time to watch this, Berserk is very dear to me, I re-read it 5 times in it's completion, the first time i read it through in 2 days with almost no pauses so this was both nostalgic and bittersweet, but I'm glad that we got where we are with this manga. I do hope the assistants decide to continue if that was Miura's wish, after all I think you and the people who love this manga understand its core message, that no matter how fucked or damaged things get, there's always hope and a reason to keep moving foward.

[@blakechildress944]

I feel like how long the hiatus was for this video to come out is fitting for a long video about Berserk. R.I.P. to the great Kentaro Miura.

[@rockerrocket7559]

Congrats on the 1st Part! On a personal note, I'm fine with either Berserk being continued by Studio Gaga or being left unfinished as Miura's life was well spent on making this story one of the best ever made.

[@Homes87]

This was amazing. Keep up the good work and I'm excited for part 2

[@shadowofhawk55]

After Kentaro died I bought the deluxe edition of the first volume. I absolutely love it and were I not going to college in a few weeks I would've bought literally the entire series.

[@guilhermereis9520]

I know Im late to the party, But thank you for your videos. It must take a life to edit and prepare this work, so kudos. Your analysis of the Manga is very complete. Thank you so much, and please keep this channel!!! You are the best.

[@namelessfire]

1:09:26 "This did not end happily for anyone involved." Man, if that isn't Berserk in a nutshell.

[@theholygamer969]

Until Guts finds a new family, anyway.

[@lightinthedarkness8849]

My man you are doing the whole world a great favor for this

[@Cerberus556]

This is a damn good video, Loli, can’t wait for part 2!

[@pocari836]

This is amazing I can't wait for part 2

[@danillospindola696]

I agree so much with what you've said about the Castlevania dude

[@clvnhrrs1214]

I still haven't gotten over Miuras death ever since the day i found out, & truthfully, the wind is still passing through my sails, because of the Berserk-sized hole that was left from his death...

[@beneficent2557]

I wish I knew more about Gaiseric

[@whitedude877]

You keep going on about Guts' edgy speech to Puck, but you're selling it short, almost like you're embarrassed of that moment or something. It was immediately offset and given weight beyond its edgyness by Puck intuiting via his uber-empathy meter that it's a smokescreen for deeper trauma and a great mix of "rage, sadness, and fear". You even show the panel where Puck feels these emotions, but gloss over it entirely. I don't really think you need to apologize for Berserk's edgyness so much. Miura's a good writer, it works itself out. Aw shit dude you do it again at 43:00. That's not a bad guy speech, that's a fuck you speech. "But no matter how weak we are, even if we're chopped to bits or stabbed to death, we still want to LIVE."

[@olivercopeland5438]

Yeah the only real bad thing about this series is he constantly says his interpretation of things instead of what happened Like calling the spirits/ghosts haunting guts “demons” When the demons are specifically the apostles.

[@zesork5627]

This. It's so freaking clear. Your comment should be higher.

[@zesork5627]

Edgy Guts has this interesting sense of logic and morals. He spits in the face (verbally and literally) of the old man who tries to have the moral high ground while sending people to their deaths in the hand of the Snake Lord. He shames the people who see him as the bad guy when no one even tried to save that kid in Lost Children much like how he taunted the Snake man for doing the exact thing he despised humans for. Kinda like a karmatic comeuppance. He's very consistent, very well characterized.

[@kalle1453]

This is the best thing i've seen ever Berserk related, i'm 70% in the video, and I genuinely hope that you keep reviewing and showcasing each chapter. It's simply amazing... I commend you.

[@realkingofantarctica]

Seeing Guts cry at the end of Black Swordsman was when I knew this series would be something special.

[@HK-sw3vi]

God bless you for doing this saga. And, I resonate with you on everything u said after 0:30

[@legatomodi3522]

Wow. This is actually my first thing on berserk I've watched and I haven't read the books but the one eye stands out alot to me. In irish mythology their greatest hero is Chulainn and he's not a great guy either and when he really wigs out he does something called a "warp spasm" where his upper body gets bigger and he gets much darker and he closes one eye and the other bulges out and can't shut and it burns bright red. In this state, he kills everyone and anyone. Friend or foe, he doesn't cares. He gnashes his teeth and spits and drools and is nothing but twisted anger. I wonder if one eyed anger is a trope.

[@tj9427]

Thank you for this. R.I.P to Mister Miura.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

I’m just getting into *Berserk,* currently at volume 14, I read the eclipse last night & boy that was bloody insane (I got so pissed when Judeau died). I think this is the most amazing story that I’ve ever read, nothing else even comes close, it’s so good.

[@soulkingabstr4kt887]

I had never thought much about the black swordsman arc, or the importance of it, but after re reading it. It is an amazing arc.

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

I actually finished the black swordsman arch last night First time reading the series… It didn’t disappoint Believe the hype on this!

[@Br4ntburz]

Great longform work and study! It's great how in the Black Swordsman arc, despite Miura stating he had no idea of the story at large, you can still reasonably speculate what parts had come together at certain parts. It's very quick, but you see Guts have a PTSD vomit episode after slaying the possessed priest's daughter. A reaction tied to his trauma with slaying Adonis.

[@zesork5627]

He also vomits again after killing the fire kids in Lost Children. Berserk is really consistent.

[@jakefrost7404]

*_Dammit, Loli, now I'm going to have to find a copy of "Flesh & Blood." I cannot resist seeing a Rutger Hauer flick at least once._* *_Thanks._*

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

It's a good film.

[@josephgilboy6259]

Honestly dude your videos are awesome, please keep making them. This deserves at least a million views, it's so well made and interesting throughout

[@Snakedude4life]

The REAL Black Swordsman. Perhaps it is better to have an unfinished story, than a unnecessary prolonging. 🎩 🐍 no step on snek! 🇭🇰🇺🇸

[@spimpsmacker6422]

I have absolutely no idea why people even dare to compare Sword Art Online of all shows to Berserk. At least Guts isn't a generic, cardboard-cutout introvert meant to appeal to Japans ever growing population of virgins.

[@bumposlump8324]

@@spimpsmacker6422 ye

[@bingwen469]

I'm glad to see you again snakedude

[@theholygamer969]

@@spimpsmacker6422 Because it blatantly steals several plot elements and character bits from Berserk. That's why.

[@oldmanprostte3574]

Thanks for getting me into this im upto volume 20 of the manga ans getting more volumes and much as I can it truly is a great series

[@RickleVR]

Am i the only one who wishes HBO would pickup a Berserk Adaptation with like a mulit-million dollar budget. HBO has been a staple of dark, gritty, and gory filled content so it could fit right in.

[@abraxas4261]

HBO doing a live-action adaptation of Berserk is one of the most horrifying things that I could imagine. It would probably be even worse than Watchmen (2019) and Lovecraft Country.

[@theketaminekid1241]

@Shlickey Those two shows are some of the best examples of how to rape an existing ip.

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

@Shlickey It got cancelled after one season and the ideas for the next season was going to be cringe. It was going to have America become "The Sovereign States of America" it will have four states, Tribal Nations of The West, New Negro Republic, Jefferson Commonwealth and....Whitelands. Yeah, I don't want HBO anywhere near Berserk.

[@erebusreact0r]

The main complaint of the 2016 adaptation (and most new anime) is the use of CGI and I'm sure a live action adaptation would use tons

[@RickleVR]

@@abraxas4261 Ew not live action... Animated dude

[@GrassesOn97]

42:27: I’d like to think that the little blood splatter we see is a symbolic representation of Guts crying because he killed an innocent child; she and her father had shown him kindness after god knows how long he’s been traveling and now, after killing her and witnessing her dad die, it can be seen that Guts really does feel bad about what he does and how Miura breaks the trope of “Edgy Badass Sword Guy” with “Sad Badass Big-Sword Guy”. Also, we can see his reaction afterwards where he vomits, referencing when Guts murdered that child in the Golden age and thought that he wasn’t any better than the men he murders, in fact he thought he may be worse. Just my two cents to give, really loved this video Almighty and I can’t wait for part 2!

[@themostdeadmeme1609]

My life shall be put on hold for an hour and 17 minutes.

[@suou0019]

Man I was just watching your video on Berserk! Can’t wait for this

[@chemergency]

Also I agree about Adi Shankar, despite the fact he also produced The Grey which is one of my all-time favorite films. Sure he could get away with changing the story for a video game adaptation since there wasn't much story to begin with, but Seasons 3 and 4 started to derail what made the series appealing to start with and I'm not gonna have any of that shit for a Berserk adaptation.

[@BlackReaper2O1]

Can only imagine how much thought and time you put into this script, great video, I look forward to watching part 2 and 3

[@lebronnadvincula3297]

When some memes pop up OK laugh now When almightyloli explains / talks again OK back to suffering

[@EMD_HOKIO]

You inspired me Loli. I'm slowly collecting the deluxe editions. I've got 1,3,4,5,,7 I'm getting the rest...thank you

[@NaturalStateDepths]

22:43 I will only now read Guts' dialog in Master Shake's voice.

[@camdrizz1272]

'' is the perfect story to read while listening to your favorite metal album'' that's exactly what I do lmao great video, passed the lost children arc the other day and my god the pure rage that's portrayed there is beautiful. I love this series so much, it's really a shame the creator passed, rip

[@jacktheripper5112]

i find it extremely funny how when i was first introduced to berserk as a teen, i watched the 2016 anime and i kinda liked it since, i also liked SAO so my taste speaks for itself, but when i entered my 20s i started thinking "wow people really say the manga is better i might aswell check it out" and oh dear god how wrong i was about guts, the story hit me in the face then made love to me, the theme of the struggle pairs well with my life too so whenever i go through pain i think of guts and how he just kept going , he complained sometimes sure but at the end he moved on and boy oh boy i loved it and how much it inspired me to keep going and never give up

[@garrettcloud]

In my opinion first 16 episodes of SAO are enjoyable. After that…

[@RUdigitized]

I love these vids as a truck driver they make the day zoom by. I’ll miss berserk

[@DMAN99]

Good breakdown, Nice to hear some positive words about Puck as I like him myself. I always found that characters like Puck, Isidro and Schierke help to balance Guts out as a person, hell add Serpico and Farnese to that too, It's the little moments where you see Guts smile softly when he's with them that really make you happy for the guy. As a small note to your talk of Demon Slayer, I personally think the demon's flashbacks aren't just used to try and make the audience feel sorry for them. You can feel sorry for the Demon because of the context of the flashback but the show never expects you to forgive them. Even Tanjiro who feels sorry for them ultimately still recognizes the neccessity of their death like with the Spider Mother, he still killed her but chose the less cruel option. Whilst showing the flashback right at the end does have that ham-fisted feel since it can come off as tacted on, It kinda feels like how you described Black Swordsman Guts W/O context Vs Black Swordsman Guts W/ context, it (a lot more simply) gives context to how they ended up on that path, rather than giving them a free pass to do evil shit. Granted of course, Berserk handles this topic with a lot more depth.

[@mustafasoyler1358]

That was very good review ,love your videos !