Well, Miura is pretty close to 50 now I think. I know he was born in the 60's.
So depending on when that quote was… but yeah, for it to be in any way satisfactory we've still got at least 100 chapters (10 years) ahead of us.
(Also certainly that quote was before he took most of a year off to do the side project.)
This quote is from an event in 2012. And going by that, rather than years, we are better off thinking in decades. Just a few of them to go.
The volumes aren't ridiculously overpriced now because they all got reprinted last fall. I'm gonna pick up all the volumes in the coming months, cause who knows when this'll happen again, and this is one series I must collect.
It the least the series needs 3 more arcs, and that would be ending it too fast: Falconia Arc, Fairy Arc, Guts vs Griffith Arc. Assuming those will have at least 20 chapters each and that each year Berserk makes 10 chapters, than at least 6 more years.
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About the good quality scans, from direct scans from Dark Horse volumes to Scanlations groups high quality scans, you can find them in http://bakabt.me/. You will have to sign up first and the first few days you will not be able to have access to all of their content, so I don't know if berserk is included at the beginning or not, but they have it.
If I may add, I strongly recommend buying the Dark Horse official release to support, if available in your country.
As far as his age is concerned… well, let's hope he doesn't follow in the footsteps of one of his greatest influence, Kaoru Kurimoto.
Miura is a big fan of the Guin Saga, a fantasy epic spanning decades, which came to a halt prematurely due to the author's demise.
If I may add, I strongly recommend buying the Dark Horse official release to support, if available in your country.
It'd be nice if Dark Horse supported their release.
I understand going back to press is expensive but… a lot of the volumes are hard to get now.
Didn't they just have a huge reprint like last month?
Didn't they just have a huge reprint like last month?
A few months back, yeah. You can buy them all relatively cheap now.
http://www.instocktrades.com/search/berserk%20vol%201
Guys, do you have any idea about when the chapter will be translated? Waiting a whole year was too painful, I can't wait anymore :(
Usually it took Evil Genius roughly a week.
Unusually fast, nice!
The chapter is a good setup for the confrontation with Griffith in the next episodes and Falconia looks AMAZING.
http://rpgmaker.net/media/content/users/546/locker/tumblr_mlgy51JgE61qdeg0do1_500.jpg
hold your patience young padawan….this manga will run for another couple of decades..
Griffith smashed Rome and Constantinople together to make his ultimate vanity project.
And populated it with Germanic and Indian folk. Works for me. Now let's see it burn.
Oh and Luca's back, awesome.
yeaah! Luca is such a fantastic character…it was a pleasant surprise....
Great chapter. Falconia is really breathtaking.
I am betting that all of those statues are actually monsters that can be called upon to defend the city. Or massacre the innocents.
This feeling, when you finally read through all 333 Chapters of Berserk and then you notice that you see just around 10 new Chapters in One Year. :(
He lost nothing of his Artstyle during this break. I love the art of this City SO much, its marvelous.
What could be in this shed?
@Cyan:
Griffith smashed Rome and Constantinople together to make his ultimate vanity project.
And Athen, Catharge and a few sprinkles of Alexandria.
It's been so long! So happy to see another chapter.
Dammit, finding out out the volumes ar eback in print I now have a shopping cart just sitting there, waiting for me to drop 300$ I really should not spend.
Ugh…
I mean, I could do it piecemeal and all, but...
Uh. I don't remember who this Luca person is, and apparently we've seen her before?
Anyway, this chapter was for the most part eye porn.
Uh. I don't remember who this Luca person is, and apparently we've seen her before?
Anyway, this chapter was for the most part eye porn.
What? The two pages in the sauna was "mostly boob porn" for you?
Uh. I don't remember who this Luca person is, and apparently we've seen her before?
Anyway, this chapter was for the most part eye porn.
She was a prostitute at the Tower of Conviction
When I woke up today and checked my mails to find a "New Berserk chapter has been released" notification, I squealed with joy. In a manly way. I miss binge-reading this series.
@Aru:
What? The two pages in the sauna was "mostly boob porn" for you?
I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but I was referring to the big double page spreads of the city :P
She was a prostitute at the Tower of Conviction
Oh, I remember now, thanks. Are the other girls the other prostitutes or is my memory butchering everything again?
I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but I was referring to the big double page spreads of the city :P
"Man, Griffith's Citadel is so large, I can barely take it all in!"
Falconia is amazing and everything but it doesn't look like it couldn't have been built by human hands.
Needs more of those face things from eclipse and whales, random flying white whales acting as commute.
When I see Falconia and all those people gathered together there all I can think of is another Eclipse, with all of them as sacrifices. Don't know whether to actually wish for that scenario to unfold or not though~
When I see Falconia and all those people gathered together there all I can think of is another Eclipse, with all of them as sacrifices. Don't know whether to actually wish for that scenario to unfold or not though~
Well, that's kind of what happened the first time Griffith gathered a bunch of people to his side. And now he's some kind of psychopath demon god, so I think your expectations aren't that unreasonable. Whatever happens, it's going to be Guts who sets him over the edge again. Probably going to be a very creepy encounter.
And it doesn't seem to be only some people Griffith managed to corrall. It looks like the majority of the human populace as far as we know will be headed to Falconia, else face the terror of the trolls and ogres.
One could say that it is a giant… bird cage.
So, Doflamingo is working with Griffith.
You guys should reread some parts like the legend of Gaiseric or the history of Midland.
Falconia is the biggest sacrifice ever.
But why would Griffith need another sacrifice/eclipse?
He's basically God on Earth. He can do wathever he pleases. Everyone loves and praises him. He has created a paradise on a hellish world.
We know it's all artificial and that he's a fucking mass-murdering egomaniacal rapist douchebag, but people don't.
Wasn't THIS his whole freaking dream? What more can he wish for by sacrificing the whole mankind?
But why would Griffith need another sacrifice/eclipse?
He's basically God on Earth. He can do wathever he pleases. Everyone loves and praises him. He has created a paradise on a hellish world.
We know it's all artificial and that he's a fucking mass-murdering egomaniacal rapist douchebag, but people don't.
Wasn't THIS his whole freaking dream? What more can he wish for by sacrificing the whole mankind?
He might be living the dream, but don't forget that he's a demon whose whole club seems to be aiming for the complete desecration of mankind.
! Also, he's working for a giant heart, so there's that.
@Purple:
He might be living the dream, but don't forget that he's a demon whose whole club seems to be aiming for the complete desecration of mankind.
! Also, he's working for a giant heart, so there's that.
I know I need to re-read this manga, but. . .isn't the concept behind "the idea of evil" that it was created by the thoughts of mankind itself?
So, I might be totally wrong in this, but no mankind = no more "negative" thoughts = no more "idea of evil"?? Or once it's been created, it doesn't need mankind anymore for its existence?
I'd think these fuckers need mankind to exist, even if it is in a living hell full of rapist trolls, murdering orcs and psychokiller elves. Also, the Apostles do eat humans, so there's that too, right?
(Also, so far it seems the God Hand has done EVERYTHING to favor Griffith's wishes. Maybe it's a tradition among them to be very kind to the newbies, but it seems like he's even super special among the already super special God Hand. The anti-christ, basically.)
I know I need to re-read this manga, but. . .isn't the concept behind "the idea of evil" that it was created by the thoughts of mankind itself?
So, I might be totally wrong in this, but no mankind = no more "negative" thoughts = no more "idea of evil"?? Or once it's been created, it doesn't need mankind anymore for its existence?
I'd think these fuckers need mankind to exist, even if it is in a living hell full of rapist trolls, murdering orcs and psychokiller elves. Also, the Apostles do eat humans, so there's that too, right?
(Also, so far it seems the God Hand has done EVERYTHING to favor Griffith's wishes. Maybe it's a tradition among them to be very kind to the newbies, but it seems like he's even super special among the already super special God Hand. The anti-christ, basically.)
Yeah, Griffith has got everything he wanted, but at the same time, the Idea of Evil weaved the entire series of events to build Griffith to the person he is, so while he may be "free to choose" as he sees fit, he was also kinda crafted into the position that they need him for, which is to lead mankind to this sorta thing. Maybe he gets a stake in this concerning his kingdom later on. He's obviously a pretty useful guy because of his natural charisma.
Plus, when they do these sorts of rituals, there tends to be more than just killing people all willy-nilly. Usually there's something big that gets produced out of it, whether it be Griffith's reincarnation, the creation of an apostle or God Hand, or otherwise. I'm sure there's something being plotted, but as with everything else, we'll just have to see what exactly is otherwise behind the curtains. There's also the prospect of all of humanity otherwise swimming in a vat of despair and hatred following death.
Needless to say, this is all just speculation, but there almost certainly has to be something that the god hand want by having the literal antichrist come and lead all of humanity to a single place. But I'm supposing it will all be revealed in due time… or much later than that considering the pace we're going at.
Part of me almost wants to see that Griffith's Kingdom itself is never meant to be tainted. That the taint is its price: humanity's freedom. Though it could be argued that humanity has lacked freedom since the God Hand was born, Falconia is the next step in their subjugation. People were herded like cattle into the city with the threat of the fantasy creatures and evil spirits made real at the time of Falconia's birth. The latest chapter shows that the threat is still held over the city, like a whip to keep everyone in line. It is all a puppet show. People are happy to give up their authority with the threat of death always looming, Griffith gets to play the pretend king serving his people and the Idea of Evil exerts a tighter control over the history of mankind. In the framework that the Idea of Evil is a reflection of mankind's collective thoughts, it shows that people are being controlled by their fears and lust for security.
While it would be very Berserk to turn the people into a massive sacrifice or something of the sort, I don't want that to happen. The God Hand is defined as much by people as people are by the God Hand and so killing everyone at once just seems counter-intuitive. What I would like to see is for humanity to remain happy and servile up to the final confrontation between Guts and Griffith. It would also give an interesting dimension to the fight, putting in perspective just what it means to fight the God Hand, humanity's carrot and stick.
Those are just my two cents worth of speculation, hopes and desires.
I also played with the thought of actually leaving Falconia as it is - an utopia that has deeper, yet not necessary harmful for humanity, meaning behind it - be it control or whatever else. However, forshadowing is not really kind to that idea - but this may just be a giant ruse, culminating in the final twist that Guts' revenge is essentially the basis for a far grander desicion: Egoncentric decision-making with a perceived high morality behind it vs. gray morality politics that ultimately benefit entire societies.
I'd be satisfied with both possibilities though, Miura is amazing when it comes to execution so whatever will happen will be portrayed beautifully.
…and I still want to see the return of the Count's daughter from the first three volumes in the end. She needs to play a part in the epilogue.
I keep imagining that during Guts' and Griffith's final confrontation, when Griffith goes into Batman mode, Falconia becomes a horrific hellscape that opens the populace's eyes to what their new Emperor really is.
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OR the rest of the Godhand using Falconia as a sacrifice staging area without Griffith knowing.
"Alright, you got your kingdom; let's get those brands on."
"Wait, what? WHY?"
"You do realize you signed onto Team Evil, right?"
I'm only asking one thing of this manga, just one: a glorious double spread of Guts decapitating Griffith. That's it. If he then wants to also show us how he analy intrudes him with his Dragonslayer as revenge for Casca's rape, then I'll make Miura a bronze statue. But the beheading alone is cool enough.
Any other ending, specially the ones were Griffith remains alive, will be duck ghonorrea shit in my eyes.
Fuck Griffith.
I think both of the last chapters have ended with that ominous dome standing tall in the background. We have gotten so much closer to it, yet even from inside Falconia, the dome looks so enormous and far away. What _is_ that??
I'm only asking one thing of this manga, just one: a glorious double spread of Guts decapitating Griffith. That's it. If he then wants to also show us how he analy intrudes him with his Dragonslayer as revenge for Casca's rape, then I'll make Miura a bronze statue. But the beheading alone is cool enough.
Any other ending, specially the ones were Griffith remains alive, will be duck ghonorrea shit in my eyes.
Fuck Griffith.
i think Griffith,Caska,Guts all will die in the end…Griffith has to die and Guts-Caska relationship will always remain a tragedy..
Rickert and Erica are the ones going to be happy in life...they will be the hope of new future....
Guts will probably die by the hands of the count's daughter from volume 1 to 3, though - preferably after he barely survived the final arc and is starting to enjoy life without revenge.
And Griffith not dieing….would be ok with me if Miura manages tow rite a satisfying conclusion.
I'm dying here. Anyone have an update on next chapter? I'm about to go berserk..
The God Hand have heard your plea and chapter 335 scanlation has just been released.
Nice setup chapter, you can already imagine how all of this will fall one day.
Gaaah… my eyes... Miura's art... beautiful...
Pope Pitiful has got some serious bling going.
