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cooldude2.0 posted:No, they're firmly at sea. Some pirates came by but were quickly dispatched because apparently the boat they're on is famous. Also, the captain of the ship is really adept at the whole blowing up other ships thing.
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Leonard Leroy posted:I left this manga alone for 2 years or so, and came back thinking that caska would be healed, and they would have met the fairy king by then. The Eclipse happened in, I believe, 1998. Caska has been broken for 10 years.
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Sep 19, 2008 03:28
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Ya, I got into Berserk in 2002, with the anime. Reading the manga afterwards was trippy. 6 years, goddamn. Still my heart swelled and blood boiled reading the events that lead to the Berserker armor.
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Sep 19, 2008 04:11
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Kusaru posted:The Eclipse happened in, I believe, 1998. Caska has been broken for 10 years.
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Sep 19, 2008 09:28
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Well, it's been 14 weeks since the last one, and the previous record is 16 weeks between episodes. There is light at the end of the tunnel! 
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Sep 19, 2008 15:35
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Why the hell is he taking breaks again? What's he so busy with? Maybe he's drawn the recent chapter like 3 times because he's not satisfied with it. 
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Sep 19, 2008 15:37
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cooldude2.0 posted:Wow, 10 years is a long time for an awesome character to suck Well, she pretty much went through Hell. It's unsurprising that she hasn't recovered. Anyway, I've only watched the animation of this. It was awesome. Awesome enough to get me into the manga -- and I haven't even started reading it. Is Kentarō Miura planning on finishing the story, any time soon? It would be sweet if we got an omnibus containing everything. I wonder what the chances of that happening are?
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Sep 19, 2008 15:59
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Turn A posted:Is Kentarō Miura planning on finishing the story, any time soon?  E: I am convinced that Miura has essentially become content in releasing just enough chapters to have one tankoban released per year. From 1993 to 2003, there were 2 tankoban volumes released each year. It wasn't until 2004 that it dropped to 1 a year, though in 2006 he released 2. Thus I doubt going forward we can count on having more than an average of 10 chapters a year. Even that sounds overly optimistic. How many got released in 2007? And there's been, like 5 or 6 in 2008? I'm going to bet 2009 is going to be the first year since Berserk started we don't get a new volume, unless again Miura has some master plan. Nate RFB fucked around with this message at 16:40 on Sep 19, 2008 |
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Sep 19, 2008 16:03
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Most of the time I'm reading the manga thinking "Dammit Guts, just give Caska a sword and it'll all come back to her! Just like that one time...DO IT DO IT DO IT!" Caska was a cool character, and I want her back. I want my storybook ending of Guts and Caska living in a little cottage outside a village where they occasionally get commissions to go hunting monsters troubling villagers or fight off retard bandits.
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Sep 19, 2008 16:49
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Man I don't really care about Caska at this point, I just want to see Guts get some proper medical care for all the terrible wounds he is bearing. He's never looked the same after the last fight. One takoban a year doesn't sound too bad, I guess its the irregular release schedule which makes it seem like eons. Claymore is once a month and its no big deal waiting for those. Just please don't loving die before finishing the drat thing...
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Sep 19, 2008 16:57
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This recent complete disregard for a schedule fills me with such hoplessness. If the manga has taught me anything, it's to punch hopelessness in the balls and scream a lot.
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Sep 19, 2008 18:54
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ArchDemon posted:This recent complete disregard for a schedule fills me with such hoplessness. If the manga has taught me anything, it's to punch hopelessness in the balls and scream a lot. This is a good life lesson that is applicable in every situation.
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Sep 19, 2008 20:46
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ArchDemon posted:If the manga has taught me anything, it's to punch hopelessness in the balls and scream a lot. Guts is the struggler, and we shall struggle on with him.  Also, stop making 17 new replies to this thread when there isn't a new chapter out, you assholes.
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Sep 19, 2008 21:27
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The best manga have release problems. This and Hunter x Hunter. At least this still has good art and isn't scribbles.
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Sep 19, 2008 21:33
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So, um -- has Guts killed Griffith yet?
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Edge Zero posted:The best manga have release problems. This and Hunter x Hunter. At least this still has good art and isn't scribbles.
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Sep 19, 2008 23:32
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If, for whatever reason, you fight against your gag reflex when the bug arc begins, it actually turns into something sort of interesting, even if it's drawn on napkins and on pause forever (presumably to find more napkins). suck it, people seeing a flood of new posts
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Sep 19, 2008 23:49
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12 new posts! Hell yeah time to click and see when the update is.... I hate all of you who posted, but less than I hate Miura at the moment.
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Turn A posted:So, um -- has Guts killed Griffith yet? Hah. If I was rich, I'd throw a contest where published, well known manga authors could enter their vision of the last Berserk tanko and award the best one with a bunch of money. This thread has driven me to buying a lotto ticket tonight.
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Revdomezehis posted:12 new posts! Hell yeah time to click and see when the update is.... And so am I. SUFFER! I wonder what the bottleneck is. A few years is usually enough to write a sizable chunk of story, and I assume he's got a couple assistants to off-set his stiff art requirements.
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yook posted:You are contributing to the problem. It's his magnum opus. He probably has hundreds of trashed pages lying around on his floor that weren't good enough--story and art. I can't help but think of Hellsing now. I've only read 1 or 3 tanko-whatevers, but I remember some wild claim that the author was too busy whacking off to finish it. Then someone said the author came like 90% close to confirming this statement. Was Hellsing ever finished? Again, I only scratched at a few volumes.
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Andrigaar posted:Was Hellsing ever finished? Again, I only scratched at a few volumes.
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Sindai posted:Wow, it actually did. I'd stopped checking since for a while it'd reached a pace almost as glacial as Berserk. Fortunately it only weighs in at 93 chapters. http://www.hiranomoe.com/releases/%5BHiranomoe%5DHellsing.94.zip 94 is out, and 95 is going to to be the last chapter and apparently it will be double the length to fit into the last volume.
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Oops, well, I was close.
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So is Mirua on vacation or did something else happen? Seems like the Dark Horse volumes is going to catch up to vol 32 sooner then expected.
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Somebody should make a web page with a synopsis of all that has happened in Berserk, since we're all forgetting everything that has ever happened. Complete with some pictures. I'm thinking of those well-written Starcraft and Brood War "Story so far" pages put up in anticipation of Starcraft 2, which skim over the individual battles but explain all the important events, political affiliations of the characters... the stuff you need to understand everything. I'd do it, but it'd mean rereading all of Berserk again, and I'm much too long-winded for any task that asks for conciseness.
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Zackarotto posted:Somebody should make a web page with a synopsis of all that has happened in Berserk, since we're all forgetting everything that has ever happened. Complete with some pictures. I'm thinking of those well-written Starcraft and Brood War "Story so far" pages put up in anticipation of Starcraft 2, which skim over the individual battles but explain all the important events, political affiliations of the characters... the stuff you need to understand everything. I just finished my yearly re-read of Berserk, the only thing I'm lacking is the first three volumes (though I don't think a ton happened in those that hasn't been explained). I'd be able to rock out a good summary but I completely lack any ability to make and put up a web page.
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Hell, if you're willing to write it up, I can do that much.
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Holy gently caress, just write it in novel form so we can read WHAT THE gently caress HAPPENS. How old is Miura? because right now I'm thinking the possibility of him dying before the manga finishes is extremely high.
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Phil_asdf posted:Holy gently caress, just write it in novel form so we can read WHAT THE gently caress HAPPENS. He's in his 40s now, I think?
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Early forties, but it'd still be a valid concern if he was twelve.
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Sep 28, 2008 01:49
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3 responses, I thought a new chapter came out. 
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Sep 28, 2008 07:08
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Miura is 42. Average male Japanese lifespan is approximately 79, so he still has 37 years to finish Berserk.
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I would like to still be in my twenties after this manga finishes. Because otherwise, I'd just be sad with myself.
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I could just imagine in 40 years when I'm 60 and suddenly bellowing in victory when the last chapter is released, then trying to explain to my wife and kids that there's this story about this guy with a giant sword that wrecks poo poo up and I've been reading it since I was 20 and then hoping I don't get put in a home.
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Leonard Leroy posted:3 responses, I thought a new chapter came out. I thought there was a press release where he admitted he had brain cancer or Alzheimer's or any disorder where his brain was going to be stuck in pure dementia by the end of the month. It's good news that there's no news (like this.)
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Every time I see this thread as new posts only to find nothing about a new release, my heart sinks a little. Man, reading 40-some volumes in a row was awesome.
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DEVELOPING: Rumors have it that an ailing Kentaro Miura has just sold the rights to Berserk to famed mangaka Rumiko Takahashi. No concrete details yet, but Takahashi has stated she wants to take the series in a "more light hearted, romantic comedy direction." Leaked concept sketches show a much older Schierke flirting with and apparently ordering around a now dog-eared Gutts, Serpico wearing monk attire, Farnese sporting a giant boomerang, and a small furry creature who is speculated to be Isidro. There is no sign of Caska, however. More on this as more information comes out.
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evilsake posted:DEVELOPING: Rumors have it that an ailing Kentaro Miura has just sold the rights to Berserk to famed mangaka Rumiko Takahashi. No concrete details yet, but Takahashi has stated she wants to take the series in a "more light hearted, romantic comedy direction." Leaked concept sketches show a much older Schierke flirting with and apparently ordering around a now dog-eared Gutts, Serpico wearing monk attire, Farnese sporting a giant boomerang, and a small furry creature who is speculated to be Isidro. There is no sign of Caska, however. It would still take forever 
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Don't worry, Togashi's volunteered to help!
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