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LordMune posted:To take your minds off the anime, we did a thing because we could; Berserk #345 
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Jul 25, 2016 08:42
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Exposition! I think Guts realizes that time is limited so he wants to hurry up.
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Jul 25, 2016 11:59
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Griffith, not content to be King of Falconia, wants to wreck the rest of the world so they all need to congregate in his kingdom to make him the unified King of the world. Makes sense with his ambition, but he probably won't be satisfied after that. I'm just comparing him to the arsonist fireman at this point - making poo poo worse so he can be the savior.
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Jul 25, 2016 19:24
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I mean, that's basically Griffith's motivation in a nutshell anyway.
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Jul 25, 2016 19:33
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Griffith, you are a rude boy and I still don't know if he was complicit in the assassination attempt against Rickert (well, as non-complicit as he can be). Guts, on the other hand, I really feel bad for. He's so close, but who knows if restoring Casca's mind is the right thing to do. I mean, even Guts lost it, and became the uber-rear end in a top hat, The Black Swordsman, in order to cope with the Eclipse. Can this Elf King really save Casca? Hell, could he help Guts out, too? Guy's head is pretty messed up, too. He could use magical therapy as well.
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Jul 25, 2016 21:26
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Isidro, you goddamn moron. So close, yet so far  Man, I hope this doesn't end with the Flowerstorm King going "yo Guts, I'm gonna heal Casca, but only if you murder Griffith first" and Casca sits on the sidelines again. I want awesome acrobat commander Casca back (...likely horribly traumatized and changed forever, but goddammit, even in-universe everyone is despairing over her state, and her "return" would up-end the entire character dynamic, DO IT DO IT DO IT)!
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Jul 25, 2016 21:56
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It's gonna be really fun when they walk in to see the Elf King and it's the Skull Knight. I just have to wonder what he will want in exchange. Now I wonder who Skull Knight referenced from history, "It might not be what she wants".
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Jul 26, 2016 00:02
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SK is powerful but I bet he's not the king. He used to be a different king. Also it's interesting how Miura's style has changed over time. I thought he was on a trend of elongating the character's faces to age them up, but in recent chapters he's been gradually bringing Gut's face back to the way it looked in earlier volumes, slightly shorter and more rounded. 
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Jul 26, 2016 00:46
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Guts: the lost JoJo
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Jul 26, 2016 00:58
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Harlock posted:Guts: the lost JoJo well I mean both of them are heavily influenced by Fist of the North Star, right?
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Jul 26, 2016 01:00
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:well I mean both of them are heavily influenced by Fist of the North Star, right? I mean this was Jonathan (The first JoJo) after a little bit into Phantom Blood, so at least on that side it's not much of a stretch  
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Jul 26, 2016 01:13
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Ccs posted:SK is powerful but I bet he's not the king. He used to be a different king. I like how right-hand Guts looks because it's less horse-faced and scarred, so I can pretend he isn't suffering horrifically every time the berserker armor comes on. I just want the guy to have some time to himself and his without everyone involved bring miserable. Guys I may be getting too sentimental for Berserk.
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Jul 26, 2016 03:39
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I thought he just forgot how to draw Berserk and was re-learning as he went. I mean, it'd been a while.
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Jul 26, 2016 05:09
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Rodenthar Drothman posted:I thought he just forgot how to draw Berserk and was re-learning as he went. I mean, it'd been a while. 
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Jul 26, 2016 05:11
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There were a few panels where I thought Guts was almost looking like young Guts circa Black Swordsman or end-of-Golden-Age. Is there supposed to be a time dilation thing on this island? Does that make the young witches 100 years old, and the retirees 1k-2k? Any chance that more than just the king were around with Gaiseric? Also, "Skellig". I wonder if that name has any significance (beyond the random real-world reference). Need to reread 345 now that the Evil Genius is up. :]
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Jul 26, 2016 13:59
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just saw that berserk musou was pushed back to release after idolmaster platinum stars
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Jul 26, 2016 17:16
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Went through my old manga closet and apparently I only have Vol 1-15 of the Dark Horse manga. Is there anyplace I can get 16+ from? It doesn't look like they are printing the older volumes any more.
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Jul 26, 2016 20:45
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FordCQC posted:Went through my old manga closet and apparently I only have Vol 1-15 of the Dark Horse manga. Is there anyplace I can get 16+ from? It doesn't look like they are printing the older volumes any more. Check Amazon, they're all in print. Also: is the anime good? I kinda checked out when they made Casca white (because seriously  ) but if it's kickass otherwise I might be convinced.
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Jul 26, 2016 22:38
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The anime's been terrible unless you get some enjoyment out of laughing at bad anime in which case it's a contender for show of the year.
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Jul 26, 2016 22:42
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She's only white in flashbackst though, which are supposed to look washed out. In the actual show her skin in brown, like in episode 4. I will still watch the anime until the end, every friday. It will hurt each time, but I will do it. Maybe they'll be some moments of greatness hidden within.
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Jul 26, 2016 22:45
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I think this show uses reskinned ReBoot models and animations.
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Jul 26, 2016 23:12
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:Check Amazon, they're all in print. turtlecrunch posted:https://zippy.gfycat.com/LeanDeficientFulmar.webm
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Jul 26, 2016 23:28
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Ccs posted:I will still watch the anime until the end, every friday. It will hurt each time, but I will do it.  Griffith gave in and accepted the easy way out. Corkus gave up and accepted the titties. Pippin fought until he was chomped in half. Judeau protected the Hawks until he was a pincushion. Guts did rend his arm away. But Ccs, only Ccs places his eyes in front of the anime each week.
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Jul 26, 2016 23:50
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I know it's a pretty big sacrifice, but someone has to do it. For the souls of those animators to find peace. This is me watching Berserk 2016: 
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Jul 27, 2016 01:02
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Ccs posted:I know it's a pretty big sacrifice, but someone has to do it. For the souls of those animators to find peace. God speed, sir. You have a higher pain tolerance than I.
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Jul 27, 2016 04:54
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I'd like to see the reaction from the group if Guts told them his whole story. (And can't wait for Rickert and Silat to joing the party  )
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Jul 27, 2016 05:43
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I imagine there will be a huge conflict of character when they do finally see the Elf King. Do you restore Casca's mind, along with the memories of all the horrors committed against her and what it wrought? Or do you keep her blissfully ignorant? Guts loves her and wants that woman back, but does he want her to go through all the suffering of the eclipse over again?
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Jul 27, 2016 08:29
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It's kinda interesting, with all the other excitements demonstrated, during the Eclipse no one is shown to commit suicide. I would think there would have been at least one of the ~50 that did. Is that a black-barred, cultural no-no in Japan? Oh yeah, one more thought. In the most recent chapter, the World Tree gets lots of coverage. If the World Tree is connected to the lower astral planes, doesn't that strongly suggest that the Moon Child is not the Elf King? MC=Griffith makes sense if the tree permits 'warping' (the child is seen standing on a branch of the tree after the episode on the shore), but there's no way Zodd could get there in the same timeframe. MC=CascaGutsChild makes sense if, during the rebirth, the child was also reborn, perhaps in a spirit sense so that the child can make use of the tree to travel between the planes. MC=ElfKing now seems to only make sense to me if the Elf King has significant powers that permits using the tree far beyond the powers that Flora and the others are shown to possess. Moreover, Shierke provides an allegory about children getting lost along the dragon path, which seems an allusion to CascaGutsChild being able to use that path during the rebirth. Other than the demonization of the child by Griffith, and potential rebirth intertwining, it seems likely that the child is still a separate entity. While they reference the merging of the astral planes, it's not like apostles and Godhand are just popping up in random locations as they please. It seems like the tree and the moon (the exact opposite of the pre-rebirth child appearances) are important enough to separate the child from Griffith, who has yet to demonstrate any magical affinity for the tree, beyond rooting it near Falconia to keep the demons away... or all in the same place. PhantomOfTheCopier fucked around with this message at 09:01 on Jul 27, 2016 |
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Jul 27, 2016 08:49
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At least Hai Yo exists. Thanks Hirasawa you glorious bastard.
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Jul 27, 2016 09:37
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We at Evil_Genius are working out some kind of collaboration or partnership with Mangastream to maximize the timeliness and quality of Berserk releases. Here is 345v2 using a much higher-quality raw: http://mangastream.com/r/berserk/345/3565/1 (torrent later)
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Jul 27, 2016 10:06
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Elf king will be puck with a wig...
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Jul 27, 2016 11:49
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:Check Amazon, they're all in print. 16 to like 19 are out of stock or I can buy them from resellers with 300% markup. Maybe I'll check my local comic store and cross my fingers.
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Jul 27, 2016 19:18
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LordMune posted:We at Evil_Genius are working out some kind of collaboration or partnership with Mangastream to maximize the timeliness and quality of Berserk releases. You do God's work, sir.
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Jul 27, 2016 20:13
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LordMune posted:We at Evil_Genius are working out some kind of collaboration or partnership with Mangastream to maximize the timeliness and quality of Berserk releases.
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Jul 27, 2016 20:52
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Josuke Higashikata posted:Even though it doesn't look quite as perfect as it once did, especially as it's quite clear Miura isn't 100% used to digital art, Berserk is still so goddamn pretty. There's just soooo much detail. And on top of that its got a really cool realistic aesthetic going on, and Miura has a pretty solid understanding of anatomy and architecture. There's more detail in the background of a single Berserk panel than in an entire page of some modern comics or manga.
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Jul 27, 2016 20:56
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Josuke Higashikata posted:Even though it doesn't look quite as perfect as it once did, especially as it's quite clear Miura isn't 100% used to digital art, Berserk is still so goddamn pretty. I loved these chapters way more than the stuff with Rickert. In those, everyone's clothes looked like they were under water or something. The art here is gorgeous.
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Jul 27, 2016 20:57
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For me, I'd say the art peaked (so far) around the time Guts first got on the boat and Griffith fought Ganishka. Not meant as a slight against anything before or after at all. If I were to ever draw a single thing as well as Miura at his worst, I'd retire from art immediately and fully satisfied.
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Jul 27, 2016 21:05
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FordCQC posted:16 to like 19 are out of stock or I can buy them from resellers with 300% markup. Maybe I'll check my local comic store and cross my fingers. Amazon has 16 (1-3 week wait), 17 (in stock), 18 (temporarily out of stock), 19 (in stock). 17 and 19 are in stock at Barnes & Noble for $10.73 & $12.68 respectively. B&N has a 20% off coupon for the highest priced item in your cart with code BNWILD going right now I believe. 19 is also in stock at InStockTrades for $8.69. IST is generally the cheapest for TPBs in my experience, but their Berserk selection is kind of all over the place. Half.com is also worth checking out. Only volume in 16-19 I see that is pricey is 18, the others are in brand new condition for like $12-$16 shipped. Cactus Jack fucked around with this message at 21:33 on Jul 27, 2016 |
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Jul 27, 2016 21:27
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I sometimes wonder if Berserk would be as effective if it was a little less detailed - if Miura didn't spend 20hrs shading a single breastplate (or breast) maybe he'd get stuff out faster. Thinking about it now, I'd prefer to have an uncompromised Berserk
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Jul 27, 2016 22:27
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Some parts of Berserk are absolutely over-detailed (all of the Falconia stuff being a good example). Imo the peak of the art was during the Tower of Conviction arc through most of the Millenium Falcon stuff; very high quality but not being so over-detailed that you can't make individual things out.
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