Another question regarding Griffith/the child. Did I understand it correctly that Griffith has no controle over this transformation and that his mind is completely repressed in the meantime? Or did he use this transformation in order to "feel" something?
Edited by Zarastro on Jun 11th 2022 at 1:36:06 PM
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Nothing has been explicitedly stated yet, but the implication is that the Child is fully in control during full moons and influencing Griffith's emotional state at all other times, at least whenever Guts and Casca are nearby.
Edited by OrangeBun on Jun 10th 2022 at 8:52:18 AM
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The two new Berserk chapters are out, and actually they are fairly short in length each, they could count as a moderately sized single return chapter if Young Animal wanted to. Well now people can see how the series under Studio Gaga and Kouji Mori is like, the art definitely shows it is done without Miura but some pages are very well done, almost as if Miura himself did them, both chapters are very light on dialogue, it is a segue of action and reactions.
And as crazy as it sounds when it comes to Berserk, the next chapter will be out on July.
Just read the chapters, hard to believe this is legit happening but we indeed get 367 in two weeks
Maybe I just don’t have as good an eye for detail as most but if you told me that >90% of the art in these two chapters was done by Miura himself, I could believe you. I think there was only one panel that gave me a notable “This one wasn’t Miura” feeling, and that was a matter of the framing or composition or whatever the proper art term is, no issue with any of the specific details of the stuff in it.
PSN ID: FateSeraph | Switch friendcode: SW-0145-8835-0610 Congratulations! She/TheyThe assistants' art isn't quite up to Miura's standard but also they don't have Miura's decades of expertise. It was only recently with Duranki that Miura was letting them stretch their wings a bit more, since according to one of the assistants on twitter
, Miura did like 90% and more of the work on the chapters. It'll probably take them a while to get into the swing of things.
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Well, it's confirmed: Rickert's Bitch Slap > Dragonslayer.
Honestly, even if I could tell some of the panels aren't up to the former standards, it would feel wrong to knock on Studio Gaga's for it.
Folks are trying to mimic the style of one of the greatest artistd to ever grace the manga industry, the bar to clear is sky-high.
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BTW cool parallel that I missed regarding these chapters: back in their first clash in the Golden Age, Guts just kept swinging his sword wildly in a blind rage but was ultimately unable to land a hit on Griffith as he just kept watching on in smug self-assurance he's in no danger.
In chapters 366, the very same thing happens again.
It gives a hint as to how the final battle could go. Maybe it will play out like in that fateful clash in the field pf sbow, with Guts in perfect control while Griffith is (subtly) losing his marbles.
And if that's the case, it begs the question: what could make Femto genuinely lose composure?
El sexo es temporal. LA PENITENCIA ES ETERNA!Maybe realising how he has no control over Guts and Casca from a psychological perspective? Like them stating that they consider something more important than him even if they have to beat him? I imagine that both of them being metaphorically free from Femto would tick him off completely.
Edited by raziel365 on Jun 24th 2022 at 8:15:57 AM
Instead of focusing on relatives that divide us, we should find the absolutes that tie us.
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I've been watching Totally Not Mark's Blind Manga Review's coverage of Berserk (great dude, recommend) and he pointed a real neat detail I missed about Mozguz's One-Winged Angel's form: his 1000-strikes is mean to represent a heretic's stoning.
El sexo es temporal. LA PENITENCIA ES ETERNA!Just got to chapter 364, the initial "final chapter"… And man, what a last page to go out on. "That, too, will soon disappear… with a single tear. Like morning dew."
And yes, I did read that line with Rutger Hauer’s voice.
If it had truly been the end, I think I would have almost been satisfied. Certainly much better that if it had ended on the previous chapter dedicated to Isidro clowning around. >.>
As for the new chapters… yeah, you can see the art lacks a bit of that power only Miura could convey (the sword swings especially), but there are still some genuinely gorgeous pages. Also, when was the last time Puck was drawn normally and not as an onion, for several pages in a row?
Story-wise… it’s incredibly sad that the first post-Miura chapters are the ones that mark the end of the peace for our protagonists. Makes me think "maybe I didn’t want to see that after all."
Edited by Lyendith on Jul 2nd 2022 at 6:13:00 PM
Leaks for the new chapter are starting to appear, it seems it will be very dialogue light again, mostly action without words, but damn one specific page leak stands out, Guts' rampage against Griffith continues as he tries to avoid Zodd, but the rampage moves Griffith and Guts towards Casca, Griffith positions himself like a protector, embracing Casca as Guts stops his Dragon Slayer from hacking through Griffith when he notices Casca is on the way; ouch, Guts' torment really has no end, the art looks much better this around, it looks more Miura than ever now.

BTW we got a teaser image for chapter 365, and it's pretty raw:
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