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Podcast #35: Continuation discrepancies

Walter and Aazealh go over some of the major problems with the continuation, focusing on how it deviates from what Miura had set up for the story.

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Continuation discrepancy: Was the Sea Horse en route to Ys after Skellig?

Part 7 of this series from Walter about various major discrepancies in the Continuation compared to Miura's Berserk.

[374] Was the Sea Horse en route to Ys after Skellig?

In Episode 374, the Sea Horse's first mate mentions Ys here:

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Interview between Miura and Persona's developers (Part 9)

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A rare drawing from the Golden Age

This drawing of Guts was featured in Animal House #7 of 1991. It was advertising the beginning of the Golden Age, which would start in the next issue of the magazine. What's notable about it is the fact it didn't make it into the manga itself. From the looks of it, it seems to have been intended for Golden Age (3), before the fight against Bazû...

Interview between Miura and Persona's developers (Part 8)

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Podcast #34: Discussing the concept of apostles

Walter and Aazealh talk about apostles as a concept, what makes them unique in the fantasy landscape, how Miura kept them from feeling repetitive over the years, and how he managed their confrontation with typical fantasy monsters after volume 34, among other things.

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Continuation discrepancy: Why did the gurus lose their magical abilities?

Part 6 of this series from Walter about various major discrepancies in the Continuation compared to Miura's Berserk.

[373+374] Why did the gurus lose their magical abilities?

In episodes 373-374, it’s explained that Skellig’s magic users, including the great gurus, have lost their power ever since the island was destro...

Continuation discrepancy: Why does Schierke need all the others to help cast a spell to find Casca?

Part 5 of this series from Walter about various major discrepancies in the Continuation compared to Miura's Berserk.

[373] Why does Schierke need all the others to help cast a spell to find Casca?

In episode 373, Schierke uses a special ritual intended to locate Casca’s whereabouts. She says that she requires the concent...

A look at Young Animal #17 of 1994, featuring Berserk Ep. 42

Here is a look at Young Animal's 17th issue for 1994. It was published in August and features episode 42 of Berserk: "Fugitives" (逃亡者たち). It sports a color page that would become volume 8's cover (it was released at the end of October). Episode 42 is itself collected in volume 9, which came out in April 1995.

Back then, the maga...

Continuation discrepancy: How can Schierke read Guts' mind through her body of light?

Part 4 of this series from Walter about various major discrepancies in the Continuation compared to Miura's Berserk.

[371] How can Schierke read Guts' mind through her body of light?

In episode 371, Schierke wants to check on Guts' state, but can't open the door to his room on the Sea Horse. So she uses her body of light t...

Interview between Miura and Persona's developers (Part 7)

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Interview between Miura and Persona's developers (Part 6)

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Podcast #33: The "Splatter Platter" 3

The Splatter Platter Returns! What's that again, you might ask. Walter and Aaz had to remind themselves as well. It's like a sample platter of Berserk moments. Each of them picks three and submits them one by one to the other in order to see what he has to say about them.

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Some mementos from the time Miura won the Tezuka Cultural Prize

Kentarou Miura was awarded the Prize for Excellence at the 6th edition of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize, which took place on May 28, 2002. As is customary, the people present at the ceremony were handed out an enamel pin emblazoned with one of Tezuka's famous characters. For the 6th edition it was Uran, Atom's little sister. 2024-02-11 13:06:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Continuation discrepancy: Why would the destruction of the Cherry Tree cause the elves to disappear, but not Puck and Ivalera?

Part 3 of this series from Walter about various major discrepancies in the Continuation compared to Miura's Berserk.

[369] Why would the destruction of the Great Cherry Tree cause Danan and the elves to disappear, but not Puck and Ivalera?

This shouldn’t have happened; at least, not by the rules we were working with ...

Interview between Miura and Persona's developers (Part 5)

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Interview between Miura and Persona's developers (Part 4)

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Continuation discrepancy: Why do the gnawers so closely resemble the "mega specters" in Albion?

Part 2 of this series from Walter about various major discrepancies in the Continuation compared to Miura's Berserk..

[368] Why do the gnawers so closely resemble the "mega specters" in Albion?

An enigmatic moment of episode 368 occurred when the mysterious gnawers began speaking to Guts, addressing him as “Sacrifice...

Podcast #32: Xmas Laid-back Chat!

As a little present on this most magical of days, here's a bonus podcast for this month. Just a laid-back chat where Walter and Aazealh talk about the books, games and series they've been enjoying recently.

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Continuation discrepancy: How did Zodd use the World Spiral Tree to get to Skellig?

This begins a new series of posts penned by Walter about various major discrepancies in the Continuation compared to Miura's Berserk. As always, don't hesitate to share your feedback in the comments!

[366] How did Zodd use the World Spiral Tree to get to Skellig?

In Episode 331, we saw the Boy in the M...

A look at Young Animal #14 of 1992, featuring Berserk episode 4

Here is a look at Young Animal's 14th issue for 1992. It is the penultimate issue for that year, released in early December. Only 15 issues came out that year, since the magazine had launched in May (taking over from Animal House).

It features episode 4 of Berserk: "Nosferatu Zodd (3)". 2023-12-22 20:21:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Comparison between the Japanese and French volumes of Dur-An-Ki

Someone asked for a comparison between the Japanese edition of Dur-An-Ki (from Hakusensha) and the French edition (by Glénat). Here are a few shots of the two side by side, taken by a smartphone camera.

You can notice a slight color tone difference on the covers, but otherwise Glénat's version is pretty faithful to the original. Worth no...

Mori's afterword in volume 42

Thank you very much for buying Berserk volume 42.
From here on out, it's Berserk without Miura.
Of course, it will be imperfect.
I know some of you will have trouble accepting it.
Even I myself have the same feelings.
As a mangaka, as a fan, I am a fundamentalist and a worshipper of Miura.
However, as the person who was nearest...

Podcast #31: Berserk Christmas Lists!

This time we went for a silly but seasonal concept: what would we offer various Berserk characters for Christmas? Listen to what we came up with and chime in with your own ideas!

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Learning Japanese with Berserk: Dream

The character of Griffith is defined by his relentless pursuit of power. He tells Guts in volume 5 that he wants to have his own country, and in volume 6, he describes his philosophy of life to Charlotte by equating one's ultimate ambition to a dream they would devote their life to.

In Japanese, dream is 夢, pronounced ゆめ (YUME). Like...

Kouji Mori's recent comments about the continuation

Mori recently gave a long interview where he mentioned his work on the Berserk continuation. In it, he reveals that they have to add or change things based on guesses in order for the story to make sense. He also says that he is hesitating on whether to incorporate certains e...

Episode 374 translation

Title: (Is) the Sleeping Beast of Darkness guarding calmy?

Page 4

Serpico: What's this noise!?
Isidro: Hey hey hey hey, did Schierke make a mistake or something!?

Serpico: Lady Farnese!

Serpico: (This is) definitely troubl...

Podcast #30: Lovecraft's shadow looms over the solitary island

Only slightly late for Halloween, we revisit one of the great horror moments from the series: the solitary island from volume 35, with its ghost ship, desolate fishing village, and creepy worshipping of an ancient, evil god. We had not explored it in our 2023-11-15 21:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post

A statue of Casca's cute little dream-self

Here is a statue of the little embodiment of Casca's ego that survived in her nightmare while her mind was fractured. It isn't officially licenced, I bought it off an Italian sculptor on Etsy. I don't usually buy unofficial merchandise, but this one was too cute to pass on. It's pretty big too, standing at about 22 cm tall.

Update

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the lack of updates over the past month, Puella has been sick and I was swamped with work. Posting activity will now return to normal.

Separately, we had been debating whether or not to continue translating the new episodes coming out from Mori and the assistants. It's a real drag to work through for Puella, s...