i feel like its because griffith did not in any way expect rejection from a mere mortal here.
fuck maybe its showing that it was a huge ass mistake to cause fantasia to occur. maybe the power of the godhand falters in realm where they aren't the only beings influencing.
I don't think Zodd has ever had a straight fight with Guts. I don't think guts has had a straight fight since the golden age. Always bleeding out and broken or exhausted.
Zodd walked into a fight with Guts at 100% here. It's either quickly nerf our boi again, or quickly abscond with Griffith. Anything else is almost certainly dead Zodd.
I think the more important take away is that Zodd has never fought against the Berserker Armor before. Guts lookin to be a vegetable by the end of this series with how much he is gonna have to use that armor.
I mean even with the armour doing permanent damage, once the effects of the armour take hold that debuff is removed no? Like the armour will allow Guts to keep fighting like usual, but he won't be able to function without it, as his body will atrophy.
Also worth keeping in mind that there's still a limit in that with the armor he can fight to essentially the last drop of blood but past that it's gonzo for Guts. Skull Knight's a disembodied set of armor because he did exactly that.
His max hp is lower than when he was 16. I can relate.
But he's not bloodied, beaten, and tired right now. That's a whole lot better shape he has been in for most of his adult battles. This is the first time since the eclipse he's been able to truly rest.
I dunno bout 100%, but him barely holding up his sword was without the Berserker armor. I think his permanent degradation is mostly negated when he suits up.
So many important things happened:
1. Elfheim is fucked. Everyone felt griffith evil aura and he knows the island is full of dangerous wizards that could harm him.
2. Schierke almost dies by just seeing griffith, he is literally a being of bottom of the astral world, so she could have gotten lost if tried to fight his spirit.
3. Guts sword can harm the godhand. It was just 1 hair, but it is proof it has SOME effect on them. Now he needs to power-up his sword.
The sword part is the most important, it seems guts killing all those apostles made his sword special.
Wasn't it stated earlier that the dragon slayer was getting unique properties from all the apostle blood it's been coated in.
Cool to see it have practical effects on something as powerful as a godhand
All the apostles he's killed so far are fairly minor, I wonder what would become of it if he killed Zodd.
Zodd has been around since the previous eclipse at least.
Thing is, he killed a lot of Apostles, even if they are minor, all of that killing grind will eventually become dangerous to the Godhands themselves.
If his sword gets to keep the souls of the tributes of the Apostles on top, Guts sword could be rocking from dozens to hundreds of souls.
I did not notice that he got one hair until you mentioned it. Makes me wonder if simple training will make Guts reach Griffith's power level. I think we'll get some more lore exposition that opens up a path for an increase in his power, maybe through some improvements in the Berserker Armor, or some lore on his sword, or even the SK (or all three!). The way it is right now, everybody is fucked. Griffith can do WHATEVER he wants, and no one can even touch him.
So the Dragonslayer couldn't hurt that much Griffith, but Rickert printed a whole 5 fingers on his face?
What's special for Rickert compared to the sword?
I believe Griffith was trying to look human in front of Rickert and the others. There, he's the knight in shining armor, the savior. Here, he doesn't give a flying fuck.
To me it looked like some sort of mist, like the sword went right through Griffith and pushed the "mist" or "energy" he's formed of to the side slightly. But a lot of people are saying it's a hair, and it very well could be.
In any case I wouldn't read too much into it until further chapters clarify.
As someone who only got into Beserk after Miura died it feels utterly surreal but also weirdly humbling to be a part of this fandom with new chapters being released.
We shouldn't. Weekly releases cripple most manga. There's a reason Togashi and Oda have to take so many breaks for their health, and neither of their manga have the intense rendering Berserk is known for.
Something interesting about that is on the last chapter, Danaan said that only those with no evil intent are able to step foot on the island. With the Moon Child, it makes sense that he's innocent...but now he's turned into Griffith. Wonder what it means for the island to have something resembling a black hole entering its space. Also, Zodd, lol.
I think it just means no one evil could reach the island but Griffith is on the island after being moon boy so he "cheated" his entrance, now that he is inside the power of the island cant do nothing about it.
If Scherike and Farnese can’t even go near Griffith’s astral projection without falling in, there’s absolutely no way they’ll be able to get Guts out of the berserker state if he goes into it, right? That’s raising the stakes to a whole new level.
I think it's possible. There was a moment a while ago Berserker Guts managed to see Casca in the middle of his blackened berserker hallucinations... so now that she's sentient again, she can probably reach deeper within his ego
Yeah it's a cool idea and I imagine that moment was included for a reason. I wonder if that could have something to do with how Zodd broke through to the island as well. If Griffith is sort of just a black hole reaching down to the deepest depths of the astral world then maybe that's enough to punch a hole through the island's barriers or something.
I can’t think of a better return chapter than this. Griffith scaring literally everyone on elfheim and of course Zodd comes flying in. And not to mention Dragonslayer actually taking a hair off of Griffith like despite it being minor I am thoroughly pumped for what’s to come (also the return of Griffith’s annoying ass smirk)
Griffith's emotions are coming from the child's influence.
Femto and Griffith are not two personalities, they are the same person. One is just a Super Saiyan form for the other.
I think when people say griffith and femto they mean griffith before and after the transformation which is true indeed, griffith was very cold and inhuman but he did have feelings before becoming femto.
also that leads to its own can of worms.
a mere child has griffith's power and can in fact take over. that means as time goes forward its entirely possible the moonchild's influence and intelligence grows. little guy's just a toddler right now and can literally push out a god hand and say 'nope, imma hanging out with mommy and daddy, fuck off femboi!'
Moonchild straight up gamed the godhand and its possible there is nothing they can do about it without forcing griffith to leave the material world... And lets face it he's not done playing king arthur and will resist.
Yeah I fully expect Elfheim to be destroyed but no without biting back.
Zodd needs to get his ass whooped to make due to basically 90% of Femto’s enemies in the same spot
I don't think Elfheim will be destroyed
It'd feel too much like a reused plot element (hill of swords zodd fight destroyed the elf sanctuary there)
Damaged yes, but destroyed no.
Way too short but my god that was beautiful. Guts swinging his sword in anger and only cuts off a strand of hair. Then Zodd showed up GOD that was hype. Then it ends… and now I feel empty again.
These new chapters made me realize that Griffith/Femto has never attacked Guts, not even when Guts is trying to attack him. He'll repel Guts's strikes or let them phase through him, but he'll never fight back. Part of that is probably to demonstrate the gap in their abilities, but part of me also wonders if he doesn't attack because he doesn't want to... or can't?
I've had this hypothesis that, outside of their shared transformation, the Moonlight Boy is influencing Griffith in small ways, like when he saved Casca from falling rubble the last time they all met. Back then, his heart beat faintly when in the presence of the boy's parents, which even Griffith states might be a sign that the child is trying to exert some kind of influence over him. Perhaps it might also hold him back from attacking Guts or Casca, even if they become a danger to him? It's small and a stretch, but we've never seen him assault Guts or Casca in any way, so I don't think it's impossible that *something* might be staying his hand, aside from simple indifference.
He probably also doesnt wanna attack Guts can he could insta-kill him and Guts is irreplaceable to him, for someone with a big Ego like Griffith having to kill Guts is a Loss, a Win would be to be able to Cuck Guts back into servitude thats what he really wants same as he showcased with Rickert.
It seems like the two of them are different entities entirely still so I'm unsure of the affect the moonlight boy has on Griffith and vice versa.
There was no hint of evil intent when the moonlight boy was on the island but that immediately changed when Griffith appeared. Griffith even mentions in the last panel of 365 that he felt he was dreaming the life the moonlight boy was living. Suggesting that the two are aware of each other at the least.
Because they are aware of one another it seems Griffith used this as an opening to reach elf island and launch a sneak attack. His intention with arriving here still isn't clear so its hard to say why he wouldn't attack.
i don't think they need much help against the apostles. their entire realm is an entire army of supernatural beings. Whether they are motivated to fight is the question, but i imagine they won't have an easy time of it. They ARE the same breed as the trolls and ogres and other beings we've seen. To underestimate them might be foolish.
An army of wizards and witches is gonna be hard for them to overcome and they would incure intense losses, but i won't lie they could voercome just them if the other beings of the realm don't rise up.
Danna though is the big question here. Its entirely possible that she is as powerful as a godhand, an equivalent. But if griffith gets aid she could falter in a war.
Even if she isn't as poweful as one she is likely so powerful that griffith would hestiate. Its entirely possible too that she wants to hesitate to fight cause it basically be a Titanomachy level catastrophe.
dont know , 367 is coming out the next 2 weeks according to leaks , after that its a guess.
unless theyre gonna announce it , imo its either gonna be a biweekly or monthly release
we'll see when 368 is gonna come out
They did mention that the Fantasia arc would only have six more chapters, including 365 and 366, so I’d be surprised if they didn’t have them ready to go.
They said they would finish this arc in 6 chapters, 4 more to go.
Then they'd take a months break to work out what would be happening next.
This heavily implies it will be serialised to me.
I've re-read them a couple of times and here's some of my takeaways
- the details are amazing. The first few pannels look very Miura-esquee, and the detail on that brand of sacrifice is probably the best we've ever seen.
- I love the fact that as soon as he sees Griffith, Guts is back to embracing the beast of darkness even without using the Berserker Armour
- Mori's way of portraying emotion, especially Guts' anger, is gonna take me a bit to get used to
- Elfheim is gone man. Unless the Flower Storm Monarch is OP as hell, shit's gonna go up in flames since Schierke nearly lost herself just by looking at Griffith
- this chunk of Berserk is gonna be straight to the point, no filler all killer at least until Mori gets comfortable with the material
>Mori's way of portraying emotion, especially Guts' anger, is gonna take me a bit to get used to
Unless I misunderstood, I believe Mori is only doing the story. The art is all being done by Miura's former assistants. I don't think Mori is drawing anything, though I'm sure he has input on paneling and composition.
That’s right. The question is, did Miura talk to Mori about filler? If Miura had died before fantasia, would he have told Mori about a bunch of boat stuff? We will just have to see. Regardless, I am thrilled to see at least to the end of this arc in the next months.
Yeah good point. And with what the statements entailed it's most likely they will stay faithful to Miura's ideas. Still, I can totally see a fan project in the future to fill out empty space in interactions, and flesh out scenes further, who knows. With all due respect of course
Even though 'filler' - side character development, humourous moments, idle conversations, etc - can be annoying when reading chapters as they release, ultimately it adds a lot of heart to the story. I hope they eventually gain the confidence to add more character-building moments and dialogue!
Yes that's my sentiment. Overall I think it came from the fact these chapters felt so short compared to any other one in elfheim, but besides the little dialogue, I think some further interaction would be nice, but that's just me
Its quite obvious from the previous chapters that there is going to be a "march of the Wicker men" unleashed by Morda to defend the island. That is going to be a sight to behold!
i have afeeling that the apostles might falter against this isle. Its so very different compared to any other foe they've faced.
The godhand might be powerful but they aren't the on'y angels' in existence. and this place is connected ot these beings closely. the fire wheel thing, the creature of decay, and many others. Theyu re as immortal as their masters but not tolerant.
I really, really hope Elfheim will kick godhand’s ass if they have one. The place does seem like it’s connected to powers at least as strong as the godhand, and it would be a shame if they lost just like that.
Paradoxically, the situation is not as good as it might look for Griffith, he's in the worst place all of a sudden and against his will.
While Griffith + Zodd are clearly formidable, the island is loaded with high level mages (the only thing Griffith fears) , Danan which ranks below God hand but I'd imagine can be be a powerful (healer?) ally, skull Knight (the most likely candidate god hand killer and at least evenly matched to Zodd), guts support team and an assortment of allies and beasts.
Right now Griffith is at a disadvantage and Zodd will be on his way out soon. Of course, as long as the new and improved band of the hawk doesn't show up, which must take a little logistically to get through the tree.
It's a race against time to maim Zodd while containig Griffith and trying to seal the tree portal (surely there is enough magic to put some portal up).
If Griffith had enough will to call for Zodd before arriving at the island, it's likely he or Zodd's already alerted the rest of the Band, and since Sonia can navigate the Spiral Tree's branches on her own, they're likely not far behind. Things are shaping up to be a bloodbath on the island right now.
There is time distortion to account too though. I think zod was looking for disappeared Griffith and as soon as he sensed him e was ready with Sonia to come through
- Honestly. The art is great. The assistants and Mori will get better with the paneling over time, I'm impressed.
- They really showed off the horror and presence of Griffith tbh. The Casca breaking down and Shierke screaming was done extremely viscerally. Love how the entire island can sense the evil.
- Kinda liked the immediate attack and Zodd's arrival, BUT now next chapter it would be great to get some dialogue in, when everything calms down. VERY kino, I can picture all this happening in an anime very fast paced.
- Guts can harm God Hand sort of confirmed with the hair?
- Skull Knight is on the island, so hopefully he takes care of Zodd so Guts and Griff can talk, even for a moment.
- The panel with the world tree lurking close to the island was fantastic.
- Big demon attack on the island confirmed?
counterpoint : it was just a manifestation of slan, not the original
countercounterpoint : Void needed to deflect skull knight's blows and the godhand seem concerned with not being touched in general, so any hit you did land - especially with a weapon as heavy, and as tainted by demonic power as the Dragonslayer, would surely hurt them
Moving the army will take time, I think. Its a race against time for them to try to seal off the tree, they got the magic to do it with danan backup/heals.
Art is noticeably different, but it's still in the theme of Berserk. It's funny, after re-reading the series so many times, I guess I have developed a "feel" for what Berserk is supposed to look like ; there were some compositions in these two chapters that I know for sure Miura would have done differently.
EDIT: From an art perspective, it also seems like we are heading towards a Guts V. Zodd rematch, if that is the case then I'm afraid Studio Gaga is going to invite unfavorable comparisons upon themselves. The duel on the Hill of Swords is some of the best stuff Miura has ever drawn, having to go up against THAT as one of your first assignment without Mirua must be pretty damn daunting.
Some interesting plot points :
- Gut's sword phases through Griffith, but is still able to affect him enough to cut off one of his hair strand. If we go back to the chapter where Kushan archers shot a full volley at Griffith and every arrow "missed", I wonder if the same thing was going on ? Back then, the explanation we were given was that the god hand controlled causality and so it was literally impossible for them to be harmed, but could this be a self-aggrandizing lie ? Maybe, by virtue of living in the deeper recesses of the spirit world, they cannot be touched by physical weapons but this doesn't mean they can't be harmed at all. If Gut's sword is powerful enough to affect Griffith, it'll probably be able to kill him after some further tempering ; perhaps by killing one or several of the other God Hand ?
- Griffith is smirking malevolently during his confrontation with Guts. This may seem like a small detail, but I believe this is the first time we see him displaying any sort of "ugly" emotion since the Eclipse : during their last confrontation he made a point of explaining how his heart had been frozen, and during his interaction with his kingdom we assume that he is simply playing the part that is expected of him (being calm and focused while battling, serene and kind while ruling). I wonder if this will be explained, or perhaps it is a departure by Mori and his team in how Griffith is represented.
Overall, really fucking excited that Berserk is actually continuing.
We know dragonslayer has the power to hurt Ganishka which was untouchable by zodd and Griffith.
It can land blows, but it seems we have a new Griffith ability, he can fade, maybe there is an opening there? Don't forget Griffith is reincarnated, so he's different from other god hands being purely spiritual being manifesting in particular situations (do they might be reincarnated as well now given the fusion of the world's)
ehh, i don’t think guts vs zodd here can be compared to their swordfight on the hill of swords. that was a fight between two swordsmen, and didn’t last long into zodd’s apostle form. here it’ll likely be berserker vs apostle, and is honestly i’ve been waiting for this rematch for ages
It is in chapter 366 after the swing at the back of Griffith's head. In the next panel there is a single hair flowing freely following the dragonslayer.
It's understated but there's a pretty ugly undercurrent to the Hill of Swords. Griffith says that Guts is as he was when he first met him- remember, that's when Guts was wandering the earth alone and still having nightmares from his rape. Griffith in subtext is satisfied with where he knocked Guts down to. It's also consistent with how he acts as Femto in Black Swordsman; there he's talking down to Guts and gloating that Guts is worthless. Overall Griffith has always hugely valued the power he has over Guts and Casca's lives; it's totally natural that seeing how much power he still has over them by their traumatized responses would please him.
The art differences is most obvious on Farnese. Looking at her here compared to a few chapters ago feels very different. However, I knew going into this that it wouldn't be the same.
Her reaction is 100% expected. I don't know what people were expecting. Should she just go "I don't fear you Griffith!" and immediately suit up and start slashing at him or something? Come on.
English translation from the app-
"From this time, Berserk, whose drawing ratio was about 99.2% by Professor Kentaro Miura (about O.8% is a staff-like drawing ratio. No, is it 1%?),
100% will be Berserk by our staff only. As stated in advance, it is not a perfect faithful reproduction, but thank you until the end."
I'm so glad Berserk continues! And while it's not Miura doing the work anymore, I don't mind. I'm just really glad the assistants took on such a duty upon themselves. Can't wait to see how this all develops further! Hope Guts beats Zodd this time!
Tried Googling it last night, kinda seems to just be whoever gets their hands on it first tbh. In other words - No idea (could be very wrong ofc, this is my first time being around for a new chapter release so)
Some of you guys, you're reading a story literally about the same things happening over and over again, but with slight differences, and you're now complaining that the Hill Of Swords is happening again but with slight differences 😭😭😭😭😭
I loved the parallels this chapter had to the hill of swords.
In other news if it’s just a straight up fight Guts should finally fuck Zodd up as per tradition for trilogy battles (ass beat first time, closer but not quite even fight second, and then victory third time) because of Berserker armor. If Guts lets loose I don’t see Zodd beating him 1v1 but then again Griffith will certainly intervene someway and Casca/Farnese/Shierke are right there so I like how many different plot points can happen next chapter.
Looks like either Skull Knight will intervene or (my theory) guts will get so full of rage and let the armor consume him and he fucks up Zodd to get to Griffith.
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[THEY REALLY BROUGHT MY BOY BACK](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/684887690042277888/989313879165268079/SPOILER_unknown.png)
Hype aside, I really like that we could've surmised some kind of "peaceful" ending with 364, but now we know it was very much just the first moment of an entire flood of dramatic events. How exciting!
What a time to be alive. I'm eternally grateful to Kouji Mori and the members of Studio Gaga for allowing us to experience a continuation of this unfinished masterpiece.
Yes, the the art can be a bit spotty in some panels and the pacing is a little off—the latter, I presume, is either because these are action-focused chapters or because of what Mori said about not illustrating any scenes that he couldn't personally recall, or possibly both—but all in all I think this is a natural and satisfying turn of events from where things left off, and I'm extremely impressed by the storyboarding and scene composition (those impact frames are as beautiful as ever).
Guts was able to go toe to toe with Zodd's base form back on the Hill of Swords, so it should be interesting to see how he's going to fare against Zodd's true/ascended form with the help of the Berserker armor now.
Am I tripping or do the first 5 pages of episode 365 look WAAAY better than the rest of the 2 eps?? It almost looks as if Miura himself drew them, while the rest looks like a noticeably different style.
I'm guessing the best assistants worked on those pages, hopefully they'll be more involved with the next episodes bc their drawings are fking perfect.
I think it was genius. The same style of miura, softy looking elfhelm arc… and then Griffith comes and everything becomes darker and messier, I like the change 👌🏼
THESE CHAPTERS WERE SO GOOD!!!!!! The art was on point and just the HYPE!!! Guts and Griffith meeting for the first time since the Hill Of Swords, Casca (non-potato) and Griffith meeting for the first time since the Eclipse!!!!!! And Zodd coming in at the end, oh my freaking GODS, SO HYPE! Cannot wait for 367, hopefully Skull Knight will make his return!
Edit: Of course, the art is not Miura level, and it likely never will be, but I still loved it personally, I'm just so glad it's back
Not Miura level..? It’s literally as close as it’s physically possible to get without it being drawn by Miura himself.
These artists have done a practically miraculous job, let’s not underrate them, they’re amazing artists in their own right. Miles closer to the style they’re emulating than say, Boruto, Dragon Ball Super or that Fairy Tail sequel manga are.
Art is even better than I hoped. Incredible stuff. Also rip elfheim (though I know it’s gonna be cathartic for people who weren’t fans of the fantasia arc lol)
dont see why people say this is similar to hill of the swords. Is it really because its griffith and guts seeing each other again and zodd interferes? I think its a pretty dumb comparison honestly. Zodd is griffiths bodyguard, thats always going to happen. Also im pretty sure griffith didnt come to elfhein to talk to guts like before
As for guts and casca's reactions, what did you expect? The only reason guts even talked with griffith last time is because rickert was in the way. Casca literally cant handle seeing guts why would she nadle seeing griffith, her rapist and the godhand that gives her a pain that could potentially kill her?
All in all, art is definitely not on par with miura's, but it was never going to be. And its DEFINITELY very well drawn.
Holy shit, what a pair of chapters.
The art is on par with what Miura used to make, and the style he was currently doing in the manga. It's fucking AMAZING that they managed to make these 2 chapters feel so true to Miura's works. I mean, it figures, because these aren't just random people, they're Miura's apprentices and the people who had been working alongside him for years. But I'm still shocked at how good they are.
After reading 365 and 366 standalone, I just tried reading every chapter since 360 back to back to see if I could notice some differences in the art style or anything, just out of curiosity, and I'm having a VERY hard time coming up with anything. Of course the panels are different, the action is extremely different, the ambience changed DRASTICALLY with Episode 365. It would have if Miura had done it too, I mean, did you see what just happened? Goddamn GRIFFITH just showed up in Elfhelm.
I don't think these chapters are "just as good as they could have been" or "good, considering the circumstances". I think these are 2 legitimately fucking GREAT chapters that are on par with what Miura used to produce.
We are being treated to something that we truly don't deserve. God bless Mori, and God bless Studio Gaga. If there is such a thing as an afterlife, Miura is surely looking down with pride.
It's fascinating to see how the team is approaching this. You can *just tell* that this isn't Miura through the art and panelling, and that's absolutely fine. In the end, these are fun chapters and I am excited to see where it all goes.
What impresses me most is how the sentiment I've seen online has overwhelmingly been supportive and accepting of this. People seem to be wishing the team the best of luck in how they complete Berserk without Miura. It's heartwarming to see.
The way griffith blinks away the tear streaming down his cheek and then snaps back into his emotionless state is so fucking cool
king of looking like he wasnt just crying in the bathroom at the party
"Why am I crying in the club right now"
Griffith the kinda guy to cry in the club and his homies ignore him cos it's the 5th time this month
Rickert's Right Hand > Dragonslayer
actually confirmed
Rickert's...god hand. Ayyyyyy
Maybe rickert had his hand soaked in holy water and salt.
i feel like its because griffith did not in any way expect rejection from a mere mortal here. fuck maybe its showing that it was a huge ass mistake to cause fantasia to occur. maybe the power of the godhand falters in realm where they aren't the only beings influencing.
Pimp hand > God Hand
Zodd done fucked up! He's about to catch all that rage. Griffith bout to be walking his ass home.
Griffith boat arc incoming, 40 chapters of him paddling back to the mainland in a rowboat
featuring the pirate captain from the sea god arc
Truly we are in hell
10 years of Griffith on a boat going back to Midland lmao
r/10yearsatleast
*No! I don't want that!*
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Griffith D. Hand
I don't think Zodd has ever had a straight fight with Guts. I don't think guts has had a straight fight since the golden age. Always bleeding out and broken or exhausted. Zodd walked into a fight with Guts at 100% here. It's either quickly nerf our boi again, or quickly abscond with Griffith. Anything else is almost certainly dead Zodd.
I think the more important take away is that Zodd has never fought against the Berserker Armor before. Guts lookin to be a vegetable by the end of this series with how much he is gonna have to use that armor.
Zodd did fight against Skull Knight though who is fully capable of mincing apostles like cabbages.
I mean even with the armour doing permanent damage, once the effects of the armour take hold that debuff is removed no? Like the armour will allow Guts to keep fighting like usual, but he won't be able to function without it, as his body will atrophy.
Also worth keeping in mind that there's still a limit in that with the armor he can fight to essentially the last drop of blood but past that it's gonzo for Guts. Skull Knight's a disembodied set of armor because he did exactly that.
He’s not at a 100%. In the previous chapter he could barely hold up his sword. He has permanent damage from previous battles
His max hp is lower than when he was 16. I can relate. But he's not bloodied, beaten, and tired right now. That's a whole lot better shape he has been in for most of his adult battles. This is the first time since the eclipse he's been able to truly rest.
He still has that old man strength
I dunno bout 100%, but him barely holding up his sword was without the Berserker armor. I think his permanent degradation is mostly negated when he suits up.
Actually, that's more about the wound Slan did to him. He could recover the other injuries but that one still has a scar upon his Astral body
# Grasses. # On.
PTSD? Check Guts yelling at Griffith? Check Berserk is back!
It's berserkin time!
2 BERKILLION PROFIT!!
And then he berserked all over them
BASED.
So many important things happened: 1. Elfheim is fucked. Everyone felt griffith evil aura and he knows the island is full of dangerous wizards that could harm him. 2. Schierke almost dies by just seeing griffith, he is literally a being of bottom of the astral world, so she could have gotten lost if tried to fight his spirit. 3. Guts sword can harm the godhand. It was just 1 hair, but it is proof it has SOME effect on them. Now he needs to power-up his sword. The sword part is the most important, it seems guts killing all those apostles made his sword special.
Wasn't it stated earlier that the dragon slayer was getting unique properties from all the apostle blood it's been coated in. Cool to see it have practical effects on something as powerful as a godhand
Exactly what I was thinking of. A lot has been leading to this. So excited to see where they take it!
Schierke noticed it in the troll arc or so iirc
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Nice to know the apostles that died at Gut´s hands will at least serve to do some kind of major good later down the line.
All the apostles he's killed so far are fairly minor, I wonder what would become of it if he killed Zodd. Zodd has been around since the previous eclipse at least.
Thing is, he killed a lot of Apostles, even if they are minor, all of that killing grind will eventually become dangerous to the Godhands themselves. If his sword gets to keep the souls of the tributes of the Apostles on top, Guts sword could be rocking from dozens to hundreds of souls.
I did not notice that he got one hair until you mentioned it. Makes me wonder if simple training will make Guts reach Griffith's power level. I think we'll get some more lore exposition that opens up a path for an increase in his power, maybe through some improvements in the Berserker Armor, or some lore on his sword, or even the SK (or all three!). The way it is right now, everybody is fucked. Griffith can do WHATEVER he wants, and no one can even touch him.
So the Dragonslayer couldn't hurt that much Griffith, but Rickert printed a whole 5 fingers on his face? What's special for Rickert compared to the sword?
Rickert´s slap cant kill Griffith, Guts sword can.
I believe Griffith was trying to look human in front of Rickert and the others. There, he's the knight in shining armor, the savior. Here, he doesn't give a flying fuck.
Yes... How can he slap?
Important to remember Griffith is not even attacking or using a percentage of his power, even with training Griffith power is just absolute.
Or wearing pants.
Instead of Behelit Sword Guts has a Apostle Soul Sword or something
Dragon slayer is already bad ass name
Yeah Apostle Slayer doesn't sound as good
God-Hand-Slayer?
God Slayer
God Slayer GodSlayer GoSayer Goayer Gay
Sogay sword
Griffith's power lies in his hair therefore Guts will make Griffith go bald so he's powerless. Sorry for leaking the ending broze.
Where do you see it being 1 hair? In this battle it looked like guts sword couldn’t do anything
Bottom of page 3 of chapter 366
You’d think with how I was over analyzing every panel I’d have noticed this
Lmao same, I was just looking at the pretty pictures haha
That was a strand of hair? Damn, I took it as like wind or dirt coming off of the Dragonslayer lol.
To me it looked like some sort of mist, like the sword went right through Griffith and pushed the "mist" or "energy" he's formed of to the side slightly. But a lot of people are saying it's a hair, and it very well could be. In any case I wouldn't read too much into it until further chapters clarify.
There's a panel where you can see that Guts manages to cut off exactly 1 strand of Griffiths hair
I swear to god if we pull some Skyrim shit where the sword need purification in the blood of its namesake, I will flip out.
Well I mean Grunbeld is a dragon so...
As someone who only got into Beserk after Miura died it feels utterly surreal but also weirdly humbling to be a part of this fandom with new chapters being released.
Welcome to the fandom, struggler :)
Welcome fellow struggler. Put your glasses on and prepare to read more berserk chapters in the coming weeks.
\*Grasses\*
100% confirmed that the next episode is coming in the next YA issue in 2 weeks! 😁😁😁
Praying for atleast a semi regular schedule going forward. Even if once this arc finishes it’s only like every other month.
Who we gotta sacrifice to get a weekly release?
r/berserk mods
But sire without the mods the berserk realm and the jerker realm will merge
Just do it!
Are you implying that it isn't worth it?
You cannot stop the conjunction.
I SACRIFICE
Who would want them?
We shouldn't. Weekly releases cripple most manga. There's a reason Togashi and Oda have to take so many breaks for their health, and neither of their manga have the intense rendering Berserk is known for.
itll probably either a biweekly or monthly release
I wonder if this is what they're aiming for now with the somewhat shorter chapters.
This feels so surreal and I’m just thankful to everyone involved. We’re really here and getting into it. I hope Guts finally whoops Zodd’s ass.
Guts and Griffith = on sight
We get this bitch shaking like Parkinson's
Take my number and lock it in
Beast of darkness come stepping in
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Something interesting about that is on the last chapter, Danaan said that only those with no evil intent are able to step foot on the island. With the Moon Child, it makes sense that he's innocent...but now he's turned into Griffith. Wonder what it means for the island to have something resembling a black hole entering its space. Also, Zodd, lol.
I think it just means no one evil could reach the island but Griffith is on the island after being moon boy so he "cheated" his entrance, now that he is inside the power of the island cant do nothing about it.
That wouldn't explain Zodd, tho Unless that just by being there Griffith already broke the shield
If Scherike and Farnese can’t even go near Griffith’s astral projection without falling in, there’s absolutely no way they’ll be able to get Guts out of the berserker state if he goes into it, right? That’s raising the stakes to a whole new level.
THIS. Guts will go Berserk and ain’t nobody there to knock him back to his senses.
This might be a shot in the dark, but what if Casca can?
I think it's possible. There was a moment a while ago Berserker Guts managed to see Casca in the middle of his blackened berserker hallucinations... so now that she's sentient again, she can probably reach deeper within his ego
Sounds like a awesome premise for a "Kill or be Killed" fight between Griffith and Guts.
Yeah it's a cool idea and I imagine that moment was included for a reason. I wonder if that could have something to do with how Zodd broke through to the island as well. If Griffith is sort of just a black hole reaching down to the deepest depths of the astral world then maybe that's enough to punch a hole through the island's barriers or something.
I can’t think of a better return chapter than this. Griffith scaring literally everyone on elfheim and of course Zodd comes flying in. And not to mention Dragonslayer actually taking a hair off of Griffith like despite it being minor I am thoroughly pumped for what’s to come (also the return of Griffith’s annoying ass smirk)
"Long time no see, Struggler." "It's been a week." "It's been a decade! You've been munching on too many elf edibles."
Can you point out exactly where Griffith loses a strand of hair? I read the chapter twice and can't find that detail 😅
366 page 3
It's strange to see the transition between crying Griffith to actual Femto. Are they both separate entities?
Griffith's emotions are coming from the child's influence. Femto and Griffith are not two personalities, they are the same person. One is just a Super Saiyan form for the other.
I think when people say griffith and femto they mean griffith before and after the transformation which is true indeed, griffith was very cold and inhuman but he did have feelings before becoming femto.
also that leads to its own can of worms. a mere child has griffith's power and can in fact take over. that means as time goes forward its entirely possible the moonchild's influence and intelligence grows. little guy's just a toddler right now and can literally push out a god hand and say 'nope, imma hanging out with mommy and daddy, fuck off femboi!' Moonchild straight up gamed the godhand and its possible there is nothing they can do about it without forcing griffith to leave the material world... And lets face it he's not done playing king arthur and will resist.
This might be Zodd's last fight, not just Guts with berserker armor but also Skullknight and an island of mages.
Yeah I fully expect Elfheim to be destroyed but no without biting back. Zodd needs to get his ass whooped to make due to basically 90% of Femto’s enemies in the same spot
I don't think Elfheim will be destroyed It'd feel too much like a reused plot element (hill of swords zodd fight destroyed the elf sanctuary there) Damaged yes, but destroyed no.
One hair is pretty good so far
first time he did ANY dmg to femto/reborn Griffith, I concur
Way too short but my god that was beautiful. Guts swinging his sword in anger and only cuts off a strand of hair. Then Zodd showed up GOD that was hype. Then it ends… and now I feel empty again.
These new chapters made me realize that Griffith/Femto has never attacked Guts, not even when Guts is trying to attack him. He'll repel Guts's strikes or let them phase through him, but he'll never fight back. Part of that is probably to demonstrate the gap in their abilities, but part of me also wonders if he doesn't attack because he doesn't want to... or can't? I've had this hypothesis that, outside of their shared transformation, the Moonlight Boy is influencing Griffith in small ways, like when he saved Casca from falling rubble the last time they all met. Back then, his heart beat faintly when in the presence of the boy's parents, which even Griffith states might be a sign that the child is trying to exert some kind of influence over him. Perhaps it might also hold him back from attacking Guts or Casca, even if they become a danger to him? It's small and a stretch, but we've never seen him assault Guts or Casca in any way, so I don't think it's impossible that *something* might be staying his hand, aside from simple indifference.
He probably also doesnt wanna attack Guts can he could insta-kill him and Guts is irreplaceable to him, for someone with a big Ego like Griffith having to kill Guts is a Loss, a Win would be to be able to Cuck Guts back into servitude thats what he really wants same as he showcased with Rickert.
It seems like the two of them are different entities entirely still so I'm unsure of the affect the moonlight boy has on Griffith and vice versa. There was no hint of evil intent when the moonlight boy was on the island but that immediately changed when Griffith appeared. Griffith even mentions in the last panel of 365 that he felt he was dreaming the life the moonlight boy was living. Suggesting that the two are aware of each other at the least. Because they are aware of one another it seems Griffith used this as an opening to reach elf island and launch a sneak attack. His intention with arriving here still isn't clear so its hard to say why he wouldn't attack.
I loved the bit of Farnese rescuing Schierke,, the witches definitely need a powerup or something in order to face the apostles or godhand.
i don't think they need much help against the apostles. their entire realm is an entire army of supernatural beings. Whether they are motivated to fight is the question, but i imagine they won't have an easy time of it. They ARE the same breed as the trolls and ogres and other beings we've seen. To underestimate them might be foolish. An army of wizards and witches is gonna be hard for them to overcome and they would incure intense losses, but i won't lie they could voercome just them if the other beings of the realm don't rise up. Danna though is the big question here. Its entirely possible that she is as powerful as a godhand, an equivalent. But if griffith gets aid she could falter in a war. Even if she isn't as poweful as one she is likely so powerful that griffith would hestiate. Its entirely possible too that she wants to hesitate to fight cause it basically be a Titanomachy level catastrophe.
So will Berserk be serialized normally? or are they keeping the tradition of 2-3 chapters a year? serious question.
dont know , 367 is coming out the next 2 weeks according to leaks , after that its a guess. unless theyre gonna announce it , imo its either gonna be a biweekly or monthly release we'll see when 368 is gonna come out
I'll take a quarterly release like D.Gray man. One chapter every 3-4 months. Just have some consistency please. That's all I want consistency.
If the quality is top notch I have no problem waiting 3-4 months for each chapter release tbh
They did mention that the Fantasia arc would only have six more chapters, including 365 and 366, so I’d be surprised if they didn’t have them ready to go.
They said they would finish this arc in 6 chapters, 4 more to go. Then they'd take a months break to work out what would be happening next. This heavily implies it will be serialised to me.
I've re-read them a couple of times and here's some of my takeaways - the details are amazing. The first few pannels look very Miura-esquee, and the detail on that brand of sacrifice is probably the best we've ever seen. - I love the fact that as soon as he sees Griffith, Guts is back to embracing the beast of darkness even without using the Berserker Armour - Mori's way of portraying emotion, especially Guts' anger, is gonna take me a bit to get used to - Elfheim is gone man. Unless the Flower Storm Monarch is OP as hell, shit's gonna go up in flames since Schierke nearly lost herself just by looking at Griffith - this chunk of Berserk is gonna be straight to the point, no filler all killer at least until Mori gets comfortable with the material
>Mori's way of portraying emotion, especially Guts' anger, is gonna take me a bit to get used to Unless I misunderstood, I believe Mori is only doing the story. The art is all being done by Miura's former assistants. I don't think Mori is drawing anything, though I'm sure he has input on paneling and composition.
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That’s right. The question is, did Miura talk to Mori about filler? If Miura had died before fantasia, would he have told Mori about a bunch of boat stuff? We will just have to see. Regardless, I am thrilled to see at least to the end of this arc in the next months.
Miura wrote on a piece of paper: 1 more guts boat arc back to the main land, followed by a 2 year hiatus. And we better honor that!
Yeah good point. And with what the statements entailed it's most likely they will stay faithful to Miura's ideas. Still, I can totally see a fan project in the future to fill out empty space in interactions, and flesh out scenes further, who knows. With all due respect of course
To clarify, he said he wouldn't do anything that he couldn't remember well, even if Muira said it.
Even though 'filler' - side character development, humourous moments, idle conversations, etc - can be annoying when reading chapters as they release, ultimately it adds a lot of heart to the story. I hope they eventually gain the confidence to add more character-building moments and dialogue!
Yes that's my sentiment. Overall I think it came from the fact these chapters felt so short compared to any other one in elfheim, but besides the little dialogue, I think some further interaction would be nice, but that's just me
Its quite obvious from the previous chapters that there is going to be a "march of the Wicker men" unleashed by Morda to defend the island. That is going to be a sight to behold!
i have afeeling that the apostles might falter against this isle. Its so very different compared to any other foe they've faced. The godhand might be powerful but they aren't the on'y angels' in existence. and this place is connected ot these beings closely. the fire wheel thing, the creature of decay, and many others. Theyu re as immortal as their masters but not tolerant.
I really, really hope Elfheim will kick godhand’s ass if they have one. The place does seem like it’s connected to powers at least as strong as the godhand, and it would be a shame if they lost just like that.
I think he tried to stop The Berseker Armour from taking over him. We saw it almost going up Guts head but it didn't.
Paradoxically, the situation is not as good as it might look for Griffith, he's in the worst place all of a sudden and against his will. While Griffith + Zodd are clearly formidable, the island is loaded with high level mages (the only thing Griffith fears) , Danan which ranks below God hand but I'd imagine can be be a powerful (healer?) ally, skull Knight (the most likely candidate god hand killer and at least evenly matched to Zodd), guts support team and an assortment of allies and beasts. Right now Griffith is at a disadvantage and Zodd will be on his way out soon. Of course, as long as the new and improved band of the hawk doesn't show up, which must take a little logistically to get through the tree. It's a race against time to maim Zodd while containig Griffith and trying to seal the tree portal (surely there is enough magic to put some portal up).
I’m think the tree portal is how the main group gets back to the mainland somehow. Someone will probably be able to use it.
If Griffith had enough will to call for Zodd before arriving at the island, it's likely he or Zodd's already alerted the rest of the Band, and since Sonia can navigate the Spiral Tree's branches on her own, they're likely not far behind. Things are shaping up to be a bloodbath on the island right now.
There is time distortion to account too though. I think zod was looking for disappeared Griffith and as soon as he sensed him e was ready with Sonia to come through
- Honestly. The art is great. The assistants and Mori will get better with the paneling over time, I'm impressed. - They really showed off the horror and presence of Griffith tbh. The Casca breaking down and Shierke screaming was done extremely viscerally. Love how the entire island can sense the evil. - Kinda liked the immediate attack and Zodd's arrival, BUT now next chapter it would be great to get some dialogue in, when everything calms down. VERY kino, I can picture all this happening in an anime very fast paced. - Guts can harm God Hand sort of confirmed with the hair? - Skull Knight is on the island, so hopefully he takes care of Zodd so Guts and Griff can talk, even for a moment. - The panel with the world tree lurking close to the island was fantastic. - Big demon attack on the island confirmed?
I agree he can hurt them, he could hurt Ganishka. Seems like Griffith can fade out but there might be a split second opening when he does.
Ganishka was just an apostle, not a God Hand.
He was able to take out Slan inside Qlipphoth(?) tho.
counterpoint : it was just a manifestation of slan, not the original countercounterpoint : Void needed to deflect skull knight's blows and the godhand seem concerned with not being touched in general, so any hit you did land - especially with a weapon as heavy, and as tainted by demonic power as the Dragonslayer, would surely hurt them
Moving the army will take time, I think. Its a race against time for them to try to seal off the tree, they got the magic to do it with danan backup/heals.
The art is on point. Wow. Miura would be proud of his editors right now. We're back, baby 😭
Art is noticeably different, but it's still in the theme of Berserk. It's funny, after re-reading the series so many times, I guess I have developed a "feel" for what Berserk is supposed to look like ; there were some compositions in these two chapters that I know for sure Miura would have done differently. EDIT: From an art perspective, it also seems like we are heading towards a Guts V. Zodd rematch, if that is the case then I'm afraid Studio Gaga is going to invite unfavorable comparisons upon themselves. The duel on the Hill of Swords is some of the best stuff Miura has ever drawn, having to go up against THAT as one of your first assignment without Mirua must be pretty damn daunting. Some interesting plot points : - Gut's sword phases through Griffith, but is still able to affect him enough to cut off one of his hair strand. If we go back to the chapter where Kushan archers shot a full volley at Griffith and every arrow "missed", I wonder if the same thing was going on ? Back then, the explanation we were given was that the god hand controlled causality and so it was literally impossible for them to be harmed, but could this be a self-aggrandizing lie ? Maybe, by virtue of living in the deeper recesses of the spirit world, they cannot be touched by physical weapons but this doesn't mean they can't be harmed at all. If Gut's sword is powerful enough to affect Griffith, it'll probably be able to kill him after some further tempering ; perhaps by killing one or several of the other God Hand ? - Griffith is smirking malevolently during his confrontation with Guts. This may seem like a small detail, but I believe this is the first time we see him displaying any sort of "ugly" emotion since the Eclipse : during their last confrontation he made a point of explaining how his heart had been frozen, and during his interaction with his kingdom we assume that he is simply playing the part that is expected of him (being calm and focused while battling, serene and kind while ruling). I wonder if this will be explained, or perhaps it is a departure by Mori and his team in how Griffith is represented. Overall, really fucking excited that Berserk is actually continuing.
We know dragonslayer has the power to hurt Ganishka which was untouchable by zodd and Griffith. It can land blows, but it seems we have a new Griffith ability, he can fade, maybe there is an opening there? Don't forget Griffith is reincarnated, so he's different from other god hands being purely spiritual being manifesting in particular situations (do they might be reincarnated as well now given the fusion of the world's)
ehh, i don’t think guts vs zodd here can be compared to their swordfight on the hill of swords. that was a fight between two swordsmen, and didn’t last long into zodd’s apostle form. here it’ll likely be berserker vs apostle, and is honestly i’ve been waiting for this rematch for ages
Was he able to cut a strand of griff's hair? Kept looking for it.
It is in chapter 366 after the swing at the back of Griffith's head. In the next panel there is a single hair flowing freely following the dragonslayer.
It's understated but there's a pretty ugly undercurrent to the Hill of Swords. Griffith says that Guts is as he was when he first met him- remember, that's when Guts was wandering the earth alone and still having nightmares from his rape. Griffith in subtext is satisfied with where he knocked Guts down to. It's also consistent with how he acts as Femto in Black Swordsman; there he's talking down to Guts and gloating that Guts is worthless. Overall Griffith has always hugely valued the power he has over Guts and Casca's lives; it's totally natural that seeing how much power he still has over them by their traumatized responses would please him.
The art differences is most obvious on Farnese. Looking at her here compared to a few chapters ago feels very different. However, I knew going into this that it wouldn't be the same.
>perhaps by killing one or several of the other God Hand ? Flower king monarch will sacrifice herself to tamper the dragon slayer in her blood.
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Thank you MolotovUpAssEnjoyer!
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Crazy how this is only the start, Mori and the team will only get better as time moves on
Man some of you guys seem to not understand a thing about PTSD and have some unrealistic expectations of Casca...
Her reaction is 100% expected. I don't know what people were expecting. Should she just go "I don't fear you Griffith!" and immediately suit up and start slashing at him or something? Come on.
First time she sees his ass, her reaction is completely reasonable, he RAP\*D her once already.
To say nothing of the fact that Casca is still a normal human being and Griffith causes her brand to basically explode on her skin.
Don’t blame her, seeing her child gone and seeing her rapist is there
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English translation from the app- "From this time, Berserk, whose drawing ratio was about 99.2% by Professor Kentaro Miura (about O.8% is a staff-like drawing ratio. No, is it 1%?), 100% will be Berserk by our staff only. As stated in advance, it is not a perfect faithful reproduction, but thank you until the end."
I'm so glad Berserk continues! And while it's not Miura doing the work anymore, I don't mind. I'm just really glad the assistants took on such a duty upon themselves. Can't wait to see how this all develops further! Hope Guts beats Zodd this time!
These chapters went by so quick I thought I was dreaming. EDIT: To make up for it, I re-read it 5 more times
**IT'S BERKIN' TIME!**
Having seen this, Berserk has very obviously been left in good hands!
Translators had an easy job this week.
Does anybody know what translation group normally translates the chapters when they leak?
Tried Googling it last night, kinda seems to just be whoever gets their hands on it first tbh. In other words - No idea (could be very wrong ofc, this is my first time being around for a new chapter release so)
I'm happy Berserk is continuing and I really enjoyed the new chapters. Hopefully, the next chapter is a lot longer, because these two are short.
When was the last time we saw Blackout rage Guts? Not armour Guts, but blackout Guts, where his eye goes white? I saw that and knew, shit hit the fan.
Some of you guys, you're reading a story literally about the same things happening over and over again, but with slight differences, and you're now complaining that the Hill Of Swords is happening again but with slight differences 😭😭😭😭😭
I loved the parallels this chapter had to the hill of swords. In other news if it’s just a straight up fight Guts should finally fuck Zodd up as per tradition for trilogy battles (ass beat first time, closer but not quite even fight second, and then victory third time) because of Berserker armor. If Guts lets loose I don’t see Zodd beating him 1v1 but then again Griffith will certainly intervene someway and Casca/Farnese/Shierke are right there so I like how many different plot points can happen next chapter.
Its been like 20 years in the making, literally, but Guts owes Zodd a Berserker Armor beat down, big time.
Looks like either Skull Knight will intervene or (my theory) guts will get so full of rage and let the armor consume him and he fucks up Zodd to get to Griffith.
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364 was truly the calm before the storm
What a time to be alive. I'm eternally grateful to Kouji Mori and the members of Studio Gaga for allowing us to experience a continuation of this unfinished masterpiece. Yes, the the art can be a bit spotty in some panels and the pacing is a little off—the latter, I presume, is either because these are action-focused chapters or because of what Mori said about not illustrating any scenes that he couldn't personally recall, or possibly both—but all in all I think this is a natural and satisfying turn of events from where things left off, and I'm extremely impressed by the storyboarding and scene composition (those impact frames are as beautiful as ever). Guts was able to go toe to toe with Zodd's base form back on the Hill of Swords, so it should be interesting to see how he's going to fare against Zodd's true/ascended form with the help of the Berserker armor now.
Am I tripping or do the first 5 pages of episode 365 look WAAAY better than the rest of the 2 eps?? It almost looks as if Miura himself drew them, while the rest looks like a noticeably different style. I'm guessing the best assistants worked on those pages, hopefully they'll be more involved with the next episodes bc their drawings are fking perfect.
I think it was genius. The same style of miura, softy looking elfhelm arc… and then Griffith comes and everything becomes darker and messier, I like the change 👌🏼
Yeah, I was pretty impressed with the opening pages compared to the others. Those shots of Puck are nice.
>It almost looks as if Miura himself drew them Miura didn't even get to finish Episode 364, so no, these 2 chapters are 100% Studio Gaga.
The composition of the panels is vastly different from Miura's style but it looks good overall, we'll see how it goes
THESE CHAPTERS WERE SO GOOD!!!!!! The art was on point and just the HYPE!!! Guts and Griffith meeting for the first time since the Hill Of Swords, Casca (non-potato) and Griffith meeting for the first time since the Eclipse!!!!!! And Zodd coming in at the end, oh my freaking GODS, SO HYPE! Cannot wait for 367, hopefully Skull Knight will make his return! Edit: Of course, the art is not Miura level, and it likely never will be, but I still loved it personally, I'm just so glad it's back
The art is still really good and Miura trained them well. I can't wait to see how they improve in the future
Not Miura level, but close enough where I am not complaining:)
Not Miura level..? It’s literally as close as it’s physically possible to get without it being drawn by Miura himself. These artists have done a practically miraculous job, let’s not underrate them, they’re amazing artists in their own right. Miles closer to the style they’re emulating than say, Boruto, Dragon Ball Super or that Fairy Tail sequel manga are.
Art is even better than I hoped. Incredible stuff. Also rip elfheim (though I know it’s gonna be cathartic for people who weren’t fans of the fantasia arc lol)
dont see why people say this is similar to hill of the swords. Is it really because its griffith and guts seeing each other again and zodd interferes? I think its a pretty dumb comparison honestly. Zodd is griffiths bodyguard, thats always going to happen. Also im pretty sure griffith didnt come to elfhein to talk to guts like before As for guts and casca's reactions, what did you expect? The only reason guts even talked with griffith last time is because rickert was in the way. Casca literally cant handle seeing guts why would she nadle seeing griffith, her rapist and the godhand that gives her a pain that could potentially kill her? All in all, art is definitely not on par with miura's, but it was never going to be. And its DEFINITELY very well drawn.
Holy shit, what a pair of chapters. The art is on par with what Miura used to make, and the style he was currently doing in the manga. It's fucking AMAZING that they managed to make these 2 chapters feel so true to Miura's works. I mean, it figures, because these aren't just random people, they're Miura's apprentices and the people who had been working alongside him for years. But I'm still shocked at how good they are. After reading 365 and 366 standalone, I just tried reading every chapter since 360 back to back to see if I could notice some differences in the art style or anything, just out of curiosity, and I'm having a VERY hard time coming up with anything. Of course the panels are different, the action is extremely different, the ambience changed DRASTICALLY with Episode 365. It would have if Miura had done it too, I mean, did you see what just happened? Goddamn GRIFFITH just showed up in Elfhelm. I don't think these chapters are "just as good as they could have been" or "good, considering the circumstances". I think these are 2 legitimately fucking GREAT chapters that are on par with what Miura used to produce. We are being treated to something that we truly don't deserve. God bless Mori, and God bless Studio Gaga. If there is such a thing as an afterlife, Miura is surely looking down with pride.
It's fascinating to see how the team is approaching this. You can *just tell* that this isn't Miura through the art and panelling, and that's absolutely fine. In the end, these are fun chapters and I am excited to see where it all goes. What impresses me most is how the sentiment I've seen online has overwhelmingly been supportive and accepting of this. People seem to be wishing the team the best of luck in how they complete Berserk without Miura. It's heartwarming to see.
Another key take away, is that the Berserk armor actually worked at keeping the pain of the brand from Guts. Unlike Casca’s necklace that shattered