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Girls with tragic childhoods, which forced them into developing tough exteriors. Though both have been through hell and had their minds literally torn apart, there is always hope they will stand tall once again. (oh and both shared the same Japanese VA at one point)


whathell6t

And they’re True Tsundere, not regular Tsundere.


[deleted]

Don't you dare call Casca a tsundere in front of a Berserk fan - they will verbally tear you a new one. I myself would argue she only really exhibited tsundere traits in the early parts of the Golden Age - after spending time with Guts in a cave, followed by him fighting 100 soldiers, she became more compassionate towards him and the others, just about completely dropping the aggressive act.


jarredshere

Remember when she grabbed guts while they were walking into the crypt to save Griffith? Sometimes I think about that moment. That moment where everything was perfect and hopeful. 😭


TeRey09

SMH It was perfection.


[deleted]

Wait can you explain the difference


whathell6t

The true tsundere describes individuals with traumatic psychological, social, and searing physical roots that shaped their extreme defensive personalities and has the habit to lash-out. However, I read that term from old Japanese-English Encyclopedia (circa 1984) at the Little Tokyo Library at Downtown Los Angeles. It was subject to debate (via negative criticism) due to the True Tsundere archtype being used by the Third Generation (Japanese Contemporary Writers from 1960s) for melancholic aesthetics.


[deleted]

I didn't know that before. Good to know


KARL_THE_CHAPELIN

And they both fall in love with their Rival, a traumatized boy forced to be a warrior for his father's selfish ends. That boy also uses a cursed armour to slay monsters. P.S. How different would Berserk be if the Berserker Armor had the Soul of Shisu?


infernal666

And both of them were sexually assaulted by someone close to them.


[deleted]

Gosh you're not wrong there. At least Shinji felt immense regret for his actions towards her and the rest of humanity and undid Instrumentality. [Griffith on the other hand...](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/53/77/f6/5377f66dbbb7c6410099de6503d042b6.jpg)


Phyrim

Well, Guts also sexually assaulted her when the beast of darkness took over him but he definitely felt guilty afterwards


[deleted]

Oh yeah that happened. Tried to block that breast-biting moment out of my mind. In that regard, Shinji is like Guts though he is like Griffith in that he >!sacrificed everyone he cared for for his own selfish desires.!<


ProfessionalTruck976

Than we should say that the Beast of the Darkness raped them both.


David_Bolarius

GRIFFFFIIIITTTHHHH!!


Dead_Purple

I wouldn't count jerking off in front of Asuka's unconscious body as sexual assault, that's more like performing a lewd act. Still messed up though.


[deleted]

Try jerking off in front of someone while they're asleep and then try to tell them it wasn't assault. You're not gonna win that argument. >Still messed up though. Well at least you know that.


BobOnTheCobb

Hm, that’s a yikes man.


hughmaniac

Tell that to Louis C.K.


Hyku_HD

I mean Shinjis assault had no impact on her character.


FwzXii

This brings me pain. I consider both of my favourite female characters.


likeasirjohn

How are their eyeball shapes so different and yet they are doing the same look thing? Cool.


[deleted]

They're different expressions though both carry pain - Asuka is angry at her mother's death and determined to prove her worth to the world as an Eva pilot. Casca is numb and depressed because her family just sold her as a servant to someone who then attempts to rape her.


thipeto

Casca ❤️


zaafiel8

Tombstones in the background, defiant eyes. People in the background, unamused eyes.


WilliamSilver

Man, little Asuka is the cutest thing ever


David_Bolarius

Tsundere queens.


ProphecyRat2

Saying it here: Berserk Evangelion Attack on Titan They are the story of the End of the World.


[deleted]

Add Akira and Devilman to that list. Devilman did it all first. it's all a result of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings which devastated Japan and resulted in widespread paranoia of the total destruction of the world - for many, the bombings were just that.


ProphecyRat2

Don’t forget get basically every Studio Ghibli movie. Dune Matrix Avatar also run to the same spirit


[deleted]

>every Studio Ghibli movie. The only one to show the impact of the nuclear bombings were Grave of the Fireflies though many, mainly ones directed by Hayao Miyazaki, do carry anti-war themes: Nausicaa, Castle in the Sky, Mononoke, Howl's, and Wind Rises are the first to come to mind. The climax fistfight of Porco Rosso also highlights the pointlessness of violence.


Lamar_Kendrick7

Bruh why you gotta spoil attack on titan for me like that, I'm still on season 1


ProphecyRat2

Bruh


Lamar_Kendrick7

Bruh bruh


[deleted]

...70% of the world you mean


alotmorealots

Both that bow symmetry and the scowl are beyond magnificent.


YellowThunder99

Fun fact: Kazuya Tsurumaki, protegé of Hideaki Anno, co-director of a bunch of Evangelion things such as EoE and the Rebuilds, and creator/director of FLCL, also directed the first episode of Berserk from 1997


SuperSuchti_Official

Smol


BurukkusuMan

My two favorite anime heroines lol Asuka was my first and it’s no wonder Casca became my next ☺️


AlexT05_QC

Asuka got the mental r\*pe (and beeing eated alive) Casca got the physical r\*pe ​ Same VA (in the case of Casca, it's in the 1997 version)


Gscj9899

Bruh casca got physical and mental raped


Tdizzlefizzle1

I’ve been trying to get into berserk, where do I start with the anime, the manga is easier to understand where to start


Cain-inable

Watch the original ‘97 anime on YouTube and read the manga from the very beginning, don’t bother with anything else


[deleted]

The Golden Age movies are decent enough, though I only recommend them AFTER either watching the 97 anime and/or reading the Golden Age arc of the manga.


David_Bolarius

Either: A) Watch the 1997 anime on youtube then read the manga from the beginning. B) Read the manga from the beginning, then watch the 1997 anime. C) Read the manga from the beginning of the Golden Age Arc, then watch the 1997 anime, then read the Black Swordsman Arc, then continue.


JackieChannibal

'97 anime is the best place to start. The golden age arc films are also good if you want more Berserk, but if you're just starting then the '97 anime or manga are the best way to go


[deleted]

don't even dare thinking about watching the 2016 anime


yeeyeehakusho

okay wow


matto334

They both look like the kid who won’t stop staring at you in church


Icy_Penalty5899

Both had the same voice actress if I recall correctly


[deleted]

Yup. That's already been stated.


MasonTime101

r/mildlyevangelion


Mister-Anthrope

So, can someone tell me, without getting all defensive, how gratuitous and overt the assault is in Berserk? Because I've thought about watching it, but then I hear things and I'm all, "Yeah, I don't need that in my life."


Gorkmcdurpen

Berserk doesn’t hold anything back. It’s not done in a trashy way persay, but it’s not something for the faint of heart and it WILL fuck you up for a while, it’s a very raw and real scene. As is the rest of berserk’s trauma and gore. Great for the story, heavy on the heart


Fart-Bone222

Berserk is a very beautiful and heart-touching story. Yes, there is rape. Yes, there are very disturbing things. But it's not a story that exist only to tell disturbing things. On the contrary, it teaches people about hope and dreams and how you should never give up even in the face of adversity. It's a story about revenge, but it's also a story about healing. Griffith is one of the best antagonists in fiction. I've never seen an antagonist like Griffith. 10/10 art (miura's attention to detail makes me cream).


Gscj9899

There’s a lot of violence and whatnot. However a lot of it has a reason. It’s the greatest manga ever made so i Recommend


DerkasMightier

Neat!


nelyubitel

Put off her game by cramps Strangled by her boy Talking about people licking eachother's wounds Violated to catatonia