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Aug 27, 2:23 AM
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Is this adaptation censored or butchered? Is all the gore still there etc. I dont really give a damn if the nudity is gone. If it's still a really good adaptation, I wanna watch it, and despite the fact I hate reading, if I like something enough, then I will read it anyway, like with One Piece and Dragon Ball.

Aug 27, 2:36 AM
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The adaptation is good, but it's missing some things from the manga. And also this adaptation bearly cover's ¼ of the manga. it's much better to read it for the full experience.
Aug 27, 2:37 AM
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People might disagree, but i think the manga is more fun to read after watching the 1997 anime. But, for the love of god, please read the manga afterwards.
Aug 27, 2:40 AM
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_ohara said:
Is this adaptation censored or butchered? Is all the gore still there etc. I dont really give a damn if the nudity is gone. If it's still a really good adaptation, I wanna watch it, and despite the fact I hate reading, if I like something enough, then I will read it anyway, like with One Piece and Dragon Ball

If you're intereseted in Berserk and you don't like reading...



Ok jokes aside, it's not a perfect adaptation, but it's leagues better than it's 2016 sequel, for obvious reasons...

I will say the pace does slow down quite a bit in the middle, but if you can get thru those eps you're in for a spectacular ending, it was enough to get me to want to pick up the manga

And yes, it still has a good amount of gore and nudity
Aug 27, 2:48 AM
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You can watch 1997 first but then read berserk manga from the first book it is great experience very easy to follow and it is still recommended because 1997 skipped the actual first arc of the series and skipped many crucial flashbacks and some characters/scenes.
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Aug 27, 2:51 AM
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You can watch 1997 first but then read berserk manga from the first book it is great experience very easy to follow and it is still recommended because 1997 skipped the actual first arc of the series and skipped many crucial flashbacks and some characters/scenes.
Also the manga is already in final act in the prep arc for the next arc that will be the final one, so I think manga for berserk still is best experience even though 1997 is very good adaptation of golden age.
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Aug 27, 3:06 AM
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Well the anime ends in a way that kind of forces you to read the manga afterwards, so I would keep that in mind. It's a sort of cliffhanger that it ends and you're like "now what", so you're really gonna want to read the manga. If you don't like reading, you can always like just read one chapter per day or something. But watch the anime first, it worked for me
Aug 27, 3:52 AM
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Watch the 1997 anime or if you prefer newer animation than the 3 movies do a good enough job of adapting the beginning of Berserk.

Manga is the best way to experience it though. Especially for a first time experience.
Aug 27, 4:51 AM
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There’s Berserk(1997) no it’s not censored I believe it’s the third best adaptation most will disagree with me. (Unless you considered the trilogy and the memorial edition one adaptation idk why you would though)

Then there’s
Berserk:The Golden Age it’s a movie trilogy starting with

Berserk:The Golden Age Arc 1-The Egg of the King (2012)

Berserk:The Golden Age Arc 2-The Battle for Doldrey (2012)

Berserk:The Golden Age Arc 3- The Advent (2013)

10 years later we got

Berserk:The Golden Age Arc- Memorial Edition(2022)

The 2022 memorial edition is my favorite of all it is a rereleased version of the trilogy edited into 13 episodes with new added scenes and some remastering

And last and most definitely the worst of all was berserk somethin somethin somethin cgi crap in a bucket kicked and splattered on a screen I think it came out in 2016 tbh the story is for the most part pretty faithful almost word for word I think there were a couple parts that came out of order but the animation is god awful literally made my gf sick(not kidding she ran to the bathroom and threw up..) due to the 3d motion crap

So yeah if you seriously can’t take even 30 minutes out of your day to read a picture book(I guarantee it will turn into an hour then 2 or more) to chip away at an award winning masterpiece then yeah just watch the 1997 and the trilogy and the memorial edition to get all the animated berserk media and by the end of watching all that your going to want to read the manga, if you do decide after that start reading at the golden age arc and read the black swordsman arc after this is another thing that most people disagree with me but Miura said so himself that’s the way the story is supposed go
Aug 27, 5:08 AM
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I'd say give it a go. The 97 show isn't perfect but it's the best adaptation we've got so far. It covers only 2 of the 5 current arcs (with the first arc being covered very loosely) and leaves out pretty cool stuff from the manga. So i would advise you to read the manga from the beginning if you really liked the show and want to get into the manga. The animation leaves a lot to be desired but the soundtrack, voice acting and direction are S tier.

Also, stay away from the 2016 show. Spare your eyes from that travesty.
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Aug 27, 7:47 AM
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litreally what do you want us to say? if you dont like reading then dont read it and watch the anime
Aug 27, 8:03 AM

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No there isnt an adaptation like the 97 anime. Even if you dont like reading, you may grow to like it, you may grow to like it even more than the anime. I find what comes after golden age to be better than golden age plus golden age on the manga is better as well (the whole manga before the moment you stopped at on the anime is better on the manga, the missing parts make it better than the 97 anime). I saw the anime on 2020 too and read the manga only this year.

Only frustrating part is that it will never be finished, ended at chapter 364 with miura's unfortunate death but still worth it. Ofc, you can watch some of the adaptations of after that eclipse moment and just dont read it
Aug 27, 8:27 AM

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Also the manga is already in final act in the prep arc for the next arc that will be the final one, so I think manga for berserk still is best experience even though 1997 is very good adaptation of golden age.
@jacobPOL

There is no official word the next arc is the final one or when the manga will end.
Aug 27, 8:29 AM

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@jacobPOL

There is no official word the next arc is the final one or when the manga will end.
@JoeChip Coming from the events that are happening in current arc and what has happened in both falcon of the millenium empire arc finale and fantasia arc the fantasia chapter is clear that the story is in final act and it is very close to final arc.
jacobPOLAug 27, 8:32 AM
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@JoeChip Coming from the events that are happening in current arc and what has happened in both falcon of the millenium empire arc finale and fantasia arc the fantasia chapter is clear that the story is in final act and it is very close to final arc.
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Your subjective assumptons are not objective truthsi
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@jacobPOL

Your subjective assumptons are not objective truthsi
@JoeChip I know that, I never said that they were.
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@JoeChip I know that, I never said that they were.
@jacobPOL

You don't need to say anything when your actions are making it obvious by spreading false information as it was announced officially.
Aug 27, 8:39 AM

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@jacobPOL

You don't need to say anything when your actions are making it obvious by spreading false information as it was announced officially.
@JoeChip Well, many of the people in berserk community also thinks the same way about the story. And I said "coming from what is happening in the story" and not as if this was official source of information.
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Aug 27, 9:57 AM
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It’s a really a good adaptation and in fact probably the best adaptation we’re ever gonna get despite the anime cutting some characters out. Considering how this ends, you gonna have to read the manga afterwards. Huge missed opportunity if you don’t.
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@JoeChip Well, many of the people in berserk community also thinks the same way about the story. And I said "coming from what is happening in the story" and not as if this was official source of information.
@jacobPOL

https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64817452/

Unlike you I choose to believe in official word, not hearsay or predictions then spread them as if they are facts.

Keep coping as much as you like but it won't change the facts,
Aug 27, 10:31 AM

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@jacobPOL

https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64817452/

Unlike you I choose to believe in official word, not hearsay or predictions then spread them as if they are facts.

Keep coping as much as you like but it won't change the facts,
@JoeChip This is article from the journalist whom is not related to the staff of berserk nor the publisher, they haven't even done the interview with the staff of berserk this was also yet another "prediction".

This is not "cope", anyone that pays attention to the story knows if the story is heading to the final arc or not by just reading or watching.

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@jacobPOL

https://www.imdb.com/news/ni64817452/

Unlike you I choose to believe in official word, not hearsay or predictions then spread them as if they are facts.

Keep coping as much as you like but it won't change the facts,
@JoeChip None of the information provided in the article was said by berserk staff/publisher nor the current supervisor, so what you are doing is basically giving misinformation.
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Aug 27, 10:53 AM

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But reading is good for you. It slows down the spread of brain rot.
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But reading is good for you. It slows down the spread of brain rot.
@CaptainZekai Not when you feel the need to re-read every line.
Aug 27, 11:14 AM

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@CaptainZekai Not when you feel the need to re-read every line.
@_ohara Actually golden age arc which is what 1997 adapted have cut crucial flashbacks/two crucial characters and also many scenes so when reading original berserk will be totally new experience as if this was first time experience. Also 1997 skipped the actual first arc of the series the blacksordsman arc.
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@_ohara Actually golden age arc which is what 1997 adapted have cut crucial flashbacks/two crucial characters and also many scenes so when reading original berserk will be totally new experience as if this was first time experience. Also 1997 skipped the actual first arc of the series the blacksordsman arc.
they were also skipping some chapters of golden age arc as well in 1997.
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@JoeChip This is article from the journalist whom is not related to the staff of berserk nor the publisher, they haven't even done the interview with the staff of berserk this was also yet another "prediction".

This is not "cope", anyone that pays attention to the story knows if the story is heading to the final arc or not by just reading or watching.

@jacobPOL

Still coping I see...

If you had acctually read what's written in the article you'd have seen it says "Kouji Mori Stated Berserk Might End Before 10 Years Berserk (Credits: Hakusensha)" which means it's not " this was also yet another prediction" as you claim.

If you want a more direct source about what's mentoned in the article there you go https://www.skullknight.net/forum/index.php?threads/new-interview-with-mori-about-miura-berserk-and-more.16536/

Now you can cope some more.
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@jacobPOL

Still coping I see...

If you had acctually read what's written in the article you'd have seen it says "Kouji Mori Stated Berserk Might End Before 10 Years Berserk (Credits: Hakusensha)" which means it's not " this was also yet another prediction" as you claim.

If you want a more direct source about what's mentoned in the article there you go https://www.skullknight.net/forum/index.php?threads/new-interview-with-mori-about-miura-berserk-and-more.16536/

Now you can cope some more.
@JoeChip then let's talk about the actual series and discuss the current story events and why it is already in final act in the prep arc for the next arc that will be the final one.
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@JoeChip then let's talk about the actual series and discuss the current story events and why it is already in final act in the prep arc for the next arc that will be the final one.
@jacobPOL

Going off-topic and suddenly starting to talk about the manga as an effort to deflect the fact that you were wrong is a nice try but it won't work.

I am done with you as I have better things to do. You can keep posting but I won't respond anymore.
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@jacobPOL

Going off-topic and suddenly starting to talk about the manga as an effort to deflect the fact that you were wrong is a nice try but it won't work.

I am done with you as I have better things to do. You can keep posting but I won't respond anymore.
@JoeChip Like this is literally what have happened in the source material story, that also shows you have not read berserk with yet another example talking as if you were an expert on something even though you haven't watched/read it, just like with legend of the galactic heroes empire, so no, nice try ragebaiting.

Everyone that has read berserk can tell the story is very close to it's conclusion.

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Aug 27, 3:47 PM
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I dont like reading it hurts

but on a serious note, you can stop after the 97 anime. you'll just be lost at a cliffhanger
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1997 is good but cuts out an important character, its often advised to just read the from the start anyways even if you do watch this first. But if its enough to get you invested in the story, then you should watch it
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Nah don’t watch the 97 version. The music is good but art and animation is rough and pacing is all over the place. The first half of the golden age arc is adapted decently well but then the second half is adapted in the last like 3 episodes. They skip a bunch of content and world building. Just read the manga.
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Watch it. Plenty of people got introduced to Berserk though this anime. If you want the full story afterwards you need to read the manga from the beginning.

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