Guts the Outcast (Berserk)
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Music used:
Song 1 - Secunda (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
Song 2 - Dawn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
Song 3 - Behelit (Berserk 1997)
Song 4 - Guts' Theme (Berserk 1997)
*Note that ambient sounds from a track entitled "Skyrim Atmospheres" from Skyrim were used throughout the entire video.
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I mentioned this in the description, but the source for the background footage from Skyrim that was used here was taken with permission from LoopyLongPlays. All credit for that goes to them, and the link to that video can be found here: ruclips.net/video/U2RHSLbg9hA/видео.html&ab_channel=LoopyLongplays
Hope you enjoy this video and thanks for watching!
Shot in the dark here, do you know where I can read the berserk manga for free?
@@renel8964 Disgusting and disrespectful thing to ask, especially given the tone of the video. Miura died making this masterpiece and you're going to try and experience it illegally? How about you support the work you want to experience by reading it legitimately? Pay for it, it's worth it.
@@justmyopinion79 dude I'm broke what do you want from me huh? Richer fans can pay as they can. I'll support it by talking lore about it to people. Don't tell me what the f*** to do, disrespectful prick: hey that's just my opinion though.
@@renel8964 The disrespectful prick is the one trying to pirate and illegally read the manga of someone who died this year. No one gives a shit about you talking about lore to people, that isn't support. Get a job and buy the manga.
Please do a video on Serpico and Farnese they're like one of the few characters with so much depth left that haven't been addressed maybe even do it as a video on both at the same time
“Throughout my life, the moments, and people who have defined me… they have all been illuminated by sparks.” - Guts
Does anyone know the chapter this quote is from?
@@clmx6574 CHAPTER 64 : SPARKS FROM A SWORD TIP
Just when Guts was beginning to have a semblance of happiness, his creator died. Truly the character who has suffered the most
Why is life shit?
damm dude...
@@marlom7882 that’s a great premise to start off a story with, that’s a question that’ll never be answered in this lifetime, imo life is that way to make us grow and learn to put it simply
@@itachisenju9685 people can't grow if they get murdered
@@marlom7882capitalism. Capitalists. Berserk explains why well enough.
I love how everyone in berserk are either mentally, emotionally, or physically traumatized and guts dealing with all of that still chooses to live on despite it.
In a way we've all got a little guts in us.
He is the most human character in the story, both in good and bad ways.
For a long time, he didn't. His war against the Apostles was suicide. Not in a "against all odds I'm going to concur" heroic manner. Instead he didn't care if he lived or died, he wanted death, just not by his own hand. So he, like many slow suicides damaged himself until eventually it would consume him. Drug addicts, alcoholics, persons who self harm, it's what they do. They are in that interstice between life and death. Guts is seen as a hero because he wants to die by the hands of a monster bigger than himself. In reality he's no different than man with a needle in his arm begging for help.
He do infact have guts inside of us
@@ham1847 some more than others
@@shawngriffith6901
Damn! That's right.
I can’t ever give Miura enough credit for writing a character like guts. For all the times I was low and had the worst times in my life , berserk somewhere reminded me to take action for it no matter how heavy the situation was. Thank you Aleczandxr . Thank you Kentaro Miura
How do you feel about the story of Guts being unfinished? Should someone else continue it. Or is this the end?
@@TimmyTurner421 Honestly i dont think anyone else can do Beserk justice its not the ending we wanted but im glad some plot threads were mostly tied up
Like Caska regaining herself
@@TimmyTurner421 Berserk isn't Berserk if Miura isn't writing it.
@@TimmyTurner421 maybe I would like berserk to end with ch 364. Griffith’s character was brought to a new height with that chapter and it was pretty wholesome overall . It was like a light at the end of the tunnel .
"Struggle. Contend. Endure. For that alone is the sword of one who confronts death. Never forget this."
-Skull Knight
"the struggler will finally be able to rest " that hit me in the feels
With Guts theme playing in the background..
I feel like people forget about the hell in berserk.
When guts inevitably dies he gonna got there cause the brand
@@mr.j6780 well... the sacrifice doesn't have to be absolute. Like, he is marked for now, but maybe Miura had something in mind before passing... Or maybe we now know how Berserk was a prequel to Doom.
I really like how Schierke represent the light that pulls Guts from his inner demon. It reminds me that no matter how dark it gets a good friend can show you the light
Schierke and Puck. Angels on his shoulders.
@@Poet482 Puck was in the beginning and kinda became chibi comic relief, and then Schierke picked up the slack in FotME.
@@seemonuzumaki723
Yup! Unfortunately, much of Puck's purpose was finished when Guts called him by name for the first time, showing that he's aware that he needs to open up to people again.
Schierke definitely picks up the slack on the same idea, just in a different form.
More common in reality however, is the bad friend who can show you the darkness.
God bless all the decent people.
@@thepancakemannthe bad friends aren't your friends. It helps to know this. Not everyone is your husband or wife.
Lost Children is phenomenal. I understand why many like Golden Age the most (it's also excellent, like all of Berserk), but Conviction really is something else. Lost Children in particular.
Reading it and its stunningly beautiful ending, "Blue Sky Elf" (my favorite chapter) really is an experience. Almost religious in nature. It strikes that chord in me that nothing else does. "There's no paradise to escape to." Optimism disguised as pessimism.
My favorite arc in the greatest story of all time. Great video, man. Miura changed my life forever, and though I'm immensely saddened by his death, I'm happy that more people are slowly becoming aware of Berserk. Silver lining, ya know.
I totally adore it too - it's so distinct from every other arc, but the emotional and thematic messages it provides echo and resonate throughout the rest of the series. Thanks for watching!
Was the creator able to complete his story before he passed? I hope so
@@itachisenju9685 No...we're kind of hanging in the balance because his team has neither confirmed nor denied if the series is officially over. I think they will continue it because Miura has said he would like to create something as great as Guin Saga which was finished in the creators place posthumously. There's more signs that it will continue than that it won't.
"Wonder what's for dinner... tonight". That hit me really hard.. After i finished reading that line for the first time i just stared at the page and nothing else. I realized that no matter how hard your life is, no matter how many hardships you have to endure, at the end of the day, if you have someone waiting for you at home and have a nice worm meal with the people you love i guess life is worth living for 😄.
I really think rosine regretted what she did bec although her father was a POS by what we could tell her mother still loved her. But sometimes we only know what is important to us once weve lost it by then its already too late
nice worm meal 👍🍴
Guts's Theme is unique in that you wouldn't expect how it sounds but unknowingly fits him
Yeah, looking at guts you would expect some sort of rock music.
@@maxfordgaming9278
Which is what they did with the 2016 anime because they had absolutely no clue how to handle Berserk. Also evident by how they skipped Lost Children, entirely.
@@Poet482 exactly
@@Poet482 we can clown on the 2016 adaptation until the sun rises, not trying to defend it holistically, but lets be real for a second, there's no way to adapt that arc in a way that does it any justice whatsoever because of the subject matter involved lol
@@maxfordgaming9278 yes the point is that’s not who he really is on the inside
That Skyrim footage was really cool and creative to compliment the mystical forest atmosphere of the Peekaf story.
Thanks!
Lost children is a more important chapter in Berserk than people realize
Rest in Paradise Miura, and thank you Aleczandxr for continuing to celebrate the masterpiece he poured his heart and soul into.
It's really an honour to just experience and talk about the story, I get overwhelmed and don't really feel worthy to even make videos about it sometimes. I know that's hella overdramatic but hopefully you get me, LOL
@@Aleczandxr if anything you’re one of my favorites to hear talk about it
Guts himself related to that story so much, he listened to it attentively instead of brushing it off as “stupid fantasy”.
Very true, it’s super telling that he paid attention and took something from it, especially given that he brushed lots of things off at that point in his life.
“In the end, you must determine what to make of your fury. Whether it is to be the breath that keeps you alive, or the hellfire that consumes you from within.”
Guts’ struggle was nothing short of sublime. RIP Miura ❤️
Rest In Peace Miura sensei. We each have a little Guts in us.
berserk helped me out of drug fueled PTSD. seeing guts never give up despite going trough literal hell was very inspiring. even if you lose everything dont give up because rebellion against fate is the last possession in those moments
Jill is one of the best characters in Berserk. No, I'm not kidding.
Top 10 maybe
100 percent.
I highly recommend you watch boofire 191s video about lost children arc and how he compared guts and jills character.
It's simply incredible how much this piece of fiction has impacted me, no other thing has ever done so at such a high level and so consistently, Miura was simply unmatched. I will love and cherish Berserk until my dying breath.
While I want Guts to be happy and know peace, Griffith is still around. Even if it's not for revenge he has to be stopped since he intends to destroy the elf island and anyone who is not under his control. I think Miura wasn't gonna let Guts rest without finishing things with Griffith.
Well no shit. I think everyone knows that Griffith coming back signified that a part of him (Moon boy) regretted doing what he did, and that the "dark" part of him was off in Falconia. Griffith would have explained this to Guts and Casca, and Guts would have eventually killed the dark Griffith. His fight obviously wasn't over. But with the manga completed after Miura's death, you obviously have to change your interpretation. This analysis is spot on for the series and would be completely accurate once it was finished, but due to MIura's passing it's just been fast-tracked a bit to line up with this premature ending.
“For the first time he can thank the world for not being as cruel as it could’ve been”
It could’ve been more cruel to him?
No doubt; there were many shining lights for Guts throughout his journey, even if overall it was a totally hellish and arduous journey.
Been supporting since your "Griffith Did Nothing Wrong" video fam, now this feels like it's come full circle. Thank you so much, and rest in paradise Miura.
Emphasizing Lost Children is so important and useful to understanding Guts, because in many ways it represents the depths of his vengeance and despair, paralleling the narrative of Berserk itself arguably reaching its darkest, most distressingly brutal arc. It's exactly because of said darkness that I think the arc is so important to the overarching story, and yet it always feels undervalued from the plot perspective of things because it's basically a stand alone story that doesn't necessarily tie in to the main plotline, and is also so harsh and uncompromising in its violence and tragedy that it almost feels encapsulated in its own thematic tone, somehow even more starkly gritty and jarring than the rest of the manga.
That's exactly why I really appreciate this video so much, because you genuinely capture exactly why Lost Children is so poignant and integral to Gut's characterization and overall journey, why it matters as a massive transitional starting phase from the Guts who truly fell almost completely into the void to the one we got to know in the last couple of arc of the story, who had mellowed out and legitimately found a way forward beyond his agony, trauma and vengeance through family, friends and self-realization. It's unbridled in its ultraviolence, but Lost Children clearly had meaning behind why it told the tale it did, and that's what makes it so memorable for me beyond just being an incredible spectacle because of its dynamic battles or extreme impact as a very harsh, dark experience. Comparing the fable of Peekaf to Guts himself instead of just Rosine is inspired, I really think that's a great insight and definitely makes sense in an overarching way, since at that point in the story that's exactly the juncture Guts is at in terms of his development and progression as a person.
It's great that this arc managed to grab your attention the way it did mine when I first read Berserk and contemplated it. Something about Lost Children feels so unique while also simultaneously capturing what makes Berserk so beautifully tragic at the same time, in its entirety. Well done as usual for a great video man, and all the best!
Cheers as always for sharing pal, glad you enjoyed both this and Lost Children as much as I did for how great it is in both isolation and with respects to the rest of the series. All the best to you as well!
I'm so sad that Miura couldn't finish Berserk, but I'm glad it ended so peacefully
"It may not be stylish but...Live."
-Hide, Tokyo Ghoul
Heh
"Even if you have to claw your way through... Live"
-Also Hide
"Live"
-Fire Punch
Worst cursed words
Kentaro Miura would be so proud of this analysis. I had tears in my eyes by the end of it. Berserk truly is one the greatest works of the last 30 years. RIP Miura
Aleczander,
You are the one who introduced Berserk to me and I can't thank you enough for this. The way you show the tragedy and beauty of Guts' story is the best. And this video is something that I loved to watch especially after the passing of Kentaro Miura. Thanks so much for highlighting Guts, my fictional role model.
You’re very welcome, so happy you enjoyed.
Digging the skyrim background.
Awesome, I thought it was a cool addition for atmosphere and some script consistency.
Good video, Guts has so much symbolism with this story because he lost everything in a blip. Also interesting Guts relationship with Gambino in there final moments foreshadows Guts life and his relationship with Griffith as well and maybe some future foreshadowing. Guts killing Gambino (Griffith) eventually? After losing everything you have to move on. Rip Miura.
Guts would have killed Falconia Griffith.
Guts and Gintoki. The two best protagonists and very similar too.
I agree 2 broken man trying their best to fight withe the struggles life throws at them
A video from you on my favorite character ever? _GG_
I could write an essay on how much I love Miura's work, how it helped me through my worst moments and even helped growing up but _realistically nobody would care_ so I'm just going so say
Thank you Miura
And thank you Alecxandr
_I already know I'm going to love this video_
You're very welcome, I hope you enjoy.
@@Aleczandxr I'm 6 minutes in and I've been blown away already
I feel a bit embarrassed for not having understood the Peekaf/Guts parallelism before, having read Berserk several times haha
Edit: F*ck I wanna re-read Berserk now
For what it's worth I'd read your essay :)
Hey man, I was literally getting off a Berserk binge and this lands before my bedtime.
The Laws od Causality work in mysterious ways to keep me from sleeping.
A new Berserk video by Aleczandxr means it's a very good day. Thank You for this, excellent work as always! R.I.P. Kentaro Miura.
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed!
Damn this makes me want to reread Berserk again. Amazing video as always!!
Thank you! And no time like the present, go for a re-read!
Umineko chads having good taste as usual i see
God, I had forgotten how amazing the art for this series was. Absolutely stunning to look at
So much respect for your content man, whether it's haikyuu, berserk, or anyother manga/anime your analyses are so well thought out and your opinions are always fresh and informed. Many thanks for creating :)
You’re very welcome, I’m very glad you enjoy all the content :)
Seriously his analysis forces me to question everything, every word he says is considered carefully you can tell he puts a lot of effort into his script and it’s beautiful his words mean something… watch his breaking bad/better call saul analysis it’s a masterpiece in writing
Man you try to make me cry, didn't you? Your videos are too good. Thank you.
You’re very welcome!
with miura's death in my mind the ending of berserk is guts living in peace with his friends in elfland and eventually bonding with casca again after all that time
This made me want to both reread Berserk and replay Skyrim.
You can always play dark souls aswell
I went to replay Skyrim a couple of months ago and played it for like 10 minutes. It just didn’t do it for me. It’s not what I remembered it being when it came out ten damn years ago.
@@joebeast15 It's a bad game, yeah. But the music and scenery is amazing, and this video reminded me of that
@@alicepbg2042 It was because of the music and footage, which dark souls wasn't a part of
@@easschung9442 I agree. It weird how time can skew your perceptions of things. When that game first came out I sunk a lot of hours into it. I went to replay it and it was like ten minutes in I was like “….I’m good”.
Wow I can imagine how much harder it is to make a manga video compared to an anime video, but this video was gorgeous. Great use of the panels and how they filled the screen one by one.
Thank you! It was more work but Berserk is definitely worth it.
Miura, the greatest mangaka, created the best protagonist, the best antagonist and the best animanga of all time, and he put his soul and heart in it. Thank you for everything, you can rest now.
Damn…this is the first berserk video that I’ve listened to where I’m not only uncomfortable with hearing what needed to be said but saddened at how everything has turned out. To be clear what I mean by that is how far more personal Guts’s struggle is to, well, people that feel they have nowhere to go or a place to belong but are probably blinded by that anguish and heavy heart to see what maybe they could do.
I relate to lost children a lot, it is by far my favorite arc for the message it delivers and the harsh truth it shows about Guts, but the message at the end is one that is far too hard to swallow, and it seems that it might’ve been the same for Guts too, I feel that since I’ve said those same things too yet never put fully into practice, just said it like it is.
There’s more to be said but you put everything perfectly and solidified even further why I love this story so much. Thank you for this video, and a thousand blessings for your future that’s to come.
My pleasure, so glad that this video is still finding people. Thank you for your wonderful and thoughtful comment as well.
Lost Children really does encompass everything that Berserk is about. Even if it never gets's truly finished, the final image of Jill standing under the Cold blue sky seems like a perfect ending to this story.
I can’t get through a Berserk analysis without tearing up. Well, I can if I close myself off from it emotionally, but then I can’t appreciate it as much.
If I still knew how to cry, this video would deserve my tears
I might be at work, but I always got time for an Alexzandxr video, especially a Berserk one!
Always love your videos my dude!! Can't wait to watch (well listen) to this while I work!
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Had to stop every so often to just simply.. enjoy Miura's work as it came on screen. Man was a grand influence on my life whether I was aware of it or not (I look at Ike Fire Emblem in particular) and helped me through so much of my life. I took up dip ink and ink wash as one of my most commonly used mediums in art school because of Berserk and, well, it ended up becoming my favorite traditional medium.
I hope you rest well Miura and, if reincarnation and/or the afterlife are real, that they are kind and gentle to you. Thank you for everything.
Glad you like them, and hope you enjoy this!
@@Aleczandxr I absolutely did! Can't wait to see what you make next!
Closure. Thank you.
It's hard to get closure with THAT ending, not gunna lie. 364 was amazing but why did it have to end like that... -.-
My favorite video essayist at it again
Guess I'm crying the rest of the day, your thoughts not only make me enjoy more masterpieces like Berserk but they also help me reflect on my own life, thank you and thanks to Miura that gifted us with such beautiful work.
My pleasure, thank you for watching.
I started reading berserk after ignoring my best friends suggestions and reccomendations to do so for years. Needless to say, loved it. I binged it. Finished it in 3 days. Then miura died.
Felt like karma tbh. Only after i fell in love with something i ignored did i realise how much of it i would miss. I've read a bunch of manga. Tens of thousands of chapters. Finished Baki yesterday actually. 1267 chapters in 10 days.
None come close to berserk. It left a hole in my heart and miura took a part of my soul. "You bear witness to the end of your journey.
It is not always a happy thing."
Rest in peace, Miura. Hope you found peace in the afterlife if there is one.
I really like Guts because he's really relatable
Even ignoring the amazing story damn does Berserk look beautiful
I love Guts so much.
RIP.
Just re-read 364. Just cried again.
I said I would before, but now I have begun my Berserk reread and my Skyrim replay now. Thank you.
RIP Miura, we don’t deserve the masterpiece you gave us
ah what a beautiful allegorical implication then, that griffith returns in the final panel crying :)
This video is great and came at a perfect time. I've been struggling a lot over the past 2 years with betrayals, anger, and unresolved trauma. This week I finally felt able to let it go and move on after enduring for so long.
I never related to Guts til this moment. And I think that's really beautiful you helped make that happen!
Glad to help, thanks for watching!
Guts, like all of us, must find balance between the two sides of himself. Maybe the best revenge is caring for Casca, and trying to live the best life he can. Maybe all of his anger can be channeled into loving those around him. I believe this is still him fighting against Fate because after the eclipse, he was destined to die, and most likely would've descended into darkness. Rebelling against this casual outcome is the epitome of Guts. An integration of the shadow and light within him.
Don’t ever stop analysing Berserk
I like how you included manga panels instead of anime clips for this video
Finally, a reason to get out of bed.. thank you papa Alec.
You don't need to get out of bed to watch a video ;)
love the skyrim footage in the background very fitting for the narrrative
Just when I was checking out your old berserk videos this week I see you released a new one ! awesome !
One of the best written and illustrated stories in history, where it proves to be so much more than Dark Fantasy. Thank you Miura, for creating this masterpiece.
Your videos are always a treat. Although incomplete, I believe it is one of the greatest works of fiction out there. Thank you for this.
You’re very welcome!
Aleczandxr has blessed us once again
In all my darkest hours I always had berserk to fall back to and the willingness to keep going despite the hardships.
Today my pc's hard drive died, I am out nearly $10k right now because of the price of the rig, the price of the games, and the price of all that I have bought in said games over the years.
Yet somehow after the raw emotions faded I am left with a feeling like I have in some way been forced to move on. To make changes for the betterment of myself. I've been enjoying combat sports more and more lately and knew I'd have to sacrifice leisure time if I wanted to wholeheartedly pursue that passion. This feels like life decided to take the willpower aspect away and just leave me with only fitness. In a way I'm thankful for that despite everything.
Hope you recovered well.
Your production quality is 🔥
Thank you, glad you think so!
The Peekaf story always gets to me... I can't stop thinking about it for a good while.
I’ve been waiting for this video for years😂
Oh damn LOL
This gave me a lot to think about when i reflect on my life
Perfectly fitting for Elden Ring.
*Guts's theme starts playing*
Me : *tears*
Well.. since this is the end of Berserk. I'd say Guts and Casca settled down in the magical forest and lived happily ever after.
They more than any characters deserve it.
I appreciate this video and all, but it made me cry for 30 minutes straight. Thank you.
My pleasure!
Id like to think Berserk has a happy ending.
I welcome this video with open arms. Your narration particularly suit this atmosphere and it was almost ASMR to me my friend. Thank you 🖤🖤🖤
You’re welcome!
Exactly a month ago I saw this video watched the first 3 minutes paused it went and read berserk finished and now here I am to finish the video 😂
So we may not be strong enough to forgive and forget but we should always have the courage to move on
AJ Berserk content? Looking forward to this!
Lost children is so good🧡🧡
Hope you enjoy it!
The fun thing, Is you could also compare this to Griffith when he lost guts, when he lost all independence, when he lost all of his friends to his own ambition.
Side note, and maybe I'm reaching, but isn't it interesting the Griffith was punished in a way that ensured he was reliant on others? Something that was originally his strength turned into his hell as now he was forced to depend on the remains of the band for everything.
Many thanks for maiking this video
Honestly I really belive this upcoming Griffith confrontation was to show that Guts changed that an opportunity of the story will present itself where he can let go of his biggest rage... literally. At least thats what I hope would happen.
He struggles no more but we have to go on
This and all the amazing quotes hit me right in the feels
Thank you for this, time to listen to "my brother", "black swordsman" or "blood & guts". This is something that i feel helps all fans get a bit closer to Acceptance if they haven't already.
RIP Kentaro Miura.
I read through Berserk few weeks ago. I don't like starting a series which I don't if it will ever end and I knew very well the creator of Berserk passed away. Still, I heard it's the best manga ever so why not give it a shot. It's been going for 30+ years so it has to have some conclusions and merit to reading it.
And it did. Words cannot describe the quality of this masterpiece. It is given the title of the best manga ever because the story works so perfectly inside of that medium and I can hardly imagine them making an anime or some other adaptation matching its quality just because of Miura's sheer talent, tenacity and hard work which made each panel a work of art on its own.
They might finish the story one way or another, but there won't be any more of his drawings and that is the saddest thing ever.
Very good video as always. Thank you!
Thanks and my pleasure!
Rest in peace Miura.
Cant wait to watch your Berserk videos. Im currently at the end of the Black swordsman arc and Im having a blast
@@michaelyu6250 yeah 2 chapters into Golden age and I already see this becoming my one of my fav manga
BOOM im back baby
Really missed your videos on berserk brother
So that Berserk reread did lead to a new Berserk video mate! :)
It did indeed..
Damn here we are, Alex. The king is dead, your predictions were right, the series will end unfinished.
Honestly one of the most heartbreaking endings to a piece of media I could imagine.
I see it hasn't deterred you though. Still making quality content. Cheers.
Great video. Always enjoy hearing your perspective.
Thanks!
Damn alex…I thought I was done missing berserk but here you are…making me miss it all over again..(not a bad thing though I adore berserk and your vids)
This is lovely
Thank you!