The Life Lessons of Berserk

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  • Опубликовано: 6 июн 2024
  • Much like the story itself, Berserk has lessons woven into the narrative that, though dark, are uplifting in their own way.
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  • @TheActualMrLink
    @TheActualMrLink 4 года назад +1423

    Guts isn’t truly good.
    Guts isn’t truly evil.
    Guts is *human.* And that’s what I love about him.

    • @gootoo.
      @gootoo. 4 года назад +27

      Right down to the marrow of his fucking bones

    • @killblom3969
      @killblom3969 3 года назад +27

      Guts is literally if Subaru was a master combatant.

    • @Thenamelessgod-cz9em
      @Thenamelessgod-cz9em 3 года назад +2

      Same

    • @johnnylozano3745
      @johnnylozano3745 3 года назад +22

      that's what we all love about him. his story has touched in ways no other story has, I related to him in a lot of ways, even right down to the anger. berserk helped me through a lot, from getting me out of a bad situation to finding something I love and wanting to work in it. berserk and Guts for that inspired me to want to be a better person and to be a better writer. if they ever have the balls to make a berserk live-action, I want to be one of the few that even try to adapt it.

    • @MatsYoo
      @MatsYoo 2 года назад

      Well humans are truly evil but they are good at disguising it

  • @oliverjamesatkinson
    @oliverjamesatkinson 4 года назад +1111

    "Be defined by what you overcame; not what weighed you down."

    • @tasal106
      @tasal106 3 года назад +32

      i heard him say that i was just sitting there like ''damn, hes right''

    • @afuras2534
      @afuras2534 2 года назад +1

      Dam

    • @JuiceD2958
      @JuiceD2958 Год назад +1

      Screenshoted! Thanks for this one.

    • @Imnotforeign
      @Imnotforeign Год назад

      Such a great quote

    • @user-hl3qv8qg2s
      @user-hl3qv8qg2s 4 месяца назад

      i know this is a fictional history... and thats why people identify with guts.
      but lets say he was a real person...
      no one would dare to identify with him, because he literally murdered a little kid xD
      well, he would "admired" like ted bundy or richard ramirez. probably judged like a war criminal and executed....
      but i get it. he is a lonely man in a horrible context. he regreted killing that kid... but he killed an innocent kid bro. a lot of killers regret their crimes when they are caught.

  • @redlol123
    @redlol123 4 года назад +1309

    Berserk is the story of one man's endless struggle to overcome insurmountable odds.
    One man's journey to tempt the fates and do the impossible:
    Stop playing Idolmaster.

    • @KseRes
      @KseRes 4 года назад +38

      Idolmaster is one hell of a drug!

    • @JTomas96
      @JTomas96 4 года назад +33

      You know you have a true Berserk fan when he knows the idol-master thingy

    • @robertbrandelius2145
      @robertbrandelius2145 4 года назад +2

      @@JTomas96 indeed

    • @Eterrath
      @Eterrath 3 года назад +1

      ...

    • @Utopian1234
      @Utopian1234 2 года назад

      Its too late.

  • @TheMaskedMan
    @TheMaskedMan 4 года назад +515

    The most important lesson I learned was when you hear “here are your 3 silver coins” you run. Now.

  • @DirtyDanRichards
    @DirtyDanRichards 4 года назад +397

    Basically, he's not a role model because he's perfect from the get go, he's a role model because we've been disappointed with him at his worst, and route for him at his best.
    We've seen what not to be like, and how to change what we should be like.

    • @TheActualMrLink
      @TheActualMrLink 4 года назад +6

      VERY well put!

    • @burner1303
      @burner1303 4 года назад +2

      @Manek Iridius There are different kinds of role models. If what you're saying were true, no actual living human could be a role model as no actual person is perfect.

  • @drinnoshika4233
    @drinnoshika4233 Год назад +11

    "Is it better to born good, or overcome your evil nature through great effort?" Paathanaux

  • @sillyjobbernowl
    @sillyjobbernowl 4 года назад +385

    Remember when we had like 8 chapters in a row. Good times.

    • @joshuanecesario7926
      @joshuanecesario7926 3 года назад +21

      Nowadays its lucky that we get 2-3 chapters a year

    • @sillyjobbernowl
      @sillyjobbernowl 3 года назад

      @@joshuanecesario7926 :'(

    • @gregbaldinucci2488
      @gregbaldinucci2488 3 года назад +7

      1 chapter came out in the whole time i was reading it

    • @sillyjobbernowl
      @sillyjobbernowl 3 года назад +11

      @@gregbaldinucci2488 I reread it a few months ago and the latest chapter came out a couple hours after I had finished, it felt so good. The wait is starting to kill again though. x.x

    • @gregbaldinucci2488
      @gregbaldinucci2488 3 года назад +1

      Jobbernowl it was a few weeks before i finished it the first time and i wanna die

  • @issacdrd
    @issacdrd 4 года назад +277

    I see that Avatar comparison. Zuko's character arc is essentially kid friendly Guts. Both let their emotions control their actions in the beginning. Eventually they see the wrongdoing they have committed and set out to fix the world for the better.

    • @lukewarm._.pudding9354
      @lukewarm._.pudding9354 3 года назад +8

      fax

    • @mccor002
      @mccor002 2 года назад +7

      Both even lose an eye and what defined them and have to find meaning in themselves. Beautiful stuff

  • @theanimeslayer3999
    @theanimeslayer3999 4 года назад +362

    Facing the harsh realities of whatever reality you inhabit and how to deal with them, Guts is tenacious which is a positive
    trait but it is also the ability to mature and grow in spite of the misfortune he has endured is one life lesson of Berserk.

    • @pohjantuulet247
      @pohjantuulet247 2 года назад +1

      Maturing over the years is mainly thanks to the hardships and struggles we face in our lives while on our way to becoming older. This is also where the traditional norm comes from, that we should regard our elders with respect, because they've likely faced hardships and struggles as well. The more mature a person is, the more likely it is for them having fought personal battles, some of which may even be beyond our comprehension.

  • @ZontarDow
    @ZontarDow 4 года назад +563

    "Sometimes your life is ruined because of factors outside of your control"
    You mean like how you're going to have to review BokunoPiko at some point?

    • @melancholyman369
      @melancholyman369 4 года назад

      Best not pop a soft one mate😂

    • @MrGrimjaw
      @MrGrimjaw 4 года назад +8

      @@BOOFIRE191 don't it's basically about a pedophile who has sex with a boy who looks female oh the boys under legal age of consent

    • @ojizle
      @ojizle 4 года назад

      didn't it get a remake?

    • @animuauntie
      @animuauntie 4 года назад +8

      @@MrGrimjaw the boy is under the age of puberty, let alone consent

    • @MrGrimjaw
      @MrGrimjaw 4 года назад

      @@animuauntie that's what I said lol

  • @artorius4809
    @artorius4809 4 года назад +125

    Struggle, endure for that alone is the sword of one who defies fate

  • @kavana.official
    @kavana.official 8 месяцев назад +5

    Great video. I see people say Berserk is nihilistic in a hopeless sense but I find it to be the very opposite. In Berserk, the ability to struggle onwards is depicted as an absolutely positive trait

  • @XFry333X
    @XFry333X 2 года назад +61

    "You bear witness to the end of your journey. It is not always a happy thing."
    This quote from Skull Knight will stay with me. You can work hard. You can try your best. You can struggle your whole life. But the ending will not always be happy. Yet still, we must keep struggling. If we die in struggle, then we die doing something about what harms us.

  • @floridaman9109
    @floridaman9109 4 года назад +255

    It's funny that Berserk shares its ideas with 'War and Peace', 'Master and Margareta' and 'The Little Prince'.
    Conflict exists from time immemorial, faustian deals and making friends.
    If it ever finishes it will probably stand next to Lord of the Rings as a great modern literature piece.

    • @Theblindbruce
      @Theblindbruce 4 года назад +7

      Florida Man I agree that both Berserk and Lord of the Rings are amazing forms of literature, but I don’t think that we can really compare one to the other. We can’t really say that one is better because of the time period they were/are written in and the fact that one is manga and the other is a timeless novel.

    • @artorius4809
      @artorius4809 4 года назад +20

      Swear to God imma study the crap out of necromancy if Miura dies before he finishes

    • @floridaman9109
      @floridaman9109 4 года назад +3

      @@Theblindbruce I was more referring to the world building and themes. The english original for LoTR as much as a I read it(wasn't my own copy) had some passages that we're written beautifully even if it dragged along some other parts. Sadly, I didn't finish not even 1/4rd of it but it was enough to get a taste of what it can do.
      @Therisiun That could backfire somehow. Don't practice what you don't understand only study.

    • @elrapido5150
      @elrapido5150 4 года назад +4

      @@artorius4809 But what if he comes back only to play more Idolmaster?

    • @artorius4809
      @artorius4809 4 года назад +3

      @@elrapido5150 damn theres always a catch

  • @devilx0607
    @devilx0607 4 года назад +72

    Berserk is literature that shows when any force breaks your will you will live as a husk of who you were. Guts is an inhuman force which allowed him to live this long. Most shonen demonstrate the idea of never backing down and being ambitious to an extant that it is boring. But berserk isn't even a shonen and it demonstrates that moral in a world that feels real with apostles and demons represented as humans who wanted power and control over others. With all said, Guts is the only one who is human never giving in to power and trying to keep himself and his comrades alive. I love berserk, showing life is about struggles and getting through them with losing face. it gives me inspiration for it's ideology and morality.

  • @animuauntie
    @animuauntie 4 года назад +111

    I have a hard time facing the darkest aspects of myself, and feel so discouraged and hopeless when I do. And I've done nowhere near the things Guts has done. Still, I see him as a hero. Of all the demons he fights night after night, the one he struggles with the most is the one he carries into the daytime every moment of every day, that has grown with him his whole life. He doesn't exactly have self - love, but he's still working with the hope of being better, of doing better, and finding his path. He lives with himself, and the consequences and knowledge of what he has done. That's fortitude if I've ever seen it.

    • @alangutierrez4232
      @alangutierrez4232 4 года назад +2

      Animu Auntie well said!!!

    • @justinbenitez593
      @justinbenitez593 3 года назад +2

      Same feeling

    • @pohjantuulet247
      @pohjantuulet247 2 года назад +4

      The path to facing ones own self in its darkest is also not for the faint of heart. It is a journey that is primed with danger, and can cause the person to fall into a slippery-slope of turmoil and misery. Many have taken upon themselves to study their own darkest chapters, only to get ensnared by their subconsciousness. I personally fought that battle once, and it lasted for years, much longer than any sane person would have been comfortable with. But eventually i found strength through the struggle and pain, it provided an odd sense of meaning to whatever purpose i was craving from life at the time. So i overcame my own obstacles and thawed out victorious, but at what cost? I had traded away big portion of my humanity in exchange for personal strength of willpower.
      I may not still be happy in life, but for whatever its worth, at least i retain a clear sense of meaning. I know my path thoroughly, and i must continue walking it.

  • @zayxen9346
    @zayxen9346 4 года назад +63

    I wonder why gore, sexual violence, pain, and all these negative emotions lead to something bittersweet. I feel that's what lessons are.

  • @debrickashaw9387
    @debrickashaw9387 4 года назад +18

    Big strong sad man hits demons with huge sword

  • @edwardgaines6561
    @edwardgaines6561 4 года назад +84

    _"Even if we bring something back from the dead, it still won't be the same."_ (Volume 33)
    My favorite lesson Berserk teaches, and shows how worldly Guts has become. Holding onto the past (Casca) is what prevents our personal growth.

    • @omiorahman6283
      @omiorahman6283 4 года назад +2

      Guts needs to go mgtow XD
      Mgtowserk .
      Hai yai tallness
      The redpillrage armour to fight simppith .

    • @MercenaryGio
      @MercenaryGio 4 года назад +7

      This reminds me of the Lost Children Arc when Jill gets upset at her crippled veteran father for always rambling about a past battle that he was defeated in.
      Something along the lines:
      Jill: Enough already, day after day you babble on about some old battle you lost! Why don't you think about us some?!
      Father: Lost battle..? Old babble..? We fought our hearts out so our wives and children could live in safety.
      The father was abusive but it's interesting how he shares many similarities with Guts and makes me wonder if settling down with Casca would even solve anything. Guts is not the kind of character to simply let go of a grudge and even if he wants to settle down to take care of Casca I'd imagine that the anger of his "lost battle" would still smolder within him. Everyone wants Guts to have a happy ending with Casca but I doubt that will ever happen.

    • @edwardgaines6561
      @edwardgaines6561 4 года назад +1

      @@MercenaryGio Nicely put. That's why, as mush as it sucks, he and Casca just aren't meant to be. Casca represents everything Guts wishes he could forget. Of course, it will be very interesting to see how Casca responds to Griffith's betrayal.

    • @zaifir8119
      @zaifir8119 4 года назад +1

      I don't know if i'm thinking about the same scene, but the translation that i think i read was something like:
      "Even if we force back what was lost, it still won't be the way it was."
      I like it better this way, fits the situation better.

    • @st8vie282
      @st8vie282 3 года назад +1

      Is that bubbles of futility? I thought the quote was different

  • @giovannigiorgio831
    @giovannigiorgio831 4 года назад +65

    Determination - Firmness in purpose
    Self-Reflection - Serious thought about one's character, actions and motives
    Strength in Adversity - Hardiness in the face of tough times
    Stoic Integrity - A quiet, enduring moral center
    Though many of us haven't suffered anything nearly as horrific as a single thing Guts has, we can take his lessons to heart and seek to become better people.

    • @thanatos2288
      @thanatos2288 4 года назад +3

      Yes. This. ❤

    • @timeportal2859
      @timeportal2859 Год назад

      Patience - Endures I'm the face of hardship and despair and move forward.

  • @CS-hu5be
    @CS-hu5be 4 года назад +147

    4:27 Berserk: "how important it is to control your emotions, instead of being the one controlled."
    Me: "deduction, discipline, self acceptance"
    people like Grifith: "my emotions control everything, i reject my past and ignore everything in me, i do nothing wrong."

    • @leyoshivenere350
      @leyoshivenere350 4 года назад +23

      Being a free human is all about controling emotions, if you don't, people will use it to control you. You have to know what you really need as a human being.

    • @CS-hu5be
      @CS-hu5be 4 года назад +5

      @@leyoshivenere350 we can not decide we are something because we desire it, or because its what people call us. to find the laws in reality is not to decide them. because of what we are, we must create struggle to achieve self understanding and will.

    • @defiantspirit8512
      @defiantspirit8512 Год назад +1

      Don't be a Griffith

  • @tzaneee
    @tzaneee 4 года назад +18

    the best lesson i learned by reading berserk for almost 15 years .....dont start reading something until it`s completed

  • @arturocervantes7343
    @arturocervantes7343 4 года назад +32

    He is my role model. Ive had a hard life and i know its going to get harder but thank you for logically making sense of who Guts is. I see him as a man to overcome himself and not blame the world. He drives me to be a better man.

  • @johnbk0073
    @johnbk0073 4 года назад +44

    I ended up getting the mark of sacrifice as a tattoo because of what I learned from berserk. I have had a list of bad shit happen to me in my life and the idea of "it's just another fight" and keep moving has become a core belief for me. After watching this I feel I picked up more then just that from berserk.

    • @Chase-vq6eq
      @Chase-vq6eq 4 года назад +1

      Did you get it on the back of your neck? I was thinking about getting one as well tbh

    • @johnbk0073
      @johnbk0073 4 года назад +1

      @@Chase-vq6eq I got mine on my inner forearm so i always see it. Plus I cant do the neck and I have plans for my back

  • @manuelquintana3401
    @manuelquintana3401 4 года назад +44

    Thorfinn from Vinland saga does the redemption arc beautifully as well

    • @ThunderstyleYTB
      @ThunderstyleYTB 4 года назад +1

      @RWDS God damn it dude. Still no chapter 328.

    • @nih.s
      @nih.s 3 года назад

      @@ThunderstyleYTB there wont be another

    • @ThunderstyleYTB
      @ThunderstyleYTB 3 года назад +1

      @@nih.s In my heart I've accepted it. At least it ended with a satisfying conclusion. Musashi started his path to true enlightenment.

    • @nih.s
      @nih.s 3 года назад

      @@ThunderstyleYTB yeah thats true

  • @beetheimmortal
    @beetheimmortal Год назад +3

    Guts is a really stoic and philosophical character at heart. He really thinks about who he is, what his goal is, what others mean to him, even if it doesn't seem that way at first. I think he's really admirable from the very first moment we see him.

  • @earthboundkid1
    @earthboundkid1 4 года назад +24

    Berserk Is about many many things. Here are some of the most important ones. 1. Literally all of fate has conspired against Guts to make his life a living hell. So what does guts do? Does Guts complain? Does Guts cry or play the victim and curse the world? NO! Guts rises to the occasion can carries the heaviest burden he possibly can to be the person everyone needs him to be.
    2. Berserk captures the nature of man and the hero's journey better than any other piece can or has done. Guts not only has to deal with the real world demons and apostles he has to deal with his inner demons to meaning his capacity for evil and the temptation to give in not only to give in to his base nature to have sex, but to not say fuck it and go for revenge against Griffith no matter the cost. There is a reason he is nicknamed the struggler in the manga
    3. The symbolism and deep philosophy of the manga. I think Berserk has a lot of symbolism. I really truly and honestly believe that the Berserk Armour specifically is a metaphor for the state of Apotheosis or near Apotheosis. What does that mean? Apotheosis is the part in the story where the here nearly dies after which he or she comes to the realization of some greater truth. Apotheosis is the state of a person being in a state of perfection or near perfection and pushing themselves to the absolute limit. You have all seen the movies or anime where the main character comes back to beat the bad guy after taking a losing to them. Since Guts literately can't die in the Berserk Armour he is in the state of Apotheosis or near Apotheosis constantly. The Dragon slayer is a bit easier I think it represents the heavy burden Guts has to carry.
    As for philosophy even though in canonablity is questionable the idea of evil comes straight out of Nietzsche and Jung same for how not only Griffith acts but how he describes what an Ideal friend is. Berserk is definitely a conflict of morals and ideas. Between Griffith who thinks the ends justify the means who would exchange duty for power versus Guts who cares about how he protects people and chooses to forsake power for duty, the battle of free will versus determinism/causality not to mention Guts in a great embodiment of virtue ethics and that why Berserk is a master piece.

  • @ShadowRealmZ373
    @ShadowRealmZ373 4 года назад +16

    Guts is my idol and everything I strive for being, also I kept up with Berserk since I was 12 , and knew he was more human than even humans, Berserk is a masterpiece

  • @skullyinc.
    @skullyinc. 4 года назад +36

    Live isn't fair and don't betray the people who call you a friend. Because maybe one day a guy with a deck out black armor is going to smash your teeth in

  • @dogeshiba9248
    @dogeshiba9248 3 года назад +9

    Rest In Peace, sensei. Your legacy will live on in us, it’ll continue to change the life of more and more people for the better :’(

  • @grimreads
    @grimreads 4 года назад +71

    it is a great story, and all great stories are important life lessons

  • @thesenate5913
    @thesenate5913 2 года назад +2

    "You struggler. Take heed, one year hence shall be the time of the eclipse!! You and your friends, those yet unseen of the fleshless flesh and that unkingly half of yours shall all be gathered then in that place! A torrent of madness of tempest of death for which the human body could never atone, shall sweep over you! But take heed struggler, you were born from a corpse and began your life from death in the mud! You are closer to death than anyone. Thus you excel in escaping it! Struggle, contend, wriggle! That alone is the sword of one who confronts death! Never forget this!."
    -Skull Knight, Chapter 37

  • @EtherT
    @EtherT Год назад +2

    The lessons you touched on in this video are part of why I love Berserk.

  • @MurakamiTenshi
    @MurakamiTenshi 3 года назад +5

    Rest in Peace, Kentarou Miura!

  • @angelq.1280
    @angelq.1280 4 года назад +9

    I love how he has bloodborne music

  • @CharlesRoyaleGaming
    @CharlesRoyaleGaming 4 года назад +11

    My man with that Bloodborne music

  • @ekings3541
    @ekings3541 3 года назад +7

    .. it’s right. I believe I created this mentality within myself as some pains of mistakes I’ve made in the past try to destroy me and fill me with endless regret and sorrow. I still push on. I’ve felt empty for so many years but little moments here and there make me glad I still fight so hard and succeed. This might be hell but we still have to make the best out of it.

  • @EvynnexEvynne
    @EvynnexEvynne 4 года назад +21

    This was some tasty Berserk content, thank you so much!! Lots of people interpret Berserk as a grim-dark story that shows Guts as irredeemable (especially during the Black Swordsman arc). It’s really fresh to see a more nuanced take that allows the kindness and hatred to exist simultaneously. Good stuff, I’m now a subscriber ^-^

  • @tobluetoblack
    @tobluetoblack 4 года назад +53

    There's a reason why it has so many life lessons. Cause it's the greatest Manga of all time. Right next to One Piece for me.
    Edit 5/20/2021: Rest in Peace Kentaro Miura. Your masterpiece will live on and continue to inspire countless generations of story tellers from all walks of life.

    • @tobluetoblack
      @tobluetoblack 4 года назад +2

      @mondays are shit That's what they all say and yet it's the number one selling manga of all time.

    • @JeffPenaify
      @JeffPenaify 4 года назад +2

      @mondays are shit bullshit One Piece is easily the deepest and most creative Shonen battle manga that was ever created. The Wano Arc is great so far whole cake island was excellent, no other manga could maintain its peak after such a long narrative One Piece is still at its peak it is one of a kind and deserves its rank amongst the very best. Its like saying Attack on Titan is just popular these manga wouldnt be such worldwide hits if they didnt offer something to manga as a whole

    • @SuzukiT
      @SuzukiT 4 года назад +2

      @mondays are shit one piece was only good from water 7 to marineford. After that it fell off hard

    • @narumaki6674
      @narumaki6674 4 года назад +7

      imagine comparing berserk to one piece. You dont understand berserk at all.

    • @vaannebilim
      @vaannebilim 4 года назад

      How can be manga that treats violence with such frivolity be good at all?, One piece is really overrated

  • @teleportsaroundyou4629
    @teleportsaroundyou4629 4 года назад +4

    Berserk changed my life, like straight up gave me a whole perspective/ psyche shift

  • @BoomSonicSuper
    @BoomSonicSuper 4 года назад +7

    Honestly, this is now one of my favorite videos on youtube. And especially my favorite video from you so far. You did a great job on this video, and you made a lot of research too, all the while, you formulated your sentences properly AND entertained the viewer. That's 3 things that are very hard for some youtube essay writers to get right. So yeah... Great job! You should be proud of this video!

  • @_sargentocoelho_4441
    @_sargentocoelho_4441 4 года назад +4

    2 seconds.
    It took 2 SECONDS.
    For Donovan to appear in a LIFE LESSONS video.
    What a time to be alive

  • @kunalsalunkhe632
    @kunalsalunkhe632 2 года назад +3

    Berserk taught me feelings of different people and their pov nobody is wrong in their way.
    Guts is my favorite character so far whenever I have to fight I remember him and his struggle.
    Keep struggling against your fate......

  • @smitemus
    @smitemus 4 года назад +3

    Berserk is for teens and young adults to learn from and for grown men to cry over.

  • @franciscoortuzar2975
    @franciscoortuzar2975 3 года назад +5

    RIP KENTARO MIURA

  • @soapmctavish8821
    @soapmctavish8821 4 года назад +5

    In my early 20s, I became really good at achieving my goals and staying out of life's biggest problems just by taking good decisions and keeping myself at top performance. Unexpectedly for me back then, in my late 20s (as life unfolds more of its complexity), life began throwing curved balls at me. I began to fuck up no matter how good my planning was, and I also felt my weakest spots being constantly tested. Every now and then big trouble came, and many times I simply lost (realtionships, money, etc.), Damage-control through self-control, meditation, and peace-seeking became something important for me since then.

  • @kaikun26
    @kaikun26 4 года назад +1

    Your Analysis' are one of the best. Keep doing whatcho doin

  • @pedropierre9594
    @pedropierre9594 2 года назад +2

    The biggest theme that jumps at me is that life is suffering and you should face it as it is.

  • @whatup8427
    @whatup8427 4 года назад

    I love how somebody can talk about one of my favorite anime / manga ever and do it so well that it makes the hairs on my neck stand up. You actually gave me a life lesson as well. And I am grateful.

  • @teddypizzle6029
    @teddypizzle6029 4 года назад +2

    I think your video exactly the way I see Bersek. I binged on this when I was super depressed but no matter how sad Berserk is, it always lifts me up. Like I know I had it bad, but not as bad the Guts and the crew. I always loved how they’d make it through all those calamities and misfortunes. They were always an inch away from death but they gang up and fight. It be like that sometimes but there’s still some good here and there.

  • @ColonelSanders17
    @ColonelSanders17 4 года назад +7

    Very good video. Those are lessons that I had to learn the hard way. The world is a cruel, cold place. You have to work through it. Even when you are at the end of your rope you HAVE to push through. You have to learn from your short comings, if not, you will live a stunted life. You have to appreciate the hardships to know the triumph! If you give into the darkness, you will loose your humanity. I think the apposels are a perfect analogy for that.

  • @noahkaa1846
    @noahkaa1846 4 года назад +7

    This is the reason i LOVE Berserk. my personal interpetation is obviously slightly different but still a great video. Guts IS a great role model for teens. i read Berserk for the first time when i was 16 and it helped get a new perspective in life.
    Berserks lessons tells me how and why not to be a fucking loser.
    Something i feel like you missed is that Guts uses his selfhatred and hatred in general to fuel his life instead of taking away from it.
    It is his strong emotions that makes him capable in life.

    • @noahkaa1846
      @noahkaa1846 4 года назад +3

      @Manek Iridius Really? Thats surprising. Not that your interpetation is not valid.
      Guts has the entiere world against him, and he still convinces himself to keep moving. he is at such a low that he can only use his hatred to move forward (a really personal point for me, i used self hatred to get myself out of depression initially and it has saved my life)
      he comes from nothing and builds his life up.
      The last chapter sbefore the eclipse where he reflects on his life and realises that he has close friends that cherish him almost make me cry everytime when i read them.
      He was at an all time low and used his will to fix his life.
      i don't know, i just really relate to that and def don't feel like it has a "don't bother" vibe.
      again not to take away from your interpetation. i know how annoying it can be when someone thinks their version of the story is the absolute right one

  • @coolio6855
    @coolio6855 2 года назад +3

    Thanks Miura. I'm glad you could teach us.

  • @TENGUartesmarciales
    @TENGUartesmarciales 4 года назад

    Thank you for making these videos, also the BloodBorne music is dope

  • @KosMik_Skul
    @KosMik_Skul 3 месяца назад

    incredible video man. u did an amazing job describing the main lessons of the story. which is one of the reasons i absolutely love berserk.

  • @shiranuiprestonsaga8867
    @shiranuiprestonsaga8867 4 года назад +10

    Having great life lessons come with great trauma

  • @BerserkPlaysYT
    @BerserkPlaysYT Месяц назад

    beautiful video with very well articulated messages. thank you

  • @flint__
    @flint__ Год назад

    Thanks for this amazing video really helped to grasp the idea of the mindset and character of guts, great video!

  • @jerimiahjohnson4272
    @jerimiahjohnson4272 4 года назад

    great video, appreciate the work.

  • @memelord-fq2qf
    @memelord-fq2qf 4 года назад +1

    bro i love this video this is beautiful

  • @chandlerholloway3900
    @chandlerholloway3900 3 года назад

    This video is so good, I watched it again right after.
    “Be defined by what you overcame, not what weighed you down.” Love that takeaway

  • @zacdykeman5428
    @zacdykeman5428 4 года назад

    The hunter dream that plays in the background is a great soundtrack for the video and great points too

  • @christoffnava5465
    @christoffnava5465 4 года назад

    Amazing!!! You understand Miura master piece... excellent video my friend

  • @the_protectorof_smols3563
    @the_protectorof_smols3563 4 года назад

    I love the way you dissect things boo

  • @notdot8742
    @notdot8742 3 года назад +2

    Biggest lesson for me was patience and a fear of boats

  • @vnABC
    @vnABC 4 года назад

    Wow, Thank you, finally I can understand meaning behind "Lost Child" act.

  • @tyguy32
    @tyguy32 2 года назад +1

    Accepting help when you need it is another lesson that can be learned from Gut’s journey. Trusting others with your struggles can be relieving when you find people you can be yourself with

  • @thefeeblesheep
    @thefeeblesheep Месяц назад

    Guts taught me to struggle through the worst times in my life. And now that I'm back even beyond sqaure one in that struggle I come back to Berserk, to keep struggling. Thank you Miura-san. RIP

  • @burner1303
    @burner1303 4 года назад +3

    A+ video essay. I think this is what separates Berserk from other series to me. Guts has lived a horrible life, but no matter what happens, he will always deem his life as worth living. He is the embodiment of existentialism.

  • @obviusthemaxim2509
    @obviusthemaxim2509 4 года назад

    Your video just entered my life at the perfect time, me heartbroken and confused as to why this ever happened to me among other things especially when you try your damnest to achieve your goals but sometimes shit just happens, in my case she just fell out of love and it hurts man but I can't let it define me just like Guts, I have to move on and continue doing my best. Probably a weird comment but thank you

  • @archi7996
    @archi7996 2 года назад +1

    Everytime i felt like life is harsh and everything not goes as you wish I'll read beserk It always cheers my mindset up
    I Havn't read to the last book yet since the story just couldn't continue I'll always wait for the mood to hitto read it again

  • @liamwithaspace
    @liamwithaspace 2 года назад

    Berserk is one of my favorite pieces of media of all time and has genuinely made me a better person.
    Rest in peace, Miura, thank you for Berserk and everything else you have done.

  • @LucasBarbosa-qh5ke
    @LucasBarbosa-qh5ke 4 года назад

    Ahhh, the Hunter's Dream them song...
    I love how so many Berserk videos feature so much Soulsborne music. Incredibly fitting.

  • @daniellorence2743
    @daniellorence2743 4 года назад

    Amazing video thank you

  • @joviviz
    @joviviz 3 года назад

    I have this video saved in my favorites to always remember i rewatched It a bunch of times by now

  • @TheHawksEyeYT
    @TheHawksEyeYT 4 года назад +1

    Exactly what i feel like lately. Like no matter how hard i work on anything it just doesnt work out. I don't expect it to anymore either. But i keep on struggeling through anyway just in case

  • @rafaelb.m.4756
    @rafaelb.m.4756 3 года назад +2

    Rest in peace, Miura... May the inspiring story of Guts' life of struggle allow us to withstand the worst days of our own lives.

  • @alondramariamia6901
    @alondramariamia6901 4 года назад

    I truly admire this in depth video! Honestly, Berserk has impacted my adulthood just like how avatar the last airbender impacted my childhood! They both have a deep philosophical message that applies to the real world.

  • @em_rip
    @em_rip 2 года назад +2

    I really love Berserk mainly due to how realistic it feels. It’s all fantasy but the characters are like real people and behave as such. They make mistakes and act stupid. They do good for others but get tired. I don’t think I’ve come across much media where characters truly feel this real and thought out. The story is all about facing tragedy but learning to fight that experience head on and find peace in your life despite it.

  • @jcdenton1868
    @jcdenton1868 3 года назад +4

    RIP Kentaro Miura (47/100 post)

  • @BecketTheHymnist
    @BecketTheHymnist 2 года назад

    @4:40
    Yeah, I needed to be reminded of this again.

  • @arturotolentino2936
    @arturotolentino2936 2 года назад

    Good video! Good job!

  • @BoomSonicSuper
    @BoomSonicSuper 4 года назад +1

    This was released 2 days before my birthday, that's kind of dope, tbh.

  • @PVT-Acosta-075
    @PVT-Acosta-075 Год назад

    I was at a hole, over 3 or 4 years of struggling to complete a career that i did´t quite like, one day i realized that and couldn´t continue, get really depressed and finally decided enough was enough, in those gray days, when i was waiting to start a new path, i began to read Berserk, it resonated with me, it gave me a example to follow, that getting an error was not the end, it gave me that push i needed to stop, reflect, and begin again, now almost 5 years later, i almost complete that new path, all thanks to Berserk, Guts and Miura

  • @10Doomhawk
    @10Doomhawk 3 года назад +2

    I just got my mom to get be interested in berserk bc she's a writer, a week after kentaros death and I'm happy, were bonding. But it kinda breaks my heart even more now that hes not around anymore.

  • @makhundred
    @makhundred Год назад +1

    Berserk is a story about growth and tells it through emotion

    • @MilestheDirtyMindedGoblin2099
      @MilestheDirtyMindedGoblin2099 10 месяцев назад

      Very true, and it is very well done. One of the best stories of all time and it’s not even finished yet

  • @patrickalarcon9758
    @patrickalarcon9758 2 года назад

    No matter how many hours of berserk/guts analysis i watch/read, there are always more inspiring ideas and themes that arise

  • @stevenorta973
    @stevenorta973 4 года назад +1

    That and he starts to understand his darkness so that he is able to instead of suppressing it he's now controlling it allowing it to let loose when need be looking at his darkest depths so he can become stronger over time with the armor.

  • @sickofmeel
    @sickofmeel 4 года назад

    ayo I loved this video great job. Notes taken

  • @Mahmoud1987Hamada
    @Mahmoud1987Hamada 4 года назад

    loved the dark souls theme in the background

  • @siriuslywastaken
    @siriuslywastaken 4 года назад +2

    Dimitri in the Blue Lions/Azure Moon route of fire emblem three houses has a real good redemption arc that's similar to Guts in a lot of ways. Mainly they both initially share a battle of vengeance for the dead and later learn to instead protect the living. It's some good shit.

  • @AxH_
    @AxH_ Месяц назад

    I’m caught caught up with berserk and it’s so good man. My favorite piece of fiction. I loved it so much I read it all in a month. I’m really young, I won’t say my age but you could consider me a child still. It sounds cringe but I think I’m mature for my age. I understand the complex themes of berserk and it changed my life. It helped me when I was at a low point. It feels like I shouldn’t be apart of the discussion because I’m young but media like berserk, red dead, and breaking bad has actually shaped me as a person. They taught me valuable things, especially red dead. Red dead changed my way of thinking. These stories allowed me to stop seeing the world in simple black and white and have let me form my own complex opinions on extensionalism as well as morals. I’m not saying show these things to your children but it’s helped me and many people grow AS people. This is why we should consume media, things like film are so important to us as people. If your child is ready, let them watch the original blade, or Shawshank redemption, or breaking bad. These things truly help us function as a society and for that I wanted to appreciate them past just the great writing. I was just rambling but this is something I want myself to remember as I grow up so read my comment or not I don’t really care, just consider what I said.

  • @WeirdVoyager
    @WeirdVoyager 4 года назад +7

    You have just released one of my favorite videos I have ever seen. The script for this would read like a holy tome for fans of Berserk. You remind me of a young Movies with Mikey and I can't stop recommending you watch his John Wick videos, then compare your tone and speech rate. Because that is my only criticism in this entire video, and I hope you take it with the support I intentionally put in it. Just slow down. Every point you set out to prove was executed masterfully, but if you slowed down to emphasize your points they'd deliver a lot heavier. There were two or three times you delivered a powerful point only to leap into the nest sentence before anyone could recover from the truth bombshell you just dropped.
    I rarely ever comment anymore but this is the first video of yours I've ever watched and it completely pulled me away from my work to watch it twice

    • @WeirdVoyager
      @WeirdVoyager 4 года назад +4

      @@BOOFIRE191 You'll find the balance, but I really think if you watched Filmjoy's Mikey you'd find that sweet spot because you both talk with a kind of quiet but firm emphasis. If that makes sense. Please don't focus on that one thing, it was just a suggestion to help. This video is honestly a 10/10.

    • @TheActualMrLink
      @TheActualMrLink 4 года назад

      What a nice, civil conversation. Most excellent.

  • @jacky7878
    @jacky7878 2 года назад +1

    Important to reflect on your faults and strive to be better
    No matter how much you work, sometimes things don’t work out - you can be powerless
    Never blame the world for the circumstances you find yourself in, instead move forward in your life and take responsibility
    Don’t let problems define who you are, don’t make excuses and try make life something worth living despite your
    Even if it’s pointless trying keep fighting be defined by what you overcame not what weighed you down
    Control your emotions, instead of being the one controlled.

  • @npc1172
    @npc1172 4 года назад

    This reminds me of a video like stories of old did about Beowulf. It’s not about winning or losing its about a momentary defiance of an overwhelming and constant enemy(that being time or fate or causality).

  • @Andres00Martinez
    @Andres00Martinez 4 года назад +2

    The most important life lesson in berserk is patience. Seriously how much longer do we have to wait for a new chapter.

  • @bet0neiro
    @bet0neiro 3 года назад

    Bloodborne feelings with that backgorund music bro, good choice

  • @royalstygian8344
    @royalstygian8344 4 года назад +1

    When a Boofire Berserk video pops in your sub box you know its gonna be a good day

  • @adamharvey8444
    @adamharvey8444 2 года назад +1

    Thank You Kentaru Miura.