Kentaro Miura's HIDDEN Message - Berserk Explained
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- Опубликовано: 24 май 2021
- Farewell Kentaro Miura, Thank you for everything.
The most emphasized theme in Berserk is a surprisingly beautiful, yet positive one.
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Guts: Humans are weak, we die easily
Also Guts: A superhuman who is literally too angry to die
Guts is just TOO Hardcore BERSERKER
I need to become more angry, then I can live forever
I still think guts is a half breed. That much strength for a human is Impossible. I theorize his mother was violated by a demon before death, and some of that essence passed on to guts. I in know it makes no sense but that's the only way I can justify guts immense strength in my head lol.
@@dekaron12 The theory is that he started channeling mind over matter power when he got the brand of sacrifice. He started living between the astral and physical realm. That's how Shrieke the witch girl channels elemental forces, pours her intent into it. Guts is pouring his intent to be strong enough to slay his enemies. That's how he can swing that giant sword with basically one arm. Frankly I do find his power and size complete bullshit for the medieval times. Food wasn't that nutritious or enough in calories, amount to make any sense of his physique. We barely see him rest or eat.
Guts is likely the son of Zodd, which means he isn't entirely just human.
I am still literally mourning over Miuras passing
Right now im crying for the second time
@@aleserk8637 same my man. Same.
Same, we lost a long life friend we didn't know but who meant so much and gave us so much to keep on going with our own struggles
Same here, I feel for you too, been a huge fan for 3 years, and I still awe in shock when the eclipse happened
Literally
" People tend to mistake "dark fantasy" to be cynical and loathing. But that couldn't be less true. Berserk illustrates the quintessence of what true dark fantasy should be: art that can look with total honesty into the human soul, showing its most despicable and disgusting aspects. But that's precisely because it's so dark that the lights of good in those work shine brighter, while the acts of kindness, courage, compassion and love appear so precious and so admirable. Dark fantasy is no cynical by any means.
It fuels instead from a deep, sincere faith in humanity. A love in plain consciousness of flaws. The belief that, even in ages of dark, blood and horror, one simple person can still have the strength to advance toward the path of good."
Beautifully said
Exactly.
And heart
Yeah 'dark fantasy' often gets confused with 'grimdark'.
Yes also it shows thag a great and strong belief in certain values impacts certain characters and it’s just magnificent
This series helped me to cope with my trauma. It helped me to keep moving forward. Goodbye, Miura, my teacher.
Same here man. Just know ur not alone, when ur toughts imprison u me and many other people go thru it too. U got this! How else will we introduce our children to Berserk
Ya man! Cant hold them tears again after showing Chitch.
Same here.
@@bercl thank you. This series helped me to understand myself. I saw my rage from my trauma made manifest in Guts. I needed a role model when I was at my lowest point. Along with the journey of Church from Red vs Blue, Guts' personal journey had a profound impact on my recovery from my former multiple personality disorder, which was a result of intense trauma.
I even had a beast of darkness myself. Mine's name, ironically, was Berserker. It took the form of a massive black wolf with ghostly purple eyes like amethyst flames.
Berserker was my survival instincts made manifest. Wolf was my idealized adult self, a man with white hair, gray eyes, and covered in silver scars. And Eric was my seven year-old self, the boy I was when I fractured.
It took years of trying, therapy, and even neurological treatments. But now I am whole. I am the three-headed dragon no more. I am a "me" not a "we."
@@ericschuller908 bruh this series give me trauma especially eclipse
R.I.p
I noticed this theme.
I love guts and his undying will. His personality and ambitions are so honourable for the world he is in.
The easiest way to summarize this message is
“You’re going to be alright. You just stumbled over a stone in the road, it means nothing. Your goal lies far beyond this, doesn’t it? I’m sure you’ll overcome this. You’ll walk again, soon.”
-Guts
"You're going to be alright." - Guts
You just stumbled over a small pebble in your path. It means nothing. - also Guts
i believe because berserk is a series that's about to keep on going no matter what life brings you. the series should keep going
Everything has to have an end though. That's what makes these stories and Mangas amazing.
Exactly! It's symbolic of Life!
low key when guts was about to die from the pack of wolves and in his mind he mentally gave up but his body still wanted to live i just cried like a baby. I tried to reread the whole series again after he died but when I got to that part again I had to stop reading because I just couldn't stop crying. I hope it comes back even for just one more chapter
I hope they can continue.
I honestly don’t understand how it can keep going without being fundamentally a different story.
Upon my first reading, I was annoyed with the prison arc when it started. I thought it was just filler. It ended up being one of my favorite and most memorable arcs in the entire manga.
Edit: Referring to the 'Spring Flower of Days Long Passed' story.
Me too. It was the first and one of the few times in berserk that got me to cry...
Prison arc???
What prison arc?
Talking about the Tower of Conviction? Lol the arcs are named for you.
The boyhood arc probably the one that comes around 328
The message in berserk is truly amazing it’s just shows a lot and it’s very interesting
To Keep Living
I never took that exact motive away. But maybe I did subconsciously, since this manga helped me out of my depressed and a suicidal state 5 years ago.
Losing Miura feels like losing someone who truly helped and inspired me to keep going.
what is the opposite of the struggler? but one who simply lays down and lets life trample him
Berserk changed me as a person throughout my life, it helped me cope with everything and told me to just keep going. I'm just glad i get to experience his work, thank you Miura-sensei, for everything.
I keep hearing people say this, "no matter how hard it is, you have to find a way to live on", and yet no one can answer why. "In hopes of a better future" - a future that is incredibly uncertain and one that promises nothing. A future that potentially leads only to more suffering.
What I'm trying to say is that even if your future is only pain, you still have to be able to live on. Because this future could possibly be real.
I thought you would be one of those depressed people who would not believe in the message
People say there is always something bad that happens but never mention even the smallest things that can make the day better like eating a new fresh food or just breathing fresh air and seeing the birds fly. If people say life is suffering then why do most of these people not commit suicide? They still want to live
People who did commit suicide 9 out of 10 if they had even 1 good friend to support each other they wouldn't be sad anymore
@@IAm-zo1bo I'm not depressed, I'm just saying things as they are. People like to avoid the truth, because of how harsh it is. Even if I don't like it, I prefer to accept the truth as it is.
Also, I don't think there's an exact message to be extracted from Berserk - what it represents could be different for everyone, depending on their personal experiences. We all have the same thing in mind, yet we interpret it differently.
@@IAm-zo1bo In my comment I'm talking about a possible scenario, and one that you have no control over how likely it is to happen.
To answer your questions, it's because people are dishonest to themselves. It's incredibly hard to be honest to yourself, and it's much easier to believe in a comfortable lie.
If one truly wanted to suicide, there would be nothing stopping them. Otherwise, they are lying to themselves.
What’s great about Miura is he practiced what he preached. While Berserk is a dark story, Miura himself was known as a cheery person who loved to talk about manga with the people around him. George Morikawa, who hired him to work on Hajime no Ippo, described him as such.
Miura probably is a lot like Guts, and has found a lot of comfort in the people around him vs dwelling on his past.
The message is simple yet very complicated. Some people don’t have the will to live...even in the best of circumstances
It's not just 'keep living' but rather keep living for what and who you truly love.
When Guts sits near a fire his inner beast visits him and asks "why don't you just rape and kill Casca? She's holding you back from getting revenge on Griffith".
In this moment Guts decides that his love towards Casca is more important than his desire to get revenge.
That's what make us human.
It’s not really hidden, it’s just really subtle and well written that it’s unnoticeable.
May you rest in peace.
You're only 54 years old.
Acute aortic dissection is terrifying.
It sounds like such a sudden thing, idk if it was because miura had heart problems, or there are times where there are blood clots in heart vessels!
Shit happens man, my dad's got stage 4 cancer at 56
@@jeanpaulgartier3404 oh I'm so sorry man!
@@PatZalatoris remember Idea of Evil
Casuality striked him for removing chapter
@@Shanks...... 😐
Great video. Guts laying down on the ground before fighting those wolves is my favorite scene cos it captures that struggle to keep living.
Dean McCrorie
“We still want to live”
Interrupted by Ads
Where’s my noose
Just a huge Heresy, right?
I learned in Berserk that our goals are not important the way to get to them is what really matters, as Guts loose all senses of hope, and burries himself in deep hatred toward existence itself, nothing really matters but at least we'll keep trying even if...
And the more the story goes on and Guts find more and more excuses to keep on he got friends to protect again thought his hatred is still there. I'm real grateful to Miura for giving friends on his way to hell as this man wasn't betrayed by humanity first but by life itself it's the feeling I get with each drawing thought Guts and I will strive to live
Thank you Miura rest in peace.
Guts kept me going so many times. I will truly miss Kentaro Miura without even knowing him. Thanks.
Great video, and this message is why Berserk is one of my favorite mangas. Even through all the suffering and death, you still have people saying that you gotta keep living. Farewell Miura, and thanks for this journey.
This is a beautiful tribute to Miura and Berserk’s messages of hope, healing, and living on in our darkest moments. This series has helped me through many of my darkest times and I’ll always carry this series with me and come back to it from time to it when I find myself thinking about it. Thank you for the videos you’ve made, they’ve helped me connect to and see the manga in new ways. Miura, thank you for giving me my favorite manga and a story that has helped keep me going and gave me hope through so many years of my life and will continue to do so.
Struggle on, strugglers.
For that is all humans are able to do.
In the face of great pain and sadness, humans are left with but two choices: lay down and die, or struggle on against the cruel reality of the world.
Muira will be missed. But he wouldn't want us to fall apart due to his passing. He would want us to struggle on, and carry his message forward.
Live.
I've been going through some tough days in the last few years. Massive surgery which led me having a metal chest plate over my ribs really crippled me for years and almost broke me. My anger was killing me and tearing apart my family. Berserks constant message of pushing through struggle has literally saved my life and has helped in more ways than I could have imagined and I didn't truly notice it till we all got the news last week and I had time to think about it this weekend. Miura's death hit me harder than most deaths in my life and I will forever remember the man. RIP Mr Miura.
The series will continue. Probably as soon as everything's is sorted on who has claim to the title. And Miura's assistants are more than capable. It's been told before that they have all the story left to them by Miura and their own talent to drawning is incredible.
I pray so. This was Miura's greatest work and a man so intelligent and wise, who clearly had difficulties in health and knew his age as well would make a contingency plan to finish his story. Any genius would have.
Great insight. Subscribed. You've inspired me to pick up the pen again and work on my comic. Thank you.
I found out about Miura's death literally right after I finished reading the flower spirit story. Just....wow.
Totally, Guts is the struggler. It's a glimpse of his passage through life. One big part is him struggling to enjoy it.
On the flip side you have Griffith slinging the idea of paradise where everyone can live together in peace. However it includes allowing demons in, and stepping on people to get there. Just pursuing a dragon called happiness.
Such a deep review, and amazing perspective. Thankyou for this video... I needed it more than you know.
I think I really needed to hear this because of just constantly thinking about what is this all about and why I should care and carry on in life. Thank you.
RIP Miura, Greatest Mangaka of All Time
been very broken inside thinking all the time about sir Miura
it does leave a big empty in me and the fact that he passed away on my birthday just adds to the fuck up for me
much love dear BERSERK and KENTARO MIURA
may the Skull Knight guard your path in another next and hopeful life
If you had made this before i wouldnt be crying as much as i am now.
another great video - thank you
This is easily my favorite Verserk channel. Your resonance with the tone of the series and its meaning is second to none. Good work as always, Spirit.
Rest in power Kentaro Miura. You were a legend among legends. I will never forget you. I will fight and struggle on until the day I die.
@Олежка what?
Thank you. Awesome insight.
This is the first video that I saw from you... And this is also the first time that I cried in years. Why did you have to do that to me? I subbed... ❤💕 Thank you so much for hitting the nail on the head.
Another theme I would say is not to trust people just because YOU think they're your friends- the scene where Casca and Gatts overhear Griffith talking to the princess about how the entire Band of the Hawk are beneath him and NOT his friends is basically shit that happens in real life.
Great vid once again
Thank you for making this video. It's more important than you imagine.
RIP Miura, and thank you dearly for this masterpiece that took the good part of a lifetime
Video made me cry. Great explanation
I actually cried for the first time in years watching this video. So beautiful!!
Perhaps that’s why he defies causality, and people are drawn to him. He epitomizes the will to keep living even in the face of insurmountable odds. Maybe in a parallel to Griffith, who sacrifices everything he is for finality and transcendence of something he already had perhaps.
Guts even sacrifices his hate, because his hate itself made him do things he regrets. If he has to fight Griffith in the future again, it won't be out of hate.
berserk inspired me to find meaning in life and to keep pushing forward no matter what.
many people close to me told me my fate was death, jail or failure. i had no father figures in this world they were all taken from me. i struggled with my identity for so long and berserk helped me find it, i look up to guts so much. i will forever be grateful for this masterpiece. thank you miura, rest well struggler.
I think you're underselling the main theme a bit. It's not only about keeping on living, trying to survive. It's broader than that. It's about struggling - against adversity in general, not only the prospect of death, even though that is pretty common given the setting. But you can also, for example, struggle for the sake of others. It's literally in Guts' nickname. I haven't watched the suffering video, but it sounds like it essentially points out how the conflicts driving the plot in Berserk are invariably extremely adverse conditions, and Guts and others need to struggle against them in order to persevere. The connection becomes more clear if you forgo the framing of the struggle as necessarily against death.
Rest in peace sensei🙏
RIP king
This is the exact theme I like to point out to folks that need an "ending" to Berserk. The answer is that then "end" of Guts/Berserk isn't nearly as important as the journey we've been on. If anything getting Caska restored and having a moment of true peace has finally put a new choice before him. Does he finally get to rest and live out his remaining years or does he follow the path of the Skull Knight fighting an unending battle for revenge that will ultimately rob him of his humanity? Have lived through my own struggles of youth and climbing the ladder of ambition to a point in my life where I'm "comfortable", I find myself asking a similar question. Do I keep pursing ambition and continue to use that chip on my shoulder as motivation? Or do I look around and appreciate what's around me and be grateful for each and every day I've made it through.
Forget about all the things we know as a reader that Guts doesn't and just be in the moment of his view and choice. Forget that this is a story that was driven through the choices of an author. Guts as a person is tired and I for one think he should get to rest.
Yeah but another way to look at it is that just as the theme tells us to struggle on the story itself should struggle on with the death of Miura
That is the ultimate ending of berserk. Guts ultimate fight with Griffith was never meant to be avenging the hawks and Casca. but about something deeper. About the struggle of life and fate.
Nice. I love this and it shows how even in all of Berserk’s darkness there is always a light that reveals itself and pushes the characters to go further than what their lives were before. An excellent and well made video. Thank you Miura
This is also another great contrast to Griffith Guts loses everything and keeps living and moving forwards but when Griffith loses his dream he tries to kill himself instead of living with Caska instead of finding a new reason to live he keeps holding on to his dream and when he realizes he will never get his kingdom he gives up and the only reason he survived was because of the behelit not his own perseverance but because he had what he wanted handed to him while guts preserved and earned what he wanted comrades
Don't forget tomorrow is the Eclipse 😔
Thank you for these videos. Berserk has been a huge part of my formative years and pretty much my whole adult life, and it's something I come back to just to learn a new thing or two from Gutz and the rest of his band of misfits. After I heard the news of Miura's passing, I was shocked and speechless. I also saw how many people were positively impacted by Miura and the Berserk world and it's characters, and found out I was not alone in this shared love for one of the greatest characters in fiction. And thank you Kentaro Miura, for making us understand that no matter what, we need to carry on forward. " He died doing what he wanted, no matter what, right? I bet he was happy." Gutz
One thing that I always took away from berserk were that most of the apostles, the demons of the work, always tended to be good people who fell into pits of despair and became evil. Even Genishka, whos the only character more evil the griffith by a wide margin, turned out to be a king terrified of assassination at every turn and kinda just wanted a loving family.
Despair can turn people into monsters and dull our sense of compassion and humanity.
imagine a series so well done, it can reference life on its darkest moments with a ray of hope.
Many years ago. Two near death experiences, my heart desired to stop beating and my brain wanting to stop all thoughts. I asked for help, no one will help me, they didn't want me alive too. I survived both times. I realized how strong I was, despite the whole world against me I'm still live. Be alive for yourself, don't care about anyone/thing else.
When I first found out about this theme, I thought that I just couldn't comprehend it because, you know, I'm not really fighting to live like Guts is. I'm not battling demons or people in order to live so how should it be possible to relate? It only hit me later. I can't put it into words but the phrase "Keep living" Is better than "Keep trying" or "Keep grinding". Just keep living man. It's the best thing a person can do.
Beautiful video. Rest in piece Miura.
Hey. I’m currently reading berserk, I look forward to watching all your videos when I’m done reading all the books. Just wanted to say that I appreciate the fact that you don’t spoil anything in your titles and thumbnails! (Ive seen spoilers on berserk here on RUclips just on the thumbnails of other you tubers)
Well said. I almost cried... I'm still pretty hurt about this. I think we all are... but I also know I"m not alone in feeling this way. Thank you Spirit of Fiction and thank you everyone else in sharing this experience.
the monsters from cascas nightmare had a hidden message...
Thank you for the beautiful video man.
Miura-sensei taught us all a ton of things. Fan since 2004. Berserk got me through a bunch of dark times, like many of others. There's actually hundreds of thousands of guys out there saying about dark times.
Berserk made us quite a bit less petty, whimsical, "bored", complaining, weak; more humble, diligent, hardworking, patient, persistent. It was like a shock therapy that yielded some fantastic results, along with enveloping our minds in a vortex of a fantastic story and well written characters... And the art, the very vision of DETAIL and fantastic palette of moods. For the viewers there was also the ethereal music of Susumu Hirasawa that one shots you into tears once the vocals kick in. Man, was that an experience. Never ever to forget.
#berserkforever
In 2006 I actually wrote these clumsy lines (actually there's 13+ of those poems) and even the 'fan soundtrack' for the manga. You shouldn't care about some non-native mediocre Shakespeare/Lovecraft almost-sonnets, but HELL was I passionate about Miura-sensei's characters, story and ideas. I'll just leave it here: (you've been warned)
~The Black Swordsman~
One’s fate is monstrous, brings forth dusk.
The sun will never rise.
The hell, which sinks from skylit tusk,
Leads to the Lunar Eyes.
The pitch-black wing of outcast man
Gowns night in bloodlust fight.
The iron hunk, clad in red tan,
Is wielded by this knight.
The blooddropps fall from neck of his,
One desperation’d eye
It stares from darkness - broken piece,
From him there comes no sigh.
A grimsome fate crushed him so dead,
But he withstood the fall.
Now, full of vengeance and hatred,
Echoes the warcried call!
From wicked steel the soul it speaks
Throughout the depths of hell…
Yon demons stab at him in rage -
But they cry blood as well! (there's more actually)
RIP, Legend. Thank you for all the ideas, hopes and dreams.
Stay connected, folks, it's our time to struggle now.
love to Kentaro Mirua, love to you for revealing the inspiring message
Lovely video 🤗
It's still hurts that our sensei is gone.... 💔😖
i may have only been reading berserk for a few years, but itll stay with me forever. And Guts will always be a role model for me. Rest in peace Miura
As someone who have been following Berserk since early 2000s, I can say that I'm quite devastated when I heard of Miura's passing. I never felt this kind of need for a closure for something, and even more for a manga.
Berserk came to me following a very traumatic experience and the months of coping and PTSD. It is perhaps the most formative piece of media for who i am and it is my absolute favorite pieve of fiction ever written.
Great video
Beautifully said, I agree :)
This hits me harder than anyone else’s death. I was fortunate enough to read all of his stuff when it gets released since I live nearby Dark Horse HQ. Even after days later I’m still crying rivers because it feels like loosing a best friend. Thank you for everything you’ve done Miura, May your soul ride on with Skull 💀 Knight in the afterlife...
Even when it seems life’s worst doesn’t stop coming at you, at the end of the day you’re still alive to see life’s best come around when you least expect it. Miura taught us that society isn’t your friend. You only have yourself and the people who grown to know you in good and bad ways. People can’t be trusted until they’ve proven themselves to be trusted. This is what Miura taught not only me but all of us who committed time to read this amazing masterpiece. RIP Kentaro Miura, a legend til the end
Kentaro Miura is a therapy of a manga author who tells us what we've been through no other manga author can ever be like a therapy it's just hard, kentaro Miura realize that what we've been through it's just hard for all of us miura just give us a message about life, without miura we would never have a better life, R.I.P kentaro Miura we will miss you
I hope Miura is at peace now. Eternal peace. That his struggle is over. I can not believe that he's not here anymore. We and thousands if not millions of others will never forget him and we will read his tale for as long as we live. His masterpiece, his work of purely otherwordly art will live on in all of us. Miura is now in the realm of legends and so is the work he did here on earth. It's an extremely sad situation, and we will feel deep sadness every time we remember him and see his work. But he will be remembered as a legend, as one of the most brilliant minds to ever live. Because Berserk is one of the greatest story ever told. Rest in peace Kentaro Miura.
This is really a great message
Thank you so much Kentaro Miura and his assistants.
"Hatred is a place people go when they can't stand sadness."
This quote will forever live on in my heart and I thank Kentaro Miura for such a impacting beautiful message he conveyed through Berserk. For as long as I can remember I've been angry and filled with hate. My life has been nothing but hardships and trials and tribulations. I've lost so much and had to sacrifice a lot as well. My anger is what drove me to move forward despite it all, my hatred for everything including myself consumed me. Then I come to realize through Gedo's conversation with Guts about cracks in a blade that I've been living life all wrong. That I'm a drawn sword covered in blood and rust and is beginning to crack and break. Berserk's message of continuing to live no matter what has made me realize that hope is what helps people move forward. That the simple question of what am I living for can drive people to live to find out. That where there's darkness there is light. That when you're convinced there is no future and trying to find meaning in death means you're already dead inside and it's only a matter of time before you really die. That depending on your instincts to continue moving forward instead of getting caught up in your negative thoughts and feelings can save your life. The reasoning behind wanting to live may be vague but it's enough when you have hope, hope for better days. Anger and hate are powerful motivators but they end up destroying you. Sometimes crying can help you heal from trauma. Allowing yourself to be sad instead of making your every emotional response to trauma anger can help you live a better life. I also came to realize when I was angry and hateful that I discarded and lost sight of what and who was truly important to me. I only wanted to protect my loved ones but I ended up becoming something they needed protection from. To continue living, to heal from trauma, to find inner peace, and to hope. This is what Kentaro Miura taught me through Berserk. RIP Kentaro Miura and Thank you. I'm gonna continue struggling and fighting till it's my time.
It is something whoever reads Berserk feels an adrenaline that motivates us no matter what we're going through a drive to keep living and keep moving forward no matter what the situation one should never give up for the sake of living and future
"Struggle. Endure. Contend. For that alone is the sword of one who defies death."
This is beautiful
I am still raw from his passing. But he's in a better plane of existence. His memory is strong within all his fans.
I have watched a lot of shows and movies, read a lot of books, and played a lot of videogames in my time, many of them being incredible works of art. And yet, I can count on one hand the number that have made me stop and reflect on myself and the world as a whole. For most things, even some of my favourites, I just sit there experiencing it, not saying a word or showing any emotion, never crying, never letting my jaw hang, never feeling my heart skip a beat, or rarely even widening my eyes, it just felt like no piece of media would ever be able to truly make me feel something. And then, last December, I read Berserk.
Even months later I can not stop thinking about this work of art that I had the privilege of being alive to read. I can name numerous instances where Berserk did what few others could do, which is make me feel. Whether it was jaw-droppingly mesmerising, or made me sick to my stomach, Berserk helped me realise what it meant to truly be deserving of the title "masterpiece." I doubt I will ever experience something that's touched me in the same way Berserk has, but I've accepted that and I know that I'll always have at least one thing I can turn to and praise unconditionally.
Thank you, Berserk. And thank you, Kentaro Miura.
Oh yeah, life goes on, even after the thrill of living is gone. - Mellencamp
I’m crying again...this and the other message with demon slayers manga ending that’s updated
STRUGGLERS are we All
thank you Kentora for haunting my very existence with the presence of Sir SKULL KNIGHT
he just does not get praise enough
in my mind i always wanted to see the Skull as Gut's father..
but in the end is Kentaro who was the true ultimate father for both of this epic beautiful characters
May you stay always blessed sir Miura
Nah... That chapter made me cry the most
I feel like another manga that conveys this message just in a different way would be Fire Punch, the keep on pushing no matter how dark it gets is literally the whole concept but shows the depths that some people reach before getting to their salvation
Hold on to the light. If there isn't any, shine your own. The will to live is stronger than anything. That is that. l
-Thank you for posting this brother. Truly grateful. Despite all of us losing our friend, we have gained the word within him. And it will last as we all pass the stories to our next of kin. We thank Miura Sensei. May his friends, fans, and family continue his stories through their happiness.
This is why it is the assistants time to finish their mentor's work because Guts has yet to reach that bright path's end and that is with Casca.
It will be painful, but I'll start re-reading this manga again. It's been a while.
Rest in Peace, Miura. You are a Legend, and always will be.
Some major paths from Guts' self-realization and forging his own path, prior to the Eclipse are vital markers here too.
In the end, the major message, I believe, is to find/forge your own path/goal/dream, instead of following others, and the same was happening here, they all initially followed Guts', till they realize their own possible paths, to forge ahead. As Guts did, when first meeting Griffith, till he left the Band of the Hawks.
Guts is the embodiment of forging your own path, in face of any adversity. Miura utilized many philosophies greatly in his work that some might only see the singular one, while there being multiple ones present.
Become your own, and go your own path, even it means to eventual diverging of paths. Hope they are mutual friendship in good faith departures but be prepared to fight for it too, as it gives it the value it deserves, as it echoes your own self-reflection and essence.
i never thought this was an hidden theme... it is told right to us multiple times
I hardly knew about the creator of Berserk but that the manga itself, the drawings, the story... It was out of this world, something totally different. Some people watch anime as kids, teens, like myself and don't ever come back to watch anything again. But Berserk... It never felt like your ordinary anime, manga, show, cartoon, I remember vivid as day stumbling upon Berserk. It was a good 5-6 years ago. It was like I found something that was always there for me to find, that one iconic masterpiece that lives on through out ages but you have to be lucky to find it and be in the right circumstances to get in to it. Some people just don't watch anime or never see it for the story due to it being animated, or drawn as a manga. Some think it's for kids, some hate it because of general opinion, some even think it's embarrassing or weird. But for those reasons many missed out, they had their eyes closed to the wonders out there. Looking at Berserk s original poster, one from the very first volumes, it has that western feel to it, but the dark twisted fantasy and mythology that inspired so much of Japanese work, manga, stories, games. It has its own essence to it, it is hard to explain but you know the feeling when you read Berserk. You feel in your own world, isolated, exposed to this amazing wonder.
I don't think there even is a category for stuff like this, dark fantasy, drama, action, beautiful art... It goes as inspiration to other work that has a slight feel of Berserk to it. I guess that's a category of its own, Berserk. Iconic, unique, and will always stay as a fond memory in your mind. I don't think I will ever forget Berserk, 10 years, 20 years, I will have re-read it a hundred times by then if God allows.
Rest in Peace Kentaro Miura. You really changed the world with your work, and have left a treasure in it.
I agree “keep on living” is the mantra of the series. One of the reason I got the mark of sacrifice tattooed is my being a struggler just like Guts! This series has gotten me through some of the darkest moments in my life surprising. Kentaro you will be missed!
Kentaro Mirua message in Berserk keep struggling, even if when he was struggle in life never gave up your Goals.
I remember the first time i read Berserk it was a crazy experience
I really love this
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I wonder what kind of shapes one can make out from the different constellations. With my astigmatism and tiredness kicking in, I thought I have seen Void for a moment , at the epicenter of it. Will peruse those chapters again to confirm, whether such shapes are consistent or not.