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Should I watch Berserk 1997 before I watch Berserk 2016?
Berserk 2016? What are you talking about?
>>143676847
Considering you should never watch Berserk 2016 yes you should.
>>143676847
Read the manga you illiterate.
>>143676847
watch berserk 1997, throw movies in the garbage, pretend 2016 doesn't exist, read the manga.
>>143677629
Only correct answer.
>>143676847
Read the mango.
>>143676847
Also go listen to all of Susumu Hirasawa's music, but you should have already done that.
>>143676847
for me was this order
anime (1997) > manga > movies
now watching the spin-off anime they are airing this season virtua fighter featuring guts from devil may cry
>>143678264
Are we counting his weird remixes and shit too?
https://youtu.be/t8X_cW9Ij0s
>>143678300
The 1997 anime was always a good introduction to Berserk.
>>143678375
yeah, and it sends you directly to read the manga if you enjoyed the show
>>143678468
All that's missing was a bit with Skull Knight and some Bakiraka, but the anime did a fine enough job in covering the Golden Arc, and at least getting you excited to read the manga. I think Berserk never had a chance again after 1997, because there wasn't enough manga left to adapt once they got to Eclipse, and digipaint was literally already being used for some shows at the time. If another Berserk were to be made, around now would have been the time, but not like what we've gotten.
>>143678264
Can't be overstated enough, but half of why Berserk worked so well was Susumu's masterpiece mood setting. Music, watercolor perfection, and the virtue of being Berserk saved a really low budget project that could have been as reviled as Lodoss TV.
>>143678639
Count, Silat, Skull Knight, Bakiraka, Wyald, and a few other minor things. It works as a standalone adaptation, but it leaves out a lot of stuff necessary to advance into later arcs.
>>143678808
Which might be good, forces you to re-read the Golden Age Arc instead of just saying the anime was good enough.
>>143678873
Why don't you drop your trip?
>>143676847
You must read the manga instead.
>>143679085
>instead
This is not an either-or matter.
>>143677629
good job, listen to this man.
berserk 2016 dub when?
>>143678468
Best part about the 1997 anime is that it ends where it does. If you finish it before starting the manga you're left in shock and absolutely desperate to keep on with the story.
>>143681354
No, I was wondering how the fuck Guts out of there alive.
>>143677238
>2016
>reading
wth is wrong with you
>>143678639
They clearly never meant to continue the 97 anime, so it works very well on it's own. And if you want to get to know the series, you have to read it from the beggining anyway, so it was perfect for introducing people to the series.
>>143676847
Read the manga.
Trust me. Just read the damn manga.
The '97 anime and the 3rd Golden Age movie are the only half-decent adaptations, but if you want to experience the very best Berserk has to offer, you have to read the manga.
>>143676847
Read the fucking manga
manga=97 anime
Movie and 2016=horse shit
>>143677027
seconded
>>143676847
Just read the manga. That is the only truly good material for Berserk.
The 97 anime butchers it quite a bit, though overall it's still tolerable, so you can watch it after you've read the manga. The soundtrack is also amazing because Hirasawa is a genius, so if you don't watch it you can at least listen to and enjoy that.
Movies are shit. Some scenes are animated / done well, and they don't butcher it quite as much like the 97 anime, but the CGI is terrible, the tone is off, characters look like shit, and they still leave a lot of details out. The music is good but not Hirasawa. So they're worse than the 97 anime.
The new anime is just one episode so far but so far it's irredeemable toxic waste. Don't go within proximity of that radiation zone, my friend. Also, it picks up where the third movie left off, so it is technically a continuation of the movies, not the 97 anime.
