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Podcast #18: Guts' battles during the Golden Age

For this show we're going over Guts' fights during his youth and how they helped shape him ...

Learning Japanese with Berserk: Qliphoth

We first encounter the word Qliphoth in the episode of the same name, #215 (collected in volume 25). The title is written like so: 闇 (クリフォト). That kanji means "darkness" and is pronounc...

Episode 367 translation

Fantasia arc
Elf island chapter
Vanishing cherry blossoms


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The French collector's edition of Berserk volume 41

Berserk volume 41 is officially releasing tomorrow (July 6, 2022) in France. I had preordered its collector's edition in early February and got my copy today. I figured I would snap a few pictures ...

Messages to Kentarou Miura: Ena Moriyama

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I discovered Berserk when I was in middle school.
It was a shock. (I couldn’t believe) that such an i...

Learning Japanese with Berserk: Maelstrom

In episode 366 of the renewed serialization, Schierke and Farnese witness a tumultuous phenomenon around Griffith while in their astral bodies. Schierke equates it to a maelstrom, meaning a violent...

Skullkast 131: Eye of the Maelstrom (Ep. 365-366)

Hear our impressions of this new era for Berserk, which kicked off with a milestone: Two episodes in one magazine.

Learning Japanese with Berserk: Sea God

What makes one into a god? Well, apparently sometimes being large enough is all it takes. At least that was the case with the Sea God that our heroes encountered during their sea trip to Elfhelm. I...

Translation for episodes 365 & 366

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Learning Japanese with Berserk: Falconia

With episode 236, as our group finds itself on the beach, the story began a new chapter called "Falconia". It was a big deal at the time for the enlightened among us because it gave us a key inform...

Messages to Kentarou Miura: Satoru Akahori (2)

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Podcast #17: Who is Kouji Mori?

With Kouji Mori now being in charge of Berserk's continuation, we take a deeper look at what both he and Miura have said about each other over the years to better understand who he is and what thei...

Translating Berserk episodes & interviews going forward

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First I want to thank you all again for your continued support, and to say welcome to the recent new patrons. Your contributions are deeply appreciated and are what ...

Learning Japanese with Berserk: Troll

Continuing our series on the kanji behind proper nouns, here comes the trolls!

The katakana for troll is トロール (TORŌRU). It's afixed as furigana on the kanji 獣鬼. The word first sh...

A look at a fancy painting reproduction from the Great Berserk Exhibition

I (Aaz) showed off some of the goods being sold at the Great Berserk Exhibition that a friend bought for me a while back (see 2022-06-15 22:06:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Messages to Kentarou Miura: Satoru Akahori (1)

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The heavens had coveted him.

He always wore a smile. He was a gentle person.
But everybody ...

Poll: Are you interested in a chat session to talk about Berserk's return?

UPDATE

Since interest seems low, we'll drop this idea and focus on other things instead. If you do feel like chatting, feel free to message us on here or on the forum.

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Terms for magic users in Berserk

Here's a look at the different words used to refer to magic practitioners in Berserk. Starting of course with 魔女 (MAJO), meaning "witch", which we've seen before. That is how Flora and Schierke...

Young Animal reveals a continuation of Berserk by Studio Gaga, supervised by Kouji Mori

As most of you have probably heard already, Young Animal and Hakusensha have announced that Berserk's serialisation will resume under the supervision of Kouji Mori's, Miura's closest friends, with ...

Learning Japanese with Berserk: Rakshas

A number of proper names in Berserk are written in kanji with furigana attached to show the way they should be pronounced. Typically, furigana is simply used to help people know a "difficult" word'...

Messages to Kentarou Miura: Aki Katsu

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Podcast #16: The Berserk "Splatter Platter"

To spice things up this time around, we decided to each pick three scenes in the series and submit it to the other to get his reaction. Of course, it wouldn't be complete without a gimmicky name, s...

Messages to Kentarou Miura: Shizuya Wazarai (2)

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Part 1 of this translation can be found h...

Learning Japanese with Berserk: Blessed King of Longing

In volume 10, as the Band of the Falcon is about to begin its rescue operation, Griffith is ...

The Berserk wine produced for Young Animal's 7th anniversary

Young Animal is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month (May 2022). It's not the first time it holds a little event for the occasion. In 1999, a lottery was announced in Young Animal #10, dated...

Messages to Kentarou Miura: Shizuya Wazarai (1)

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BERSERK,
Live fo...

Learning Japanese with Berserk: World Spiral Tree

That one's a mouthful: the World Spiral Tree! In Japanese, it's pronounced せかい　らせん じゅ (SEKAI RASEN JU), and is written 世界螺旋樹. It's actually a pretty simple translation: ...

Learning Japanese with Berserk: Conviction

The Conviction arc (断罪篇, pronounced DANZAI HEN) in Berserk is named after the nickname given to the temple of Saint Albion (聖アルビオン寺院, pronounced SEI ARUBION JIIN), which is th...

Podcast #15: Takashi Hoshi's tribute to Miura

In this episode, Walter & Aazealh go over Takashi Hoshi's tribute to Kentarou Miura that was published in Young Animal last year (for reference, 2022-04-21 20:56:02 +0000 UTC View Post

Messages to Kentarou Miura: Nico Nicholson (2)

Part 1 of this translation can be found here.

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