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Podcast #11: Casual talk about video games
Merry Christmas everyone! In the spirit of giving for the holidays, we recorded a bonus podcast just for you guys. It's a non-Berserk talk where Walter & Aazealh just casually chat about what v...
2021-12-24 09:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostMessage to the fans in volume 41
Here is a rough translation from Aazealh of the message to the fans at the end of volume 41. It is very similar to the one that was published in Young Animal #18 alongside episode 364 and contains ...
2021-12-23 23:35:31 +0000 UTC View PostSome information about Dur-An-Ki
Also posting some information gathered from looking through the digital edition of Dur-An-Ki, which is 2021-12-23 20:28:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Some information about volume 41
Hi everyone,
Volume 41 of Berserk is now available to purchase on hakusensha-e.net. Duranki is available as well and cont...
2021-12-23 19:57:05 +0000 UTC View PostLearning Japanese with Berserk: Lost Children
Well, I'd say I "gotcha" with this one, but the picture pretty much gives it away. I'm talking about the fact "Lost Children" is actually written in katakana from English, of course. It's a direct ...
2021-12-19 10:33:29 +0000 UTC View PostMiura's first published painting
Here is probably the first painting of Miura that was ever published. It appeared in a special issue magazine that Hakusensha released between the last issue of Monthly ComiComi (December 1988 issu...
2021-12-15 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostMessages to Kentarou Miura: Takashi Hoshi (4)
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Podcast #10: Casca
We revisit the main heroine of Berserk and her difficult role in the story. From her introduction during the Golden Age, her survival of the Eclipse, her years as a shell of herself where she's par...
2021-12-10 10:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostLearning Japanese with Berserk: Desire
Recently we talked about words for "angel" used in Berserk, of course in reference to the "Guardian Angels of Desire",...
2021-12-09 08:14:15 +0000 UTC View PostUses of the word "angel" in Berserk
The word "angel" has a very specific association to the God Hand in Berserk. But it isn't used all that often, and different words are used throughout the manga. Let's take a closer look.
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Learning Japanese with Berserk: The Red Lake
In volume 14, we're introduced to Farnese and her Knights of the Holy Iron Chain just as they find the prophesized Red Lake that marks the advent of the Falcon of Darkness. In Japanese, the words u...
2021-12-01 21:50:19 +0000 UTC View PostMessages to Kentarou Miura: Takashi Hoshi (3)
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Rare Puck figurines
Here are a couple of Puck figurines I acquired online in the mid-2000s.
All information I had on them is lost to time as my early efforts to document all things Berserk were tragically lost y...
2021-11-21 13:21:06 +0000 UTC View PostWhy "God Hand" and not "Godhand"
You know what really grinds my gears? People who don't write proper nouns properly. Well, it doesn't actually bother me all that much but I needed an excuse to talk about this topic so here we are....
2021-11-17 12:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostMessages to Kentarou Miura: Takashi Hoshi (2)
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Podcast #9: Discovering Berserk in the Future
Following a work as it is released is quite a different experience from finding out about it years after all's said and done. In this mini-podcast Walter and Aazealh recount their own encounters an...
2021-11-13 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChecking out the Berserk Exhibition's painting reproductions
Here's a few more pictures of goods sold at the Berserk exhibition, focusing on paintings this time. The Berserk volumes are there to give an idea of the scale. Note that the illustrations are stil...
2021-11-11 23:21:05 +0000 UTC View PostLearning Japanese with Berserk: Immortal
Remind me, which is the correct one: "Nosferatu Zodd", or "Zodd the Immortal"?
Trick question, of course: it's both.
As you can see in the image above, ノスフェラトゥ ...
2021-11-08 23:36:28 +0000 UTC View PostA look at some of the Big Berserk Exhibition goods
I (Aazealh) was lucky to have an acquaintance in Tokyo who attended the Berserk Exhibition and was willing and able to purchase some goods on my behalf. Those items should eventually be purchasable...
2021-11-04 16:05:39 +0000 UTC View PostMessages to Kentarou Miura: Takashi Hoshi (1)
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A story about Miura Kentarou-nii
Greetings, readers of Young...
Learning Japanese with Berserk: Witch
As Halloween approaches, what better topic than witches! Of course, in Berserk the word is most closely associated with Schierke and her late teacher, Flora. But we even got to see a very tradition...
2021-10-28 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhy Gaizeric with a 'Z'
A little while ago, I teased that "Gaiseric", the name of the mythical emperor who conquered an entire continent a tho...
2021-10-25 21:42:32 +0000 UTC View PostAn old diorama of Puck as Gundam RX-78-2
Japan is a golden land for hobbyists. Among other things, twice a year there's a big convention in Tokyo called the "Wonder Festival" or Wonderfest for short where anyone can buy a temporary licens...
2021-10-21 22:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostDragon Slayer paper knives
Today the organisers of the Great Berserk Exhibition revealed a ...
2021-10-18 21:27:40 +0000 UTC View PostInterview between Miura and Persona's developers (Part 3)
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2021-10-17 14:50:29 +0000 UTC View PostLearning Japanese with Berserk: "The Schnoz"
Now that's what I call an easy word to write! Yeah, no it's not. But amazingly, that's the word Schierke uses to describe some of the creatures she and Guts' group encounter when they venture into ...
2021-10-12 23:10:11 +0000 UTC View PostPodcast #8: Berserk video games
This month's special Patreon podcast is all about video games. Walter and Aazealh give their thoughts on the Berserk video games of the past, but also discuss what they would like to see in future ...
2021-10-09 09:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe Bearded Skeleton
Is there a more beloved character in Berserk than the pirate boss? Well, yes. But he's still pretty cool! In volume 35 (episode 309), he finally introduces himself to Roderick and crew.
He go...
2021-10-08 09:11:48 +0000 UTC View PostFlying the Falcon's colors
The Berserk exhibition featured a banner for the Band of the Falcon amongst its more original displays.
Interestingly, a flag of the Band of the Falcon's emblem was once sold as merchandise i...
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