» Posted February 20th, 2008 by Eldo
Here it is:
I’ll avoid putting some jokes in the empty speech bubbles, in case people think that it’s actually part of the plot. It happened last time…so, maybe in the future I’ll consider it.
Also, more Zetman, more Angel Heart, and possibly…more Biomega!
edit: perhaps Eldo won’t, but LordMune and psi29a will! mwah hahahahahhaha!
edit2: this delay is brought to you by the fucking plague! Help us wish Mystic in a full recovery. He already feels bad for the delay, but this is his baby and we at EG respect that and are all waiting with baited breath (as we are aware you all are too). Rest assured we are not dead and Berserk will go out. 
Also, there are those that wish to post other’s releases here. That’s all well and good, but I’m sure most here are clever enough to find it themselves.
We’ve always had the policy that no links be posted to either raws or releases. No exceptions.
Now if you are the member of the other groups translating Berserk, why not offer to help us here.
Many heads are better than one. Our translators are easy to work with and offer mentorship as are our editors. So, by all means… send us a message, join the forums, and lets go.
– psi29a
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February 20th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Then I’ll ad lib the speech bubble:
“Keep your guard up gents” “That foolish noob BlackAxez is sure to return; his pride wouldn’t have it any other way!”
February 20th, 2008 at 9:48 am
all i can say is yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
been waiting so lonnng, waitingggg so looonggg. haha.
February 20th, 2008 at 10:02 am
Rumor has it Miura is looking to make this upcoming arc into a musical.
February 20th, 2008 at 10:11 am
“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!”
February 20th, 2008 at 10:22 am
All i hope for friday is that my internet won’t crash at the most inconvenient time.
February 20th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Looking at it all I can think of is the guy shouting:
“No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise!”
February 20th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Yeaaaaaaaaaaah!We want casca back n sane -,- Go elf king
February 20th, 2008 at 11:15 am
“The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!”
“Let the motha fucka Burn!
February 20th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Nice preview. I dont get the joke though but keep up the good mood
February 20th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I hate previews. Just ‘cuz… It makes me long more for the actual chapter! GAH! Gieef!
February 20th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
FUCK YEA!
February 20th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
oh, hell yeah! I’ve been going through Berserk withdrawl I think.
February 20th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
oh sweet! a new chapter! I guess Miura’s holidays are over… hopefully this one won’t have a.. what was it here, two or three months break?!.. before the next chapter.
February 20th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
*prays*
Biomega!!!
February 20th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
one silly question…
why did it takes so long to release?
February 20th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
What do people become excited about E.G?? can it be the marriage between Gryphone and Charlotte?
(See what I did there? I pretended not to get that the preview shot was a joke… cuz its funny, you see? ahaha..
hehe…. he… daah, I’ve got nothing.. )
February 20th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I just came in my undies!!! Its been so long.
February 20th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Woo-hoo! Finally! It’s been so long… Can’t wait…
February 20th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Nice.
February 20th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Yay! Berserk! =D I’ve missed it for so long! I am so glad it is back, I was beginning to forget about it…And by the way, I love jokes =) I understand them and especially love ones that can be taken in many ways.
February 20th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
@ equalityofcipher
we’ve all been in withdrawal
February 20th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
=O!!!!!!!
i cant wait more :BBBB!!!!!
D:!!
February 20th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
“Who grabbed my butt??”
“Uhh… do that again!!”
February 20th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
Finally! Thank you 8 pound 6 ounce baby jesus
February 20th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
When i look at the picture it looks like he’s saying.
“Good work men! We managed to take an eye and an arm.”
“Maybe he’ll think next time he decides to take a second look at Schierke!”
February 20th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
“men, what do you burn witches with?!”
“more witches!!!!”
February 20th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
Oh my…I’m very excited! I’m so happy that we’re finally going to get….something
February 20th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
yo pendejos ke pedo weyes eso era lo ke esperabamos por berserk cheers u guys
February 20th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Who thinks kentaro miura might die before he completes Berserk?????
I mean there’s such a large gap in the amount of time between chapter releases, by the time a chapter comes out, I’ve almost forgotten what’s happening at the time (in the manga). It’s hella frustrating
February 21st, 2008 at 2:06 am
Finally, my life can continue on apace.
February 21st, 2008 at 2:22 am
wtf its with the beaner.. delet his comment plz…
February 21st, 2008 at 2:52 am
Buuuurn the witch!
I will commit sacrifices of a great amount of giant hornets by slaying them into battle if the chapter will stand for
“k last time it was saying somefin’s gonna happen. Now it’s about get rdy before the somefin happens!”
…As in I’ll suicide ^^ You don’t expect me to survive taking on giant hornets go ya
Well, at least I’ll die trying to pretend I’m an underdog of Gatsu x)
February 21st, 2008 at 3:34 am
yeeeeesssssss !!!!!
:D:D:D shit i can’t wait ! 
Hopefully a rain of berserk chapters is coming. since Miura finished his break, maybe he will work a bit faster
February 21st, 2008 at 5:50 am
yeah thats what im takin aboot!!!
mcho thnx EG!!
and burn the witch and stuff
February 21st, 2008 at 10:40 am
WOOOOO WTF YEAH
February 21st, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Chapter 294 is supposedly coming out in Issue 6
. Hope that’s true.
February 21st, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Woooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
Waiting so loooooooooooooooong!
February 21st, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Sengir you’re a faggit. Intolerant asshole. Me la pelas way.
February 21st, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Nice, the raw is out already
February 21st, 2008 at 5:04 pm
New Zetman AND Berserk! I’ve died and gone to heaven…
February 21st, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Berserk 293 is finally out. I’ve died, went to hell, fought my way out of it, made my way through purgatory and ended up in heaven.
February 21st, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Just a heads up, yes we do have the raw. Translation will begin when someone wakes up.
February 21st, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Oh god this is like when you’ve had a really long year and then the summer starts and you’re like “wow”.
God, I know he’s capable of publishing more chapters per year than some monthlies, but please, consistency in work would make us all sleep better Miura.
February 21st, 2008 at 10:10 pm
yay! thanks you so much!
if there is any way I could help please let me know!
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 am
ye…
and buuuuurnnnnnn the beanersssssssss
February 22nd, 2008 at 2:41 am
YES!YES!YES! I can leave the crack alone for now and get some BERSERK!!
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:52 am
Then who’s gonna make all the Telenovelas sengir?
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:54 am
BERSERK,BERSERK,BERSERK,BERSERK,BERSERK,BERSERK,BERSERK,BERSERK,BERSERK,BERSERK,
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:57 am
wow – i was loosing hope in seeing more of Biomega (hope these will not become false hopes
)
and nice to see that day is saved once again and berserk will see the light (or “darkness” should be more appropriate term in this case
)
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:13 am
bring the violence! fun fact… violence fetish was used in the first ever berserk amv ..me thinks its over 5 years old
…yes, I’m bored
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:40 am
Man… it has been so long. I forget, were speech bubbles read from right to left in the manga like EG did for the little parody of 293, or were they read from left to right like certain other manga, whereas said manga would be read pagewise from right to left?
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:33 pm
It probably took so long because since chap 292, dark horse comics bought the rights to the berserk manga, Most manga writers are put on hiatus during things like company acquisitions, since there’s no guarantee it’ll continue on as originally thought.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:34 pm
More Biomega at last! Oh yes, please be true!!!
February 22nd, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Just requesting that evil-genius posts it up on Manga-Share so there be a large number of seeders.
February 22nd, 2008 at 2:32 pm
you know what would make this chapter release come faster….?
*singing*
…we need a montage!
(montage)
even rocky had a montage!…
(montage!)
/*singing*
February 22nd, 2008 at 2:35 pm
That is maybe one reason I dont get that joke – from left to right or right to left like in the manga? Additionally Im no native english speaker. I absolutly dont get it
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:32 pm
That’s strange, I see.
“Take whatever booty you can find.”
“But remember, the Beast is mine!”
Whoohoo! New Berserk!!!
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Great news!!! Waiting for your translation. Thx a lot!!
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:50 pm
@Bill J McDaniel: Der… what? DH has held the rights to Berserk for a few years now…
Please refrain from typing unless you are able to back your statements up with something more than brain fart please.
@DreadStar: All you need is one seeder, the BT protocol handles the rest. Posting it on Manga-Share does _NOT_ increase the number of seeders. It just causes people to stop coming here. Now, once people have downloaded it… because of the nature how BT works, they automatically become seeders.
Anyone who wants to download it can come here, which is where the torrent exists in the first place.
February 22nd, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Woooooooooow! it’s been sooooooooo long!!!
It’s such a shame that they had to take a break right into the middle of the Griffith – Kushan final Battle
Anyway, we can only be glad now that it’s up and running once again
Go Go Go Gatsu, May the fury of the armor lead the way!!
February 22nd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
One more thing… It’s always been right to left!
If you don’t get the joke, blame yourself
February 22nd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
“Hey Marcus, are you sure this is the place?”
“I think we should’ve turn left…”
Berserk! At last! Hahahaha….. Don’t worry about people don´t getting the jokes (including myself), they’re freaking funny and it would be a shame not to have them. Keep joking! And scanlating! Thanks a lot!!!
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:57 pm
The Dark Horse comic book people will catch up to the manga in japan before the arc is finished
A glorious day it will be!
February 23rd, 2008 at 12:23 am
No please, I love jokes
, thanks again for the good work
February 23rd, 2008 at 1:40 am
Ooooh, Berserk! Gotta have it! I need it so bad that I think i’m becoming a little disturbed. I mean, is it normal for me to check this site every hour on the hour?
February 23rd, 2008 at 2:44 am
“Remember men…”
“Only you can prevent forest fires!”
“Head on!”
“Apply directly to the forehead!”
“How incredible!”
“If a Q-tip is saturated with just enough earwax it spontaneously combusts!”
February 23rd, 2008 at 3:56 am
@ equalityofcipher
as long as you don’t have murdering thoughts torwards your family I think you’re fine ^^
February 23rd, 2008 at 5:02 am
thank whatever gods that may be for Berserk. and especially thank EG doing this. for nothing. awesome. and i back that statement with a solid gold brain fart
February 23rd, 2008 at 5:29 am
“thank whatever gods that may be for Berserk. and especially thank EG doing this. for nothing. awesome. and i back that statement with a solid gold brain fart”
A masterpiece of punctuation – I’m moved!
“One more thing… It’s always been right to left!
”
If you don’t get the joke, blame yourself
I blame myself
But like someone else said: Don’t mind me for not getting this joke. Just keep on trying 
February 23rd, 2008 at 6:44 am
Thana all jokes aside, the thing that I don’t get is you. I doubt anyone blames you for not getting the joke, the thing is that I can’t imagine anyone cares.
Ironic though, considereing the premise of the omake is directed at those people on here unable to recognize a joke, no matter how obvious it would seem.
Perhaps you’re just trying to be funny, though in that case then I don’t get it.
February 23rd, 2008 at 7:32 am
EDIT: Sorry Thana I mistakenly associated you to another post back some ways. You’re fine. Though some of the comments I’ve been readin here are way out there, I don’t know what’s going on in the heads of some of these folks.
Apparently fans of Berserk can come in all types.
February 23rd, 2008 at 7:50 am
“Thana all jokes aside, the thing that I don’t get is you. I doubt anyone blames you for not getting the joke, the thing is that I can’t imagine anyone cares.”
Dear Mr. Prince; There is no need for you to get me. I’m just another faceless guy who daily refreshes this site to get information on the next manga fix. I don’t know you, you don’t know me cause you can’t see me. If I confuse you try to ignore me or otherwise you just “feed” your confusion. The part about being blamed was referred #62 Darven.
“Ironic though, considereing the premise of the omake is directed at those people on here unable to recognize a joke, no matter how obvious it would seem.”
Like already said: I’m not a native english speaker. Maybe, just maybe, I get another meaning of one of these words there so that I get an absolute different meaning in my translation. For me it’s just a statement about not getting to excited because of nothing and thus a preview is given – btw it seems to work as intended…
“Perhaps you’re just trying to be funny, though in that case then I don’t get it.”
You are right, Mr. Prince: I try to be a little bit funny. This is what the smileys are for (I hope that losens a bit of your confusion). But I also know that this is the internet. I’m not waiting for applause or criticism, I just post something like most of the other posters here – or do you think “YES!YES!YES! I can leave the crack alone for now and get some BERSERK!!” (#46 by alfi) is a literal masterpiece being worthy for a discussion? No? So are my posts either.
Dear Mr. Prince, if you don’t like me than just ignore me. Ok?
February 23rd, 2008 at 8:03 am
I already made a reply on your earlier post but it seems it has been eaten by your edit. What I still don’t get is what a wrong association changes on your reply on my post…
Well, don’t mind me. Like I already said in the vanished post: Don’t worry about me, I’m just a berserk fan posting something to get some joy while refreshing this site every day.
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:20 am
Finally!!!!!
I could wait anymore,almost 2 months without a Bersek chapter,it whas unbearable.
Halleluia!!!!!
February 23rd, 2008 at 10:10 am
“possibly…more Biomega!”
Please yes, I’ll love you!
February 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
yeeeah!!
i need to reread all of berserk to get back in the mood
February 23rd, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Yeror said,
“thank whatever gods that may be for Berserk. and especially thank EG doing this. for nothing.”
I completely concur and cannot reiterate this sentiment enough. I was skimming through some posts under “Status updates for the New Year” and found that someone called mindlessmanga said,
“i give up on berserk i not gonna read a manga where 10 chapers per year only come out.”
wtf? I had a tiny conniption.
February 23rd, 2008 at 2:57 pm
man, who are all these jokers that don’t post on the forum?
February 23rd, 2008 at 3:33 pm
just thank u very much people, keep up the very good work.
February 23rd, 2008 at 6:14 pm
tahana
berserk fan we are funy sometime and may be for that all world around apear for us like one bad joke
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Un français =)
Coucou tout le monde vivement ce chapitre !!
I love this manga =)
February 23rd, 2008 at 11:14 pm
“Well, don’t mind me. Like I already said in the vanished post: Don’t worry about me, I’m just a berserk fan posting something to get some joy while refreshing this site every day.”
Well turn about is fair play, so I guess it would only be proper that you not mind me as well.
IMO everything posted here is all in good fun, we are all here for the same reasons, the basis of which is predicated upon having sharing common interests.
Though there are always exceptions, as it seems some people come on here for the sake of making aweful jokes that no one ever seems to get.
February 24th, 2008 at 3:41 am
no one cares about the jokes so dont become excited, the only important thing is that berserk is back so keep the good work EG and dont forget to stop to your local comic store and suport miura and keep him motivated, i really dont wont to see this epic history without a ending
February 24th, 2008 at 4:34 am
“no one cares about the jokes so dont become excited, the only important thing is that berserk is back so keep the good work EG and dont forget to stop to your local comic store and suport miura and keep him motivated, i really dont wont to see this epic history without a ending”
You have already told us that… Btw happy b-day (2 days later), kiddo
February 24th, 2008 at 5:02 am
thx thana but even i would like to be a kid againg and dont have any worries and play all day i am a old man, maybe not but thats how i feel now, and for the comment of the locals store and stuff i just was worried because of the long wait, i hate miura wen he do that, but i love him wen we have a new chapter, btw i am 25…..ho cares right
February 24th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Didn’t you say it will be your 22nd birthday?
February 24th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Axe is a liar. What’s your real name?
February 24th, 2008 at 9:18 am
so it was released this week correct? plz confirm as it would be a nice (day late now) birthday present
February 24th, 2008 at 9:20 am
axemurber you bastard you beat me into this world by 24 hrs lol
February 24th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Now for some rhetoric. Jennifer Lopez’ twins look like Guts’ and Caskas demonic child that was tainted by Griffiths God Hand Sperm.
Please release soon Im dying. Yah Trick Yah.
February 24th, 2008 at 10:29 am
* Always remember this site is a service. Members spend their own money and time to provide this service free. They all have lives beyond this site. They’re fans just like (if not more) than everyone else on here, I’m sure they’re just as excited to get this latest chapter out as much as anybody…..
EDIT: feel free to correct any inaccuracy
————————————————————
Education: Why so long for EG to release new chapter????
————————————————————
- Do people realize Berserk gets released in Japan only?….As in not in the US>
- Moderators on this site are primarily from US and Europe.
- Berserk Chapters are released in Young Animal manga magazine.
- Due to high volume of release on a weekly bases, mags use cheap grainy paper to print on for cost saving measures.
- Because EG releases translations are based off recently released chapter, the team is forced to use a low quality format for their initial scan…..Of course only after, they get their hands on a recent release to begin with.
*Note this process is different from releasing scanlations using Tank Volumes which are much better quality material to work with But who wants to wait once or twice a year for a Tank to be released?
- To maintain high quality images EG relies on their own scans, allowing for highest quality scans and painstaking touch-up work, providing for best quality scanlations….as opposed to other scans currently roaming the internet.
- This does not even account for the most important and painstaking aspect of the process. The TRANSLATION of the story to English (of course), which is done with a professional type quality.
****If you download chapters and have your own files, and want the best scanlations its worth a little extra wait.
Any hack, yo-yo, semi-literate in Japanese could probably put out a half-assed translation within 24 hours recieving a low quality raw via the net. But if just once, try to compare both to appreciate the time and effort that goes into an EG scanlation.
February 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Why is it that there are many empty speech bubbles in some of the Berserk manga translations?
February 24th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
In case any of you guys don’t know, Mystic has been really, really, sick as of late. This is why there is such a delay. Otherwise, the chapter would have been released two days ago. Let’s just hope he gets well soon. You’ll have to wait until he feels better enough to translate.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
I’m young – i can wait. But thx for the info.
And I hope you get healthy, Mystic-guy!
February 24th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Agreed, I’ve waited months for this chapter, what’s a another few days going to do to me. Great quality is always worth the wait. Awesome work EG! And I hope you get better Mystic-guy
February 24th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
Oh, I havent been seeing hbi2k’s posting of berserk abridged here. Has he taken a permanate vacation?????.(& sorry for double posting)
February 24th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I hate being sick. My favorite cure-all? Tabasco Sauce!!! Or anything else you prefer thats really spicy. Tabasco sauce on my eggs, red pepper sauce in my soup, jalapeno on my grilled cheese… Berserk? Oh… never seen Guts sick huh? Yeah he knows what to do!
February 24th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
Yay! Berserk is here
I was getting a bit worried something might have happened to Miura..
I hope Mystic gets better soon
February 25th, 2008 at 11:36 am
CARALHO FINALMENTE!!!! HÁ SÉCULOS ESTAVA ME MORDENDO NA ESPERA!!!!
The euphoria is too much for me to remember that you dont speake portuguese!!
And I cant believe that someone has actually runned away with that f***ing Nigerian Princess…
February 25th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
hbi2k’s works can be found on youtube, he just posted the last two part episode which ended the Berserk Abridge run. So it’s complete, just click on one of his videos off the main page here and then select his youtube account icon to see a listing of his videos.
February 25th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Gordo: hbi2k has posted a few more things on his youtube account that haven’t been updated on EG main page, but probably will be when 293 is released.
As for the wait, its all fine. The longer we wait now, the less we wait in between 293 and 294.
February 25th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
woot hell yeah Gackt is right the wait would be less XD
February 26th, 2008 at 8:31 am
When I’m sick my wife takes a big coin like object, puts liquid vicks on it scrapes the shit out my back until I get slash marks like I was whipped like a slave or by Farnese.
She is Vietnamese.
February 26th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
I almost read another Release… thank god i didnt. Its like trying to resist masturbating to a picture of an vietnamese wife…
February 26th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
“Its like trying to resist masturbating to a picture of an vietnamese wife…”
Thats easy to get humour – I like it
February 26th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
“Here kitty kitty kitty”
Thank you EG, best news since my upcoming organic chem. exam ^_^
February 27th, 2008 at 8:28 am
Farnese isn’t vietnamese: she whips herself; the only thing she does to other ppl is torching them ^^
February 27th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
The new Berserk Abridged Episoded by hbi2k are hilarious.
Like the fiend that I am I took a peak at another release.
All I got to say is.
Got Nipples?
February 27th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
if you guys actually visited the forums you could find them there.
February 27th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
them being hbi2k’s work
February 28th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Just a heads up: this delay is brought to you by the fucking plague! Help us wish Mystic in a full recovery. He already feels bad for the delay. Rest assured we are not dead and Berserk will go out.
Also, there are those that wish to post other’s releases here. That’s all well and good, but I’m sure most here are clever enough to find it themselves.
We’ve always had the policy that no links be posted to either raws or releases. No exceptions.
Now if you are the member of the other groups translating Berserk, why not offer to help us here.
Many heads are better than one. Our translators are easy to work with and offer mentorship as are our editors. So, by all means… send us a message, join the forums, and lets go
February 28th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Last time the other translation came from those “Frankyhouse”-guys. Maybe you can ask there for some help or useful material. I won’t post the link but it’s easy to google their page
February 28th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
@Thana: We actually did try to contact Frankyhouse, Blinktopia, and another group of individuals from MangaHelpers but they didn’t ever reply.
I’d rather us work together instead of in parallel.
We are no longer speed-scanlators, we are old people… bad knees and all.
We are in this for the long haul, so there is no fear of EG disappearing. Sometimes things work out great and we get it out fast, then shit happens that we can’t plan for. *shrugs*
February 28th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
I never feared you will disappear
You do great work and I can wait for your release. I also think it’s poor of the other guys to ignore your request for help. At least that strengthens my will to keep my collection in pure “EG-style”
It seems translating mangas is a hard business for some guys. Maybe a request for a doctor to check up Mystic would have been more successful…
February 28th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Hey, Evil Genius need good editors for Berserk? If yes, i can help
February 29th, 2008 at 12:38 am
btw its berserk
February 29th, 2008 at 2:44 am
FFS Grif669 go die in a corner and let EG take their time and produce the same high quality releases they always do. Why is everyone so hasty and rushed.
February 29th, 2008 at 2:49 am
Haha psi29a, You can’t be that old. I wouldn’t take out the cane just yet. (or is it spelled cain? have no bloody idea..)
February 29th, 2008 at 3:41 am
Grif669, I deleted your comment about getting the chapter from other groups. I’m sure if you can find it, other people can too.
That goes for everyone. If you can find it in the depths of the internet, everyone else can too. I don’t see the point of posting it here.
February 29th, 2008 at 10:43 am
@Good Imbecile: *grin* Believe or not, I do have bits of grey hair showing up these days. I’m old enough to own a house, have a mortgage, have a retirement account, managed to go through a divorce and deal with parents are on their last leg so to speak.
Most of EG at this point are moving on to their Masters or PhD work, or in the professional world at this point. Half are married, and a few even have childrens now. So yes, we are old people relatively speaking.
So really, all of this “drama” with other groups… let alone manga in general is really low on everyone’s priority list.
We do it for ourselves and we are glad that people like what we do. While other groups are doing Berserk, to get it out faster, to be first I guess is fine. The quality with them has improved, I’m not going to deny them that. We just can’t compete with the speed and this time someone we care about deeply is very sick, considering that Berserk is his baby… it was just bad timing. So yes, epic fail. *shrugs* What can we do?
February 29th, 2008 at 11:08 am
It’s always worth the wait when it comes to EG and Berserk.
Hope he gets well soon.
Cheers!!!!
February 29th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
@psi29a I can totally relate with everything you said, including the age thing
Just keep up the great work because it’s the quality and love you guys put in your work that counts in my book. Best regards to Mystic.
February 29th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
well think about it. if the thing was ready to go and you downloaded it and read it, what would you be doing? waiting. thats right, waiting for the next one. i dont see the big deal.
*get well – get well soon – get well – get well soon – get
February 29th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Hi there all.
Well, honestly it doesnt matter that much, because even if You release it now, we will wait for another chapter after 4 minutes of reading.(not counting 2nd reading, 3rd reading, 4th reading and so on xdddd ) So, the more we wait for this chapter, the shorter we will wait for another.
Yay! ^_^
We ARE fucking impatient, but its not that important ;DDD
Take care, people and big thx from Poland for Your work!!
February 29th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
PRAISE [insert WHATEVER DEITY...or lack there of]!!!!
evil you’re all genius’! and thanks for putting up with all the R Tards out there. MMMMMWAH!!!
it’s sad how much pleasure I get from Beserk sometimes….but then again I always was a sucker for black and white ink!
March 1st, 2008 at 12:46 am
Hope he gets well soon; being sick is an awful feeling!!
As for the other groups, i don’t even know/care about other groups doing berserk tbh. EG has incredible quality and a good community, so what reason would I have to go seek someone else?
Evil Genius- always and forever.
March 2nd, 2008 at 1:07 am
I’m crying now that Berserk 293 is out.
March 2nd, 2008 at 1:24 am
I have to admit that I have downloaded other translated versions of 293. So far “the spectrum” is the only other that rival EG.
March 2nd, 2008 at 10:24 am
@InterRage, there’s no shame in getting another group’s translation! There never was any kind of competition, I mean it has always been a “FROM FANS TO FANS” thing.
This said, I’ll still be looking forward to the EG version once it’s out
Thank you so much for all the joy you brought/bring/will bring for every Berserk “maniac” out there!
And oh… best wishes of good health for all of the crew
March 2nd, 2008 at 10:45 am
hmm… the wait is pretty painful to me… I think I will break down in a day or two and search for another scanlation but I will than wait for the EG-version for the collection. anyway I hope Mystic will get well
March 2nd, 2008 at 3:47 pm
wah cant wait for the chap
keep working hard guys
March 2nd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Quality as in other scanlators translations, The constant re-used, astonished broken phrase, “this is….” as some character looks on. and then someone else says it. and then someone else. Then I finally say, “This is…..Bullshit”
March 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 am
“Bullshit? Bullshit??? This is no bullshit! THIS… IS… SPARTA!!!”
March 3rd, 2008 at 6:43 pm
im really not looking forward to ever hafting to go searching other sites for the scan, and not just because of the possibility of there being crappy translation, ive been to some other sites that are set up horribly.
course, ive never looked for Berserk so im being ignorant,
but hey, thats what the internets are for
March 3rd, 2008 at 7:54 pm
I confess that I succumbed to temptation and read the translation elsewhere. I know, I know. It was wicked and disloyal, especially in the face of Mystic’s unfortunate illness (BTW: best wishes for your recovery). I deserve to be shunned. Yet, in retrospect I see that, for me, it wasn’t the best idea. I agree that there is absolutely no shame in reading a translation from whatever source you choose. But, you’ve got to ask yourself why you follow the manga in the first place. If you think it’s an awesome story and you just want to find out what happens next, then do so by all means. If you follow Berserk for the combined brilliance of its beautifully detailed art and its thrilling, in depth plot, then you want get translations from the group that presents these elements best. EG always produces a top quality scanlation in a timely fashion. That can’t be said about many other groups. EG doesn’t come out with those jacked up, grainy images or sentences that you have to read two or three times to before you know what the hell’s going on b/c the grammar is so incorrect. They’re not here today, gone tomorrow like some other groups. We’ve all experienced these ills at one time or another. I’ll choose to wait from now on, but it really is a matter of personal preference. AND it really ain’t that serious.
March 5th, 2008 at 1:22 am
…………:/
Hows the health of mystic?
I dont wanna read other scans >:/
But this wait is making it awfuly tempting. A progress report would make me feel better
March 5th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I also wont read from another scanlation team. Of course I want to know how the plot developes but I doubt that ch293 would be the final one
And so it doesn’t matter if I read it now or later.
March 5th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
No worries, if you want to read other’s work, go ahead.
Mystic is recovering and we are hoping to get this nocked out and be ready for the next release.
March 5th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
btw normally I only come here, but I happened to fall upon the chapter elsewhere, so no I’m not disloyal to the site, I’m just loyal to the manga =P but I’m gettin pissed with it!
March 5th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
sweet, of course most of scanlations at the spectrum are yours and that’s where I found out about you guys.
March 6th, 2008 at 5:32 am
fucking finally!
i will have to reread the chapters nao
March 6th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Yey! I can’t wait for the new berserk, I hope Mystic gets well soon and I will definitely stay loyal to your releases even if it means waiting a little longer cause you guys make it worth!
March 6th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Well, I hope the releases happen soon, I’m really wanting to get on with reading AH. I don’t read Beserk.
*looks around*
Why’s everyone looking at me like that?
March 6th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
There is nothing wrong with not reading berserk. I personally am looking also forward to the next Zetman chapters.
March 6th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
This entry has already 11k views. Soon it will be enough sacrifice so that the e-g personnel can be reborn as part of the god hand and evil genius will kick even more ass than before.
I humbly offer my soul to you.
cheers
* I heard next release is already March 14th. Anyone confirm this? Might be able to read 2 chapters in a row, haven’t had patience to do that in a loooong time.
March 6th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
I’m still waiting for your release !
EG rules !!!!!!!!!!! :p
March 6th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
i never read other scans then EG. firstly no time nor enegery to surf the net for some lq waste of time scans, secondly EG seem like nice people always releasing top quality product. better to wait for desert then eat shit.
people from western europe countries should visit book stores for some real berserk! i managed to get 5 paperpacks of berserk from dublin city bookstore, 12 euro a piece and others already ordered. EG scans are best there are, but nothing replaces classical reading from a parepack:)
March 6th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Off topic:
So, were the majority of people right when they guessed 8 weeks? Damn, it has been such a long time that I feel like I’ve been on a voyage for a long time; it’s like I’m experiencing Guts’ journey on sea, but on land, with much less excitement and peril. ^^
March 7th, 2008 at 1:59 am
I’ll go put the kettle on. a friend of mine read another release and spoiled the content. Lets just say if he ever gets ass raped by a donkey, I wont do anything to stop it..
March 7th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Honestly, they need to stop grabbing rights onto everything. Now if I want to read the damn thing again, it takes so much more work T_T
Sounds greedy, but honestly, dark horse is doing it for money too.
March 7th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
Waiting is part of the Berserk experience anyway!
We can’t say we’re not used to :p
March 7th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Yeah that’s an important question… When is the next chapter out, anyone?
I really hope i ain’t gonna be another 8 Weeks Of Death (8WOD)
March 7th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
arrrggghhhhhh, even though this is torture, I started rereading all the Darkhorse releases from the beginning…and its glorious.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
when they ever get back to Guts party, I have a feeling that he will be out of action and that dude with the bow staff will take his place as the primary ass kicker for a short bit.
March 8th, 2008 at 12:33 am
# InterRage Says:
March 7th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
when they ever get back to Guts party, I have a feeling that he will be out of action and that dude with the bow staff will take his place as the primary ass kicker for a short bit#
No way dude gutz will alwayz be the primary ass kicker…wtf
March 8th, 2008 at 7:13 am
RedSamurai Says: I really hope i ain’t gonna be another 8 Weeks Of Death (8WOD)
Nope, I think it comes out on 3-14
March 8th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Have waited this long for a quality scan and translation, and while waiting isn’t fun (especially after waiting so long for this chapter to be released), I’ll wait some more. (Just don’t make us wait too much longer… please?
)
March 8th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Think of it this way; The more we wait for this release, the less time there will be in between this one, and the next release.
March 12th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Does anyone else here read through the Berserk from the start every so often?
I’m going to ramble a little bit, so please don’t flame me too badly.
My reason, aside from zealous love of all things Berserk (true of any Berserk fan, I guess) is that I try to analyze how Kentarou Miura’s artwork has evolved as time, and the story, have progressed. Part of this for me is an attempt at learning from his artwork for my own artistic purposes, yet another reason entirely is to compare the painstaking complexity of the Berserk artwork at its current point to other segments of the Berserk storyline. Though for the most part my professional artistic curiosity frequently results in dejected frustration and “manga depression”, I can’t help but feel that one of the most amazing features of this manga in particular is how radically the style of artwork is enriched and improved. More startling still is how Kentarou Miura is able to portray the overall motif of an Era of the Berserk timeline. For example, the beginning sequence of Berserk seems to mirror the chaos of the setting, in which we are first being introduced to Guts the Kämpfer and his seemingly willy-nilly pursuit of apostles. This style of art and detail varies greatly from even the beginning of the Golden Age arc, in which the art seems to stylistically portray youthful naivety in comparison to the formlessly chaotic world of a man on the warpath. Henceforth the art evolves again and again at crucial points of the story, such as the developing relationship between Guts and Caska, upon which the characters and their setting mature in portrayal and storyline. If you compared a good frame from the current chapters to one of the frames from the beginning or from the start of the Golden Age arc, it would seem as if it was the work of two different artists.
This also makes me ponder the period of time it would take for Miura to finish a chapter using one of his older styles compared to the newer, super-refined style. Just looking at a frame from one of the newer chapters with a decent amount of landscape in it makes me believe that Miura makes full use of his two weeks.
April 16th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
@post 59
Didn’t even notice it at first, however it’s funny to see someone respond to a little joke (based on the rumors as to why releases slowed down by DH, i.e. they’re selling off due to waning interest) in such a poor manner.
But not everyone can be graced with basic intelligence or manners Because if you thought about it for even a millisecond, what would DH have to do with raws/scans being available. Way to fake being smart though
May 23rd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
You could just leave the pages with the joke bubbles for the end with a different filename. Besides, I really love joke pages.