Evil Genius

First off: Thanks EG! This was quite the interesting chapter, not least for the art. My only real fear at first was that Frank Miller had been guest writer and artist for this issue (I mean, the heavy, heavy use of solid blacks and the odd poses of the characters really reminded me of the "artw...

Of course, that works for right now, when Griffith has his army gathered in one place and is nearby basically 24/7. It remains to be seen how tight his control would be if they were spread out and didn't get as much face time with him. I could conceivably see some discipline problems coming up, and...

Thanks EG! I get the feeling that I'm in the minority here (or, at least, so far). I LOVED this chapter. Not so much for the action and violence, but because of the Apostles' reactions in this chapter. Throughout the entirety of this series, all of the Apostles have been set apart by their sadism an...

It's been a really long time since I said this, and for that I apologize (life's been getting in the way horrendously, but that's no excuse): Thanks EG! I'm also slightly ashamed of this, but when I was reading Sonia's "This is the Band of the Hawk!" line, I heard it in distinctly 300 styl...

Istvan wrote: The fact that he was trying to kill Griffith doesn't mean that he was totally self-centered. I think he was somewhat like the queen, trying to preserve his way of life and the world as he knew it. Both then and now I would conjecture that he desires what's best for his country, is in f...

Thanks EG! As for the story, I think that the thing that really strikes me the most is Foss (yes, perhaps a different reaction from many other readers). I mean, the children (or others) having "prophetic" dreams, or Griffith having most people eating out of his hand are things that we've s...

Istvan's beaten me to the punch here. Those opening pages served a couple of purposes. In terms of an introduction to the series, it gave the reader a very good sense of what to actually expect in the story (sex, violence, and lots of literal and metaphorical darkness). In-story, it strongly reinfor...

Farnese's dedication and attachment to Guts has always been one-sided. She became drawn to Guts because he gave her hope after she'd lost her faith (in the church) and because of the charisma he displayed during the catastrophic events of Griffith's rebirth into the earthly plane. It certainly didn'...

Am I forgetting something? I can't remember or find when Serpico actually told Guts about his true lineage, and I've been searching a while through the volumes. As far as I can recall, only Serpico and his father know that Serpico and Farnese are brother and sister. And I can offhand think of only t...

The Beast's manifestation isn't really consistent with multiple personality disorder. It looks more like a degeneration of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) into psychotic behavior. I also think that the actions and desires of the Beast have been overcited as a source of Guts' violence-seeking b...

First: Thanks for the scanlation guys! Looks great! I'm curious though: how long have you guys been studying Japanese to get such a good grasp on the language? It occurs to me that the level of language in Berserk is at least a few registers higher than in a lot of other mangas, and it's interesting...

I really don't think that Guts would use a Behelit. He's been in at least two situations now where he should have been tempted to the breaking point to use it, and he hasn't. The first time was when he came face to face with Slan; I'd say that the Behelit aligning its facial features could be a pret...

I don't think that I actually want to see Magnifico die; I just find him enormously useless at this point. I don't think that, given his current ability levels, he'd even be able to properly betray them ("properly betray" - I never thought I'd string those two words together). For evidence...

Ah. It's Magnifico who's in the hold next to Guts. Thanks guys. Geez, that boy really isn't living up to his name at all, is he? Given how (well) the other Vandimion children have all turned out, I'm really starting to question his..."lineage". If I recall correctly, the other two brothers...

Thanks for the release! I have no idea how you guys manage to get the translations, lettering, and touchups out so quickly, but it's all great! As for the story, I've got two things to say. First, I'm getting the feeling that Roderick's "mercy" is going to come back to haunt him down the r...

Starnum wrote: I'm sure he'd wouldn't hesitate to annihilate an insubordinate peon apostle. He already has - remember the battle outside Flora's mansion? He crushed an Apostle's head without warning. I'm actually quite amazed that he let this guy off with only a warning and a neck choke. And even if...

Thanks guys! This was a very pleasant surprise to come home to :D. As for the episode itself - I really loved it. Especially the moments that Guts had with both Zodd and Griffith. Those interactions were perfectly depicted, and perfectly in character for all involved. There really seems to be no sma...

For the most part, I don't think that any part of Berserk is filler in terms of story detail. Every last bit of the story has made the overall story that much more compelling. And the pacing is...well, it's utterly amazing. I don't think anyone would have had such a strong connection with the old Ha...

Okay, I just read through the SkullKnight link. Eep. Sorry about my previous speculative posts, guys. I genuinely had no idea that a)there were multiple translated scans (some of dubious quality) floating around and b)this topic had already been covered in a SkullKnight thread. The bulk of what I kn...

I'm pretty sure that the physical form of the Dragon Slayer is made of iron. Various characters have noted its appearance to be like a heap of iron in the first few stories, and Goto himself called it a lump of iron (when he's telling Rickert and Erika about the sword). The main thing (aside from th...

Unless my copy of Vol. 14 was drastically different in translation, I don't think that it was a metaphorical dragon slayer, but a genuine one. My understanding was that Goto not only forged the Dragon Slayer but also killed the dragon. The reason he was almost hung for it was probably because he sho...

Okay, my internet's been cacked out for a few days, so pardon the lateness of this, but, thanks! Evil Genius, you guys rock! I tried to post days ago, but...well, technology hasn't always been my friend... Anyhow... Is it strange of me to want to see Guts and Zodd putting aside their differences and...

I agree that Zodd probably wouldn't be (intentionally) trying to help Guts, but he did seem to intentionally dive toward Guts... I wonder if there's any chance that Zodd's thinking of grabbing the Dragon Slayer for his own use? From the levels of knowledge and insight he's shown regarding the nature...

I don't think that they revert after being knocked out. Remember Wyald? He was really down (so much so that Guts and the rest of the Hawks thought he was dead) but he didn't revert to human form - he had to be killed before he turned into a shrivelled old man (GOD, did that comeuppance ever feel goo...

Yes! Thank you (Team?) Evil Genius, for making my day - this was a great chapter after a REALLY bad day at the lab. And, moving on to speculation: how many people can Guts take out now? Well, without the armor, he's on a par with Nosferatu Zodd's human form, so we can assume hundreds at a time witho...