BERSERK: Golden Age Arc (1) ⚔️ I'm Already Traumatized!
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- In this video, I begin the Berserk Golden Age arc for the first time, covering volumes 3 to 7 of the manga, and chapters 0-09-017.
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✨ Timestamps ✨
0:00 Introduction
3:07 Chapter 0-09
10:49 Chapter 0-10
17:07 Chapter 0-11
22:58 Chapter 0-12
25:01 Chapter 0-13
28:32 Chapter 0-14
31:31 Chapter 0-15
33:35 Chapter 0-16
38:17 Chapter 001
39:44 Chapter 002
42:24 Chapter 003
44:03 Chapter 004
45:36 Chapter 005
47:10 Chapter 006
48:38 Chapter 007
51:13 Chapter 008
52:41 Chapter 009
54:20 Chapter 010
56:24 Chapter 011
57:34 Chapter 012
1:00:44 Chapter 013
1:02:28 Chapter 014
1:03:44 Chapter 015
1:04:46 Chapter 016
1:07:03 Chapter 017
1:10:06 Wrap-Up
1:12:07 Thank You for Watching and Goodbye!
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Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 1 by Kentaro Miura
Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 2 by Kentaro Miura
Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 3 by Kentaro Miura
Berserk Volume 3 by Kentaro Miura
Berserk Volume 4 by Kentaro Miura
Berserk Volume 5 by Kentaro Miura
Berserk Volume 6 by Kentaro Miura
Berserk Volume 7 by Kentaro Miura
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I love the chapter by chapter format.
I’m glad it doesn’t put you off! Thanks for watching 😊
Gavin your theory about Guts in the Black Swordsman arc was impressive, most people miss it. Berserk is a Manga that just punches you in the Guts with all sorts of emotions.
Ahh I didn’t realise it was something people missed, I feel rather smart now 😄 but absolutely, my guts have been punched
Gut's surprise of the blade being in the wolf wasn't that it had moved on its own but that he'd moved it instinctively without thinking about it. It's that trope of the Hero drowning in hopelessness ready to give up and die but the body refuses to surrender to death an fights on regardless. "Survive, Fight on, Don't give up, We can keep going. This is not where we fall..."
That makes WAY more sense haha and here I was thinking we had a sentient blade 😂
The struggler
I'm so glad you're spending time to appreciate Miura's incredible artwork. The story of Guts and Griffith is legendary but Miura's artwork just elevates it so much.
Despite short chapters, it still takes some time to get through to appreciate the details. I’m so glad Berserk exists
It's only natural to be constantly intrigued by Griffith, he's a shadow wrapped in an enigma masked by a beautiful face and then sprinkled with an excellent hair care routine.
I almost picture him like a cult leader at this stage, collecting the broken things and giving them purpose and power, but you can feel the unease underneath, that the other shoe might be waiting to drop.
A cult leader, yes!! That is exactly how he feels and I didn’t even think of that while reading
the amount of money your therapist will make after you read berserk is going to be legendary.
Any chance a band aid will just cover my wounds? Let’s just ignore the internal pain…
Please remember even when berserk gets very dark or tedious its still has moments of peace and beauty which are well worth the struggle
One of my favorite things about Berserk is that because this world and it’s characters are so brutal and unforgiving, when you eventually get those lighter moments you will appreciate them fiercely since they are so few and far between. Especially the ones that relate to Guts. Those moments had such a profound impact on me while reading that Berserk becomes something truly special.
My life will be complete after these reviews.
Thanks for your patience 🙏🏼
Omg!!! I have been waiting for this! Gav + Berserk??? My day can’t get better!😁😊
Ayyy hope you enjoy 🥰
I'm so glad more booktubers are actually giving Berserk a chance if they can handle the delecate handle of dark themes in the way it does. While Malazan is on the same tier of darkness from what I'm *understanding* it sounds like they handle these topics vastly different. But mostly because they're telling to very different stories. Berserk is about the struggles of Humanity, Causality and Free will as well as the ugliness of it while Malazan touches on different themes, and plays with the idea of rebirth and recarnation in a different way. (Someone can correct me on Malazan though as I only know through watching Merphy's Video's and peices of Philip and Daniel's videos)
On the surface a lot of people just assume Berserk is "Dark just to be dark", but it does actually touches on the unfortant reality of the human mind when pitted with horrific situations. And It's okay if you're not wanting a story that shows the reality of what surviors and victims go through in their mental state (and also prove that not all victims are "perfect victims") But I wish people would just respect the fact that it's just not for them and stop calling people who enjoy the story "degenerates" for actually resonating with the work.
The fact that you're enjoying it has me pretty happy that you do see the beauty in the work and that it's not just trying to be edgy. As a senine it's suppose to be written for adults (Senines are for Adult males realisticly but any gender can read Berserk and resonate with it), and people don't seem to realize this.
Berserk is one of the insperations that lingered with me for years while I was growing up. It also compelled me to write a story with similar themes of the struggles of Humanity and what light can be shown through in the ugliness of mankind.
I dare anyone to call me a degenerate for enjoying Berserk, they’ll never show their face in my comments again let me tell you 😂 sucks that there are people out there who do criticise Berserk fans. They just don’t understand.
@@GavinReadsItAll They really don't. Those are the same people who would look at something being depicted in a book about SA victims and say how that charater responded "That's not how an SA Victim will be like!" When it's far more complicated than black and white (Deerskin is a book I've seen people critizied that exact argument, when I personally relate to the charater's reactions). Berserk protrays those nuiances. It's not perfect in any way, (later chapers there may be points you may criquite, which is perfectly fine and understandable), but it's as much of a masterpeice because it does charater work so heavily well, and explores so much more than the surface of a situation.
Eventually I'll personally will try Re:Zero again because I wasn't mentally ready to facing something that I personally dealt with, and Subaru really started out like people I personally knew and got hurt by. I'm told he gets better, but I think I have to personally work through my own thoughts to try again. Same with Land of The Lustruous. You would think I would enjoy those stories because I enjoy Crime and Punishment but I donno, it could be that I just needed to personally heal and look at those in a different light. And I think these reviews of Berserk and slowly working on Deerskin may have helped with that. I am curious When you're caught up with Berserk if you'll be watching other people's thoughts on key concepts and how they read the parts you've theorized on. That would be fun to see the comparisons.
Well said! I'm cr*p at explaining myself, but what you said! XD
I only started reading Berserk in 2020, & am now 50 year old woman reading through Berserk for the first time, & yes, it's often a hard read, but I can see beyond that horror & heartache & that there is SO much more to this incredible Manga. There have been so many times where I've LOL'd to the antics of characters (I adore Puck), where you feel the love & warmth they have for each other, where you get frustrated at Guts but get why he's like that, it's just so much more & is definitely not just trying to be edgy.
@@Merdragoon This comment ^ is only an issue on Twitter and primarily in the US because most people I talk to (myself too) never run into problems like these.
@@Moody.Smiruai Believe it or not, I have seen some Booktubers saying they won't ever start reading Berserk due to it just being dark just to be edgy. I have also met people (streamers and outside the internet) Say the same thing just because of the first chapter. So this is through my own experiences that I say this. Yes. Twitter is the worse case of this, but I have seen pockets where it's happened outside it. Yes, other countries are more open to the concepts of Berserk. Also Goodreads is another place I've seen these arguments.
Gavin you are the right person to read through the Beserk series because you are just so compassionate. You care about others and you try to understand other peoples motivations.
Nobody else would do this series justice like you are.
Love you 🧡
The Goldern Age arc is the best manga arc ever created
This is the manga that inspired games like Dark Souls...let that sink in before continuing to read and getting your soul pulverised.
I’ll never be ready, so I might as well just sit back and let it happen 😂
It was playing through Dark Souls again that I heard all these references about Berserk, so it was FromSoft that led me to Miura 🙂And now (because I'm almost always playing one or another FS game) I see Berserk nods all over the games!
Soul Pulverised*
When I was reading this part of the story, the artwork blew my mind. But just wait. It gets better. Truly amazing illustrations
Yesss I’ve been waiting for you to continue, one of my favorite series 🙏🏻
I’m so sorry it took so long!
I can absolutely understand the trepidation. There are stories I can binge and this isn't one of them. Though you making videos gives me another reason to push myself to read more.
Part of me wanted to read it all in one go but my common sense said no to that haha, glad my trepidation is understandable and not frowned upon
griffith is in love with guts..there's no point arguing..his ambitions might be stronger than love but you can't deny the spark
There really is something there 👀
"How can this get any worse?" .....this arc is called Golden Age my brother
For him getting cocky, in my mind it was more like he just didnt care if he dies
I recently got into Beserk. I am in love with everything about it. The more macabre the better. 😂
Im glad you continued reading👌
This was awesome!!! I have been wanting to read Berserk. And now I'm even more excited and can't wait to start! Look forward to the next one!
This was phenomenal, I love your format and I’m looking forward to the future Berserk content, hype!
So glad you're continuing this, the story really picks up and this arc will affect everything after it. We saw just a little glimpse in the Black Swordsman arc
I’m glad I’m continuing too, I just needed to push myself
I can't believe it, I've been waiting patiently and then this drops on my literal birthday. Thank you for the present Gavin!
Love reading at my own pace and coming back to your videos after i finish a deluxe volume
I was waiting so long for thisssss. The golden age is one of the best arcs in manga. I hope your soul doesn't die after this.
Had an idea: get a photo of Ash and Tobu posing on a shelf as "bookends". Adorable and could turn into merch.
Dude, your intuition is spot on. Nice.
I'm so happy to see one of my favourite book chanels getting a good read through berserk. Tough story but journey is really worth it, looking forwards to more updates !!
I love this format
im surprised how spot on you have been this series, like jesus youve been correct almost everytime
58:20 - Something really important about this section that I don't think you mentioned is that Guts overhearing Griffith talking about how a friend is someone who has their own dream comes almost right after Guts just decided to dedicate himself to fighting for Griffith - "For now I'll weild my sword, for his sake."
Guts basically had an epiphany about what to do with his life just for the person he respects above all others to say "anyone who does that is not my equal and I can't ever see them as friends". Griffith is definitely talking about Guts here, although I don't think he realises it, only Guts knows that he's exactly the kind of person Griffith is talking about.
Hey Gav! Great Berserk video! Thanks for continuing with uploading Berserk videos. I recommend checking out a ambience video by Ambient Cinematics called Meditating with Guts in Berserk. It has very calming music that would be good to listen to while reading Berserk.
I didn't expect a chapter-by-chapter Review, but it's great I think. Thank you for this Video though I haven't read Beserk yet, it's great for the fans and future me, when I read it!
I honestly don’t know how to review manga any other way now haha
I'm SO happy that you're continuing with this incredible journey 🙂
People in comments explain things FAR better than I ever could, because I'm terrible at explaining what I mean lol, and am reading through Berserk for the first time myself & still working things out XD
I'm stoked, as I just got my first Guts collectible figure!
Never give up, little Skeleton! (I know you tried Bloodborne, but you should absolutely play Dark Souls if you haven't because it's basically a love letter to Miura.)❤
I can't wait for more Gavin
Very glad you're going through with this. It's definitely a daunting journey but well worth it.
Already happy with my decision to continue, this arc has been great so far!
You're reading my 2 favorite manga ever, one piece and berserk, and I love hearing your thoughts about them!
Looking forward to this series read through
Oh this is going to be exciting! 😊❤📚
Hope you enjoy the video 😊
my husband is also collecting the Berserk series!! they're so stunning.
Your mind isn’t ready for this. I saw your reactions to one piece (my favorite story of all time) but Berserk on another level.
The light from outside getting darker and more sombre is quite appropriate for the material!
Griffith has consistently been demonstrating the traits of a manipulative narcissist: charming one moment, cruel and self-serving the next.
I can't wait for your thoughts on this series. I discovered you through the One Piece read throughs, Berserk is for sure something different entirely that you can get within manga. hope to see more soon :)
Great video :D
Wow! I was just finishing your goosebumps first series and you come out with this! This is so cool!
Sorry for the constant movie length videos haha
@@GavinReadsItAll I might be in the minority, but I enjoy long format videos! I can pick it up, and put it down again where ever I want! I have been watching your 3 hour for 3 days now, and am only maybe a quarter though it. 😂
But I love having so much content available to me in one video! Idk how to explain it!
The Golden Age Starts.
"guts, we are not on in a battle right now. you can put the sword down"
guts: 22:37
A beautiful metaphor - Guts has his sword, I have my book
4:00 that illustration is the reference from riding passed the gallows tree, the hanging corpses by Gustave Dore. For his dark medieval art, Miura was highly influenced by Gustave Dore.
BERRRRRSERKKKKKK'N TIME
💪🏼
maybe wait until you've finished the golden age arc but definitely check out at least some scenes if not all of the 1997 anime, it has it's issues as do all berserk adaptations but by god some scenes (like griffith scratching himself) are done so well in that version with such high contrast between his pale skin and the blood
Thanks for the video
Thanks for checking it out!
Alright now I have to finish Berserk. There no way I'm gonna let you get get ahead of me Gavin lol. If I wasn't so addicted to CZcams I'd be done 2 years ago. Lol.
Haha happy to be the motivation you need to finish - better beat me though 👀
was just wondering a few days ago...hasnt it been some time since the first berserk review ?
guts isnt sexist against casca, he uses these words to make her angry, and get her moving, because she was about to give up. he definately does not mean it. you can see him grin, when she gets back on moving.
now back into the reading dungeon!
Yup it’s been way too long since the first review, thanks for your patience. Next one shouldn’t take as long 😂
Absolutely agree with your opening statement. Berserk is intimidating especially for the manga readers who used to read the Shonen rating titles. It is indeed very shocking and upsetting when we know about Guts origins. And making the readers understand why Guts act like an asshole in the black swordsman. But if your stomach can handle the gore, you'll experience the beauty within its brutal and unforgiving brutal world.
Your picking up on stuff really well! The black swordsman arc definitely throws you into a world your unfamiliar with and it makes way more sense in retrospect. I look forward to your videos on this as well as one piece!
Thanks! I do feel like if I re-read Black Swordsman, I’d understand it way more (though I’m sure I still have a long way to go before truly understanding all the complexities from the beginning).
When reading Berserk you'll feel.. oh look this panel looks amazing....and the very next panel will surpass it
Lets gooooooooooo finally!
True that, I’ll most likely go with my gut (hurhurhur) in the future but the wait for the next Berserk videos will not be as long as this one was 😂
For Berserk readers, is chapter 83 in the bound volumes? and if not are we going to have him read that chapter or no? I know there is some discussion about that among fans, and was curious as to what this community thinks about it 🤔
Love the content Gavin, keep it up, I really enjoy watching your reaction and perspective on both this story and also your One Piece videos
CZcams doesn't like nudity, so you are right in being careful and avoid showing explicit content. And sadly that's not limited to "violent" content, you should avoid showing any kind of nudity just to be safe.
It was wise of you to choose picking Berserk back up after Marineford. I feel that we'd be facing Emo Gavin if you'd been reading both at the same time
Oh just wait till you get to the second volume 2 it gets better
To be honest, now that I'm caught up with the series, I can say that Berserk at its core is actually a love story and arguably one of the most beautiful one I've ever read. And even tho the series is extremely gore heavy with grotesque demons, rapes, murders and what not, it still conveys the most human emotions a story can tell.
Beserk never interested me because it is too dark and gorey for me but when you grace us with a feature film length video, I must do my duty and watch lol
Donovan was my most hated character too......at first
Guts had a rough go of it
Judeu is a male
Judeau is a dude. And yeah you pronounce his name properly Judeau like Trudeau or Judo the martial arts
Continue reading Berserk....it's the most "berserk" thing ull ever read
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Remember this series is over 18 like r -rating be warned