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» Posted June 16th, 2008 by psi29a
Berserk 297!
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Muahuahuahuah 😀
Thanks a lot
Hells yeah!
Thanks for the good work!
Thank you very much! I always enjoy your Berserk releases Keep up the good work.
i knew checking the site every 1/2 hour would pay of
thanks to you much verily
Yaaaaaayyy! Thank you!
Thanks for the new release.
I think this should be the first chapter of v34 but all it's possible.
Good work, thanks.
I haven't visited this site for 2 weeks and when i finally do the newest chapter is released…so thanks for the release!
Thx a lot, great work!
Thanks for the good work 😉
Who am I?!?!
Good work =)
does anybody know when the next chapter is releasing??
Super Duper!
Thanks, great work.
Thank you for another great release!
Thanks a lot… another coming soon :((. I hope there wont be another huge break :(.
Thanks. It looks like that guy is fishing on his farm lol.
Dear god, Miura is a freakin' god at drawing !
this is why Berserk overclass almost all other mangas.
Just can't wait for the next chapter ,)
Great Job EG (as always might i say)
Keep it going 😀
"continues next time"… man, I hope that's not code for "in six months"!
Thanks for the chapter, it's got some great visuals in it.
Thank you =)
loves this manga, can´t wait to the next release
awesome! Thanks you guys. hot damn i love Berserk. i also hope we don't have to wait forever for the next release. but considering the time and effort that gores into each chapter, it's worth the wait.
berserk berserk happy happpy joy joy bersrek happy happy joy joy berserk……
thanks as always, i check EG everyday hoping to see some new berserk :D, this one was faster than expected, thanks again 😉
booya! new chapter! can't wait till the next one comes out (still have to read this one first anyways) didn't know that 3% of all ppl here speak dutch nice surpise go dutchies! (vooral nu op het EK ghehe) tnx guy's for this great release
Hell Yeah!Thanks guys.
thank you !!!
we are happy now 😀
Despite MijagiCe's opinion this chapter was not boring at all. Actually it was a kickass good chapter. and SSrry for any possible typos but i'm a bit drunk at the moment
ALL HAIL EG! you guys give my life a little more meaning
Thank you! You guys kick ass
Somehow this release seems so… lonely.
Its been a while, i think, since you released only one thing at a time.
Thanks for the work.
I just wish berserk would hurry up and move on. This current part kinda bores me. I want to go back to the days of guts and little twit blowing things up aimlessly.
Not boring in the least, awesome actually. At some point Berserk became something that can't be bad, kind of like how Phish can't really make a crappy song according to some of their fans.
Thanks for the time you put in…I feel like such a leech.
Thanks so much for you hard work! This makes my day XD
Thanks a lot guys!
Take care 😀
Thank you very much EG, my addiction to Berserk makes me addicted to you=HQ scanlations
This chapter will surely help me at my exams next week :D:)
JubeiD, I don't mind at all this release being lonely (although you are kinda right), as long as it is a Berserk chapter scanlated very shortly after air date
Oh, and to miyagi: For me the chapter wasnt boring… It was epic! The tension is rising and I think the battle between Griffith and Ganishka has to start in the next two chapters.
awesome!!! the panel with griffith was so amazing.
and THX for the release
Well, glad you people like it then. To me it feels like Miura's building up too much tension for something that doesn't deserve the attention. I mean, Griffith is gonna pwn Ganishka no matter how you turn it anyway. Plus, I'm tired of waiting for the crew to arrive in Elfhelm.
Hello everyone, did you remember in Volume 13 on Berserk their was something interesting to read:
The FIFTH ANGEL (Grifith) has been born…; The time of darkness shall visit us; evil shall overcome the sacred; Illusion shall overcome existence; Fear shall overcome hope; Hate shall overcome love; The dead shall overcome the living; All the darkness shall cover the light, as if the moon shadows the sunlight.
Later people shall call this… THE AGE OF DARKNESS.
I think that AGE OF DARKNESS is on the way – from NEXT CHAPTER until the end
the fact that ganiska can't recognize anything and anyone is very cool. I relly didn't expect it but it makes things more realistic. after the incredible transformation he has been through he must get used with his new form.
in this state he is kind of like a berserker… can't make a difference between enemies and friend (umm… his own troops i mean) And the monk is acting like schierke trying to get guts back to his senses
It kinda of reminded me the song Anima Partus of POS when he says "Who am I?". It´s like he became a God that lost sense of everything..
Kinda booring imo. For berserk that is, berserk is always better than anny other manga.
Thank You My Load!
Naaah, if you read it in one flow its not that long like it feels. Its the long delay between each chapter that is so unsatisfying.
I think we are at the max of tension in this story part here. Next has to be a switch over to Gutts' group reaching Elfheim or the battle of the demi gods 😉
I expect the battle will last 7-9 chapters – this would mean 18-36 weeks waiting till Griffith holds Ganishkas head as a trophy. That will also feel very lame and boring, but reading the hole battle as one volume will probably be great.
But really: That would be the delay we will most likely have to endure – 3/4 of a year! And I dont think the mighty emperor will be beaten by one finger tip after this much tension build up… Well, most of the fans seen often here in the comments didnt expect the end of the plot after this arc and that there will be so much more story. Im one of them 😉 Seems like there will be at least two more years of berserk for us!
Two? More like twenty. Iirc Miura said he wants to do more than one hundred volumes.
That is why I wrote "at least". As written in many comments before I expect many more plots concerning the God Hand members, Griffith' new band officers, Rickert, Skull Knight and so on…
thx for the release guys!
berserk is so awesome! even thought in this chapter the emperor was just taking a walk on the field XD
He wants to do more that 100 volumes!? I hope He hurry up… people aren't immortal :/.
I think you might be getting the "more than 100 volumes" mixed up with his main influence the guin saga which right know stands at 118 volumes and the author Kaoru Kurimoto said that she intended it to be 100 volumes. I wouldn't be at all surprised if berserk ends somewhere in the 55-65 volume range. I'm also sure that Chapter of Falconia is the last Chapter for the Millenium Falcon Arc. And much of the ground work for the next arc has obviously already been laid(i.e. moonlight child, Elfhelm, Casca possibly returning to normal, and Guts inner dog demon)
I'm curious as to why miura has slowed down as of late? he used to chuck out 2 volumes per year and we've only seen 3 volumes worth since October of 2006.
I don't think Berserk has lost it's luster as at all. It's just the delays that somewhat delude the epic level of the story. If we were to read all of them in one go, we'd herald it as one of the most in-depth character driven Manga of all time! Well we are already saying that but… ya know what I mean. The wait makes it hard. I'm trying to make myself just collect a bunch and then read them… Yet I always cave and read it immediately.
Oh well… still my personal favorite.
over 100 volumes ? he DID say that ? holy smoke, kool
by the way does anyone know a release date for chapter 298?
The spread on pages 2-3 was amazing, and a perfect example of why I love this series in spite of how ill it sometimes makes me (although he's toned down the violence-against-women as it's gone on).
But Adavanter's right, the DELAYS! I know it takes time to draw these pictures, but it really slows down the story!
I think that we are all about to witness the true form of Griffith in all of its splendor. Griffith is likely to use his most sublime physical form to instill his omnipotence in the minds of the people, ensuring unquestionable rule of Midland, if not the entire world. I think that it is safe to say, without a reasonable doubt, that Ganishka is already dead; he died the instant that he came face to face with Griffith. In fact, I wonder if at this point, anyone or anything that comes into contact with Griffith is essentially under his control or operating under his will through his ethereal power dominating the subconsciousness or collective unconscious.
It's really interesting reading into the background philosophy behind the world of Berserk, as it crisscrosses with such names and groups as Rudolf Steiner, Carl Jung, and Rosicrucianism, just to name a few.
Among the Seven worlds, also known as the seven cosmic planes which seems to be a pivotal aspect of the plot to Berserk, every being from humans to archangel (Void, Slan, Ubik, Conrad) inhabits the lower tier, comprised of the two cosmic planes of the Desire World and the Physical World. We have seen in the world of Berserk that beings of the Desire World, Archangels and the like, usually have no formal presence in either the Physical World which is a stratum below the Desire World, or a formal presence in the higher tiers, such as the five higher regions including the World of God.
It would seem that through Griffith's Incarnation Ceremony in which he became the Hawk of Light, Griffith not only transcended the boundary between the Desire World and the Physical World, but also between the Desire World and the five higher planes, becoming "the Christ". Now, if power and ability were defined by ones niche within the seven planes of existence, and Griffith is the only being inhabiting the Physical World that has ascended to or beyond Sagun or the Third Heaven, Griffith simply can't be defeated by Ganishka.
Griffith has become the manifestation of God within the Physical World, kind of like a map editor program for a computer game; whatever Griffith wants to exist will exist, whatever he doesn't want to exist will not. The world has thus become his to design, people places and things are very much his to incorporate as he desires; Ganishka is only the antagonist that Griffith wants him to be, completely within Griffith's control.
Now, people here are wondering whether or not Guts stands a chance against Griffith, with many people writing off Griffith's defeat as impossible. If Guts were any other person within the storyline, that conclusion would be definite. According to the storyline, however, it would seem that Guts is the only being that can defeat Griffith; the reason for this is that Griffith has assigned this role to Guts. Alright, so perhaps Griffith hasn't consciously appointed Guts as his nemesis, but let's not forget that Griffith truly felt threatened by Guts, more so than with any other being. Perhaps Guts is destined to be Griffith's equal, nemesis, and Zerstörer because Griffith will subconsciously assign him this role when he has attained his rule.
Griffith will feel that there is still some threat to his rule and will immediately look to Guts because he was, in Griffith's mundane existence, the most notable threat to his dream; Guts succeeded in outdoing Griffith in his mortal life, accomplishing that which Griffith could not single handedly. Griffith is thus likely to empower Guts with the ability to defeat him through seeing Guts as his archenemy. Also notice that as Griffith is getting stronger and building his new realm, Guts is also growing more powerful, transcending his limitations. I seem to remember there being a term for the need of an enemy, or the appointment of an antagonist out of necessity, and that particular topic being the focus of significant philosophical writings, but I forget where and when I have seen it…
Can't wait to see this! Thanks EG. Downloading now.
Well done Reggie!
Regi, you have to explain what you mean with "Zerstörer". Im someone knowing the correct translation, so Im wondering how you mean it in your context.
But you wrote a good text. Well done 😉
According to the storyline, however, it would seem that Guts is the only being that can defeat Griffith; the reason for this is that Griffith has assigned this role to Guts. Alright, so perhaps Griffith hasn't consciously appointed Guts as his nemesis, but let's not forget that Griffith truly felt threatened by Guts, more so than with any other being.
Reginald, it is very interesting what you say here. You have my apreciation.
Maybe Guts will ascend to a higher level using the beherits he has gathered. He's been collecting them for some time but so far no explanation is given. SkullKnight fotged himself quite a sword using beherits. Maybe Guts will use tem to become more powerful or to be able to get close to griffith without having his brand burst into blood. Lets not forget about SkullKnight and Guts inner daemon. Heck it's gonna be so kool 😀
Zerstörer is the German word for "destroyer" or "Undoer". I get a bit carried away; German just seems so fitting in association with the Seven Worlds concept.
Oddly enough, Mystic, I had completely forgotten about Guts and the Skull Knights amassing of behelits; though I had originally imagined Griffith vesting power in Guts subconsciously through his abilities as "the Christ", acting as the architect of the world, but what you have proposed seems even more likely now that I think of it.
In a way, I expect that Griffith will raise Guts to be his equal and opposite in such a way that we will see Guts become, quite literally, the antichrist (not to be taken in a negative connotation, especially because of the scenario that presents itself within the storyline). If I may conjecture, Mystic, I believe that this will entail Guts being endowed with power completely equivalent, if not superior, to Griffiths; too kool for words. Let me sow the idea for general discussion of a battle between Guts and Griffith anwherever they please within the seven strata, each utilizing incredible powers or abilities, each, perhaps, with a distinct ethereal form that more closely represents a demonic body than a human one. The battle may be between just the two of them, or perhaps because of association to Guts, Guts' band may very well be endowed with unnatural power and ability through Griffiths subconscious. We may already be seeing the beginnings of an empowerment of Guts' band.
Eh heh, thanks for your appreciation; I guess I write at my best when I only get four hours of sleep the day prior and when I am in my darkest and most cynical form. Hell, at that point I'm practically a mini Diogenes Laertes; Eeeeviiiiiil!
dammit, typos. I need to get some sleeeeep.
I didnt expect you to translate zerstören directly 😉
But it would fit. Griffith has spent a lot of time building some cult around his person. Guts will probably become the person forcing him to show his true face, destroying Griffith' cult and at least him in persona.
Maybe Grifith don't have to force Guts.
Maybe in ElfHeim the "Elf King" will give some kind of power to Gut's band to help them to defeat Griffith. I don't think those Elf people would like to live in Griffith "HELL" world!
/Sorry for the idiom, I'm from Hungary, and I'm still learning this language… and thanks for the realase!!!! I love Berserk!!! :D/
First of all, does anyone know a release date for next berserk chapter or do we have to wait for young animal to announce it?
Well Guts may turn into an antichrist, although I doubt that, but the world of berserk is full of antichrists: griffith and the other 4 god-hand. And since theoretically there can be only one antichrist, maybe we should call them different.
As I said, I doubt Guts will turn into an antichrist because he just isn't the type. He doesn't take bulshit from anyone and he just wants to kill griffith and all the demons as revenge. And he doesn't seem appropiate to become an architect of the world because he is too simple. He does not have enough knowledge, he just wants to kill, he's role is more of a destroyer (zerstörer :P).
Someone told Guts (I cand't remember right now who, maybe Skullknight) that he can't do both things: take care of Caska and go after griffith. He told Guts that he will one day have to choose. Maybe that day will come and the beast inside guts, his inner demon that for now lies in chains, will break out and make guts sacrifice caska in order to be able to go after griffith. What's more, griffiths body evolved from the child of guts and caska, "born" right
The diformed child that caska gave birth to. During the second eclipse at the tower of conviction that child was swalowed by the egged shaped apostle and than transformed into griffiths curent body. This is sure to have some consequences in the storyline later.
sorry for double posting, something weird happened :-??
Yeah, I don't think Guts would have much interest in molding the world as he sees fit. I do, however, think that he would rather appreciate the power and abilities that would come with being Griffith's equal. Whatever the case, I really don't want a repeat of the King of Wolves conclusion, where the story ends with little fanfare, little development, and lots of conclusion (the story, in my mind, is supposed to come to decelerate to a stop, not hit a reinforced concrete wall at 90 mph.)
I certainly can't speak for everyone, if anyone else here, but I really wouldn't mind if Guts and his friends decided upon conclusion of the overall conflict to live normal lives as they please, not taking grandiose roles and such (I.E. Guts doesn't become new king of Midland by default through doing away with Griffith, and instead opts to settle down with Caska in Montego Bay. Midland reimburses their efforts through an offshore savings account, woohoo fun in the sun!). There is still Queen Charlotte, after all, and unless Griffith does away with her the day after his coronation ceremony (ever the busybody), she'll likely be around in the end.
~~To Mystyc~~ (I'm trying my hand at html, no promises; I suck at anything non-forthright anyway, even smilies, thus I'm Sorry in advance, just trying to wrap my turd in gold foil): Skullknight definitely said that, though I'm not sure whether it will be so extreme as it sounds. Perhaps Guts will have to leave Caska in the care of the Hanafubuku Oh; that is, assuming that the forces of evil haven't already razed Elfhelm.
I would conjecture that Guts' inner demon is much like the spirit manifestation of Griffith that everybody sees in their dreams and in their vision; Schierke, if I remember correctly, witnessed Guts' inner demon firsthand while in her astral form (trying to coax guts out of his Berserkergang). Thus, to summarize my hypothesis, I believe that the Hawk of Light and the Wolf of Darkness are astral projections, or aetheric manifestations, related to the power and presence of Griffith and Guts in the higher tiers of the Seven Cosmic Planes. This would signify, were it true, that Guts was in fact the equal and opposite of Griffith in power and ability, but I also think that there is more to the physical appearance than that.
I believe that the significance of the chains that bind Guts' Astral Projection (I know I'm not using the phrase in its usual manner, the concepts of metaphysics are kind of hard to grasp. Criminally bad pun.) is that the chains represent both the separation of Guts and ascension to Griffith's level as well as the choice that Guts must make between pursuing his dream for a better future with Caska or pursuing a course of vengeance.
I don't believe that Guts would end up physically sacrificing Caska, sacrificing her through use of the behelits in order to pursue Griffith, namely because it would ruin the development of a tragic ending to the story. Miura has stated, however, that he intends a happy end for the story, and for some reason I just can't imagine that Guts sacrificing Caska would be included in his idea of a happy end, at least in the sense that you propose.
I believe that Guts will have to sacrifice his happiness with Caska in order to take a course of vengeance; we don't know what the acquisition of such supernatural power would do to Guts' presence within the Physical World, perhaps to become Griffith's equal, to let loose the Wolf of Darkness, Guts would have to sacrifice his physical body much like Griffith did when his body was dissolved and reborn within the abyss. Keep in mind that after Femto's birth, Femto required a shell inhabiting the Physical World in order to become incarnate within the Physical World; this would be quite the sacrifice, would it not? Perhaps this would be the meaning behind the Skull Knight's words.
That's my hypothesis, thank you for tolerating it, or at least reading it. Please, share your ideas and maybe we can even place bets. Alright, so no bets, I'm just a hard up college student trying to make his way, I can't help myself.
One tiny addendum to my huge text wall (again, I'm very sorry, and it isn't my intention to make enemies here):
Were Guts indeed the equal and opposite of Griffith, and if Miura is making Griffith into "the Christ" similar or exact to the Rosicrucian definition, then Guts would indeed be the Antichrist while the God-Hand would not be. As the God-Hand are Archangels, they would exist within the Spirit Plane, divided still from the five higher planes of existence including the World of God and the World of Life Spirit, realm of "the Christ". I would imagine that as Griffith's new form is like the hand of God, so would Guts be endowed were he the Equal and Opposite of Griffith, thus he is the Antichrist.
In the "Seven Worlds" concept, I'm not aware that there exists an Antichrist, but it may be that I haven't looked hard enough. Whatever the case, it would seem that Miura has decided to paint a "What If?" portrait of the Seven Worlds concept with an Antichrist, and no, no, NO, not the evil, evil, bad , bad traditional definition of the Antichrist, just an opposite "the Christ"; The Hawk of Light, The Wolf of Darkness, Yin and Yang, the concept of a counterbalance. That kind of Antichrist.
That's all I wanted to say
Using "Christ" and "Antichrist" in this plot is kinda misleading… Even if we pretend to not know the chapter with Griffith meeting God before his transformation Miura did his best to make clear for everyone that this God (the God of the Berserk universe) is evil. I admit though that most of the people surrounding Griffith right now think of him like he is something we would call "Christ", a truely blessed person. So the title "Antichrist" would fit in the view of the fooled human underlings of Griffith but indeed Guts would be a hero, the "Redeemer".
Personally I hope Guts doesnt get any ascendency to a higher being. I like his struggle of being a human against demons and he has the Skull Knight as an admonitory example what could happen to him – in my opinion Gutts has no intention to become immortal. He wants to kill Griffith and then live with Caska.
I didn't know about Miura's statement that he intents his manga to have a happy ending. That's interesting… although the manga has a
dark atmosphere and taking that into consideration one would expect a tragic end wich at first thaught might seem more apropiate, a
happy end could be just as good as a tragic one, maybe even better for "rewarding" the characters' phenomenal strugle to survive and
achieve theire goals. What's more, mr Miura proved to be not only master in drawing but also close to genius at plot development.
Regi, your theory about Griffith and Guts as being a Christ and Antichrist (metaforicly using those terms as you mentioned, because I
don't think we can speak about a god and a devil in berserk world) and Guts being subconsciencely assigned by griffith as his equal,
is very interesting as I have said, and I generally agree with it (although your post was a bit hard to read for me- not a native
english speaker-and I must admit using the dictionary. In this context I would like to apologise for all the grammar mistakes I have
made and I will make, hopefully fewer and fewer).
I would like to point out volume 13 chapter 04 of berserk manga; I've heard that after the chapter was published it was shortly
removed from the market, and that it is not included in the volume. Miura must have thaught he revealed too much of the storyline or
sth. I am not 100% sure about this but I beleive it is true; I have two chapters "04" in my volume 13 folder with berserk manga, the
first version that was canceled and the second version, if anyone is interested, I can send it via email or sth.
So, in this chapter griffith begins his metamorphose after encountering "The IDEA". Well this concept is probably borrowe from the
great psilosofer Platon who said that the world is based on the IDEA. It is a reflection of the IDEA, not a perfect one, but just as
the reflection on water, slightly different. I was very surprised to find elements from Platons filosofy in berserk manga. Anyway,
that's what Platon said. Well mr Miura adapted this theory to berserk's dark atmosphere so the IDEA replyes to griffiths question "Are
you god?"-> "I am the idea of EVIL". So, as Thana pionted out, Miura made it clear for everyone that the God of the berserk world is
evil. The interesting fact is that the IDEA is represented as a huge heart that absorbs and redirects the enourmous flow of souls of
dead people, mixed together, having lost their individuality. So the "god" in berserk world isn't exactly the regular type of god we
would think about, it more like a concept, an IDEA, something abstract. In Miura's conception, actually the IDEA is the reflection of
reality, not viceversa. The IDEA was born from the feelings of people it reflects the dark side of a collective consciousness of
humanity. The IDEA in berserk world is the entity that controls mans destiny. The explanation given is that mankind needed this so it was born from this need, to justify dark feelings that ar part of human nature although many want to deny that.
Very interesting chapter, it brings a little light on the problem of destiny, god, beherits.
Firstly, don't worry about your writing; I'm trying to learn French, German, Russian and Japanese as secondary languages, so I am making a buffoon of myself in four different settings. Just speak in the manner that you are comfortable with.
Secondly, I could not agree more with the way in which both you and Thana see the story developing.
I admit, I'm tempted to take you up on your offer; I have read A chapter 04, though I'm not sure whether it was the original. What I have read of Chapter 04 is extremely philosophical, almost to the point where you have to read the chapter several times to ponder the meaning. Only time will tell of the intent Miura has for the conflict between Guts and Griffith; I would kill to know what Miura is planning for the story. Well, no, I wouldn't go that far; I would certainly do more to know his plans than I would do for a Klondike bar though.
On a lighter note, I wonder what sacrificing Five really tasty Klondike bars to the God-Hand would get for you…
I'm sure that Guts will kill griffith at then because, Miura critics the concept of "fate", trough guts he wants to show that "fate" is not "all-mighty" on Humans as we think, that humans have their future into their own hands.
Reggie: It all depends on what the God-Hand would do for a Klondike bar.
We're all a little uneasy calling Guts an "Antichrist," but to the people of Midland that's just what he'll look like. Griffith is their savior, a literal knight in shining armor, who is overthrowing evil and representing light and justice. If Guts comes along trying to kill him, he's going to be despised.
Wow, I just came to check up on the progress and I was happily surprised to read a great debate with plenty of theories and philosophical references. I would definitely bet my last Klondike bar that Reginald P. Funkenstein III is a philosophy major 😉
Now @Mystyc Vegeta:
You said…
"I have two chapters "04″ in my volume 13 folder with berserk manga, the first version that was canceled and the second version, if anyone is interested, I can send it via email or sth."
I only have one version and I'm not sure which one. Could you possibly upload your two version on Megaupload or something like that because I would love to read them?
A visitor and their theoretical Klondike bar are soon parted 😉
Biotechnology is my major, wooooooooot! I am in training to be one of those evil men in white lab coats genetically engineering such heinous things as talking chipmunks; dagnasty evil!
@ Vashfanatic:
I'm somewhat convinced that Miura is going to attempt to impress upon his audience (us, amongst other Berserk readers) that such concepts as good and evil are insignificant in the grand scheme. It seems as if a greater emphasis is put on individual purpose, reason, and intent. Griffith pursues his ambitions of power and status, and Guts pursues his desires of a serene future with Caska, yet the concepts of good and evil are more or less left to the reader to interpret.
Certainly Griffith is the child of God, the Idea of Evil, but for a purely evil God that is so heavily defined by the desires of Mankind, isn't it somewhat odd that Griffith, an extension of God, is covertly evil in comparison?
Don't get me wrong, I can't even begin to hold anything but pain and anger for Griffith's course of action in the Eclipse ceremony, but even there it seems as if Griffith is, unlike the other God-hand, completely focused on his own desires, his own impulses.
That aside, it just seems to me that the predominant force shaping the world in Berserk is incredibly imbalanced, at least as we have seen so far in the story. I am as suspicious as I am, admittedly partly because of my belief in science and the balance therein, but also because the world of Berserk, ethereal realm and supernatural creatures aside, mirrors our Earthly history quite well. Unfounded suspicions aside, would it be so illogical for Griffith to have a counterbalance, for God to have two hands instead of one, two natures that rule?
Berserk, Vampire Hunter D, Monster Hunter Freedom, Blade of the immortal, Ichi The Killer, Battle Royale, Ghost in the Shell, Ico, Ninja Scroll etc etc…
How come Japan gets all the genius? 😮
– sad european
You should read books, too…
I recommend Andrzej Sapkowski's "Witcher". It's an polish author, there are more good european authors.
See I've always viewes things more along the lines of Thana's thinking in that Guts is the true "Hawk of Light" while being perceived by most in his universe as the "Hawk of Darkness" which is really Griffith who represents darkness because he chose a dark God. If you reread the missing chapter it insinuates that there is more than one God with an opposing purpose to the one Griffith chose. In short based on the philosophy of the missing chapters God is what our deepest thoughts and desires are. Since Griffith's true desires were power and control over others that is what he chose to be his God and is the persona he has tried to become. Whereas Guts truly just wants all men especially himself to be free to choose their own fate it seems that this would become his God pitting him in opposition of Griffith and his God. I think one of the reasons the chapters were removed is because it states quite clearly that Griffith is only a pretender at being the Hawk of Light in the name of a lying God. Both aligned with each other for power and control. Whereas guts seems to be aligning with a different idea hence a different God. So in a sense of "Christ" or "Anti-Christ" Guts would be the true "Christ"/redeemer/saviour/hero while Griffith would be his Antithesis or "Anti-Christ"/villain/evil incarnate sent specifically to lead people into bondage and under control of his and his God's will. Just my thoughts and views on the subject.
Given the choice subject that you're into, I think you'll find plenty of great talent no matter what you're into. In this case, Manga. Europe isn't exactly the godfather of it.
We have Batman and Superman!
– crazy american
berserk sure has gotten crazy. i think back a to just a few chapters ago, and its taken a huge leap. but there is no denying that the next entry has to EPIC.
Reggie- The idea of Guts becoming the arch-nemesis through Griffith's subconscious is an awesome idea.
What I'm worried about is the overall meaning behind the story. I think the idea of Guts being the antichrist isn't so absurd. Hell I think the whole book is antichrist. Surely we won't know until the book finishes but during the course of the story I read a lot of philosophical, antichrist references…
The most obvious being Guts' "human will" overpowering his destiny given by god.
The portrait of the church's blind killing of innocent people. "under the name of god driving people to their deaths"- this directly relates to our world and its history. Religious people blinded by their faith destorying the futures of others…Wars between religious pacts(Jews and Muslims), Gays rights, and throughout history as you all know there has been mass murders and wars that have been created b y one's ideals (Adolf Fucking Hitler).
and my favorite one by Schrike to the Priest on the Roof with the reallly realllly annoying hat.
"No matter How much you change the words expressing it, The sun is still the sun, Lights is the Still Light, Even if the scriptures we recite are different, the hearts that seek salvation are same right? Using that difference to divide and oppress people is foolish. God's name belongs to God, it is not something to be controlled by others."
Shricke owns…everyone!!!! SHITTT
It doesn't matter if Miura is saying god exists or not, he denies religion, the oppressor of mankind. The church should have no power in the government.
Sorry for long post butideas and words of Miura excite the crap out of me and I hope i didn't sound like a atheist trying to convert people lol.
P.S.- Guts has to stay human, he's more badass that way!
Ok, i admit i was a bit hasty. Europe has Jeremiah, Thorgal, Storm and a million other good comics. USA has Watchmen, Preacher etc. And 100 bullets is south american i think… But japan still rocks.
As for Berserk; i hereby predict that the last drawing on the last page of the last issue of Berserk will feature the Behelit, up to no good as usual.
If Miura lives long enough to finish it that is…
Now I'm realy looking forward to see the next chapter.
Like I always do…
Thanks again.
I was parted with my Klondike bar, so as a consolation can someone upload the two versions of the missing chapter (chapter 04 in volume 13) cause I didn't get a response from Mystyc Vegeta For the record, I do have one version, which I got through the forums here, and it's titled "God of the Abyss part 2". Is there an alternative version I'm missing, or is that the one the was cut?
First of all, id like to congratulate this site, no need to say how AWESOME it is .well, I just found out about this manga and the anime, some months ago by replaying an old dreamcast game. And I must say its one of the toughest, rawest and tragic pieces of art I ever experienced. Antigona likE TRAGIC really. A true greek tragedy in every sense. sure it has its faults but iam not going to discuss them. Also to contribute to the interesting philosophical view you guys shared here, i must say that the deterministic world-view is a very interesting part of the berserk universe. Iam portuguese , and there are very old tales in my country of old masonic cults linked to Rosicrucianism. So Miura clings closely to a shophocles causality, however the skull knight has the symbol of Rosicrucianism etched onto his shield! my point here is that he acts as a teacher of sorts for Gatsu and Rosicrucianism main goals is to prepare an individual both in mind and soul to embrace a spirit of unselfish service to mankind… also they believe in a New Dawn for mankind, the age of Aquarius, OR the age of Freedom. tha freedom that Gatsu so fiercely defends. sorry for the long post , great to meet you guys.
ultra lucky cat:
"Watchmen" was written by Alan Moore, who is British. He's part of the "Brit Wave" of the late 80s that also includes Neil Gaiman and his unbelievably fantastic masterpiece, the "Sandman" series, which everyone ought to read (just finished reading it for the third time, cried yet again at the end). They were writing for an American company (DC Comics), but they're Europeans. And for something lighter, there's Mignola's "Hellboy" series. Japan just has a longer history of creating illustrated novels and comic books (all the way back to the 17th century), so it figures they're ahead of us. And don't forget there's a lot of crap manga in Japan, too.
Back to Berserk now: while I think it's an interesting idea that there might be a good God against the evil one, I don't know whether it'll actually come to pass. Assuming that the deleted chapter 82 is still canon, there's a conspicuous pause when Griffith asks if God-as-Idea-of-Evil is the one who made everything happen the way it did that seems to imply it isn't omnipotent; Guts certainly seems able to oppose the plans of the God-Hand. If there would be anything to oppose the man-made God, it might be the vision of a living universe that Flora presented to Guts, a kind of generative, life-affirming force underlying reality. All speculation, though.
Side note: Miura's universe has always reminded me a lot of Lovecraft. Anyone else agree?
Hi guys, thx alot for the great work you guys at EG have done.
Anyways, is it just be or do u think Miura has been writing the last chapters while he says he is taking a break or is he really taking a break? I mean the guy is getting older and he should have down the final chapters of Berserk already cause he goes on break all the time…..oh this isn't another post about me whining about the releases, as long as Beresrk is not discountinued like some other very good mangas, I am willing to wait a year for a new chapter lol
What if the "Idea of God" is both Good and Evil in nature, but cannot afford to divulge its dual nature to Griffith, or more minor players as to ensure that both the players in the struggle between Good and Evil in the Physical realm remain untainted, ideologically speaking?
We saw the "Idea of God" explain itself to Griffith; keep in mind that God is a production of human will, and that often as is the case in reality, there can be unseen or underlying motives that are not shared between levels of power. Good examples abound in Anime, such as Neon Genesis in which Shinji's father, Gendo Ikari, kept secret from all of his underlings, as well as the audience, his intentions with the EVA project. I would go so far as to compare Gendo Ikari of NGE with "The Idea of God" in Berserk; with such a position of power and with nobody questioning its will, what's to get in the way?
Good theories, glad to see conversations keeping the same course.
It's been a while I haven't tried to think about every possible meanings and references of Berserk, but to anyone who might be feeling bad about the word antichrist, you could try to take another turn of it:
The wolf spirit, that I am starting to see more and more as a reference to Fenris, the wolf that was needed to remain in chains in order to prevent apocalypse, kept growing endlessly to a point where things will be impossible to keep him tamed, resulting in the inevitable Apocalypse, with the wolf devouring the world itself.
This way of seeing Gut's spirit gives me a terrible, inevitable sense of dread but somewhat that makes sense – though would it be to happen, what would trigger this?
vashfanatic as a point. The whole godhand, and the felling, OH my god they are so old and powerful does reminds me of cthulhu mythos.
The quote of Shierke was good, I'm sure it was to lift again, or to help the readers which course Miura's intent on the topic is, aside from the real events that happened with religion, that whatever we do or think, will not define us being good or evil; the intricacies of all events, influences etc mixing each other with precise timing whether being a witness, a victim, the one doing a deed or a natural event – anything – is simply something that cannot be fully understood by a human being ~ in a way, a different form of defining fate, with an altered meaning.
The things happening to, or done by human beings cannot be fully controlled, nor can they truly be defined as of Good or Evil and by using their freedom, they participate to this subtle "web". They do have free will, but not a complete, impermeable mind – and entropic forces having their effect as well to the minds, bodies and anything else.
What I mean is, in the ultimate end, anyone's actions and thoughts cannot hold the true definition, or be the shapers of anything of Conception itself. The only closest maybe we could get to is to end it with only one thing that a human could have as perfect: a question ^^. After all, would it not be foolish, or vanity, thus a wrongdoing to his own teachings to claim from his faith over someone else's beliefs that that things were, are and will be, simply out of pure conviction, to a point to apply actions onto others, whether physically or mentally?
(That sort of thing reminds me the few sentences that are said at the beginning of each episode that was done for the anime.)
The quote of Shierke was good, I'm sure it was to lift again, or to help the readers which course Miura's intent on the topic is, aside from the real events that happened with religion, that whatever we do or think, will not define us being good or evil; the intricacies of all events, influences etc mixing each other with precise timing whether being a witness, a victim, the one doing a deed or a natural event – anything – is simply something that cannot be fully understood by a human being ~ in a way, a different form of defining fate, with an altered meaning.
The things happening to, or done by human beings cannot be fully controlled, nor can they truly be defined as of Good or Evil and by using their freedom, they participate to this subtle "web". They do have free will, but not a complete, impermeable mind – and entropic forces having their effect as well to the minds, bodies and anything else.
quierooooo mas Berserk
puxa no han avanzado casi nada en la historia.. pero para que decir que lo complementario de la historia y distinciones de los ambientes son exelentes…
espero con ansias el siguiente…
Gracias Evil_Genius
Thank Evil_Genius
DeMs, I see what you were saying about the connection with Fenris. It makes sense, maybe too much sense. Now I'm just not going to read anymore of your messages from now on, cool?
hey bueyes cuando sale el otro capitulo de berserk???? does anyone know…. im falling sleep with no berserk!!!1
If the end of the world is the protagonist's struggle in this manga, maybe our happy ending will be something reminiscent of the Wolf's Rain ending.
Were it at all similar, however, I would certainly hope that Mr. Miura further explores the "New World" and our lead characters' new lives.
I hate depressing endings like that that don't go further into detail. I mean, if you're going to pull a tearjerker ending, at least have the decency to further explore it.
any release date for the next chapter?
WOOOP to evil genius, they do an awesome job! Berserk is my favourite manga ever! (which isn't hard considering i've only ever read mahoromatic! :S and some dragonball….but i got a good feeling it doesnt get much better than berserk)
Man, some of the posts have been interesting…and i've been straining my eyes to read them! Seeing how this has become a forum i'd like to share my views too. PLEASE NOTE: these are ONLY opinions, and are merely my very limited interpretation of what i think is going on. Jus because i dont agree neccessarily with other posts does NOT detract from their validity.
1) i dont think guts will become the "antichrist". He HATES monsters and they disgust him. He's proud to be a human. (from guts character we've seen so far) IF he was to become something else, something would have to change…i.e. that "wolf spirit" inside him goes loco and alters his opinion on becoming whatever or he realises its the ONLY way. I think he will have the power to kill griffith soon, if not now. Purely because his sword has that dark cloud/shroud around it from swiping at so many nasties, c.f. hurting ganishka when the apostles couldnt hurt him. Whether it would hurt griffith remains to be seen. Also, the berserker armour would mean that even tho he would get close to griffith and the pain from the brand would be excrutiating, he could still carry on because he cant feel the pain, i also argue because the pain from the brand is merely a reaction to the presence of the god hand rather than an injury or precursor to stop doing what ur doing or it'll get worse, aslong as it stops the pain, he's got nothing to worry about in the long term and it wont affect his performance (unlike broken bones). MY only worry is griffith would be too fast. He can dodge a rain of arrows which seemed impossible to avoid and he either did that by moving either VERY quickly, "phased out" and every arrow went through him or had some kind of telekinetic ability that made the arrows veer off target. In ANY case, theres not a lot guts can do to land a clean hit on him.
2) i may be a dumb-dumb , but i always considered the "hawk of light" and "hawk of darkness" the same thing? i.e. griffith? you know, to the "people" hes the saviour in the war with the kusham, hero , future king, blah blah (white) kinda iconic what with the band of the hawk logo being a white hawk and his armour being similar to a white hawk, epecially post "the tower" incident with all his armour having white feathers! :S but to all his apostle followers and all other creatures in the atherial realm (who can sense his aura?) he's seen as the "hawk of darkness".
3) about…"griffith beign different to the god hand because of his actions in the ecplipse being actively evil…" or words to that effect…and that him acting out was kind of weird. I dont think so. PURELY because, he is giving the lable "king of longing" and other such names by the little weird things that visit him and the god hand.I believe all of the godhand have a definitive "trait" that identifies them. (most probable that i can think of is slan being some kind of "queen of carnal deisire" saying how she can feel the turbulent emotions of situations and "touches herself up" not to mention gettin fairly "sexy" with guts, what with the inneundos of "penetrate me with that thing" and the stripping him down etc) To some up, i believe griffith is the king of longing, of dreams. If he wants to do something, he'll do it. which leads me onto my final point….
4) Remember guts/casca's evil demon child? I know it sounds strange, by why havent we seen him again? now…BEFORE i get a million comments saying "dumbass, we saw the little black haired kid at the beach and every commented how they looked like a family, and it was almost CONFIRMED when the spirit of the little kid (presumed) told guts 'dont harm, we're friends' or something like that" doesnt anyone think its strange how, the kid is not deformed anymore has clearly aged rapidly (crawling demon baby = 10/18 months, to black haired kid 5-6 years old) when the story line could've only progressed 1-2 years at most since the eclipse? Last time we saw that child, was at the tower when the behelit apostle swallowed him to "die together" ? forgotten..i have another theory that guts and caskas child IS the vessel griffith chose to come back into this world.
I think griffith IS the kid and can shape-shift between girffith and the kid ( he is the god-incarnate after-all…can do anything , pretty much) I think, the kid is the vessels "true form" with the mind of griffith inside but griffith uses his powers to change into a body that is instantly recognisable as THE white hawk , sir griffith to pick up where he left off on working towards claiming the throne of midland. The reason i've made such an outlandish remark is not only do i think its kinda intuitive (sorry for the vagueness) but also….during the fight between guts and zodd at the hill of swords when guts first speaks to griffith after the eclipse, casca comes rushing over and hugs him. I ask why? if she truly has lost her memory and doesnt know griffith, why does she run to him without another thought and hug him? I think its because she can tell in her heart because of the way she and her baby "blood" breast-fed off her brand that she can tell its her child. its WAAAY out there, but i believe if thats the case, guts will have a bigger problem on his hands…if he kills griffith, casca REALLY will hate him forever for killing her child regardless if its griffith or does he take it like a b#tch and try and live with casca knowing griffith "got away" with killing his friends/comrades and raping his woman AND being responsible for demonically corrupting his child (albeit he didnt know he was gonna be a dad, it would piss me off 😛 )
I never said it should end as such, only that if the illustrations are refering to Fenris and it would be a surprise it wouldn't, was it simply to show how much of a threat Gatsu is dangerous to himself as in containing a part of him that is his true worst enemy and that inevitably he will slip; but if so, maybe it was just to represent it just for himself, his own apocalypse or rather, his ultimate end but not the others; although simply with what Reginald has said about being the nemesis of Griffith, will it be the apocalypse of Griffith's world ~ of anything, anyone that will be accounted in Griffith's world?
Or does the wolf only represents itself in a metaphor of how hard it is for Gatsu to struggle against a part of him – then what is harder, refraining a part of you that will be your own end and your beloved ones, or the end of someone else's world? Or is Griffith something that is even harder? How is that represented in the manga?
I just keep myself content with the basics, the wolf is on the ground and wants to catch a hawk, always in the sky. It can strike the wolf whenever it decides to but if it does so, it is giving the wolf a chance to catch it ^^
Wolf represents the urge to chase impossible dreams and restraint?
If we are to analyze the meaning behind Guts' spirit avatar, I think that the chains hold the most significance; perhaps Griffith, with his spirit avatar, is different in that he is empowered by the Idea of God and is therefore unrestricted, while Guts embraces his humanity and is thus limited in pursuing Griffith.
Perhaps both Griffith and Guts are tools of the Idea of God, truly developing the world in their actions even, and especially on a subconscious level, acting as counterbalances in method but nevertheless ushering in a renaissance of sorts through their pathways; perhaps the chains here signify that Guts is not yet meant to influence as Griffith does until the grand scheme of the Idea of God permits his pursuit of Griffith. Griffith, meanwhile, is busy creating the new world with impunity; I think that there is significant material for the argument that Griffith is acting as the agent of creation
while Guts will be called upon as the destroyer, the end of the experiment — just not yet, hence the chains constraining the beast.
The most likely explanation, however, is that both Griffith and Guts are pursuing their ambitions, seemingly devoid of God's will. Griffith is the hawk, free of all weights and limitations (very much as he mentioned on the hill of swords; he has nothing holding him back anymore, not even pathos.) he pursues that which he has always lived for, his core desire. Guts, however, has developed a rift within his ego as he has struggled to abandon his core desire of destruction and chaos, and instead has focused on pursuing happiness and a future with Caska; the chains fastened around his avatar likely represent his repression of his core desire.
The question here is: Is it even possible for Guts to achieve his happiness with Caska, is it possible for him to abandon his nature?
Regarding paragraphs three and four,
To quote the Narrator of the Anime (Void?):
"In this world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law? Is it like the hand of God hovering above? At least it is true that man has no control; even over his own will."
Hmmmmm… It certainly looks as if Mr. Miura was well focused on the struggles of the individual's nature even at the start of the manga; it has become something of a central theme of this story.
Just some more coal to add to the engine; I'll leave it to you to keep this locomotive steaming ahead.
Very interesting thoughts and quite a read in those comments that made me start thinking.
And here is my view on the matter. Gods in the world of Berserk are creations of the subconscious mind of human beings.
I think that Griffith's ascend to the human realm is because of that simple idea.
He somehow controlled the will / mind / fate of the humans to create an era of suffering and pain.
I don't remember the details cause there has been some time that I read the volumes but at some part of the story there was some kind of a cult, which kept torturing humans labeling them as heretics or sinners.
Another example are the Kushans and their reign of terror.
Usually in times where everything goes wrong people cling to a hero, or god or someone that can save them.
So what I am trying to say is that Griffith's manifestation on the human world happened because people wanted / wished for it, either by their own free will or because they were subconsiously controlled by Griffith himself.
So he could be defeated simply if people stopped wishing for his existence. But for this to happen a real "hero" must come forth, a "hero" that people will support by their own free will and that would be the task that Guts will have to accomplish.
Also I do agree that the chained wolf is exactly as Reginald P. Funkenstein III put it. After all before the eclipse event Guts only wanted to swing his sword for himself and after the eclipse he still did the same thing. Swinging his sword for his own personal revenge, but this is changing little by little.
Guts is a bit different than the rest of the people in the world of Berserk. Many times in the past he lost consciousness in the heat of battle and turned into a mindless slashing "beast". When he first wore that armor that state / feeling was amplified or took shape if you prefer with the wolf. Maybe Guts' own destiny which he so hard tries to avoid is battling on and on without end.
PS: Sorry if my English is not that good, but guess what. It's not my native language either 😀
well that was a good half a year worth the wait. got to read 5 chapters in 15 minutes. guess i'll have to wait until xmas to do the same lolz.
great work EG. keep it up..
any idea on the next berserk chapter release date? anyone?
Never soon enough….sounds right to me. And everyone here would agree.
Heres a dream of mine: Instead of Miura releasing one chapter at a time, finding out that he released the entire rest of the story…and the fine folks at evilgenius having it all done.
This has indeed been an interesting collection of ideas. Here are a few of my own.
From the advent of Griffith's supernatural power I saw a trend; Griffith has since the beginning considered sacrifice as key to achieving everything he required, on the battlefield, in the royal court and when all hope was lost his own life. In the abyss this carried over: he continued to sacrifice his pawns for power, but isn't it odd? The Behlit offered him power in the form he could understand.
Guts is in total opposition to Griffith in this. Guts has always been intensely individualistic, carving a path for himself first but never forsaking the people he trusts. Sacrifice to Guts means failure as his life is on the line. This is much of what I believe shackles the Wolf. Principles and humanity are all Guts has to oppose the inhuman enemies.
Griffith has considered his rise to power as fate but Guts has no concept of fate, it is what he struggled against since his adopted Father claimed he was accursed.
Now what happens when Guts sees all he has won slip from his fingers? When the armor of the Berserker takes his humanity, when his allies fall and he loses everything? Not only will the Wolf be free, all opposition to transcending Griffith as a monster will also be gone. What will happen then? The same thing that occurred when Griffith tried to shackle Guts to a role. Guts will have surpassed him. Because as Griffith weaves fate, Guts scatters entropy. Or perhaps he is an instrument of the world striking down an extreme to regain the fragile homeostasis of reality.
In the end when Guts has nothing to offer he will have already paid the price, the sacrifice, all he has left to lose is himself. The only thing he would ever sacrifice. The Brand makes this possible. Makes him stronger than Griffith. Unlike Griffith his power would never cease to grow because it is linked to his rage and his sorrow. Its an infinite loop. The battle will end in mutual destruction in the real world and endless battle in the Abyss.
Hope its soon…
Alright, since everyone is gone, I'm going to throw in a completely random question that has absolutely nothing to do with anything!
Anyone here have eye floaters, those little bits of dead proteins that amble around in the vitreous media of your eye?
esperando por mas =)
exelente serie… lastima que esten ganando demasiado dinero con el T_T , asi es como se empiezan a poner con comerciales y alargues innecesarios…
por ahora, todo bkn en la serie, puta que me encanta cabros, muy buena historia, como ambiente en lo psicologico de los personajes, el ambiente, las sub-historias., etc…. muy bueno
la mejor seria que he visto sin duda alguna..
algo que te lleva desde lo cotidiano para tu epoca, a un mundo sub-real demoniatico con tal fase que no asumes ni quiera lo que pasa , solo tratas de involucrarte… weno weno weno…..
Gracias equipo de Evil_Geniu, thank you very much…
ojala no paren , hasta terminar esta saga….
EvIl_GeniuS = 1337 😉
yeah i have eye floaters, when i was kid i always try to chase them hehehe
another 6 weeks (almost) this is painful
I just had eyefloaters this morning… creepy…
Looks like worms..
Wow, was just checking up on the updates of Berserk.. and damn, the topic got heavy.. and I started reading and reading.. and eventually decided I had read enough.
(My eyes started to hurt and get bloodshot…)
Anyways great stuff! both the latest chapter and for the most part what was said above. Especially by Mr.Reginald P. Funkenstein III.
*Sighs* looks like the next chapter will be awhile off though. dang. :/
Can someone answer me why we all wait for months and months for a new berserk issue??I mean we r all berserk addicts and we r willing to wait but it's taking forever and after months and months we get to read like 20 pages if so…Why is Miura taking so long??
Another thing i'd like to ask is why after all these years and with all us fans supporting and concidering berserk a masterpiece doesn't someone remake the anime series??We all know that they stopped it at the best part when everything began.I was always sad about the anime.Glad there was the ps2 game that made me quite happy seeing the story moving a bit forward on the screen,but…Com'on guys they make animes out of thin air,some of them r ridiculous but still going out and there is NOONE,no anime company there in japan interested in remaking Berserk??:(I'd like to hear some opinions about that and some digging on the subject,rumors etc.I'm still hoping to see berserk on the screen again someday…Keep it up E.G and all of u guys!
To DecAlex, dude did you even read berserk ? That Child is griffith reborn. The egg guy swallowed the child and so griffith was reborn, geez. I think you didnt really pay attention to manga
I agree that the manga is being released at an increasingly slower pace. but maybe us buying the manga or donating will give Miura some motivation. Or maybe not.
This is for vashfanatic or really anyone who wants to answer. What did this person mean by the deleted 82nd chapter of Berserk? I have no idea what you are talking about…was a chapter cut from the manga because of censorship? Is there a way I can take a peak at this fated chapter?
i'm a huge fan of this manga! keep it coming. Also, does anyone know if Miura is finished with this completely and its just taking a while to translate, or is the original still ongoing? Eventually i will need a final confrontation with Griffith!
im was still in vol. 25 when i found this site.
IIRC, in the Bible the Anti-Christ is actually a deceiver, seen by the populace in the positive light despite his ultimately "evil" motives. As such, the juxtaposition of Guts and Griffith as a Christ/Anti-Christ pair respectively makes sense in that, while Griffith proceeds to deceive, Guts would, like the Biblical messiah, be treated as the enemy of the people at first, only to gain the messianic status later, after everything is over.
As the Biblical messiah, Guts has an extremely loyal following ala the disciples of Christ as well, but so does Griffith; however, as has been mentioned, Guts' companions chose for themselves, of their own free will, to follow the black swordsman, while Griffith's subordinates were lured in by his godliness and messianic status. As such, you could really swap the terms around and retain the same meaning, especially considering that the Anti-Christ of the Bible could actually be a saviour of mankind from the false religion of Christianity, but that is another topic altogether.
I think all this parallels what others have said. Terms such as Christ and Anti-Christ are very symbolic and may confuse some, who are deeply ensnared by their religious beliefs, so I think this can all be put in less poetic terms for their benefit, but I am not one to do it.
Miura is a very well read individual, which is why everybody who has read a modicum of books on various belief systems sees so many ties to various concepts at the same time.
"from the false religion of Christianity"
Going off topic: What makes you believe it's false? Your interpretation of the Anti-Christ and what's going on in the world today are very similar. The bible holds a lot of truth, if interpreted realistically. It's no wonder, though, that so many believe it false when it's beliefs are depicted as kingdoms in the clouds to live in after their death and magical healing rocks(nothing of the sort in the bible). Perhaps that deception taught these days by your Hollywood movies and whatnot is brought on by the Anti-Christ?
hello everyone! i'm so ashamed that i didn't read these comments when 297 was released, i missed out in an amazing conversation. i love all the theories people are tossing around, there is so much content here, it would seem that everyone has the potential to be correct, lol.
one thing that i noticed wasn't brought up. when concerning the difference between Guts and Griffith, the Skull Knight used the analogy of the Moon's reflection on the water as an example of inevitability and twice referred to Guts as either a fish either causing a ripple or jumping from the stream. from guts' birth its obvious he was destined to become a catalyst, through out his life he has dodged death countless times… and to what end result? –i can't even begin to imagine … also cause its 4 in the AM.
one thing i wanted to share with you all; the assistant manager at my Blockbuster and i have been reading and discussing berserk at work, and he recently blew my mind with a theory. he proposed the possibility of the Behelit belonging to caska, supported by Guts' ability to protect her at all costs, and his ability to always find her when shes lost. a bit of food for thought for you fine, wonderful, folk.
bob, everything holds a bit of truth in it one way or another, even works of fiction as they depict how humans may act. As far as the Bible is concerned, given a certain realistic context, that book makes a lot more sense, but this context goes in direct opposition to what the actual religion tries to propogate. I am not going to mention it here, as it is not the place, but if you really want to uncover the truth, search for it yourself, but always be wary and think for yourself. Do not let others' beliefs cloud your mind. Just because I say shit, doesn't mean you should take my word for it. Research the falsehood of the religion and discover it for yourself and then think about it and change yourself as you see fit. If you don't want to, not much harm is done.
So when douse the next chapter will be released ?
Guts was born from a hung corpse, bathing in blood. I've always felt that the statement "You should never have been born" said by Gambino is true in more ways than one. The world and the life of all citizens of the berserk universe goes according to the idea of Fate. I see Guts as a man living outside that design altogether.Griffith fate as always been to fail in his dream to become king.I think the existence of Gutts prevented this fate from unfolding for as long as he stayed by Griffin's side. The minute he left him, Griffith lost his mojo and his fate just caught up to him.
"In this world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law? Is it like the hand of God hovering above? At least it is true that man has no control; even over his own will."
The idea of god, created in the abyss, control the life of men in its design. Therefore the abyss and god, as human creations, have there limits. Gutts is living outside this cycle and is changing the events predicted by fate, up until now its only been small changes maybe, But as gutts is nearing the ends of his limits as a simple human, I am thrilled with anticipation to see what type of power the forces of Nature will bestow upon him So that he can fight on the same ground with the conglomerated human waste that his the Abyss. How Gutts will destroy it and bring about the true end of the world's logic. As we have seen in the last chapters, the manifestation of abyss is literally destroying the world.The world will not stand for it.Griffith actions and might…is merely grotesque masquerade; an illusionist's show of light and dark.What is hiding behind is just more atrocities. The current world logic in which human hatred is powerfull enough to subdue and merge with the physical realm, destroying the balance. Gutts and his gang will be the ones to end it.
This is my theory on berserk as it stands now, and my prediction of what is to come. Buts its ever so changing with every chapter released :P. I just like this vision and wanted to share it with you all
Is the Miura still alive?
man when is the next chapter been waiting months. the last one was in june..wtf can anyone fill me in when the next chapter will be out, were there any approximate release dates on the last chapter becuase its been that long that i forgot? thanks in advance.
Miura Kentarou died ?
I hope he's alive. He ought to do at least one more chapter before he goes!
Oh, and I have no theory about Berserk ATM. Ever since Miura introduced witches and fairy weapons, all my theories went to hell.
Hm still nothing !?
has anyone checked young animal for any berserk updates?
Ugh, what has happened to the guy? does he have a personal blog somewhere? just so we can still clarify his existence…Hopefully he isn't ill or anything, would be a shame never to finish Berserk :-/
28 days… =)
Berserk returns October 24
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Iowa 28
Indiana 31
Completely shocking.
Wow, I never saw that one coming. Can the Hawkeyes say, "Overrated?"
HOORAY BEER.. I mean HOOSIERS! Who cares about the Hoosiers, HOORAY BEER!!!
I'm not celebrating this...just posted it because it shocked the hell out of me.
I don't think we need to feel good via the misfortunes of others.
At least when they lost a game they never should have....they were on the road.
good point
I just saw that one too. I was too focused on the ISU game, but last I saw, Iowa was up by 14. I never even saw a chance of that one. I did see Indiana earlier in the year, and they looked horrible.
Despite the trouncing OU put on ISU, Terry Hoepnner and the HOOSIERS made my day
An Iowa loss is almost as good as an Iowa St. win in my book even though I really don't like IU; this was AWESOME! That INT by that safety with 3 minutes to play was UNREAL! One of the best catches I have seen this year.
A big shocker to say the least. How did Tator Tot take it?
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CG. No one knows what you're talking about.
Originally Posted by cowgirl836
I will ALWAYS celebrate a Squawkeye loss in football. I LOVE it!!! What else do we have to cheer about?
p.s. - I just saw that ABC's Pontiac Game Changing Moment was Tate's interception at the end. I LOVE it even more!!
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Did anyone else see Tate throw a pick (bounced out of a receiver's hands) on their final drive, within field goal range? I was expecting that to be meltdown time.
I wish our offensive line and some of our defensive players would play with the same emotions Tate displays each Saturday.
Ya'll won't like to hear that, but it's true.
Football is a game of emotion. We're not playing with much of it.
I don't usually disagree w/you ISUFan, but I do here. I think we play with our hearts - that's what got us back in the UNI game. What we're not playing with right now is our heads.
I don't think the offensive line is playing with much fire. They get of the football soft, get driven back, etc.
Their get-offs are very poor. Not to mention the whiffs, lacking maintaining blocks, etc.
And I don't see the excitement on the field and sidelines after big plays that I saw last year.
I never said we were not playing with heart. But we do lack emotion. Not entirely...but there's not much there.
I can't see how anyone says we play with heart. I'm not saying we're not tyring, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of enthusiasm out there.
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CORNELIUS – The safety, efficiency and cost effectiveness when compared to new construction are all reasons why the Diverging Diamond Interchange at Exit 28 is slated to be worth the hassle of having lane closures over the next few months.
The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce hosted an information session, led by Cornelius Assistant Manager Andrew Grant, about the DDI project on April 24. Attendees got a brief overview of the design, though no specific dates are available for when major lane closures on West Catawba Avenue at the I-77 juncture will occur.
Sometime in June, the bridge will be closed to all through traffic for a 32-hour continuous period. Drivers will be asked to use alternative exits and routes. Afterward, only one lane of traffic crossing the bridge in each direction will be open day and night for up to four months. The project completion estimation is this fall. All closures will be posted in advance through this newspaper and the town's website.
Mayor Chuck Travis, who attended the meeting, said the goal is to minimize the impact to businesses in town.
The DDI came about as a cheaper alternative to rebuilding the Exit 28 bridge, which had an estimated price tag of $35 million. The project also won't be affected by future I-77 widening projects.
The concept was started in France and entails both lines switching sides of the road for a brief period of time to make it easier to turn left without having to cross opposing lanes of traffic. Merging on and off the highway is safer and traffic flow is smoother with fewer stops.
"It's a great bang for the buck," Grant said, adding it nearly eliminates T-bone accidents.
The first state to implement it was Missouri in 2009, though more have been built. To ensure the project would fit well with Cornelius, Grant and other town staff visited the Missouri site when they were in planning stages.
"It was very underwhelming," he said. "That's a good thing. When it comes to traffic you don't want excitement or surprises."
The DDI bridge also offers opportunities for art, landscaping and pedestrian walkways. People will be able to walk in the median in between the roads safely in what is planned to be a park-like atmosphere with trees and paths.
"We were standing in it and we didn't feel unsafe and didn't have to yell," Grant said of the Missouri project. "It's a good feature."
The bridge will also have a mast and cables with lighting to give it a nautical bridge look to keep with Cornelius' Lake Norman theme. The outside is also slated to be red brick, common for the area. A contest is also planned to make a decorative town sign on either side of the bridge.
"The key is for it to be a gateway for the town," Grant said.
The construction projects planned for the bridge as well as other nearby intersections are to account for the increased number of drivers. Cornelius has seen tremendous growth in the last few decades, going from less than 6,000 in 1990 to quickly approaching 27,000. An estimated 27,000 drivers go over West Catawba each day. Exit 28 is the town's only interstate interchange and is the primary connector to each side of town.
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I think that you should visit Andrew Thornton's blog today and read about his stay in Hawaii for the Soft Flex Glass Art and Bead Festival. Soft Flex hosts a show in Honolulu twice a year, March and September. This small artisan show is brimming with talent. It is a perfect pairing with a Hawaii vacation for vendors and shoppers alike. If you don't already follow Andrew's blog, you really should. He always has such nice things to share. Then you should go ahead and book your tickets for the September show in Honolulu, HI. ~Aloha!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Andrew Thornton Reviews his trip to Hawaii for the Soft Flex Glass Art and Bead Festival
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Thanks so much for writing about my post. I agree that it's a really great show. I'll even go so far as to say that it's my favorite show! Not only is it set in paradise, but the customers and fellow vendors are extremely nice and caring! Not to mention that this show attracts a lot of very talented artists! I feel bad about my recent post, because I only made it half way down my aisle. I didn't even make it over to the other room or even across the aisle. There's a lot of talent FOR SURE!
Hopefully I'll get to go back in September and enjoy the beautiful weather on my birthday.
- March 22, 2010 at 11:43 PM
- Softflexgirl said...
That sounds like the perfect place to spend a birthday.
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Utah head coach Mat Iandolo.
March 11, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY- The match between the 28th-ranked University of Utah women's tennis team (7-4, 0-1 Pac-12) and 10th-ranked Cal (8-4, 1-0 Pac-12) will be held outside today at Coach Mike's Tennis Academy (1216 Wasatch Drive).
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31 January 2012, 03:32
Presented by Terry Wogan.
UK360 brings you the most inspiring community stories from across the UK, about people and projects that are changing lives and local areas for the better. Tune in each fortnight to find out about communities that are positively improving neighbourhoods from the grass-roots up.
This episode of UK360 starts by looking at The People's Supermarket, 'run by the people, for the people' in Holborn, Central London, that now boasts well over 1000 members all donating four hours a week of their time in return for a discount on their shopping. This project has inspired similar co-ops up and down the country.
To celebrate over 100,000 hours of young people's environmental action, Community Space Challenge led young people in Goole, Yorkshire in making a new wildlife pond for the local community. UK360 shows how this project has seen young people in 70 neighbourhoods across England transform neglected public spaces for the good of the community.
UK360 also showcases a bourgeoning renewable energy project by Pavegen, generating energy from people stepping on tiles. To stay updated with this exciting social enterprise, visit their website.
Residents of the tiny Scottish Island of Eigg have set themselves the target of halving their energy consumption. They've installed a new electricity supply from a combination of hydro, solar and wind power. To read more about how the 95 Eiggers are determined to learn to use less energy, visit their website. This project was part of the Ashden Awards.
UK360's next film highlights the work of the Bristol Bike Project. As thousands of bikes are thrown away every year in the UK, the project's aim is simple: take in unwanted bikes, show people how to repair them, and give them to people who need them.
Age UK are offering Computer Club classes for older people in communities across the UK, giving them an insight into how to use the Internet. UK360 hears from one lady, who with the superb help, patience and knowledge of her instructor, began to use the Internet and hasn't looked back.
To find out how you can volunteer in your local area and make a difference, visit the volunteer section of Community Channel's website and enter your postcode.
If you'd like to know more about UK360, visit our page for more information. You can also subscribe to our show on YouTube to catch all our episodes online. We're always scouting for great community films and volunteers, so drop us an email at email@example.com to speak to someone about getting involved.
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Community Space Challenge: http://www.communityspacechallenge.org
Pavegen: http://www.pavegen.com
Ashden Awards: http://www.ashden.org/ashden_awards
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Age UK: http://www.ageuk.org.uk
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Dec. 5, 2011
STANFORD, Calif. - The Stanford women's gymnastics team offers a great opportunity for kids to enjoy an afternoon at the team's 15,000-square foot training facility, and for parents to get a break for some holiday shopping.
On Sunday, Dec. 18, the Cardinal will host `Meet the Team' and `Parents' Day Out,' which is a free event at the team's Ford Center training facility, beginning at 2 p.m.
This is an annual event for the program. It begins with a half-hour structured intrasquad demonstration from members of the Stanford team and is followed by an autograph session.
Afterward, kids (ages 5-17) can play in the gym and enjoy games and movies until 5 p.m.
It is a free event. Parents can drop off their children at 2 (a waiver signature is required), and return to pick them up at 5.
This is a great opportunity for young fans and aspiring gymnasts to meet and interact with members of this year's team - a group of amazing young women who embody what Stanford student-athletes are all about.
The event also provides an opportunity to meet Stanford's talented freshman class, as well as seniors and returning all-conference performers Alyssa Brown and Nicole Pechanec.
Stanford has one of the nation's elite gymnastics programs and the Cardinal is annually a contender for a national championship. Stanford opens its season Jan. 15 by hosting Sacramento State, San Jose State, and UC Davis, in the NorCal Quad Meet at Burnham Pavilion.


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Hey, We All Get Tired of Cooking0
Here's some comfort if you're out of cooking ideas:
Looks like you can have a blog named "My Kitchen Addiction" and still get tired of making food.
What Jen doesn't say is that all those bright orange sweet potatoes and pumpkins means you're getting lots of good nutrition when you eat this "addictively" good chili.
Here's another chili with similar ingredients, this one to make in your slow cooker. (This recipe will also warm the heart and innards of any vegetarian.)
Black Bean and Butternut Chili
Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes, pg. 72
Makes 10 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 4-5 hours
Ideal Slow-Cooker Size: 5-qt.
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp. olive oil
3 cups vegetable broth
2 15-oz. cans black beans, rinsed and drained
5 cups butternut, or buttercup, squash, peeled and cubed
14½-oz. can crushed tomatoes
2 tsp. dried parsley flakes
1½ tsp. dried oregano
1½ tsp. cumin
1 tsp. chili powder
½ tsp. salt
1. In large skillet, sauté onion, red pepper, and garlic in olive oil until tender.
2. Combine sautéed ingredients with all other ingredients in slow cooker.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs HTC One M8: Looking Back At 2014's Best Droids
Samsung's Galaxy S5 and the HTC One M8 are now both in the open, here's the two compared
The Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 represented the sharp-end of Android's high-end-stick in early 2014, following their announcements during the first half of the year. LG and Sony soon joined the fray with their respective handsets, but for most, as was the case in 2013, it really was ALL ABOUT HTC and Samsung's flagships.
Both the Samsung Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8 have now been usurped by their respective successors, the Samsung Galaxy S6 (and Galaxy S6 EDGE) and the HTC One M9. Sadly, for HTC, Samsung really got its arse in gear for 2015 and produced two of the best handsets we've ever tested –– the Galaxy S6 got full marks in our review, and that literally never happens!
The HTC One M9, while still a fine phone, feels rather too incremental for its own good. Like a classic car, it's great in theory but just doesn't feel all that fulfilling after prolonged exposure. The One M9 pales in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy S6 in almost every regard and this is bad news for HTC, as it really did need a hit with this year's model if it hoped to turn around its fortunes in 2015/16.
Both handsets run similar hardware, specs and processor chips. So, as was the case in 2013, a lot of the buying decision is based around how the handsets look and what you can do with them. Samsung has kitted out its Galaxy S5 with a myriad of bells and whistles, including a fingerprint scanner and heart rate monitor, while HTC has once again focused its energies on creating the most gorgeous, premium handset money can buy – it's very much "features vs. design and aesthetics" in this regard.
Here we'll be looking at how the HTC One M8 compares to the Samsung Galaxy S5.
Design and build
The HTC One M8 is now here and the rumours were true – the exterior is very similar to the previous HTC One. However, there is a bit of refinement going on here which does make it that much better.
Pretty much every surface of the aluminium unibody has been reshaped to make the handset look and feel smoother and to sit more comfortably in the hand, it also now features a brushed texture to the metal and a clear coating to give it all a nice finish. The unibody now extends around the sides of the handset in one piece with curved edges and tapered corners, again this makes it nicer to hold than its predecessor.
Earlier rumours suggested grey, black, gold and silver colour options but HTC has now confirmed three of the four were correct. HTC said it wanted to pick metallic colours which emphasised the phone's aluminium build, which means it comes in silver, gold and grey, or, I should say, Arctic Silver, Amber Gold and Metal Grey.
The HTC One M8 is slightly larger than its predecessor to accommodate a bigger battery and a larger 5-inch display. It still features the same end cap design with HTC's front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers and their punched grilles. The phone is still pretty thin, sports a dual-camera port arrangement on the rear and generally HTC has used as much metal as possible.
As predicted the M8 is a variation on the HTC One's aluminum-glad design. The corners are rounder and the overall handset is slightly bigger and slightly heavier. Still, the device is an absolute beauty, looking even more premium and stylish than its predecessor. HTC scores big again.
Samsung's Galaxy S5 has shaped up to be a similarly incremental update in terms of the exterior. The handset is slightly larger than its predecessor but the screen hasn't actually expanded at all (more on the display later). It's a little squarer at the corners, while the back panel now has a matte finish and a dimpled texture for improved grip. The silver surround is not metal but remains plastic with a metallic finish and now features a ridged design to make things even grippier.
The Galaxy S5 now features IP67 water and dust resistance and the microUSB port at the base of the phone has a port cover as a result. HTC's One M8 has no such tweaks to enhance its durability - a dunk in a puddle will probably still cause a big problem and the aluminium casing is quite fragile compared to Samsung's plastic. A case is most certainly a good idea, although it will detract from that luxurious exterior design, rendering it somewhat moot.
Again, as per previous reports, the HTC One M8's display has expanded from the HTC One's 4.7-inch size to a full 5-inches. HTC has not explained what display technology is in use, however, and has simply stated that it uses a new LCD technology for improved visual quality. It has a full HD 1080p resolution at 441 pixels-per-inch (ppi). Consistently, HTC has managed to deliver impressive touchscreens on all its major flagship handsets and the HTC One M8 is no different. The screen is incredibly clear with vivid colours, excellent brightness and nice, punchy contrast.
While normal display performance is great, we have noticed when taking the phone outside in bright sunlight that things fall a bit flat. It's a big improvement on the HTC One in this regard, but still quite difficult to read under these conditions.
Rather than rumoured LTPS LCDs Samsung has actually gone for the same Super AMOLED tech seen in its other devices. It's a 5.1-inch panel rather than the rumoured 5.25-inches, with a full HD 1080p resolution at 430 pixels-per-inch (ppi). Essentially, not much has changed, but this is also not necessarily a bad thing as the 5-inch size was nice and optimal, while picture quality is still sharp with great colour, contrast and brightness.
Display Mate, a testing website for smartphones, has claimed the Galaxy S5 has the "best performing smartphone display we've ever tested". That's a big claim but the website says it's because of the brightness, colour accuracy and contrast ratio on the display. Statistics wise it equates to be 22% brighter than the Galaxy S4 screen and even manages to use less battery on powering the screen than its predecessor did.
Samsung Galaxy Alpha Is OFFICIAL
Like the Galaxy S5 just smaller and with a metal frame, the Galaxy Alpha is yet another odd release from Samsung. On paper and in Samsung's marketing materials you'd think this was a new flagship handset, but it isn't – no, this is sort of low-high-tier handset akin to the Moto X and HTC One M8 Mini.
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is an odd one, to be sure and it likely isn't the Galaxy F either. That's still apparently on the cards for later on in Q4…
Contrary to some rumours, the HTC One M8 does not use Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon 805 chipset. No, it's much more in-line with current competitors, meaning a slightly lower-key upgrade to the Snapdragon 801 quad-core chip. For HTC that's still a noteworthy leap, however, as the previous HTC One only ran a Snapdragon 600 while many of its peers ran the Snapdragon 800.
The Snapdragon 801 aboard the M8 is clocked at 2.3GHz and has access to 2GB of RAM. In use, the HTC One M8 is considerably quicker than its predecessor in general operation and should be able to smoothly handle any Google Play content you care to throw at it.
Samsung has gone for the same chip inside the Galaxy S5, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 clocked at 2.5GHz and with 2GB of RAM.
Frankly, 2GB of RAM is a little surprising, we were expecting 3GB off the back of changes made to the Galaxy Note 3 and considering Sony's Xperia Z2 was just outed with 3GB.
While the new processor is almost certainly quicker than the Galaxy S4's and HTC One's Snapdragon 600, both phones are going to be evenly matched, although for owners of the existing models looking to upgrade the HTC One M8 makes a bigger leap from its predecessor's tech.
Rumours ahead of the HTC One M8 launch pointed to a "dual-camera" setup. Well now that it's here it has been revealed it wasn't a dual-camera lens at all. The top "lens" is, in fact, a dedicated depth sensor, which enables a few funky features for the HTC One M8's actual camera positioned just below. For example, "U Focus" works rather like a Lytro camera, allowing you to re-select the focal point on an image after capture. The data is stored in the image file, meaning you can focus and re-focus as many times as you like, whenever you like.
The camera itself is similar to the HTC One's hardware – a 4-megapixel "Ultrapixel" back-illuminated sensor (BSI) with an f/2.0 aperture. As with the HTC One, this works very well in low-light conditions, but HTC claims to have tweaked things for better all-round performance too. The handset features a dual-LED two-tone flash with amber and white LEDs for better low-light colour, but optical image stabilisation has been dropped as it interferes with the re-focus features. The front-facing secondary has been improved to a 5-megapixel sensor and HTC has designed some dedicated camera modes made for capturing good selfies.
Samsung's camera updates are also quite substantial. The handset packs a 16-megapixel ISOCELL sensor, an upgrade on the Galaxy S4's 13-megapixel arrangement, and features a 0.3 second shot speed. Another cool addition is "Selective Focus", which is somewhat similar to a Lytro camera in that it lets you snap a shot and then re-select a focal point later. An HDR Live mode has been included, which allows you to see how HDR could alter a shot before you take it, meanwhile the video capabilities have been improved to allow 4K quality.
Other features
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has a couple of interesting features activated with the user's finger. As per earlier rumours, there's a fingerprint scanner and Samsung has taken a leaf out of Apple's book by embedding it in the Home key. After going through a fairly extensive process of verifying your print, you're able to unlock the phone by scanning your finger. You can also use it in conjunction with a PayPal account, although it's not yet clear the extent of payment services available.
Another scanner on the rear of the handset is used in conjunction with the S-Health 3.0 application to monitor your heart rate, with health features forming a prominent part of the new device.
The HTC One M8 comes with 16GB of onboard storage and microSD support for cards up to 128GB. Meanwhile the battery pack is non-removable and rated at 2,600mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 has options for 16GB or 32GB onboard, though we don't yet know the availability for each version. Both types have microSD support for cards up to 128GB.
Want to see the HTC One M8 in action? We've created a video hands-on with the device for you to see it in all its glory. This way you can fully see the new Sense 6.0 UI and we introduce you properly to the refined design. We also give an in depth look at the camera and show off that gorgeous 5-inch display.
If you like the video be sure to give us a like and a subscribe for our future content - we'll aim to have Galaxy S5 footage as soon as we get a review unit.