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Berserk is a manga about an orphan mercenary named "Guts", originally created by Kentaro Miura. It has adaptations as an anime television series and as a series of anime movies.

Berserk is a manga series by Kentaro Miura about an orphan mercenary named "Guts". Set in during medieval era, Guts joins a mercenary group called the "Band of Hawk" lead by "Griffith".

A 26 episode anime adaptation was made in 1997 and a set of movies called "Golden Age" are being made.

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What are the deeper meanings in Berserk?

I'm referencing the first season of Berserk in this question, not the new 2016 continuation (I haven't finished that yet, so please don't spoil it for me). As I've been watching Berserk, I've noticed that I enjoy two aspects of the show. I love how…
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In the Berserk anime, what was Guts's interpretation of Casca's "woman issue" in episode 11?

Back in Episode 11 of the Berserk anime, Casca and Guts fell from a high cliff into a river. Later, Guts found Casca suffering from high fever, so he decided to warm her body. While undressing her, he saw something (as I saw) like blood flowing down…
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Why is it that the Skull Knight and Void are against each other?

In the manga, the Skull Night foils many of the God's Hand's plans, and also attempts to kill Void specifically. Why did the Skull Knight do these things? Is there a past between Void and the Skull Knight? And what are his intentions as far as…
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What is the difference between the new version and the old one?

I want to watch Berserk, but there is 2 version of it. What is the difference between them? Is the new one continue of the old one or is it re-animation of the same story? Where shall I start? It seems like a very powerful anime
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What is the hazama in berserk?

In chapter 242 and in several of the chapters before. It is read that guts stands in the world of the hazama. Naturally off the context I assume that it means... spoilers below. The world of demons that attacks him and casca constantly because they…
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Did griffin know about the beleith's activation?

I just binge watched all 25 episodes of the berserk anime and I am curious to if Griffith knew that the Beleith was activating when the eclipse started? When they were in the river he thought to himself Stay away from me... If you so much as touch…
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Where to continue after Berserk's movies?

A while back I have watched all three of the Berserk movies. Since I really enjoyed them, I decided to start watching the anime as well. The anime, however, starts a while after the events in the movies since Guts already has his mark. Reading the…
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Does Nosferatu Zodd help Gatsu in the manga?

I've just watched the Berserk 1997 series and now I'm watching the 3 part (movie?) from 2012. In the 1997 anime series, When Gatsu sword is broken fighting with Boscogne, Nosferatu Zodd gives Gatsu a weapon to continue fighting. In the 2012…
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What does Guts have in his left arm and when did he get it?

I've just watched the Berserk 1997 series. During the entire series, Guts has both arms, until the end where he cuts his left arm in order to try to rescue Casca. At the beginning of the series, before his story starts to be told, he has an arm…
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What section of the 2016 Berserk anime is covered by the 3rd movie, The Advent?

I want to know what episodes of the anime that the movie covers. Take movies 1 and 2 which cover episodes 1-20. I've heard the third movie covers episodes 21-25 and X episodes of the 2016 anime. And so I want to know what those X episodes are. I'm…
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What is the purpose for the art-style of puck changing by scene?

In some chapters or even as cover art in berserk puck is drawn fully with detail as shown here: But in several chapters he is drawn like this: Is there a reason for neglecting detail? I noticed that when he comes in as comic relief he seems to…
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