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Should I read or watch berserk? / Order to watch/read Berserk

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Idk I plan on reading it.

(And I’m not talking about 2016 berserk)

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SiTTo 5y
Fuckng read it pls
ffey 5y
Read it. Please.
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HaremRoute 5y
Honestly Berserk is just a significantly edgier Naruto. And seeing that you liked the latter... sure. Do it. Read or watch - doesn't matter, isn't finished anyway.
- iryg 5y
  Damn mate, you just ruined Berserk's story for me. Thankfully some panels are still god tier art.
  I do hope the ending ain't gonna be "ok now we suck each other's dicc" like in Naruto.
  
  iryg 5y
  To add to that, I am unfortunately afraid we will have a "Guts the Cuck" ending. Berserk is ending soon, all signs point to it:
  -Miura just introduced "sky paths" or whatever, that allows anybody to travel large distances wink wink, and in particular in between god trees or whatever, and it so happens that this is an elven magic island, so there has to be one there wink wink.
  -Characters are getting their final upgrades, Gut's armor, Farnese can fly or use dark magic, or whoever, I keep forgetting the names with 4 months between chapters and all. And Casca aint a drooling mongoloid anymore.
  -Guts' character arc is finally ending, the angriest motherfucker ain't angry anymore, he survived everything and gained some purpose, familly and all, and now he's done. we finally know the skull knight's story.
  
  So yeah, I'm betting ending before chapter 400, or else it's just never gonna end. Which might actually be ok considering Miura is running out of inspiration and he is revealing all is cards (Skull knight, Casca, The Apocalypse ritual).
  Considering the direction Gut's character is growing, I don't see a final fight/confrontation coming.
  Unless Griffith fucks up, really is still evil, and kills all his friends.
  
  Removed 5y
  If you’re referring to the world tree branches, then not everyone can travel on that, just Sonia and Griffith. I don’t see Griffith even bothering with Guts anymore, he’s just so insignificant to him at the moment that there’s really no reason to. Also, him becoming a god hand is a testament that he’s evil, as you have to abandon all your humanity to become one.
  
  iryg 5y
  Yes ! World tree branches, sorry my Berserk lore isn't that good. I just think this concepts smells like the end, as it's an obvious "travel long distances very fast" gimmick.
  I have to agree I fail to see the motive that would bring Guts and Griffith together. Maybe some more insight on the ritual and the reason why the Hawk of Light came back ?
  
  Removed 5y
  Oh yeah I definitely see where you’re coming from. I think the concept of traveling on them was done so it’s more convenient for Griffith to get to Elfhelm as the moonlight boy, It’s been a while since I read Berserk, but I think a god hand was incarnated every 1,000 years and the influx of negative emotions from all these people gathered during the conviction ceremony allowed his body to reincarnate through the egg of the perfect world apostle, who just so happened to swallow Guts and Casca’s demon child. Once Griffith comes back, the world becomes more magical as it created an imbalance between the two realms, and when he kills Ganishka, all that astral power released brought the two worlds together, iirc, hence the demon pirates and sea god fight that comes later.
- BluBilly 5y
  HUH???
KawaiiChiaki 5y
Im currently reading it and i am definitely enjoying it more than the anime.
Soo, yeah read the manga.
mosesss 5y
As mentioned by the majority
YES read it the manga adaptation is waaaaaaaaaayyy better than the anime could ever wish
King7734 5y
Is this even a question? Obviously read it. You get the full experience including beautiful artwork and you can experience it faster than watching the anime.

If you do like anime, then I hope you like older anime, because the 1997 version is by far the best adaptation we have.
Khamis888 5y
I would mostly recommend reading it because every adaptation has a flaw. 1997 doesn't have skull knight who is an important person, the movies remove some important segments from the manga and I wont talk about 2016
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- 01Butbut 4y
  im kinda confuse to the watch order of berserk so what should i do ?
basty 5y
read.
HaremRoute 5y
There is no watch order. You watch
https://anilist.co/anime/33/Kenpuu-Denki-Berserk/

And never even think about touching this shit:
https://anilist.co/anime/21560/Berserk/

That's all. Other than that - read.
rock 5y
i would say read but if you dont like reading manga watch berserk
Removed 5y
Manga is best. I'd highly recommend reading rather than watching.
DeathCupcake101 5y
Read...
GusD 5y
I've watched the 2012 movies and the 2016 berserk, and I recommend the manga highly because the movies skip content and the 2016 is a joke
iliketochill 4y
JRI
Just Read It
KappaP75 4y
read!
ModChan 3y
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- MNexon 3y
  Does anyone knows the order to watch berserk? im still confused.
Iero 5y
From chapter 1 to the last chapter
thotbatrol 5y
read the manga first

then watch

https://anilist.co/anime/33/Kenpuu-Denki-Berserk
(best adaptation of berserk so far, old but holds up well despite abruptly stopping)

then you can watch these if you want
https://anilist.co/anime/10218/Berserk-The-Golden-Age-Arc-I--The-Egg-of-the-King/
https://anilist.co/anime/12113/Berserk-The-Golden-Age-Arc-II--The-Battle-for-Doldrey/
https://anilist.co/anime/12115/Berserk-The-Golden-Age-Arc-III--The-Advent/
(more recent adaptation, CG is an acquired taste tho)

this adaptation was a dumpster fire, watch it for the meme if you really want to
https://anilist.co/anime/21560/Berserk/
CLANG
CLANG
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- MNexon 5y
  thank you
- Norishma 4y
  Dumpster fire but the opening song is actually fire
ModChan 3y
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- ireikoo 3y
  Berserk series 1997, 2016 & 2017 and all the Berserk movies. Is it wise to only watch series, 2016-17 and then the movies? please help :v
tndsb 4y
Don't watch Berserk, read Berserk
- ireikoo 4y
  oh okay, can you please give a reason for that? like I don't mind reading the manga and watching the anime at the same time, but to save myself from being disappointed I'd rather know why? if you know what I mean
  
  KappaP75 4y
  the adaptations are not good.
  
  tndsb 4y
  None of the adaptations do the story justice, and they only adapt one arc (2016/2017 is atrocious don't ever try watching it), so you're gonna have to read the manga to get the complete story anyway
  
  ireikoo 4y
  oh yeah, guess I have no choice but to read the manga then, it would have been nice having the anime there to enhance our imagination, anyway ty you're a lifesaver :D
- love 4y
  highly recommend u do this lol
  
  ireikoo 4y
  lol sure thing
Removed 4y
Watching Berserk instead of reading it should be considered a crime. The art alone is enough of a reason to read it.
leonor 4y
if you really want to watch berserk, only watch the 1997 adaptation, The berserk movies are basically retelling's of what happened in the 1997 adaptation. The 2016-17 anime you should avoid at all costs. It is horrendous.
- leonor 4y
  but i still think its better to read berserk first, instead of watching it
- ireikoo 4y
  The anime adaptations must be that bad aye, I guess I have to pass on the anime lol, yeah I'll just read the manga TY :)
nima1378 4y
to enter to the berserk world reading manga is the best way but if you want to watch anime then watch the old one ( 1997 ). movies are good but old anime is more completed. never watch the 2016 berserk because it is trash.
- ireikoo 4y
  Oh okay TY :) I'll just read the manga
BluBilly 4y
As other people have said, you should definetly read Berserk! Best story in animanga and hands down, it has the best MC/antagonist in animanga aswell. Ofcourse, the art is subarashi aswell.

Ofcourse, your question is about watching Berserk, and i'd say the old anime from 1997 is a good way to start it off. The music and the tone for it fits the manga super well, and i'd watch it to the end. Honestly though, the movies while not the best, are good enough if you want to be entertained so i would watch those aswell, especially the 3rd movie which is splendid.
- ireikoo 4y
  Ty :), yeah I figured I might be disappointed if I watch the anime (*due to adaptations) so I've decided to stick to reading the manga
  
  BluBilly 4y
  Good choice! You will definetly like it, i can promise you that. Just be beware that it is definetly a very dark story which has some grotesque things, so if that isn't for you, don't read it :P
BlueBlood 4y
I have not read the manga yet nor watched the anime but this always is a good site to explore for watch orders link it helped me a lot... so I guess it'll be best to follow option 3 here and then of course read the manga which everyone says is better. Enjoy (^^)
- ireikoo 4y
  ty :)
vassago 4y
dont listen to theese bozos. theres only one way to watch it correctly.
1. berserk 1997. its the best adaptaition and has great art
2. the manga. if you liked the anime you move on to the manga. you can decide if you want to keep going from where the anime ended but i would reccomend to start from the start.
3. if youre hungry for more then theres the movies and berserk 2016. theyre ok even tho they get a bad rep.
i hope you listen to me bc i hear people starting with the movies or starting with the 2016 adaptaiton and it makes me want to throw a tantrum. even if u watch the anime or read the manga you wont get the same impression, nor love for berserk.
good luck on your jorney cause this is a wild one<3 :)
- vassago 4y
  just saw that this is a 2 week old thread :p whops
  
  ireikoo 4y
  all good it's still helpful :)
- ireikoo 4y
  am currently reading the manga, but once am done I'll definitely watch the anime series from 1997. coz right now am enjoying the manga ty for the advice
  
  vassago 4y
  haha nice man. ig reading the manga first is ok. only important thing is no starting with the later adaption but it doesnt really matter in the end. gl on the manga<3
iliketochill 4y
Pickup the manga and just stick to it
dont even bother with the animes
- ireikoo 4y
  :') don't worry, I read the manga first then decided to watch the first adaptation, I did not bother watching the other two adaptations coz they are painful to watch.
ModChan 3y
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- PerfectingBad 3y
  Just wanted to know the watch order of berserk. I have never watched the series, i wanted to know if someone could help me

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