It's been more than 20 years and yet the Golden Age arc is still the greatest storytelling accomplishment in anime/manga

It's been more than 20 years and yet the Golden Age arc is still the greatest storytelling accomplishment in anime/manga

*Guardians of desire

Golden Age was literally too good. The whole manga became pointless to read because the only thing that matters is how/if Guts gets his revenge. I tried reading Berserk for a little after Golden Age but knowing Griffith is nowhere near beaten yet makes me lose interest.

Not even the best part of Berserk.

Yes berserk is amazing, Why say one arc is better than another, sure it makes sense with things like one piece or bleach, but Berserk is special because alot of time and effort is put into each chapter, each panel. Not to say Oda does not do that, but the point is there are silly arcs in one piece, Berserk not so much or at all.

The golden age is good because Guts and everyone has to use sheer grit and human strength to survive, Giving the arc a certain charm.

The manga isn't about that. I doubt Guts will get his revenge.

If you feel that way you should really never read any long running story, because Berserk is good because as you read it you watch a character grow and develop and the world around him becomes more dark and mystical.

Why would you doubt that? Guts has assembled followers not for revenge but for justice. It is not about revenge anymore it is about justice and saving his world from omnipotent rule of the god hand. The skull knight helped him not to get revenge but because the world needs guts.

>implying justice is what this is about
You're thinking of a different manga, friend.

Guts doesn't care about saving the world. And would killing Griffith even change anything? The world was pretty much destroyed, without Griffith Falconia will also fall.

But that is what it is about, whether the readers like it or not. Sure it is about survival but Guts is not just going to live and let live in a world ruled by Griffith. That would be going against his very reason for surviving and for existing up until this point. Why get tied up in semantics instead of researching the material we have?

Sure falconia "may" fall into ruin, but we just have to see how everything plays out, do you really think this story will end with a complacent Guts and him allowing Griffith to rule the world? Knowing he will still be dragged to hell either way by the brand, being tormented nightly by apostles and demonic entities. Guts will not just complacently give up everything to sit and live with Casca.

I avoid most long runners for that reason unless they have multiple protagnists to keep it fresh.

Griffith will invade Elfhelm. What I'm saying is that Berserk is not only about Guts' revenge.

Why would guts allow Godo's words at the beginning of the manga to ring more true than ever? Godo stated to not live like he did, to not toil his life away. Sure godo said to not allow his hatred to consume him, but guts is more focused on people than ever at this point in the story, he remembers what having allies is like. It is not about justice it is about protecting who he cares about. It is about his struggle, and now that Casca is back i think the story will move forward faster than ever. And possibly returning from Elfheim there will be a large scale tragedy, due to the excessive passage of time.

Yes that does make sense because griffith only wishes to conquer but guts is not out for revenge anymore. He is now more wishing to protect what he cares for, his allies and casca. Even the places he has been.

>And would killing Griffith even change anything?
If it involves destroying the World Tree and possibly shattering the God Hand it very well might mean seperating the realms again.

Plus the wingstones might function independently of him anyway.

Exactly. Sure the general populace would not Like guts and view him as a demon. But that was how Guts always was viewed as a mad dog.

where did you get its about justice?
from the stand point of the ordinary citizen Griffiths rule is the best they've ever seen in their lifetime or their ancestors.
guts destroying that wouldn't be justice for anyone, but himself.

How will he destroy the World Tree? And Falconia is the only save place in the entire world. By now probably millions of people died.

Griffith wants to make Falconia the only country in the world. His goal is to destroy all Spirit Trees which stem the growth of the World Tree.

What's special about Golden Age's storytelling?

It is not about justice it is about protecting what he cares about from absolute rule under Griffith. Griffith is holding a sword up to the world and holding it hostage. Just because he is unmatched in combat. Guts will go and fight him, and if not Griffith will come to him, come to Elfheim.