Berserk

Was the Seagod arc really that bad?

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People don't realize that it was done so Guts would get a massive powerup to his Dragon Slayer.

And to get the entire ocean essentially on his side for the eventual war

How?

The Arc was fun, but ultimatly a waste of time in a manga who keep going on hiatus.

Not him but when they went to the forest witch and they tried to give Guts the replacement weapon it was hinted that all the blood from the monsters guts kills gives a type of power to the blade which is why hes been able to kill bigger and stronger monsters

Isn't it just that the Dragonslayer has soaked in so much demon blood that it now exists on both the Astral and human plane? Also that's kind of irrelevant since Femto merged the planes

>It was later revealed by that due to the large number of apostles and evil spirits Guts has slain throughout his journey, the blade has absorbed their tainted life force, becoming a cursed weapon which could even harm and potentially kill members of the God Hand.

From the wikia obviously not 100% a fact but pretty sure this was inferred

But the fact that the Godhand are now on the mortal plane due to Femto's merging means that any weapon can harm them right?

imagine a filler arc with lots of hiatus

I mean maybe. We dont really know

well, the cannon arm did jack shit against slan. sure, you can do harm to their bodies, but it's not the same as hurting them.
it was until guts stabbed her with the dragonslayer that she felt the cold of death, and it just made her crawl back into the spirit realm.

How is it filler Guts has a brand new companion and an army of the sea grateful to him which will obviously come into play during his battle with the reborn white hawk

Not by itself but being a part of the boat arc gives it a sour aftertaste

That was before Femto merged the realms though right?

The hiatus made it seem worse than it was.

I actually liked it, even the zombie pirates were okay.

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It was fun

This was my favorite Farness/Mozgus moment

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>Slicing up tentacles for 20 chapters while your useless fodder friends can't do anything
Inuyasha the arc.

>Religious dad keeping BBC away from his daughter
Damn straight.

Gutts wouldn’t have won on his own without Shierke and the Mermaids if I remember correctly
He would have sunk to the bottom of the sea

It was a good arc on its own merit, but it wasn't good enough to spend seven years waiting for it to end.

oh, right.

It was needed, even if speed readers didn't recognize it. Leading up to it was bad.

>Despite being a giant whale of flesh that devoured everything, it's heart was the very same image of the Idea of Evil
>all the slaying of demons, apostles and astral beings was lead up to this critical moment
>this moment essentially meant to see the Dragon Slayer "kill" a corporeal god living since ancient times

>seven years

How long has Casca been a doll?

About 4 years, give or take, since the Festival.

It was hell to read while it was being released. I'd imagine someone that reads it in one go might have a different opinion.

So I started reading last year, a bit after they got to the island, I think around when the running around Casca's memories started

It wasn't a bad arc, but it felt like it dragged a little bit. I feel like a lot of people hated it because they'd been reading Berserk forever and got sick of being on the boat for 15 years or whatever

For someone who just read the entire series this past week the only thing that felt like filler was some parts of Ganishkas war. The boat never felt like filler.

Having to wait years is probably what makes everyone feel that every other thing is filler. If berserk was released at a steady pace like current manga everyone would compliment the series for not really wasting any time as every chapter builds or introduces a new character in some way.

So, what's the deal with Casca now? Did she potato herself again when she saw Guts?

>tfw Mozgus would have seen through Griffith's bullshit right away and smashed his stupid gay head with his book


I feel like she didn't immediately remember the eclipse when she woke up, but then seeing Guts brought everything back at once. I don't think she'll potato again though, would make the previous arcs seem a total waste of time

Considering everything thats happened I dont think shes gonna go back to being a potato.

When she woke up she was still repressing some memories, she remembered up to them going to rescue Griffith from his prison and the time she spent as a retard but seeing Guts made her remember the eclipse and she freaked out.

I doubt Mozgus would do anything considering the Pope is creaming his jeans

She's awake but doesn't seem to remember anything that happened during the eclipse

Nah, it was cool. I liked it.

>introduces a working irrigation, sewer system, a fucking fire fighting system, ROADS, cities, economic boom, safe haven from drought/famine/pestilence
>he's the bad guy

Why should anyone root for guts again????

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>speedreaders

Because he's making the utopia the only safe haven on Earth for humans and once every last human is a citizen of his country, he'll sacrifice it during another eclipse to ascend to even greater heights.

are you drunk m8?

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>All the necessities of humanity
>at the damning cost of your soul and eternal hell

I dunno mang.

best page coming through

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>not being able to do it without sacrificing people to demons
Griffith took the easy way. I could have done all that without so much as breaking a sweat

Why the fuck isn't caska waking up a fucking sticky? How shit had this board become. This is our heritage God damnit. If they don't put a sticky for Eva 4.4 this place is fucking dead.

He did ONE bad thing and people can let it go. He even saved the world from a savage caliphate.
Even our guy Guts did it, it's not that big of a deal. If Casca forgives Gits, but not Griffith, she will show her double standards.

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Will Caska hate Guts? Or will she love him again.

but why would you want anything to do with the rebuilds?

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why wouldn't I? The rebuilds are great.

Man, I'm so fucking hyped for when Falconia goes to shit and we see Sonia and Co's reaction to it. Think she'll realize Griffith is a dick or suck his dick even harder?

Theres no reason she shouldnt. But shes definitely going to be fucked up and depressed after remembering her demon baby and massive rape

>again

she never stopped

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t.typical isekai protagonist

This is the Caska before the eclipse, not the Caska after the eclipse but unretarded. I'm talking about now that she regained her last memories.

There's a very real possibility Miura will fuck us over and make that corrupted heart curse she has force Guts and Caska to stay apart. Like being near him kills her slowly. Keep in mind she bears the sacrifice mark too.

she always hated his guts

Perhaps, but also with me consuming everyone

Guts did nothing to make her hate him after the eclipse besides biting her titty.

They've survived Guts' rape PTSD during her first time, I'm sure they will again.

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user puns are not allowed on Sup Forums unless you post an image with a cute socially inept girl alongside it.

>bahh guts why did you make me remember? Why couldnt you drag me around like a retard forever or kill me?

I want to bury my soul in her puffy mound and smelly pubes.

Well thats where "Her wish might not be your wish" is going to come into play.

Shes either going to want to just die/stay a retard or confront what happened and help Guts.

I highly doubt shes going back to being a potato though

I think a better question will be when will Guts finally kill a dragon

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If she says any of that I will demote her from potential waifu to netflix anime girl.

There was a dragon.

Its a shame they didnt get to fully fight cause I was so hype that they were finally gonna get a dragon with the sword

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Depends on how threatening Miura wants to make dragons. If a dragon is less powerful than seagod then it makes it not that great a feat.

"dragon"
But yeah that fight was dope. Hope Guts kills their asses in ways they dont want.

Zodd will probably get his battle to the death.

>yfw he kills one off panel in some chapter down the line

Will the sacrificial mark be relevant in the story any time soon again? What about the idea of evil? I feel like Miura had an original storyline but changed it when he came back after the longest hiatus.

Soon.

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Power doesn't matter as long as the fight will look difficult and absurd, striking a dragon should be way more difficult than a giant squid. Miura pulled it off with the hearbeat fucking up Guts, he can sure invent something for a dragon

Seagod was fuck huge though so a cut here and there wont just kill it. Conventionally, dragons in fiction are much smaller than the sea god in berserk.

That's lewd as fuck. Stop it.

The sacrificial mark has been downplayed alot after they forest witch's "seal".

However they did say the seal wouldnt hold up forever and the mark would be working full blast soon. I think Miura just got tired of having the brand there at all times because it limits the story a bit.

This is so bad and so lazy that it made me chuckle

I hope so or I will lose all my remaining hope on the manga and humanity

>check out old scans
>pic related
Jesus christ how can someone get off the track this far.

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Yeah, a filler arc for a story that needed its conclusion a long time ago. It would've been fine but the side characters got no development. Guts felt like a plot device, and dumb villains.

I think it's hilarious some fags here are trying to justify it by explaining why it happened, when the fact is that most people have a problem with how it happened. The Sea God arc was a giant waste of time that highlighted the problems that are going on with the manga. The problems with pacing, annoying gag characters, loli fanservice and the lack of focus on Guts.

No, actually. It was pretty great, and shows that Guts and his pals were also capable of kicking the shit out of a giant Eldritch Horror, and didn't need a fancy demon army or space-warping magic to do it like that cunt Griffith.

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See The Golden Age can also be stated to be not filler because it established Griffith as the bad guy. Yet everyone will still praise the Golden Age arc because it was a damn good arc with lovable characters, engaging plot, and interesting themes. All of which is absent during the Sea God arc.

Yeah, very intense. We all feared Guts might get killed by random sea tentacles.

>to ascend to even greater heights

What does that even mean? He's part of the Godhand.

I wouldn't say Sea God is Eldritch horror tier. Papa Azathoth would fuck up everything no problemo

We know Guts wont die until he kills Griffith so any fight will not be as intense.

I'm still waiting for a reason for that arc to exist. There will be a reason, right?

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He's going to try and become God clearly

He did get a bat-man suit out of it.

He's already God though.

No, it was okay but it needs to be read in one go

worst thing about seagod arc is that it ruined the berserker armor design by making guts look like a total retard when in control.

Yet the fight that Guts had against 100 men during GA and the Lost children arc had very intense fights.

I just want to see Grunbeld get BTFO by an actual dragon.

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jose are just big ass hagfishes they don't even have jaws

Unless it was a relevant powerup, like growing tentacle or controlling water, it does not matter.

>HEAVEN'S SWIFT VENGEANCE IS
Everytime

>They both have rape PTSD now.
LITERALLY made for eachother.

Yeah, very intense. We all feared Guts might get killed by random mooks or a naked butterfly loli.

Hey m8 those yellow jackets were killing swarms of cows & pigs remember

>Gobling Shark
I want to go home.

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He probably wants to usurp the Idea