Dante Posted September 27, 2010 Posted September 27, 2010 The wraparound jacket band on the 35th volume of Kentarou Miura's Berserk fantasy manga is announcing this month that a new anime project is launching. More information will be provided in Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine and the affiliated Young Animal Web site. A television commercial narrated by singer, actor, and well-known Berserk fan Gackt will promote the release of the 35th manga volume. Four versions of the commercial will run from Wednesday, September 29 to October 3. The official website will re-open after a revamp on Tuesday at about 9:30 a.m. with the television commercial and a separate, web-only commercial. In addition, an official Twitter account, "Berserk_project," has launched. The manga has been running in Young Animal since 1989. Oriental Light and Magic and VAP already adapted the story into a 25-episode television anime series from 1997 to 1998, and Media Blasters released this earlier anime in North America. Dark Horse Comics and Digital Manga Publishing are publishing the 34th manga volume this month. Dark Horse Comics describes the manga as the following: His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned — and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death … or vengeance. I have heard alot of great things about this manga and its old anime.
Oxigen_Waste Posted September 28, 2010 Posted September 28, 2010 It's fantastic, is all I'll say. And you know how hard to please I am. This is great news!
Mundi Posted September 28, 2010 Posted September 28, 2010 Music to my ears. Loved the old anime, loved what I have read of the manga. Looking forward to this.
Mundi Posted September 30, 2010 Posted September 30, 2010 Are the anime and manga different? It is very faithful but the main difference is that the anime only covers about 3 books out of the 30+ manga book that have been released.
Oxigen_Waste Posted September 30, 2010 Posted September 30, 2010 It is very faithful but the main difference is that the anime only covers about 3 books out of the 30+ manga book that have been released. Volumes 3, 4 and 5, specifically. Which are arguably the best part, but still, the rest is pure awesomeness as well. Proud to say I own all the volumes so far.
Mundi Posted September 30, 2010 Posted September 30, 2010 (edited) Wish I could say the same, I only own the first one. Which I showed to my friend and he liked it so much that he proceeded to buy all that have been released in the span of like 2 months. And I read them off him. Edited October 1, 2010 by Mundi
Oxigen_Waste Posted September 30, 2010 Posted September 30, 2010 Wish I could say the same, I only own the first one.Which I showed to my friend and he like it so much that he proceeded to buy all that have been released in the span of like 2 months. And I read them off him. Ah ah, smart chap! Seriously though, with the book depository lying around, it was just a matter of ordering 2 or 3 every month, and wouldn't you know it? A year later, boom... I had all 34 (so far) volumes!
flameboy Posted October 1, 2010 Posted October 1, 2010 So I have no idea what this is but in the back of Scott Pilgrim 3 there is a little blurb that recommends stuff and Berserker is one of them.
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