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  1. Seveniner
    Seveniner December 14, 2008 at 12:57 am |

    Nice Glad i stayed around. Thanks!

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  2. Quicksilver.Crash
    Quicksilver.Crash December 14, 2008 at 1:11 am |

    Sweet! Hope the break isn’t too long.

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  3. Arua
    Arua December 14, 2008 at 4:28 am |

    ok i gotta say… seeing the apostles and humans work together like that.. put a smile on my face lol this is gonna make gats look like a bad guy unless the apostles turn on the humans after this battle like “ok fight’s over, let’s eat” lol

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  4. KdM
    KdM December 14, 2008 at 8:41 am |

    Arua, probably grifith will use humans to cath his dream but once he will have his own reign he will kill all the humans like he did with his friends before….I wanna see Gutts soon….T_T

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  5. Arua
    Arua December 14, 2008 at 6:25 pm |

    KdM, well his dream is to have his own kingdom rite? well how do u have a kingdom without ppl? it already looks like he has his apostle kingdom lol, so if he kills off all the humans, who is gonna be left?

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  6. GatsFan
    GatsFan December 14, 2008 at 8:12 pm |

    It would be cool to see gats in action on this battle…

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  7. uncle_T
    uncle_T December 14, 2008 at 9:41 pm |

    hmm, damn, i think I can imagine it becoming like this:

    “ladies and gentlemen, please welcome, the new main character of hit-series, Berserk, GriffithslashFemto! And let us also welcome the new villain, GutsslashTheBerserker”

    moan, it’s fine though, as long as we all get our dose of Guts =P
    What say you, fellas? lol

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  8. patrickmjones
    patrickmjones December 14, 2008 at 10:00 pm |

    Yeah, this way Midland has changed considerably when Guts returns. When he left the Hawks the first time they were in great shape and when he returned they were on the run, Griffith was physically barely alive, etc.

    In the short run I think we’re not too excited about these chapters… but in the long haul it is a necessary and memorable part of the story.

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  9. Seveniner
    Seveniner December 15, 2008 at 11:04 am |

    Yeah thats true and well said however keyword “Hiatus”.

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  10. Anton
    Anton December 16, 2008 at 5:33 am |

    Thanks alot for the fix. We owe everyone in the chain from raw to jpeg.. cheers!

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  11. Mystyc Vegeta
    Mystyc Vegeta December 16, 2008 at 7:29 pm |

    mmm…. hiatus…. right…. I wish this were a bad joke…. 4 months full of nothing (most of die-hard berserk fans barely made it, re-reading the entire manga x times), 2 months of normal releases and now, once again, “THE WAIT” …. waiting sooooo looooong ….. is Mr. Miura trying to kill berserk fans ?


    anyway, lots of thanks for the direct download link (totally hate my isp), all the respects to theblackswordsman.com and evil-genius !

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  12. Arua
    Arua December 17, 2008 at 3:38 am |

    lol mystic, u totally just summed up everything that has happened this past half year xD i totally did read the entire manga once and watched the anime too during that long wait lol now it’s time for a hiatus… who knows how long this one is gunna be..

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  13. uncle_T
    uncle_T December 17, 2008 at 5:45 am |

    hear, hear… =P

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  14. GattsRocks
    GattsRocks December 18, 2008 at 4:54 pm |

    i making an estimated guess that the next chapter will be released in mid Feb.09

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  15. iBERSERK
    iBERSERK December 19, 2008 at 10:47 pm |

    The best manga ive read so far…. berserk that is

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  16. uncle_T
    uncle_T December 21, 2008 at 10:18 am |

    what do you base your guess on, GattsRocks?

    It’d certainly be nice if it does rather than coming out much, much later like say… in mid-march!? =P

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  17. Arua
    Arua December 22, 2008 at 8:03 pm |

    lol there shud be another contest to guess the release date of chapter 302 xD

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  18. GattsRocks
    GattsRocks December 23, 2008 at 3:05 am |

    im basing my guess on how I would do it if i were the author, i figure that x-mas time off is self explanatory, plus the new year coming in would want to be celebrated and within that time new ideas for the next chapter would sink in ready to be released for the following month hence Feb. being my guess. (XXcrossing fingers on the author not getting sick againXX) srry no scientific calculations if that what u were xpecting uncle_T

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  19. Arua
    Arua December 23, 2008 at 4:29 am |

    hmm wat volume r we on anywayz? jus need to know cuz sum noob is telling me that berserk is already finished, and 4 years ago he was volume 42 in sum manga store. I’m tellin him it was prolly chapter 42 or sumthin but it’s driving me nutz, plz tell me he’s wrong cuz we’ve been fighting for hours >.<

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  20. patrickmjones
    patrickmjones December 23, 2008 at 8:52 am |

    @Arua – slash that chump’s vitals. Last tankoban printed is 33: http://www.younganimal.com/berserk/vol33/index.html

    Chapter 301 is somewhere in the middle of 34.

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  21. BerserkBerserk
    BerserkBerserk December 23, 2008 at 10:01 am |

    mystic vegeta nice input with waiting so long. that was def. a great ending credits song. beautiful. also, I can see how miura would want a break for christmas, but why wouldn’t he just tell people he was going on break for just christmas? it must be a longer hiatus. And btw I’ve already made up an endign that makes sense so if this manga never ends I dont give a shit any more. everything is dead to me.

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  22. phlex
    phlex December 23, 2008 at 12:09 pm |

    It is awfull between the chapter 297 and the chapter 298 there were 5 monthes! So the next chapter in april 09? I hope not but this sounds as bad as it is…

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  23. uncle_T
    uncle_T December 24, 2008 at 6:49 am |

    haha, GattsRocks, dat’s fine, I’m not a scientific kinda nigga, well it does make sense,, the closest (if nothing goes wrong) date of 302 shoud really be ’round feb, i guess… as u say, let us just cross our fingaz =P

    also, @Arua, I agree wit patrickmjones, slash nigga’s vitals and throw ‘im (or her) offa building or s’thang =P

    and for phlex, we can just pray it won’t, if it does, then, just pray that the next one won’t be as bad and if it’s STILL as bad, then send Miura a letter saying your tears have gone dry due to the disappointment =P

    and I know it’s too soon, but it won’t hurt right? I’m not Christian but I wish y’all a Happy Christmas =E
    holla~

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  24. dangoball
    dangoball December 24, 2008 at 11:37 am |

    When those xmas are behind the corner I wouldn’t mind some Berserk special from Miura. That and regular realeses would be the best pressents.

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  25. sackwhite
    sackwhite December 25, 2008 at 12:49 am |

    I think, and I’m only guessing, that though bringing an end to the war, Griffith’s rule will replace free will with his divine will, and somehow bad things will come from it. I feel Gats has always represented the idea of free will (he is always telling others to ‘do what they want’) and he’s the epitome of human life and its natural tendency to struggle in order to live. Somehow the author is pitting Griffith to be (or eventually be) the overbearing presence of God/religion and blind devotion, and Gats will be the “make your own destiny” gift of free will that battles against this. I dono, that’s just me.

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  26. uncle_T
    uncle_T December 26, 2008 at 7:26 am |

    thumbs up to sackwhite, it would certainly suck if Berserk ends with Griffith being the victor, so a final battle between him and Guts’ a must, that fa’ sho’ =]

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  27. Qliphoth
    Qliphoth January 4, 2009 at 7:20 pm |

    I’m wondering whats going to happen when Gut’s, Caska, and Co. make it to the Fairy Kingdom, will Caska be able to speak to Gut’s again or will she forever be mute? Plus I want to see how far the relationships between Zodd, (Void), and The Skullknight go back. Ohhh I’d also like to see if Shilat will become an Apostle seeing to as he already knows about the “God Land”…theres alot going on. But eh, I am a patient man, I can wait…

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  28. uncle_T
    uncle_T January 4, 2009 at 10:46 pm |

    Qliphoth, u read my mind man…
    certainly the number one thing I want to know next in berserk will be about Guts’ n co making it to the fairy kingdom, if she stays mute then it’ll be a bit sad seeing how she and guts go way back, if she starts to talk it’ll be a good thing though guts will prolly forget about revenge then, dunno either way there’s a good thing and a bad thing…

    about shilat, man, dunno, it’ll be a good thing if he sided with guts but dunno, he might lean to Griffith after all, sigh, it’s all hail griffith once again, i guess =P

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  29. Arua
    Arua January 5, 2009 at 2:50 pm |

    death to griffith!! lol

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  30. Nerox
    Nerox January 6, 2009 at 5:11 pm |

    casca has to remember guts and the time spent togehter, because if not, guts will perhaps loose his spirit and give in to the darkness in his mind. what also interests me is the story about sonya. will she stay griffiths fangirl or will she realize what’s going on…
    ah damnit, ich started reading the series on sunday and now i have to wait again for the next releases >_<

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  31. BerserkBerserk
    BerserkBerserk January 6, 2009 at 7:04 pm |

    why not? whats so bad about guts giving into the darkness? everything else fuckin sucks, he lost his fuckin eye and shit, now his girl is a fuckin distant retard. I’d fuckin give into teh hate and just kill everyone

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  32. Nerox
    Nerox January 7, 2009 at 7:32 am |

    that would be pretty lame…and much too easy for this really great plot and storyline. i hope guts will learn how to control his hate and to use it, when it’s necessary.
    and guts needs a major powerboost to fight griffith and the surviving apostles!

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  33. Seasons
    Seasons January 7, 2009 at 9:23 am |

    well well, my english sucks, but i got some parts of it
    dude, for me, he should just let casca alone, i mean, let her be
    she just don’t him around anymore
    and that old-skull-head guy told that she may not want to come back
    or whatever… maybe she will stay like this forever
    and maybe gutts get so fuck up he’ll die or stay in a way like griffth was
    before becoming the hawk of darkness.. but before that i want to see him
    kick some apostles-ass, kill ‘em without mercy
    that would be fuckin’ awesome

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  34. Nerox
    Nerox January 7, 2009 at 12:27 pm |

    yes, i hope that guts is going to die, it would be a heros death, and honestly, if you killed the person who was a ‘messiah’ for so many people, you would be hated even more as he hates griffith ^^
    and btw, my english is also not the best, i’m german >_< but i give my best to sufice the standarts ^^

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  35. uncle_T
    uncle_T January 8, 2009 at 7:26 am |

    aah, yes, yes, so many speculations, the closest I think will happen is, maybe Caska will regain her sanity but Guts may not be there to see her (a shame but it will give the effect, many Japaneses love this kind of thing y’know) and then he’ll prolly fight his way all the way to the top (of course with some sort of power boost although it could be in a different way than we think, maybe he’ll use that behelit, he’s still got it right? though I don’t like it one bit) and then he’ll die in the process, like fighting against Griffith till the end of time and the last person laughin’ will be that retarded heart thing proclaiming it’s “God” that controls the law of causality (the thang that gave Griffith his wings and small dick, haha sorry but the moment he raped Caska, I decided he’s an ass no matter how noble his cause is), but then again it’s all just yet another speculation from me, but wat say you, fellow fan?

    ah, I’m kinda interested in knowin’ where r y’all comin’ from, I mean, berserk fans aren’t just Japanese and American,, wanna know where this piece of art (if you wanna call it) became a success… I’m Indonesian btw. So we got A German, Indonesian… what else? =)

    holla!

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  36. TriCa
    TriCa January 8, 2009 at 1:19 pm |

    Well i am Romanian…
    this is my first comment, but i have been reading em all for quite some time.

    and as for speculations, i must say u guyz mostly said what was on my mind…
    I foresee the fairly land to fail, and so Gutz runs off but the company doesnt give in.. so they find some other way to get Caska back, and then she comes back and they all go running off to catch up with Gutz, who is fighting against Griffith.

    TriCa

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  37. uncle_T
    uncle_T January 9, 2009 at 1:46 am |

    mm, that could do the trick too,, the way I see it, the theme is always somewhat like the ‘late hero’ or ‘sorrow and pain’ or along those lines, like the time when guts first fought the fat apostle, then against femto/Griffith, then against the other apostles etc, etc. so i guess we can all agree to some extent that the requirement for Guts to win an almost impossible fight is for him to be in one helluva pain and sometime sorrow as well as hatred huh? lol

    hey, so you’re from Romania huh? Maybe one of these days I’ll go there =E

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  38. Dalun
    Dalun January 11, 2009 at 12:41 am |

    Guts is going to need a Massive power boost like somewhere around 50x his current power. at his current level, fighting against one apostle is difficult. combine the berserk armor and he could probably take on 2-5 apostles before his body becomes heavily damaged. and all this is from just fighting a handful of apostles. fighting an army of apostles at his current level would have Guts murdered after a few battles. not to mention the fact that he needs to fight against Griffith also and we’ve seen what happened when he did. i hope going to see the fairy king will give Guts a major power boost to decimate the apostles without having Guts becoming more than human.

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  39. CrimsonG
    CrimsonG January 11, 2009 at 5:50 am |

    I have been reading these comments for a while as well and I’m really waiting to see what happens when the crew gets to Fairy island.. Somehow I believe the trip going to waste, Casca won’t get back to normal and everything else also going to hell.. I hope they can.. um, fix, her.. But just don’t see that happening..

    I’m from Finland btw, and I’m a girl.. Are there other girls here? Or is Berserk solely a “guy thing”? :P

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  40. Astart
    Astart January 11, 2009 at 8:09 am |

    I guess Casca will get her sanity back, but only when Guts leaves. And in order to get apostles as already said he’ll get some drugy-armory boosters + hate and rage thingys, so he will turn up to be something ugly and scary. And when he finally meets Casca she will refuse to see him again. Japanese guys like to mess up love story lines.

    btw I’m from Kazakshtan. Now studying in Ireland :D

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  41. Arua
    Arua January 13, 2009 at 12:19 am |

    omg a gurl?? reading berserk?? blasphemy!! lol jk dats awsum, i’ve never heard of girls reading seinen manga before.. i mean i tried reading a josei but i couldn’t handle it lol too many ‘emotions’ and needs more violence ^^ although i wud imagine berserk to be a guy thing but if girls like it dats cool

    I guess since everyone is saying where they from, I’ll come out and say that I am…. Canadian!

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  42. TriCa
    TriCa January 13, 2009 at 2:57 pm |

    OMG CAnADIAN ??? no no no…
    jokes love canadians, im studing in Canada atm, in Ontario, Waterloo.

    where abouts do u live Arua?

    and hey ! i know quite a few girls that like mangas… mostly bleach.. its a first for me as well for Beserk… but hey… think about what a good girlfriend she must be ! i gotta visit Finland now !

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  43. Arua
    Arua January 13, 2009 at 10:56 pm |

    lol a good girlfriend is one who reads berserk manga with you.. or sumthin xD anywayz.. im from Vancouver~~ (in BC) yea west coast is awsum ^^ i was born in Ottawa Ontario though, i’m guessing that’s close to waterloo, so maybe u can check it out if u got time ^^ so yea.. gud luck on ur studies in Canada, hope u learn lots of cool stuffs

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  44. TriCa
    TriCa January 14, 2009 at 10:59 pm |

    Waterloo is about 500-600 Km away from Ottawa… so a lot closer then BC.

    been to ottawa quite a few times on student party drunken adventures. awesome. love the city… to cold for my liking ! way way way to cold !

    even thou Waterloo region isnt much better its still at least 5-10 degres better then Ottawa

    have fun in Vancouver !

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  45. Arua
    Arua January 15, 2009 at 3:30 am |

    lol yea it gets ridiculously cold in the winter there.. unfortunately the weather here isn’t any better, just as cold >.< the snow is terrible and school is still open, even when there have been roads blocked because of flooding.. but this is van-city!! nothin can stop us from doin wat we do lol

    hope u get the best experience u can from canada lol.. but i think going on a drunk adventure is probably the best experience ur gonna get ^^

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  46. CrimsonG
    CrimsonG January 15, 2009 at 8:10 am |

    Good girlfriend! Hah! :P Yeah, let’s read berserk together and be all lovey-dovey when Gatts decapitates his enemies, how romantic! I’ve never actually read Bleach nor have a watched the anime.. I can’t say for sure but even if I had seen/read bleach, I still think I’d find Berserk a lot more entertaining!

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  47. TriCa
    TriCa January 15, 2009 at 10:07 pm |

    there is no comparison between berserk and bleach.
    bleach is a common manga, and entertaining but Berserk is infinatly better designed. the characters in Berserk are better depicted the fight scenes are a lot better, the manga in general over comes anything that Bleach can even dream about becoming.
    i was just using Bleach as an example of a show i know some women like.

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  48. CrimsonG
    CrimsonG January 16, 2009 at 8:26 am |

    Yeah, I understood that! Just wanted to say that not all girls read those “mainstream” mangas. (: And Berserk is definitely more artistic!

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  49. uncle_T
    uncle_T January 16, 2009 at 1:18 pm |

    woh, I been gone for a while and all of a sudden, bam, so many new comments, damn my computer for breaking down and my exams… well, at least thank God it just ended today, so now I’ve got lots and lots to catch up (sigh, many sleepless night it’ll be indeed)

    anyway, first thang first, wow, a girl reading berserk, that’s like… the best thing after the invention of toasts (no, really, toasts r delicious, err’body agree? yes, you know you do lol) anyway, to CrimsonG, dang I kno Finland is so far away from where I’m from but, you think you can do long distance? I’d love to have a girl who love berserk =P hahaha jk, holla to ya, CrimsonG ;)

    next, Astart, ma man, from Kazakhstan huh? Sorry but the only thing that hits my head once somebody mentions Kazakhstan, Borat comes rite in, dunno if he offends u or not, but anyway, have fun in Ireland ;) cheers

    Arua, Canadian… mm, maple syrup =P I’ve a Canadian friend from hi sch, tho we weren’t really that close, a shame, anyhow, d’ya think the coldness might decrease wit all the global warming shit goin’ on? who knows u mite wanna get rid of ur coats and all and then jump rite into the lake and swim =P jk

    speaking of girls reading seinen, what exactly do y’all find interesting? I mean, it’s full of gore (for berserk, dunno bout any other seinen stuff), limbs torn in detail (again for berserk), etc. etc. and please do forgive me if I’m wrong or/and offend ya but, CrimsonG, ure not exactly the kind of girl that do girly stuff r you?

    holla y’all ;)

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  50. TriCa
    TriCa January 16, 2009 at 7:54 pm |

    i agree with that completly !

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  51. BiTurbo88
    BiTurbo88 January 17, 2009 at 5:26 am |

    Check this must have theme for soni ericson 320×240

    http://gallery.mobile9.com/f/608453/

    I made it myself and I like to share it whit every Berserk lovers

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  52. El one
    El one January 17, 2009 at 8:10 pm |

    I agree also. I tried watching bleach but I just wasn’t fascinated enough by it. I wish the chapters were released every week like mainstream anime or atleast have like 7 chapter all released after like 2 months at the same time. What if some of us die because of some accident before the manga finishes. Or the author dies before he finishes making it. That would reeeeeeeelly suck. Come Mr. author of Berserk get drawing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    btw I’m Mexican

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  53. Arua
    Arua January 17, 2009 at 11:43 pm |

    i like to read the mainstream mangas lol of course berserk is completely on a different level of skill and quality, but the mainstreams such as naruto and bleach are still fun to read, as well as highly anticipated – seeing as they’re weekly releases.. which is good sometimes, but that isn’t enough time to put in as much detail as muira does for berserk. Which is y berserk is more awsumer ^^

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  54. CrimsonG
    CrimsonG January 18, 2009 at 7:14 am |

    I have to admit that I too enjoy reading and watching Naruto! ..just got saying that not all girls read those mainstream mangas.. but it doesn’t get anymore mainsrteam than Naruto.. heeh.. I guess I enjoy some mainstream stuff.. lol.

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  55. uncle_T
    uncle_T January 18, 2009 at 11:23 pm |

    mm, it’s true that mainstream manga readers r mostly dudes btw, if ya wanna know almost half of JUMP readers r girls (or something like that, read it from Bakuman, anyone knows?)
    but anyway, we all agree dat Berserk has its own style dat we all luv to death, yes? =E
    oh an hey there, El One! ^^

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  56. Nariakei
    Nariakei January 22, 2009 at 3:44 pm |

    So~.. ‘Round feb.? Mh.. Now i’m waiting in 2 things coming out in the feb… Fable 2 & Berserk. xD~

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  57. Huwtz
    Huwtz January 26, 2009 at 11:09 pm |

    Hmm have read alot of comments, but i think that Caska will regain her memory. But she will reject Guts path for revange against Griffith, because she’s in love with both. And she want to search for her child? The child will lead her to Griffith anyway, so even if they go different paths they will still end up at Griffith. Where the final showdown will appear, a duel ? For old times sake.
    Bah, I´m thinking too much & I’m too tired probably didn’t make any sense, not even to myself ^^

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  58. pathojen
    pathojen February 1, 2009 at 9:07 pm |

    well myself being a maritime Canadian girl there’s not much to do BUT read Berserk, but no one else i know has even heard of it.., casca needs to regain her memory because her and guts don’t end up together…pissseedd… plus i’m wondering what farnese’s deal is with guts, plus she appears to be all jealous of casca. As long as good things happen in the elf kingdom guts will come out on top, always does.

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  59. Arua
    Arua February 2, 2009 at 7:58 pm |

    well i hope farnese doesn’t go crazy and try to kill caska cuz of her jealousy, since she’s known to have a few cases from previous chapters… but farnese isn’t the only one competing for gutz, there’s also shelke (sp?) .. now im wondering if this is gonna turn out to be a harem manga lol

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  60. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 3, 2009 at 1:43 pm |

    oh lord, don’t know what I should say to your comment, Arua, I mean, I’m all up for Guts having his own harem, especially after what happened to him and stuff (he gotta have at least one good thing happening to him?) but, including Schierke (I be usin’ dat sp, dunno if it’s rite or wrong, it’s wat it says in the scanlation)? Now that is starting to go a wee bit wrong there, I mean, ain’t she like ’round 12 or somethin’? I for one certainly don’t want to see Guts becoming a pedophile, nuh uh, no way, no how…

    Also I’m definitely up for dear ol’ Caska to regain her sanity and go all mushy mushy with Guts etc., I mean hey! The man has suffered enough, let him have his long-awaited vacation for God’s sake! =P

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  61. TriCa
    TriCa February 3, 2009 at 2:20 pm |

    hmmm a harem for Gutz, i didnt think of it, but i must say i agree…
    the little witch in on it ? no… just like Uncle_T mentioned she is a tad young for that, but i wouldnt mind seeing Farnese and Caska…
    but honestly the manga would go the wrong way…

    lets stick to the good old Gutz and Caska together

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  62. Arua
    Arua February 4, 2009 at 2:03 am |

    ya i was thinkin about the age difference thing xD couldn’t happen but ya caska and gutz ftw! and caska’s hair is getting too long i dunno y but it looks better shorter imo.. idk maybe.. lol i usually like gurls with longer hair tho

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  63. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 4, 2009 at 12:38 pm |

    aah indeed, but if she tied her hair into a ponytail, it would look good too, dun y’all think? It’ll show her feminine side a bit mo’, like in Griff’s images rite before he became Femto, rite?

    anyway, if there shud be love in Berserk, let it be GutsxCaska all teh way till teh end, ftw! And TriCa, berserk is already going the wrong way, wit all the gore an shit, a harem wud just be the rite thing to lighten up the sorrow mood lol jk

    a lil side note, if there’s someone who makes a lil doujinshi bout GutsHarem (not in an adult way), I’ll give all my money to get my hand on ‘em =E

    holla~

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  64. Arua
    Arua February 4, 2009 at 9:03 pm |

    yea ponytail would be cute ^^ ya berserk can use sum luv in it, already got plenty of action and all dat gud stuff.

    and just a random thot, it hasn’t been very long in the manga timeline since there was a new addition to Gutz team; that Farnese’s fiance dude and her brother kinda joined up, but im thinkin they should pick up sum new guy from the fairy island place.. maybe another magician, or a warrior with magic weapons or sumthin xD i dunno

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  65. jorgen
    jorgen February 5, 2009 at 5:49 pm |

    I hope all those idiots who follow Griffith because he’s so shiny and pretty enjoy being lunch and getting raped by apostles day and night (with no vaseline) as soon as the deal he made in exchange for the first band of the hawk is fulfilled (getting his own kingdom). I would rather see Guts and Co. reach Elfhelm and spend more than a few years adventuring in some vast faraway Tolkien’esque land. It would give Schierke time to grow up and blossom so she can hook up with Guts (wink wink). If she wasn’t so freaking young they’d make the most excellent couple in all history of all Mangas ever. Casca never appreciated Guts. She was stupid when she was sane, and she’s still stupid now that she’s stupid. She can wonder off into a bottomless pit for all I care

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  66. Uncle_T
    Uncle_T February 6, 2009 at 1:03 pm |

    Ouch, harsh words there, jorgen, but I say nothin’, err’body got their own thoughts n likings, i respect yours… Oh n i certainly agree wit u too, on the Guts n co.’s adv in Elfhell (uh, i meant elfhelm!) bein’ on da focus mo than shiny Griff on da spot lite (he’s shining enough, does Miura-sensei really need to give him more stage lights? Jeez) also about Schierke growin’ sum lumps here n there, always an accepted idea (grin) n of course she gotta be at least be at da right age too,,

    to Arua, a new personnel! I like that, Griff got a gazillion blind sheeps followin’ him, it’s only fair for Guts to get the same amount or at least one guy/girl (it’s still better than nothin lol) well to me, i hope it’s another girl, y’kno, a tomboy-type wud be perfect to turn the chicas’ rivalries up a notch, dun ya think? (wink wink)

    holla~

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  67. Arua
    Arua February 6, 2009 at 6:36 pm |

    yeaaa mayne definitely~~ and about Schierke growin up, that means Ishidoro is gunna grow up too xD time for him to put on sum muscle and be able to fight sum apostles without his panzy bombs

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  68. Uncle_T
    Uncle_T February 7, 2009 at 10:35 am |

    hoo, I think we have a Ishirdoro fan ova here =P
    well one thing fo sho, he’s a comic relief just like Puck, that’s fa sho, but seein’ him havin’ some muscles ain’t too bad either, at least seein’ him grow into a fine young man is a must, just like Judeau n definitely not like Corkus :p

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  69. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 7, 2009 at 11:10 am |

    I forgot, has anybody heard anythin’ ’bout chapter 302 yet?
    holla~

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  70. Arua
    Arua February 10, 2009 at 12:50 am |

    nothin yet bro… just hope we get at least 10 chapters this year…. or bring the releases back to monthly. This once a season release then random 4 chapter before Christmas is madness

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  71. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 10, 2009 at 12:59 am |

    well said comrade =P
    let’s just pray it’ll at least go back to normal as in monthly release again…
    holla~

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  72. Hawk_EYE
    Hawk_EYE February 11, 2009 at 11:25 am |

    Hey, guys (und gals). My name is Constantine, and i am a Berserk Fan:P. I’ve been a Berserk fan from the moment i started reading volume 1 (which was about 3 years ago). Since then i’ve read the whole manga like 7-8 times, and i have to say it is still my favourite manga, seeing that being long doesn’t hurt it at all – it becomes even more interesting with each chapter. I’ve been gnawing on my leg for the past few months because of the goddamn hiatus (or whats it called)
    I would like to share a few thoughts. Feel free to throw rotten tomatoes.

    First, why the hell everybody seems to think that Griffiths is the antagonist in this series??! I mean, sure, Femto was, but i am pretty sure his rebirth changed him a good deal. And look what he is doing – he is fighting the fucking apocalypse! He fucken united humans and apostles without them hating and eating each other (well, i suppose this could have gone only one way…) When i try to see him as he is, say, since his rebirth, without taking into account his past as traitor and demon-rapist, well, darn – HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY. Well, sure he is going to take the throne, but look at the last king of Midland – he was a mother fucken sicko who tried to suck on his daughters tit! Id say its a nice change…
    Second: I don’t think that apostles are inherently evil by nature. I suppose they are only given power, but how they use it depends on their personality.
    And lastly – i think Gutts might really be the Dark Hawk. That would be a nice twist.

    Also, i think Casca will be cured, but will hate Gutts for doing this (curing her escape from reality=retardedness), and hating Griffiths for doing this to her she will commit suicide. Gutts will go nuts, go to fight with apostles, gets wicked butsecks from them, almost dies, invokes the behelit (no longer carrying about anything), and tries to take on Griffiths. This scenario seems possible))

    PS I am Russian, btw, so pardon my spelling.

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  73. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 11, 2009 at 3:07 pm |

    well hello there komrad, it’s always nice 2 have a fellow fan in here,,
    well let me cut to the chase, personally, i dun think the reborn griff is a total antagonist/devil-incarnate/evil/etc.,etc., tho camarade, u can’t deny it is hard to let go of a grudge, but wit all due respect we all at the very least agree that FEMTO is the %@$@#! one (too troublesome to curse), griff? he’s just too ambitious, can’t blame him…
    sure gettin’ errbody united is quite a feat (yes, we can! not intended to diss obama btw) especially when he does fight against the ‘twisted/bad’ apostle, so wat im tryin’ to say is simple, reborn griff=not entirely bad but can still be categorized as the cool bad guy or s’thing like dat (u can’t deny for a ‘bad’ guy, dat dude got style) but yet once again i’m sayin’ it’s hard to let go of a grudge n we all kno dat guts’ supposed to be the main character, so whoever fucked wit him, then we’ll indirectly consider that dude as the bad guy, it’s psychological, naw mean?

    secondly, of course, besides, if i’m not mistaken, at first all of ‘em apostles were humans rite? and as we all know, humans, always have good n bad in them, so to call them evil by nature, it’s not wrong but it ain’t rite either, it’s philosophical shit, not my forte but watever, i just hope u get wat i mean =P

    guts as the black hawk? well he’s going that way alrite wit all his power up n situations n whatnot, just hope (to miura-sensei) dat at the very least everything will end wit a bang or alright, if it sucks (which i hope not) i’m so going to stop reading every other arcs but the golden arc (from the beginning and only until guts bailed out from dem hawks (gotta agree dat that’s one of the coolest parts he ever did) or until he n Caska fucked like rabbits lol)

    then last, it is, in my view, one of the highest possibilities dat could happen, knowin’ her past self and in addition her attitude at the present, if the sane caska were to somewhat remember her (didn’t want 2 use this but for the lack of better description) retarded self, then her hatred to guts might multiply but me, i’m on the side that says she won’t (only cuz i’d want her to, i’m a pro GutsCaska fan, so sue me =P)

    and i know it’s not something that’s being thrown into discussion a lot (maybe, i dun read the forum) but i say puck gonna hav a biiiig role later on involving the behelit and the elf king (like he’s actually a member of the elf royal family or s’thang) but then again it’s all just my views,,

    I respect yours and the others, so please do forgive me if i somewhat hit ya’ll nerve or anythin’, juz know dat it wasn’t intentional =)

    oh n lastly, ur spelling’s fine, Hawk_EYE, how’s mother Russia going? (I love Russia (translation: the AK47 jk), never step foot in there but so wanna visit one day) =E
    holla~

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  74. Arua
    Arua February 12, 2009 at 6:26 pm |

    uncle_T.. u sound like da smartest dude that talks like a G online that i’ve ever seen xD but yea i agree with wat u said, anyone dat fuk wit gutz is a bad guy, cuz gutz IS the main char, and who ever is not with him… is against him lol or they fight him then join up later like pretty much everyone in the group…

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  75. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 12, 2009 at 10:19 pm |

    ahaha, sorry, didn’t mean to sound like a smartass or anythin’, just wanted 2 voice out my opinion since Hawk_EYE did and well, dunno, it’s just polite to reply I guess? wat shocked me tho is the fact dat i kinda voiced out a little bit too much i think =P
    wanted to keep it simple but ended blabbering, my bad =P

    oh n thanks for the support Arua =E

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  76. Arua
    Arua February 13, 2009 at 2:59 am |

    lol np dude ur not a smart ass in a bad way, intelligence is a gud thing ^^ and forums and little comment post thingies like this is all about voicing your opinion u know? i should be the one apologizing for making u think like u did sumthin wrong xD so yea.. dont hold back if u wanna say a lil sum sum
    and that goes to everyone else reading this ^^

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  77. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 13, 2009 at 8:46 am |

    man, Arua, I really should give you a cookie or something =P
    thanks3 =E
    U ain’t da one at fault either, it’s juz me keepin’ too much manner n shit, it’s juz my upbringin’, sue my parents =P jk
    holla ya’ll~

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  78. TriCa
    TriCa February 13, 2009 at 11:12 pm |

    to reply to Hawk and uncleT

    protangonist and antagonist (goodguy badguy) can be viewd from 2 points of view, the crowd in the manga, and the reader.
    of course from a reader point of view Guts will always be the goodguy and Griffth the bad guy, because we know more about whats goin on then the crowds do, what happend with the Behelit, the true desires of Griffth and more… but if u think of it from the crowds, Griffth, the white hawk is the good guy, because just like was mentioned, he saves people, and he brought apostols and humans together fighting what seems to be a bigger evil, Gutz seems to be goin in a dark hawk way, he will become, (how i see the manga goin) the bad guy. but again this is from teh crowds point of view, the savor Griffth against the disturber of the peace Gutz.

    now we as readers know more about the story , we have some inside knowledge about whats really goin on.

    both of the characters have their roles, and depending on whos point of view ur considering things can change easily.

    the manga can go in a lot of different ways from this point, the whole Femto/new Griffth thing. and a lot of other things can change the manga dramatically.
    im not sure whats goin to happen, but i find it wierd that the new Griffth is kinda like Caska’s baby, since the big apostol/Behelit had the baby inside of him, and Griffth came out of him… so.. im preaty sure theres more there ! Caska rememberign things might wanna find out what happend, then when she does.. what will she do? kill Griffth like Gutz wishes? or…

    i love Berserk and i cant wait for the next one to come out

    and one more thing about human nature, like Hawk hinted at, Apostols might not be evil by nature, but all things considered they did something bad, something evil, something unforgivable to become an apostol, they all did? isnt that why they are granted that power?
    think back to the first apostols Gutz kills, when they show how those peopel became apostols…
    i believe they might not be fully evil, like Femto and the others, but Evil is in them and it will take a lot to make me cross the line there.

    thats all :D for now
    thanks for ur patience

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  79. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 14, 2009 at 5:26 am |

    hear, hear, TriCa, very well said,,
    ain’t sayin’ nothin’ mo’ =E

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  80. Arua
    Arua February 18, 2009 at 4:38 am |

    i noticed how everyone is talking about Gutz and crew is gunna go to the fairy island thingy and get power ups and Caska will be cured… and i thought… wat if they dont get there? like a whirlpool will hit them, or apostles will attack the ship, or Gutz would just be like.. guys lets turn around~~ we’re missing out on a big fight~ or sumthin like that lol

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  81. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 18, 2009 at 10:35 pm |

    then it’s going back all~over again… Guts slashing thangs up, gettin’ slashed up, tryna protect caska but ended gettin’ too hurt and she ended in trouble, his companions busy playin’ hide and seek, etc. etc.

    if that were to happen, I’m so~ going to Miura-sensei’s place and ‘make’ him rewrite/redraw it even if he pisses blood for the next few days =P

    at the very least, let them have their ‘vacation’ at Elfhell-err-helm, it’s ok if he doesn’t get a power up, it’s a’ite if Caska stays the way she is, it’s even perfectly a’ight if Guts ended havin’ too much fun there he forgot about his revenge and shit, but at least, for the love of God, after a bunch of talkin’ bout the elf king, let them get there! lol

    btw Arua, do u notice something? I think this topic is kinda dominated by us =P

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  82. TriCa
    TriCa February 18, 2009 at 10:53 pm |

    no no, its not u and Arua only
    im here too

    i may not have as many posts, but i definatly do have the more interesting ones :P :P

    but do agree with u uncleT if they dont reach it, and it starts all over again it would be really … sad… i must say i dont believe it would happen thou, i dont believe the manga has been repetitive so far, unlike Bleach or Naruto or more mainstraim mangas, where the same kinda of drama takes place over and over again.

    Berserk seems to flow from tiem to time, nothing has ever happend before, and nothing ever seems to repeat itself (im overlooking the whole history repeats itself between SK-Void-Zodd Gutz-Griffth) its always new, interesting and captivating, i dont believe Miura-sensei would do that do us, i dont believe he is that kidna of writer/drawer

    TriCa

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  83. t@i//ted
    t@i//ted February 18, 2009 at 11:33 pm |

    What i wanna know…is when the hell is the next chapter gonna come out….its pissing me off

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  84. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 19, 2009 at 1:38 pm |

    My apologies, TriCa, of course you too as well as those which i failed to mention, I’m just too lazy to roll up and down just to count who posted the most, not to mention it’s just a waste of time (I’d rather re-read the golden arc until my eyes turn into spirals or try to find out when the fudge the new chapter’s gonna come outta da oven lol)

    Yeah that’s true, most mainstream mangaka got a kinda repetitive plot tho they just either added/reduced/mixed/etc.,etc. something to make it ‘slightly’ different, unlike the more cult-type mangaka, because their plot is way deeper, they cut the unnecessary repetitive scenes and always come up with something else (if they failed to do so, well, God help ‘em), mostly that type of manga are seinen-like, coz it requires a more in-depth understanding of the flow rather than mainstream where, granted, there are some in-depth flow but only to some extent, they’d rather focus on the ‘whoa’ impact since it’s, after all, directed for teens =S

    whoa, looking at wat i wrote, I’m beginning to think I can become a manga editor or something =P jk

    holla at ya’ll, fellas~

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  85. TriCa
    TriCa February 19, 2009 at 2:43 pm |

    making as many commetns as u do uncleT i am not suprised, at all.

    but i wonder when the new one is coming out !!! i hope soon

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  86. Arua
    Arua February 20, 2009 at 4:19 am |

    lol yea, i find it more simple to just go to one little topic and talk to ppl rather than forums, it gets too crowded there xD but it’s gud to see sum active ppl in topics as well, such as TriCa and uncle_T ^^ i get a feeling we will get to talk a lot with each other by the time the next chapter is released lol

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  87. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 20, 2009 at 1:14 pm |

    it’ll always be my pleasure =E
    it’s hard to find someone in my country who likes berserk, I mean, it’s quite strict, a lil’ fan-service is the only thing allowed (like panty shot or girls bathing but even that they still censored it by adding black color on boobs n ass T_T), other stuffs aren’t, like gore, sexual content etc. so my only refuge is the net, viva theblackswordsman.com =P

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  88. TriCa
    TriCa February 20, 2009 at 2:28 pm |

    thats a tad sad uncleT, where u from again? i know u mentioned it before but im to lazy to scroll up to see

    and Arua is right it does get to crowed and to boring on the forums, and by the looks of it we probably will be tlaking a lot of before the new chapter :P

    and probably eevn after:P

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  89. Arua
    Arua February 20, 2009 at 6:34 pm |

    hell yeaz~~ where did u say u lived T .< that should be illegal! people should have the right to see a lil sum sum, especially in manga… since it’s an art form, and nudity is allowed in art ^^

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  90. Arua
    Arua February 20, 2009 at 6:38 pm |

    oh wtf… like half my post got deleted >.< it was supposed to sayyyy “hell yeaz~~ where did u say u lived T (this is where it gets cut off) I hereby shorten ur name to T, cuz uncle_T is too long.. and censoring breasts and bums should be illegal” then the rest…
    sorry for double post…

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  91. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 20, 2009 at 10:38 pm |

    hahaha, thanks TriCa n Arua, I knew u’d feel me =P
    I’m from Indonesia, the so-called ‘moderate’ country wit da most populous muslim n bla bla bla, dun get me wrong, I love my country, even with its flaws n shit, but well it still suck that they have strict censorship issue =P

    to TriCa, oh yes, I believe we will, like, flood this lil’ topic up to 200 posts before the next chapter comes out or something =P

    and Arua, it’s all good, I also love it when ppl just call me T =E
    I also have the same view as urs, I mean, the way japanese people draw bodies, even though it might not look similar to reality, but it’s definitely a work of art, japanese’s naked drawing r like, even better than Picasso’s thang (no offense to Picasso’s fans) lol

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  92. Arua
    Arua February 21, 2009 at 8:34 pm |

    lol true dat true dat ^^

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  93. TriCa
    TriCa February 21, 2009 at 9:37 pm |

    art it is, i agree

    as for censorship, it is something understandable, protecting teh younglings and all, but out of history mostly it is taken out of line, over done.

    Romania was big on it, back in 70s and up to 89. when we were a communist country. we were not aloud a lot of things, there was only a few channels on TV, cartoons were few, books were scarce, we were told what to eat, what to drink, what to think, what to say… boy.. i can go on and on about how hard it was and how … jsut plain wrong it was.

    but jsut as urself T (srry im gonna use it as well Arua) for all its faults and all the wrongs i still love my country.

    TriCa

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  94. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 22, 2009 at 8:36 am |

    Glad we’re thinkin’ alike =E

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  95. Arua
    Arua February 22, 2009 at 6:38 pm |

    no prob TriCa, be my guest lol xD
    I guess after hearing about you guys’ hardships, I must appreciate being in Canada. It’s good tho, that things are easing up a bit after recent years ^^ and thanks to that, u got to meet the awsumest person ever in a post on the blackswordsman ^^

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  96. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 23, 2009 at 10:48 am |

    hear, hear ^^

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  97. kreiger
    kreiger February 23, 2009 at 2:45 pm |

    Do you want him to just spam the chapters out? The level of detail is greater than ever, and I do not mind waiting. Good things come to those who wait! I do look foward to see Guts and co. again though…

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  98. Arua
    Arua February 23, 2009 at 10:09 pm |

    Spamming chapters is a good thing, yes lol I’m tired of waiting, i want my monthly serving of gutz kicking ass and people being decapitated.

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  99. TriCa
    TriCa February 23, 2009 at 10:23 pm |

    spaming isnt a good thing, caz just like Kreiger hinted at, they reduce the chapters , the details isnt as great anymore, plainly the manga will just decrease in value.

    wiating isnt a bad thing, but when u wait months at a time for a few pages of manga then it gets agrevating, in my opinion one chapter per month is more then understanding.
    i have never written / drew a manga before so i cant say for sure, but to me 1 month seems enough time to write one chapter. and i believe 1 per month would make us all feel better

    it isnt as fast we would like it , but at least it wouldnt be to hasty and it wouldnt be to dead aither

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  100. Arua
    Arua February 24, 2009 at 2:37 am |

    that’s understandable.. i’m not trying to brag but i tried to draw a manga before… like a decent one.. in pencil without inking and 1 chapter, 12 pages, took me a week.. and i wasn’t working full time either so.. yea i guess 1 chapter a month, with all the detail berserk contains… you gotta works pretty dang fast
    truth be told tho, i wouldn’t mind having a chapter once every 2 months even but i don’t like it when the releases are irregular.. keep it at a constant rate ^^

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  101. uncle_T
    uncle_T February 24, 2009 at 7:51 am |

    aah, for me, I’m thankful enough if there is a new chapter at all, unlike some manga dat got to be ended due to various reasons, having the mangaka sayin 2 his fans, ‘yes I’m workin on the next chapter, dunno when i’ll finish but I already got the name (manga outline) done so I can promise u dat it’ll b done, word.’ is better than hearing him/her say, ‘sorry, got too many plotholes, thanks for ur support thus far but now’s da tym to part, bye bye’ =P
    but either way, I’m glad I got to read such marvelous manga =)

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  102. CrimsonG
    CrimsonG March 1, 2009 at 3:01 am |

    I’ve idle for a long while and I’ve gotta say that you’ve spiked up an interesting conversation.. One comment caught my eye in particular.. What if they don’t reach fairy island? I can’t even imagine what would happen then.. Oh well, guess we just have to wait and see.. though it is taking a god damn longer than any of as would have liked! I wanna read the new chapter already.. when will it be released..? When, oh, when..

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  103. FortisDiablos
    FortisDiablos March 7, 2009 at 10:28 pm |

    Yea…biweekly manga shouldn’t have breaks….

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  104. EXecutioneR
    EXecutioneR March 12, 2009 at 2:22 pm |

    The break is too long…

    I’m new to berserk btw. I just started reading 2 days ago, and boy it was a marathon! just finished 302….

    All along I have been dying for a kickass hardcore manga in which the Good guyz have to fight tooth and nail for every inch of ground they gain and villains are beyond godlike giving the protagonist a run for his life.. not many mangas have been able to fulfill my wish, but man berserk didn’t just do that, it blew my mind.
    one complain i have for the mianstream manga (naruto,bleach) is that they are not dark enough for me. not much good guyz are slain… but this is where berserk delivers… its darkness and awesome art set it in a different league then all other manga…

    normally i feel a little sympathy for the villains (if they are not too bad) and i feel that the villains don’t get to enjoy their life much before being nailed by the protagonist… but again in berserk, griffith is having a time of his life right now….
    I though i would like that, but when him raping casca was too much… i don’t feel a shroud of sympathy towards that sob.
    And the way is acting like a messiah and all the people hailing their knight in shining armor is pissing me off to no end..
    I want Gatts to rip griffith’s guts out and make him die a most painful death….

    There is one thing i think people on this forum are forgetting….
    If casca does get her sanity back…
    what if she doesn’t want Gatts to take revenge on Griffith ?? (The skull kight asked this question to Gatts and he was dumbfounded)…
    Gatts would be torn apart…. I think he wants his revenge as much as he loves casca…. but I think he will choose revenge…

    Also with all the gals falling for mr. gatts, it feels like a harem manga…. as someone said above gatts surely deserves it, for all the hell he been through… although keep that lil witch gal out of it… i don’t like pedophiles.

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  105. uncle_T
    uncle_T March 13, 2009 at 11:00 am |

    hahaha, EXecutioneR, first thang first, welcome
    2nd, pretty interesting stuff there, I think if she does get her sanity back and asked Guts to not mind Griffy and be off just the two of them, then he’d surely going to wave it off just like that n choose revenge instead, I mean, it’s in his nature but then again people change, so there’s still a possibility that he’ll agree and be off s’where fuckin’ like rabbits with no care of the world whatsoever, but if that was to happen then Caska must die (preferably by Griffy) so that Guts will come back to the ol’ path and go on a rampage coz that’s what he’s supposed to do and with Caska’s death, he’ll surely get his power up since nothing can hold him back anymore, what d’you think? =P

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  106. TriCa
    TriCa March 13, 2009 at 1:43 pm |

    welcome Executioner
    idk,
    if Caska doesnt want to go after Griffth, then i dont see Gutz goin for revenge, his love for her is greater, remember he decided that he will NEVER leave her alone again.
    so he will go wherever she goes.
    But i dont think Griffth will leave em alone, i believe after he cleanses the world of the evil, and he becomes king, gets his kindom as so on, if Gutz doesnt go back he will go after Gutz, i believe he might find loneliness without Gutz and Caska and will go after them.

    one more thing… u mentioned 302…. did it come out??????
    or were u thinking of 301 ?

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  107. EXecutioneR
    EXecutioneR March 28, 2009 at 1:03 pm |

    yeah that 302 was a typo… sorry about that…

    I don’t see Gatts going quietly with Caska and leaving griffith alone even if she wishes for it. He’s traveling to Elf land because it is the one place where he can leave Caska with having to worry about her safety. He is planning to leave her there and go kick girffith’s ass.
    Moreover, I can’t see the manga ending with Gatts and caska living happily and leaving griffith alone. That would be a letdown.
    In short, all paths lead to vengeance.

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  108. TriCa
    TriCa March 28, 2009 at 8:15 pm |

    i agree with u EXecutioner but i belive if they do go both together griffth will go after them
    aither way vengeance will occur, but i believe it will be Griffth that wont let go, not Gutz. *thats to say if Caska doesnt want to go find her “baby” and just wants to be peaceful*

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  109. Tatta
    Tatta March 29, 2009 at 11:24 am |

    Is it true that Miura has given up berserk for Idolmaster???

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  110. OhMyGod666
    OhMyGod666 March 31, 2009 at 11:26 am |

    Wow.I just read some of these comments and can’t believe that there’s such a small amount of girls reading Berserk.I’m a girl myself(from Croatia…if you’ve ever heard of it D:),and I love reading all sorts of manga. :D I have to admit that I love mangas like Berserk,Elfen Lied,Gantz,Claymore,Doubt,Uzumaki etc.
    And OMG,the comments started in December and still no new chapter?D: It’s been almost 4 months!

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  111. EXecutioneR
    EXecutioneR March 31, 2009 at 1:11 pm |

    Well I tried to get a few of my female friends to read it. But the gore and girls being raped by monsters was too much for them. They all said it sucked.

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  112. OhMyGod666
    OhMyGod666 March 31, 2009 at 2:02 pm |

    B..But I like all the gruesome scenes… T.T
    >.>….I like the way it shows what horrors in life can be…like rape,murder,tortures etc.

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  113. Qliphoth
    Qliphoth March 31, 2009 at 5:12 pm |

    uncle_T: “Qliphoth, u read my mind man…certainly the number one thing I want to know next in berserk will be about Guts’ n co making it to the fairy kingdom, if she stays mute then it’ll be a bit sad seeing how she and guts go way back, if she starts to talk it’ll be a good thing though guts will prolly forget about revenge then, dunno either way there’s a good thing and a bad thing…about shilat, man, dunno, it’ll be a good thing if he sided with guts but dunno, he might lean to Griffith after all, sigh, it’s all hail griffith once again, i guess =P”

    Yeah but then again, Skullknight and Zodd told him he can’t do one and then the other, so I really don’t know, I like the way each told him though…the cemetary battle, and before Ganishka went all wobbly man and shit. I like going back late nights and reading through old chapters, I notice alot of things that I really overlooked before, very subtle things but there’s much going on in the background.

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  114. uncle_T
    uncle_T April 3, 2009 at 1:27 am |

    to OhMyGod666: respect. For a girl to like these seinen types of manga, that’s somethin’ alright,, especially one as ‘extreme’ as berserk and gantz, now that’s s’thing you don’t see often eh?

    to Qliphoth: it’s true, the more often you re-read, the more you notice lil’ things dat can make a difference… also true dat SK n Zoddy told him that he only got one choice. In their context/universe, that may be true but if we put the element of ‘change’ then dat paradigm will be useless and Guts’ll be like ‘fuck dat, I do watever i want, if i want to choose both, then both it is, haters go F yo’self’ or s’thing like dat lol

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  115. matuki
    matuki April 3, 2009 at 7:46 pm |

    still waiting… why oh why
    only reason i stand for such things is the shear quality of this manga hope the same for you

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  116. matuki
    matuki April 3, 2009 at 8:13 pm |

    had to no pertnence

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  117. CrimsonG
    CrimsonG April 14, 2009 at 4:58 am |

    Still waiting.. It’s been so looong! The chapter better be good!

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  118. uncle_T
    uncle_T April 15, 2009 at 9:20 pm |

    just read the notif on the main page…

    Finally!!
    woohoo, 9 more days until 302!
    rejoice people, forget if it’s gon’ be good dope or not, it’s finally here, our dose of berserk!!
    dang, i’m hearing the hallelujah song in my head already… =P
    holla~

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  119. TriCa
    TriCa April 15, 2009 at 9:50 pm |

    omg omg omg
    im taking a sick day and staying home all day so i can catch it and see it first !

    man i hope it wont be to long till the one after 302 :(

    this is good news

    Hallelujah!!!!

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  120. DSparks
    DSparks April 16, 2009 at 2:37 am |

    The first time ive even heard of the word berserk was when i was like 8 or 9, we had a dreacast and my oldest bro let me and my other bro have a bunch of games. I played the hell out of this game called “Sword of the Berserk” NEVER KNOWING that 1 it was not teh true story but 2 was compelled by Gutts’s struggle. MY friend that i kknew since grade schoole the told me he heard about a berserk manga nad a ps2 game. I was enchanted when i first layed eyes on teh scans.

    I’ve read all of the comments on here and the Idolmasters thing was just some guy raging in teh forums on a site.
    i wont be on here often so I’ ll leave you all with as much as i can.

    *Exhales*

    I think Guts and Co. will get there, and unlock the “Caska’s Sanity” Achievement but she will fire a shinku Noyuken at Gutts for making her remember all the terrible things that happened. When she she decideds to leave Gutts and got to Griff, Gutt’s pulls off a combo breaker and gets 15 exp for stopping her by explaining the situation. He will level up from the ain of exp but will lose party members because i dont think that religous chick will stay around if caska is sain.
    Grifith will Capture all bases and become teh ruler, and then seek out any oppressors. then well, basically what sacwhite said.(he will force his small sack of ambition onto all while Gutt’s truck load of free will will dominate.)
    but i think griffith will win and teh people will then realize that they were dumb fucks, but Gutt’s dosn’t really die and uses the beihlit(exuse teh spellin) and sacrifises the apostoles instead of humans(it never said you couldn’t) him pulling that off would set the stage for a fair one on one fight with griffith
    and yea i think one more terrible thing will happen to caska, like death after she regains her memory(of course b4 he uses teh beihlit.
    If i confused you guys im sorry but this is how i think it would go down, and as for the result, i think it will be like the skull knight and void, Gutts and Griffith will be at it forever, ending the game. Then you return your rented game with the few achievement points you got b4 the week ends. lol.

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  121. DSparks
    DSparks April 16, 2009 at 2:47 am |

    BTW Everybody on this thread/topic rocks!!!
    Like I Said sorry about that spelling(couple typos too)
    I was excited about talking to people who actually know their facts about Berserk.
    JUST 8 DAYS
    All babies will cease crying on that day.
    I CAN’T WAI…no, I CAN’T CONTAIN THE EXCITEMENT
    Been Reading for about 5 months, and I first played the game 10 years ago.

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  122. TriCa
    TriCa April 16, 2009 at 6:54 am |

    lol i love the World of Warcraft and bleach refrences :) )))
    funny shit
    but yea u summoned up everything we said and went above what we mentioned

    well done !

    hope we catch another respons from u :P

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  123. uncle_T
    uncle_T April 16, 2009 at 8:59 am |

    agreed.
    da way u summarized it made it less depressing and funnier, you could actually imagine it lmao
    well done indeed, DSparks

    n TriCa, well, only thing i can say is… fight! =P
    mm, I guess now we’re waiting for Arua to add in the excitement lol

    holla~

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  124. aya
    aya April 16, 2009 at 11:11 am |

    dsparks needs to let me get some of what he’s smokin, lol.

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  125. TriCa
    TriCa April 16, 2009 at 9:25 pm |

    yea where is Arua, he’s missing from the excitment :D

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  126. Arua
    Arua April 17, 2009 at 3:08 am |

    did sum1 mention my name?? lol sup pplz, sorry for disappearing~
    I was just here and there, haven’t checked theblackswordsman for like.. 3 weeks tho xD busy with school and stuffz. Missed talkin to everyone and not knowing what’s goin on wit Berserk

    I seriously thought I was going crazy or sumthin cuz the “??? days until Berserk 302″ turned into “7 days until Berserk 302″ and to me that is the awsumest thing ever since chapter 301 came out xD

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  127. CrimsonG
    CrimsonG April 17, 2009 at 7:22 am |

    Woohoo! New chappie finally coming!!! ^^ Man, hope then one after this doesn’t take this long!

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  128. uncle_T
    uncle_T April 17, 2009 at 9:53 am |

    haha, be sure to go to church/synagogue/mosque/temple/wateva n show ur gratitude, Arua, n no, u’re not crazy coz if u r then all the peeps frequenting this site too r crazy (let’s be crazy together lol) :p

    n CrimsonG, yes, let’s cross our fingaz though i think it won’t take too long coz if it does it’ll seriously damage miura-sensei’s image as a professional mangaka and ability, dunno…

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  129. TriCa
    TriCa April 17, 2009 at 10:01 pm |

    im just praing 303 will be a week after !

    im goin to church the next few sundays!

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  130. DSparks
    DSparks April 17, 2009 at 11:51 pm |

    I’m using up all my MP trying to speed time for this now 6 days wait to pass.
    I wish I had brought more potion.
    Bear with me people, there is only so much a lvl. 17 mage can do. As for chapter 303, I’ll cry if it’s any longer than this wait.
    Oh and yea, I didn’t really realize I was summarizing everything, I just think(and kinda hope) things turn out like that.
    I’m sorry I know a lot of you don’t want to hear it(I don’t even want to hear it) but I honestly think Caska is going to die *sniff* sad stuff, I mean they should of know Femto had the Mute ability, they should have brought some echo screen. He secretly got rid of all of the Echo Screen afterward, so they were screwed the moment he cast teh spell( and yea, I dont think anybody likes Griff/Femto anymore after the rape.) MY only thing is, WHY, why did he do it, was it to make Gatts mad, was it out of spite, jealousy(which is what I really think), or was it just to be a Dill weed? I mean sure you got a class advancement but your still(and now even more) gay. And the main thing that disturbs me is that, he is something like Gatt’s son now, I wonder if he realizes that, and if he does, does he even care? So much to be answered, I really do detest waiting.

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  131. uncle_T
    uncle_T April 18, 2009 at 7:22 am |

    lol no, maybe at that time he was juz horny out of nowhere (does it give ya a hard on if you got told that u can hav wateva you want?) and then maybe he got da sudden urge to F a tanned woman, which unfortunately has to be our caska since the other ‘women’ around ain’t really ‘sexy’ lol

    anyway, it’s aite man, i like the way u summarize it, funny thang holla

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  132. Arua
    Arua April 18, 2009 at 3:35 pm |

    I actually thought about it for a while and thought it’s kinda gud that the chapters are slow… it makes it more appreciated when it finally is released. Also, if we rush the chapters, we’re gonna reach the end of berserk sooner than we would want.. which would suck. It’s completely acceptable that everyone wants Gutz to kill Griff/Femto, but once that happens it’s the end lol

    So basically I don’t mind the slow releases, well not as much as I did before

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  133. CrimsonG
    CrimsonG April 19, 2009 at 3:13 am |

    There’s a difference between slow and reeeally slow! I just want the story finished before I’m dead, you know! ’cause passing onto the after life without finishing Berserk would really piss me off! LoL

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  134. TriCa
    TriCa April 19, 2009 at 11:06 am |

    if i am not mistaken Beserk started in 1988, so it really has been some time, 21 years !
    if the delay in beween chapters continues like this some people might really not see the ending.
    1 per month 1 every 2 months i could deal with that, but 1 every half a year? 2 chapters a year…. grrr.. thats just disapointing.

    i am glad that Beserk is out there and as long as i get my fix at some point in time im good.

    as for the rape, i believe it was pure jealousy, She wanted Gutts and after realizing she doesnt worship him anymore…. he went crazy and decided he will have her anyway !…

    i wish i could Freeze Trap Femto and use a 3 ExplosionShot Lock and Load combo on him, 1 AimShot and and a KillShot to kill him.
    then find a priest to flash heal him back to full health and then repeat to all eternity! 80 PVP Hunter

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  135. uncle_T
    uncle_T April 19, 2009 at 9:55 pm |

    haha, let’s just try to keep it as simple as possible, shall we? Berserk in itself is already a complicated story so let’s just use some awesome yet simple ninja techniques, like the senen goroshi n Griffy’ll be sure to be defeated. period.

    But wow, since 88? now that’s what i call a coincidence… i was born in 1988, dunno, coincidence? lol

    but if that’s so, it truly is taking too long, at most 1 very 2~3 months is acceptable but every half a year is too pushing it. We know that mangakas need their well-deserve break but to be pushing it, now that’s just… ain’t right… I can agree with wat Arua said about waiting so that we can appreciate it more in the end, but still, waiting half a year for just 1 chapter, now that won’t do… at all… how old r y’all anyway? (sorry if it’s too direct, y’all don’t have to answer that…)
    holla~

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  136. Arua
    Arua April 20, 2009 at 5:55 pm |

    well ya wat i said up there i didn’t mean 2 chaps a year is gud.. we need more than that xD

    and i was born in 1991, so that makes me 17.. for a few more months~ ^^

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  137. EXecutioneR
    EXecutioneR April 20, 2009 at 8:49 pm |

    Ahh… good to know that 302 is so close…. I had almost given up hope.

    But seriously 1 chapter every 6 months is too long. Berserk should strictly follow the bi-monthly schedule, that it originally follows.
    Don’t worry people even if we have to issues a month, Berserk is not gonna finish anytime soon. I want to see it end in about 5,6 years. That would be perfect.
    I’m 22 years old btw, and I don’t want berserk to take 10,15 more years, so that I have to watch it with my kids.

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  138. uncle_T
    uncle_T April 21, 2009 at 4:54 am |

    5~6 huh? that sounds like a plan… it’s true tho, if things got dragged on too long, it’ll just lose its flava, like detective conan somewhat (too many freakin’ unnecessary cases tho i don’t really complain in terms of ideas/creativity/imagination)

    anyways, 3 days n countin’~
    woot!
    I’m so gonna pop a bottle on d-day =P

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  139. TriCa
    TriCa April 21, 2009 at 6:25 pm |

    yea i was born in 88 as well:D thats how i always remembered the date:P

    5-6 years seems not enough for the way the chapters are goin out, if they move to a bymontly way then perhaps.
    lets hope the chapters start coming out more frequently

    3 more days !!!

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  140. uncle_T
    uncle_T April 22, 2009 at 10:39 am |

    HEY!
    check out thespectrum.net, 302 is already out!
    Salvation is here, my comrades! (^o^)/
    Quick!

    P.S: I’mma let y’all read it first, I wanna see ur reactions first =P and oh, ya think we need a new thread? i think this one’s taken its toll already =P

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  141. CrimsonG
    CrimsonG April 23, 2009 at 7:57 am |

    One more day, one more day! Oh and hey, I was also born -88, so the manga is as old as me! Wow..

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  142. TriCa
    TriCa April 23, 2009 at 6:59 pm |

    303 May 8th
    so close

    302 was disapointing to me …. lets give everyone time to read. lets not spoil anything.

    we should continue this thread on the 302 one:P in 1 day !

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  143. DSparks
    DSparks April 23, 2009 at 8:28 pm |

    Hm, well I can’t say I’m all that thrilled about what I just read, but I am happy that he’s getting back into the swing of writing them monthly. Just got a replacement computer so, I’ll be on a lot now ;)

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  144. CrimsonG
    CrimsonG April 24, 2009 at 9:29 am |

    I can’t find the download link anywhere in this site for the new chapter–! Am I going blind or am I just stupid.. Help me!

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  145. Patrick
    Patrick April 24, 2009 at 1:50 pm |

    You weren’t blind or stupid… I was slipping on my job there. ;) Anyways, I’ve posted the Franky House release up with direct download link and preview, you’ll find them in the regular place.

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