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REVIEW: Berserk GN 35




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Greed1914



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:11 am Reply with quote
Carl mentioned something that reminded me of a game I play when I read a new volume of Berserk, "Spot the Popped-Out Eyeball." It's a fun twist on Where's Waldo.


That said, I'm with Carl's review. While it does feel somewhat disappointing to see an end to all the amazing images associated with Griffith's story, it was definitely time to get back to Guts.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:57 am Reply with quote
Cant wait for the new movie coming out! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:50 am Reply with quote
Thanks for the compliments on the translation. It's always nice to hear positive feedback. Inserting things like pirate-speak is always a fun, but time-consuming process. At first I thought about really going overboard with Bonebeard's speech, but then I remembered what happened with Anderson in Hellsing, and decided it would be good to rein it in some.

It occurred to me at one point that these guys are now like ghost pirates. Not exactly ghost pirates, but something very similar. And here's their leader complaining that some kids screwed up his schemes. I don't know whether Miura is familiar with Scooby Doo, but I felt compelled to make such a reference since the context seemed tailor-made for it. I'm just glad my editors saw fit to retain it. And hey, it's nice to be able to work in some Western pop culture references, when Japanese references as obscure as Wednesday Special are in there as well. Leave it to Puck and Isidro (and now Bonebeard) to break the fourth wall. Speaking of which, wait until you see the oddball reference Bonebeard makes in vol. 36. It truly is a bizarre coincidence, since it's to another completely unrelated title I translate. Unless Miura's stalking me...? Nah, couldn't happen. He's no doubt just a fan of the show.

Lastly, thanks for reviewing a Berserk GN! It's a fun rarity to see one of those pop up on the reviews.
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Greed1914



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 3:55 pm Reply with quote
Arakis wrote:
Thanks for the compliments on the translation. It's always nice to hear positive feedback. Inserting things like pirate-speak is always a fun, but time-consuming process. At first I thought about really going overboard with Bonebeard's speech, but then I remembered what happened with Anderson in Hellsing, and decided it would be good to rein it in some.

It occurred to me at one point that these guys are now like ghost pirates. Not exactly ghost pirates, but something very similar. And here's their leader complaining that some kids screwed up his schemes. I don't know whether Miura is familiar with Scooby Doo, but I felt compelled to make such a reference since the context seemed tailor-made for it. I'm just glad my editors saw fit to retain it. And hey, it's nice to be able to work in some Western pop culture references, when Japanese references as obscure as Wednesday Special are in there as well. Leave it to Puck and Isidro (and now Bonebeard) to break the fourth wall. Speaking of which, wait until you see the oddball reference Bonebeard makes in vol. 36. It truly is a bizarre coincidence, since it's to another completely unrelated title I translate. Unless Miura's stalking me...? Nah, couldn't happen. He's no doubt just a fan of the show.

Lastly, thanks for reviewing a Berserk GN! It's a fun rarity to see one of those pop up on the reviews.


I was actually thinking of the Venture Bros. with the fake ghost pirates.
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nechronius



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:52 am Reply with quote
I really appreciate the eyeball popping good fun in Berserk. My only bellyache about the series has been that I sincerely hope I see its conclusion before Miura kicks the bucket. Or worse, before I kick the bucket. Neither of us are getting any younger.

Berserk is but one of a very few manga titles I collect, and I really hope to see the full collection on my shelf one day before retirement age, which is thankfully still decades away. But it does seem like the series may almost take that long to come to a conclusion.

I really enjoy the English translation, btw. Arakis, which volume did you start with?
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ikillchicken



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:59 am Reply with quote
It's always fun to see Berserk reviewed. I mean, I get why you don't more often but I'm still glad when you do. It's neat to see the reviewers take on the particular strengths and weaknesses of a random volume.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:59 am Reply with quote
They had ghost pirates on the Venture Bros.? Maybe that was an homage to Scooby Doo too.

Thanks for the compliment, nechronius. I've been translating Berserk since volume 4. The guy DMP/DH had translate the first three didn't work out for whatever reason, and I was very fortunate to get the offer to take over. At the time I hardly knew what Berserk was, but now it's one of my all-time faves. Berserk has spanned all but the very start of my translation career, and I'm sure you can see changes in style if you compare recent volumes to older ones. Hopefully changes for the better.

I'm with you on hoping Miura finishes the story before he dies. Or before any of us fans die, for that matter. He has a good ten years on me, but even if I reached retirement age I would still want to keep working on this book until its completion (provided that choice is mine).
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