Unchained

    Nothing like an awesome to MMV (manga music video) to mix things up. Superb editing on this video, never having a still image and running it at 60 frames per second making it really smooth.

Manga Music Video - Berserk

It's a pretty rare occasion when a new chapter of Berserk comes out, this calls for a Manga Music Video

Berserk MMV - Fix You

    Just heard that there is a live action Berserk film coming by January 2012, and though that a Berserk MMV or AMV is in order. Got an old blog post Berserk MMV Called The Beast Within Berserk is rated by many to be the all time best manga ever, and would agree. It has been in a slow but steady production since December 1, 1990, and am always ecstatic to see a new issue of the amazingly epic manga. So one could only imagine how we reacted to here that a live action film is coming, to put it plainly, jumped up and cheered. Then though, they better not mess this up! The film we be broken into a series, and will cover the whole manga (or so they say).


   Artist: Coldplay
   Song: Fix You
   Manga: Berserk


   Artist: AFI
   Song: Home is Nowhere
   Manga: Berserk

Anime/Manga Video

    This is an amazing instrumental Anime/Manga Music Video, the music and video have been synced, sort of like a music visualizer (really sweet) and the visuals are simple amazing. This AMV made me very interested in what the series is about, with all the different magical creatures and what not. The creator of the video did a great job of selecting scenes from the Manga and the Anime, bringing together a really awesome experience. Still a fan of manga so MMVs always grab my attention.

• Author: SilentMan [ SilentMan ] 
• Studio: Studio 44
• Video: Natsume Yuujinchou
• Audio: Coldplay - Life in Technicolor

Synopsis

Natsume's just an ordinary kid, except he can see spirits, just like his grandma Reiko could. Reiko, though, used to bully the spirits, and bound them to her will in the "Book of Friends". Now that Natsume has inherited this book, a never-ending stream of spirits is coming after him. With the help of a spirit "cat" (who really just wants Natsume to die so he can have the book), Natsume spends his days dissolving the contracts that bind the spirits and trying not to get killed. (Source: MAL)

  

Bersek - The Beast Within

    My favorite story of all time, which appeared for the 1st time in 1988 as a 45-page prototype. Being a follower of the manga, am currently waiting with much anticipation for chapter 313 to release.

    Berserk's setting is inspired by medieval Europe. It centers around the life of Guts, an orphaned mercenary warrior, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the Band of the Hawk (鷹の団, Taka no Dan). As he ages, Guts changes from a solitary boy into a man who realizes the value of camaraderie. The story contains elements of both fantasy and horror, as it explores both the best and worst of human nature.

    In regards to the AMV, the editing and visuals in this are seriously awesome, but the music and Metalcore influences absolutely kills it. Berserk is a *very* dark series, Metalcore doesn't fit it at all, it works well with Melodic Death Metal or dissonant music, like Nightwish, or other Symphonic bands.

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Manga Music Video - Berserk

The Best Manga EVER! Period

The art, the characters, the story, the mythology, and it is still in production. Having premiered as a prototype of Berserk in 1988, it had its first volume officially published on 26 November 1990, and is still ongoing. Lately there has been long time periods between releases. (Damn I wish Volume 310 would release already)
Berserk's setting is inspired by mediaeval Europe. The story is of both a fantasy and horror, as it explores both the best and worst of human nature. Both the manga and anime are noted for their heavy violence.
Having age on it's side, it is one series that has inspired many more writers. Allot of manga and anime creators have noted Berserk for being in inspiration to them. Anime News Network have given an A+ rating across all categories.
I relate to Berserk the most through Griffith, because there are ideals I believe in that I would do anything for and which my life would be meaningless without. I would not let anyone sway me from them. There are many other ways in which I relate to Griffith, but that's the big one.

I also relate strongly to Schierke because her spirituality is very close to my own. I identify with her closeness to nature, and her horror at many humans' isolation from the natural world and denial of our connection/interdependence with all things tangible and intangible.

So, the themes surrounding these characters and observing/understanding how they deal with/work through these issues is very relevant to my life.

What is Berserk all about? (my interpretation)

There's no right answer. Everyone has their own opinion.

I am obviously leaving a lot out right now because I want people to respond, and I don't want to put all my cards on the table--but I think that this book is about finding meaning to life. Feeling substantial. Just feeling...

Gatts is trying to find happiness. Some peace, after being engulfed in a world of constant violence, fighting and pain. When we read this story, we hope that he finds that. It seems IMPOSSIBLE, but we want to see him find happiness--not just for him, but for ourselves. If there's this person (Gatts) who can overcome all this chaos, there has to be a way for us to fight all the insanity in our own lives...right?

I think it's also about Griffith trying to find himself. Griffith was so sure about his life path from the beginning. He's so focused, so tenacious--nothing can get him off track, and something as simple as love (NO HOMO...but he loved Gatts and I know this will be controversial, but I think that)--not only throws him completely off track, but destroys his life, basically annihilates any possibility of him to live even an average life (I mean after a year of torture--he was reduced to a vegetable status basically).

Griffith was physically, emotionally, and mentally vulnerable when the apostles came--and (...people are def going to disagree with this) I think he wants to have Gatts and Caska and the band back in his life, but he knows its not possible.

He reincarnated himself and has created this unstoppable army and brought together a crew of impossibly ridiculous warriors to see if getting his dream was worth it. And he wants to accomplish his dream even more now for them, so at least putting them through their hell got him to his goal--to what he killed all of them for.

And (people are really going to disagree with this) deep down he wants them to defeat him, because than in a way--they care about him...even if they hate him, putting so much effort into bringing him down, it would be some kind of closure for Griffith.

I know some of these ideas are out there, I am not even sure if I totally am convinced on them. But I've been thinking about it...and there is just so much depth to this series(had to try).

My Relationship with Berserk

I relate to Berserk the most through Griffith, because there are ideals I believe in that I would do anything for and which my life would be meaningless without. I would not let anyone sway me from them. There are many other ways in which I relate to Griffith, but that's the big one.

I also relate strongly to Schierke because her spirituality is very close to my own. I identify with her closeness to nature, and her horror at many humans' isolation from the natural world and denial of our connection/interdependence with all things tangible and intangible.

So, the themes surrounding these characters and observing/understanding how they deal with/work through these issues is very relevant to my life.