How Berserk Teaches The Harsh Truth.

"There is no paradise to escape to, there is only battlefields" My favorite quote from ALL of Berzerk and maybe even manga - Lost children is gold

I just recently caught up with Berserk and I'm shocked that the Lost Children arc is considered by some to be FILLER. Really shows how some people will go out of their way to underappreciate a story no matter how well-written it is.

Berserk is such a horrifyingly beautiful story. “There is no paradise you can escape to.” As someone who’s lost in their mind a lot, this line hits hard.

I like when Jill says "I think I'll try crying and shouting and biting my way through" cause not only does it show her own method of facing the reality of life, but also reflects what Guts feels deep down. No matter how strong he is, he is essentially doing exactly what Jill is doing, just a helpless person refusing to give up.

Lost children and the whole of the Conviction arc really connected with me and love this part of the story so much. I miss Jill and hope she's doing well away from her father hopefully.

"no liking berserk doesn't make you a sigma anon" -Nuts from berk

Masked, when she is awakened from her trance by the broken egg, and Guts shows up, its a parallel. Guts was born from a corpse, and he sees the fetus curse. Those are very similar, and To me that is something Miura mastered, he picks these events as metaphors.

Guts did nothing wrong

Also Guts saying stick to Pikaf he actually heard the story and got the meaning of it the moral of the story ,wanting Jill to go back to what she has before she regrets her actions. Just like Guts left and lost everything he had. I LOVE how deep berserk goes. And i do believe Guts meant that he is quite wise for a dog of war.

There is at least one place we find paradise: in the love we create with others.

Nuts from berk is my inspiration. My favourite quote of his "im going berserk: the golden age arc". Makes me cry to this day.

The lessons that we get from the Lost Children Arc alone are some of the most profound in the whole series and just in manga/fiction in general. In the end you cannot escape life, you must face it no matter how tough and horrifying and brutal it can be. And that lesson is more relevant today than ever. Excellent video as always, Masked Man! :)

Seeing this; knowing what Guts went through with his "adoptive father"; knowing that Casca was sold off to pedophile nobleman; and hearing interviews about how the author, Miura, went through some abuse by his own dad; a part of me wants to see an ending where the cycle of abuse is broken. Guts and Casca, together and healed, and being the parents they needed when they were young to the next generation. Yes, the world of Berserk is dark. But it is about struggling against it. If there was no belief that something is worth it, then what is the point?

Your philosophical videos are the best. My favorite was on “failure”, that video is your best.

Lost Children arc is one of the most underrated arcs across the manga I’ve read imo, alongside Substitute Shinigami and Lost Agent in Bleach, Greed Island in HxH, Baratie arc in One Piece, and others…

I’ve never witnessed such awesome editing as this one.

Honestly I feel like the only way we can ever get an animated version of lost children is through fans, since I can’t really see any companies having the balls to adapt the entirety of this arc.🐱

The funny thing is her village was either raided by the kushan right afterwards or overflown with trolls and other astral monsters later on

I’ve got to say Masked, After watching you for some years I’m extremely proud of the growth you’ve accomplished. This video format that you’ve come up with for the past several videos is really engaging and it’s good to see you’re still striving to be better. Keep up the great work man, love your stuff.

That A Link to the Past text sound gave me flashbacks.