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The people crave a new Berserk anime but the story's bizarre structure makes that nearly impossible [Popverse Jump]
I love the Golden Age arc as much as anyone but there is so much more to Berserk that should be in an anime adaptation.
Among manga fans, few have been as difficult to please as Berserk. The original manga by Kentaro Miura is one of the most impossibly beautiful comics in the world, with deeply detailed armor and monsters that defy description on nearly every page, not to mention some of the best depictions of swordfighting I’ve ever seen. The Berserk fanbase is practically ravenous for an anime adaptation of the manga, but we may never get one – and not because of all the violence and sexual assault.
That violence is obviously a barrier to making a great Berserk anime. The manga opens up with a depiction of sexual violence before moving on to torture, rape, incest, and all manner of things that make people rightfully squeamish. However, the violence and gore in Berserk are part of what makes it great and worth reading; this is
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