In 500 years will this be the world equivalent Shakespeare

assuming it's finished by then

>>148947619

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>>148947541
You do realize that in terms of pure storytelling Shakespeare was nothing special (half the time he was on the payroll of the Tudors to make other dynasties and/or the French look like shit) and the only reason the English speaking world remembers him as the gr8st poet evar is precisely because of his use of the English language, right? Some even go as far as to say he invented 10,000 new words (though to be fair, most of those words were most likely already in use at the time or lifted from other languages). On top of that, you have to keep in mind that prior to Shakespeare the English language had close to no literary or poetic tradition, as the English upper class preferred to use French.

Berserk will become the Japanese equivalent of Shakespeare once it transforms the poetic use of the Japanese language forever. I'll eat a broom once that happens.

>>148947541
>MY LOVE FOR YOU, IS LIKE A TRUCK, BERSERKER!

>>148948164
The Japanese already have words such as ding, bang, chang and chong; but do they have [CLANG]?

>>148948164
If that were true, no one but English speakers would care about Shakespeare, which is obviously not the case.

>>148948353
Shakespeare's popularity outside of England is rather recent though.

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>>148948164

The reason why we remember Shakespeare ( in my opinion ) Is firstly the dominance of English speaking nations and the timeless appeal of the work.
There's a reason why people remember things. They change our way of seeing things and engage us enough to disrupt our daily routine.
When cataclysmic events happen like the great flood, fall of the Roman Empire etc they reverberate through history. Even though these events happened thousands of years ago they're still in the forefront of our minds.

So If your going to discredit works by shakspere you can't be so simplistic.
> muh propoganda

You just sound butthurt becuase whatever backwater country you come from hasn't produced anything of significance to the human experiance.

>>148948478
>The reason why we remember Shakespeare ( in my opinion ) Is firstly the dominance of English speaking nations and the timeless appeal of the work.

That doesn't explain why it's remembered in English speaking nations, just why everyone else knows about it. And lots of people hate it because no one bothers updating the language to make it enjoyable to most modern English speakers.

It's popular because it's the 1600s equivalent to Transformers or Fifty Shades of Grey.

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>>148948541
>It's popular because it's the 1600s equivalent to Transformers or Fifty Shades of Grey.
What? Not a fan of this idea that he was the greatest ever without question, but what? Is this a ruse?

>>148948541

You can't compare a petty BDSM esque panty grabber and a two hours’ worth of explosions to Macbeth or King henry the fifth.
His ability to articulate thoughts and emotions into the English language is something not many writers can do.
If you actually read the works in their original form ( and have an IQ higher than 100) you'd begin to appreciate it.

Maybe the Golden Age and Conviction arcs, but anything after, nah dawg.

>>148948885
>If you actually read the works in their original form you'd begin to appreciate it.

I do appreciate them and do like them. But to deny that works full of sex jokes and tragic romances aren't made for the dumb masses (no matter how much intelligence can be seen in it) is ridiculous. He's a great writer, but often is subject material isn't some elegant stuff.

Ignoring the autists that speak of Shakespeare like they're some critics..
OP is right ONLY if in 500 years the majority of people become /a/ literate, if not it will be just a comic, like there were 500 years ago

I've heard the BDs of the new Berserk Anime are way, way better than the broadcast version. Is that true?

>>148948353
No one cares about Shakespeare, only the versions that Hollywood pushed.

It's not like you're talking about the great composers, or the master artists.

You're talking about a slightly eccentric but surprisingly practical theater owner who wrote shit to put people in seats. He's basically the first Marvel Cinematic Universe director.

>>148947619
Didn't you read the '500 year' part? That's how long Miura will take to finish this.

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Who gives a shit? Post sickass Guts faces.

>>148949672
that's what we're lead to believe with a couple of comparison shots. i did find it strange that the opening animation was infinitely better than the entire series.

>>148947541
Shakespear was liked because of his great dominance over English language though. How is Berserker similar?

>>148949778
bc its equally beautiful

Gutseo and Griffiet

>>148949851

> pointless brutual rape scenes
> beautiful

you must be joking

>>148950212
pointless? i wouldn't argue that berserk is all that deep, but perhaps you have read between the lines sometimes.
maybe we're showing our biases, here.

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>>148949715
Better start searching for the key to immortality then.

>Tfw the lost children arc will someday be taught in schools

>>148947541
The story is kind of similar to Macbeth but even thats a stretch. Berserk will likely be remembered as a really good manga.

>>148950441
>Implying Araki and Miura aren't sipping on a nice tall, cool, refreshing glass of water from the fountain of youth this very second.

>>148951055
Araki bathe's in blood of handsome men.
Miura bathe's in blood of cute idols.

>>148947541
If the stuff about idiocracy is real, yes.

>>148949325

It's almost as if creating a media that plays on the emotions of the every-man is what makes it timeless, not the fact that it was written literary perfection with no grammatical flaw, or that the subject matter was super serious social commentary or geopolitical insight.

Romeo and Juliet will be remembered forever, and it's literally just a story about teenage angst.

Here we are, on a fucking mongolian tapestry billboard, discussing CARTOONS. It doesn't take some great, elegant work of art to capture the human experience. Storytelling is more than the sum of its parts.

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Comfy Berserk thread?
Comfy Berserk thread.

Post hype moments.

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>>148948164
>You do realize that in terms of pure storytelling Shakespeare was nothing special

Stopped reading there

>>148948541
>It's popular because it's the 1600s equivalent to Transformers or Fifty Shades of Grey.

Nobody is this retarded

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>>148950212
such a fucking child

this will g down in history because of its raw humanity judging from that stupid comment u only watch the anima if u DID read the manga put on that song and remember the flower sprite an how that made u feel

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>>148947541
Just so you know, Berserk was inspired by Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

Also, kek at all the NEET posters here saying Shakespeare sucks.

>>148952230
Sounds legit

>>148950212
>pointless
Are you fucking serious?
None of the rape scenes are pointless. All of them develop or grow the characters in one way or another. And even if there are rape scenes, it's damn clear Miura isn't adding it just to make it edgy because nearly every single rape or attempted rape has ended with the rapist dead.
The guy who rapes Guts? Dead.
The noble that tried to rape Casca? Dead.
The mercenaries that tried to rape Casca? Dead.
The only one who raped and survived was Griffith but he'll eventually die by the end of the story.

>>148949778
Berserk has elements of tragedy and a lot of symbolism. Griffith's rise and fall is very much a Shakespearean tragedy.

>>148948478
>The reason why we remember Shakespeare ( in my opinion ) Is firstly the dominance of English speaking nations and the timeless appeal of the work.
Yeah this is exact.

>You just sound butthurt becuase whatever backwater country you come from hasn't produced anything of significance to the human experiance.
Everyone knew about it before anglo propaganda.

>>148958118
What makes Shakespeare good to you?

His stories aren't that interesting, neither are his characters.

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>>148956162
God, I love this page. It really shows how artificial Griffith is now, especially his light.

>>148948268
they have GASHUNK

>>148948164
Shakespeare is a serial killer without victims. Probably.