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Subject: Re: Berserk (I dare to change the topic right after you post it)

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Daniel

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Date Posted: 16:06:17 05/08/03 Thu
In reply to: Jake 's message, "Re: Berserk (I dare to change the topic right after you post it)" on 13:26:35 05/08/03 Thu

>I actually always recommend people NOT watch the first
>episode first. Like you said, the first episode takes
>place after all the others, and I have no idea why
>they decided to present it that way in the anime.
>It's not in that order in the manga. And if you're
>paying attention and have a decent memory (thankfully
>I wasn't/didn't), the "first" episode gives away
>things that happen later in the series. On top of
>that, it's a pretty crappy episode in my opinion. And
>there's absolutely no reason at all that you need to
>watch it first.
>
>Plus, it's not even a good indicator of the violence
>in the majority of the series because the nature of
>the violence is fundamentally different. I don't
>wanna be any more specific than that because it would
>give things away that I'm upset were given away in the
>first episode. However, I don't really remember if
>the 2nd/3rd episodes give a good inidication of the
>level of violence through most of the series. I'm
>gonna be buying the series when the whole thing is out
>and I can buy it all together, and I'll post my
>thoughts then. :)

Totally agree. When I watch with friends, I start at Episode 2. As for level of violence, I think *on average* Episode 2/3 is probably the amount shown (which is still quite a bit of gore and blood).

I do still agree with you guys in that people should watch it. It's a GREAT show.

-Daniel

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: Berserk (I dare to change the topic right after you post it)	LrdDimwit	18:52:38 05/08/03 Thu

Re: Berserk (I dare to change the topic right after you post it)	Jake	19:22:18 05/08/03 Thu