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yusuke1022
Joined: 08 Mar 2006
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:58 pm
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why is it adults only? i'm not allowed to get it. has anyone read it? is it that bad?
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VileRiot
Joined: 11 Mar 2006
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 3:06 pm
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I don't get why people say things are "adult" I've never had any problems with things like that. But in mature quality, it is a manga for older viewers. If you are in the U.S. I can see why it would be rated for adults.
It's not really that bad from my view, but I'm pretty open about things like that.
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tsukinoken
Joined: 27 Sep 2005
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 4:39 pm
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err well lets see its rated as adult in the us because....
1)it depicts scenes of rape and sexual intercourse (read volume 9 if you want to know what im talking about)
2)major scenes of violence and bloodshed and suicide
Of course im pretty open to things like that so if you cant get over those two things it is really an amazing and enjoyable read
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HitokiriShadow
Joined: 09 May 2005
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Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:49 pm
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yusuke1022 wrote: | why is it adults only? i'm not allowed to get it. has anyone read it? is it that bad? |
It is definitely for mature audiences. It is very violent and pretty gory. There is also rape, incest, and explicit sex in it.
While there are some worse titles out there, it is certainly derserving of it's "Adults Only" status and the shrink-wrap.
EDIT: And if your parents are still deciding what you can and can't get, you shouldn't be getting this series.
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Kagemusha
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:16 am
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You all forgot castration. A horrid, horrid castration...
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fighterholic
Joined: 28 Sep 2005
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:13 am
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tsukinoken wrote: |
1)it depicts scenes of rape and sexual intercourse (read volume 9 if you want to know what im talking about)
2)major scenes of violence and bloodshed and suicide
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That is why you're not allowed to get it. In fact, I'm sure all parents would not let their kids read something like that. Volume 9 is not the only one that has hardcore sex scenes but you'll find that out later on. When I first read this manga, I couldn't believe I let my friend show it to me. But then as I read the story more and learned about the development of the characters and the plot, then it became interesting to me.
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HitokiriShadow
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:49 pm
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Kagemusha wrote: | You all forgot castration. A horrid, horrid castration... |
I don't remember that... that may not have happened yet in the volumes that have been released here.
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Arakis
Joined: 15 Jun 2005
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:56 am
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If it's the same scene I'm thinking of, you'll see it soon in the DH/DM releases. Though judging from a quick shot at the end of the volume in question, I'm not positive it was a "true" castration. I guess it's open to interpretation, and given the condition of the character in question at that time, a moot point.
As someone who works with the book on a regular basis, I concur that it's not something I'd want a child to have access to. *Maybe* a teenager, like 16 or so, but only if they're mature enough to handle the subject matter. I don't know that I was open-minded and experienced enough to at that age...
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BoygetsfireD
Joined: 03 Dec 2004
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:41 pm
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it is rather gorey, violent and has a bit of sex in it (to make a vast understatement), but its really not about all that.
Its a story about how the main character grows and develops. Really more of a psychology manga than action
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coolerimmortal
Joined: 22 Aug 2003
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:12 am
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It's the greatest manga ever written, but if your parents still decide what you read you should NOT be reading it. Berserk contains:
1) Children being raped
2) Adults being raped
3) Beastiality-rape
4) Demons raping people, including tentacle rape
5) Graphic sex scenes
6) Graphic, brutal torture sequences
7) The most disturbing imagery ever created
8) Strong, pervasive, VERY graphic violence
9) Strong language
10) Mature psychological themes
In short, no children should be reading Berserk.
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fighterholic
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:21 pm
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coolerimmortal wrote: |
1) Children being raped
2) Adults being raped
3) Beastiality-rape
4) Demons raping people, including tentacle rape
5) Graphic sex scenes
6) Graphic, brutal torture sequences
7) The most disturbing imagery ever created
8) Strong, pervasive, VERY graphic violence
9) Strong language
10) Mature psychological themes
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Don't forget orgies.
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coolerimmortal
Joined: 22 Aug 2003
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:20 am
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fighterholic wrote: |
coolerimmortal wrote: |
1) Children being raped
2) Adults being raped
3) Beastiality-rape
4) Demons raping people, including tentacle rape
5) Graphic sex scenes
6) Graphic, brutal torture sequences
7) The most disturbing imagery ever created
8) Strong, pervasive, VERY graphic violence
9) Strong language
10) Mature psychological themes
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Don't forget orgies. |
Heh...I counted that with "graphic sex scenes"...although that scene was really disturbing.
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fighterholic
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 3:25 am
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Well I'm supposing you're referring to volume 3 where the slug guy came back after a battle and found his wife in a room with all these other people having sex. But then I saw she was [expletive] herself on the stone penis of the statue.
That was really something.
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VTShaftBG
Joined: 07 May 2004
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Location: Viginia Tech or Bowling Green, OH
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:20 am
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I've tried to make a rough count, and I think that he kills, on average, about 1100 people per volume (of course this comes in waves). This including what you see and what people say he did, though more often than not you see most of the kills.
So in reading 30+ volumes, he has killed more than 30,000 men/demons/hideous inbetweeners
But somehow it maintains a plot, which is why this manga isn't trash
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coolerimmortal
Joined: 22 Aug 2003
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:34 pm
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fighterholic wrote: | Well I'm supposing you're referring to volume 3 where the slug guy came back after a battle and found his wife in a room with all these other people having sex. But then I saw she was [expletive] herself on the stone penis of the statue.
That was really something. |
No...I'm talking about the huge orgy in the cave around volume 16...remember, they've got the stew made out of humans, they're using some sort of drug that distorts reality, etc...
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