Berserk - Ch. 383 - Anadi-avidya

[ckckckck]

So the title of this chapter anadi avidya seems to be the eastern concept of beginningless ignorance. As far as I understood it, it means the time before knowing your own true self. As soon as you realize who or rather what your own true self is, this ignorance ends. Therefor it doesn`t have a beginning, because you are always in it, till you realize it.

Taken to Guts, it means what the old guy said: he needs to look into himself and realize something about himself, which he wasn't aware of before.

 

[Lekmir]

Maybe it's finally time. Time for that behelit Puck's been carrying for like 2 decades.

 

[Yavetill]

He will face his inner self

Oh so a Shadow Link situation but you know... way more depressing

 

[jojoka]

Damn casca got two friends to fix her brain and of course Guts has to solo his fucked up head. Gender equality everyone.

 

[gmanhunt]

Miura would NEVER

 

[Tyrn]

There are clear parallels between the skill knight and Guts' story but we never knew why the skull knight even exists in his current form. Did he also undergo a similar transformation like Guts is doing right now? If so I'm curious if what we are seeing is Guts transforming into a being capable of fighting Griffith.

 

[HamBone]

holy shit nuts is tweaking off the goop

 

[Doomroar]

So is Guts napping on a slice of Void's giant 5Head?

 

[Cuh-Chancludo-Violento]

It's the symbolic image of the womb of transformation. He enters a shrine that looks like an oven furnace, which would take in the alchemical symbolism of calcinatio. The shrine is under the roots of a tree, equating it to soil, so it's a nigredo alchemical motif. The pattern in the floor is a vesica pisces and in reality a yoni, feminine symbol of generation. Then he is swallowed by both darkness and water, meaning the unconscious - as Daiba said, Guts looking into himself. Finally, he is enclosed into a clam.

Guts' is going to go into an introspective journey (the equivalent of Casca's dreamscape). You always talked of power-ups, well it's a power up if you tap into the depth of yourself and actually acquaint with your shadow (which is the hungry black dog in himself, which always threatens to take him over). The chapters as of late haven't had anything important dialogue wise because what's important is the symbolic images that follow. It's difficult to intuit or come up with them, but I think they are actually doing a good job on that end.

I mean, we have a lot of ground to cover. Like what if he taps further into himself we get more of Skull Knight's backstory (since he has been so close to it for wearing the armor). Or he confronts the black dog. Or an encounter with Slan (the negative feminine figure which is linked to him). Or he goes further into the astral world.

 

[Mineta_The_Grapist]

UPGRADE TIME!
Guts needs something to change if he's going to fight Griffith. The power difference is just too much...

 

[Arx724]

We too have to gaze into ourselves as we wait for the story to move forward.

 

[Derpchan]

when you're feeling down about your best friend stealing your girl, take a long nap in a strange clam...

Spoiler

so Daiba just took Guts to the red light district?

 

[docterderp]

Sensory deprivation tanks, not even once

 

[dexdoujinmanga]

Gutsmon digivolve to... Dark Gutsdramon!

 

[Gunlord500]

So the title of this chapter anadi avidya seems to be the eastern concept of beginningless ignorance. As far as I understood it, it means the time before knowing your own true self. As soon as you realize who or rather what your own true self is, this ignorance ends. Therefor it doesn`t have a beginning, because you are always in it, till you realize it.

Taken to Guts, it means what the old guy said: he needs to look into himself and realize something about himself, which he wasn't aware of before.

Thanks for the translation! If nothing else, it seems Studio Gaga is paying close attention to Indian philosophy/metaphysics...

 

[Remixman87]

Bullshit! Miura would do these random ass pure exposition chapters every now and then... this feels so much like Miura I beginning to feel that the writing team is channeling his spirit with offerings of various date sims.

 

[Remixman87]

Miura would NEVER

Bullshit! Miura would do these random ass pure exposition chapters every now and then... this feels so much like Miura I beginning to feel that the writing team is channeling his spirit with offerings of various date sims.

 

[Malta]

It's the symbolic image of the womb of transformation. He enters a shrine that looks like an oven furnace, which would take in the alchemical symbolism of calcinatio. The shrine is under the roots of a tree, equating it to soil, so it's a nigredo alchemical motif. The pattern in the floor is a vesica pisces and in reality a yoni, feminine symbol of generation. Then he is swallowed by both darkness and water, meaning the unconscious - as Daiba said, Guts looking into himself. Finally, he is enclosed into a clam.

Guts' is going to go into an introspective journey (the equivalent of Casca's dreamscape). You always talked of power-ups, well it's a power up if you tap into the depth of yourself and actually acquaint with your shadow (which is the hungry black dog in himself, which always threatens to take him over). The chapters as of late haven't had anything important dialogue wise because what's important is the symbolic images that follow. It's difficult to intuit or come up with them, but I think they are actually doing a good job on that end.

I mean, we have a lot of ground to cover. Like what if he taps further into himself we get more of Skull Knight's backstory (since he has been so close to it for wearing the armor). Or he confronts the black dog. Or an encounter with Slan (the negative feminine figure which is linked to him). Or he goes further into the astral world.

That gives me hope. Also can you imagine that Guts loses the Brand in the process?

 

[cadaada]

I really do not understand how they are able to in general copy miura art style, but they completely struggle to make a simple transition from scene to scene, like guts moving....

 

[APaleShadow]

You may not realise it immediately, but we're officially back to boatserking.

Truly spoken like someone who wasn't there for the boat. This is practically light speed.