MY BIGGEST MISTAKES 😱 

"I'm not past Daniel, I'm now Daniel, or future Daniel, or something..." - past Daniel

I'm enjoying Daniel's character development in this new arc.

"Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing"

I’m a simple man, I see Berserk I click

This channel has two types of content: 1) Daniel learning and growing as a person. 2) Daniel slowly losing his mind and descending into madness. I’m not sure which I like more.

Dont let future/present Daniel trick you with his honeyed words. He's really just past Daniel in disguise, just wait and you'll see I'm right! Edited: Grammar

It's good that Daniel can acknowledge his mistakes in the past and how he means to fix them. That shows he's growing up as a youtuber and a person ;)

You put milk in first?!?! You're a psychopath and must be stopped 😱

Respect what Daniel is doing here, but it’s lowkey disrespectful to the other Daniels to just throw them under the bus.

As a berserk fan, thank you!

The wheel of Daniel turns and ages come and go, leaving memories of Daniel’s mistakes and his redemption to the Light

In all seriousness, in my early 20s, I told my sister that I didn’t read female authors because I didn’t like how they wrote. Yes, all female authors… Like WTF

I actually remember when you said ASOIAF characters were predictable. I almost unsubbed thinking this guy had no idea what he’s talking about. This is a great video though, most youtubers don’t have the balls to admit their mistakes. I still don’t quite like your reviews but I love all your other videos. You and Merphy Napier are the best.

My favorite past Daniel opinion: “I tHiNk aNiMe iS cHiLDiSh”

Always gotta respect those willing to call themselves 'dingbat'.

“You are washed clean of what sin you may have done,” the Aes Sedai intoned, “and of those done against you. You are washed clean of what crime you may have committed, and of those committed against you. You come to us washed clean and pure, in heart and soul.” “You are washed clean of false pride. You are washed clean of false ambition. You come to us washed clean, in heart and soul.” Great Hunt

New video! Looking forward to that Berserk review!! Manga Recommendations: 1. Vagabond (Best ART wow it's amazing) 2. Berserk (Best Fantasy) 3. Vinland Saga (Best historical) 4. Monster (Best crime) 5. Shared: Attack on Titan (Is going to have the best ending) Fullmetal Alchemist (Best shounen)

Watching this now after his latest berserk chapter; making the whole series to his top 5 fiction of all time is peak character development.

FYI *Berserk* is still ongoing and it's on a sort of hiatus situation like *A Song of ice & fire* and it has a sweet ending in the last chapter which released online but like I said it's stuck (on chapter 359) ! And I recommend you to read it it's one of the best mangas even the art work is so cool. P.S. don't watch the anime

Can’t wait for his reaction to Golden Age Arc

I've been following this channel for two years now and man... it just keeps getting better. Props for you Daniel, keep doing a great job.

This is true personal development right here, a person being upfront about their changing viewpoints and showcasing growth. Love that 🖤

-Daniel: Martin gave his characters tropy fantasy character arcs. -Main Character in first book: Gets beheaded at end of book. -Me: Not sure how you previously had that impression, not many main characters get beheaded in their first book 😏

Hahaha love you daniel. Happy to hear you'll do berserk for real :)

Retconning Daniel Daniels the Daniel out of alternative timeline Daniel. But what of the moment this Daniel also become past Daniel? 😶

Waiting for your PROPER berserk review !!!!!!!!

Hey man, mad props for being so honest and upfront about your mistakes. This is something that not many people are willing to do. I have a lot more respect for you now.

And as for my sins, the most glaring one was defending Throne of Glass and calling it a good series, and defending it tooth and nail. Now looking back with knowledge of what good writing is I'm like "WTF were you thinking past Damien"

Very excited to see you Develop your channel in such a way and face and admit "mistakes" you've done in the past! Very excited to see you read Berserk again! It's awesome and I love the series!! I also consider re-reading it once again! How about doing like a book club? Reading X amount of chapters per week and discussing it with your viewers, so we can all follow along? Edit: you could also so it with books! Set one book per month, maybe announce it a week prior or something, and discuss it with your fans on the discord or sth 😄

Dude, I love basically everything you upload. You're super funny. Great stuff. Got me into reading King big time!

Cool vid. It's nice to see people constantly re-evaluating their content, and what goes into it. Looking forward to new videos (as always). A potentially interesting video would be reviewing your older videos, and giving your take now. Like when you get through portions of Berserk (keeping in mind that if Manga in that style isn't your thing, that's cool) and do a re-review. As I'm sure you know, your reactions to books change as you age, learn more, etc. Could be cool.

What a great idea for a video. I'd like to see this become a Thing. I like it's healthy for people to look back and evaluate mistakes they've made or just how they've grown and changed. Good on you for modeling that process.

I love it when people can own up to their mistakes! Even if I don't agree with the person it makes me respect them so much! Thanks Daniel for making this wonderful content and just being a great guy!

It's been really cool to see your channel evolve, grow, and get better over the past couple years - mistakes are okay, and it's even cooler to acknowledge them and go forward :)

I thought Daniel was going to say: I've talked a lot about the Wheel of Time on this channel and now I'm realizing I don't love it as much as I thought I did lmaoooo

I really underestimated Sanderson after the Mistborn trilogy, I’d heard a lot of hype about Brandon and Mistborn didn’t live up. Storm light changed my mind very quickly

Oh I really like you touched this topic of what was in the past is not necessary now. I have said a lot of things in my past videos, even loved a lot of books I now have no love for anymore but people do tend to bring it up. Like opinions change, people grow! Great video!

Hi Daniel, I'm newer and I love you too! Especially because you convinced me to read my first Sanderson. Finished Final Empire and staring on WoA!

We were talking about this on Twitter, but my biggest mistake yet is saying I don't care for the YA genre but I'm perfectly okay with others loving it. Folks are ready to throw hands over it. Also, I get a request to read and review Berserk constantly. So I shall learn from your mistakes. And my thoughts on Kingkiller are the most thumbs downed video I've ever released.

I'm reading Berserk since 1997. I'm in pain. I fear dying without clues about what will happen with Griffith. And with Caska. And with Zodd. And with the Skull Night. And with Puk. And yada yada

actually legit excited for you to do a full review of berserk if you somehow found the time. its a different medium obviously so not sure if their is much in it for you to go out on a limb for but even for a manga it has some surprising literary merit in terms of theme, tone, and of course artwork.

looking forward to future Daniels reviews!

I'm legitimately happy you decided to pick up Berserk again. There's still the real chance that it doesn't resonate for you, and that's perfectly ok, but hopefully you'll at least see what the hype is about. And hey, if nothing else you get to look at some gorgeous artwork along the way

I'm curious which characters from A Song of Ice and Fire, you'd say are following typical fantasy tropes. One thing that draws myself and others is that the ASOIF series doesn't follow any typical tropes. GRRM specifically states how the big bag is "just the leader of the other side", and most characters are grey, not black, or white, or strictly good or evil.

Bro, I'm happy you will continue with the manga. It gets much better later and stuff will get explanations. This is a good read. Hoping for an update on the review soon :D! The old Anime is 25 eps and is worth a watch to ^^ Just sad that it ended when the story starts to begin.

I absolutely love your videos and they kind of really helped me get back into reading (after a long break), a lot of that is because I have the exact same comments and feelings about a lot of the books you review, which is awesome. Kudos and keep at it! Also, side question... where did you get that wheel of time edition? I swear I can't find it anywhere.

As someone who dropped Berserk early but recently read up to the Millennium Falcon Arc, I'm happy to see you give it another shot :)

Finally gained some respect for this dude. Thought he seemed angsty and too biased in earlier videos. He’s matured quite well, and I praise him for recognizing his previous faults. Hats off mate!

I'm real glad you are going to dive a little bit deeper into Berserk that makes me happy :)

Nynaeve al'Meara Mandragoran Watcher of the Seals. The Flame of Tar Valon. The Tugger of Braids.

Looking back I’ve always been drawn to fantasy, but since finding you and the other world hoppers I feel like I’ve developed a more complex understanding of the genre. The one thing I used to think about fantasy in general that makes me cringe a bit now: “ fantasy is all the same-it’s stagnant.” Ouch-- i hate to even type that in your comments section, lest I invite the wrath of the channel. I had a very basic idea of fantasy in general -the kind of basic idea that outsiders to the genre often have-because I hadn’t given myself a chance to see the nuances yet. I can assure you I’m over that now . I still have so much more to read ( because each of these books is like 600-800 pages, and I’m not the fastest reader out there) but I do feel like I’m “educating” myself on the nuances of the genre, and my appreciation for it is maturing. Your channel is a big part of that, so thank you-you’re making me a better book nerd, and by extension a better writer, and I deeply appreciate that .

Daniel your videos are like my coffee every morning. Keep up the awesomeness!

Yeah the first part of Berserk(Blackswordsman Arc) which you reviewed is actually in the future. Once you get to the Golden Age which is considered to be the best arc of Berserk it actually puts the first part into context. Golden Age is basically the backstory for the Guts you are reading in the first volume. Golden Age has some of the best character development and exploration of themes I've every read in any medium. It will make you understand why he is such an edgelord in the first volume. Was excited to see you picked it up tho.

This is a great f**king video man. Glad I subscribed.

Past Daniel is wack gotta say but we love him all the same Past pips is perfect tho

I saw your Berserk review, and new that at some point this video would happen 🙂 Keep up the great work.

I'm so happy you're giving berserk a chance!!! since I really love your taste in books! actually everything you recommend i end up loving!

That Anomander Rake one made me laugh out loud. I hadn't seen that video, so that came completely out of left field. New here, love your videos.

When you finish Berserk and if you ever feel like doing another manga I'm suggesting Vinland Saga

Hyped to see your berserk review :)

7 -8 years ago (geez this doesn't help me feel that the time isn't passing) my roommate was reading The Way of Kings. She was dating another fellow book nerd and they'd swapped favorites. When I saw the book and she started talking about it, I said "See that is the kind of book I'll never read". Today, Stormlight is my favorite. Also YAY PIPS!

Gotta say I'm super excited to see you review Berserk again, its one of my favorite stories of all time not just in manga. But I also understand its not for everyone. I think you will really like it up until the end of the Golden Age arc though Lost Children is still one of my personal favorite storylines.

Your awesome for doing these kinds of videos. I hope you enjoy berserk, still think that it's probably going to be too grim dark for you but I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I look forward to the review :)

Dang, now I can look forward to you talking about Berserk! Also if that's 1Q84 I spotted in the back then you're in for quite a treat in my opinion at least.

It's not exactly obvious, but, with all of its tragic elements, Kingkiller seems to me like a villain origin story (it's literally a monologue). The wish-fulfillment, power fantasy elements are part of it's setup. I don't know if Rothfuss is going to do what I would do with the story, but if he does ...

I’m just glad he’s getting through the golden age arc. Berserk is beautiful and is such a journey to go through, have fun!

I’m so glad you’re going to read more of Berserk! I also like both animated series if you have the time- though make sure to watch it with subtitles in the original language

As a Berserk fan I am so happy to welcom a fellow struggler and as a subscriber I am so happy with the amount of pride you put in your work. I've actually had a really funny time with this lol. I've been watching your content for years. I stopped for a few months, then came back and saw you watch Attack on Titan. I demanded a Berserk review having no idea you did one. Now I have seen your review and now this I am so happy. Thank you!

The editing and pacing of this video were both great.

I'm so glad you are revisiting Berserk. It's one of the best fantasy manga out there and it's STILL ongoing XDD Another fantasy manga fav I'd like to recommend is Magic Knight Rayearth. It's short and sweet. Only 6 volumes (though I'm sure you can get all of them in one collected volume from Dark Horse). Great characters, great twists, great art. Love it love it love it.

The Poppy War vs The Rage of Dragons? I'm for this

I’m sure there are many many others saying this, but I’ll add my voice to them. I don’t watch you or the others like Merphy and Elliot for perfection. I want to see other people like myself offer their opinions. Do I usually agree with you? Yes, if I didn’t I wouldn’t keep watching. But I don’t expect perfection even now that this is your job. I really respect all the work that must go in to making these videos. From coming up with the idea all the way through editing I know it must be a lot of work. I’ve thought about doing my own book videos, but I don’t think I can handle all the work. I watch almost all of your videos. If you aren’t near the top of my recommendations I go looking for that day’s video. I really respect your opinions and recommendations. Your mistakes just mean you are human like the rest of us. My TBR pile has more than doubled since I started watching you and I have yet to DNF a book you suggested. Thank you for giving me an interesting 10-20 minutes each morning that I am sure was hours of work for you. It’s like having a friend talk to me about books each day.

This is why I follow you, I knew I could count on you to correct the misjustice that you did Berserk because...honestly, it's a masterpiece. It deserves better XD Thank you! I hope you enjoy it!

Hey, I was listening to this video, and looking at the beautiful new wheel of time book covers behind you as you talking, and notice a weird visual effect. The focus "pulses" every few seconds, giving a wobble effect on the lovely out of focus background/lights/bokeh(?). Most of the time, I'm looking at whichever Daniel is front of shot of course, not the background, but now I've noticed it I can't unsee it,, and I'm seeing it everywhere. flickerflickerflickerflickerflicker... ;) Any chance you could put this very *very* minor criticism on your list of "very small video things to look at when there's time?". Thanks for your work, and building a great youtube community.

I've been watching your channel for a while now. I'm really really glad you've considered reading more Berserk. Like I've said before, read it online before buying more volumes.

Thank you for revisiting Berserk. Manga and comics is a weird medium to get into, because unlike books, you can see the author grow and get better in the same story they started with. The first couple volumes of berserk reflect a Muira that doesnt know where he wants to take the story yet. I look forward to your eventual thoughts on it!

Good move to reevaluate the way you approach reviewing manga! I haven't read Berserk personally but as longtime manga reader I am so curious to see how you approach your second go at reviewing the story as someone still fairly new to the medium. There are so MANY good stories to be found in manga that easily rival what you find in novels BUT it is still a bit of a different beast so I imagine there might be some level of adjusment needed when reading and review sequential lit if you're more accustom to consuming purely written lit (nevermind lit sequential or otherwise that non-western in origin). Regardless of how much you like Berserk in the end or not I do hope it's encourage you to explore the medium a bit more and maybe on occassion if you come accross something you really like make a video!

Are you going to finish doing reviews of each of the wheel of time books? I’m on seven currently and would be great to have you talk about it like you had with the earlier ones

LOL, I'm happy to see you acknowledge your slip up regarding your Berserk "review". You've got a lot of great stuff to still look forward to in that series! Best whishes, mate, you're a great RU-vidr. Cheers!

Happy to hear you're revisiting Berserk, from volume 4 onward it becomes quite a bit different in its tone and its later chapters give plenty of context to the first 3 volumes. Also if you'll ever decide to review any other manga, I'd highly recommend Vinland Saga. It has some amazing character development and I feel like its first chapters are tonally way more in your ballpark, with a higher chance to hook you in right off the bat.

I like how I searched the channel and didn't find any updated Berserk thoughts, so I came back to this video to check comments (sorting by New), and it's basically ALL people asking where the Berserk review is at :p

BRO I haven't watched your channel in a year and I came back to find you've become a manga stan 🥲

Kind of surprised this and the forsaken, darkest timeline review aren't on the Berserk playlist. Glad to have been here over the years to see the full journey. Also really glad the '97 anime pretty much glosses over Black Swordsman review in one episode. Speaking of the '97 anime, it introduced the world to Guts' Theme which is fantastic. :D

Worst opinion I've ever had: When I was a teenager I thought the sword of truth series was better than the wheel of time. So much shame.

Thanks for giving Berserk a second shot, looking forward to hearing your opinion of one of the most beloved Arcs in Berserk (The Golden Age!). Good or bad, it'll be better than the review of the first volume, which is like you said, Hobbit compared to LOTR.

The first video I ever saw of yours was the Anomander vs Geralt one, and I was like "Geralt gets his ass beat by Vilgefortz, how the hell is he beating Rake?"

This is literally why you're one of my two favorite youtubers: Your ability to self-reflect and acknowledge your own mere humanness and grow. 🙂🙂💜 Stay real, Daniel!

I look forward to your SWORD OF TRUTH mea culpa, if you have the guts for it, Daniel Greene.

Martin's subversions are eerily similar to Tad Williams' method in Memory Sorrow Thorn.

So glad you're going to keep reading Berserk! I kinda felt the same as Daniel after the first volume of the manga, but now I'm finishing up the Guardians of Desire arc and I'm definitely hooked. Can't wait to get to the Golden Age arc, everyone keeps saying it's amazing. I believe the hype.

Good I was foaming at the mouth over that geralt vs Rake take lol

I'm so happy you mentioned Anomander Rake! I was like wtf on that video 😅 I'm so happy now, I can rest in peace

Credit to you man, not easy owning up to mistakes, I hope you enjoy reading the golden age arc

I'm glad you're giving Berserk another look. I really think you'll enjoy it. "The Golden Age" is incredible. Just thinking about it makes me want to sit down and read it right now...

Please consider reading The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson. Wonderfully dark, beautifully written and feeling like an ancient Norse tale while it actually came out the same year as The Fellowship of the Ring. A true forgotten classic.

Daniel going through a character arc right here!

Thanks for the video! I recommend: L.E. Modesitt Jr. (Recluse Saga), David Eddings (Belgariad is best), and James Byron Huggins (Cain is best). All imho : )

Glad Present Daniel is giving Berserk another chance. I really fell in love with series after the first volume. And give present Pips some love 😊😸

Always be honest with ur book reviews we are ur fans... we will always stick with u!! From uk 🇬🇧