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4.36 AVERAGE


This is the first manga I've ever read and I knew about Berserk because of the show on Netflix. Overall, I really enjoyed this one. It is dark, the art is beautiful, the story is somewhat interesting (the main trope is a little boring but....it just gets weird which is actually why it is so fun to read).

Looking forward to the other volumes.
adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book I was originally planning on reading a chapter every night before bed...and then finished it in two days, shaking by the end of it as a cold sweat dipped down my face.

I'm not going to read the next book before bed anymore. 
adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated

I'm very much looking forward to the second volume, but I have a strong feeling that this first volume is more of a prologue. It reads like a generic horror/fantasy quest until the back third of the book; the dimension scene and Guts's backstory reeled me and expanded the scope of the story greatly.

The art is the greatest takeaway so far. It's brutal, gritty, and highly-detailed. However, I found some of the more abstract panels confusing. This happened a few times during combat sequences, I just couldn't understand what was going on in certain moments. Probably just a skill issue on my part.
adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark fast-paced
adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated