Reviews

Berserk Deluxe Volume 1 by Kentaro Miura

vatsal_was_here's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

534534564587654323456789's review

I enjoyed the design for monsters, tho I usually consider resemblance to insects and animals that most people found repulsive to be a lazy shorthand (while some might argue it’s an effective technique). I’d probably prefer a faster paced story. A lot of fighting scenes, I’m not really here for the sensory stimulation. I’m interested in the world building especially the mythological (demonic?) system and I like the elf Puck (how often do I get to see a male-coded body with a feminine-coded demeanour).

Quite ironic time and time again a wank piece for male audience became a highbrow classic.

sparksthemage's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

While often dark and mysterious, there is a bit of humor that keeps it a little light hearted and I think that's what makes it shine. It leaves a lot of questions and leaves you really wanting to know what comes next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood

jhugenroth's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Torture, War, Grief, Death, Body horror, Confinement, Child abuse, Gore, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Blood, Cannibalism, and Child death

kraereads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

manwhoisabro's review

4.0

Guts.

weslaf's review

dark tense fast-paced

5.0

breadbummer's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gore, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

nop4ddlereads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jimmyviera's review

5.0

One of the gnarliest comics of all time.