A review by merrrry
Berserk Deluxe Volume 1 by Kentaro Miura

dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

1.5

Read most of this last year but never quite finished volume 3 because the Black Swordsman arc ends before volume 3 ends and I just never started the Golden Age arc. Um ya, so I didn’t like this. After years of hearing raving about the genius and beauty of Berserk, I decided to take the plunge after the manga 3x3 ep of trash taste. Not only were these first couple of volumes basic and cliche, I didn’t like the art style, or Guts, or the little fairy thing. I usually like unabashedly dark and explicit stories, but the way it was done here felt gaudy and purely for shock value. I have since heard that the Black Swordsman arc is generally agreed to be worse arc, and having read a bit into the next arc I already agree. I will read at least another couple volumes before I decide whether to continue the series or not.
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