I rated Akira a 6 which I wouldn't consider "poor". I can't rate it higher because the whole manga seemed to get lost up its own ass. A lot of parts seemed long-winded and could have been cut out all together to make it a much more enjoyable read. And I don't like to let hype determine how much I like something, but when the manga itself claims that it is "revolutionary", "game-changing", etc I tend to have some higher expectations than usual.
As for Berserk, have you even read past the golden age arc? It reeks of horse shit. It's just a monster of the week hack n slash with no character development and minimal plot progression at best. It's nothing at all like is used to be. A similar thing happened to Gantz. After phase one it lost all its personality and the mangaka just didn't give a shit anymore. Berserk should have ended with the golden age and Gantz should have ended with phase one.
I wrote a review for both Akira and Berserk a while ago which further explains what I think about them; if you care enough.
This reply is late I know. I don't really use this site anymore. I don't really read manga anymore either. Not really any good ones left y'know?
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As for Berserk, have you even read past the golden age arc? It reeks of horse shit. It's just a monster of the week hack n slash with no character development and minimal plot progression at best. It's nothing at all like is used to be. A similar thing happened to Gantz. After phase one it lost all its personality and the mangaka just didn't give a shit anymore. Berserk should have ended with the golden age and Gantz should have ended with phase one.
I wrote a review for both Akira and Berserk a while ago which further explains what I think about them; if you care enough.
This reply is late I know. I don't really use this site anymore. I don't really read manga anymore either. Not really any good ones left y'know?