Berserk

Now branded for death and destined to be hunted by demons until the day he dies, Guts embarks on a journey to defy such a gruesome fate, as waves of beasts relentlessly pursue him. Steeling his resolve, he takes up the monstrous blade Dragonslayer and vows to exact vengeance on the one responsible, hunting down the very man he once looked up to and considered a friend.

Along the way, he encounters some unlikely allies, such as a small elf named Puck, and Isidro, a young thief looking to learn swordsmanship from the former mercenary. As the ragtag group slowly comes together after having decided to join Guts in his quest, they will face incredible danger unlike anything they have ever experienced before.

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Guts Main

Iwanaga, Hiroaki Japanese

Casca Main

Yukinari, Toa Japanese

Puck Main

Mizuhara, Kaoru Japanese

Isidro Main

Shimono, Hiro Japanese

Griffith Supporting

Sakurai, Takahiro Japanese

The Skull Knight Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Judeau Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Schierke Supporting

Saitou, Chiwa Japanese

de Vandimion, Farnese Supporting

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Serpico Supporting

Okitsu, Kazuyuki Japanese

Maeda, Toshihiro Producer

Satomi, Tetsurou Producer

Harima, Yuu Producer

Kurosu, Reo Producer

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Jan 12, 2025

efmp1987

Recommended

Note to new viewers: Do not be discouraged by the reviews. The negative review is caused mostly because the animation is different from the 1996/1997 anime even if they claim review is because of the plot. How can the plot be 4/10, it closely mirrors the same one as in the manga which is definitely NOT 4/10. If you are like me, who can see past the animation (to be honest I like the animation better), watch away. Personally I havent read the manga since Im a visual person so this continuation I found very enjoyable.

Guts is still the same: quiet, driven, tough, kind.

Plot: 10/10
Animation: ... 10/10
Character growth: 10/10

Give it a good review if you want to see Season 3. These people basically nailed themselves inside their own coffins by ruining the chance of a season 3

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Oct 2, 2024

MadmoodMelon

Mixed Feelings

Look, the story of this anime is great because it's Berserk. Berserk has good story and as far as I know, they didn't change much from original manga. So story is good and well-paced. The decision to change or remove parts of original story for anime adaptation is on director and staffs so they did made right decision by stick to the source material.

Also, we've finally move away from Golden Age arc to Black Swordsman arc, so that's a plus. Credits to them for not repeating the same story for third time. Nothing wrong with GA arc tho. It just got adapted like twice at ... this point.

Suzumu Hirasawa came back to made OST for this show too and his music are still GODLY.

BUT THE ANIMATION, MAN. I get that Berserk is hard to animate due to Miura's God-Made art style, especially with TV budget. But there's no way you gonna do Berserk justice when characters look like cardboard cutout that just survived F5 level tornado like that.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 12, 2023

Keith06

Not Recommended

Quite frankly, is a colossal insult to the monumental work of art that is Kentaro Miura's "Berserk." Get ready for "Berserk (2016)," a visual atrocity that makes you question the sanity of those responsible for greenlighting this abomination.

Let's talk animation, or should I say, the unholy CGI that plagues this adaptation. "Berserk (2016)" manages to take one of the most visually stunning and artistically rich manga series and reduce it to the visual equivalent of a dumpster fire. The characters move with all the grace of a PowerPoint presentation, their stiff and unnatural movements robbing the series of the visceral impact that defined Miura's work. ... It's like they handed the animation over to a middle schooler learning 3D modeling for the first time.

The character designs are a slap in the face to fans of the manga. Guts, once a stoic and imposing figure, looks like a malformed action figure that suffered a factory defect. The grotesque, lifeless expressions on the characters' faces sap the emotional weight from crucial scenes, turning what should be moments of anguish and intensity into unintentional comedy. It's as if the animators actively sought to undermine the impact of the source material.

Now, let's talk narrative, or the complete lack of coherent storytelling. "Berserk (2016)" takes a masterpiece of dark fantasy and reduces it to a disjointed, confusing mess. The pacing is so rushed that it feels like they are trying to squeeze an epic saga into a single episode. Key character developments are brushed aside, leaving viewers to wonder if the writers even bothered to read the source material. It's like they held a competition for who could disrespect the legacy of "Berserk" the most.

In conclusion, "Berserk (2016)" is not just a bad adaptation; it's an affront to the legacy of Kentaro Miura's magnum opus. The CGI animation, the grotesque character designs, the rushed narrative – it's a perfect storm of incompetence that could only be rivaled by the eclipse itself. If you're a fan of "Berserk," do yourself a favor and pretend this travesty never happened.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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