Pumpkin Scissors

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Action/Comedy with an antiwar theme. The heroes try to save everyone, but they can't always do so and everyone else thinks they're fools because of it. Both take place in the aftermath of a devastating war in which the main characters' countries won by committing horrible crimes, and some of the major characters are veterans. 

Both involve a war-torn land, and a protagonist who is muddled within it all. Pumpkin Scissors is as much political intrigue as Berserk is fantasy. Both definitely deal with going up against something so impossibly unstoppable that it rips the MC into pieces. Would highly recommend you give either series a chance at least. 

Pumpkin Scissors is in a diesel-punk world modeled after early 20th century Europe where human experimentation is one of the major themes. Pumpkins Scissors has a more comedic edge than AoT, but they have similar settings and both have extremely brutal combat segments. Both MCs have to change into monsters when they fight; but for our main character Randell, he's more of a metaphorical monster that becomes an unfeeling killing machine, while Erin Jeager literally turns into a monster. 

Both deal with soldiers who aren't supposed to fight, both are dialogue-heavy and focus a lot on the politics behind war (or after war, in case of Pumpkin Scissors). Pumpkin Scissors is more character-driven, tho, with misteries and a over arching plot, while Taihou no Stamp would be a little bit more "slice of life in the **** front" kind of thing.  

These two have a similar style of plot and development. Sugar Dark almost reads like an arc of Pumpkin Scissors, with a mystery that serves as the background and setting for the characters' growth. Sugar Dark has stronger fantasy elements, more gory horror, and a conclusion. Pumpkin Scissors has a larger and more diverse cast, less idealistic hope, and explores more themes. 

Distinct characters, well developed. Ethics, morality, redemption, love, social roles, responsibility, duty, the cost of war, the price of power, corruption, lost purpose. 

Both are set in the aftermath of terrible wars. The military in Pumpkin Scissors is barely able to maintain order and control in the country, similar to the 3rd Regium Army who are attempting to recapture their country. Both also revolve around characters who are soldiers with extraordinary skills. Unlike Pumpkin Scissors, Red Eyes is far more serious and less comedic. There's plenty of blood, gore, death and betrayal. Think of it as darker than Pumpkin Scissors. 

What happens after a war? How can peace be made to last? These two manga, with similarly functional art, look at this question rather than the action of war in fantastical medieval-esque societies. They have very different viewpoints, one that of royals and the other focusing on a band of extraordinary soldiers. Pumpkin Scissors is already a long series of stories and may only be beginning, while Bride of Adarshan tells a single short story. They have similar shortcomings—unexplained and weak parts of the story—but both end up having a similar charming feeling.