A wonderful insight to the realities of modern people's issues and traumas with a supernatural twist, including perspectives from the bottom of society to the top.
The art is top notch, facial expressions and details are a high point of this manga, with most characters having immensely detailed and believeable faces and emotions. The way their inner demons are manifested as supernatural forms are incredibly interesting and creative.
Characterisation is amazing, tackling modern topics that are very serious including a doctor's son repressing his desire to be a woman was very beautifully put from my perspective. Each character has a lot of growth even those
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Apr 20, 2021
The pinnacle of dark-fantasy. This classic story is the inspiration for so many works of art, including the Dark Souls franchise.
The main character Guts is the embodiment of struggle and the idea of extreme hardship elevating someone beyond human, even without supernatural powers. His life and growth is one of the saddest but must humbling stories of a unfortunate protagonist that is faced continually with events that would traumatize most men, but he somehow keeps going. The art of Berserk is peerless, most pages could be blown up and put on a wall as stand-alone piece of work. Details are immense and sometimes even ... 
Aug 8, 2015
Bakemonogatari
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Really good start to an amazing series. It's even better the second time through with all of the witty dialogue and character build-up. You can see how they've grown from this point compared to the later series.
The show can be a little hard to pick up but just keep an open mind and observe what's happening between the characters and I'm sure you'll come to love them. Keep in mind they like to mess with each other quite a bit :) Be sure to expect some quirky behavior sometimes, but it's also not all fun and games as you'll see. Every so often shit ... |
