Later I discovered the reason I didn't like the first episode was because I didn't know what happeed because it was a recap for the ending.
Story: 8/10
The story was pretty engaging through out the show. Its mostly character driven which usually will make stories in anime better. The story is usually one thing after another mostly. The story isn't really made up of arcs but its a story that fully connects.
Art 7/10
The art is pretty normal for it's time but it's nice to look at it has nice landscapes and backgrounds and the characters are nicely designed. The animation is where it kind of knocks it down a few points. The animation was old which I don't mind at all. I'm just being honest with what I'm saying.
Music 7/10
The music is a hit or miss mostly. The opening is pretty bad. For an anime like this you'd want a pretty appealing opening especially for music. But that's really the worst part. The ending on the other hand, was ok sounding. The ending I would assume might be an aquired taste. But I LOVE the OST to the show mostly from this one song that comes on during emotional scenes and the preview song
Characters 10/10
If I'm talking about the main 3 characters they're some of the greatest and most original characters. I can't say that about the side cast because they don't get much screen time. But let's just talk about the 3 characters. Guts is pretty much the perfect main character. Guts is one of the most badass characters i've seen in a show. He also goes through some of the most character development through out the series. Griffith is also pretty likable. It later turns out he's more of a villain to the series. But he's one of the most complex I've seen. Finally I will talk about Casca who ends up going through a lot of development as well. You see her grow to like Guts better throughout.
Enjoyment 8/10
Now this part is where i'm going to talk about it's very fatal flaw which is the ending. BUT I WON'T SPOIL ANYTHING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T WATCHED IT YET. The ending of Berserk is probably the worst ending I've ever seen in an anime. It makes a masterpiece look like trash. But that's the only problem with my enjoyment because this is actually a very plausible show.
Overall 9/10
All though the ending was horrible and killed the show for me a little bit I would still give this show an overall 9/10 Maybe it's a little inaccurate mostly because of it's ending and the minor problems like the opening song but this anime is one I do like a lot still. Berserk is a show I highly recommend to anyone and most of all horror and action fans
