I read the more modern but quite complex (when explaining what's happening) and I thoroughly enjoyed wrapping my mind around it, as my first read. Now Let's get down to business...
The ART IS BEAUTIFUL. I can't imagine the time they must've took with all those details. I mean it takes months/year to update so that says something. I could put it in a museum and just be enthralled looking at it. In my screen, Berserk showed me their world as if it's just outside my door.
10/10 This manga is different, feels different; the weight is heavier than any other mangas I've read. It's very selfish and just pure evil. To write a character like that- just what is going on in your head Kentaro...
A man annihilating every devil he encounters. That's basically the plot. But he's only a man, what can a man do against the never ending spawn of satans? While reading the first thing I think about is- he's tired, very very tired. And then I see the fights coming up, I'm so depressed and drained for him. But it really makes what he wants to protect worthwhile. What he's trying to do is worth it. It's so conflicting and frustrating- all these emotions I've never felt before are so strong and hard to contain that's why whenever he swings that sword, I feel satisfaction. Though the enraged emotions dissipates and comes back till now, at the very least seeing his rage calms me down. As if he's a sacrifice that will take all the suffering to cleanse the turbulence in your heart and head. Whenever they fight back it's so refreshing that it makes me giddy. In all anime and manga I've seen, THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN LONGING FOR. Casca (the second in command of Griffith) she's the strongest woman I've seen. Just the fact that the berserker trusts his back to her means she earned it (and an obvious indicator that she's hella strong) I admire her, the band of the Hawks, Guts, the characters in here are truly amazing.
Having Casca as his mutual also gave me strength, even though I'm not there- I understand how important and amazing Casca is. I, myself, have fallen in love with her. She keeps me going in real life as well, add Guts' perseverance and here I am, better than my former self. Of course they're only fiction but this manga showed me romance. A manga made me feel what love is like... all the romance in the world and here I found it in these war companions. I love those two. Gutsca are deeply part of my life now.
This is an unforgettable experience, I wasn't able to sleep properly if I don't read a few chapters, I learned that the more I try to be lazy about it, the more hours I'll spend on it later :3
It's enjoyable, be patient and keep on going. I promise it's really beautiful (｡・//ε//・｡) such masterpiece shouldn't be missed out.
To those people who can't get enough, watch reactions vid, it makes me happy seeing we're all threading to the same wavelength. Feeling and thinking the same thing ^^
and lastly,
I hate you Griffith.
