Masterpiece. There are many words that come into mind when thinking about Berserk, but only one includes them all: MASTERPIECE. A life's work for its author and a life's read for me. Not only hypnotizingly beautiful, but so deeply thoughtful that makes Tolkien's childish tales seem like Teletubbies. Good and bad (God and Devil) are only terms (ideas) born from our fears. There is no good-bad and only one of them wins.There is only human and human means endless tragedy and shivering beauty. To fully enjoy it you have to be patient and examine everything around you, as you must in real life. A true masterpiece that only Japanese minimalism (the beauty of the simple) and openmindedness could make possible...

... Last updated on December 31st, 2008, 9:52am

This is, by far, my favorite manga. There are VERY few mangas out there that have over 300 chapters and have you wishing for much more. Someone here wrote that it has no character development- are you freaken shi**ing me? Repeating old themes... REPEATING? Berserk IS an old theme, it has been going since the 80s. I am not going to get into too much detail, because a lot of people have already done that here, but I'll just say it again- Berserk is meant for a mature audience, if One Piece and etc. is in your top 3 you probably won't like Berserk.
P.S- Berserk is the ONLY manga that I read all over again (thrice)

For me, this is one of the best manga that I've ever read. Yes, it does take quiet a while to really enjoy the artwork and the raw emotion of the manga. I'm not gonna criticize the people who rate this manga badly, but do please don't rate it if you haven't even read past 1st volume.
There are some people who take these reviews seriously and anyone can try out any manga at the first chapter or two as it only takes 2 minutes. What they want to know is how the manga develops and you should really rate it as a whole. There are tons of manga out there that I don't read past 1st volume, but I never rate it 1 or 2 just because its not my type of manga.
Anyway back to berserk, it is quiet gory but the violence isn't pointless. Do keep away if you don't like these things used as a medium to deliver the storyline. The artwork at the beginning of the series does need some improvement, in which it did improve at the later part of the series. And oh yeah this has the longest update ever for any manga (about 5 chapters a year?). So consider that advance warning.

... Last updated on November 19th, 2008, 10:09am

too be honest i love this manga... but the only real time this series goes above and beyond the standard is "The Golden Age" everything else is just a repeat over and over and over and over and over... kinda like gantz.

I'm not going to praise this manga with fancy long paragraphs, or by dissing other mangas in my comment. I'll simply state that Berserk is...raw emotion.

That's the best way to describe it.

Also - while the current chapters have a mesmerizing amount of beauty and detail, they come out at a rate of...um...4 chapters a year or so? Don't expect this manga to finish in the author's lifetime.

At first i was discouraged to reading this because of the well written bad reviews however after reading the first few volumes i'm starting to enjoy it...lets c if it'll continue that way

I love this manga. One of the best manga I've read. Usually all those big "good" manga people talk about usually get me bored after about 10 volumes. but his one, over 30 volumes. Soo good, stayed up all night reading. My friend introduced this to me last year. I read it during free time at school...I thought it was just a pointless, violence manga with no story line. so I stopped reading it. Another friend recommended it to me. she told me to go over at least 4 volumes. So I did, this manga was unbelievable. Its somehow shows history in a fantasy way. It captures a true picture of those dark times. They story is strong and deep (in a sense of complexity). There is much more to be said about this story. If you decide to read it, don't give up after a chapter or 2, read atleast the 1st 4 volumes.

This manga is excellent. Really quite wonderful. The art can be a bit sketchy at times, but thats just the affects.

Overall, its excellent. =D

... Last updated on March 7th, 2009, 9:17am

I have read blade of the immortal and other sword fighting manga. This is a masterpiece that could go on and on... And still won't free my thirst for more. The setting is just perfect with realism on how people were in the old times. How ignorant the christians were in the older times. It somehow points some true history but not in a direct way. Such how priests were in the old days and how women and children were raped.

This manga doesn't need art. The story itself will bring you to ecstasy. Questions will pop out like "How far will his rage bring him?" stuff like that. Besides he isn't the super hero everyone would imagine. Getting sliced up yet still somehow manages. It's just amazing. The anime isn't hardcore but the manga version really goes my style. Sex,Violence and a bit romance was the trigger. Add some magic in the final volumes = masterpiece. Adding a lord of the rings effect makes it even greater. It has the Conan the barbarian feel also. It really is the greatest sword manga ever. I give this a 10 rating. And amongst the 10 rating it deserves to be the top 1.

A hero shouldn't have a pretty face.
A hero shouldn't be immortal with special powers.
A hero shouldn't rely on purely magic and crappy effects like what (griffith) does.
A hero shouldn't get a chick he can obtain so easily.
A hero shouldn't be a small twirp.

A hero is a mental state.

A hero must struggle the impossible! And that is what makes berserk a unique story telling. The hero wasn't born to be a hero. He made his own destiny and cut his way through no matter if its cutting a child or an old man. A true swordsman slices his way through everything. No mercy! Off with the head! May it be a mortal or a god. Go gatz!

The entire mange doesn't even need to be a manga. It can be written in words and it would still be a master piece. It is 100% the story that fills me with excitement!

... Last updated on April 13th, 2008, 8:01am

This is a very good manga if you feel for reading a brutal manga for a change. If you don't like reading a manga which is mainly based on extreme violence you should'nt even bother reading it.
(if thats the case go read Mx0, it's a very funny and good manga with great characters and story without any violence)

Back to berserk.
I can't say the art is bad like some of you other dudes say, Imo the art in this manga really good, its dark and gloomy and fits the enviorment and the story like a hand in a glove

... Last updated on April 11th, 2008, 4:22pm