Berserk (TV Series 1997-1998) Review: Blood, Rage, Revenge

Berserk is an anime set in medieval times. I don’t want to spoil the anime, so I will just give an brief overview. Berserk is an anime with the main protagonist being Guts. It centers around Guts struggles to find a place to call home in the beginning, then finally finding one, then going on a killing spree for revenge. There is a lot of gore in this anime and the manga. If you’re someone that can look past that then you’re in for a treat. The best thing this anime has going for it is it’s attention to characterization. All the characters in this anime are well developed. The story of this anime tells makes you have sympathy for the characters. The main character of this anime is less heroic and more amoral than other heroes. This makes Guts more human than other heroes. The questionable decisions he makes come from his philosophy that strength is the only thing you need. He is also not someone overly powerful like superman. He always have to find up new ways to overcome a new enemy. The meat of the story happens in the manga which continues where the anime leave off.

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