A review by storyorc
Berserk, Vol. 1 by Kentaro Miura

adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

If you can manage to read the first few pages through rolling your eyes, it's a decent grimdark adventure. Cool monster design, cool weapons, badass protagonist and a comfortable episodic travelling merc kind of pace with a hint at the overarching quest via the brand. I hope that fairy thing dies next volume though. Hard to say if I like Guts for Guts or just because I've heard he becomes a much more developed character down the line. For the moment, the parts that are there to make you empathise with him are pretty transparent, but there is a smidge of nuance in how clearly in denial he is about not caring about innocents caught in the crossfire.