BERSERK BABYYYYY!!!!! IT'S THE ONE. THE ONLY. THE LEGEND. NOTHING BEATS IT, THE KING OF THE KINGS, THE GOD OF THE GODS. IT STANDS ALONE AS THE BEST MANGA EVER WRITTEN. YOU SIMPLY CAN'T BEAT THE SHEER AMOUNT OF PURE TESTOSTERONE THAT GOES IN GUTZ'S VEINS. LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Now seriously. It's perfect. I read every day since more than 20 years ago. Everything has a flaw, some kind of hole, not Berserk. It truly reigns as immaculate. The characters, the art, the world, the very impact of it's premise of fighting against destiny. An impossible fight against god himself, that, is every men's romance. It redefined what a manga even is, and changed the industry forever. There are chapters with 1 text bubble, and you understand everything just by looking at the character's faces. It talks about strenght, weakness, inner and outer turmoil, surrendering and dying fighting. Men growing into monsters and monsters growing into men. It's truly perfect. Nothing I will ever read will make me feel what I read whenever I open a page of Berserk, and that does nothing but filling my soul with grief. If you read it, do yourself a favor and listen to the original soundtrack of Susumu Hirasawa from the old anime. The new anime has bangers too. Inferno, Sign, Sign 2, Aria, Hai Yo, Forces, Gutz and Blood and of course, "My brother, the dragonslayer". It truly is the definition of peak, and every person that declares liking not manga, but any good story, should read it... May your soul rest forever in peace Kentaro Miura. I thank you for your work from the depths of my soul. 18 hours of work a day every day for 36 years. He wasn't only a genius, he was an admirable professional that poured his very soul into his work.