Wrote a review on this, here it is:
https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2018/07/25/berserk/
So yeah I really wasn't interested in reading this series for a long time. It's gotten a reputation as a dark fantasy series for teens or something, I feel. Lots of talk about how it's full of rape, lots of talk about the Eclipse, lots of talk about how awesome and actiony it is. There's not that much rape (what is there is often handled shockingly well), the Eclipse isn't the only good thing about the series by a longshot, and yes it's full of great action but that is surely not why it's so beloved and still being discussed despite hiatus after hiatus, and almost thirty years of publication as of this writing. There's a lot that makes Berserk truly incredible, and the main thing is that it's a fantastic journey and a cut-through-your-heart tragedy.