I’ve personally never watched or read any of it, and I doubt I will after hearing that SA is pretty much an essential part of the work’s story. However, hearing how much of an influence it’s been to FromSoft, I wonder what the community thinks about Berserk.
I tried to check it out after hearing about how much it has influenced Zaki’s work, but I couldn’t even get through the first chapter. Just too dark and edgy for me to enjoy. Teenaged me would have loved it, though.
Yeah, and you also can spend the first arc wondering why do you have to care about this motherfucker you are following around., but if anyone is interested and wants to give it a try I’d suggest sticking to it and read the Golden Age arc which is the most iconic (and for good reason) and if it doesn’t hook you there, then it’s definitely not for you. It starts in vol. 3.
Tbh, on this day and age… I wish each chapter or volume had detailed content warnings 'cause some of it gets super rough, idk if an index for that exists somewhere. Still, the art is superb so I still recommend. Just proceed with caution.