Centuria

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We have Berserk at home.

Story

Centuria is a weird mix of Berserk (dark fantasy), Vinland Saga (healing from trauma), and a bit of Lovecraftian horror. Then you water it down to be less gore-y. It is an interesting attempt to blend those 3 things.

The only issue I have with the reading is the pacing is horrible. Early in (chapter 1-10)a single fight feels like it is less then a chapter. Then later on (chapter 11 onwards) the plot drags on. We stay on a single event for maybe 2.5-3 chapters. Maybe don't binge read it really. IMO, If the mangaka nails down the pacing ... it would be way better and be nice if there was some lighter more comedic bits. Doesn't have to be heavy all the time.

Art

Ok.....Damn. Brother Bear has some arms to create some of panels.

Overall
7/10. A small bit overhyped but still worth the time

I don't think this is a necessarily bad manga, but I don't think this style of series meshes well with some of the Lovecraftian themes the story initially tries to capture. The art and creature designs are beautiful and convey a sense of horror that is unfortunately missing in the narrative. This is a very light dark-fantasy, which may appeal to some, but isn't really for me. Dark themes are mostly just dabbled in, and then shied away from. It's very early on, so it still has a chance to pivot in a more interesting or different direction. At least worth a look.

Centuria's first few chapters seemed really promising, with it's dark atmosphere, Lovecraftian creatures and unforgiving world, but then characters start acting like they're in a children series, with everything being black and white, villains being comically evil and the heroes being little angels from god, mc is as naive as a toddler, characters win battles with the power of friendship and all.

Very disappointing, this is a generic shonen series trying to pretend it's mature with GORE and over rendered backgrounds, non-powered characters in full armor moving like they're weightless, even the art that felt was incredible in the first couple of chapters started showing cracks, ... clothes look like they're made of stone, odd head/face proportions and expressions, plus the crazy giant hands and bulky forearms, makes everything look odd and the author seems really proud of the way they draw them, it's constantly the focus of some panels.

As i consume more and more manga/anime i realize that 90% of everything coming out is trying to cater to the biggest demographic out there and that's the casual reader that has read five manga or that just doesn't mind reading the same thing over and over again, i'm not saying using stereotypes, archetypes and tried and true formulas are a bad thing, but if you're doing in the most surface level possible, i don't really get what we're supposed to take away from this piece of art called manga, that at this time has nothing interesting to offer.