WARNING: This is a review of THE ACTUAL ANIME, not my BULLSH** preconcieved version of what it *should* be. I've judged Mr.2016 on what Mr.2016 offers. Nothing else.
Skip the next 3 paragraths (Between the arrows) for actual review.
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I realize manga readers have expectations. It's the best manga ever drawn, every stroke of his pencil exudes talent, purpose & love. It DESERVES to have an anime that lives up to it's brilliance. I can understand peoples disappointment when what they got is a seemingly rushed money-grab with cheap 3D animation. Hell, if fans weren't happy with Studio 4C's version then they're just guaranteed to
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be miserable with any adaptation barring a $100m masterpiece manga-clone with no music, perfect pacing, perfect animation & perfectly portrayed characters.
"They're making a mokery of Berserk. This isn't berserk! "Berserk is supposed to be dark and gritty, look at the bug eyes, his movements are stiff they use cheap sound effects. This is awful. They clearly dont understand what makes berserk good" an understandable 'guts' reaction... ;D Or is it?
I went into the show simply wanting to see what happens next to Guts an Casca..
Something we can all agree on? What a wonderful story berserk is. Mr.2016 might not be telling the story the way you expected nor wanted, but to let a preconcieved idea hurt your ability to enjoy a show? I'll judge the show based on it's own merits.
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Does the anime show enough of the masterpiece story to justify itself amongst other anime? Is it actually the flop people claim?
Should someone brand new to anime watch BERSERK?
;Or would they be better off never experiencing it simply because "it didnt adapt the manga the way I wanted"?? WE WILL FIND OUT NOW, because my opinion is always correct. YW
------------------> ART<----------------- 7 :)
Kept getting reminded of attack on titan while watching. Similar shading and artstyles. You could screenshot almost any point an the still-frames would look very similar to what an AOT still-frame would look like. I would argue the biggest factor in Berserk coming across as "ugly" is because it's not what people expected. Sure, the animation might be a bit stiff at times and the CG stands out a lot more than in AOT.. But the overall look is very similar.
Backgrounds look great, breathy views, a lot of details go into the set designs.
At times there are some amazing animation sequences, a lot of the "epic" moments from the manga have had extra effort an money invested into them and they look amazing. At times looks like it's pulled straight from the manga.
The style is definitely unique, the CG isn't for everyone, however the style grew on me very quickly and I begun to really enjoy it.
--------------->>>>CHARACTERS<<<<------ 7
I was actually a bit disappointed by the characters here. By far my favorite part of the original (and what got me so hooked on the series) was the characters. Guts, Casca & Griffiths character growth, and love-triangle (lol) was incredibly deep and meaningful, it gave a real intensity to the characters. That dynamic is defo missing in this arc...
. No one really develops at all through 2016s adaption (except the temporary characters). However, that's understandable as it takes place over a far shorter period of time (Kind of) but having those intense relationships missing from the plot hurt the story and characters imo.
--------------->ENJOYMENT<<<<<----------- 8
honestly.. so much fun. I binged the entire thing in 1 night. I used to regularly binge shows overnight but it has become less an less frequent with less good anime available to watch. This however wasn't even a challenge.
Every episode ended on a cliffhanger, I was always on the edge of my seat. Always wanting something to happen. Whether it was hoping Casca was okay, if Guts was gonna kill someone, if the dumb blonde woman would hurry up an die. I don't usually enjoy action anime that much, i get more excited for the characters but this defo kept me excited.
There is a lot of uhh... light hearted comedic moments too. I was told they were taken straight from the manga so it was obviously as intended.. I think some people would prefer the show be darker w/o those moments but they kept the show pacing at a good level. If anything it was too fast.. I would have much rather had 2-3 extra episodes for character development.
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My main issue with mr.2016 is that they like to tell & not show. The 97' version was happy to have long, drawn out pauses with nothing but Guts face. It let us get drawn in, feel for him, empathize with the characters, put ourselves in their shoes. It never really tried too hard to explain things. The characters felt that way, you either picked up on it or you didn't & that is 100% fine.
mr.2016 did do that, but not nearly as much. Guts always had a monologue in his head which I didn't like, there was never any need for it. I would rather just have the scene be silence and tension. It doesn't sound like a big complaint but to me... One of the big draw cards for berserk in the first place was that it never felt preachy, never felt like it was trying to convince you of anything. Guts was a bad ass, they didn't need to constantly point it out.
---------------->OVERALL<--------------------- 7.
Like really MAL peeps? 5000? I understand having a bad "gut" reaction to the art-style but do you people honestly think that an adaption of BERSERK the greatest manga ever written could be worse than all this other trash? Do you think so little of Berserk that you think the artstyle and missing parts of the manga could ruin it so much that it's worse than Fuuka?
So yes, it's underrated. I recommend 100%. Watch the original first, though.
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Skip the next 3 paragraths (Between the arrows) for actual review. --------------------------------------> I realize manga readers have expectations. It's the best manga ever drawn, every stroke of his pencil exudes talent, purpose & love. It DESERVES to have an anime that lives up to it's brilliance. I can understand peoples disappointment when what they got is a seemingly rushed money-grab with cheap 3D animation. Hell, if fans weren't happy with Studio 4C's version then they're just guaranteed to ... 
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