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...then you might like Versailles no Bara add

If Berserk had parents, they'd be Fist of the North Star and Versailles no Bara. The specific blend of shonen and shoujo tropes that Berserk exhibits owes a lot to Kentaro Miura's love of works like Versailles no Bara, and some events of the golden age arc of Berserk could almost be seen as an homage to it as a result. The settings are, as such, quite similar, barring certain events in Berserk that take things in a more gritty direction, while VnB is a character drama/tragedy set against the backdrop of the French revolution. Most would agree that the golden age arc of Berserk is the best segment of the manga, and also a tragedy akin to a stage play, and so if you liked it, you'd probably be amiss not to give VnB a read. If you liked VnB, then Berserk has some more of that tasty, tasty tight-knit character drama, though it comes with a side platter of raw viscera. Essentially: Berserk - like VnB but grittier, with some shonen elements. Obvious queer subtext. Love triangle stuff. Transforms into dark fantasy later. Versailles no Bara - like Berserk, but focused more on the character drama and intrigue elements. More shoujo elements, romantic undertones, etc. Arguably inspired the love triangle in the above. Obvious queer subtext.

If you liked Kenpuu Denki Berserk add

...then you might like Versailles no Bara add

From what I've read about Berserk's creator, Kentaro Miura, Berserk is essentially the world's best and most popular piece of Ladyhawk/Rose of Versailles/Fist of the North Star crossover fanfiction, with bits of Devilman thrown in. The golden age arc, which the original Berserk series adapts, borrows heavily from the motifs and character archetypes of Versailles no Bara, and even as a casual viewer, I can see the parallels, particularly if one has also seen the relatively obscure film Ladyhawk, of which Miura is a professed fan. Essentially, if you liked the golden age arc of Berserk, you'll probably like Versailles no Bara, and vice versa. Berserk is bloodier, and features slightly less in the way of shojo tropes, owing to its fusion of shonen elements into its manga 'DNA', but they're very similar in most ways that I feel matter.

If you liked Omoi no Kakera add

...then you might like Tsukiatte Agetemo Ii kana add

Well, if you want bittersweet ruminations on the nature of love, Omoi no Kakera has that down pat. It's another work that has some inkling of legitimate LGBT issues, much like How Do We Relationship. Essentially, they're both serious manga about being gay, and if you liked How Do We Relationship's moments of melancholy, you'll like OnK too. It won't be as fun, or as cute, but the atmosphere is very similar, and if HDWR is important to you, the stuff OnK talks about will likely be important to you too.