 If you liked
Kenpuu Denki Berserk
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Vinland Saga
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Both shows that are very serious, gritty and down to earth and based on somewhat classic manga series.
Berserk in particular was a huge trend setter and has had a major influence on the 'dark fantasy' genre.
Vinland Saga and Berserk both take place during similar time periods. They both have gritty settings and both stories remain quite psychological. They're both layered shows with good character development that has real depth.
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Recommended by mistersunday
The action scenes in both anime are very similar although Berserk would be considered a dark fantasy and Vinland Saga is considered Historical Fiction. They have very similar themes with both of the main protagonists being from destitute backgrounds.
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Recommended by Onodera1007
Gritty, action packed, medieval anime about a young, battle hardened main character seeking revenge.
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Recommended by SadSceneryBoi
Just like Berserker, Vinland Saga has a cute long-haired twink who gets ruined because of his own ambitions. There also is a plot about revenge in both shows or something like that but I don't really care about that and neither should you.
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Recommended by Blacklotuszeruel
Both Berserk's Golden Age arc and Vinland primarily deal with medieval warfare, strategy, and politics. Both series have mostly gray character designs, but not for all characters. E.g. Thorkell in Vinland and Adon Coborlwitz in Berserk are stereotypical shounen characters. Vinland's Thorfinn is borderline between angry shounen edgelord and seinen gray, more so then Bererk's Guts. Vinland lacks the romance and supernatural aspects Berserk has, and puts more emphasis on the political dimension instead. The coverage of military action is similar.
both are very dark and are placed in the middle ages
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Recommended by whitepeople
Both have strong philosophies about war, success, life and death. Set in medieval era in Europe. Include strong charismatic characters and amazing stories.
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Recommended by HanezeveAbyss
Strong and likable characters paired up alongside a super badass revenge plot as well as a middle age setting world. They also excel when it comes to antagonist writing and character dynamics can be viewed as somewhat similar in both series
They both involve swordfighting and end with a cliffhanger that changes both mcs lives. Berserk's ending especially tells you to "Just go read the manga b****es!"
In essence, Berserk (1997) is very similar to Vinland Saga. Both are historical war dramas and the stories have comparable progression. The main characters - Guts and Thorfinn, respectively - are fueled by a desire for revenge, though this theme manifests a lot earlier in Vinland Saga. Gore, mature dialogues, dark twists and a heavy atmosphere are central to both anime. The most noticeable difference is the setting. Berserk (1997) has a medieval environment, whereas Vinland Saga takes place in the Viking era.
This is the story of two rivals, one of them our main protagonist a blockhead, hopeless, filled with grief, and strong dude that encounters a smart, loyal and stronger dude, and our main protagonist is obligated to join the others dude team, both of this dudes have a really tense relantionship between one and other because of the circunstances of the story
Also seinen with the difficult fate of the character and his contradictory way of overcoming problems and further development as a person.
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Recommended by CudyTwitos
Both series deal with the life of a young teenager in a dark, medieval English territory. Both are not afraid to push the boundaries of subject matter, including blood, gore, and violence, and yet both are incredibly beautiful, harsh, and telling when they need to be. Both go hand-in-hand, and you should watch one if you haven't seen the other.