Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Andres Rosel Berserk 1997 is to me the best anime out there, it's pretty much a shame that Berserk 2016, 2017 and the "Golden Arc" movies are so bad.It tells a compelling story mainly about 3 characters and how their relationship starts and evolves through time. The thing about Berserk is that all the characters, even secondary, support characters are very interesting and it's pleasing and exciting to watch them every moment you watch the show. It has a very unique way those relationships between characters is and evolves.There's action, drama and some funny moments. I was completely stupefied while watching every episode. I had to read the manga after watching the show, which is also superb.Don't listen to people who say the animation looks too old, this is traditional animation, they also use moving images in an amazing way to tell the story I've never seen done in any other anime or series.The only "bad" thing about this is that it ends in a cliffhanger and the new seasons or adaptations are awful in every sense of the word. And that the manga isn't over yet, too many hiatuses. In any case, I'd highly recommend this anime to anyone.

Johnny H. I've seen reviews saying that the animation for Berserk isn't very good. I disagree; at times its high-detail is quite remarkable, and the action is very well done. I do admit that in spite of some of the otherwise amazing shots here and there, it does falter in some areas. However, the story and sheer sense of tragedy in the show is rarely seen in animation, Japanese or not.Berserk is memorable, over the top at times, but always watchable. Its pacing is universally appealing and there's a good sense of tension and unpredictability. this is an anime that can be appreciated as a television show, not just an animation show.Please give this 90s gem a watch.

fullmetalgear Berserk is nothing short of a masterpiece. It is purely a masterpiece. The characters go deeper than you could ever expect. The music is amazing, the only song I do not feel is pure perfection is ball, it tries to sound orchestrated, but fails.The only flaw realistically, is the animation, it appears dated and is a clear sign of the times, however this is negated completely, there is a HD remaster and the animation being dated is no excuse not to watch this series, some of the greatest anime are over 35 years old. The dub is worth watching over the sub, the voice acting fits all the characters, Guts sounds like a hardened warrior, Griffith a passionate leader, Corkus an arrogant, selfish fool. If you haven't seen berserk, then go, watch it now.

Jerry M This is an anime I have been wanting to watch for a really long time and kept delaying it until recently and I feel quite underwhelmed about it.The setting between the two kingdoms fighting for 100 years tends to remind me of the war fought between England and France. I noticed that Guts and Griffith were character types that inspired the RPG games Final Fantasy 4, 7 & 9. For example noticing the similarities in between Cloud and Guts, and Sephiroth and Griffith. The character design and setting similar to FF 9 for instance look at the Knights of Pluto, the design of the castles, Kuja and Griffith etc. It tends to show how much Berserk has inspired and intrigued those who direct and produce media as well as the fans of course.Its mainly about the Band of the Hawk led by Griffith which is a mercenary force who collects loot and progressively gains honours in the Kingdom. On their way they eventfully meet Guts who in some ways is like Miyamoto Mushashi. There is a variety of characters that make the cut scenes very interesting and at times quite melodramatic. Along with that there are some moments that appear to be on the razor's edge, for some it can well excite. How much one can anticipate develops by each episode, really wanting to find out how it turns out.Just how the makers animated this is quite typical of anime back in 1997 as good at it was. What really makes this visually appealing is the cinematography, choreography and character design that tend to make the scenes strong in their feelings. The scene of Casca telling her story to Guts about how herself and Griffith met stands out right now.The ending is very dark (if depicting demons is), very twisted and very early. As I have found, the manga is still going since 1990 and that the manga picks up from the ending as well as including more characters since the start. If its one lesson I learned its that before watching anime its better to know such details before.Berserk is a very graphic and towards the end a very dark anime so if you arranged to watch this for the first time with a child you would be better off swapping out this anime for something else entirely. The dialogue tend to be very strong and may not be as easily dismissed or brushed aside as a more mature person can compared to a child after watching it.By watching this it can be seen that the makers of this understand Medieval Europe quite well in terms of living conditions, mannerisms etc. They managed to make a very good fantasy setting based on Medieval times and those who like a good story would be glad watching this, especially if you do not mind attending to the manga also. Have fun watching this!