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4.0 out of 5 stars Review From a New Anime Fan, Oct 13 2003

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"humnummahumma" (Gilbert, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berserk - Season One (The Complete Collection) (DVD)

I rented this series on a couple suggestions from some anime fans I know. I had only seen Cowboy Bebop prior to this, and I enjoyed that series. Berserk was such a pleasant surprise to me, I found that I couldn't wait to get home from work so that I could see what was going to happen next to these endearing characters.

Now for the caveats --

VIOLENCE: There is violence here. Lots and lots of blood. In fact, it often sprays like a garden hose.

SEX: There is some nudity and sexual situations. Not a lot of them, but there's a scene on the last episode that some people may find schocking.

UNFINISHED?: Speaking of the last episode, you may find the entire last episode disturbingly loose-ended. I still find myself wanting more, but I think it just means I really enjoyed the series.

SPECIAL FEATURES: I'm not sure about the box set, since it hasn't yet been released as of this writing, but the series released by Media Blasters had some hilarious OUTTAKES which had me laughing out loud. Very entertaining extra feature.

The storyline is very satisfying. There are significant milestones throughout; not just a lot of build-up for one great climactic ending. Meaningful happenings occur on a regular basis, and there are many subtle underlying themes that I missed the first time 'round. The English voices are surprisingly good. There are the occasional cheesy actors who shout too much, but you get used to that before long. The animation is a combination of still comic-book-style shots and animated scenes. They combine the two effectively.

From a new anime viewer, I highly recommend this one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Berserk.....the anime, Nov 1 2004

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SoCal Berserker (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berserk - Season One (The Complete Collection) (DVD)

First of all for anyone who is not familiar with Berserk, it is based upon the japanese manga series. the anime only goes up to volume 12 of the manga series. the manga series is up to volume 28 and it is STILL GOING. when people say that the anime has a bad ending...they really have no idea what they are talking about cause the story has not ended yet. that "ending" that they are talking about is only the end of that chapter or volume. the berserk story is the best story that i have been fortunate enough to have come across. i really suggest getting the mangas which have been translated into english and are being published by Darkhorse comics. currently the translated mangas are only up to volume 6. but you can read them online if you go to thespectrum.net/berserk. berserk is not only the best anime, but its the best manga and story EVER!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal, Mar 22 2009

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This is hands down the greatest anime I have ever watched. A very gripping and compelling story, with characters that you can really root for or despise appropriately. It is very shakespearan and over the top at times, but at other times very real and quite effective playing on base human emotions. To get the most out of this anime I recommend listening to it with Japanese audio and english subtitles. 5/5 star anime.

I wish someone would step out and pick this anime back up, not unlike Hajime No Ippo was recently started back up; but it seems doubtful as this series obviously does not have the marketing potential and the 1,000 of little goodies and merchandise spin-offs that are possible with franchises like Naruto or Pokemon. Mature themed animes seem to be a dying breed... sadly.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Berserk is just simply a masterpiece!
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Published on July 5 2004 by Ramona D. Carpenter

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