Why is Berserk perfect? Well to start it doesn't care to dance around harsh subjects or deeper topics. Things that lesser anime would take time to develop and establish Berserk just outright asks you a philosophical question before the goddamned opening. A question no human is able to answer. After that it moves on to the opening which can be perfectly summized as the best and worst thing that has ever happened as background footage of mass suicide gets thrown on screen with complete disregard for the readiness of those watching. Others may call this careless, I call it a great way to curate the audience. Berserk doesn't waste it's time over explaining things for the viewers in ways other anime does. People are able to tell whether or not they will enjoy their time watching the show within the first 5 minutes or less. This is all without having even gotten into an episode yet.
Chances are if you're here you don't need a summary of the entire series plus an hour long rundown of my life story so to get to the point let's talk about things people don't like about Berserk and why I think they shouldn't be seen as negatives. Much like the opening to the show a lot of what is seen can be interpreted as dogshit to put it bluntly. However upon closer inspection I think you'll be able to find the reasons psychos like me love this show BECAUSE of it's "flaws". To start how about the sound track? Well you should know it's one of the best sound tracks to an anime I've ever heard. On par with the likes of AoT except Berserk only uses two damn songs. The animation can only be described as the highest quality power point presentation I've ever seen. The art looks like it was copied and pasted straight from the Manga because it probably was. The voice acting sounds real like the actors convincing me that these characters exist. This amalgamation of so-called "flaws" is bound to turn most people off, but perhaps for a reason I can't properly explain I seem to have fallen in love with it. Berserk is honestly a gift to humanity in the same way it is a blight on the face of the Earth. Just as many people I talk to seem to hate the series as much as others love it. It has somehow found this harmony within the universe that I couldn't imagine was possible.
On another, more serious note. I noticed on repeat viewings you can actually end up sympathizing and changing your stances on the different characters. When I first watched this show I had thought it was pretty black and white with a "good and evil" type deal. Their motivations and actions can paint a different picture when you tackle this show from a different angle, and it's one of the reasons I love to rewatch it so much.
TLDR: I could never properly explain my love for Berserk. Is it some transcendental entity or law forcing me to rave about it? Is it like the hand of God choosing what I like? All I know is I have no control, even over my own review.
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