Berserk Vol. 1: War Cry

Pros: Intellectual plot and characters, with beautiful art and music.
Cons: A little confusing with very adult themes and content.

Berserk Volume 1: War Cry, is the beginning of one of the best anime I have ever seen. The story stars Guts, a.k.a the Black Swordsman, as he looks back on his life. A life filled with tragedy, love, angst, and most importantly war. Along with the other...

Pros: Good art and animation, great plot, and (amazingly) good dubbing
Cons: I didn't rent the rest of the series at the same time

This DVD is the first in a series taken from a Japanese television show. If only we had things this good on TV here in the USA, we might well put the video rental stores out of business. The first episode starts at the end of the story in a town...

Pros: Excellent story and twist
Cons: Very Dark and a little too short

I have never heard anything about this series before my friend handed it to me 2 years ago. I reques ...

Pros: Wow mind blowing storying, Great Action, Fast Paced
Cons: Some stuff has been changed from orignal Manga and Eng Dub's arent great

Volume 1 of Berserk begins wtih the story of the Black Swordsman, the Black Swordsman is on the que ...

Pros: Ooh…what’s gonna happen next??
Cons: Pay attention or you could get lost.

In this world, man’s destiny is controlled by some transcendental entity of law. At least man knows he has no control over his own will. We begin the story with someone calling himself the Black Swordsman who is after a demon. Who is he? ...

Pros: Non-stop action. Compelling characters. Big f@cking sword.
Cons: Bloody. Sometimes the animation looks a bit dated. Surround mix could be a little better.

Wow. What a series. But, first things first.... At first viewing, I didn't get this series (or ...