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79. Berserk
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@TazzyBoyIsHere

Im just gonna assume Tazzy was nominating the 1997 Berserk because why the hell would anyone nominate the 2016 version (plus I havent seen that version)? Berserks mostly a solid fantasy series, though with pretty minimal magic (I think the manga has more of it? I generally only read finished manga, and while I wouldve thought a 1997 manga would be finished by now, Berserk is a very special series). I enjoy fantasy quite a lot. Its my favorite genre of fiction, and there have been many times that Ive watched an anime just because its fantasy. The best thing about the recent isekai trend is how many of the shows involve cool fantasy elements (the worst thing is everything else). While Berserks more serious fantasy isnt quite as much my thing, the execution is good enough that it doesnt really matter. Guts is a badass protagonist, and Griffith was a cool best friend too. Cascas not so great, but eh. The series builds things up well, from small scale battles to huge wars, and we get to see people make decisions that alter the course of nations (and of course, nations make decisions that alter the course of certain peoples lives as well). The battles are all awesome and are the best part of the series. Seeing Guts win against impossible odds is super cool. The twists and turns the story takes are certainly interesting, though painful to watch. The Eclipse is a pretty insane note to end a series on. I think it made me like the show less overall. It was just too much. I really do want to read the manga at some point. Would be great to see what happens next...
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