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Berserk - War Cry (Episodes 1-5 with Collectors Case)

Berserk - War Cry (Episodes 1-5 with Collectors Case)

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: A lot missing...
Review: Unfortunately, Berserk starts strong, and gets progressive weaker. The first episode is the actual resolution of events as they stand. Much like the current Star Wars trilogy, you know what's going to happen, so where's the suspense?

Although it is beautifully done, it isn't very well done. The story starts with a blast, and events get more and more repetitive until around number 18, when things get turned upside down. Again, with the ending known at the beginning, the suspense is quite minimal.

At the end, things take a gruesome turn, and stops just short of the story actually getting interesting.

All in all, it really should have been completed before releasing. There would be more to look forward to. It's a good view, but not a good buy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Insane
Review: The only way I can describe the Berserk series is RIDICULOUSLY INCREDIBLE! The depth of the story and the characters' design and development is unmatched by almost any other anime series. It deals with dark issues that from child hood molded Guts (or Gatsu to some) into a warrior with a will power that far surpasses that of any ordinary man. I've already purchased the Japanese version and I can truely say the dialogue is very well done in the English translation. This is easily one of THE best DVD's that I own. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Not for the Faint of Heart
Review: This anime is one of the rare ones out there.
Great story, plot, characters, and animation flow together to create masterpiece.
This series tackles things that American animation won't DARE touch. Child rape, rape, political schemes, and more.
Every episode is packed with gore and blood, so don't buy this unless you're ready for heavy duty violence.

Gatts, a dark swordsman with one eye and one arm with a HUGE sword and demonic mark of his neck, scours the world in search of revenge and demons. This anime series is his story, his past, a huge flashback telling how he got to where he is.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: best anime out there
Review: berserk is definitely one of the best anime you can find. It's just awesome. It has a very complex story with mature elements like love in it. Central themes of berserk are "chasing ones dream" and "the evil coming out of human". This is a creation in the highest level. The character are well-grounded, the plot is unpredictable, everything is just perfect. Plus there's lots of action in it. The drawings are beautiful. This is it!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Best Anime Ever
Review: I saw this anime when it was not released in america and it was in Japanese. It kicked soo much .... Every episode had action in it although the ending might be dissapointing.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Black Swordsman's tale cuts to the heart - literally
Review: Berserk simply put redefines the genre of fantasy anime. It eschews the typical fantasy archetypes and instead forges onto a manaically addicting, exciting, and incredibly disturbing new path that leaves one wanting more, oh so much more after its completion.

Admist the blood, death, and carnage their are genuine questions about man and his place in society, his ability to deal with his darker urges and perhaps even find himself somewhere in the process. Be forewarned though this is not a happy go lucky lets take a romp through the forest and fight the mean ol' dragon anime. Berserk pulls no punches. This is serious mature subject matter. What the characters find in themselves and each other is not always easy to digest and those last moments...they wound, they captivate, they mesmerize, and will leave you dumbfounded staring at the screen long after its completion.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Not for the weak of mind or heart!
Review: This is the best anime I have seen. ... The storyline is bold and daring. Not for the weak of mind or heart. This is a tale that grips your soul and leaves you breathless at the end! I suggest finding the translated mangas of what happens after the end... I found them and they made the series ecen better. A good view for any mature anime fan. It is not for 'children.'

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Based on the continuing masterpiece of Kentarou Miura
Review: This anime is based on the still ongoing manga works of Kentarou Miura. This anime series covers manga's 1 to the mid point of 13. That manga series that is still unfinished is actually up volume 22 at the moment. Hopefully after it's completion non japanese readers, will be able to see it's ending with a 2nd anime series.

This is one of the deeper anime's you will find. The story is very involved, the characters are well developed and the situations are very extreme. This is not a story that anyone would want spoiled for them before they saw it, so I will spare potential buyers from any dissapointment :). I will just say, after seeing animes like NGE, cowboy bebop, Trigun, Kenshin, Escalfowne, and many other well done shows, this anime took a huge jump to #1 on my list.

Just to add, this anime is not for the weak of heart, the hero of the story doesn't take prisoners, and the color red flows strong :) Enjoy.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Greatest. Anime. Ever.
Review: This is by far the best anime I have ever seen. Perhaps only Cowboy Bebop even comes close. It has everything - violence, love, character development, more violence, and just plain old anime goodness. In short, you should be ecstatic that its finally here and stop reading and order!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: The show just seems unfinished
Review: Before you Berserk fanatics start complaining about the score, let me just say that Berserk really is a wonderfull anime, and one of the best series of all time. The show includes a surprisingly rich story, which is also quite dark for a TV show. Unfortunately, after watching an imported DVD set, it seems that the series' producers spent more resources than necessary on the first episodes, and didn't quite realize that the story needed to fit in a single TV season.

The reason I say that is because they left a HUGE gap in the storyline. The story does reach an ending, but some very important pieces of the storyline were skipped.

A series with such high production values should not have this sort of problem. Thankfully the manga includes what was left out. In fact, I hope that someone picks up the manga and decides to continue producing this wonderful series. A story this good deserves a more complete series.


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