The reason I started Berserk was because it seemed to be considered the greatest manga ever written. People were constantly going on about how it's a great showcasing of human will power or something like that. It's been #1 on MAL's manga list and will probably continue to be for a long time.

My advice? Wait another 40-60 years before reading this. The current arc seems to be moving slowly and couple with the fact that the chapters come out whenever the mangaka gets around to it, it doesn't make for the most stable reading material. It's been publishing for over 20 years and only has about 300 chapters with no end in sight. This is one of the mangas I wish I had put on hold reading until it was finished (if it ever is)


That being said, Berserk isn't a horrible story. The thrill of "will Guts live or not" wasn't there for the Golden age arc, due to it being a flashback but it was interesting to see Guts compared to Griffith. However, I will say that the human aspect of Guts became lost once he obtained the Berserk armor; the inclusion of magic altogether kind of ruined it for me. Art and characters are both good, very detailed and easy to decipher.

Honestly, it's a manga worth reading. Just not now. Trust me, the wait between chapters will kill you, especially when a chapter with little progression shows up as a teaser after 5 months.