This is my first review so i am sorry if its bad.

I started reading berserk because of the cliffhanger ending that the anime left with, who couldn't resist!

story: 9
i gave the story 9 because it's an interesting, original story line that makes you want to read on. usually fantasy story lines go over the top, but in this case berserk was just the right amount of gore, supernatural and war but it wasn't completely overrun by it. i don't want to give any spoilers, but if you have seen the anime the chapters where the anime leaves off, the story line starts getting more interesting. the only flaw in the story that i think it only deserves a 9 because some parts drag on a bit, the parts where the story has to develop and nothing much is happening.There is a lot of nudity and sex scenes in this manga but don't let this put you off if you're not a fan of that sort of stuff because it's not there for the fun it helps develop the story and characters.

art: 10
i gave the art 10 because every page in this manga is a piece of art work, Kentaro Miura's art is outstanding and if you are lucky enough to own a volume of this manga you will treasure it forever. The art is so detailed and very unique no others compare.

character: 9
the characters in berserk are portrayed perfectly, guts/gatts the swordsman goes through many hardships and his personality shown in the manga show realistically how he would be after these struggles. You can see the relationship between guts and griffith change and warp throughout the manga. Also you see the relationship between guts and casca develop, the emotions are portrayed perfectly.

enjoyment: 9
i don't give tens easily so i am only giving it a 9 for enjoyment. the art, the characters and the story line overall made it a very enjoyable manga and i can't wait for a new chapter.

overall: 9
as i said i don't give tens easily plus also the fact earlier about the story being boring in a few (very few) parts. the story is one of a kind and anyone even considering reading this manga should just go for it, it has everything gore, war, huge swords, battles,nudity, witches, trolls, demons, gods and touching relationships.

berserk is one of my all time favorite manga.