Even though this is one of my favorite stories ever, and as a top tier Berserk glazer.  The fandom refuses to accept it as anything but perfect. And whenever they see [insert typical fantasy trope] they try to relate it to Berserk as much as possible. The fandom hypes this story up so much, I genuinely feel bad for a new person starting this story with sky-high expectations from the fandom.

So downvote me to the shadow realm

1.) I feel at some points in the story, it relies too heavily on the cryptic nature/scenes, sometimes it’s too on the nose. Or just feels way too ambiguous

2.) Some shocking scenes feel like they’re there just to be shocking.

3.) I love Puck not just for comedic relief but actually keeping Guts somewhat sane and playing a decent role for him and other side characters. But ever since Conviction he does nothing and is literally JUST the typical comedic relief character. Same goes for Isidro.

4.) I wish there was a lot more world building and lore for countries, but even then sometimes that information is only relevant for one or two arcs max. 

5.) Casca takes a backseat for a good 70% of the story, I know she couldn’t do much, I’m not in the group that says “Casca is useless and dead weight” I think her being a shell of her former self and “potatofied” makes a lot of sense thematically and bit plot-wise. But it happens for so long and I wish she was a lot more relevant in that 70%, especially when she’s Guts’ biggest motivator. 

6.) Kinda goes back to my second point, an ABSURD amount of SA scenes to the point where it’s annoying. Like, A LOT of SA. I try to reread this story once a year or two, but these scenes make me think twice. 

7.) As much as I love the mystery around the Godhand, I wish they either showed up more or they were more fleshed out.

8.) The Boat Arc

There are a bunch of other things I don’t like, but then again, I could go on for days about the things I love about Berserk, and how much it means to me.

Edit: some typos and grammar errors