In fact, the series boasts one of the most hated ever.

What resulted wasarguablyBerserk’s best adaptation to date.

1997’sBerserklikely made compromises by keeping its animation stiff, allowing the series' artwork to shine.

Guts on a full-color Berserk Cover art for the manga, illustrated by Kentaro Miura.

In the years since 2016’sBerserk, the series has become little more than a meme within the anime community.

Berserkis a dark fantasy manga series by Kentaro Miura, first published in 1989.

The franchise has expanded into multiple anime series, films, video games, and merchandise.

Guts drawn in frantic linework, one-eye whitened, letting out a war cry in one of Berserk’s manga panels.

Asta’s training in Black Clover chapter 345 already happened in an earlier chapter

Gut from Berserk with evil entities behind him.

Screenshot from Berserk 1997 anime shows Guts looks to the left while dressed in soldier armor, large sword on his back, and a large brown cape flowing in the wind.

Berserk 2016 Guts Demon Smile

Guts and the gang from Berserk’s 2016 anime adaptation.

Uzumaki’s Kirei looks a little frightened as she stands in a field.

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