Boushoku no Berserk

This was a good watch for the season. Simple As.

While this isn't a game-changer for all future anime to follow, it is a decent action anime with a respectable story.
However, this is where the mixed feelings come in; it is a bit disappointing with how much potential this story has, and how little the anime seems to make use of it.
This doesn’t make it a bad anime outright; it's just disappointing considering what it could've been with better production or a different approach to pacing.

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The most disappointing aspect of “Boushoku no Berserk” (shortened to “Berserk” from now ... on) is its execution. It seems somewhat lacking in its exploration of the story's possibilities. For instance, the concept of the “gluttony skill” and the diplomacy and politics within the kingdoms are interesting, but never takes the full use out of what it can be for either.
“Berserk” rushes through the story very quickly, making it difficult to care about the side characters due to the fast pacing that glosses over their development. Examples include Myne and Eris, who receive around 20 minutes of characterization across 12 episodes. As a result, Myne and Eris come off as cardboard cutouts rather than fully fleshed-out characters. If the story had expanded on them and provided intriguing backstories, viewers would find them more compelling.
But that doesn't mean the producers can't create good characters—they did a great job with Aaron Barbatos in just two episodes. Without spoiling too much, Aaron's life is devastated by monsters that take over his home and his family. As such, the time dedicated to his backstory gives Aaron superior characterization compared to Myne and Eris, due to the amount of time they focused on him to give him a complete backstory.
I'm sure Myne and Eris are better developed in the light novel that this anime adapts (although I haven't read it, it feels that way). Nevertheless, a character seen for only two episodes has more depth than two characters who are meant to be recurring.

I understand that “Berserk” has a 12-episode constraint, but I believe they could've chosen an earlier stopping point for the season to better showcase each character. The series could have adopted a slow growth arc like “Spice & Wolf” or a multi-arc season like “That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.” Slowing down the pacing would have allowed for more character development, rather than skipping months of adventuring to get to the action. This results in wasted potential for a well-constructed “zero-to-hero” arc.

The main draw of “Berserk” is Fate and Roxy, they both are moderately well constructed characters, albeit they do not get nearly the same amount of characterization after episode 3. They are generic to some degree in a typical sense, but definitely have a good basis to grow character off of. You can at least understand their grievances and beliefs, even if you do not agree with them. You know why Fate likes Roxy and why he has a dazzling prince on horseback behavior for her. But when all other characters do not live up to their amount of characterization, it drives the story down. Because when these are the most grounded characters, and nothing (besides Aaron Barbatos) even lives up to their development, it makes you look at every character more harshly since they get no time for growth and characterization.

Animation-wise, it is alright. Sometimes it feels like a PowerPoint presentation with panning screens, but other times there is decent animated weapon play that looks good. The character designs are basic but not poorly done, with room for improvement in potential sequels (If this gets one).

Story-wise, the characters are portrayed as the author intended, with the ones that are supposed to be disliked done quite well. The MC has plot armor, but not to a ridiculous extent; they have weaknesses and are not overpowered like One Punch Man. However, the ending is poor, and could've been ended at a better time. Despite the rushed story and weird pacing, it is good overall.

Give it a try at least, because I feel this has the ability to have a good second season that can bring some improvements to make this a better series, examples of this can be “Clannad” to “Clannad After Story” or “Tokyo Ghoul” season 1 to season 2.

7/10. This seems like a messy first season to me, and while a 7/10 might be a bit generous, the show has an unusual charm that is likable.
I hope for a second season that can iron out these issues because it really has some charm and potential.
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The concept of strength is quite simple, namely that there are some humans who are endowed with certain skills that are different from each other. The main plot in this story is still ambiguous and focuses on the protagonist, who at first thought he had no skills. The treatment and status of each character here are also determined by skill.
 
The main character faces many obstacles in his daily life until his life changes after meeting a magic sword that can talk. As time went by, he developed quite rapidly and tried not to show his strength by desperately trying to hold back the hunger he ... was experiencing. The heroine character also experiences a fate that is almost the same as the main character; only she can overcome it. The two of them often interact, and it seems that certain special feelings will emerge in the future.
 
After everything presented by this anime, I'm not really sure what's in it, although I'm still giving it a chance. Normally this is the main character's situation, which I like, namely hiding his strength, but the plot feels lacking and quite slow.

I think this is an alright show. However, there are some things that I dislike about this show. The setting is great, with the whole "Stat System" stuff since I do like isekai/fantasy anime and manga that have it. I just think that Fate as a character is kind of unlikeable. Funny to say that I like Greed(his sword) more as a character since the banter and chats he has with Fate are what kept me going for the story. Coming back to Fate, the person who wrote this story really could've done better with him. Fate just feels too edgy and that doesn't seem ... to keep me involved with him as a character. I usually dislike characters like that, but there are times where it works. Still, I liked Roxy and her benevolent attitude. She's definitely what people call "Waifu material". The combat scenes for this show were good. It's no Jujutsu Kaisen or Demon Slayer but it isn't too bad. If you're looking for a decent action fantasy anime, this isn't too bad of a watch. I only wish it was more to my taste but it might be for others.

This show is the definition of mid. There are a few things they really did very well but also many things that dont make it that enjoyable to watch. Overall the story is pretty okay, even good I would say, it is not too complexe but it is no way near to nonsense. However when you watch the anime episode after episode it just feels like progressing through the plot/everything is just for the plot, "every idea we have has to help progressing the plot or it gets thrown out and wont make it into the show". Animation and style are good and the animation ... even pops off sometimes but rarely, special effects are really well made. The style they gave to the mc fits really well to everything. Character development exists, but it feels very clumsy like "we need this specific development for the plot so lets get this done now". The other characters are fine, nothing special, except his love Roxy. She only has the character traits "very friendly, loves mc, wants to help the people" and thats about it. So all in all the story is pretty good and the special effects aswell, I personally like the mc and I continue watching because I want to see how the plot will go on.

Boushoku no berserk begins with the intention of telling the story of a boy named Fate Graphite, which is actually seen in the initial episodes. The paladin, since his origin, has suffered mistreatment, mainly by those called Imperial Knights, which I will explain more about shortly, but a girl whose name is Roxy, is extremely kind to him, as well as docile, for thinking of several opportunities to take justice to the world
even though she was born into a privileged family and became an imperial knight.

The anime begins by exposing and narrating the events of the past that occurred with our protagonist, as ... the information unfolds, the viewer concludes that Fate did not hold any power relevant to society, and is therefore just an ordinary citizen without great achievements.

To better explain the context, it is extremely important to know how this world works. Starting from the basic premise, in this plot people are born with magical abilities, but as already explained above the main character was not born with any type of power, for this reason he is mistreated and despised by the imperial knights (those whose main function is to protect the population from any threat, however many of them use their position to intimidate anyone who opposes the abuse of power practiced by the corrupt part of the imperial knights.

Another relevant factor is the issue of the Seven Deadly Sins, which is a type of force considered cursed and feared by citizens, as the misuse of the capabilities of tools imbued with evil power has the possibility of affecting the world, due to its power in large scale and the harm that plague holders live with.

What was the reason for this explanation based on explaining everything about the Seven Deadly Sins? The reason is quite simple, the protagonist who has always been disrespected and humiliated for not having any characteristic worthy of recognition gains favor with the sword of Gluttony, one of the seven deadly sins.

Unveiling his vast power, Fate seeks revenge against those who oppressed him and confronted him with the indiscriminate use of violence, but he also seeks to provide security for Roxy and other individuals for whom he has a certain sympathy and affection.

Analyzing the anime, I realize that the protagonist, despite being strong, does not present noble and equitable causes, continuing to be generic, both in appearance and in his empty and innocent ideals, I say this, for the simple fact that he only keeps searching From fighting evil to protecting Roxy and the people he cares about, he forgets all other factors, he simply doesn't care about bigger problems in the world to be solved, like Vlericks' abuse of power.


In terms of fights, the program does not have a high level of consistency in fluidity, movement and choreography and dissipation of powers in most of the screen, however it is not an aberration either, as the A.C.G.T. studio. maintained the tendency to invest more in the fights that are truly essential to the plot.

The design of the large mass of characters is very generic and without a distinguishing feature or striking point that differentiates it from so many other animes full of clichés (a clear generic design is that of the protagonist.)

In development, it failed to show the relevance of Eris and Myne, given the little screen time given to them during boushoku, however Roxy becomes more mature, even if only minimally to protect the powerless protagonist in terms of responsibility and commitment. with his attitudes of using Gluttony irresponsibly until he is on the verge of death, Fate goes against the grain, as he does not have a heroic or glorification-worthy cause to achieve his ambitions.

The opening and closing music, as well as the sounds in battle and the environment are normal, nothing exceptional or mediocre, it is simply acceptable and tolerable, as it does not compromise your experience when watching the show in any way.

My enjoyment of this anime was average, with a score of around 5.

In conclusion, boushoku no berserk is an anime with defects, imperfections, flaws and deficient in telling the story, especially that of Eris and Myne, the fights are nothing spectacular, but this animation also has its merits in building an interesting world, bringing to light a simple but understandable power system, develop reasonable fights, which may not seem like much, however other animes stand out negatively due to the constancy of the animation this season, unlike this one and their main success was certainly creating a heroine as interesting and protective as to Roxy, that is, by balance of measurements it is a work that divides opinions, with strong positive and negative points, so in my view this work has good and bad factors mixed together, leaving me with a mixed view of this program
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Berserk Of Gluttony is a extremely generic power fantasy that we've seen a thousand times by now, but it's still engaging and fairly entertaining despite that.

Let's start with a brief summary of the plot, Fate Graphite (yes, that's his actual name) gets basically bullied by a lot of the holy knights because he's weak or something. But one day Fate finds a sword named Greed that helps awaken his Gluttony ability, which makes him more powerful the more he kills, However, if he doesn't fulfill his duties and fails to kill anything, than he will go berserk and something bad would happen ig (I don't ... know, he never actually went berserk)

This show is like an amalgamation of a bunch of others shows. We got a talking sword, his power is Gluttony, he's very powerful even at lvl 1, he's a black haired MC who wears a dark cloak, he has a blonde haired female knight who likes and protects him, and we learn that the weapons they have represent the seven deadly sins. It's like they're taking the piss at everyone who's tired of these power fantasy shows, Which I honestly respect.

Berserk Of Gluttony is one of the shows that also feels like a drag to get through the longer you watch it, it was fun for the first few episodes, but then it gets kind of boring. Which one of the worst things a show can do is not be bad, not be good, but be boring. Fate himself is a very generic MC, except he actually kills the people who wronged him which is fun. Roxy is also fairly generic being the nice swordswoman character. Basically, everything about this show is pretty generic and even feels AI generated at times.

All in all, I myself had a decent time watching this show, sure the interactions were boring, however when they actually get into fight scenes it starts to get fun again. The art is pretty good, but the animation itself is meh. I recommend this to people who enjoy trashy power fantasies, but not so much to people who like the more mainstream, serious shows.

This review will answer if you should or should not watch Boushoku no Berserk right now.

Boushoku no Berserk is a plain and generic anime that brings nothing new to the formula. It's a typical Isekai without being an Isekai (Character is not from another world). Our protagonist starts off weak, gains a skill, becomes overpowered, kills monsters, steals their skills, rinse and repeat, lack of character development and the animation falls off in the second half of the show.

I would NOT watch this anime unless you have already seen all of:
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
Reincarnated ... as a Sword
Black Summoner
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated
Seirei Gensouki
I'm a spider so what?
The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World

All of the above listed anime have a similar formula and are superior in every way due to their execution, world building and character development. I'm not saying they are all ground breaking, just that you should definitely consider watching those first. I have not listed anime such as Mushoku Tensei, Eminence in the Shadow etc. because if you are even considering watching Boushoku no Berserk you must have seen the best and most popular shows of this formula.

If you have seen everything out there and need to kill an afternoon Boushoku no Berserk is watchable unlike other similar shows out there.

In its genre, Boushoku no Berserk is a typical show. This show starts pretty exciting, but as time goes on, the degree of excitement drops. It's pretty obvious that Fate, the main protagonist, lacks a clear goal and is simply a follower of whatever happens. He is a typical Shonen protagonist, which isn't bad but also not very interesting. I find his partner Greed to be more interesting; he's also quite humorous. Although this season hasn't really gone into great detail, the concept of the Deadly Sins as abilities and weapons was intriguing in this show. I would have loved to see more interactions between Fate and ... Roxy though; they hardly spoke throughout the whole thing and I'm still confused by the power scaling on this show.

Although there was a pretty cool touch in the early episodes of the show where everything turns black when Fate starts harvesting the "food" he needs, the animation is generally stiff and sloppy. Aside from the Dragons, there are other rather intriguing monsters in the series.

The soundtrack is likewise fairly standard; nothing particularly noteworthy there either.

In general, I continue to be confused about the intended course of this show. While not outstanding, the show wasn't the worst this season either. I liked the show, but it wasn't great enough for me to consider rewatching it again. However, I would still watch it if a new season was released.

If you want an answer right off the bat, it was fine, nothing more nothing less. It’s your typical “the MC is a loser with a completely busted ability” type of power fantasy thing. Didn’t find myself struggling to get through this one as much as similar series. Granted, my standard for getting through a series like this tends to be lower than most.

Characters are generic, the animation was what one would expect from a show with a 6ish rating at time of review and the story was just alright (and that may be generous).

TLDR: it’s inoffensive, if you’re bored and wanna kill some time, ... go for it. If you’re looking for anything more, I’d keep looking.

Berserk of Gluttony is your typical fantasy anime to a degree. The plot is very predictable and the characters ain't the most interesting, but it can be an overall enjoyable "turn your brain off" type of show. Without a doubt the biggest flaw is the animation. The character movement feels very stiff, the fights are incredibly mediocre and the overall episode direction is very underwhelming. I know most of these show don't have huge budgets, but this one is below average in terms of production and this really takes away the immersion. If ya want a short time waster go for it, but otherwise navigate ... towards the far better produced and more interesting fantasy titles.

This is the 3rd or 4th time this season that a shows episode has been so bad it makes me wanna scream.. Fate’s complete breakdown over the news from Lust was a complete joke. We’re talking about your typical male MC here which means he’ll stop the rotation of his planet before he’ll stand near, touch, speak to, or have any type of relationship with the opposite sex. So his complete breakdown and outburst once finding out the plan just seemed ridiculous. Honestly the whole thing just made me mad… the magic system in this anime along with the action has made it enjoyable for ... me up to this point. Having their romance (which as I’ll say again, is on the level of second graders) as a subplot never really counted as Fate wouldn’t make a move if there were guns and knives pointing at his head.. hopefully they will right the ship next episode but at this point I just hope Roxy can survive long enough to find a man who’ll give her the love and affection she deserves cause god know Fate isn’t capable of it.. he’s 5 years old

It has “my first edgelord” vibes, like it has the red eye dark swordsman aesthetic and alone against the world mentality, but isn’t nearly as bleak or exploring the dark side of human nature as its peers.

Characters are kinda one-note, which also adds to the “my first edgelord” vibe, they each do their one thing and then either do it again or meander off.

The animation also drops off at times, never anything bad but none of the fight scenes are that active.

That being said, nothing’s inherently wrong with it, it’s fine, if this style is what appeals to you it’s ... worth a go

To understand my thoughts on this series, you need to understand my thoughts on the past few seasons of anime and how much of a disappointment much of it has been in general,
Anime that lost their direction, or anime that tried to stand out by either putting a new twist on things but but just ended up being boring, or looked to be edgy, and forgot that they also had to be engaging.
Not to mention the amount of anime that have stumbled and lack consistency, that have left me feeling unsatisfied or unfulfilled.

To use food analogies, it's like being served the salad as a ... main dish
Now I won't deny that we've had some really good steak getting served up, but not often enough

Berserk of Glutton is not a steak, but it is a burger, and that is all it needs to be

It doesn't try to do anything different, to do anything new, it doesn't seek to deviate from the recipe and deviate from the path of a good burger, instead all the tropes, all the ingredients are there in the right quantities, after all there is a reason these tropes are so common and overused, its because they work, and in the hands of a competent cook, they taste good.
It is seasoned / paced well, and the end result is a tasty / fun burger that will satisfy your stomach until you get to yet another bad anime.

What? Is that not enough of a review? You want more? Such gluttony.

On the surface the story is very cookie cutter

OP MC starts out as Weak MC with apparently a weak skill that turns out to be an OP skill, which he doesn't know until it triggers and we know how the rest of this trope plays out
He finds a sword that is ignored in the bargain bin, that is pretty much perfectly suited for someone who has a talent like his, and it also talks, think Familiar of Zero and Reincarnated as a Sword.
He is mistreated by obvious bad / evil guys, but is protected by female hero who he admires, who they plot to send to her death, and he then vows to protect.

It is when we get to the character Myne that things get more interesting and we also get a hint of a wider story

Which brings us to characters
I'm not sure if this is intentional or not, but the majority of the characters at the start of the series are pretty much two dimensional. The only exception are Roxy and Fate themselves.
It's only when we leave the capital that we see a shift in this
I would say Set is the first character to be given this treatment, even though we do briefly encounter Myne before him
But Set is the first person who is given a proper character, he has to deal with his past while trying to protect his future. The fact that he has such a minor role in the series, and yet is able to stand out far more than some of the others tells you the significance of good character writing.
Aaron is another character that is given heavy focus along the way and is well written.
Myne we don't get to know much about as a lot about her is kept a mystery, but we do get to know her personality, and certain things about her are slowly revealed as she starts to trust and like Fate more

The only reason I'm not going into more detail here is I don't wish to get into spoilers

In all honesty, I can see people giving up on this after the first few episodes as it doesn't do enough to set itself apart, it walks those same tropes far to closely at the beginning and it's only when he leaves the capitol and heads for Galia that we actually get some development going and the burger starts to come together.
It's enjoyable, and sometimes, that is enough