A gruesome start to this dark fantasy series. The setting is brutal with artwork to match. NOT for the squeamish! This is violent as all hell! People getting hacked in two by a freakin' broadsword, and even a horse gets its head lopped off in one scene. O_O (I guess Berserk really did do that one first. 8coughGameofThronescough*) 
 As for the characters, Guts appears as a tortured and insane man, but I think there's much, MUCH more to it then just 'I'm crazy for the sake of being crazy lulz'. I know some spoilers from the anime series so....I can kinda guess what it is. :( 
 Guts came off as very aloof but not so much that it was annoying. The torture scenes do become a bit much, though. But I'm heavily intrigued by him & his backstory. 
 Oh and Puck IS FREAKIN' ADORABLE! ^_^ <3 That is all. :P