 If you liked
Monster
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 ...then you might like
Kenpuu Denki Berserk
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"That which does not kill us makes us stronger." Friedrich Nietzche
Why are humans at the epitome of all biodiversity? We have the ability to think, we have the ability to reflect, we have the ability to dream. How about Miura's Berserk and Urasawa's Monster?
Alhough dissimilar in plot content wise and settings wise, both Berserk and Monster attempted, and did portray: Human nature. Griffith, a power-hungry, though passionate sociopath, rises up the ranks through cunning and despicable ways, concealed by his charisma and charm. Johan, driven by his lust of power and control over humans, has emerged out of the horrors of living hell to become
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Recommended by grayrebornnhy
The stories are totally different, but if you look at it from Johan's or Griffith's point of view, they are quite similar. They are both pretty dark but very sad too at times.
Both animes have:
A: a seemingly perfect character (Johan or Griffith) who is in fact not as flawless as it looks like.
B: another main character (Dr. Tenma or Guts) who is trying to reveal the true face of this seemingly perfect being.
It seems far-fetched but it isn´t.
The plot and the setting are nothing alike but the true themes of them both are quite similar.
what is Morales? What is wrong and what is right? How does the interacting between human beings affect one another? What does it take to create a monster? And is the monster truly evil or is it a victim of its past and psyche?
These are just a few of the big questions both animes ask us viewers.
Of course you can watch berserk for the lesser serious themes for its actions and such on but no one can say that berserk isn´t philosophical
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Recommended by ProfaneValkyrie
Different settings, however, both are rather similar. First, both shows delve deeply into human nature, explore it thoroughly. Both shows share similarly charismatic main character (Johan and Griffith).
Both have some incredible villains, and both of the manga are extremely popular and sought after. They are both character driven, and ALL of the characters are easy to love. Neither are science fiction, and take place in varying levels of the past. Also, for either anime, prepare yourself for the ending. Without saying too much, your mouth will probably be agape by the time you're finished with either anime. Enjoy!
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Recommended by SixLeafCloverOF
Although Monster and Berserk do not share a similar setting or even a similar story they both explore human nature and dark themes such as nihilism in an explicit and serious manner. Both shows develop their themes by focusing on two characters and the interactions between them, whether direct or indirect.
Berserk is a fantastic anime to watch if you liked Monster. While they take place in completely different environments and with different time periods, one can expect to see similarities in the humanized characters, relationships, power dynamics, and complex storyline. Despite its different medieval setting, Berserk offers diverse characters with realistic motivations. Just like Monster, it also has very interesting themes of understanding one’s identity and discovering the complexity of evil. It is one of my favorites and I highly suggest it for fans of Monster.
*Be warned that there are major spoilers for this show on the internet, so don’t go looking up too
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Although Berserk and Monster are totally different when it comes to world setting, but when we look deeper through the anime, Berserk and Monster HAS some simillarities, which is they're both capable to represent the darkest fantasy and reality possible to happen.
Maybe Guts and Dr Tenma are quite diffrent personality wise, but when we look at the antagonist on each animes, Johan and Griffith are strikingly simillar. They have a pleasant face for such a evil guy. They also have extreme charisma and extremely manipulative towards any people that they met.
Not to mention, Berserk and Monster are heavily talks about moral gray and wickedness of
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Recommended by ManOfBalance
One of the leading characters of Beserk, Griffth, is very similar to the main antagonist, Johan Liebert, from Monster in terms of their intelligence, manipulativeness, ruthlessness, ambition, and nihilism.
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Recommended by reizamundi