Well dark souls I can KIND OF see but I haven't read or watched much of berserk so outside of gritty realism including rapey bits I can't comment much there. Once the author grows up a bit and those become less madatory to show EVERY goblin raid it becomes pretty enjoyable. The main character trying to interact with regular people is pretty funny though. This man BREATHES goblin slaying and different characters respond to it in their own ways. The lady at the guild's clerk desk speaks to him like he's a child, "before you go goblin slaying, have you stocked up on potions? Polished your weapon? Double checked your food rations?"