Volume 2 of Berserk is a nice step up from Volume 1, with the story getting some more depth and the characters getting some room to breathe in between the crazy depictions of violence.

It's a nice change of pace from the more shonen, less adult manga I'm familiar with like Dragon Ball and One Piece. Those are violent, sure, but the stories always have a bit of childishness attached to them. Berserk is dark and grim and wildly violent, and the protagonist isn't a nice guy. In today's world where we have tons of media centered on morally gray characters, this isn't much of a novelty, but it's something I'm not super familiar with in manga.

The art is really nice and detailed, a little busy in some fight scenes. The non-combat scenes are well-done too, and characters are given some depth in a surprisingly small amount of time. I'm excited to read more and see how the world gets expanded.