Berserk of Gluttony
Berserk of Gluttony
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Berserk of Gluttony

7.2
Yr 2023
Rt 24m
Status Returning Series
Animation Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Overview

Fate Graphite was born into a world where magical skills shape your destiny. His skill is Gluttony, a seemingly useless curse of unending hunger that has left him shunned and looked down upon. Until one day, after he takes the life of a thief, his true power awakens: he can devour the skill of anyone he kills to feed his appetite. Will he learn to control this gruesome ability for the better?

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 30 /100

Critical reception for Berserk of Gluttony has been overwhelmingly negative, with reviewers criticizing its generic fantasy tropes, weak character writing, and overall lack of polish. Outlets highlighted the main protagonist as a cliché, unlikable edgelord navigating a haphazard and pointless story structure that lacks long-term planning.

The visual production also faced heavy criticism. Reviewers noted that the animation is static and visibly low-budget, which severely undermines the series' fight sequences and action scenes. Critics generally dismissed the show as lazy seasonal filler that fails to offer anything fresh to the dark fantasy genre.

While some critics acknowledged the show's ambition to blend action, adventure, drama, and romance into a single story, the execution falls short as it attempts to juggle too many elements without mastering any of them.

“lazy, poorly animated pablum we need to fill out the seasonal charts”

“The main character is a stupid teenage edgelord”

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Why fans love it

Fate Graphite starts at the absolute bottom of a society defined by magical hierarchy. His assigned skill, Gluttony, functions as a persistent curse of hunger that turns him into a social pariah. The narrative pivots when this supposed weakness reveals a parasitic edge that allows him to strip others of their abilities. Ryota Osaka voices a protagonist who must navigate the tension between the necessity of this violence and the potential for a different life.

The show operates within a familiar fantasy framework while focusing entirely on the mechanics of power theft. It strips away the elegance of traditional heroics to explore the trade-offs of an insatiable, destructive appetite. By turning a curse into a tool for advancement, the series examines whether an inherently predatory mechanic can be used to serve a greater purpose. The result is a grim look at ascension in a world that never intended for an outcast to rise.

Production Board

Crew

Series Composition
Mariko Kunisawa
Writer
Mariko Kunisawa
Director of Photography
Hiroaki Tanaka
Sound Director
Satoshi Yano
Storyboard Artist
Katsuhiko Nishijima Yoo Nakano
Theme Song Performance
Hitomi Sekine
Prop Designer
Hidefumi Kimura
Producer
Kazuo Kiuchi Yang Guoxiang Hisato Usui Kimihito Sekido Takanori Matsuoka Yukihiko Nakao Tomoyuki Ohwada Kozue Kananiwa
Art Direction
Eiji Iwase Maika Hosoda
Director
Shigeru Ueda Kiyoshi Murayama
Color Designer
Tomomi Ando
Character Designer
Fame Takafumi Furusawa
Original Series Design
Fame
Novel
Ichika Isshiki
Sound Effects
Hiromune Kurahashi
Editor
Motoki Niimi
Original Music Composer
Yuichi Ono
Series Director
Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Action Director
Shigeyuki Suga
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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

fantasy world anime special skills based on light novel adventure
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
October 05, 2023
Status
Returning Series
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
86