I think I might watch Ergo Proxy because I’m easily lured in by somber, black-haired anime girls - I’ll admit it lmao. But beyond that, do you think a Berserk/Soulsborne fan in particular would dig the themes and tone of the show? It looks a bit grim and I like that.
PLEASE watch Ergo Proxy, I recently rewatched after 10 years and it launched me into an obsession over it, it’s a fantastic anime, especially its character writing imo. (And Re-l is one of the two main characters so you will be seeing a lot of her!)
But in general, yes I think they would (I haven’t read Berserk myself so I’m speaking purely as a Soulsborne fan here) kinda like souslborne games, It’s overall pretty dark and heavy, with a lot of death all around but still comes across as hopeful, and also not afraid to get weird with some of its episodes.
It will reward you for paying attention to small details and picking up on symbolism, and can start off as rather confusing, but that’s because a major part of the plot is the characters themselves seeking out the truth (even if it won’t necessarily make them happy) It’s a name that often pops up when talking about “dark and philosophical” anime, and it sometimes gets accused of being pretentious, but it has the substance to back it up so I actually love that.
The basic plot is that the surface of the earth has become uninhabitable, and humanity is confined to massive domed cities. Within one of these cities, a mysterious “monster” awakens. Our two main characters are Vincent Law, an immigrant from another dome who always seems to be there whenever it shows up, and Re-l Mayer, a member of the intelligence bureau who encounters it, but quickly finds that anything pertaining to it is covered up, and she gets treated as insane for claiming she saw it. Which begins their journey to find the truth of what this “monster” is, what purpose it holds, what’s going on outside the dome, etc.
