# Berserk of Gluttony (2023)

> A shunned youth whose useless curse of endless hunger awakens into a power to devour the skills of those he kills.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/134347

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 12
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: animation, fantasy, action
- Network: TOKYO MX, Sun TV, BS11
- Cast: Ryota Osaka, Tomokazu Seki, Hisako Tojo, Hitomi Sekine, Misato Matsuoka
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28685497/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: brutal
- Tone: grim, intense, brooding, adventurous

## What critics say

Reception is mixed, with a middling rating for a single season of gruesome fantasy action built on a protagonist who absorbs the skills of those he kills.

## Synopsis

A shunned youth in a fantasy world is branded useless because his inherited magical skill appears worthless. Cast aside by the people who should have protected him, he carries a curse of endless hunger that seems to mark him as a failure. Everything changes when a violent encounter awakens a dormant ability: he can devour the skills of those he kills and make their power his own. The series is grim and intense, with a brooding atmosphere of appetite, dread, and gruesome bloodshed. Its tone pairs brisk adventure with a sense of moral unease, as each new power gained deepens the protagonist's isolation and raises questions about the cost of ambition. Themes of identity, outcast redemption, and the price of destiny run through its fights and quieter moments of resentment. Animated in a sharp anime style, the story moves quickly through its world, favoring escalating battles and a protagonist who is both victim and predator. Viewers drawn to dark fantasy, revenge narratives, and power-progression stories will find a bleak, adrenaline-driven journey built on a single unsettling premise.

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