Just watched Hellsing Ultimate X and Berserk II. Moeblobs are fine and all, but we really need more shit like this. Hellsing was, well, Hellsing. It was just what I expected - bloody, gory, over-the-top fun. Not much to say about it, really. The comedy at the end felt out of place, but all in all, I was satisfied.
Berserk was perfectly fine, but the terrible CGI held it back. I read the manga, so I already know the story. The team had to cut or change stuff to make the Golden Age arc fit into three movies, and I think they did a fine job. Nitpicking aside, the essence was preserved. I was also totally OK with the cameos. They were Chekhov's Gun to newcomers and fanservice to people who know the source material, and didn't really feel out of place, so no harm done. The unexpectedly explicit sex scene at the end surprised me a little. It's certainly faithful, but it made me shudder thinking about the third movie and the depiction of the Eclipse. Probably not gonna be pretty. And that immediately reminded me that I've never hated a fictional character as much as Griffith. Fucking psychopath deserves a fate far worse than death. On the other hand, that was probably Miura's intent, so he did a fine job with the manga, and the movie should do a fine job reaching that same goal if it truly isn't holding back. Still can't get over the fact that this fucking asshole has so many fans and, even harder to understand, fangirls... I miss Hirasawa's amazing soundtrack from the old show, though. Especially Berserk Forces.