Monster shines more in composition depth and attention to detail in other areas. I compared it to Berserk more in regards to having a mature direction to the narrative. That being said, I feel like Urasawa's art design went into a higher level after Monster ended, which is something you can see in 20th Century Boys, Pluto and Billy Bat.
I hope there aren't people out there who actually want Berserk to be replaced or sanitized. If they think any of it is problematic, they should go study up on Robert E. Howard, Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and Greek / Roman / Baltic mythology, influences which are omnipresent in Berserk's world building and overall direction. The story wouldn't have any real meat to it if you muted those fundamental strains from Miura's craft.
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