I didn't read the novel and barely played the games, and before I saw the posters thought it would be a boring show just fight fight fight, but I was wrong! The show is amazing! To audience like me who doesn't have a novel/game backgrounds, it will be confusing for half of the show. But luckily it only has 8 episodes so starting from the last half part everything starts to make sense. I'd recommend people to do some background research when watch it cos the names and countries and the whole concept is too big to easily understand. The picture, motion, music, costumes etc are top class produced, the monsters are terrifying and vividly, fighting scenes are short but excellent. I'm desperate to know what's in the next season for sure.