Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition

"All darkness… eclipses light."

8.7
Yr 2022
Rt 25m
Status Ended
Drama Animation
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Series Brief

Overview

When lone swordsman Guts is defeated in a duel by Griffith, ambitious leader of the Band of the Hawk mercenaries, he now must fight for him. Distrustful of all at first, through hard-fought battles, he soon begins to bond with his new comrades and their leader. As they rise in rank to a full-fledged army, he begins to harbor doubts about a life lived by the blade, unaware a dreadful fate that awaits.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 72 /100

Critical reception for Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition is generally positive, with reviewers regarding it as a respectable modern entry point to the story arc. Writers frequently praise the updated visual polish and overall presentation, noting that it stands as an impressive and accessible way for audiences to experience the iconic saga in animated form.

However, praise is somewhat tempered by comparisons to the manga and the 1997 anime adaptation. Critics and viewers point out that the quick pacing skips over subtle character interactions and key narrative details. Additionally, because the release re-cuts the movie trilogy into episodic television form, some reviewers highlight awkward editing choices and extended battle sequences as noticeable drawbacks.

“an excellent adaptation of the original manga arc and looks pretty solid for the current anime age”

“This is most people's best shot to see the Golden Age arc of Berserk in animated form, and it's certainly not a bad way to go about it”

“When it comes to taking a film or OVA and re-cutting it as a TV show, hardly has it been done with quality. If you’ve seen the original, the bad editing is very obvious.”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
UK • US • CA
Crunchyroll
UK • US • CA
Why fans love it

This 2022 anime series leans heavily into dark fantasy, horror, and supernatural intrigue. Originating as a movie adaptation of the manga, the story balances brutal gore with a nuanced exploration of dynamic comradeship. At its core, the narrative hinges on the complicated bond formed between mercenary leader Griffith and lone swordsman Guts, who is forced into service after losing a duel.

As the Band of the Hawk evolves from a mercenary group into a full army, the narrative shifts seamlessly from battlefield action to heavy emotional stakes. Viewers drawn to seinen drama appreciate how the show grounds its bloody clashes in a growing uncertainty about a life dictated by violence, even as a dreadful fate looms ahead. Voice work from Hiroaki Iwanaga helps anchor a gritty, tragic story that pulls no punches.

Production Board

Crew

Art Direction
Hideki Nakamura Marefumi Niibayashi Yusuke Takeda
Screenplay
Ichiro Okouchi
Writer
Ichiro Okouchi
Director
Toshiyuki Kubooka Yuta Sano
Series Director
Toshiyuki Kubooka Yuta Sano
Animation Director
Satoshi Iwataki
Theme Song Performance
Susumu Hirasawa Mika Nakashima
Editor
Kengo Shigemura
Comic Book
Kentaro Miura
Character Designer
Naoyuki Onda
Color Designer
Kumiko Naruke
Original Music Composer
Shiro Sagisu
Key Animation
Tomoyuki Niho
Signal Match

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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

supernatural gore bromance based on manga based on movie dark fantasy seinen anime horror
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
October 02, 2022
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
25 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
136