Berserk: L'Âge d'or - Memorial Edition

Even though this is technically a new presentation of the same animation from the film trilogy, it is clearly so much better and touched up in comparison. The pacing is wonderful. It feels so much more akin to the original anime than before. The little bits of newly added content covered so many small but iconic moments that NEEDED to be part of the story for the overall vibe that is Berserk. Concise and gets the point across while still honoring the source material. They really blew it out of the water. If you can't access the OG anime and don't wanna read the manga, this is it. This is the one. I love it so much.

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This series follows Guts; a mercenary who wields a huge sword. Normally he doesn't work with others but after meeting the enigmatic Griffith he joins his mercenary group; the Band of the Hawk. They fight alongside each other and the Hawks have more and more success in battle. This makes Griffith one of the king's favourites which upsets the aristocracy who believe he is getting above himself. Over the course of the series the group fight numerous battles and much blood is spilt. We also learn more about Guts and Griffith's pasts. Obviously it isn't all fighting; there is an element of romance involving Casca; the second in command of the Hawks.

This series is a remastered version of the three films released 2012/13, which were in turn based on the same material as the 1997 anime series. One might think that this makes the series superfluous; perhaps it is but it is still a great series. For those who have never seen any Berserk this series is a good introduction. The characters are great, especially Guts, Casca and Griffith. The amination is really good; certainly much better than that used in the 2016 series, which details events after this series. There is plenty of violent action, as well as some sex and nudity which means this won't be suitable for younger or more sensitive viewers. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to fans of Berserk in particular and fans of action anime in general.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

In my view this is the absolute best version of the Goldern Age story ark (AKA Season 1) of Berserk. An absolute MUST SEE for any Anime enthusiast. Yes I understand that it does skip some of the lore from the manga but the core of the story arc is there and polished to its absolute best! I tried also going through the original 1997 version that many claim as more accurate but I absolutely could not digest the low res designs and the crappy cheap animation.. If you can endure with this maybe you can get some more depth in the lore from the older version but be aware that it is also incomplete at many points and leaves you with a cliffhanger... We need more Berserk at the Memorial Edition quality!

It has it all. Emotion, story, guts and gore, mystery, Just the best. Looks like a great rework of the berserk anime in 1997. Still the same, but high quality. Maybe good for people that are new to the story. Can be partially compared with Dark Souls, the game. A hack and slash with a lot of mystery and good use of music and image to frighten :). If you like that, watch it! Wait for the end, trust me.

I hope there will finally be more in the future, even though the berserk anime in 2016 was not so popular as the one in 1997, the story deserves a continuation. I am really looking forward to it and hope that the manga is not the only way to see the whole story.