Introduction

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc (Japanese: ベルセルク 黄金時代篇, Hepburn: Beruseruku Ōgon Jidai-hen) is a Japanese anime film trilogy, which adapts Kentaro Miura’s Berserk manga series’s Golden Age arc.

It was produced by Studio 4°C and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. The first two films, The Egg of the King and The Battle for Doldrey, were released in Japan in February and June 2012, and the third film, The Advent, was released in February 2013. In North America, Viz Media has licensed the trilogy for English home video release.

A remastered edited version for television with new scenes, labelled as “Memorial Edition”, was broadcast for 13 episodes from October to December 2022.

Outline

Guts and Casca are separated from The Band of the Hawk, and fend off attacks by the Tudor’s cruel commander Adon and his men. Guts defeats most of Adon’s men while covering Casca’s escape, but begins to lament his life’s path and decides he will eventually leave the Band of the Hawk, find and pursue his own dream, and become a true friend to Griffith. Later, the Band of the Hawk participates in the battle to capture the impenetrable Fortress of Doldrey and end the Hundred Years War, wherein Casca kills Adon. A month after the war’s end, Guts parts ways with Griffith after defeating him in a duel. Griffith is distraught at Guts’ departure, and in a lapse of judgement he is caught sleeping with the king’s daughter, Charlotte. Griffith is charged with treason and imprisoned in the Tower of Rebirth while the members of the Band of the Hawk are branded outlaws.

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc

You can find an overview and episode guide for Berserk: The Golden Age Arc here.

Production & Filming Details

• Release Date: 23 June 2012.
• Running Time: 98 minutes.
• Rating: TV-MA.
• Country: Japan.
• Language: Japanese.

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