Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012)

He trusts no one, only his sword.

Director:

Toshiyuki Kubooka

Writers:

Kentaro Miura (manga), Ichirô Ôkouchi (screenplay)

Stars:

Hiroaki Iwanaga, Carrie Keranen, Takahiro Sakurai

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hiroaki Iwanaga	...	Guts (voice)
Carrie Keranen	...	Casca (voice) (as Carolyn Keranen)
Takahiro Sakurai	...	Griffith (voice)
Kevin T. Collins	...	Griffith (voice)
Toa Yukinari	...	Casca (voice)
Yûki Kaji	...	Judeau (voice)
Yoshiro Matsumoto	...	Corkus (voice)
Minako Kotobuki	...	Rickert (voice)
Takahiro Fujiwara	...	Pippin (voice)
Kazuki Yao	...	Gaston (voice)
Aki Toyosaki	...	Charlotte (voice)
Kenta Miyake	...	Nosferatu Zodd (voice)
Nobuyuki Katsube	...	King of Midland (voice)
Rikiya Koyama	...	Adon Coborlwitz (voice)
Hiroshi Arikawa	...	Hassan (voice)

Storyline

This arc is a flashback showing Guts' youth and what led him to become the "Black Swordsman". Guts grows up as a young mercenary until his enrollment in the Band of the Hawk. He develops complex relationships with Casca and Griffith, the Band's charismatic leader and holder of the Crimson Behelit, who leads the Band to its rise to prominence within the Midland army. Griffith is elevated from his commoner status to the nobility, causing some resentment, and after sleeping with the King's daughter, Griffith is imprisoned, and the Hawks are declared outlaws. The Hawks manage to rescue Griffith, only to find him broken mentally and physically. From a conventional medieval European background, the story shifts to fantasy and horror, with the apparition of the Eclipse ceremony that ends with the destruction of the Band, as per Griffith's sacrifice in order to become Femto, the fifth member of the God Hand, and reclaim his path towards his dream. Only with help from the enigmatic Skull ...

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Plot Keywords:

medieval times | shapeshifting | arrow | arrow in chest | arrogance | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kevin T. Collins (Griffith), Marc Diraisom (Guts), Cartie Keranen (Casca), and Sean Schemmel (Gaston) are the only dub cast members from the 1997 anime who reprise their roles.

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Quotes

Griffith: Why do men like to shed blood, you asked. You are right in saying that it is one of the facets we, men, possess. However, it is but a tool to obtain what our heart desires and keep it from harm's way. I believe it to be a double-edged blade.
Charlotte: What your heart desires... a lover? A knight's honor?
Griffith: Both are important, aren't they? Fighting and dying for love and honor is what a knight desires above all else. But for men there exists something even more important than that. You know of it, I believe.
Charlotte: ...
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Connections

Followed by Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013)

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Soundtracks

Utsukushikimono (Something Beautiful)
Performed by 'Ai'

User Reviews

Entertaining medieval fantasy anime - not only for anime fans!

Positive:

• no previous knowledge of the manga necessary
• well created characters & story
• medieval atmosphere
• animation at a high level (especially the battle scenes)
• realistic fights with uncompromising hardness
• brilliant soundtrack

Negative:

• violence (splitting heads and other horrors)
• sudden end

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

26 April 2012 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King

Filming Locations:

Japan

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,152,610

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beyond C., Lucent Pictures Entertainment, Studio 4°C

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1