![]() ![]() Only by the end of the first steps on Guts' journey does everything begin to congeal, hinting at a stronger, more cohesive tale to be told in Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey. The flipside being those moments where it fails storytelling shortcuts and shortcomings that make the first film in Kubooka and Ôkouchi's soon-to-be sprawling adaptation feel more episodic than epic. ![]() The Golden Age Arc I is expected to accomplish quite a lot in its much too short 77-minutes, and in many regards it succeeds. It isn't long, though, before Guts begins to question his newfound loyalty to Griffith and the strange gem that hangs around the man's neck, the Egg of the King. Collins), he pledges himself to the deadly swordsman, joins the Band of the Hawk, and lends his skill to Griffith's cause. ![]() But when Guts meets his match in the powerful leader of an on-the-march mercenary corps named Griffith (Takahiro Sakurai, Kevin T. To call the first film in director Toshiyuki Kubooka and writer Ichirô Ôkouchi's proposed animated adaptation of the entire manga ambitious would be an understatement to end all understatements, but Studio 4☌ is off to a promising start.īerserk follows the rise of Guts (voiced by Marc Diraison in the original Japanese and Marc Diraison in the film's English-language dub), an orphaned loner and battle-hardened mercenary who wields a massive broadsword and an unspoken authority that makes him a force of intimidating nature on the battlefield. and trepidation that I slid Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King into my Blu-ray player. 37 is due in the near future), and I remain an insatiable fan. Miura's manga continues to thrive (the U.S. My introduction to the Berserk mythos came much too late in the game - in 2000, thanks to the tragically obscure and wildly bloody Sega Dreamcast videogame, Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage - and I quickly found myself working backwards through the saga, first by way of OLM's 1997 anime series, then volume after volume of Kentaro Miura's original manga. The opening volley in what will hopefully be an ongoing film series. Starring: Hiroaki Iwanaga, Takahiro Sakurai, Toa Yukinari, Yûki Kaji, Yoshirô Matsumoto, Minako Kotobukiīerserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King Blu-ray Review Could a horrible fate await them both?įor more about Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King and the Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King Blu-ray release, see Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King Blu-ray Review published by Kenneth Brown on where this Blu-ray release scored 3.0 out of 5. Despite their success, the lone warrior questions why he fights for another man's dreams. Without a place to call home, he bands with the leader of a group of mercenaries called, "The Band of the Hawk." The Charismatic leader and the mercenary bond and an army is formed. A fearsom mercenary who trusts only his instincts and his sword. IN A LAND WHERE A HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD WAR RAGES, he travels alone. Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012)īerserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King Blu-ray offers solid video and great audio in this enjoyable Blu-ray release ![]()
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