the old one (TV series), the plot and act is pretty good as comic, so that's why fans who love it appreciate it. For my opinions, the movie is not a remake one as it have a lot of scenes are new edit. However, I don't agree and get disappointed when someone the TV series was low-budget prototype~ you can take a research and see the reason those who love the TV animation in the world fascinate in.
I am really excited and can't wait for this to come out. However I am not very sure about the second song in trailer, I think it does not fit the generally dark theme of Berserk. Anyway, love the whole trailer. I think the best part is at 1:33 as Guts swings his sword (notice the play with light there :-)).
When Griffith stands on that wall in the trailer, with his sword up, and there's a backwards zoom... is that supposed to be Doldrey? If so, when is supposed to end this movie? At the Doldrey Siege?
@JenovaShidzuken Динамики, судя по трейлеру, тут гораздо больше чем в версии 1997 года. Рисовка идентична версии 1997 года, разве что цвета насыщеннее, добавили 3д эффекты и лица теперь не такие квадратные как были. Все таки 21 век на дворе. Единственное что мне не очень нравится - музыка. Но тут, как говорится - на вкус и цвет...
DUDE! I want to know when this is released, where I can buy it and is there going to be english subtitles?! frustrating. If anyone can help out, let me know please! thanks!
@jcline87 I don't like the CG stuff, think it would have been much better drawn. The action in CG just ends up looking very slow. But I still want to watch it though
@xEKUAx I don't know much about THIS movie, but I've seen the entire 1997 anime series 3 times, read the whole manga 3 times, and played the PS2 game (1 time) even though I don't own a PS2 for myself and can't speak / read Japanese!!! I consider myself a dedicated fan, and what I saw in this trailer was the hawks story all over again, which is kinda lame in my book. Not because it's a bad story, but because it's been done before in the anime and because it can't possibly fit in a movie's time.
@xEKUAx Didn't notice that. Is it in another trailer? In any case it is certainly focused around the hawks story, that much anyone can tell, and just like in the anime, there could be 20 minutes, or so of movie after the hawks story, but it just won't be enough! I mean, why just a movie and not a series in the first place!? And what's next? A western live action film? I swear to Guts if they ruin that story too like they did in Dragonballs I'm done with all movies for life.
I like how people are giving "complaints" about the 3D look in the animation. This has been in production since around 2006 or 2007. This was a tough choice for Studio 4C to make, but the fact is its a far more labor intensive chore to animate fully complex armor frame by frame without help. The over saturation look is modern animation trying to look more realistic. Point is this, you people wanted a true Berserk animation, this is it, why cant you be as happy as me or the rest of us?
So I own all of Darkhorse's translated Berserk books, Volume 1 - Volume 35. I own the anime and the Berserk Japanese PS2 game. I'm such a dedicated fan. Sure the old anime wasn't that amazing, but that huge cliff hanger it left at the end led me to buy all the books, collectables and games. I love Berserk. If Kentaro Miura says to be true, that his whole manga masterpiece will be turned into movies from beginning to end, then oh my fuck. This could be the greatest animated movie series to exist.
According to Oricon News, the titles of the second and the third movies of Berserk Golden Age Arc was announced. The second movie is "Golden Age Arc II: Capture of Doldrey" and the battle in Doldrey Fortress will be animated. The third movie is "Golden Age Arc III: The Descent" and the event of the Eclipse will be described.
@babypazuzu thats how Griffith's face looks like in the manga and they could improve on the anime by adding an important backstory that the anime didn't provide i.e. the rape scene that scars Guts at the age of nine which plays a great part in his development.
hmmm i think the old "bad, inaccurate, shitty" tv series might be the better one of these two, story wise (with copying the story from the manga 1:1). Ofcourse the animation and wel everything else is better then the tv series... obviously
@danielmezadrums the release date at the end says 2012 feb 4th. Thats probably theatrical release and typically the DVD/Blu Ray comes out a few months after that ... definitely will have eng subs if its an official release
@Sraineeg Yes, but like others here I have a problem with the music. Sounds like an old Disney special. Not that the Disney stuff is bad, but if ever there was a place it did NOT belong, it's in this epic.
@MrArctopus They are making three feature-length films such as this, the other two to be released by years end. Then the studio is making it an anime series, probably starting from the Eclipse forward.
Just me who thinks it looks like a video game? And what happened to Black Swordsman Saga? It is one of the best parts. Where is Puck? And why the hell isn't it still as bloody as the manga?
The only thing I'm a bit worried about is that it looks to a be a bit censored. Berserk is much more than just gore and nude scene, but all that stuff is also a part of it
While i understand they have to include the Golden Age arc and introduce all the characters the first anime excluded, i kinda wish they'd start at the retribution arc
@xEKUAx people are more disappointed that its a movie and not the show. it still looks amazing but i was hoping that the story would continue where it left off last time.
@Wrenchsman Thanks for the info. In that cause I guess it's gonna be something like, the Hawks story (young Guts) + the end of the Hawks (older Guts) in the first two movies and them maybe for the last movie some of the dark swordsman story. It sure beats only one movie but it's still not good enough for that huge amount of chapters that exist in the manga. I'll will go see it for sure, but I don't get my hopes up. When western studios are involved things tend to get ****ed up!
I don't mind the CG at all. STUDIO 4℃'s produced some amazing shit (Tekkon Kinkreet, Catherine) and I have high hopes this project will become one of them. Sure it would've been nice if they kept the original voice actors, but hell, a lot changes in 15 years... And as for "darkness" goes, the Golden Age ark was the "brightest" ark even in the manga. It was the only time Guts could get a true good night's sleep. The only thing I'm really hoping for is some more Susumu Hirasawa. FORCESを絶対に入れなきゃ！
Simply....Beautiful. The only thing that will make this movie absolutely perfect for me is if they put at-least SOME variation of the song Forces into these movies (Even if it's only played once, that will do it for me). To me, it just wouldn't feel right to leave that song out of this series as it's very heavily linked to berserk for me.
@mtallen2006 I'm pretty sure they are going from beginning to the Eclipse, then it will be an anime series for the remainder of the story. My money is on some SERIOUS filler action in the anime, though for the first time EVER, i actually might like filler
@xyrthor Recall that it's the Golden Age they're dealing with here, and early on as well; while it's still generally dark, it's nowhere near the levels it reaches in the Black Swordsman / Conviction arcs -- there's some room for more "emotional" pieces.
@Spelonker Yeah, i heard. But i've read the Golden Age and watched it so i'm kinda bummed i have to sit through it again haha. Also it's gunna be interesting how they go about the more.. explicit manga scenes.
finalmenteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, oq eu pensei q era soh um manga abandonado, agora vai tentar a sorte novamente e se bobiar vai ficar mais famoso e se bobiar irá inspirar mais ainda o kentaro miura!YOSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Berserk FOREVER!!
