Berserk (1997) Fan S2: PILOT 

You can find the soundtrack for this episode here: ru-vid.com/group/PLYUGPRLgjSQfM9ckZqHG_a3uHB1Hm50v6&si=aikq7HhX6KvZKwlT

Berserk fans after waiting over twenty years for season 2: "Fine, I'll do it myself."

Bro casually dropped the best berserk content we’ve gotten in years

It was too big to be called a fan project. A massive undertaking, thick brush strokes, heavy material and far too rough. Indeed, it was a heap of raw passion.

The animation, voice acting, attention to detail. Something tells me this is the post-‘97 adaptation Miura would have wanted. Incredible stuff

Can't believe I'm in the alternate reality where berserk 1997 got a second season

Berserk fans, are you here?

That fucking off-key version of Guts' theme near the end literally made my jaw drop That wasn't guts theme, that was the black swordsman's theme

14:16 whoever styled this after "Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan" did an incredible job, such a good choice

I like how Puck just appears out of nowhere because he straight up isn’t introduced in the 97 version

Imagine being one of the people who made the berserk 1997 anime and finding out that someone was making a second season of it 25 years later.

Holy shit, you nailed it: the tone, the palette, the pacing - even the jank. 10/10.

its a little rough around the edges, but this project has soul and you can feel it when you watch it. also very good job fixing the puck plot-hole. it was always going to be a little weird shoving him in, but this scene honestly makes the most sense. obviously takes a lot of work to get something this good and i hope the work continues to go well for ya. this felt genuine. maybe some day since the big studios wont do it, we can have the fans just do it themselves and we'll get to the beauty that is conviction, millennium falcon war, and Fantasia in its proper context.

It's still so surprising that a multi-million dollar studio still hasn't done berserk justice, but a small studio/artist can

Head of music here, lead composer, it's been a blast working on this project! I hope you guys enjoy the music!

The fact that not even 1 million people have seen this yet is crazy. This deserves so much attention knowing that we’re getting more episodes.

10/10 bro, for us it’s not fan made, for us it’s real and true Berserk 1997 continue we’ve been waiting for!!!!👏👏👏

Berserk fans are built so different, that they can just casually drop the hardest projects that can compete with officially made ones.

Janitor here, I really enjoyed mopping the floors while these guys worked on the project!

I'm speechless... The amount of effort put into this project is crazy, considering it is a fan project. MAN THE ACTION SCENES, THE DETAILS IN EACH DRAWING, THE ANIMATION, THE SOUNDTRACK, even the dubs were all superb. This is just the result of the love from a group of fans to a beloved piece of art, all thanks to Miura for giving us such masterpiece, and obviously thanks to team ARCHE for giving us the honor of witnessing and enjoying of such media.

Berserk fan, Lets share a moment of silence for Kenteno Muira and those who have not seen this magnificent work of art. We finally found a faithful berserk content creator.

Highly paid studios cannot make a Berserk anime adaptation. Fans: Fine, I'll do it myself

Been an honor working on this project with all the amazing people! It's felt very fulfilling being a composer, sound designer as well as a voice actor 🫡

ARCHE, you along with AllinAll, were the ones who best captured the essence of Berserk perfectly in their fan animations without a doubt. Surely there will be other fan projects that are possibly more set to the modern-anime style that surely would have more buzz with the public in general, but don't let that discourage you from continuing this extraordinary project. Personally I think it is the most exact, ambitious and with the best quality of all the fan works, representing in every detail (literally!) the true essence of Berserk manga as it should really be brought to the world... So please keep going no matter what, this is beyond extraordinary and personally, THIS is the REAL Berserk. Thanks again for bringing it to the world and thanks for your massive work, keep it up!

Почему рекомендации ютуба продвигают всякий шлак, но этот шедевр остается ни кем не замеченный. Анимация шикарна, атмосфера, озвучка, саундтрек, звукорежиссура были полностью сохранены и переданы. Если бы я не знала, про вашу студию ARCHE, то подумала бы, что это какая-нибудь архивная запись оригинальной студии, делавшей Берсерк 1997. Комментарий в поддержку серии))

ARCHE : "Throughout big studios and fandoms , I alone am the honored one"

With the power of actually trying, we got the berserk we wanted. It's beautiful to witness.

11:33 the fact that Gaston still sounds like Goku here is cracking me up. Shows great casting for this project too.

i'm japanese and thank you buddy thank you i never thought i came able to watch this in my living time and and i know someone has to do it to make this happen for commemorates mr kentaro miura and i thought i thought this is gonna never happen and i'm literally crying because it's been more than 20 years we wait for some really great animation made like this. このアニメを作ってくれて誠にありがとうございますソナタの血と汗と涙を分けてくれてありがとう本当に感謝してます

Sound Supervisor here. It's been a real pleasure working with all of you. And to all our fans, thank you for your continued support!

I think this is actually the best thing to happen to the berserk community since miura's team decided to finish berserk. Please continue this, i will donate if need be.

bro the eclipse flashback was so damn fire

This is PEAK 90s anime love.

I love the distorted ‘Gats’ theme. It’s almost like it changed with the eclipse too.

Singlehandedly just fed the entire berserk community well done my good sir

I have waited for 4 - No, 5,000 years for this!

This and studio eclipse both are absolutely fire 🔥 Berserk fans literally said: fine! We'll do it ourselves!

The fact that fans pouring this much dedication to berserk is crazy

This was such a surreal watch. The nightmare sequence, the music, the postcards for the iconic shots. The care and passion could be felt in trying to capture the essence of Guts in this arc. I hope this continues to get more and more attention.

I wonder if this studio will adapt the entire manga. That’d be a dream come true.

as a og fan of 97 berserk I have instantly subbed to you for the skill & balles it took to make this

Imagine coming the heck out of no where and casually making an entire pilot episode on berserk. You for real a gem to this community bud

Finally, there is a proper sequel! Dont care if its not "official", this is enough. Cant wait to watch it

What the actual fuck? This is amazing. How can an entire studio not do Berserk right, but a very talented fan on RU-vid can? Mind = Blown.

God this is just a masterpiece. You guys are great. This is very similar to finally the same continuation of Berserk of the nineties. You guys are great! I hope you release a sequel, I'll be looking forward to it. HAI YAI FORCES!!!!

One of the composers for Berserk '97 Season 2 here, it's been great working with you guys. So excited for what more there is to come!

The reverse Guts Theme at the end went so hard

Thank you so much for this masterpiece, (I used a translator to write a comment) I hope you keep releasing Berserk

I'm so so glad you kept the same colors. It's what really made the darkness of the first season stand out.

Homeless guy outside the studio here, I really enjoyed watching these guys working on the project

Man, I still don't understand how you captured the tone of Berserk(1997) so well.

It’s still very sad that we haven’t received a complete anime adaptation yet. Beserk is one of the best stories of all time. I really appreciate the work from you and the team. Thank you so much 🙏🏾

the shot at 14:17 is definitely inspired by a painting. i think it’s of Ivan the terrible killing his son, it’s incredible composition and emotion you’ve visually captured there, in animation, respect brother 🙏🤍

Seriously, what's gotten into the Berserk community ? In 1 week we've been blessed with 2 amazing animations. We really have to thanks those guys

This entire team MUST work on an official series for the next 5 or so years and be incredibly well compensated. This was PEAK

This is the best fan-made content I’ve ever seen. The way you capture the essence of the original Berserk series and the quality of the animation, nostalgia bring tears to my eyes😢

Man I remembered my Internet friend who died due to covid. He was a fan of Berserk, he would’ve loved this.

Give these fellas a billion dollars and have them churn these out for the rest of their days.

Спасибо, Арчи, Наконец-то я смогу увидеть продолжение любимого аниме в НОРМАЛЬНОЙ РИСОВКЕ. Ты просто лучший ❤

When that cover of Guts and Blood hit that sent chills you did a fantastic job with this

Music was really good. It's a great remix of the movie soundtrack in spirit with 97.

Everything about this slaps. The Guts VA sounds so close to the original; the OST has got the right vibes. Clearly a labor of love here that understands its source material.

It's so peak, I've been waiting for this for over 20 years when I first saw the original anime. I hope you are all proud of what you have accomplished bringing hope back to finally seeing a proper adaptation of the rest of the series even if it's one fan project at a time. your struggles noticed, your accomplishments great. I wish you all the best of luck.

Incredible how well you nailed the original style. Thank you for this.

head of special edging effects here, this was one of the hardest, creamiest projects ive ever worked on but it was so fun working with everyone! hope you enjoy!

Damn this guy should’ve been hired like 14 years ago

This is truly beautiful in a way that almost made me cry. This story means so much to me. The music, art direction, animation, the VAs. All perfect. Please keep making more of these. I’ll literally give you money and even do work for this project if it means it gets done and the fans are happy. Thank you all so much for one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen on RU-vid.

Госпади, мужик, и вся команда Арчи. Многие не представляют какую работу вы проделали, и какую предстоит проделать. Весь фандом Берсерка верит в вас

voice of collette here! it was such an honor to be a character involved in episode 1. i'm so so thrilled to see the positive feedback and comments pouring in. i'm so glad we could make this for y'all.

Almost 30 years later someone has made a sequel to the best adaptation of berserk we've ever had

Absolutely amazing keep up the great work I can’t even begin to fathom how much work this was thank you so much for doing this

This is amazing!!!! Congrats on this animation mate, really happy that you were able to make this. I know this was probably insanely hard to make and took months and months, if not years. Congrats!

Bro deserves MORE than half of million views. If Kentaro Miura was still here, he would love this masterpiece made by his fans. RIP Kentaro Miura and thanks for inspiring people to such masterpiece

IM BEGGING YOU PLEASE CONTINUE THIS PROJECT , ITS HIGHLY RESEMBLES THE BERSERKS REAL ESSENCE. PLEASE PLEASE DO IT

This was absolutely amazing, I'm literally shocked how well done this is, please keep up the great work 💯

This is insane, the art is so spot on with the original anime. Hope you continue with this project. Others have made similar attempts but this is the first full episode I have seen. Art style is amazing, voice acting, the animation is fluid enough. Crazy good work 🎉🎉🎉

Wow..... this is truly how Berserk is meant to be animated. Please never stop. Thank you for this art piece.

Literal definition of “fine I’ll do it myself”. Everything was perfect. May you bless us all with an episode 2 someday.

This is the most incredible animation work I have ever seen. I wish the author and all the other great people who made this spectacle all the best. I also hope that the authors took a break, since such work is a lot of strength and nerves.

Friends ! I want to say to you - a HUGE THANKS from ALL RUSSIAN BERSERK COMMUNITY! ❤️ Don't stop, you have done what no studio that officially owned the rights to the screen adaptation could do. Everything is perfect here, reworked original soundtrack, drawing, storyboarding, still shots, I hope that you, like all of us will find happiness when we see the new series, thank you ❤️. BERSERK BERSERK

As a berserk fan, you did a fantastic job not only adapting the source, but recreating the 90’s aesthetic with it as well

Хоть кто-то взялся за эту задумку. Сделать аниме по берсерку в стиле 1997 года. Авторам огромнейший респект за эту работу.

YESYESYESYES! Yall have absolutely NAILED this!! Please keep up the amazing work, the sound the animation, the accuracy. Made from love and passion for the spirit of the story. This is truly honoring his legacy.

Absolutely legendary. Stellar work…. The animation is so spot on and nostalgic, and the soundtrack fits perfectly 🤘

Sound designer here, I was tasked with doing the combat scene SFX! I hope I did the dragonslayer some justice, the support this project has gotten is awesome!!! :)

Really loved how you had Puck use the phrase “you don’t care as long as you get to swing your sword around” which is Casca’s line verbatim from the original English dub. It creates a continuity in the dialogue and makes this feel like a real sequel. Great work!

If this is what we can expect from the team at ARCHE, it's going to be an amazing series, the animation and voice acting along with the soundtrack you've done an absolutely amazing job. Thank you for bringing Berserk back to life

Thank you so much for making this. It really feels amazing. Reminded me of how I felt when I first saw the anime, when I first read the manga. You did Miura a real solid with this. Amazing, amazing work, one and all.

The animation has that 97 look and feel while still being modern. This was amazing.

It's kind of insane how well this fits the aesthetic and feel of the end of '97, to the point that the guy who animated it even did the commercial transitions between scenes. Bravo, hope this keeps going!

Just started watching. Been a while since I saw S1 of the OG berserk but this has the essence, the tone, the atmosphere and feel of the first one. Good job, everyone who worked on this. Absolutely fantastic job. I will support you to the fullest, aswell as the Studio Eclypse project.

Amazing work, the dedication here is very apparent. Hats off to everyone who worked on this! No matter what Berserk bros, Keep Struggling!

Average Berserk fan here, I’m glad to be alive and watch this piece of art.

14:16 Cool reference here to the painting "Ivan The Terrible And His Son Ivan". This pilot was really good, can't wait to see the rest of it!

For the beautiful, amazing work you've done... thank you. Thank you so very much. It's been too long. Please, please continue this excellent season.

That was insanely well done, not often i read everyname on the credits, absolutely outstanding work.

Bro, I’m from Russia and now the entire Russian RU-vid is talking about your berserk series, we all the community are very glad that there are people like you, I never expected that I could see 2 seasons in the style of 1997, it’s just awesome. I wish you good luck and would really like to see another series from you. As they say in Russia, “Do it guys, don’t stop.”❤

So crazy to compare this to how the same scene looked in the 2016 anime...

Thank you for this Masterpiece, such a great animation amazing, the voices the music, the transitions, the fight everything was Perfect

Thank you for releasing a proper follow-up to my favorite anime of all time. Your hard work means a lot to me and other Berserk fans.