Critic's Log - Earthdate: May 1, 2014. Review #84: Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King. In February of 2013, I reviewed an anime that was an adaptation of the well-known dark fantasy manga juggernaut by Kentaro Miura known as Berserk. Watch Berserk Golden Age Arc 1 English Dubbed. Linoagraphic.web.fc2.com › Watch Berserk Golden Age Arc 1 English Dubbed. Released February 1, 2013 Runtime 113 minutes Berserk: The Golden Age Arc (: ベルセルク 黄金時代篇,: Beruseruku Ōgon Jidai-hen) is a series of films, an effort to adapt the Golden Age Arc of 's manga series.
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Guts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a beautiful and charismatic young man who leads the Band of the Hawk mercenary army. After Guts joins the Band and the relationship between the two men begins to blossom, Casca, the tough, lone swordswoman in the Band of the Hawk, struggles to accept Guts and the influence he has on the world around her. While the two men begin to fight together, Griffith continues to rise to power, all seemingly in order to reach his mysterious, prophesied goals. What lengths will Guts and Griffith go to in order to reach these goals, and where will fate take the two men?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Horror
Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Actors: Hiroaki Iwanaga, Minako Kotobuki, Takahiro Fujiwara, Takahiro Sakurai, Toa Yukinari, Yoshiro Matsumoto, Yuuki Kaji
Country: Japan
Duration:76 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2012
IMDb: 7.7
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ベルセルク (Beruseruku) | |
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Genre | Dark fantasy,[1]horror[2] |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shin Itagaki |
Written by | |
Music by | Shirō Sagisu |
Studio | |
Licensed by | Universal/Sony[3] |
Original network | WOWOW, MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS |
English network | Aniplus Asia[5] |
Original run | 1 July 2016 – 23 June 2017 |
Episodes | 24 (List of episodes) |
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Berserk (Japanese: ベルセルクHepburn: Beruseruku) is a 2016 anime television series based on Kentaro Miura's Berserk manga and a sequel to the Golden Age Arc film trilogy. This is a television adaptation of the manga after the 1997 anime of the same name, covering the Conviction arc from the manga. A second season, covering the first half of the Hawk of the Millennium Empire arc, began airing on April 7, 2017.[6]
Plot[edit]
The story follows Guts as the 'Black Swordsman', an appearance which was briefly seen in the first episode of the 1997 television series as well as in the final scene of the Golden Age Arc films.[7]
Guts was once a wandering mercenary taken in by the mercenary group known as the Band of the Hawk (鷹の団Taka no Dan) and he fought alongside them before their mutilated leader, Griffith, sacrificed his followers to become one of the God Hand and continue his dream of ruling a kingdom of his own. Only Guts and his lover Casca, who lost her sanity and memory from the horrors she saw and endured, escaped the 'Eclipse' ritual, though they were branded with marks that attract evil, restless spirits and other similar entities. With Casca in the care of blacksmith Godo and his adopted daughter Erica as well as Rickert, the only member of the Hawks absent during the Eclipse, Guts set off to hunt down the God Hand's Apostles to find and kill Griffith in a quest for vengeance. Years have passed, and Guts is joined in his hunt by an elf named Puck as events the God Hand have long waited for are beginning to unfold.
Voice cast[edit]
Character | Japanese[8][9][10] | English[11] |
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Guts | Hiroaki Iwanaga | Kaiji Tang |
Griffith/Femto | Takahiro Sakurai | Steve Cannon |
Casca | Toa Yukinari | Karen Strassman |
Puck | Kaoru Mizuhara | Sarah Anne Williams |
Farnese | Yoko Hikasa | Erica Lindbeck |
Serpico | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Max Mittelman |
Isidro | Hiro Shimono | Erik Scott Kimerer |
Schierke | Chiwa Saito | Mela Lee |
Ivalera | Satomi Arai | Tara Sands |
Nosferatu Zodd | Kenta Miyake | Imari Williams |
Skull Knight | Akio Otsuka | Taylor Henry |
Grunbeld | Kiyoyuki Yanada | Paul St. Peter |
Locus | Shougo Nakamura | D. C. Douglas |
Rakshas | Masashi Nogawa | Frank Todaro |
Sonia | Yoshino Nanjo | Skyler Davenport |
Mule Wolflame | Mitsuki Saiga | Griffin Burns |
Narrator | Unsho Ishizuka | Jake Eberle |
Slan | Miyuki Sawashiro | Allegra Clark |
Charlotte | Aki Toyosaki | Gina Bowes |
Silat | Yuichi Nakamura | Lex Lang |
Tapasa | Kōji Ishii | Taylor Henry |
Azan | Hiroki Yasumoto | Richard Epcar |
Luca | Miyuki Sawashiro | Wendee Lee |
Nina | Natsumi Takamori | Ryan Bartley |
Jerome | Daisuke Hirakawa | Todd Haberkorn |
Erica | Ayana Taketatsu | Brianna Knickerbocker |
Rickert | Minako Kotobuki | Erica Mendez |
Godo | Takashi Inagaki | Abbot Kefford |
Mozgus | Rikiya Koyama | Ray Chase |
Flora | Sumi Shimamoto | Philece Sampler |
Emperor Ganishka | Tessho Genda |
Production[edit]
A new Berserk anime was announced in December 2015 in Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine,[7][12] with a short preview trailer released at Comiket later the same month.[1][13] The anime's website announced in February 2016 that the project would be a television series.[14] A second trailer was streamed in March 2016.[15][16] A teaser video was streamed on the series' website in early June 2016.[10] At the conclusion of the first season's final episode, a teaser confirmed a second season for April 2017. The brief clip showed off the character Schierke and the Berserker armor, indicating the second season would adapt the next arc, 'Hawk of the Millennium Empire'.[17]
Kentaro Miura, the author of the original manga, served as executive supervisor for the anime.[18] The series is directed by Shin Itagaki, and written by Makoto Fukami and Takashi Yamashita, with character designs provided by Hisashi Abe. Animation studio Liden Films is producing the series with GEMBA and Millepensee helming on the animation production.[2][8]Shirō Sagisu returns from the Berserk: The Golden Age Arc films to compose the music for the series, while Susumu Hirasawa, composer for the 1997 series and the Golden Age Arc films, returns to produce two insert songs for the series, titled 'Ashes' (灰よHai yo) and 'Ash Crow'.[8][15][19] For first season, the opening theme song, 'Inferno', is performed by 9mm Parabellum Bullet,[15][20] while the ending theme, 'Meimoku no Kanata' (瞑目の彼方, lit. 'Beyond Closed Eyes'), is performed by Nagi Yanagi.[21] For second season, the opening theme song, 'Sacrifice', performed by 9mm Parabellum Bullet, while the ending theme, 'Issai wa Monogatari' (一切は物語, lit. 'Everything is the Story'), performed by Yoshino Nanjō featuring Nagi Yanagi.[22]
The primary voice cast are reprising their roles from the Golden Age Arc film trilogy, while voice actor Unshō Ishizuka is reprising his role as the Narrator from the original anime.[2]
Berserk Golden Age Arc
Producer Reo Kurosu has described the show's animation style as 'a hybrid between 2D and 3D',[23] elaborating that 'For this series we're trying to do something new. The director is a 2D animator so what goes on in his mind and what he puts on storyboard is all in 2D. From there it's all about choosing which tool to use between full CG animation, traditional 2D, or a hybrid of the two. The director and the 2D and 3D studios will meet and discuss what to use when depending upon what we're trying to accomplish with each scene.'[24] The 3D characters and objects are rendered with Cel shading to make them look more like 2D animation. A particular feature is that the shadows on 3D objects contain a linear hatching effect which simulates shading with a pen or pencil, and the same hatching effect is applied to the shadows that appear on any 2D models to create a more uniform look.
Broadcast and release[edit]
The first 12-episode season[25] premiered on 1 July 2016 on WOWOW,[14][26] and later on MBS's Animeism programming block,[14]TBS, CBC, and BS-TBS.[20] The second season of the series began airing on April 7, 2017, with an hour-long two episode premiere.[6]
The series is being simulcast on Crunchyroll.[27][28] Crunchyroll announced at the annual Anime Expo on 1 July 2016 that the company will be releasing the series with an English dub on Blu-ray and DVD. The exact date that the series will be released has not been announced.[29]
Berserk Golden Age Arc 1 English Dub
On March 17, 2017, IGN released a clip of the Berserk English dub and was announced that the series will be distributed by Funimation, but the series was dubbed by Bang Zoom! Entertainment. This marks the first time NYAV Post had no involvement in dubbing Berserk media since Sword of the Berserk. The first season was available on March 20 by Funimation.[30]
Episodes[edit]
Reception[edit]
IGN contributor Meghan Sullivan gave the opening episode a score of 8.5 out of a possible 10. In the review Sullivan praised the episodes' direction, stating 'despite the somewhat distracting visuals, 'The Branded Swordsman' gets Guts' quest for vengeance off to a strong start'.[31]
Writer Cecilia D'Anastasio applauded the opening episode in a review published by Kotaku, going so far as to state that it 'already outshines the 90's original'. Though, noting the series' sub-par animation quality, D'Anastasio concluded, 'Berserk is not for the faint-hearted. But 'The Branded Swordsman' proved to me that directors of fighting-heavy anime are making more of an effort to beautify and civilize the genre, doing justice to manga that showcases writing and ingenuity.'[32]
Anime News Network contributor Jacob Hope Chapman was critical of the show's production quality in his review of episodes 1–3, stating that 'Berserk 2016 is an abominably ugly and almost forcefully unpleasant realization of our dreams, with cut-rate CGI, questionable music choices, and disorienting camera work'. However, to him the strength of the source work helps to carry the show, and Itagaki's frenetic directing style at least keeps the action interesting: 'Once you manage to unclench your teeth at all those garish cel-shaded puppet bodies smacking against each other, Miura's compelling story and captivating world still shine as one-of-a-kind flights of dark imagination with poignant characterization, even as they struggle under such a lackluster production.'[33]
References[edit]
- ^ abLuster, Joseph (29 December 2015). 'VIDEO: New 'Berserk' Anime Project Teases Some Animated Violence'. Crunchyroll. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ abcGreen, Scott (22 March 2016). 'Staff and Cast Listed For Summer 'Berserk' TV Anime'. Crunchyroll. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^'Berserk (2016)'. SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2018. The copyright information states '©2016 Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia Pty Ltd.' for the promotional images of the screening.
- ^Osmond, Andrew (27 May 2016). 'Universal To Release New Berserk and Drifters'. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^'Aniplus HD to Simulcast New Berserk TV Anime'. Anime News Network. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ ab'Berserk Anime's New Visual, April 7 Premiere Revealed'. Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ ab'Berserk Gets New Anime Project Featuring Guts as 'Black Swordsman''. Anime News Network. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ abc'New Berserk TV Anime's Cast, Staff, July Premiere Unveiled'. Anime News Network. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^Green, Scott (10 June 2016). 'Bloody, Shirtless Guts, Scourging And More Featured In Latest 'Berserk' Anime Preview'. Crunchyroll. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ ab'Berserk TV Anime's Teaser Video Previews 9mm Parabellum Bullet's Theme Song'. Anime News Network. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^'Funimation Acquires Berserk Season 1 (2016) English Dub - Funimation - Blog!'. Funimation - Blog!. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^Green, Scott (21 December 2015). 'New 'Berserk' Anime Planned for 2016'. Crunchyroll. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^'New Berserk Anime's 1st Video Teases 2016 Date'. Anime News Network. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ abc'New Berserk Anime is TV Series That Premieres in July'. Anime News Network. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^ abc'New Berserk Anime's Promo Features Susumu Hirasawa's Insert Song'. Anime News Network. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^Green, Scott (26 March 2016). 'Haunting 'Berserk' 2016 TV Anime Teaser Accompanied By Theme Song News'. Anime News Network. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^'Berserk Anime's Next Arc to Premiere Next Spring'. Anime News Network. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^'Berserk TV Anime's New Key Visual Revealed'. Anime News Network. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^Ash Crow - Susumu Hirasawa Soundtracks for BERSERK|Susumu Hirasawa (P-MODEL) Official site
- ^ ab'New Berserk TV Anime's July 1 Premiere, Character Visuals Revealed'. Anime News Network. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^'Nagi Yanagi Performs Berserk TV Anime's Ending Theme Song'. Anime News Network. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^'Berserk Anime's New Cast, Theme Song Artists Revealed'. Anime News Network. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
- ^'Crunchyroll Talks with 'Berserk' Producer Reo Kuroso About the Anime's Premiere and More'. Crunchyroll. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^'FEATURE: Interview with Berserk Producer Reo Kurosu'. Crunchyroll. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^'2016 Berserk Anime Listed at 12 Episodes'. Anime News Network. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^Green, Scott (4 February 2016). '2016 'Berserk' TV Anime Broadcast Plans Announced'. Crunchyroll. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^'Crunchyroll to Stream New Berserk Anime This Summer'. Anime News Network. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^Luster, Joseph (25 March 2016). 'Crunchyroll to Stream 'Berserk' Anime This Summer'. Crunchyroll. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
- ^'Crunchyroll to Dub Release Anime on BD/DVD'. Anime News Network. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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- ^Sullivan, Meghan (1 July 2016). 'Berserk Episode 1 - 'The Branded Swordsman' Review'. IGN. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^D'Anastasio, Cecilia (1 July 2016). 'The New Berserk Anime Already Outshines The '90s Original'. Kotaku. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^Chapman, Jacob (17 July 2016). 'Berserk Episodes 1–3'. Anime News Network. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
External links[edit]
- Official website(in Japanese)
- Berserk (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Born | February 7, 1975 (age 45) San Rafael, California, U.S. |
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Other names | Mark Diraison |
Occupation | Voice actor, ADR director, script writer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Marc Diraison (born February 7, 1975) is an American voice actor, ADR director, and script writer who has worked for Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, 4Kids Entertainment and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the voice of Guts in Berserk, and Tokiomi Tohsaka in Fate/Zero.
Filmography[edit]
Anime[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2001 | Knight Hunters: Weiß Kreuz | Yoji Kudo | Second voice | |
2002–03 | Berserk | Guts | ||
2003 | Samurai Deeper Kyo | Saizo Kirigakure | ||
2003 | Space Pirate Mito | Karsoon | ||
2003 | Sadamitsu the Destroyer | Vice Principal | ||
2004 | ShootFighter Tekken | Yoshiki Takaishi | OVA | |
2004 | Giant Robo | Kenji Murasame | OVA, NYAV Post dub | |
2004 | Domain of Murder | Kyusaku Kogure | OVA | |
2004 - 2007 | One Piece | Roronoa Zoro | 4kids Version | |
2004 | Gokusen | Goro Sawatari | ||
2004 | Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos | Ryoma Sakamoto | ||
2004 | Shrine of the Morning Mist | Michimune Ayatachi, Masashi Kusugi | ||
2005 | Shadow Star Narutaru | Ono | Episode 5 | |
2005 | Gin Rei | Kenji Murasame | ADR voice director, OVA | |
2005 | Ah! My Goddess | Toshiyuki Aoshima[1] | ADR voice director | |
2005 | Midori Days | Masami Kyomoto | ||
2005 | Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart | Shirakawa | ||
2005 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | Young Solomon Muto | Episode 199 | |
2006 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Chancellor Frost | Episode 24 | |
2006 | Pokémon | Tyson | [2] | |
2006 | GaoGaiGar: The King of Braves | Leo Shishioh | ||
2006 | Ninja Nonsense | ADR voice director | ||
2007 | Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy | Toshiyuki Aoshima | ADR voice director | |
2007 | Phoenix | Uraji | ||
2008 | Freedom | David | OVA | |
2008 | Dinosaur King | Gabbro | ||
2008–10 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds | Kalin Kessler, Commander Koda | ||
2009 | Kurokami: The Animation | Additional Voices | ADR voice director (with Michael Sinterniklaas), ADR script writer (with Jay Snyder) | |
2009 | Let's Go Tamagotchi! | Bikertchi, Sunnytchi | ADR voice director (with Michael Sinterniklaas), ADR script writer | |
2010 | Slayers Revolution | ADR voice director (with Michael Sinterniklaas) | ||
2010 | Slayers Evolution-R | ADR voice director (with Michael Sinterniklaas) | ||
2010–14 | Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn | Meran | Production staff, OVAs | |
2011 | Bakuman | Nobuhiro Mashiro, Kim Song-Yu | ||
2013 | Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne | Captain | ||
2013 | Fate/Zero | Tokiomi Tohsaka | ||
2013 | Zetman | Sweeper, Takayuki Hige, Narrator | ADR script writer | |
2013 | Sword Art Online | Akihiko Kayaba | ||
2013–14 | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | Ithnan, Cassim's Father | ||
2014 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital | Kidomaru | ||
2014 | Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet | Kugel | ||
2014 | Coppelion | Gojiro Kajii, Heiji Tanizaki | ||
2015 | Magi: The Kingdom of Magic | Ithnan | ||
2015, 2019 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin | Zeon Zum Deikun | OVAs and TV | |
2015 | Aldnoah.Zero | Wolf Areash | ||
2015 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | George Joestar I, others | ||
2015 | The Seven Deadly Sins | Ruin | ||
2016 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans | Iznario Fareed, Nobliss Subordinate | Nobliss Subordinate in Episode 16 | |
2016 | One-Punch Man | Bearded Worker, Pig God, Subterranean 4 | Subterranean in Episode 1, Pig God in Episode 10 | |
2017–19 | Hunter × Hunter | Ging Freecss | 2011 series | |
2018-19 | Beyblade Burst Turbo | Taiga Akabane | ||
2018 | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | Wilhelm van Astrea | [3] |
Animation[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Crew Role, Notes | Source |
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2005–09 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Silver Sentry, Raptarr, Ruffington, Turtle Titan II | ||
2005–07 | Winx Club | Helia | 4Kids version | |
2006 | Kappa Mikey | Dr. Igor | Episode: 'Big Trouble in Little Tokyo' | |
2007–09 | Chaotic | Codemaster Crellan | ||
2008–09 | Three Delivery | Voice director (with Michael Sinterniklaas) | ||
2009–12 | Huntik: Secrets & Seekers | Rassimov (Season 2), Clements, Suit Member | Voice director (with Michael Sinterniklaas (season 1) and Stephanie Sheh) | [4] |
Films[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2003 | The Weathering Continent | Bois | ||
2010 | Animals United | Cook, the Reporter | ||
2012 | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King | Guts | Production coordinator | |
2013 | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey | Guts | ||
2014 | Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent | Guts | ||
2014 | Welcome to the Space Show | Pochi Rickman | ADR voice director (with Stephanie Sheh) | [5] |
2014 | Patema Inverted | Teacher | ADR script writer | |
2015 | 009 Re:Cyborg | Cyborg 002/JetLink | ||
2016 | Miss Hokusai | Hatsugoro/Totoya Hokkei | ||
2016 | Your Name | Taki's Father | [6] | |
2017 | A Silent Voice | Mr. Takeuchi | [7] | |
2017 | Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale | Akihiko Kayaba | [8] | |
2017 | Birdboy: The Forgotten Children | Mouse Father |
Video games[edit]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2017 | Fire Emblem Heroes | Conrad | ||
2017 | Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | Conrad | [9] | |
2019 | Shenmue III | Hong Dejing |
References[edit]
- ^'Ah! My Goddess'. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^Pokémon: Advanced Battle. Episode 397. 4Kids Entertainment.
- ^'Funimation Announces Re:Zero Anime's English Dub Cast'. Anime News Network. March 4, 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^'A Seeker Is Born'. Huntik. Season 1. Episode 1.
- ^'Dub Cast for Welcome to the Space Show Announced'. Anime News Network. April 7, 2012. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^'Your Name English Dub Cast, Trailer Unveiled'. Anime News Network. November 14, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ^Sheh, Stephanie (2017-12-24). 'It's Marc Diraison. The original Guts from Berserk'. @stephaniesheh. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^'Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale English Dub Screenings Begin April 22 in U.S.'Anime News Network. March 14, 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^'Here are the Voice Actors of Fire Emblem Echoes' Cast'. Twinfinite. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
External links[edit]
- Marc Diraison at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Marc Diraison on IMDb
- Marc Diraison at Behind The Voice Actors