“Lone mercenary Guts joins Griffith's Band of the Hawk, seeking belonging amid ambition, betrayal, and doomed camaraderie.”
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition
ベルセルク 黄金時代篇 MEMORIAL EDITION
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Synopsis
Lone mercenary Guts joins Griffith's Band of the Hawk, seeking belonging amid ambition, betrayal, and doomed camaraderie.
Fleeing a traumatic childhood, lone mercenary Guts drifts from battle to battle, striking down powerful enemies with his unwieldy sword. After one skirmish, Guts clashes with the mystifying Griffith and his small army known as the Band of the Hawk. The victorious Griffith drafts Guts into his ranks, granting the swordsman a kinship unlike anything he has ever known. Alongside the skilled warrior Casca, Guts helps Griffith guide the band to fame and glory. But as he gains military prestige, Griffith becomes the target of assassination attempts and political schemes. He uses Guts to further his ambitious rise to power, taking advantage of the swordsman's lack of aspiration. Even as he grows closer to Casca, Guts' absence of direction robs him of any sense of belonging. Fostering opposing desires, Guts and Casca fight for Griffith's dream—although fractures forming among the trio threaten to disrupt their world.
What people say
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Derived from 24 sampled reviews
What 24 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.67 · some divergence
2.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 6.0
↑ 2.96
Running avg · Oct 2022 → Feb 2026
- 10 “Added scenes are really worth the watch! Don't listen to the voices saying this editon is the same as original trilogy! Just an advise from fellow hiatus-accepting-Berserk-fan Watch especially...”
- 9 “Berserk: Ougon Jidai-hen - Memorial Edition surprisingly exceeded expectations with engaging story events and fight sequences that were better than anticipated. However, the persistent CGI quality...”
- 9 “This Memorial Edition is promising, not only because it is the umpteenth revival of the arch of the golden age; But also because it adds minimal parts, graphic corrections, and new ones music, The...”
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- Format 13 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 25m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2022 – Dec 2022 Fall 2022
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-22727 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- VAP Producer
- Hakusensha Producer
- Movic Producer
- Yahoo! Japan Producer
- Good Smile Company Producer
- Beyond C. Producer
- KDDI Producer
- Rialto Entertainment Producer
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- Crunchyroll Licensor