Berserk The Golden Age Arc Movies Blu-Ray & DVD

Guts is a lone mercenary — no name, no past worth keeping, a two-handed sword almost as tall as he is, and a talent for surviving situations that should kill him. Captured and recruited by Griffith, the silver-haired visionary leader of the Band of the Hawk, Guts finds himself for the first time with comrades, with purpose, and with someone he genuinely admires. The Hawks rise through the hundred-year war between Midland and Chuder, winning impossible battles, gaining noble recognition, and building toward the kingdom Griffith has always dreamed of owning. Through it all, the fierce warrior Casca watches both men with complicated feelings, and Guts begins to question whether fighting for Griffith's dream is the same as having one of his own. When Guts leaves to forge his own path, the fracture it creates in Griffith leads to a catastrophic act that destroys everything — and Griffith's imprisonment becomes the trigger for the Eclipse: the event that defines everything that follows in the Berserk universe and from which nothing emerges unchanged. 

The Egg of The King: Arc I -  Guts is a young and highly skilled mercenary living in a medieval era of the Midland monarchy. During the siege of a castle, he catches the attention of Griffith, leader of a mercenary army called Band of the Hawk. As the two meet again, Guts ends up joining the notorious group.

The Battle for Doldrey: Arc II - The Band of the Hawk participates in the Midland war campaign. On the bloody battlefield, they conquer decisive victories that lead them to Doldrey, an old fortress that will decide the outcome of the war. Amid all this carnage, Griffith´s words still resonate in Guts´ head and make him wonder what should he do once this conflict is over.

The Advent: Arc III - Guts and the remainder of the Band of the Hawk join forces once again to try to rescue Griffith from the depths of Midland. This is just the prelude of a nefarious ritual intended to brand the end of the Golden Age arc.

The three films together adapt the complete Golden Age arc — the central storyline of Kentaro Miura's Berserk manga — across approximately 283 minutes, from Guts and Griffith's first meeting through the Eclipse and its devastating aftermath. Produced by Studio 4°C — the studio behind Spriggan, Memories, and The Animatrix — directed by Toshiyuki Kubooka, and scored by Susumu Hirasawa, who also composed the iconic score for the original 1997 Berserk television series. The trilogy uses a combination of traditional 2D animation and CG integration, with a visual style distinct from the 1997 series that drew both praise for its ambition and debate among fans for its CG action sequences. The Eclipse sequence in the third film — the most pivotal and most graphically extreme scene in Miura's manga — is adapted faithfully and without restraint.

All three films were released in North America by Viz Media on separate Blu-ray and DVD editions: Film I on November 27, 2012; Film II on August 6, 2013; Film III on April 15, 2014. 

Notable Staff & Voice Talent

Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka (all three films)
Original Manga: Kentaro Miura (Berserk, serialized in Young Animal, Hakusensha, 1989–2021)
Studio: Studio 4°C (Spriggan, Memories, The Animatrix, Metropolis)
Music: Susumu Hirasawa (Berserk 1997 TV series, Paprika, Millennium Actress)

Japanese Cast:
- Hiroaki Iwanaga as Guts
- Takahiro Sakurai as Griffith / Femto (Code Geass — Suzaku, Chaos;Child — Takuru, Black Bullet)
- Toa Yukinari as Casca
- Aki Toyosaki as Princess Charlotte
- Rikiya Koyama as Nosferatu Zodd (El Cazador de la Bruja, Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom)
- Akira Ishida as Ubik (Gokudo, Slayers, Now and Then Here and There, Fruits Basket, Noir)
- Unsho Ishizuka as Skull Knight (éX-Driver, Z.O.E. Dolores I, Mahoromatic, Ghost in the Shell: SAC)

English Dub Cast (Viz Media):
- Marc Diraison as Guts
- Kevin T. Collins as Griffith / Femto
- Carrie Keranen as Casca
- Peter Marinker as Nosferatu Zodd
- J. David Brimmer as Skull Knight (Descendants of Darkness, Captain Tylor OVA, Ping Pong Club)

Film I — The Egg of the King: DVD / Blu-ray Features

- Production Art Gallery
- Theatrical Trailers

Film II — The Battle for Doldrey: DVD / Blu-ray Features

- Production Art Gallery
- Theatrical Trailers
- "Aria" Live Concert — Susumu Hirasawa conducting
- Interview with Berserk Voice Actors

Film III — The Advent: DVD / Blu-ray Features

- Production Art Gallery
- Theatrical Trailers
- Note: Contains the Eclipse sequence — extremely graphic violence and sexual violence

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: ベルセルク 黄金時代篇 (Beruseruku: Ōgon Jidai-hen / Berserk: The Golden Age Arc)
Film I Title: 覇王の卵 — The Egg of the King (~76 min)
Film II Title: ドルドレイ攻略 — The Battle for Doldrey (~97 min)
Film III Title: 降臨 — The Advent (~110 min)
Total Runtime: ~283 Minutes (Complete Trilogy, 3 Films)
Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
U.S. Blu-ray + DVD Release Dates: Film I: November 27, 2012 / Film II: August 6, 2013 / Film III: April 15, 2014 (Viz Media)
Original Release Dates (Japan): Film I: February 4, 2012 / Film II: June 23, 2012 / Film III: February 1, 2013
Publisher: Viz Media
Audio (Blu-ray): Japanese & English DTS-HD Master Audio
Audio (DVD): Japanese & English Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating: M (Mature Audiences 17+)
Region: Region A / Region 1 (North America)
Note: Film III contains the Eclipse sequence — the climactic event of Miura's Golden Age arc, adapted without restraint. Extremely graphic violence and sexual violence. Each film sold separately; this listing covers all three as a complete trilogy set.
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes: Band of the Hawk, Griffith's Dream, Eclipse and Sacrifice, God Hand, Birth of the Black Swordsman

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.