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[J.H.]

Just curious... does Giant Robo move you to tears like it does me, or am I just a giant pussy?

James

[Matt D]

Ha. Ha. Oops.

I forgot about all of the swearing in the first episode of Giant Robo right at the beginning.

That got me some nasty looks from the wife.

[TheVileOne]

Well well well who would have thunk it?  Over a year later and it turns out it was all real.

All I want to know is, were the pictures that were leaked online a year ago legit and the real thing or were they fan made?

Because if the new show looks like that, AWESOME!

[TheVileOne]

I've waited years to see this, ANIME SKULL KNIGHT!!!!!!!

[J.H.]

This post on was meant for anthoer thread... I am not one for ruining Berserk conversation with talk of Cyber Blue...

James

[J.H.]

<AHEM>
New Berserk anime is a MOVIE!

James

[TheVileOne]

Apparently it will start with a movie, and there will be other animation with plans to adapt the entire manga story.

Not sure how the heck that is possible and if they can pull it off, but its new Berserk anime so enjoy it while it lasts I suppose.

[TheVileOne]

OK more news on the new Berserk animation.  It will be a series of movies re-adapting the manga.  The first movie is titled Berserk Golden Age Arc 1:  Egg of The Supreme Ruler:

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A new site and twitter account have begun teasing a July 15 launch for the promotional effort for the Studio 4°C (TekkenKinkreet, MindGame, AniMatrix, the new Thundercats) adaptation of Kentarō Miura horror/action/drama Berserk.

Veteran animator, and character design for Giant Robo, the Lunar RPGs and a certain Miura passion called iDOLM@STER, Toshiyuki Kubooka will direct the Berserk Golden Age Arc I: Egg of the Supreme Ruler animated feature, scheduled to hit Japan in January 2012. Also via the new issue of the Young Animal manga anthology, Good Smile Company & Max have a slate of Berserk figures in the works to coincide with movie.

"Golden Age" refers to 10 volume manga arc that tracks raging swordsman Guts from his discovery as new born under the hanged body of his mother, through his time with the mercenary band know as the Hawks. During the time, dark, supernatural elements begin to influence his world.

So first movie set for a January 2012 release.  I spoke with Toshiyuki Morikawa at Anime Expo and he said he wants to play Griffith Again.

[TheVileOne]

It's taken a year but we finally got some new Berserk footage!   It's finally upon us, anime Skull Knight!  And he looks awesome.

Also:

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Naked Guts . . . and Skull Knight.

[Basara]

Hadn't seen this posted here yet so forgive me if i missed it.



The first 10 mins of the new film.

I've lost a lot of interest in anime over the past several years, there's just been nothing much coming out that I've gotten into, in fact pretty much the only shows I've watched have been connected to stuff from years ago. With the possible exception of Macross Frontier this is the first thing to come out in a long time that i am looking forward too. Despite all the changes made in the original anime its still probably my favorite show and the manga is pretty much the only one i still follow. Can not wait for this.

[TheVileOne]

I'm really curious how they go about this project from here on out.  I love Berserk but the manga moves at a snail's pace and there is so much to cover.  I think once they get through the Band of the Hawk era they will have to skip over a lot of things.  Either way I'm excited to finally get some new Berserk animation and it looks amazing.  I wish they could've worked in Forces somehow since I prefer that song to the new theme they are using which I think is the same group.

[Basara]

TheVileOne, on Feb 17 2012, 01:04 PM, said:

I'm really curious how they go about this project from here on out.  I love Berserk but the manga moves at a snail's pace and there is so much to cover.  I think once they get through the Band of the Hawk era they will have to skip over a lot of things.  Either way I'm excited to finally get some new Berserk animation and it looks amazing.  I wish they could've worked in Forces somehow since I prefer that song to the new theme they are using which I think is the same group.

I guess it depends on how long they are going to keep the movies going. The first arc is 3 movies? I don't remember seeing anything of the Black Swordsman stuff from the first 3 vols in the previews yet so assuming the Golden Age movies aren't a long flashback and take place in order those volumes can be added to the start of the Retribution arc. That's about 11-12 volumes i guess to each arc with the Millennium arc running a little longer. The Fantasia arcs only just started so ignoring that, that's 3 movies per arc for 9 movies. Even if they split the 9 movies over 6 years i doubt the new arc would be finished by then. The problem then is do you leave it unfinished? the last thing i would want is a rushed made up ending just for the sake of it but too many shows seem to get that treatment. I guess it all comes down to how well the first 3 movies are received.

Personally I'm just happy they are finally animating some new stuff, have no problem if its left unfinished and just go as far as they can with the material available!

For what its worth i think this is the best way to go about it. Long running manga works well as an endless TV series (ignoring the filler they usually get) but i cant remember such an adult manga getting a long TV show like this would need. Splitting each section into several movies or OVAs with a decent budget and releasing them as and when they are done is perfect.

[TheVileOne]

Basara, on Feb 17 2012, 10:19 AM, said:

I guess it depends on how long they are going to keep the movies going. The first arc is 3 movies? I don't remember seeing anything of the Black Swordsman stuff from the first 3 vols in the previews yet so assuming the Golden Age movies aren't a long flashback and take place in order those volumes can be added to the start of the Retribution arc. That's about 11-12 volumes i guess to each arc with the Millennium arc running a little longer. The Fantasia arcs only just started so ignoring that, that's 3 movies per arc for 9 movies. Even if they split the 9 movies over 6 years i doubt the new arc would be finished by then. The problem then is do you leave it unfinished? the last thing i would want is a rushed made up ending just for the sake of it but too many shows seem to get that treatment. I guess it all comes down to how well the first 3 movies are received.

The first volume actually does start with Guts as the Black Swordsman before flashing back.  And the teasers for the new animation did show us some of Skull Night who does appear in the Golden Age era of the comic that was never depicted in the original anime series.  

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Personally I'm just happy they are finally animating some new stuff, have no problem if its left unfinished and just go as far as they can with the material available!

Guess that is all we can hope for with this project at this point.

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For what its worth i think this is the best way to go about it. Long running manga works well as an endless TV series (ignoring the filler they usually get) but i cant remember such an adult manga getting a long TV show like this would need. Splitting each section into several movies or OVAs with a decent budget and releasing them as and when they are done is perfect.

I would agree with this but ultimately I would hope they could do this after the manga was finished which at this rate could probably be never :) .  Still I hope they can do as much as they can.

[Basara]

So for those who lack morals or the patience to wait for the official release there is a fansubbed version of the first film out now.

I'll spoilerize my thoughts just in case

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Pretty good

I read some reviews online after I'd watched it and see a lot of hate for how much they cut out. But lets be realistic, they were never going to be able to get in all that story into 3 relatively short movies. The first one clocks in at less than 80 mins and takes it up to the conversation at the fountain after the assassination.

Now they did cut a lot out, it was pretty much reduced to several key scenes from the first few books. The siege at the start with Guts joining the Hawks, the fight with Zodd, the hunt and Guts doing Griffiths dirty work at the end. Aside from the fight after the 3 year jump they cut nearly all of the Hawks fighting. No black Swordsman flashback and hardly anything from Guts childhood. The problem with that is no one really gets any screen time aside from Guts and Griffith with Casca getting a few moments of her own. That's not so bad at the moment but i can see it impacting the story in the 3rd movie when no one really cares about any of the characters during the eclipse.

What they left in looked great, even the excessive CG didn't bother me and I'm not a big fan of that stuff. It was never going to be scene for scene faithful to the manga, there was just not enough time, and works well as a companion to the manga if you've already read it. I'm not sure how well it would come across if you've never read the manga. For a story so largely character driven there wasn't a whole lot of that here.

Ideally it would have been 2 hours long with that extra 30 minutes spent on the rest of the Hawks, and maybe 4 movies instead of 3 but that's just wishful thinking. I cant hate too much on what they left out and not enjoy what they kept in. Well worth a watch if you've already read the manga but i think it will loose something if you don't already know the story.

[Eivion Thanotos]

I'm one of those who lacks patience. I never read the manga, but I did watch the original anime. I generally agree with your assement. It was about what one could have expected given the movie treatment. Still I am just a little annoyed because some of what you mentioned could have been used if they actually made the movie the same length as the next two (This was 76 mins., next two are 110 mins.)

[Basara]

Had a few PC issues and not had anything really decent to play movies on for a while so i've only just got around to watching the second film

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Again like the first film its condensed down from the manga into several key points: The 100 man fight, the taking of Doldrey castle, Guts leaving the Hawks and the fall of Griffiths. Feelings on it are pretty much the same as the first film in that it looks great, i'd have liked it to be more faithful and i get why so much was cut so i wont dwell on that.

A few things i noticed that could have helped being included or that differ from the manga. Its been a while since i read the earlier chapters of the manga so i may be remembering stuff wrong. There's no direct indication of Guts planning to leave the Hawks after the battle until the celebration after it, i'm pretty sure he out right states that's his plan in the manga. They cut out the whole fairy dust healing his wounds so that he can fight at Doldrey so i figured at that point they were going to tone down any fantasy element until the 3rd film but then they show Puck trapped in a cage towards the end of the film. Poor guy must be in it for a while since there's still a year to go before Guts saves him. Farnese and Seprico both show up in the background at the ball after the battle. I kind of hope that means there is at least some plan on animating more movies after the initial 3. And there is no Zodd watching over Guts at Doldrey.

Again, still leaves a hell of a lot to fit into 110 minutes for the final movie. Hopefully they don't cut out Guts fight with the apostle (i forget his name) since it was missing from the original anime but i'm guessing a large portion of the 3rd movie will obviusly be the eclips. Still with the hints in this movie to characters that don't show up until the next arc with some luck they will continue and slow the pace down once they get to things that haven't been animated before.