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DVD : Berserk - War Cry (Episodes 1-5) |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781586552022
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1586552023
Label: Anime Works
Manufacturer: Anime Works
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Anime Works
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 28, 2002
Running Time: 125 minutes
Sales Rank: 39521
Studio: Anime Works
Theatrical Release Date: May 28, 2002
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This violent sword-and-sorcery adventure suggests a darker version of Record of Lodoss War. Guts (originally "Gatsu") is a brooding warrior, haunted by demons, who fights with an enormous two-handed sword. When he's defeated in hand-to-hand combat by the elegant Griffith, Guts joins the Band of the Hawk. They're supposed to be mercenaries, but Griffith's loyal corps behaves like a crack regiment in the century-long war between Midland and Chuder. Although he takes unnecessary personal risks for reasons rooted in past traumas, Guts quickly rises to a position of command. This vision of early medieval warfare is grittier and less sanitized than standard anime adventures. Fans of Kento Miura's original manga praise its depth of characterization, which isn't really apparent in these first five episodes. But its grim earthiness sets Berserk apart from run-of-the-mill chivalric tales. Rated 16 Up: Violence, nudity, sexual situations, profanity, grotesque imagery. --Charles Solomon
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Plot is great - artwork is solid - can't wait to see the rest!
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Berserk is one of those few anime fantasies that aren't meant to make us laugh. From the first moments to the last, it's as serious as possible. Dark imagery rules this series, with battles and blood and characters that are often angry and trying to prove themselves in some way or another. And the themes are even darker, dealing with vengeance and a hunger for death.
In volume one of Berserk, we are introduced, in the first episode, to the Black Swordsman, a massive man who carries a massive sword. Though we aren't with the Black Swordsman for long, we are introduced through him to the future of this anime series, and to the themes I mentioned before. From there, it gets into the core story of Guts (who becomes the Black Swordsman) growing into a man working as a professional killer. He's a silent, efficient warrior, who's only out for the bounty. But then he meets Griffith, the charismatic leader of the Band of the Hawk, a mercenary group as proficient at killing as a group as Guts is at killing alone. Guts is defeated by Griffith in battle, and is forced to join the Band. It's something that he's never had before, companionship, and he initially wants nothing to do with the Band. Over time, however, he's able to do something he's never been able to do before, and that's find friendship. Though he's still a loner in battle, he feels that his hastiness is more a way to keep his men alive than for actual personal gain. By the end of the volume, Guts leads his own unit ... Read More
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This is a review of the entire series. The series was pretty good. The animation was just ok. This story follows Gutz and the band of the hawk, a group of mercenaries that he is essentially forced into joining when he is beaten by Griffith. This follows the many battles they fight together assanations etc.
The good: The show is pretty violent with plenty of action and fights. Gutz is a cool character and he evolves throughout the series, becomes stronger a better fighter etc.
The Bad: It took me a few episodes to get into it. The animation is just so so. I wasn't too happy with one of the truths about Griffiths past. It gets quite strange at the end. The Anime show does not conclude the story. You can finish it in comic form but I never got around to it.
Although more negative was outlined the show is actually pretty good, (not great) but pretty good. Worth a watch.
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Berserk is not your average anime series.
It's a very dark and grity series. Thats why I love this series
so much. The story is amazing. I love all the characters cause they all have there own thoughts and abilities of understanding.
The character development is great! From watching the first five episodes I can tell this series is just gonna get more bloodier by the minute. This isn't a type of show to watch with your little ones.
I'm not gonna say what the story is about cause theres enough reviews to read from to know what it's about. I think Berserk has it's own unique original story that keeps it in hold. Well duuuu. Of course! After finishing the 5 episodes I knew I had to watch the rest! This series is very addictive.
These 5 episodes are fantastic! I can't wait to finish them so I can start reading the Manga.
Be sure to get this one. It's absolutely amazing!
I will be getting volume 2 of the anime soon.
Ps....The opening music theme is awesome.
Later
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This is my first real exposure to anime. The only other time I watched some of it was in Tarantino's "Kill Bill: Volume 1", but it is only in a few passages in the movie that anime is used. Since I enjoy epic fantasy, I thought a good way to start out in anime was in a series that used this genre. I found that I enjoyed the first five episodes of "Berserk", and even though at some points I found myself having trouble figuring out where the story was going, I was left looking forward to the next disc in the series.
In the first episode, the Black Swordsman arrives in a town looking for a monster that has the habitants under his grip, living in a world of fear and misery. The Black Swordsman carries along a huge sword that is bigger than him, he is branded in one of his shoulders and is visited in his dreams by demons that claim to own him. At this point there is no clear plot in the story, but in the next four episodes the story goes back to our hero's youth and the viewer finds out that his name is Guts and he honors this name to the extreme. Guts meets with the Band of the Hawk, which is lead by Griffith, an effeminate but very skillful warrior. After some initial quarrels Guts joins the band of mercenaries and an interesting relationship develops between him, Griffith and Caska, who was until that moment the right hand of Griffith and apparently is in love with him. In episodes two through five there are three main points of interest intertwined in the story: the relationship ... Read More
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