Amazon has dropped the value of Berserk: The Full 1997 TV Collection to its greatest but; you may seize the improbable anime on Blu-ray for under $37.39 (was $60). This Blu-ray set launched earlier this yr and has remained common ever since. Prior offers have led to Amazon promoting out, so chances are you’ll need to seize the most recent provide when you can. Berserk followers can pair the 1997 sequence with The Golden Age Arc Memorial Version, which was remastered and recut into 13 episodes and launched earlier this week (August 27).
Tailored from Kentaro Miura’s legendary manga, Berserk tells the story of Guts and his everlasting battle in opposition to demonic forces. Darkish fantasy blended with brutal violence, the anime sequence took some deviations from the supply materials but it surely was praised for the way it dealt with the darker themes of Miura’s work. This can be a limited-edition steelbook model of Berserk and it comprises all 25 episodes from the sequence in high-definition. Each the Japanese and English language dubs can be found on the disc, and all extras from earlier releases have been included.
A few years later, a brand new Berserk anime would begin over from scratch and was a extra devoted adaptation. This trilogy of 2012-2013 movies weren’t fairly pretty much as good because the 1997 sequence because it blended stunning 2D animation with CGI to blended outcomes, however they’re nonetheless price watching. The Golden Age Arc Memorial Version recuts the remastered movies into 13 episodes. The Blu-ray launch options each English and Japanese dubs, and for extras, you will get the textless opening and ending songs within the two-disc set.
If you wish to take a look at the unique manga, the Deluxe Editions are the way in which to go. All 14 of those attractive hardcover compilations can be found at Amazon, and lots of of them are discounted by $15-$20. Every one comprises three volumes of Berserk. It’s also possible to preorder Berserk Quantity 42, the primary collected commerce paperback with materials not written by Miura, who handed away in 2021.
Berserk Manga Deluxe Editions
