Berserk's Original Anime Reveals Netflix Release Date
Berserk remains one of the darkest, most brutal anime franchises to arrive in the medium over the past decades, with Guts' journey being just as introspective as it is nihilistic. While the series has continued following the tragic passing of Kentaro Miura via its manga, the anime has returned thanks to Berserk: Memorial Edition. Now, fans will be able to experience the anime adaptation that started it all as the Berserk anime of the 1990s is headed to Netflix.
The first Berserk anime arrived on the small screen in 1997, eight years following the manga's premiere in the pages of Young Animal. Mostly taking the opportunity to cover the "Golden Age Arc", aka the story of how Guts came to join the Band of the Hawk, meet Griffith and Casca, and eventually find himself in a life of despair filled with some of anime's most terrifying demons, the original television series will often be thought of as the best take on the world that spawned from Kentaro Miura outside of the manga. Now, Netflix has confirmed when fans can expect the series to arrive on its streaming service, with the platform having already housed the movie trilogy.
Berserk: Streaming Soon
Berserk's original anime series will arrive on Netflix on December 1st, with all twenty-five episodes set to be available on the streaming service. The first television series ended on quite the cliffhanger, with the anime adaptation somewhat being used as a vehicle to help in pushing the manga as viewers might want to see where Guts and company end up following the devastating events of the Eclipse.
While a new Berserk anime adaptation hasn't been confirmed, a countdown clock has appeared on the anime franchise's official website, leaving fans to wonder if a new project will be announced in around twenty-eight days' time. While nothing is set in stone, there are plenty of stories from Berserk's manga that have yet to be adapted to anime.
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