# Is “Berserk: Golden Age Arc III—The Advent” an anime masterpiece or a travesty? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2018, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740 "2018-01-02T07:38:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740/1 "2018-01-02T07:38:56Z")
I just watched it and I can’t decide. If you have seen it, hopefully you know why I’m not sure what to think. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740/2 "2018-01-02T07:44:59Z")
Is it one of those horrid 3D Berserk things? ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740/3 "2018-01-02T09:21:13Z")
Not sure what you mean. It’s a high budget animated film, the third in a trilogy based on the manga. ---
**Author:** ![Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b2d939/32.png) [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Go_Arachnid_Laser_1)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740/4 "2018-01-02T09:35:12Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > Not sure what you mean. It’s a high budget animated film, the third in a trilogy based on the manga. I’ve only watched the 90’s series, but i understand that there are modern OVAs made with crummy, stilted 3D models that are usually lambasted by the fans. I just watched a youtube trailer of this one and yes, it is all CGI. Doesn’t look as bad as I’d been led to believe, though. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740/5 "2018-01-02T13:32:09Z")
> [@SlackerInc](#): > > Not sure what you mean. It’s a high budget animated film, the third in a trilogy based on the manga. But _not_ the 80’s videogame… ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740/6 "2018-01-02T14:26:32Z")
> [@Go\_Arachnid\_Laser](#): > > I’ve only watched the 90’s series, but i understand that there are modern OVAs made with crummy, stilted 3D models that are usually lambasted by the fans. > > I just watched a youtube trailer of this one and yes, it is all CGI. Doesn’t look as bad as I’d been led to believe, though. I guess I cannot spot CGI in animation. I thought it looked really impressive. My issue is with a rape scene that felt like it was going for kinky titillation. ---
**Author:** ![awldune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@awldune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awldune)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740/7 "2018-01-02T19:55:29Z")
I thought the first two parts were good (although I have not read the manga or seen the original show) but the third part was fairly unpleasant. As for titillating rape scenes, that is nothing new for anime or Japanese entertainment in general (nor is it exclusive to Japan) ---
**Author:** ![SlackerInc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slackerinc/32/275_2.png) [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-berserk-golden-age-arc-iii-the-advent-an-anime-masterpiece-or-a-travesty/805740/8 "2018-01-02T20:20:27Z")
Huh, that’s a shame.