VIZ Media Reminder: BERSERK Premiere on May 11th

BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I – THE EGG OF THE KING and BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC II - THE BATTLE FOR DOLDREY will have a theatrical double feature in San Francisco and simultaneous airings on Neon Alley. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © Kentaro Miura (Studio Gaga), Hakuensha/ Berserk Film Partners

Double Feature Event Includes North American Premiere Of BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC II with Exclusive Gift Pack Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: berserkfilm.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen

BERSERK goodie bag to be given to all attendees of NEW PEOPLE screening. Photo courtesy of Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Kentaro Miura (Studio Gaga), Hakuensha/ Berserk Film Partners

VIZ Media reminds anime fans of the upcoming special double-feature theatrical presentation of BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I – THE EGG OF THE KING (????? ?????? ????, Berserk Oogon Jidai-Hen I: Haoo no Tamago, 2012) and the exclusive North American premiere of BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC II - THE BATTLE FOR DOLDREY (????? ?????? ???????, Berserk Oogon Jidai-Hen II: Doldrey Kooryaku, 2012) taking place on Saturday, May 11th at the NEW PEOPLE Cinema, located inside the dynamic Japanese pop culture entertainment venue in San Francisco’s Japantown at 1746 Post St. Two double-feature screenings (presented with dubbed English dialogue) are scheduled for 3:00pm and 8:00pm. VIZ Media also invites Neon Alley members nationwide to catch back-to-back airings of BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I – THE EGG OF THE KING and BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC II - THE BATTLE FOR DOLDREY taking place the same day at the same times – Saturday, May 11th – at 3:00pm and 8:00pm PST. More details and sign-up information are available at neonalley.com. Tickets to the NEW PEOPLE Cinema double-feature are $25.00 each and are available online at newpeopleworld.com/films/films-5-2013. A special galley exhibit featuring original BERSERK production art from Studio 4ºC will also be showcased in the theatre lobby. Upon arrival, each ticketholder will also receive an exclusive gift pack that features exclusive BERSERK promotional collectables including a tote bag, fan, beverage koozie, bookmarks, and more.

Super Deformed Guts figure to be given away as a prize at the NEW PEOPLE Cinema premiere screenings. Photo courtesy of Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Kentaro Miura (Studio Gaga), Hakuensha/ Berserk Film Partners

A variety of other exclusive BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC memorabilia -- including collectable figures, a special art book, cell phone charms, and Japanese theatrical pamphlets autographed by Studio 4ºC CEO Eiko Tanaka -- will be given away to lucky winners who attend the screenings at the NEW PEOPLE Cinema premiere. Neon Alley viewers will also have a chance to watch and win one of 50 one-of-a-kind pieces of BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC production art available exclusively during the premiere event. Please visit facebook.com/neonalleynetwork for more details on the special giveaway items. BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I – THE EGG OF THE KING follows lone mercenary Guts as he travels the land where a hundred-year-old war is taking place. His ferocity and ability to take down enemies attracts the attention of Griffith, leader of the mercenary group “The Band of the Hawk,” and Guts is recruited to the unit. Thanks to their continued victories on the battlefield, the bond between Guts and Griffith deepens, but despite all their success, Guts begins to question his reasons for fighting for Griffith’s dream. Unknown to Guts, this unyielding dream is about to bestow a horrible fate on them both. BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC II - THE BATTLE FOR DOLDREY picks up the story as Guts believed, for three years, that his mission was to pursue Griffith’s dream together with him. But in order to become Griffith’s equal and truly be called his friend, Guts realizes he will have to leave the Band of the Hawk. At the same time, a bloody battle to capture the impenetrable Fortress of Doldrey from the Empire of Chuder is about to begin. The Band of the Hawk will face an army 30,000 strong! For more information on the BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC film trilogy, please visit the official Facebook page at facebook.com/BerserkFilm.

An autographed BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC II Red Artbook is just one of the prizes that will be given away to lucky winners who attend the NEW PEOPLE Cinema premiere screenings. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Kentaro Miura (Studio Gaga), Hakuensha/ Berserk Film Partners

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For more information on BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: