Berserk: The Black Swordsman – New Fan-Made Anime Project Announced
Online animation group Studio Eclypse announced in early October that its team had begun pre-production on a BERSERK: The Black Swordsman fan animation. The project staff expressly stated the animation would not include the “Golden Age arc” of Kentarou Miura‘s manga and would focus on “The Black Swordsman arc.” The project will include “adaptation of the stories that have been neglected of this medium.”
BERSERK: The Black Swordsman has some solid talent lined up. Studio Eclypse has further promised that there “won’t be any censoring or toned down scenes” in the animated project. So it will need some seasoned talent and a lot of creativity to bring Miura’s artwork to life. There’s a reason why even big-budget animation studios struggled to capture the intricacies of Berserk‘s artwork in an animated medium, so Studio Eclypse has taken on a daunting task.
We don’t know how long it will be before we get to see some animated footage, but the basic membership tier for Studio Eclypse’s Patreon account promises early access to key animation, promo materials, and concept art.
That said, fans hoping for a full series adaptation might be disappointed. When Studio Eclypse polled fans on Twitter about what its next project should be, the studio noted “The winner will have a short anime adaptation done by us in the upcoming months.” Studio Eclypse previously worked on the “Attack on Titan: Requiem” fan animation.
