VIZ MEDIA BRINGS THE ARMS AND ARMOR
ACTION OF BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I – THE EGG OF THE KING
TO MONTREAL FOR THE 16th ANNUAL
FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL
FILM FESTIVAL
Gripping
Anime Action Adventure Opens New Feature Film Trilogy Based On The
Bestselling Medieval Dark Fantasy Manga Series
VIZ
Media is proud to announce the Canadian premiere of the kinetic new
anime action feature film, BERSERK:
THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I – THE EGG OF THE KING, as part of the 16th
annual Fantasia International Film Festival.
Taking place in Montreal
from July 14th
to August 9th,
the Fantasia International Film Festival is recognized as the largest
and most influential event of its kind in North America and is a
leader on the genre film scene and one of the country’s most
popular film festivals.
BERSERK:
THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I – THE EGG OF THE KING will be
in competition for the Satoshi Kon Award for Achievement in
Animation. It will screen at Concordia
University's Hall Theatre at 11:45am on August 4th,
and at 3:05pm on August 5th.
More information on the Fantasia International Film Festival is
available at: www.fantasiafestival.com.
BERSERK:
THE Golden
Age Arc
film
trilogy was
produced in Japan by the legendary Studio
4ºC, and is based on the
bestselling medieval dark fantasy manga (graphic novel) series
created by Kentaro
Miura. VIZ Media has
licensed the entire BERSERK: THE GOLDEN
AGE ARC anime film trilogy and plans to debut the movies on Neon
Alley, an innovative new
24-hour gaming console-based anime channel, launching in the fall in
the United States and Canada, and set to feature the genre’s best
titles.
Combining
a foreboding medieval European-inspired setting with fantasy and
exquisitely detailed swordsmanship, BERSERK:
THE GOLDEN AGE ARC I – THE EGG OF THE KING (directed by Toshiyuki
Kubooka) 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.
The BERSERK
manga series, by Kentaro Miura, debuted in Japan in 1989 and quickly
drew a devoted following, going on to sell more than 30 million
copies worldwide. The series, still ongoing in Japan, has been
published in North America and the UK, as well as in France, Germany,
Italy, Spain, Russia, and Latin America. The BERSERK manga has also
inspired a popular anime television series and has spawned a variety
of related video games, collectable figures and toys, and music
soundtracks, as well as the current BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC film
trilogy.
For
more information on the BERSERK: THE GOLDEN AGE ARC film trilogy,
please visit the official Facebook page at:
www.facebook.com/BerserkFilm.
About VIZ
Media, LLC
Headquartered
in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and
licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by
three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha
Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co.,
Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for
English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom,
Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology
WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA and blockbuster properties like NARUTO,
BLEACH and INUYASHA, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance
and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and
fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as
graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films,
downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products.
Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
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