Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition sticks closely to its source material, emphasizing traditional storytelling focused on flawed, morally complex characters. Identity factors such as race or modern ideology are not prioritized over character or narrative. The dark, violent world is presented without forced representation or modern virtue signaling.

The show is unapologetically masculine, with strong focus on themes like loyalty, ambition, and the horrors of war. Concepts like family, faith, and morality are treated seriously, albeit through an unflinching, sometimes brutal lens. There’s little evidence of contemporary cultural subversion here.

While Berserk’s worldview is grim, it doesn’t champion ideological uniformity; instead, it explores a range of motivations and ethical struggles. Traditional and alternative worldviews are given real weight, and no single modern ideology dominates the narrative.