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amidst a lot of people who say this OVA was meh, here is my take on it..
it wasn't perfect sure, not even excellent or great, but it was good for what it is.
[story] story is underdeveloped yes, but what do you expect from a one episode OVA anyway? this was made in hopes for creating a full fledged anime series, one that would potentially delve into and explain all the details. in its short run time, it did what a single teaser-like episode should have done.. that is, give only enough of the story to keep viewers interested as well as showcase the amazing visuals ... and animation.
[art/sound] i don't know about you, but beautiful art and animation, great soundtrack, and an interesting story is something very exciting for me in this time of lazy CG, downright ugly art/animation and incredulously overdone & repetitive story lines.
[character] hm well, of course not much "development" could be expected from any of the characters with the measly run time but i thought they were interesting and real enough (i mean, most people thrust in that situation would probably act the same way). what i want to say is that the characters were believable and worked well with the "taste of the story" we were given.
[enjoyment] exciting enough story, great art, fluid animation, beautiful sound = good times
overall, it was a (little less than) 30 minutes well spent. here's to hoping more from under the dog!

The second movie of the Berserk Golden Age series. Well, what to say? Actually the film was quite good if you ask me. This is coming from someone who read the manga (up to chapter 337 anyways, for it has yet to be updated), and have seen the anime.. For long time fans of Berserk, the movie will be disappointing only in terms of the blatant overuse of CG. But in the sound and art (hand-drawn scenes) department it will certainly be a guaranteed feast for the eyes and ears. Especially for someone who has been craving for more of Berserk (okay, maybe I'm being ... a little biased here but who cares).
Now, for those only getting started with Berserk and have not read the manga, well, you guys are up for a thrilling yet confusing ride. Since a lot of scenes from the manga are shown in the film but are not explained at all, some only slightly hinted at I guess, so I'm assuming that the creators assumed that ALL viewers would at this point in the trilogy be well-acquainted with the manga and have a grasp on the story and all those juicy little details.
Anyway, all in all anything Berserk is bound to be great (in my greatly biased, but justly so opinion). The only difference is the degree to which its greatness is decreased by budget constraints or poor execution where in the case of Berserk: Ougon Jidaihen II - Doldrey Kouryaku, it was a bit distracting but nothing anyone can't handle, earning it an overall score of 7/10. :)