EP 1AvailableNow playingThe Black Swordsman
24m·10/8/1997·7.4
A blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.
Berserk
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDb8.5
- Released
- 10/8/1997
- Duration
- 0h 23m
- Genre
- Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation
- Country
- Japan
- Cast
- Nobutoshi Canna, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Yuko Miyamura
Overview
Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableNow playing
EP 2AvailableBand of the Hawk
24m·10/15/1997·7.2
There is a great battle taking place at a fort. The attackers are doing well, except one thing stands in their way - a grey knight and he states that none shall pass him.
EP 3AvailableFirst Battle
24m·10/22/1997·7.3
Guts and Griffith begin their sword fight.
EP 4AvailableThe Hand of God
24m·10/29/1997·7.4
Guts reminisces about his childhood.
EP 5AvailableA Wind of Swords
24m·11/5/1997·7.1
Guts is now a commander of Griffith's army, taking many risks in battle, Casca takes him to task for it. Griffith is knighted in the Midland court much to the nobles' dismay.
EP 6AvailableZodd the Immortal
24m·11/12/1997·7.8
In another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.
EP 7AvailableThe Sword`s Owner
24m·11/19/1997·6.9
Princess Charlotte of Midland strikes up a friendship with Griffith.
EP 8AvailableConspiracy
22m·11/26/1997·7.1
Griffith and Guts continue their success in battle and Griffith is made a Count.
EP 9AvailableAssassination
24m·12/3/1997·7.3
Griffith saves Charlotte when her horse bolts during a fox hunt. Yurius, the king's younger brother, attempts to have him assassinated.
EP 10AvailableNobleman
24m·12/10/1997·8.1
Guts, sent by Griffith, assassinates Yurius and his son Adonis. Griffith gets closer to Charlotte. The Hawks depart for yet another mission.
EP 11AvailableThe Battle
24m·12/17/1997·7.3
On a stormy battlefield, Casca, Griffith's second in command, is wounded while fighting the leader of an enemy army. Guts runs to her rescue but when she passes out at the edge of a cliff, he cannot catch her in time and they both fall into the river below.
EP 12AvailableTogether
24m·12/24/1997·6.6
Casca is still unconscious, so Guts shelters them in a cave while the rain pours down. She comes to and tells Guts about her past and about Griffith's.
EP 13AvailablePrepared for Death
24m·1/7/1998·7.9
Guts and Casca try to fight their way back to the Hawks while the enemy army they were fighting from before try to stop them.
EP 14AvailableBonfire of Dreams
24m·1/14/1998·7.7
Casca finds Judeau's division of Hawks and leads them back to where Guts was fighting alone. Although injured, he defeated all the enemy soldiers by himself. They return to the Hawks' camp and Casca tends to Guts' wounds.
EP 15AvailableThe Decisive Battle
24m·1/21/1998·7.3
The King of Midland and his various generals confer about Doldrey Castle, long since captured by the Chudan Empire. Griffith plans an attack and the King agrees despite the protests of his other officers. Only one other general supports Griffith's actions. The Hawks attack Doldrey.
EP 16AvailableThe Conqueror
24m·1/28/1998·7.6
With the help of Nosferatu Zodd, Guts defeats the defender of Doldrey Castle.
EP 17AvailableMoment of Glory
24m·2/4/1998·7.5
With the victory at Doldrey, Griffith is promoted to White Phoenix General, an aristocratic title. The Queen of Midland and other court conspirators try to poison Griffith.
EP 18AvailableTombstone of Flames
24m·2/11/1998·7.6
Griffith has his revenge by having the Queen's castle burned down.
EP 19AvailableSeparation
24m·2/18/1998·8.3
Griffith will not let Guts simply leave. He says that Guts belongs to him.
EP 20AvailableSparks
24m·2/25/1998·7.2
Guts arrives at the home of Godo the swordsmith and stays there for a while while Godo crafts a new sword for him. Guts practices more on his sword techniques with the help of Godo's little daughter Erika.
EP 21AvailableConfession
24m·3/4/1998·7.9
Guts returns in time to save the remaining Hawks from annihilation.
EP 22AvailableInfiltration
24m·3/11/1998·8.0
With Guts help, Casca and the Hawks hope to rescue Griffith.
EP 23AvailableEve of the Feast
24m·3/18/1998·7.6
Breaking away from the King's pursuing armies, the few Hawks left contemplate their future. Guts comforts Casca, who is despondent over Griffith's condition. Griffith begins to dream.
EP 24AvailableThe Great Eclipse
24m·3/25/1998·6.9
Seduced by the promises of demons and his dreams from his childhood, Griffith agrees to fulfill his destiny and become one of the God Hand demons.
EP 25AvailableTime of Eternity
23m·4/1/1998·7.5
Griffith's men are sacrificed to the demon's appetites. Guts fights on, at first to save Griffith, then to save himself from the result of Griffith's ambition.
Cast
Guts (voice)
Nobutoshi Canna
Griffith (voice)
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Casca (voice)
Yuko Miyamura
Corkus (voice)
Tomohiro Nishimura
Narrator (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Guts Dad (voice)
