Berserk

Name: Berserk
Genre: Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation
Released: 1997-10-08
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Nobutoshi Canna, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Yuko Miyamura, Tomohiro Nishimura, Unsho Ishizuka

ENDED1 Season25 Episodes★ 8.5

Berserk is an action-adventure series on Nippon TV that ran from 1997 to 1998, ending after 1 season and 25 episodes.

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NetworkNippon TV

First AiredOct 8, 1997

Last AiredApr 1, 1998

GenreAction & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Animation

Runtime23 min

Original Title剣風伝奇ベルセルク

LanguageJapanese

CountryJapan

ProductionOLM, VAP, Hakusensha

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.

Cast

Nobutoshi Canna

Guts (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Griffith (voice)

Yuko Miyamura

Casca (voice)

Tomohiro Nishimura

Corkus (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Narrator (voice)

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 25 episodes

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The Black Swordsman has flash backs to years past and his trials and tribulations in the Band of the Hawk.

E1The Black Swordsman

Oct 8, 199724m★ 7.4

A blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.

E2Band of the Hawk

Oct 15, 199724m★ 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.

E3First Battle

Oct 22, 199724m★ 7.4

Guts and Griffith begin their sword fight.

E4The Hand of God

Oct 29, 199724m★ 7.3

Guts reminisces about his childhood.

E5A Wind of Swords

Nov 5, 199724m★ 7.2

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.

E6Zodd the Immortal

Nov 12, 199724m★ 7.6

In another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.

E7The Sword`s Owner

Nov 19, 199724m★ 6.6

Princess Charlotte of Midland strikes up a friendship with Griffith.

E8Conspiracy

Nov 26, 199722m★ 6.7

Griffith and Guts continue their success in battle and Griffith is made a Count.

E9Assassination

Dec 3, 199724m★ 7.2

Griffith saves Charlotte when her horse bolts during a fox hunt. Yurius, the king's younger brother, attempts to have him assassinated.

E10Nobleman

Dec 10, 199724m★ 8.0

Guts, sent by Griffith, assassinates Yurius and his son Adonis. Griffith gets closer to Charlotte. The Hawks depart for yet another mission.

E11The Battle

Dec 17, 199724m★ 7.2

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.

E12Together

Dec 24, 199724m★ 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.

E13Prepared for Death

Jan 7, 199824m★ 7.8

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.

E14Bonfire of Dreams

Jan 14, 199824m★ 7.6

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.

E15The Decisive Battle

Jan 21, 199824m★ 7.2

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.

E16The Conqueror

Jan 28, 199824m★ 7.6

With the help of Nosferatu Zodd, Guts defeats the defender of Doldrey Castle.

E17Moment of Glory

Feb 4, 199824m★ 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.

E18Tombstone of Flames

Feb 11, 199824m★ 7.2

Griffith has his revenge by having the Queen's castle burned down.

E19Separation

Feb 18, 199824m★ 8.0

Griffith will not let Guts simply leave. He says that Guts belongs to him.

E20Sparks

Feb 25, 199824m★ 6.8

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.

E21Confession

Mar 4, 199824m★ 7.8

Guts returns in time to save the remaining Hawks from annihilation.

E22Infiltration

Mar 11, 199824m★ 8.0

With Guts help, Casca and the Hawks hope to rescue Griffith.

E23Eve of the Feast

Mar 18, 199824m★ 7.4

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.

E24The Great Eclipse

Mar 25, 199824m★ 7.1

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.

E25Time of Eternity

Apr 1, 199823m★ 7.3

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.

About Berserk

Berserk is an action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, animation series on Nippon TV. The show first aired on Oct 8, 1997 and currently has 1 season and 25 episodes. Berserk has ended. It has a rating of 8.5/10 based on 871 votes. The cast includes Nobutoshi Canna, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Yuko Miyamura, Tomohiro Nishimura, Unsho Ishizuka.