Berserk

TV-MA

25 episodes1 season

US Release

~ This sword is the proof that I have lived. ~

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.

Created by:

Status:

Ended

Language:

Japanese

First air date:

10/8/1997

Last air date:

4/1/1998

Key words:

suffering
mercenary
male friendship
waterfall
supernatural
woods
sword fight
travel
slaughter
gore
survival
torture
corpse
based on manga
massacre
eclipse
demon
middle ages (476-1453)
self mutilation
dark fantasy
seinen
anime
horror
gay subtext

Seasons

Season 1

25 Episodes

Cast

Nobutoshi Canna

~ as ~

Guts (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

~ as ~

Griffith (voice)

Yuko Miyamura

~ as ~

Caska (voice)

Tomohiro Nishimura

~ as ~

Corkus (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

~ as ~

Narrator (voice)

Akira Ishida

~ as ~

Judeau (voice)

Akiko Yajima

~ as ~

Rickert (voice)

Shouto Kashii

~ as ~

Soldier B (voice) and 7 more

Masahito Kawanago

~ as ~

Soldier (voice) and 1 more

Ryuji Mizuno

~ as ~

Julius (voice)

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Reviews (1)

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Zak_Jaggs
Written 6 month(s) ago
8
Seriously underrated in the wider anime community, this is a wonderful story told very well. The character of Guts is utterly compelling, and his development is just flawless, which makes the emotional stakes and the gut punch moments all the more impactful. Casca as well is a great character, one of the truly great anime women of the 90s. The production is dated but still very enjoyable, I like the art style and the fight direction even though it is mostly static. It must be said that the music is godly, several iconic tracks. The acting in English, Japanese and Russian (Which I've heard snippets of) is really good. Watch this anime.