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Berserk (1997)

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

8.5/10 Ended 23 min Oct 08, 1997 1 Season
Action & Adventure Sci-Fi & Fantasy Animation

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.

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Show Details

Original Title 剣風伝奇ベルセルク
Original Language JA
Status Ended
Type Scripted
Total Episodes 25
Total Seasons 1
Popularity 19.5

Networks

Nippon TV
JP

Cast

Nobutoshi Canna
Nobutoshi Canna
Guts (voice)
25 episodes
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Griffith (voice)
25 episodes
Yuko Miyamura
Yuko Miyamura
Caska (voice)
25 episodes
Tomohiro Nishimura
Tomohiro Nishimura
Corkus (voice)
25 episodes
Unsho Ishizuka
Unsho Ishizuka
Narrator (voice)
25 episodes
Akira Ishida
Akira Ishida
Judeau (voice)
25 episodes
Akiko Yajima
Akiko Yajima
Rickert (voice)
25 episodes
Shouto Kashii
Shouto Kashii
Soldier B (voice)
9 episodes
Masahito Kawanago
Masahito Kawanago
Soldier (voice)
9 episodes
Ryuji Mizuno
Ryuji Mizuno
Julius (voice)
6 episodes
Eiji Sekiguchi
Eiji Sekiguchi
Band Member A (voice)
6 episodes
Toshiko Sawada
Toshiko Sawada
Queen (voice)
5 episodes

Key Crew

Seasons

Season 1
Season 1
25 episodes 1997

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

Networks

Nippon TV
JP

Videos & Trailers

Complete 1997 Series Blu-ray Trailer
Complete 1997 Series Blu-ray Trailer
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Opening | Tell Me Why - Penpals
Opening | Tell Me Why - Penpals
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Keywords

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

Reviews from TMDB

Zak_Jaggs 8/10
Dec 19, 2024

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 o ... Read more

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Details
First Air Date October 8, 1997
Last Air Date April 1, 1998
Country JP
Language JA
Status Ended
Popularity 19.5
Links
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