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Berserk( 1997)

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85%
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This sword is the proof that I have lived.

Overview

Guts, a man who calls himself "The Black Swordsman", looks back upon his days serving as a member of a group of mercenaries. Led by an ambitious, ruthless, and intelligent man named Griffith, together they battle their way into the royal court, and are forced into a fate that changes their lives.

  1. Kentaro Miura

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Nobutoshi Canna

    Guts (voice)

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    Toshiyuki Morikawa

    Griffith (voice)

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    Yuko Miyamura

    Caska (voice)

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    Tomohiro Nishimura

    Corkus (voice)

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    Unsho Ishizuka

    Narrator (voice)

Current Season

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Season 1

1997 | 25 Episodes

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

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A review by Zak_Jaggs

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Written by Zak_Jaggs on Thu 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 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 snipp...

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

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
  • seinen
  • anime
  • horror