Berserk — Season 1
The Black Swordsman has flash backs to years past and his trials and tribulations in the Band of the Hawk.
Episodes
E01 The Black Swordsman
★ 7.4Oct 8, 1997 · 24m
A blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.
E02 Band of the Hawk
★ 7.2Oct 15, 1997 · 24m
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.
E03 First Battle
★ 7.3Oct 22, 1997 · 24m
Guts and Griffith begin their sword fight.
E04 The Hand of God
★ 7.4Oct 29, 1997 · 24m
Guts reminisces about his childhood.
E05 A Wind of Swords
★ 7.1Nov 5, 1997 · 24m
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.
E06 Zodd the Immortal
★ 7.6Nov 12, 1997 · 24m
In another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.
E07 The Sword`s Owner
★ 6.6Nov 19, 1997 · 24m
Princess Charlotte of Midland strikes up a friendship with Griffith.
E08 Conspiracy
★ 6.7Nov 26, 1997 · 22m
Griffith and Guts continue their success in battle and Griffith is made a Count.
E09 Assassination
★ 7.3Dec 3, 1997 · 24m
Griffith saves Charlotte when her horse bolts during a fox hunt. Yurius, the king's younger brother, attempts to have him assassinated.
E10 Nobleman
★ 8.1Dec 10, 1997 · 24m
Guts, sent by Griffith, assassinates Yurius and his son Adonis. Griffith gets closer to Charlotte. The Hawks depart for yet another mission.
E11 The Battle
★ 7.3Dec 17, 1997 · 24m
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.
E12 Together
★ 6.6Dec 24, 1997 · 24m
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.
E13 Prepared for Death
★ 7.9Jan 7, 1998 · 24m
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.
E14 Bonfire of Dreams
★ 7.7Jan 14, 1998 · 24m
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.
E15 The Decisive Battle
★ 7.3Jan 21, 1998 · 24m
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.
E16 The Conqueror
★ 7.6Jan 28, 1998 · 24m
With the help of Nosferatu Zodd, Guts defeats the defender of Doldrey Castle.
E17 Moment of Glory
★ 7.5Feb 4, 1998 · 24m
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.
E18 Tombstone of Flames
★ 7.2Feb 11, 1998 · 24m
Griffith has his revenge by having the Queen's castle burned down.
E19 Separation
★ 7.9Feb 18, 1998 · 24m
Griffith will not let Guts simply leave. He says that Guts belongs to him.
E20 Sparks
★ 6.9Feb 25, 1998 · 24m
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.
E21 Confession
★ 7.9Mar 4, 1998 · 24m
Guts returns in time to save the remaining Hawks from annihilation.
E22 Infiltration
★ 8.0Mar 11, 1998 · 24m
With Guts help, Casca and the Hawks hope to rescue Griffith.
E23 Eve of the Feast
★ 7.3Mar 18, 1998 · 24m
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.
E24 The Great Eclipse
★ 6.8Mar 25, 1998 · 24m
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.
E25 Time of Eternity
★ 7.2Apr 1, 1998 · 23m
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.