List of Berserk (1997 TV series) episodes
This is a list of episodes from the anime adaption of Berserk. The anime mostly covers the Golden Age arc from the manga, plus the introductory story of the manga.
Episodes
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| 1 | "The Black Swordsman" | October 8, 1997 | ||||
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A girl is being assaulted in a bar when Guts walks in. He kills all her assailants but one, making him tell his master that the Black Swordsman is coming. Guts attacks the master, who transforms into a monster, killing him and removing a Behelit from around his neck. | ||||||
| 2 | "Band of the Hawk" | October 15, 1997 | ||||
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In a flashback, Corkus attempts to rob Guts, and Caska is drawn into the battle. Guts defeats her, but is then grievously injured by Griffith. Griffith orders Caska to lie with Guts during his convalescence, but when he comes to, he challenges Griffith. | ||||||
| 3 | "Baptism of Fire" | October 22, 1997 | ||||
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Griffith defeats Guts, and makes him a member of his mercenary band, the Hawks. The Hawks go on a midnight raid, and Griffith chooses Guts for the most important position, protecting the rear. Guts succeeds and the band hails him as a hero. | ||||||
| 4 | "Hand of God" | October 29, 1997 | ||||
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Three years pass as Guts and the Hawks gain in skill. In a flashback, Guts is show being raised by his adoptive father Gambino. He teaches him to be a warrior, but one night he tries to kill Guts because he blames him for his wife's death. Guts kills him. | ||||||
| 5 | "Sword of Wind" | November 5, 1997 | ||||
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Guts is now a commander in Griffith's army. Guts is taking risks in battle, and although he succeeds, Caska takes him to task for it. Griffith is knighted, and the nobles become jealous. Guts saves the Hawks in battle, to Caska's chagrin. | ||||||
| 6 | "Zodd the Immortal" | November 12, 1997 | ||||
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Guts and Griffith battle Zodd the Immortal, and they both lose. Zodd sees the Behelit around Griffith's neck and tells Guts that Griffith will doom him. Zodd then changes into a monster and leaves. | ||||||
| 7 | "The Sword Master" | November 19, 1997 | ||||
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Griffith and Guts are injured. Griffith uses this in his political machinations; getting closer to the nobles and the King. He also flirts with the King's daughter. Guts and some of the Hawks feel that Griffith is pulling away from them. | ||||||
| 8 | "Conspiracy" | November 28, 1997 | ||||
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Griffith and Guts continue to have success in battle and Griffith is made a count. General Yurius is furious about this, and the minister Foss plants the idea of murder in his mind. The plan is to shoot Griffith with a poison arrow during an upcoming hunt. | ||||||
| 9 | "Assassination" | December 3, 1997 | ||||
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Griffith and the Princess are growing closer during the hunt when Griffith is shot in the chest with a poisoned arrow. The arrow strikes his Beherit, and he is unharmed. Griffith finds that Yurius is behind the plot, and sends Guts to kill him. | ||||||
| 10 | "Nobleman" | December 10, 1997 | ||||
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Guts assassinates Yurius, but must kill his son Adonis because he is a witness. Guts is emotionally scarred by this evil deed. Later, he hears Griffith say that a true friend would have to stand for his own ethics, and not follow Griffith blindly. | ||||||
| 11 | "Battle Engagement" | December 17, 1997 | ||||
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Griffith and the Hawks lead the march into battle. Caska has a fever, and when she falls unconscious off a cliff, Guts goes with her. They are washed downriver, and Guts finds a cave where he must keep Caska warm with his body. | ||||||
| 12 | "Two People" | December 24, 1997 | ||||
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Caska tells her story: Griffith helped her save herself from rape, so she followed him. She watched him with a pederast lord to earn money to create an army. When Guts came, she knew that she would not be Griffith's chosen friend. | ||||||
| 13 | "Suicidal Act" | January 7, 1998 | ||||
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The commander of the Blue Whale Knights and his crew find Guts and Caska. Though completely outnumbered, Guts tells Caska to run and stays to fight. Some men go after Caska, catching her and holding her down in order to rape her. Guts continues fighting. | ||||||
| 14 | "Campfire of Dreams" | January 14, 1998 | ||||
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Caska defeats her attackers, and she and Guts end up back at the camp. Guts and Caska share a tender moment, where Guts explains that everyone in the camp has a dream but all he has is his sword, causing Caska to think he's leaving. | ||||||
| 15 | "The Decisive Battle" | January 21, 1998 | ||||
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An impossible battle must be fought, and Griffith volunteers the Hawks. They are attacking the pederast Lord's castle, and Griffith has the Hawks attack and then pull back. Their boats are burned and there is no where to retreat to. | ||||||
| 16 | "The Conqueror" | January 28, 1998 | ||||
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The retreat was a ruse and Caska takes the castle. Guts fights with the opposing general and his weakened sword breaks. Zodd, from a great distance, throws his sword to Guts. Guts defeats the general and the Hawks have another victory. | ||||||
| 17 | "Moment of Glory" | February 4, 1998 | ||||
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The Hawks won the battle and the war. The King holds a ball for them, and they dress up like nobles. The Queen and Foss hatch a plan to poison Griffith, and he drinks from the cup. Earlier, Foss receives a letter from Griffith. | ||||||
| 18 | "Tombstone of Flames" | February 11, 1998 | ||||
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Griffith and Foss have double crossed the Queen and her co-conspirators. Griffith has them locked in a castle, which is set on fire, killing all. Guts decides to leave and Caska runs after him. He tells her that he does not want to be caught up in Griffith's dream anymore. | ||||||
| 19 | "Parting" | February 18, 1998 | ||||
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As Guts leaves, he is challenged by Griffith. Guts defeats Griffith by breaking his sword. Psychologically damaged by the encounter, Griffith goes to the Princess' chambers and makes love to her. As he leaves the next morning, he is apprehended. | ||||||
| 20 | "The Spark" | February 25, 1998 | ||||
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A year has passed and Guts is living with Godo, a swordsmith, and his granddaughter Erica. Guts learns that the Band of the Hawk are now wanted outlaws and Caska is the captain. Guts goes to them and finds them battling mercenaries. | ||||||
| 21 | "Confession" | March 4, 1998 | ||||
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Together, they drive off the mercenaries. Caska has a plan to rescue Griffith from the dungeon where he is held. Caska blames Guts for Griffith's problems, but realizes it isn't his fault. They make love and Guts asks her to go away with him after the rescue. | ||||||
| 22 | "The Infiltration" | March 11, 1998 | ||||
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Caska and Guts go into the dungeon to rescue Griffith. They find him and bring him out, but he is horribly maimed. Meanwhile, the Hawk members at their camp are slaughtered by monsters led by a green fairy. | ||||||
| 23 | "Eve of the Feast" | March 18, 1998 | ||||
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Griffith is now mute and crippled. Caska feels she must take care of him, and tells Guts to leave. Griffith takes a wagon and runs off, finding his Beherit, which creates hell on earth and awakens the God Hand. | ||||||
| 24 | "The Great Eclipse" | March 25, 1998 | ||||
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The God Hand are awake, and they inform Griffith that he is to become one of them. He must sacrifice his friends, for his baptism. Guts climbs a mountain of flesh to try and stop Griffith from becoming a demon. | ||||||
| 25 | "Time of Eternity" | April 1, 1998 | ||||
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According to Griffith's will, all the Hawks -- except Guts and Caska -- are sacrificed and devoured by demons. Griffith then rapes Caska as Guts cuts off his own arm, in order to stop him. The series then ends, bringing the story up to the first episode, before the flashback. | ||||||
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