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Berserk

Original title: Kenpuu Denki Berserk
  • TV Series
  • 1997–19981997–1998
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
42K
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POPULARITY
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Nobutoshi Canna, Yûko Miyamura, Toshiyuki Morikawa, and Kenji Utsumi in Berserk (1997)
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Guts is a skilled swordsman who joins forces with a mercenary group named 'The Band of the Hawk', lead by the charismatic Griffith, and fights with them as they battle their way into the roy... Read allGuts is a skilled swordsman who joins forces with a mercenary group named 'The Band of the Hawk', lead by the charismatic Griffith, and fights with them as they battle their way into the royal court.Guts is a skilled swordsman who joins forces with a mercenary group named 'The Band of the Hawk', lead by the charismatic Griffith, and fights with them as they battle their way into the royal court.
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
42K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
917
24
    • Kentaro Miura(story)
  • Stars
    • Marc Diraison
    • Nobutoshi Canna
    • Carrie Keranen
    • Kentaro Miura(story)
  • Stars
    • Marc Diraison
    • Nobutoshi Canna
    • Carrie Keranen
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    • 132User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #109

    Episodes25

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    Berserk
    Trailer 2:02
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    Berserk: Vol. 4
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    Berserk 3: White Hawk / 10-13
    Trailer 1:34
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    Berserk: Immortal Soldier 6-9
    Trailer 1:51
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    Berserk: War Cry 1
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    Berserk
    Trailer 2:41
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    Berserk: Vol. 6: God's Hand
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    Nobutoshi Canna and Yûko Miyamura in Berserk (1997)
    Yûko Miyamura and Toshiyuki Morikawa in Berserk (1997)
    Nobutoshi Canna in Berserk (1997)
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    Toshiyuki Morikawa in Berserk (1997)

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    Marc Diraison
    Marc Diraison
    • Guts
    Nobutoshi Canna
    Nobutoshi Canna
    • Guts
    Carrie Keranen
    Carrie Keranen
    • Caska
    Kevin T. Collins
    Kevin T. Collins
    • Griffith
    Unshô Ishizuka
    Unshô Ishizuka
    • Narration…
    Carla Tassara
    Carla Tassara
    • Additional Voices
    Jon Avner
    Jon Avner
    • Void
    Yûko Miyamura
    • Caska
    Akira Ishida
    Akira Ishida
    • Judeau
    Tomohiro Nishimura
    • Corkus
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    Toshiyuki Morikawa
    • Griffith
    Christopher Kromer
    • Judeau
    Akiko Yajima
    Akiko Yajima
    • Rickert…
    Marc Sebastian
    Marc Sebastian
    • Corkus
    Masuo Amada
    • Pippin
    Jeff Ward
    Jeff Ward
    • Pippin…
    Michelle Newman
    • Ricket
    Eiji Sekiguchi
    • Soldier A…
      • Kentaro Miura(story)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Sci-Fi channel and Cartoon Network both were interested in airing the series. However Media Blasters warned them the violence and sexual content would require too many edits in order to obtain a TV-14 rating
    • Quotes

      Griffith: It is my perception that a true friend never relies on anothers dream. A person with the potential to be my true friend must be able to find his own reason for life without my help. And he should put his heart and soul into protecting his dream. He would never hesitate to fight for his dream, even against me. For me, a true friend is one who stands equal to me in all respects.

    • Crazy credits
      After the final episode's credits, Gatsu is shown leaving Godo's home with his new Dragon Slayer blade, and receiving a warning from Godo 'not to get killed'.
    • Connections
      Featured in AMV Hell (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Forces
      by Susumu Hirasawa

    User reviews132

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    Awesome. That is to say, it leaves one in awe.
    To the one who panned this series after watching an hour and a half of it: That's like watching the first 15 minutes of >insert title of any complicated, intelligent movie here< and dismissing it.

    As for the music, it's not standard anime j-pop crap. It's not movie-score like music either. It's definitely not for everyone, as far as just listening to it goes (but I must say I've developed a liking for Susumu Hirasawa's work), but most of it fits quite well (although with the rampant re-use it's bound to not work sometimes), and some of it is great regardless what it's presented with. "Behelit," and "Forces" being the real stand-outs, both in terms of being listenable, AND in terms of reuse with varying degrees of appropriateness. The opening theme does suck though. No question. (In stark contrast to the end credits song, which, while also being an abomination of Engrish, sounds perfect.)

    I used to be really into anime. I fell out of it a few years ago, and stopped giving a crap about almost all the anime I'd ever seen or heard of. But as all the chaff blew away, this was one of the few grains to remain. It's unforgettable, especially if you watch the whole series in order. It's unspeakably grim when viewed as a whole, but contains a growing optimism throughout most of the series.

    There are only a tiny handful of animes which can stand beside Berserk in the quality of their storytelling. Hell, only a small portion of ANY fiction can be compared favorably to it. Berserk is not just good anime, it's good drama. If you like the fantasy genre in any format, you must see this show. If you like stories about people growing through hardship, you must see this show. If you like stories about unrelenting badasses, you must see this show. If you don't care about anything but eye candy, or you're an anime dork looking for wank-fuel, look elsewhere. Berserk may not have something for EVERYONE, but it has something for MOST people.
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    • Release date
      • May 28, 2002 (United States)
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      • OLM-Animation Studio
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    • 23 minutes
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