Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition — Season 1
All darkness… eclipses light.
About this season
When lone swordsman Guts is defeated in a duel by Griffith, ambitious leader of the Band of the Hawk mercenaries, he now must fight for him. Distrustful of all at first, through hard-fought battles, he soon begins to bond with his new comrades and their leader. As they rise in rank to a full-fledged army, he begins to harbor doubts about a life lived by the blade, unaware a dreadful fate that awaits.
Episodes (13)
1. The Golden Age
8.8Aired 2 October 2022 • 25 min
A young mercenary loner named Guts distinguishes himself in battle during a siege. As fate would have it, he also happens to catch the eye of Griffith, the charismatic young leader of the Band of the Hawk.
2. Nosferatu Zodd
7.2Aired 9 October 2022 • 25 min
Griffith and the Band of the Hawk are rapidly gaining favor in the eyes of the king of Midland, but not everyone is pleased. During a battle, Guts and Griffith encounter an enemy like none they've ever faced.
3. Master of the Sword
9.4Aired 16 October 2022 • 25 min
Griffith has Guts carry out a high-risk mission for him, while he himself grows better acquainted with Princess Charlotte.
4. Prepared for Death
9.2Aired 23 October 2022 • 25 min
After being separated from the Band of the Hawk during a battle, Guts and Casca must fight for their lives against hostile Tudor forces.
5. Campfire of Dreams
9.6Aired 30 October 2022 • 25 min
Guts begins to question his place in the Band of the Hawk, while Griffith puts the band in play for his riskiest gambit yet.
6. The Battle for Doldrey
9.0Aired 6 November 2022 • 25 min
It's do-or-die time as the Band of the Hawk goes up against Tudor's mightiest knights in an attempt to recapture the fortress of Doldrey and bring the war to an end.
7. One Snowy Night
8.5Aired 13 November 2022 • 25 min
The Hawks have their moment of glory as heroes of the kingdom, but Guts decides the time has finally come for him to pursue his own dreams alone.
8. Demise of a Dream
9.3Aired 20 November 2022 • 25 min
Guts sets off on his own in a dramatic fashion, and this seemingly small event triggers what becomes a downward spiral for Griffith and the Hawks.
9. Wounds
8.3Aired 27 November 2022 • 25 min
After a year has passed, Guts returns to find the Band of the Hawk reduced to a persecuted group of fugitives, with Casca as their acting leader.
10. Reunion in the Abyss
10.0Aired 4 December 2022 • 25 min
When the Band of the Hawk infiltrates Windham to rescue Griffith from prison, what they discover upends all their plans and expectations.
11. The Eclipse
10.0Aired 11 December 2022 • 25 min
As Griffith vacillates between desperate hope and hopeless despair, the Band of the Hawk is drawn into an event far beyond their comprehension.
12. Storm of Death
7.5Aired 18 December 2022 • 25 min
Griffith makes one last fateful decision, as the rest of the Hawks struggle for survival against virtually insurmountable odds.
13. Vow of Retaliation
10.0Aired 25 December 2022 • 25 min
The Eclipse runs its course and comes to an end with catastrophic results. Everything has changed and nothing will be what it was.