Berserk — Season 1
This sword is the proof that I have lived.
About this season
The Black Swordsman has flash backs to years past and his trials and tribulations in the Band of the Hawk.
Episodes (25)
1. The Black Swordsman
7.5Aired 8 October 1997 • 24 min
A blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.
2. Band of the Hawk
7.3Aired 15 October 1997 • 24 min
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.
3. First Battle
7.4Aired 22 October 1997 • 24 min
Guts and Griffith begin their sword fight.
4. The Hand of God
7.5Aired 29 October 1997 • 24 min
Guts reminisces about his childhood.
5. A Wind of Swords
7.3Aired 5 November 1997 • 24 min
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.
6. Zodd the Immortal
7.9Aired 12 November 1997 • 24 min
In another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.
7. The Sword`s Owner
7.1Aired 19 November 1997 • 24 min
Princess Charlotte of Midland strikes up a friendship with Griffith.
8. Conspiracy
7.2Aired 26 November 1997 • 22 min
Griffith and Guts continue their success in battle and Griffith is made a Count.
9. Assassination
7.5Aired 3 December 1997 • 24 min
Griffith saves Charlotte when her horse bolts during a fox hunt. Yurius, the king's younger brother, attempts to have him assassinated.
10. Nobleman
8.2Aired 10 December 1997 • 24 min
Guts, sent by Griffith, assassinates Yurius and his son Adonis. Griffith gets closer to Charlotte. The Hawks depart for yet another mission.
11. The Battle
7.4Aired 17 December 1997 • 24 min
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.
12. Together
6.7Aired 24 December 1997 • 24 min
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.
13. Prepared for Death
8.0Aired 7 January 1998 • 24 min
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.
14. Bonfire of Dreams
7.9Aired 14 January 1998 • 24 min
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.
15. The Decisive Battle
7.5Aired 21 January 1998 • 24 min
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.
16. The Conqueror
7.8Aired 28 January 1998 • 24 min
With the help of Nosferatu Zodd, Guts defeats the defender of Doldrey Castle.
17. Moment of Glory
7.7Aired 4 February 1998 • 24 min
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.
18. Tombstone of Flames
7.8Aired 11 February 1998 • 24 min
Griffith has his revenge by having the Queen's castle burned down.
19. Separation
8.4Aired 18 February 1998 • 24 min
Griffith will not let Guts simply leave. He says that Guts belongs to him.
20. Sparks
7.5Aired 25 February 1998 • 24 min
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.
21. Confession
8.2Aired 4 March 1998 • 24 min
Guts returns in time to save the remaining Hawks from annihilation.
22. Infiltration
8.1Aired 11 March 1998 • 24 min
With Guts help, Casca and the Hawks hope to rescue Griffith.
23. Eve of the Feast
7.9Aired 18 March 1998 • 24 min
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.
24. The Great Eclipse
7.2Aired 25 March 1998 • 24 min
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.
25. Time of Eternity
7.8Aired 1 April 1998 • 23 min
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.