Berserk

2016
3.9
69 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (12)

1 The Dragonslayer
1/7/16
Season-only
Into a tavern walks a man with a massive sword, where he encounters a caged elf being bullied by grown men. Thus begins the strange partnership between the elf, Puck, and the swordsman, Guts.
2 The Holy Iron Chain Knights
8/7/16
Season-only
Guts is still coming to terms with his fateful encounter with the monk and his daughter when he is confronted by the Holy Iron Chain Knights. Their commander berates him about his many sins and declares he is to be brought to the Holy See...
3 Night of Miracles
15/7/16
Season-only
Guts and Puck are taken aback by Farnese's inability to see the elf. However, Farnese's refusal to accept anything beyond what she considers to be real in her world is about to be sorely tested…
4 Epiphany
22/7/16
Season-only
Guts returns to a place he'd left two years ago to reconnect with old friends, but finds that someone he holds most dear has vanished. Guts tries to lay blame, but he is not entirely innocent…
5 Tower of Conviction
29/7/16
Season-only
Intent on finding Casca, Guts continues his journey toward the Tower of Conviction. Meanwhile, Farnese is already there, witnessing unspeakable horrors committed by those who serve the Holy See.
6 A Nighttime Feast: Burning at the Stake
5/8/16
Season-only
As Mozgus and his men continue their witchhunt for heretics, Farnese can't help but feel a twinge of doubt. Meanwhile, Guts unexpectedly encounters a familiar face, who brings ill tidings.
7 The Black Witch
12/8/16
Season-only
Guts is finally close to finding Casca, but Casca has caught the heretics' eye, and the Holy Iron Chain Knights are also homing in on the heretics' location…
8 Reunion in the Den of Evil
19/8/16
Season-only
As Guts fights his way to Casca, his way is barred by the possessed leader of the heretics. Little does he know that a far more formidable human opponent lies in wait up ahead…
9 Blood Flow of the Dead
26/8/16
Season-only
As Luca leads Guts, Ishidro, and Puck into the tower, Casca is brought to the torture chamber. Just as Mozgus attempts to torture her, however, there is an unexpected turn of events…
10 Hell's Angels
2/9/16
Season-only
Mozgus and his disciples have been turned, and Guts must work fast to keep them from taking Casca. Meanwhile, Luca finds herself face to face with a strange entity who begins to tell her a story…
11 Shadows of Ideas
9/9/16
Season-only
Guts faces off with Mozgus, who has transformed into a giant monster, while trying to save Caska from being burned at the stake. Meanwhile, the Egg has a fateful encounter...
12 Those Who Cling, Those Who Struggle
17/9/16
Season-only
As people struggle to survive the onslaught of demonic forces, the eclipse reaches its zenith. What will happen when the prophesied God materializes among mortal men?

About this show

Peer into the dark once more - the Black Swordsman roars again! Once branded for death, Guts embarks on a new journey of vengeance.

Ratings and reviews

3.9
69 reviews
Aurora Kriner
8 September 2020
The majority of the negative criticism is aimed at the animation. The only characters who I would say look objectively worse are Puck and Luca, and Puck still looks pretty ok. Aside from the rare close-up, I think the art is both beautiful and fitting. The great music score and plot are enough to want to watch this series. Going to the beginning, I prefer the approach to the Black Swordsman arc the anime took. The plot was strong, complex, and engaging in a short 24 episode span.
posm done
24 October 2019
As a huge manga fan thats up to date on all 40 volumes, I can tell you to stay far away from this. I got to the end of the first season, and it's worse than torture. Had me crying at how immeasurably disappointed it made me. Who the heck saw this before it aired and was like "it's ready to go"??? They didn't. It's a stain on the franchise as a whole, and shouldn't exist. Read the manga or pass on this series as a whole. Anyone who likes this "ADAPTATION" must have ONLY seen Mars of destruction.
23 people found this review helpful
Justin
5 January 2020
Loved the story in both seasons. I also watched all the movies and they were just as good, and they stay pretty true to the manga.The animation is bad but it's not horrible, and it really doesn't bother me at all. I grew up in the 80s, so I've seen plenty worse. I think that's the main reason for all the 1 star ratings, and if that's the case it shouldn't be rated 1 star just for bad CGI. Hopefully they make a season 3 soon, and make some improvements on their animation as well.