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Berserk is a heroic fantasy manga and anime by Kentaro Miura.
The main character is an almost unbeatable mercenary named Guts. Almost
his equal in the battlefield is his love interest, Caska. She is the only
female member of the White Hawks, a mercenary band led by the mysterious
Griffith.
The first episode of the manga was released in 1998. A new episode is
released every other week in Young Animal. It is still running, and the end
of the beginning is approaching. The anime series covers only a small
portion of the manga.
Story
The series opens with an epilogue. In a dark time, a pack of the king's
guards are harassing a young lady in distress when all of a sudden, they are
attacked and slaughtered. The Black Swordsman has returned. He swings a
humongous sword as large enough to cut people and horses in two.
The remainder of the series is a flash back, where the Black Swordsman,
(later introduced as Guts), looks back into his past. He sees years of
trials and tribulations in the Band of the Hawk, a successful band of
mercenaries under the charismatic leadership of Griffith, a man driven by
the ambition to become king. The series continues through all these years
and shows the rise in fall of the hawks through Guts' eyes. Their impressive
rise to power and fame is soon challenged by a terror that leads them to the
very depths of evil; the horrifying evil that resides in all men, and the
desire for power that is able to possess a man entirely.
There are numerous plot twists and superb character development that keep
the series fresh and exciting for the viewer, but there is a some nudity and
a lot of blood that would make this series inappropriate for younger viewers.
Characters
Guts
Guts has always had a hard life. He was born from the corpse of his
hanging dead mother. After that, he was taking in and trained to kill by a
mercenary leader. Basically, since he was born, he has had to fight for
everything. It is all he ever learned. Quickly becoming one of the best at
killing, Guts is forced into joining a rising band of mercenaries after
losing a duel to their leader, the charismatic Griffith. He becomes great
friends with the young leader, and serves under his leadership as the
commander of the Hawks Raiders.
Episode titles
- The Black Swordsman
- Band Of The Hawk
- Baptism of Fire
- Hand Of God
- Sword of Wind
- Zodd the Immortal
- The Sword Master
- Conspiracy
- Assassination
- Nobleman
- Battle Engagemen
- Two People
- Suicidal Act
- Campfire of Dreams
- The Decisive Battle
- The Conqueror
- Moment of Glory
- Tombstone of Flames
- Parting
- The Spark
- Confession
- The Infiltration
- Eve of the Feast
- Eclipse
- Perpetual Time
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