Anime of the Week: Berserk (Kenpuu Denki Berserk)
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Anime: Berserk (Kenpuu Denki Berserk)
Chief Director: Naohito Takahashi
Studio: Oriental Light and Magic (Now OLM, Inc.)
Year: 1997 - 1998
Episodes: 25 TV
A brave young warrior named Guts fights for his fortune as a mercenary on the front lines. A fated encounter unites Guts with the charismatic and deadly young man named Griffith. Leading the rogue soldiers known as the Band of the Hawk, Griffith wields his formidable force like no other. Driven by a quest for status, the Hawks exert military and social prowess the likes of which have never been seen before. The armies of Midland will quake with fear as Griffith and Guts set off on a path that will bring the world to its knees.
Anime: Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (Berserk: Ougon Jidaihen I - Haou no Tamago)
Chief Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Studio: Studio 4°C
Year: 2012
Duration: 1 hr. 16 min.
Guts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a beautiful and charismatic young man who leads the Band of the Hawk mercenary army. After Guts joins the Band and the relationship between the two men begins to blossom, Casca, the tough, lone swordswoman in the Band of the Hawk, struggles to accept Guts and the influence he has on the world around her. While the two men begin to fight together, Griffith continues to rise to power, all seemingly in order to reach his mysterious, prophesied goals. What lengths will Guts and Griffith go to in order to reach these goals, and where will fate take the two men?
Anime: Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey (Berserk: Ougon Jidaihen II - Doldrey Kouryaku)
Chief Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Studio: Studio 4°C
Year: 2012
Duration: 1 hr. 32 min.
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Anime: Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (Berserk: Ougon Jidaihen III - Kourin)
Chief Director: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Studio: Studio 4°C
Year: 2013
Duration: 1 hr. 50 min.
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Posted May 24, 2014, 7:27 PM UTC · edited