Underplayed Gems

Berserk (1997)

Berserk poster
Original title
剣風伝奇ベルセルク
Directed by
Naohito Takahashi
Genre
dark fantasy, action anime and manga, supernatural anime, Action, Adventure, Drama
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 25 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 816 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A skilled mercenary named Guts joins a powerful mercenary group called the Band of the Hawk. He forms a bond with its charismatic leader Griffith, but dark forces and ambition threaten everything.

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What happens

Berserk, known in Japan as Kenpū Denki Berserk, is a Japanese anime television series, based on Kentaro Miura's manga series Berserk. The series follows Guts, a skilled mercenary warrior who gets entangled with the Band of the Hawk, a mercenary group, and its ambitious leader, Griffith. Berserk was produced by Nippon Television and VAP, animated by Oriental Light and Magic and directed by Naohito Takahashi. It was broadcast for 25 episodes on Nippon TV from October 1997 to April 1998. Berserk was formerly licensed for English release in North America by Media Blasters, and later acquired by Discotek Media. The series has received critical acclaim, with critics praising its storytelling, characters, setting, and soundtrack by Susumu Hirasawa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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