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Berserk (2016)

Berserk poster
Original title
ベルセルク
Directed by
Shin Itagaki
Genre
action & adventure, animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Country
Japan
Length
2 seasons, 24 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 300 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lone swordsman known as the Black Swordsman wanders a medieval world filled with demons and betrayal. He uses a giant sword and a mechanical arm to hunt down evil apostles after suffering a horrific past. The story follows his relentless quest for revenge against the forces that destroyed everything he loved.

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What happens

Berserk (Japanese: ベルセルク, Hepburn: Beruseruku) is a Japanese anime television series based on Kentaro Miura's manga series Berserk and an acting sequel to the Golden Age Arc animated film trilogy. Aired from July to September 2016, it is the second television series adaptation of the manga after the 1997 anime, covering the Conviction story arc from the manga. A second season covering the first half of the Hawk of the Millennium Empire story arc aired from April to June 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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