What Chapter Does The Berserk Anime End

Berserk (ベルセルク , Beruseruku ^? ), known in Japan as The Sword-Wind Romance: Berserk (剣風伝奇ベルセルク , Kenpū Denki Beruseruku ^? ), is a 1997 anime adaptation of function of the Black Swordsman arc, continuing through the Golden Age arc of Berserk. The series is licensed by Madman Entertainment, MVM Entertainment, AnimeWorks and is produced by OLM, Inc.

It was introduced in 1997 where information technology was offset broadcasted on Japan Television set in Japan. The series, despite removing plot-threads and key characters, was viewed as a critical and commercial success.

1 Groundwork
2 Cast
iii Episodes
4 Music
- four.1 Soundtrack
- 4.two Opening theme
- iv.3 Ending theme
5 Trailers
half-dozen Notes

Background [ ]

The anime series was directed by Naohito Takahashi and produced by Oriental Light and Magic, airing on Japan's Nihon Television starting from Oct vii, 1997 and ending on March 31, 1998. The Anime covers Volumes 1 (Chapters 1 and 2, though fused into Chapter ane along with reference to later Chapters in Volume ii), the cease chapter of Book 3 (where Gambino discovers Guts at a tree of execution), Volumes 4 through 10 so Volumes 12 and 13 in the manga. Book 11 is omitted entirely in the anime to remove the character Wyald, simply the events of the book are instead replaced with a similar (but much shorter) scenario involving human characters.

To make the animated serial fit within 25 episodes, changes had to be made. Characters similar Puck, Donovan, Skull Knight, Theresia, The Count, and Wyald were removed, every bit well equally the opening scene with the Female Apostle was omitted (though she still exists during the Eclipse). The Count's story, Guts' fight with Wyald and many explicit scenes take been edited heavily, removing much of the gore in favor of heavy blood splatter instead of eyeballs, brains, innards and otherwise flight all over the place. The sex scene between Casca and Guts was cut down, too as Femto's rape of Casca.

Cast [ ]

Bandage	Seiyū	Vocalisation Histrion
Narrator/Void	Unshō Ishizuka	Jon Avner
Guts	Nobutoshi Canna (Adult) Orine Fukushima (Kid; ep 2) Tomoko Miura (Kid)	Marc Diraison (Developed) Maria Dente (Kid)
Griffith/Femto	Toshiyuki Morikawa (Adult) Minami Takayama (Child)	Kevin T. Collins (Adult) Veronica Taylor (Kid)
Casca	Yūko Miyamura	Carrie Keranen
Rickert	Akiko Yajima	Michelle Newman
Judeau	Akira Ishida	Christopher Kromer
Corkus	Tomohiro Nishimura	Marc Sebastian
Pippin	Masuo Amada	Jeff Ward
Gaston	Masahito Kawanago	Sean Schemmel
Nosferatu Zodd	Kenji Utsumi	David Brimmer
King of Midland	Tamio Ōki	Jeff Swarthout
Queen of Midland	Toshiko Sawada	Uncredited
Charlotte	Yuri Shiratori	Rachael Lillis
Julius	Ryuji Mizuno	Uncredited
Laban	Tōru Ōkawa	Uncredited
Gennon	Shoji Oki	Uncredited
Foss	Mahito Tsujimura	Uncredited
Adon Coborlwitz	Tesshō Genda	Mike Pollock
Boscogn	Ikuya Sawaki	Uncredited
Gambino	Norio Wakamoto	Patrick Krakowski
Godot	Ikuo Nishikawa	Greg Abbey
Erica	Yuki Masuda	Michelle Medlin
Ubik	Chafurin	Christian Collingwood
Slan	Atsuko Tanaka	C.L. Jones
Conrad	Toku Nishio	Sean Schemmel

Episodes [ ]

01	"Blackness Swordsman" Kuroi Kenshi (黒い剣士)	October 7 1997
A girl is beingness harassed in a tavern when Guts walks in. He kills all the assailants but one and orders him to tell his main, the Baron, that the Black Swordsman is coming. Guts later finds and kills the Baron and removes a demonic relic chosen a Beherit from effectually his neck. Soon afterwards, Guts remembers the events in his past, how he killed the knight Bazuso, and his encounter with the group that would change his life: The Band of the Falcon.

02	"Band of the Falcon" Taka no Dan (鷹の団)	October fourteen 1997
In a flashback, Corkus attempts to rob Guts, and Casca is drawn into the battle. Guts defeats her, but is then grievously injured by Griffith. Griffith orders Casca to prevarication with Guts during his convalescence to keep him from freezing. When Guts wakes up days later, he challenges Griffith who instead wishes to enlist the swordsman to his group.

03	"Beginning Battle" Uijin (初陣)	Oct 21 1997
Griffith defeats Guts, and makes him a member of the Ring of the Hawk. The Hawks go on a midnight raid and Griffith chooses Guts for the about of import position of rear guard, Guts succeeds and the band hails him as a hero.

04	"The Paw of God" Kami no Te (神の手)	Oct 28 1997
Three years laissez passer as Guts and the Band of the Hawk gain in skill and fame. Guts remembers his childhood, existence raised by his adoptive father and mentor Gambino. He was forced to kill him, however, when Gambino tried to kill the boy, every bit he blamed Guts for all the bad things that had happened to him ever since they establish him.

05	"A Current of air of Swords" Kenpū (剣風)	Nov 4 1997
Guts is now a commander in Griffith's army. He keeps taking risks in battle, and although he succeeds, Casca reprimands him for his recklesness. Eventually, to the nobles' dismay, Griffith is knighted as a viscount in the Midland court . Guts saves the Hawks in battle, to Casca's chagrin.

06	"Zodd the Immortal" Fushi no Zodd (不死のゾッド)	November 11 1997
When Guts leads his men to raid a castle under Tudor occupation, Judeau reveals the keep to be overseen past a legendary warrior known every bit Nosferatu Zodd who is said to be immortal. When only one of Guts' men barely makes it out alive before dying from his horrific injuries, Guts decides to enter the keep himself. Within he finds the bodies of his men, and clashes with the inhuman Zodd. When Guts manages to really hurt him, an excited Zodd decides to stop property back and transforms into a monster that most kills Guts before Griffith arrives to aid with a few men. While the monster is distracted, Griffith attempts to become Guts to safety before Zodd notices them and blocks their escape route. Zodd virtually kills Griffith, but he sees the Beherit effectually Griffith's neck. Zodd then sprouts wings and flies off while telling Guts that his doom will come when Griffith's dream dies.

07	"The Sword'southward Owner" Tsurugi no Aruji (剣の主)	November 18 1997
Though he and Guts are withal injured from their meet with Nosferatu Zodd, Griffith uses it to become closer to the King of Midland and his daughter Charlotte. Guts and some of the Hawks experience that Griffith is pulling away from them.

08	"Conspiracy" Inbou (陰謀)	November 25 1997
Griffith and Guts continue to have success in battle and Griffith is made Count. The male monarch's blood brother full general Julius is furious about this as he and Minister Foss plot Griffith's murder with a poison arrow during the upcoming hunt.

09	"Assassination" Ansatsu (暗殺)	December 2 1997
During the hunt, Griffith and Charlotte grow close earlier the one-time is shot in the chest with a poisoned pointer. Luckily, Griffith's Beherit took the arrow. Griffith deduces that Julius is the culprit and sends Guts to electrocute the noble in secret during the festivities that occur that night.

10	"Noble Man" Toutoki Mono (貴きもの)	Dec ix 1997
Guts assassinates Julius, but is emotionally scarred when he accidentally kills Julius' son, Adonis to muffle the human activity. Later on, he overhears Griffith say to Princess Charlotte that he considers a true friend to be someone who chases his own dream, and does not follow others blindly.

eleven	"The Battle" Kassen (合戦)	December 16 1997
Griffith and the Hawks atomic number 82 the march into boxing against the Blue Whale Knights. Casca has a fever, and when she falls unconscious off a cliff, Guts goes with her. They are washed downriver, and Guts finds a cave. With their clothes moisture, Guts must keep Casca warm with his body.

12	"Together" Futari (ふたり)	December 23 1997
Casca tells her story: Griffith helped her salve herself from rape, then she followed him. She watched him with a pederast lord to earn money to create an regular army. When Guts came, she knew that she would not be Griffith's chosen friend.

13	"Prepared for Death" Kesshikō (決死行)	January 6 1998
Adon Coborlwitz and his Blue Whale Knights find Guts and Casca. Though completely outnumbered, Guts tells Casca to run and stays behind to fight. Some men become later on Casca, managing to capture her and attempting to rape her. Guts continues fighting.

14	"Bonfire of Dreams" Yume no Kagaribi (夢のかがり火)	Jan 13 1998
Casca defeats her attackers, and she and Guts end up back at the camp. Guts and Casca share a tender moment, where Guts explains that everyone in the army camp has a dream simply all he has is his sword, causing Casca to think he'south leaving.

15	"The Decisive Battle" Kessen (決戦)	Jan twenty 1998
An impossible boxing must exist fought, and Griffith volunteers the Hawks to repossess the Fortress of Doldrey from a Tudor noble named Gennon and the Purple Rhino Knights in his service. After Guts learns of Griffith'due south unsavory history with Gennon, the Hawks begin their assault before pulling back. Their boats are burned and there is nowhere to retreat to as Gennon and the bulk of his regular army exit the fortress.

16	"The Conqueror" Shourisha (勝利者)	January 27 1998
The retreat was a ruse and Casca takes the fortress, defeating Adon and the few remaining guards. Guts fights with the Rhino Knights' command Boscogn before his sword breaks, merely to gain a sword that was provided by Zodd from a great distance. Guts uses the sword to impale Boscogn while Griffith kills Gennon to assure the Hawks' victory.

17	"Moment of Glory" Eikō no Shunkan (栄光の瞬間)	February 3 1998
The Hawks' reclaiming of Doldrey marked the end of the Hundred-Yr State of war between Midland and Tudor, the King holding a ball for the mercenaries in their honor. But the Queen of Midland, Charlotte's stepmother and Julius' secret lover, hatches a scheme with Foss to toxicant Griffith during the banquet. Nevertheless, Foss received a alphabetic character from Griffith hours prior.

18	"Tombstone of Flames" Honoo no Bohyou (炎の墓標)	February 10 1998
Having forced Foss to help him, Griffith allowed the Queen to believe she succeeded in poisoning him then he can burn down her and her co-conspirators live later on locking the tower they were celebrating in. Guts, having one time more aided Griffith in removing his competition, decides to leave the Band and tells a pleading Casca that he does not desire to be caught up in Griffith's dream anymore.

19	"Separation" Wakare (別れ)	February 17 1998
As Guts tries to leave, he is challenged by Griffith but manages to defeat him and earn his liberty. However, Guts did not realize how much this would impairment Griffith psychologically. That same night, Griffith spends a night of passion with Charlotte in a lapse of judgment. When Griffith leaves the adjacent morning, he is apprehended and arrested, and the Hawks are branded as criminals.

20	"Sparks" Hibana (火花)	Feb 24 1998
A yr has passed and Guts is living with Godot, a blacksmith, and his daughter Erica. Guts learns that the Band of the Hawk are at present wanted outlaws and Casca is their captain. Guts goes to them and finds them contesting strange mercenaries.

21	"Confession" Kokuhaku (告白)	March 3 1998
Guts helps the Hawks as they drive off the mercenaries after their bounty. Casca has a programme to rescue Griffith from the Tower of Rebirth where he is held prisoner. Casca blames Guts for Griffith's problems, merely realizes it isn't his error. They make love and Guts asks her to go away with him subsequently the rescue.

22	"Infiltration" Sennyuu (潜入)	March 10 1998
Casca and Guts go into the dungeon under the Belfry of Rebirth to rescue Griffith, finding him now mute and horribly bedridden from constant torture. Meanwhile, the Hawk members dorsum at the military camp are slaughtered past monsters led by a green fairy.

23	"Eve of the Feast" Zenyasai (前夜祭)	March 17 1998
Casca feels she must take care of Griffith, and tells Guts to go out. But Griffith, horrified at what he has been reduced to from a year of endless torture, takes a carriage and runs off. But seeing the Band of the Hawk following him, Griffith finds his Beherit and unintentionally activates it every bit a grouping of people were watching, bringing anybody present to the Astral World where four demons awaken.

24	"The Eclipse" Shoku (蝕)	March 24 1998
The iv demons of the God Hand have woken and inform Griffith that he has been chosen to be their final member. Simply for his baptism, Griffith must offer his friends to the group of people who gathered, revealed to be the God Hand's Apostles like Nosferatu Zodd. Guts climbs a mountain of flesh to try and terminate Griffith from becoming a demon, though the God Hand influence Griffith past showing him visions of his by to convince him that the lives of his men are trivial in regard to the fulfillment of his dream.

25	"Fourth dimension of Eternity" Eien no Koku (永遠の刻)	March 31 1998
Despite Guts' try to reach him, Griffith accepts the God Mitt's offer with the Apostles bold their true forms to embark the Eclipse; feasting by devouring those branded equally offerings. In the end, just Guts and an unconscious Casca were momentarily spared every bit Griffith, reborn equally the God Manus demon Femto, rapes Casca in front of Guts. Forced to cut off his left forearm to cease his one-time friend while his correct eye is gouged out, Guts manages to escape back to physical earth with Casca. Having his wounds healed, he eventually leaves Godot's business firm to have his revenge on Griffith and the Apostles.

Music [ ]

Soundtrack [ ]

The anime'due south soundtrack is composed by Susumu Hirasawa and released on November 6, 1997.

Opening theme [ ]

Tell Me Why by PENPALS

Catastrophe theme [ ]

Waiting So Long by Silver Fins

Trailers [ ]

Berserk (1997) - Trailer

BERSERK (TV) - RARE TRAILER (1997).

Notes [ ]

This was the commencement anime to be produced for Berserk.
Well known amid fans of the series, the English dub of the anime featured several humorous outtakes with voice actors either improvising lines, quoting movies or randomly bursting out into song. A few of the outtakes even spawned into internet memes.
- Additionally, the opening song for the serial, Tell Me Why became parodied and famous on the cyberspace for its "Engrish" lyrics and overall happy tone being completely off from the nighttime and tragic nature of Berserk.

Blackness Swordsman Arc
Manga Episodes	0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 0G 0H
Volumes	ane ii iii
Story Segments	The Blackness Swordsman The Guardians of Want
2016 Episodes	one
1997 Episodes	i
Other Media	Berserk: The Image Berserk Musou

Gold Age Arc
Manga Episodes	0I 0J 0K 0L 0M 0N 0O 0P ane 2 3 iv v 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 thirteen xiv xv 16 17 18 19 twenty 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94
Volumes	three 4 five half dozen 7 8 9 x 11 12 13 14
1997 Episodes	2 3 4 5 half-dozen 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 nineteen twenty 21 22 23 24 25
Other Media	Berserk Musou Berserk: The Gold Historic period Arc (Part I, Part II, Part III)

Berserk Anime
1997 Episodes	1 two iii 4 five 6 7 viii 9 10 xi 12 13 14 fifteen xvi 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
The Golden Historic period Arc Trilogy	Function I Part Ii Function Three
2016 Episodes	1 2 three 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 xiii 14 xv sixteen 17 18 19 xx 21 22 23 24