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This sword is the proof that I have lived.
A wandering, sword-wielding mercenary joins a charismatic leader in his ruthless pursuit of glory and recognition in this epic medieval tale.
Nippon TV
25
23 min
A blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.
Oct 8, 1997
There is a great battle taking place at a fort. The attackers are doing well, except one thing stands in their way - a grey knight and he states that none shall pass him.
Oct 15, 1997
Guts and Griffith begin their sword fight.
Oct 22, 1997
Guts reminisces about his childhood.
Oct 29, 1997
Guts is now a commander of Griffith's army, taking many risks in battle, Casca takes him to task for it. Griffith is knighted in the Midland court much to the nobles' dismay.
Nov 5, 1997
In another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.
Nov 12, 1997
Princess Charlotte of Midland strikes up a friendship with Griffith.
Nov 19, 1997
Griffith and Guts continue their success in battle and Griffith is made a Count.
Nov 26, 1997
Griffith saves Charlotte when her horse bolts during a fox hunt. Yurius, the king's younger brother, attempts to have him assassinated.
Dec 3, 1997
Guts, sent by Griffith, assassinates Yurius and his son Adonis. Griffith gets closer to Charlotte. The Hawks depart for yet another mission.
Dec 10, 1997
On a stormy battlefield, Casca, Griffith's second in command, is wounded while fighting the leader of an enemy army. Guts runs to her rescue but when she passes out at the edge of a cliff, he cannot catch her in time and they both fall into the river below.
Dec 17, 1997
Casca is still unconscious, so Guts shelters them in a cave while the rain pours down. She comes to and tells Guts about her past and about Griffith's.
Dec 24, 1997
Guts and Casca try to fight their way back to the Hawks while the enemy army they were fighting from before try to stop them.
Jan 7, 1998
Casca finds Judeau's division of Hawks and leads them back to where Guts was fighting alone. Although injured, he defeated all the enemy soldiers by himself. They return to the Hawks' camp and Casca tends to Guts' wounds.
Jan 14, 1998
The King of Midland and his various generals confer about Doldrey Castle, long since captured by the Chudan Empire. Griffith plans an attack and the King agrees despite the protests of his other officers. Only one other general supports Griffith's actions. The Hawks attack Doldrey.
Jan 21, 1998
With the help of Nosferatu Zodd, Guts defeats the defender of Doldrey Castle.
Jan 28, 1998
With the victory at Doldrey, Griffith is promoted to White Phoenix General, an aristocratic title. The Queen of Midland and other court conspirators try to poison Griffith.
Feb 4, 1998
Griffith has his revenge by having the Queen's castle burned down.
Feb 11, 1998
Griffith will not let Guts simply leave. He says that Guts belongs to him.
Feb 18, 1998
Guts arrives at the home of Godo the swordsmith and stays there for a while while Godo crafts a new sword for him. Guts practices more on his sword techniques with the help of Godo's little daughter Erika.
Feb 25, 1998
Guts returns in time to save the remaining Hawks from annihilation.
Mar 4, 1998
With Guts help, Casca and the Hawks hope to rescue Griffith.
Mar 11, 1998
Breaking away from the King's pursuing armies, the few Hawks left contemplate their future. Guts comforts Casca, who is despondent over Griffith's condition. Griffith begins to dream.
Mar 18, 1998
Seduced by the promises of demons and his dreams from his childhood, Griffith agrees to fulfill his destiny and become one of the God Hand demons.
Mar 25, 1998
Griffith's men are sacrificed to the demon's appetites. Guts fights on, at first to save Griffith, then to save himself from the result of Griffith's ambition.
Apr 1, 1998
Guts (voice)
Griffith (voice)
Caska (voice)
Corkus (voice)
Narrator (voice)
