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This sword is the proof that I have lived.
Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
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Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
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Episode 1
A blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.
Directed by Kazuya TsurumakiWritten by Atsuhiro TomiokaGuest stars Tomoe Hanba, Ikuya Sawaki, Shouto Kashii, Masahito Kawanago, Kan Tokumaru, Eken Mine, Ikuo Nishikawa, Takashi Irie
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Masakazu AmiyaWritten by Shikichi OhashiGuest stars Akiko Yajima, Ikuya Sawaki, Kazuhiro Nakata, Kazuhiro Nakata, Yasuyuki Kase, Eiji Sekiguchi, Hideki Ogihara, Masayuki Nakata
Episode 3
Guts and Griffith begin their sword fight.
Directed by Kazuhisa OnoWritten by Makoto ItakuraGuest stars Akira Ishida, Akiko Yajima, Masuo Amada, Masaaki Tsukada, Masahito Kawanago, Atsushi Ii, Eiji Sekiguchi, Yasuyuki Kase
Episode 4
Guts reminisces about his childhood.
Directed by Yasuhiro GeshiWritten by Shouji YonemuraGuest stars Akira Ishida, Akiko Yajima, Masuo Amada, Norio Wakamoto, Orine Fukushima, Fumihiko Tachiki, Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi, Hideki Ogihara
Episode 5
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.
Directed by Mihiro YamaguchiWritten by Shinzo FujitaGuest stars Ryuji Mizuno, Shōji Ōki, Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi, Kenji Nomura, Eiji Sekiguchi, Tessyo Genda, Ikuya Sawaki, Tamio Ohki
Episode 6
In another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.
Directed by Yasuhiro MatsumuraWritten by Atsuhiro TomiokaGuest stars Ryuji Mizuno, Kenji Utsumi, Hiroyuki Yokoo, Yasuyuki Kase, Eiji Sekiguchi, Masahito Kawanago
Episode 7
Princess Charlotte of Midland strikes up a friendship with Griffith.
Written by Shikichi OhashiGuest stars Ryuji Mizuno, Eiji Maruyama, Yuji Fujishiro, Masayuki Nakata, Hideto Ebihara, Tessyo Genda, Tamio Ohki, Mahito Tsujimura
Episode 8
Griffith and Guts continue their success in battle and Griffith is made a Count.
Directed by Koji YoshikawaGuest stars Ryuji Mizuno, Tessyo Genda, Ikuya Sawaki, Masayuki Nakata, Hiroyuki Yokoo, Eiji Sekiguchi, Hideto Ebihara, Tamio Ohki
Episode 9
Griffith saves Charlotte when her horse bolts during a fox hunt. Yurius, the king's younger brother, attempts to have him assassinated.
Directed by Yukina HiiroWritten by Shouji YonemuraGuest stars Masaaki Tsukada, Masahito Kawanago, Ryuji Mizuno, Tamio Ohki, Masahito Kawanago, Masaaki Tsukada, Hiroshi Naka, Masaharu Sato
Episode 10
Guts, sent by Griffith, assassinates Yurius and his son Adonis. Griffith gets closer to Charlotte. The Hawks depart for yet another mission.
Directed by Yukio OkazakiWritten by Shinzo FujitaGuest stars Ryuji Mizuno, Mahito Tsujimura, Yuri Shiratori, Fumio Matsuoka, Toru Okawa, Naoki Bando, Mayumi Asano, Tomoko Miura
Episode 11
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.
Directed by Yasuhiro MatsumuraWritten by Atsuhiro TomiokaGuest stars Kazuhiro Nakata, Toshiko Sawada
Episode 12
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.
Written by Shikichi Ohashi
Episode 13
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.
Directed by Mihiro YamaguchiGuest stars Toshiko Sawada, Shouto Kashii
Episode 14
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.
Directed by Koji YoshikawaGuest stars Shouto Kashii
Episode 15
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.
Directed by Yukio OkazakiWritten by Shinzo FujitaGuest stars Toshiko Sawada
Episode 16
With the help of Nosferatu Zodd, Guts defeats the defender of Doldrey Castle.
Directed by Yukina HiiroWritten by Atsuhiro TomiokaGuest stars Shouto Kashii
Episode 17
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.
Written by Shikichi OhashiGuest stars Masahito Kawanago, Toshiko Sawada
Episode 18
Griffith has his revenge by having the Queen's castle burned down.
Guest stars Toshiko Sawada
Episode 19
Griffith will not let Guts simply leave. He says that Guts belongs to him.
Directed by Mihiro YamaguchiWritten by Shouji YonemuraGuest stars Kenji Nomura
Episode 20
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.
Directed by Koji YoshikawaWritten by Shinzo FujitaGuest stars Shouto Kashii
Episode 21
Guts returns in time to save the remaining Hawks from annihilation.
Directed by Yukio OkazakiWritten by Shinzo FujitaGuest stars Masahito Kawanago, Shouto Kashii
Episode 22
With Guts help, Casca and the Hawks hope to rescue Griffith.
Directed by Yukina HiiroGuest stars Shouto Kashii
Episode 23
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.
Directed by Koji FukasawaWritten by Shouji YonemuraGuest stars Masahito Kawanago, Shouto Kashii
Episode 24
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.
Written by Shikichi Ohashi
Episode 25
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.
Directed by Naohito TakahashiWritten by Shinzo FujitaGuest stars Shouto Kashii
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
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Nobutoshi CannaGuts (voice)
Toshiyuki MorikawaGriffith (voice)
Yuko MiyamuraCasca (voice)
Tomohiro NishimuraCorkus (voice)
Unsho IshizukaNarrator (voice)
Akira IshidaJudeau (voice)
Akiko YajimaRickert (voice)
Masuo AmadaPippin (voice)
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