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Berserk S1E1 — The Black Swordsman

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Berserk•Season 1•Episode 1

The Black Swordsman

7.7/10 · 2,764 votesOct 8, 199724 min

Ranked #20 of 25 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

A blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.

Directed byKazuya Tsurumaki

Written byAtsuhiro Tomioka

Next episodeE2 · Band of the Hawk

Seasons1

Cast5

Nobutoshi Canna

Nobutoshi Canna

Guts (voice)

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Griffith (voice)

Yuko Miyamura

Yuko Miyamura

Casca (voice)

Tomohiro Nishimura

Tomohiro Nishimura

Corkus (voice)

Unsho Ishizuka

Unsho Ishizuka

Narrator (voice)

Crew12

Y

Yuriko Chiba

Animation Director

Michiyo Hirabayashi

Michiyo Hirabayashi

Key Animation

K

Kenji Kodama

Key Animation

T

Takashi Ito

Key Animation

T

Tatsuya Urano

Key Animation

K

Kenji Uchinou

Key Animation

K

Koji Fukasawa

Key Animation

Masamitsu Hidaka

Masamitsu Hidaka

Storyboard Artist

T

Tetsuo Matsumoto

Key Animation

E

Eiko Saito

Key Animation

A

Ayumi Hasebe

Key Animation

Moriyasu Taniguchi

Moriyasu Taniguchi

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Black Swordsman" is episode 1 of Berserk season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 2,764 votes, ranking #20 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and written by Atsuhiro Tomioka, it aired on October 8, 1997.

Next: E2 · Band of the Hawk Best of Season 1