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Berserk S1E3 — First Battle
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Berserk•Season 1•Episode 3

First Battle

7.8/10 · 2,308 votesOct 22, 199724 min

Ranked #16 of 25 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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Guts and Griffith begin their sword fight.

Directed byKazuhisa Ono
Written byMakoto Itakura
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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)

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K

Kazuhisa Ono

Director

H

Hiroyuki Kakudou

Storyboard Artist

M

Miyuki Hanawa

Key Animation

A

Atsushi Fujimoto

Key Animation

M

Makoto Itakura

Writer

H

Hidetsugu Hirayama

Animation Director

S

Shigemi Aoyagi

Key Animation

D

Daisuke Asakura

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"First Battle" is episode 3 of Berserk season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 2,308 votes, ranking #16 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Kazuhisa Ono and written by Makoto Itakura, it aired on October 22, 1997.

Next: E4 · The Hand of GodBest of Season 1