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Berserk S1E9 — Assassination
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Berserk•Season 1•Episode 9

Assassination

7.7/10 · 1,967 votesDec 3, 199724 min

Ranked #22 of 25 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

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Griffith saves Charlotte when her horse bolts during a fox hunt. Yurius, the king's younger brother, attempts to have him assassinated.

Directed byYukina Hiiro
Written byShouji Yonemura
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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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Hiroyoshi Iida

Animation Director

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Shouji Yonemura

Writer

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Yukina Hiiro

Director

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Shinichi Shigematsu

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Yoshiaki Mizuno

Key Animation

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Yukina Hiiro

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"Assassination" is episode 9 of Berserk season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 1,967 votes, ranking #22 of 25 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Yukina Hiiro and written by Shouji Yonemura, it aired on December 3, 1997.

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