Anime · WOWOW Prime
Berserk
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Berserk actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Berserk reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Spurred by the flame raging in his heart, the Black Swordsman Guts continues his seemingly endless quest for revenge. Standing in his path are heinous outlaws, delusional evil spirits, and a devout child of god. Even as it chips away at his life, Guts continues to fight his enemies, who wield repulsive and inhumane power, with nary but his body and sword—his strength as a human.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 24 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20172 episodes
Best episode · S00E01 Special Program Commemorating the Start of the Second Season of the "Berserk" TV Series
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201612 episodes
5.9IMDbBest episode · S01E11 Shadows of Ideas
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201712 episodes
5.6IMDbBest episode · S02E10 A Journey Begins in Flames
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E11
Shadows of Ideas
Guts is approaching Mozgus, while the strange blob is approaching the castle.
- Written by Makoto Fukami
S02E10
A Journey Begins in Flames
Guts puts on the Berserker armor and proceeds to fight Grunbeld.
- Written by Takashi Yamashita
S01E08
Reunion in the Den of Evil
Guts battles two powerful opponents. Isidro and Casca make an escape.
- Written by Makoto Fukami
S02E06
Fight for Survival Against the Demonic Legion
Shortly after reaching the village, demonic creatures are on their way. It's up to Guts, Serpico, Isidro and Schierke to hold their ground.
- Written by Makoto Fukami
S01E07
The Black Witch
Guts is finally close to finding Casca, but Casca has caught the heretics' eye, and the Holy Iron Chain Knights are also homing in on the heretics' location...
- Written by Makoto Fukami
S01E03
Night of Miracles
Guts and Puck are taken aback by Farnese's inability to see the elf. However, Farnese's refusal to accept anything beyond what she considers to be real in her world is about to be sorely tested.
- Written by Makoto Fukami
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- KenzenWriter
- Takashi YamashitaWriter
- Makoto FukamiWriter
Direction
- Hisashi EgawaDirector
- Atsushi SatouDirector
Music
- Shiro SagisuOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- CrunchyrollStreaming
- Crunchyroll Amazon ChannelStreaming
If you liked this
Similar Series
Series that share this one's texture, not just its genre tags.
Twin Star Exorcists
2016
Epic world building · Large-scale spectacle
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
2016
Political fantasy · Large-scale spectacle
Ushio and Tora
2015
Character-driven drama · Large-scale spectacle
The Seven Deadly Sins
2014
Epic world building · Large-scale spectacle
Parasyte -the maxim-
2014
Political fantasy · Large-scale spectacle
Tokyo Ghoul
2014
Political fantasy · Animated ambition
Devils' Line
2018
Political fantasy · Large-scale spectacle
Dorohedoro
2020
Epic world building · Large-scale spectacle
Gleipnir
2020
Epic world building · Large-scale spectacle
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too
2023
Epic world building · Large-scale spectacle
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
2023
Epic world building · Large-scale spectacle
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition
2022
Character-driven drama · Animated ambition
Where to go from here
Watch Next
Our editors' suggestion for the show you should start tonight — and why.
JUJUTSU KAISEN
2020
Continue the epic fantasy journey with another world worth getting lost in.
Bleach
2004
Another invented world built with the same seriousness — start at episode one.
Doraemon
2005
If the world-building is what held you, this is the next map to walk.
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
2015
For the nights you want momentum rather than melancholy.
FROM
2022
Another invented world built with the same seriousness — start at episode one.
The Last Ship
2014
If the world-building is what held you, this is the next map to walk.
Never stop watching
Related Collections
No related collections yet
This title isn't in a published Nutevio collection yet. It will appear here automatically as soon as it is.
Join the conversation