Berserk

A lone swordsman, Guts, rescues a girl from bandits and demands a showdown with their master. During the battle, he obtains a powerful relic.

Guts has a fateful encounter with the Band of the Hawk, a group of roving mercenaries, led by the charismatic Griffith. A surprise offer is made.

Newly initiated into the Band of the Hawk, Guts makes a lasting impression on his first blood-drenched raid with the ruthless warriors.

A flashback reveals Guts' violent upbringing. As the years go by, the Band of the Hawk grows from a ragtag group to a team of elite killers.

Now a commander, Guts takes huge risks in battle to the dismay of Casca. Griffith causes a stir among the local nobility.

Guts leads a raid on a castle belonging to warrior demon Nosferatu Zodd, who wreaks bloody havoc on the Band of the Hawk and shares a prophecy.

Battered and bruised from battle, the Hawks question Griffith's loyalty as he cozies up to the royal family, particularly the king’s daughter.

Griffith joins the nobility when he is made a count in the king's court, but not everyone approves of the mercenary's relentless social climbing.

When a hunting expedition with the king’s daughter goes horribly wrong, Griffith deduces the culprit and tasks Guts with avenging him.

Guts sets out on his mission to kill Griffith’s would-be assassin. But there’s a loose end he must attend to before the deed is done: a witness.