Season 1

1997 · 25 episodes · 9h 57m in all · 7.4/10

The Black Swordsman has flash backs to years past and his trials and tribulations in the Band of the Hawk.

1. The Black Swordsman
8 Oct 1997 · 24 min · 7.4/10
A blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.
2. Band of the Hawk
15 Oct 1997 · 24 min · 7.2/10
There is a great battle taking place at a fort. The attackers are doing well, except one thing stands in their way - a grey knight and he states that none shall pass him.
3. First Battle
22 Oct 1997 · 24 min · 7.4/10
Guts and Griffith begin their sword fight.
4. The Hand of God
29 Oct 1997 · 24 min · 7.3/10
Guts reminisces about his childhood.
5. A Wind of Swords
5 Nov 1997 · 24 min · 7.2/10
Guts is now a commander of Griffith's army, taking many risks in battle, Casca takes him to task for it. Griffith is knighted in the Midland court much to the nobles' dismay.
6. Zodd the Immortal
12 Nov 1997 · 24 min · 7.6/10
In another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.
7. The Sword`s Owner
19 Nov 1997 · 24 min · 6.6/10
Princess Charlotte of Midland strikes up a friendship with Griffith.
8. Conspiracy
26 Nov 1997 · 22 min · 6.7/10
Griffith and Guts continue their success in battle and Griffith is made a Count.
9. Assassination
3 Dec 1997 · 24 min · 7.2/10
Griffith saves Charlotte when her horse bolts during a fox hunt. Yurius, the king's younger brother, attempts to have him assassinated.
10. Nobleman
10 Dec 1997 · 24 min · 8.0/10
Guts, sent by Griffith, assassinates Yurius and his son Adonis. Griffith gets closer to Charlotte. The Hawks depart for yet another mission.
11. The Battle
17 Dec 1997 · 24 min · 7.2/10
On a stormy battlefield, Casca, Griffith's second in command, is wounded while fighting the leader of an enemy army. Guts runs to her rescue but when she passes out at the edge of a cliff, he cannot catch her in time and they both fall into the river below.
12. Together
24 Dec 1997 · 24 min · 6.6/10
Casca is still unconscious, so Guts shelters them in a cave while the rain pours down. She comes to and tells Guts about her past and about Griffith's.
13. Prepared for Death
7 Jan 1998 · 24 min · 7.8/10
Guts and Casca try to fight their way back to the Hawks while the enemy army they were fighting from before try to stop them.
14. Bonfire of Dreams
14 Jan 1998 · 24 min · 7.6/10
Casca finds Judeau's division of Hawks and leads them back to where Guts was fighting alone. Although injured, he defeated all the enemy soldiers by himself. They return to the Hawks' camp and Casca tends to Guts' wounds.
15. The Decisive Battle
21 Jan 1998 · 24 min · 7.2/10
The King of Midland and his various generals confer about Doldrey Castle, long since captured by the Chudan Empire. Griffith plans an attack and the King agrees despite the protests of his other officers. Only one other general supports Griffith's actions. The Hawks attack Doldrey.
16. The Conqueror
28 Jan 1998 · 24 min · 7.6/10
With the help of Nosferatu Zodd, Guts defeats the defender of Doldrey Castle.
17. Moment of Glory
4 Feb 1998 · 24 min · 7.5/10
With the victory at Doldrey, Griffith is promoted to White Phoenix General, an aristocratic title. The Queen of Midland and other court conspirators try to poison Griffith.
18. Tombstone of Flames
11 Feb 1998 · 24 min · 7.2/10
Griffith has his revenge by having the Queen's castle burned down.
19. Separation
18 Feb 1998 · 24 min · 8.0/10
Griffith will not let Guts simply leave. He says that Guts belongs to him.
20. Sparks
25 Feb 1998 · 24 min · 6.8/10
Guts arrives at the home of Godo the swordsmith and stays there for a while while Godo crafts a new sword for him. Guts practices more on his sword techniques with the help of Godo's little daughter Erika.
21. Confession
4 Mar 1998 · 24 min · 7.8/10
Guts returns in time to save the remaining Hawks from annihilation.
22. Infiltration
11 Mar 1998 · 24 min · 8.0/10
With Guts help, Casca and the Hawks hope to rescue Griffith.
23. Eve of the Feast
18 Mar 1998 · 24 min · 7.4/10
Breaking away from the King's pursuing armies, the few Hawks left contemplate their future. Guts comforts Casca, who is despondent over Griffith's condition. Griffith begins to dream.
24. The Great Eclipse
25 Mar 1998 · 24 min · 7.1/10
Seduced by the promises of demons and his dreams from his childhood, Griffith agrees to fulfill his destiny and become one of the God Hand demons.
25. Time of Eternity
1 Apr 1998 · 23 min · 7.3/10
Griffith's men are sacrificed to the demon's appetites. Guts fights on, at first to save Griffith, then to save himself from the result of Griffith's ambition.