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** Naturally, this is parodied by the HilariousOuttakes: ''"In a world of tiny red objects, one man held one for a very long, long time."''

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** Naturally, this is parodied by the HilariousOuttakes: ''"In a world of tiny red objects, one man held one for a very long, long time."''"'', and later when Void has to be told that the show is over and that he doesn't need to narrate the finale's ending!
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** The tail end of the Golden Age Arc before the Eclipse is [[CompressedAdaptation significantly cut down]]: The tournament that Guts participates in before hearing news of the Band of the Hawk's plight is shortened and Silat is never introduced. The operation to rescue Griffith is much shorter, leaving out the fights with the King's squad of Bakiraka assassins and Wyald's Black Dog Knights. Most critically, the Skull Knight and his scenes are cut out entirely, [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole leaving no explanation at all]] for how Guts or Casca escaped the Eclipse at the anime's end.

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** The tail end of the Golden Age Arc before the Eclipse is [[CompressedAdaptation significantly cut down]]: The tournament that Guts participates in before hearing news of the Band of the Hawk's plight is shortened and Silat is never introduced. The operation to rescue Griffith is much shorter, leaving out the fights with the King's squad of Bakiraka assassins and Wyald's Black Dog Knights. Most critically, the Skull Knight and his scenes are cut out entirely, ending the series on a {{Cliffhanger}} and [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole leaving no explanation at all]] for how Guts or Casca escaped the Eclipse at the anime's end.
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** Of the Black Swordsman Arc, only the Snake Lord's story is adapted. However, The Count and the Female Apostle - both of whom first appeared during the arc - later appear during the Eclipse.
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* BloodstainedDefloration: The King of Midland sees the blood on Princess Charlotte's bedsheets, and is horrified as he realizes that Griffith has had sex with her.
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* OneWomanWail: Guts' Theme includes wordless laments.

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* OneWomanWail: Guts' Theme "Guts's Theme" includes wordless laments.laments. Interestingly, this is a {{subversion}}, as the famous vocal line was actually performed by Music/SusumuHirasawa, who has a high tenor vocal range, making it a ''One-Man Wail''.
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[[caption-width-right:299:''♪ [[AwesomeMusic/{{Berserk}} Hai Yai Forces!]] ♪''[[labelnote:Characters]]Bottom row, left to right; [[AntiHero Guts]], [[RedBaron Black Swordsman Guts]], [[{{Yandere}} Griffith]], Casca; Above, [[NobleDemon Nosferatu Zodd]].[[/labelnote]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:299:''♪ [[AwesomeMusic/{{Berserk}} Hai Yai Forces!]] ♪''[[labelnote:Characters]]Bottom row, left to right; [[AntiHero Guts]], [[RedBaron Black Swordsman Guts]], [[{{Yandere}} [[{{AmbitionIsEvil}} Griffith]], Casca; Above, [[NobleDemon Nosferatu Zodd]].[[/labelnote]]]]
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* OffModel: The drawing of the characters is often inconsistent. In the Eclipse, when a bunch of demons approach Casca after [[spoiler: Judeau dies]] one sees her pupils go out of sync with each other. Then, when Femto appears before Guts and [[spoiler: rapes Casca]], one can also see Guts's pupils briefly being out of sync.
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[[caption-width-right:299:''♪ [[AwesomeMusic/{{Berserk}} Hai Yai Forces!]] ♪''[[labelnote:Characters]]Bottom row, left to right; [[AntiHero Guts]], [[RedBaron Black Swordsman Guts]], [[{{Yandere}} Griffith]], [[TheChick Casca]]; Above, [[NobleDemon Nosferatu Zodd]].[[/labelnote]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:299:''♪ [[AwesomeMusic/{{Berserk}} Hai Yai Forces!]] ♪''[[labelnote:Characters]]Bottom row, left to right; [[AntiHero Guts]], [[RedBaron Black Swordsman Guts]], [[{{Yandere}} Griffith]], [[TheChick Casca]]; Casca; Above, [[NobleDemon Nosferatu Zodd]].[[/labelnote]]]]

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* HighPressureBlood: The show uses copious high pressure blood as a stylistic flair. When Guts [[spoiler:cuts Count Julius]] in episode 10, the blood shoots out everywhere like a fire hydrant and continues for almost eight seconds!
* HowWeGotHere: The first episode depicts Guts' battle with the Baron of Koka Castle, and then the rest of the show is about the backstory that led Guts to that point.



* HighPressureBlood: The show uses copious high pressure blood as a stylistic flair. When Guts [[spoiler:cuts Count Julius]] in episode 10, the blood shoots out everywhere like a fire hydrant and continues for almost eight seconds!
* HowWeGotHere: The first episode depicts Guts' battle with the Baron of Koka Castle, and then the rest of the show is about the backstory that led Guts to that point.
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->''"[[InAWorld In this world]], is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law? Is it like the hand of God hovering above? At least it is true that man has no control, even over his own will."''

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->''"[[InAWorld In ->''"In this world]], world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law? Is it like the hand of God hovering above? At least it is true that man has no control, even over his own will."''
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* OneWomanWail: Guts' Theme includes wordless laments.
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* EberybodyDiesEnding: Ends with [[spoiler:all of the Hawks except Guts and Griffith (as Femto) dying in the Eclipse, while Casca and Rickert are somehow left unaccounted for]].

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* EberybodyDiesEnding: EverybodyDiesEnding: Ends with [[spoiler:all of the Hawks except Guts and Griffith (as Femto) dying in the Eclipse, while Casca and Rickert are somehow left unaccounted for]].
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* EberybodyDiesEnding: Ends with [[spoiler:all of the Hawks except Guts and Griffith (as Femto) dying in the Eclipse, while Casca and Rickert are somehow left unaccounted for]].



* KillEmAll: Ends with [[spoiler:all of the Hawks except Guts and Griffith (as Femto) dying in the Eclipse, while Casca and Rickert are somehow left unaccounted for]].

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''Berserk (1997)'', also known as ''Sword Wind Chronicle Berserk'' (剣風伝奇ベルセルク, ''Kenpuu Denki Beruseruku''), is a 25 episode anime adaptation of the seminal DarkFantasy manga ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' by Kentaro Miura. Directed by Naohito Takahashi, with series composition by Yasuhiro Imagawa and animation production by [[Creator/OLMIncorporated Oriental Light and Magic]], the series aired from October 7, 1997 to March 31, 1998 and opened the door for all the other ''Berserk'' adaptations that followed.

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''Berserk (1997)'', ''Berserk'', also known as ''Sword Wind Chronicle Berserk'' (剣風伝奇ベルセルク, ''Kenpuu Denki Beruseruku''), is a 25 episode anime adaptation of the seminal DarkFantasy manga ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' by Kentaro Miura. Directed by Naohito Takahashi, with series composition by Yasuhiro Imagawa and animation production by [[Creator/OLMIncorporated Oriental Light and Magic]], the series aired from October 7, 1997 to March 31, 1998 and opened the door for all the other ''Berserk'' adaptations that followed.
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* NonIndicativeFirstEpisode: By way of CompressedAdaptation. The series adapts a compressed version of the solidly DarkFantasy Black Swordsman Arc as the first episode, before jumping back in time to the UsefulNotes/HundredYearsWar-inspired Golden Age Arc.

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* NonIndicativeFirstEpisode: By way of CompressedAdaptation. The series adapts a compressed version the first couple chapters of the solidly DarkFantasy Black Swordsman Arc as the first episode, before jumping back in time to the UsefulNotes/HundredYearsWar-inspired Golden Age Arc.Arc for the rest of the series' run.
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* NonIndicativeFirstEpisode: By way of CompressedAdaptation. The series adapts a compressed version of the solidly DarkFantasy Black Swordsman Arc as the first episode, before jumping back in time to the UsefulNotes/HundredYearsWar-inspired Golden Age Arc.
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* NarratorAllAlong: Near the end of the show we find out that the barrator, previously assumed to have no part in the story, was actually the character [[spoiler:Void]].

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* NarratorAllAlong: Near the end of the show we find out that the barrator, narrator, previously assumed to have no part in the story, was actually the character [[spoiler:Void]].
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* NarratorAllAlong: Near the end of the show we find out that TheNarrator, previously assumed to have no part in the story, was actually the character [[spoiler:Void]].

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* NarratorAllAlong: Near the end of the show we find out that TheNarrator, the barrator, previously assumed to have no part in the story, was actually the character [[spoiler:Void]].
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* IdiotBall:
** Griffith would have to be pretty stupid and overconfident to count on his enemy making such a mistake as leaving the front door open while the main force was too far away to defend, when he seemingly had no inside help or intelligence that would help him make sure they would. Even if Adon hatched a harebrained scheme to lure Casca into a trap, Griffith had no way of knowing that, and clearly didn't since it came as a complete surprise to Casca, whom he would have told if it was part of the plan.
** Again, Griffith. If you absolutely had to go throw away all of your hard-earned work [[spoiler:by sleeping with the princess]].


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* UngratefulBastard: Griffith achieves victory after victory, even managing to win back Doldrey and put an end to a 100-year war with another kingdom. Instead of appreciating his loyalty to king and country, the Queen and her cohorts decide to assassinate him, simply because they can't stomach his lack of noble blood. The Queen shows no remorse for her betrayal, even when the news of [[spoiler:his apparent death]] drives her daughter to tears. Of course, in the manga, she ''did'' have another, much more understandable reason, but in ''Anime/Berserk1997'' neither she nor Foss mention this motivation.

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