Season 1
25 episodes · Oct 8, 1997
The Black Swordsman has flash backs to years past and his trials and tribulations in the Band of the Hawk.
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S1E1The Black Swordsman
Oct 8, 199724mA blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.
S1E2Band of the Hawk
Oct 15, 199724mThere 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.


S1E5A Wind of Swords
Nov 5, 199724mGuts 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.
S1E6Zodd the Immortal
Nov 12, 199724mIn another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.
S1E7The Sword`s Owner
Nov 19, 199724mPrincess Charlotte of Midland strikes up a friendship with Griffith.
S1E8Conspiracy
Nov 26, 199722mGriffith and Guts continue their success in battle and Griffith is made a Count.
S1E9Assassination
Dec 3, 199724mGriffith saves Charlotte when her horse bolts during a fox hunt. Yurius, the king's younger brother, attempts to have him assassinated.
S1E10Nobleman
Dec 10, 199724mGuts, sent by Griffith, assassinates Yurius and his son Adonis. Griffith gets closer to Charlotte. The Hawks depart for yet another mission.
S1E11The Battle
Dec 17, 199724mOn 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.
S1E12Together
Dec 24, 199724mCasca 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.
S1E13Prepared for Death
Jan 7, 199824mGuts and Casca try to fight their way back to the Hawks while the enemy army they were fighting from before try to stop them.
S1E14Bonfire of Dreams
Jan 14, 199824mCasca 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.
S1E15The Decisive Battle
Jan 21, 199824mThe 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.
S1E16The Conqueror
Jan 28, 199824mWith the help of Nosferatu Zodd, Guts defeats the defender of Doldrey Castle.
S1E17Moment of Glory
Feb 4, 199824mWith 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.
S1E18Tombstone of Flames
Feb 11, 199824mGriffith has his revenge by having the Queen's castle burned down.
S1E19Separation
Feb 18, 199824mGriffith will not let Guts simply leave. He says that Guts belongs to him.
S1E20Sparks
Feb 25, 199824mGuts 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.
S1E21Confession
Mar 4, 199824mGuts returns in time to save the remaining Hawks from annihilation.

S1E23Eve of the Feast
Mar 18, 199824mBreaking 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.
S1E24The Great Eclipse
Mar 25, 199824mSeduced 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.
S1E25Time of Eternity
Apr 1, 199823mGriffith'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.