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Berserk (TV)

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© NTV- VAP


[ adapted from Berserk (manga) ]

Alternative title:
Kenpuu Denki Berserk (Japanese)
Берсерк (Russian)
ベルセルク (Japanese)
剣風伝奇ベルセルク (Japanese)
베르세르크 (Korean)
Age rating: Mature (May contain sex, drugs, and extreme graphic violence)
Plot Summary: Guts, a man who calls himself "The Black Swordsman" looks upon his days serving as a member of a group of mercenaries, the Band of the Hawk, nicknamed "the Grim Reaper of the Battlefield." Led by an ambitious, ruthless, and intelligent man named Griffith, together they battle their way into the royal court, and are forced into a fate that may change their entire lives.
Video:
User Ratings: 3005 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 933 votes (sub:617, dub:273, raw:10, Por.sub:8, ?:8, Spa.sub:5, Fre.sub:2, Rus.sub:2, Ita.dub:2, Rus.edit.dub:1, Ita.edit.dub:1, Ger.sub:1, Spa.dub:1, edit.dub:1, Ger.dub:1)
 Excellent: 887 votes (sub:570, dub:275, Spa.sub:12, ?:7, Por.sub:5, raw:3, Rus.sub:3, Ger.sub:2, Ita.dub:2, edit.dub:2, Pol.sub:2, Swe.sub:1, Rus.dub:1, Fre.sub:1, Spa.edit.dub:1)
 Very good: 570 votes (sub:393, dub:147, Spa.sub:7, Por.sub:5, ?:4, raw:3, Ita.dub:3, edit.dub:2, Fre.sub:2, Pol.sub:2, Rus.sub:1, Rus.dub:1)
 Good: 326 votes (sub:230, dub:83, Spa.sub:4, Ita.dub:3, ?:2, raw:1, Ger.sub:1, Rus.sub:1, Fre.sub:1)
 Decent: 111 votes (sub:71, dub:39, Rus.dub:1)
 So-so: 60 votes (sub:44, dub:15, raw:1)
 Not really good: 41 votes (sub:28, dub:12, raw:1)
 Weak: 34 votes (sub:24, dub:9, Spa.sub:1)
 Bad: 21 votes (dub:12, sub:8, ?:1)
 Awful: 9 votes (sub:7, dub:2)
 Worst ever: 13 votes (sub:12, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 5280 users, rank: #51
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.489 (Very good+.48), std. dev.: 1.7549, rank: #155
Weighted mean: 8.315 (Very good+.31), rank: #161 (seen all: 9.55 / seen some: 7.42 / won't finish: 5.23)
Bayesian estimate: 8.312 (Very good+.31), rank: #95
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 25
Episode titles: We have 25
Vintage: 1997-10-07 to 1998-03-31
Releases: We have 1
Opening Theme:
"Tell Me Why" by PENPALS
Ending Theme:
"Forces" by Susumu Hirasawa
"Waiting So Long" by Silver Fins
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 5
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 1
Comment:
"Sword of the Berserk - Gutt's Rage" for Sega Dreamcast is a hack and slash adventure game that continues the story shortly from where the Berserk TV series left off. However, it does not complete the story.
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Chief Director: Naohito Takahashi

Script:
Atsuhiro Tomioka
Makoto Itakura (ep 3)
Shoji Yonemura
Yasuhiro Imagawa
Yukiyoshi Ohashi (ep 2)

Storyboard:
Masamitsu Hidaka (ep 1)
Naohito Takahashi (ep 2)
Rokuro Jinga (ep 3)

Music: Susumu Hirasawa

Original Manga: Kentarou Miura

Character Design: Tokuhiro Matsubara

Art director: Shichiro Kobayashi

Animation director:
Eiji Hirayama (ep 3)
Tokuhiro Matsubara
Yuriko Chiba

Director of Photography: Mitsunobu Yoshida

Executive producer:
Mitsuru Ohshima
Yoshiko Nagasaki

Producer:
Hashisate Okuno
Hazuma Nakatani
Toshiaki Okuno
Toshio Nakatani

Animation producer: Shukichi Kanda

Dramatization:
Kazuhisa Ouno (ep 3)
Kazuya Tsurumaki (ep 1)
Masakazu Amiya (ep 2)

Editing: Toshio Henmi (Jay Film)

Key Animation: Keiji Gotoh (ep 23)

Main Character Design: Yoshihiko Umakoshi

Music Editor: Yutaka Gouda

Planning:
Mitsuru Ohshima
Yoshiko Nagasaki

Property Design: Kouji Fukazawa

Recording Director: Satoshi Kato

Sound Editor:
Kazuhiro Terasawa
Shinsaku Tanaka

Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi

Sound Mixing: Takao Takaku

Theme Song Performance: PENPALS (OP)

 

Nobutoshi Hayashi as Guts

Toshiyuki Morikawa as Griffith

Yuko Miyamura as Casca

Akiko Yajima as Rickert

Akira Ishida as Judou

Masuo Amada as Pippin

Tomohiro Nishimura as Corkus

Chafurin as Ebikku

Atsuko Tanaka as Suran

Atsushi Ii as Minister B (Ep. 3)

Eiji Maruyama as Minister A (Ep. 7)

Eiji Sekiguchi as Staff B (Ep. 11)

Eiken Mine as Old Man (Ep. 1)

Fujiko Takimoto as Boy

Fumihiko Tachiki as Black Ram Commander (Ep. 4)

Hideki Hagiwara as Soldier A (ep 2)

Hideki Ogihara as
Mercenary A (Ep. 13)
Messenger (Ep. 4)
Soldier A (Ep. 12)

Hideto Ebihara as
Mercenary C (Ep. 13)
Soldier (Ep. 4)
Soldier C (Ep. 2)
Soldier/Guard (Ep. 7-8)

Hiroshi Naka as
Lord 2 (Ep. 9)
Merchant (Ep. 1)

Hiroyuki Yokoo as
Dillos (Ep. 6)
Fighters (Ep. 8)
Soldier A (Ep. 10)
Soldier C (Ep. 5)
Staff A (Ep. 11)

Ikuo Nishikawa as Minister (Ep. 1)

Ikuya Sawaki as
Bazuso (Ep. 2)
Egoal (Ep. 1)
General Boscogne

Kan Tokumaru as Lord Hebi

Kazuhiro Nakata as
Baron (Ep. 2)
General A (Ep. 11)

Kenji Nomura as Black Ram Lieutenant (Ep. 4)

Kenji Utsumi as Zodd the Immortal

Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi as
Aide (Ep. 4)
Follower (Ep. 5)
General B (Ep. 11)

Mahito Tsujimura as Foss (Ep. 7)

Masaaki Tsukada as
High official
Lord 1 (Ep. 9)
Minister A (Ep. 3)

Masahito Kawanago as
Gaston (Ep. 5)
Man B (Ep. 1)
Soldier (Ep. 3)

Masashi Oki as Gennon (Ep. 5)

Masashi Sugawara as Dean (Ep. 1)

Masayuki Nakata as
Mercenary B (Ep. 13)
Soldier (Ep. 7-8)
Soldier B (Ep. 2)

Mayumi Asano as
Adonis (Ep. 10)
Court Ladies A (Ep. 8)
Court Lady A (Ep. 10)

Naoki Bandou as Owen

Norio Wakamoto as Gambino

Orine Fukushima as Child Gatts

Ritsuko Kasai as
Court Ladies C (Ep. 8)
Court Lady C (Ep. 10)

Ryuji Mizuno as Lord Yurius

Shinpachi Tsuji as Baaranshya

Shoji Sato as Hail (Ep. 9)

Shouto Kashii as Man A (Ep. 1)

Takashi Irie as Aide (Ep. 1)

Tamio Ohki as King of Midland

Tesshô Genda as Adon

Toku Nishio as Conrad

Tomoe Hanba as
Collette (Ep. 1)
Koredo

Tomoko Miura as
Court Ladies B (Ep. 8)
Court Lady B (Ep. 10)

Toru Ohkawa as Bartender (Ep. 1)

Toshiko Sawada as Queen (Ep. 11)

Unshou Ishizuka as
Narration
Void

Yasuyuki Kase as
Soldier B (Ep. 10)
Staff A (ep 2)

Yuji Fujishiro as Minister B (Ep. 7)

Yuki Masuda as Erika

Yuri Shiratori as Charlotte

Japanese companies 

Animation: Oriental Light and Magic

Backgrounds: Kobayashi Production

Broadcaster: NTV

Production:
Oriental Light and Magic
VAP

English staff 
English cast 

Director: Michael Sinterniklaas

ADR Director: Michael Sinterniklaas

Translation:
Kiyoko McCrea
Yumiko Tamura

ADR Script: Lisa Ortiz (Vol. 4)

Executive producer: John Sirabella

ADR Engineer: Michael Sinterniklaas

Editing:
Beth Salem
Khalid Mills
Michael Sinterniklaas
Scott Marchfeld

Graphic Design: Merideth Mulroney

Mixing:
Alexa Zimmerman
Michael Sinterniklaas
Sean Schemmel

Production Assistant: Anna Yamamoto

Production manager: Scott Marchfeld

Production Supervision: Sean Molyneaux

Script Adaptation: Michael Sinterniklaas

Translation Manager: Anna Yamamoto

 

Carolyn Keranen as Caska

Kevin T. Collins as Griffith

Marc Diraison as Guts

Christopher Kromer as Judeau

Cris Kromer as Judeau 

Jeff Ward as Pippin

Mark Sebastian as Corkus

Michelle Newman as Ricket

Alex Cohen as Soldiers (Ep. 9)

C.L. Jones as Sulan

Carla Tassaura as Court Ladies C (Ep. 8)

Chris Bruce as Soldiers & Staff

Christian Collingwood as
Dungeon Master
Minister A
Yubbik

Daryl Bowling as Dean (Ep. 1)

Dick Bunting as Yurius

Ellen Wolf as Court Ladies B (Ep. 8)

Eric Mann as Minister (Ep. 7)

Fred Velde as
Aide (Ep. 4)
Gennon

Greg Miller as Foss

J. David Brimmer as Zodd the Immortal

J.K. Ellemeno as
Demon
Hawk Soldier
Minister B
Valencia

Jason O'Connell as Owen

Jeff Swarthout as
AV (Ep. 1-4)
Innkeeper
King of Midland

Jeff Ward as
AV (Ep. 2-5)
General
Hail (Ep. 9)
Igole
Samson

Joe Chagan as
Demon
Hawk Soldier

John Avner as Void

John Campbell as Godo

Josh Yavelberg as
Demon
Hawk Soldier

Kathryn Karpinski as Soldiers & Staff

Kristin Gedny as Court Ladies A (Ep. 8)

Lex Wutas as
Merchant
Snake Baron

Lisa Ortiz as Maid (Vol. 4)

Maria Dente as Guts (Young)

Max Kuba as
Demon
Hawk Soldier

Michael Tremain as Soldiers (Ep. 9)

Michel O'Medlin as Collette

Michelle O'Medlin as
Collette (Ep. 1)
Erika

Mike Marrino as Soldiers & Staff

Mike Pollock as Adon

Patrick Tansor as Bazuso

Peter Cirincione as Soldiers & Staff

Rachael Lillis as Princess Charlotte

Richard Springle as
Bosogn
Hassen
Old Man/Minister

Robert Krakovski as Gambino

Robert Krakowski as Mustached Baron

Sean Elias-Reyes as
General A (Ep. 11)
Hawk Soldier
Minister E
Raban

Sean Schemmel as
Aide (Ep. 1)
AV (Ep. 2-4)
Conrad
Gaston
Soldiers (Ep. 9)

Stephanie Jacobs as
Demon
Hawk Soldier

Suzanne Gilad as Queen (Ep. 11)

Tara Jayne as
Charlotte's Assistant
Court Lady (Ep. 10)
Young Boy (Ep. 24)

Toby Antony as
Dillos (Ep. 6)
Soldiers (Ep. 9)

Travis Bruce as Soldiers & Staff

Veronica Taylor as
Charlotte's Assistant
Griffith (Young, Ep. 23)

Wayne Grayson as
Demon
Hawk Soldier

Bradford Scobie

Dick Bunting

Jeff Swarthout

Michael Tremain

Patrick Tansor (Ep. 2)

Ryan Beckham (14-17)

English companies 

Distributor:
AnimeWorks
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
MVM (UK)

Licensed by: Media Blasters

Recording Studio: NYAV Post

Second Unit: Wilmington Digital

French staff 
French cast 

ADR Director: Frédéric Souterelle

Executive producer: Carlo Levy

 

Fabien Jacquelin as Guts

Isabelle Volpe as Casca

Jean-Marc Montalto as Griffith

Antoine Tome as Pippin

Gwenäelle Julien as Rickert

Nicolas Beaucaire as Judeau

Olivier Angèle as Corkus

Bruno Moury as Adon

Eric Hemon as Le Roi

Frédéric Souterelle as
Narrateur
Zodd l'immortel

Jessie LAMBOTTE as Guts enfant

Sylvain Solustri as Foss

Yannick Bellissard as Comte Julius

French companies 

Broadcaster:
Gong (from September 2009)
Nolife (from October 2007)

Distributor: Dybex (France)

Dubbing: Les studios de Saint Maur

Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 

Dubbing Director: Joaquín Gómez (Spain dub)

 

Jordi Pineda as Gatsu (Spain dub)

Kike Caraballo as Griffith (Spain dub)

Carmen Calvell as Riquelt (Spain dub)

Eduardo Diez as Corkas (Spain dub)

Jesús López as Judeau (Spain dub)

Antonio Moro as Foss (Spain dub)

Carmen Ambrós as Kyasca (Spain dub)

Joaquín Gómez as Gambino/Adón (Spain dub)

Vicente Gil as Zodd (Spain dub)

Antonio Moro (Spain dub)

Joaquín Gómez (Spain dub)

Jordi Navarro (Spain dub)

Spanish companies 

Broadcaster: Buzz Channel (Spain)

Dubbing Studio: Seimar (Spain dub)

Italian staff 
Italian cast 

Dubbing Director: Guido Rutta

Dialogues:
Achille Brambilla
Chiara Serafin
Sergio Romanò

Mixing: Moreno Grossi Pometti

Postproduction: Marco Sestan

Synchronization: Giancarlo Martino

Transcription: Stefano Di Modugno

 

Patrizio Prata as Gatsu

Cinzia Massironi as Caska

Davide Garbolino as Rickert

Luca Bottale as Judeau

Marco Balzarotti as Corkus

Aldo Stella as Mercenario

Antonio Paiola as Colette's grandfather

Caterina Rochira as Suran

Claudio Ridolfo as Bazooso

Daniela Trapelli as Regina Di Midland

Debora Magnaghi as Princess Charlotte

Felice Invernici as Lord Lavern

Gabriele Calindri as Gaston

Gianfranco Gamba as Gambino

Giorgio Bonino as Griffith

Marcella Silvestri as Colette

Marco Balbi as Re Di Midland

Mario Scarabelli as Lord Fosse

Stefano Albertini as Pipin

Tony Fuochi as Zodd

Vittorio Bestoso as Voce Narrante

Italian companies 

Broadcaster:
Italia 1 (from Dec. 2001 to April 2002)
Italia 7 Gold (from 15 December 2005)
Italia Teen Television (pay tv, since 2004)
Italia1 (since 2001)

Distributor: Yamato Video (Italy)

Dubbing: Merak Film


German staff 
(none)
German companies 

Distributor: Panini Video (germany)

German cast 
(none)
Russian staff 
Russian companies 
(none)
 

Distributor: MC Entertainment

Russian cast 
(none)
 
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