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Jan 13, 2013 8:35 AM
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I like how they made the young Guts and arrogant bastard :)
Mar 22, 2013 3:26 PM
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The story is so-so and animation is decent so far, but the music... definitely doesn't appeal to my tastes.
Mar 26, 2013 3:35 PM
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Mar 2013
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Am i the only one who actually loves the music? At first it didn't seem right. But now i've gotten used to it, it kinda fits in now and is pretty awesome.
Mar 27, 2013 7:06 PM

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Feb 2013
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Not a huge fan of the music myself, animation isn't great and the story is ok I guess. I'll give this one some more time though I feel its abit to early to judge if I like it or not. Hopefully it gets more interesting in the next few eps.
Apr 7, 2013 2:52 PM
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Guts vs Griffith awsome fight.
May 5, 2013 4:08 AM

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Shinobinomi said:
i can't believe i forgot about Guts's badassery when he grabbed the end of Griffith's sword with his own teeth.


Oct 27, 2013 1:11 AM

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Who bites a sword? I mean really? Guts is an insane fighter and yet he got so easily owned by Griffith.
Feb 9, 2014 2:21 PM

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Apr 2013
11991
Too many still pictures, they can shake 'em they can zoom in & out but it's still the same damn picture. Low budget? 1 of the meanings of animated is lively, this ain't so, & it's "action" so that makes it worse, still picture "action" - it's like I'm reading manga but I'm hovering over the same panel even though I really wanna move on. The actual story is alright, I suppose.
Mar 18, 2014 7:13 AM
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Mar 2014
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good episode 3/5
this show is so epic when you're watching it in Blu-Ray 1080p!
May 26, 2014 9:19 PM
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May 2014
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I dont like my main characters being someones bitch/slave. Hopefully this all leads to somewhere
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May 31, 2014 7:10 AM

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Pretty lovely development I must say! Looking forward to see what's next!
Oct 24, 2014 10:27 PM
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Jun 2013
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I feel like this was a really monumental episode. I am expecting great things from this anime. It has really impressed so far. It has such a unique vibe...
Apr 4, 2015 6:44 PM

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Dec 2013
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The first 2 episodes I kept thinking "damn, this has some good ass music!" and when the battle scene happened it was clear why: Susumu Hirasawa.

you plebs complaining about the music need to get some serious lessons in taste.
Apr 6, 2015 11:55 AM
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Nov 2014
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Great episode, I cringed when Guts bitted Griffith's sword.
Apr 21, 2015 8:31 AM
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Feb 2015
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I enjoyed it, but the animation was really lacking in this one. Too many still and slides.
May 16, 2015 5:13 PM

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So Guts lost, weird though that he is supposed to have a thing about people touching him but when Griffith touched him he didn't flip so much. At least with Casca he didn't know cause he was knocked out but with Griffith he did. Whatever, probably just me sweating the small stuff.

Great episode but I agree the animation was pretty bad.

May 23, 2015 2:33 AM

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Wow. Great episode.
Jul 9, 2015 12:49 AM
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I can't disagree more with anyone who says the animation and sound are bad. I personally think the animation is pretty flawless. It gives me a feeling of when I was younger watching cartoons, except, y'know, back then there was less blood. Overall I like the show so far. Can't really complain.
Nov 2, 2015 6:45 AM
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Freaking tsundere ahahaha.
I think, the animation and music isn't that bad. I don't mind them.
Dec 23, 2015 6:24 PM

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Aug 2013
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Fucking Guts just bit that sword, this dude is pretty awesome.
Jan 27, 2016 5:20 PM

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Rewatching in Eng Dub, Now I realize how odd it is to see Guts get embarrassed.

Behold of my awesomeness~
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But my feels.
Feb 23, 2016 7:21 AM

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Mar 2015
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i ship griffith and guts
Apr 27, 2016 3:43 PM

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Jan 2016
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I don't know what you guys are smoking, the music is FUCKIN EPIC!!
Jun 25, 2016 2:28 PM
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Jun 2016
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This is really really good! I didn't expect this but this episode was awesome. The big guy carrying Guts down at the end ran out of fucks to give. :D
Jun 30, 2016 11:55 AM
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This was to be expected since griffith as well as guts are both gifted with inhuman strength. Actually it's the perfect team with griffith being the strategist and guts being the sword.
Sep 22, 2016 12:45 AM
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Yeah I like that music lol
張大です for 張大勇督察
Nov 13, 2016 8:24 AM

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May 2016
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The music so good great episode
Nov 17, 2016 5:43 PM

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Excellent episode, the anime looks very promising, i like the setting and the characters.

One thing i don't like as much as the others is the OST, it is the weakest point so far, for a medieval dark setting i think there is a more fitting soundtracks than the current one.
Mar 3, 2017 6:48 AM

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Can't get enough of that sweet Engrish OP

Welcome to Band of Hawk, Guts!
Put your grasses on! Nothing will be wrong.. Oh wait
Everything will be wrong, ah that's better
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Apr 13, 2017 5:33 PM
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communiist said:
Am I the only one who like griffith more than guts?


same with me..
lol
Apr 24, 2017 3:38 PM
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I'm liking Casca's stare and Guts' relationship thus far with Griffith.

The fight between them was a very memorable moment.

The music when Guts is laying on his back with his hands behind his head is one of greatest tracks I've heard in anime.
Nov 12, 2017 3:20 PM
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GodotCoffee said:
Griffith is a ponce but he sure put Guts in his place lol

not really, he beat guts but he didnt put him in his place lol, guts clearly doenst like his captors still, or at least still has uneasy feeling, griffith is a great fighter but no doubt guts will be able to defeat him later on. i like griffith but i think he is not as powerful as he lets up.
Dec 30, 2017 2:49 PM

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GRIFFITH SAMA I BELONG TO YOU, LOLZ.

SEIZON SENRYAKU: Hungry 100% of the time.
Vzla-IT



Feb 12, 2018 8:14 AM

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From a strategic point of view the end of this Episode is a huge nonsense.

1 Bringing your expensive valuable cannons from behind the safe walls down to an easy reachable ground is beyond reckless. A few cavalary getting through would have been enough to destroy them. But ok lets say we brought them down because the target was too close to aim at them from above. which brings up the second issue.

2 WTF is with the woods directly around the fortress. Why to build elevated defence structures If I can't see the approaching enemy at all. Why to have cannons at all If I can't aim them at anything anyway???? That is again beyond idiotic. At this point somebody (author/director) already has proven his/her lack of basic strategic understanding.

3 Just something "minor" canoons are not MGs you need minutes to reload them. And then they fire them all at once............

4 And then the other idiots even retreat *facepalm*

Sigh...
Apr 29, 2019 6:50 AM

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Jul 2016
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Another great episode, but I am starting to become scared of the length.
Apr 29, 2019 6:50 AM

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Jul 2016
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Griffith is a badass, it is almost as if he is not human at this point...
Apr 29, 2019 6:51 AM

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Oh and by the way, the OST is still amazing as fuck.

Best moment is Guts and Casca interaction. That guy who is jealous of Guts is up to something, I wonder what he is going to do now.
Jul 18, 2019 7:42 PM
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Seems like Griffith managed to tame quite the wild beast. Their fight was awesome. Guts is somewhat blending into their groups, probably his first time being in such a warm environment.
Dec 13, 2019 6:43 AM
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the music.... <3

It's a surprise I'm enjoying this.. so, Guts' potential was tested and celebrated. Love Griffith :)
Mar 24, 2020 1:06 PM

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This is so ridiculously bad. Oh god the soundtrack sucks so much and everything is just so bad!!!
May 1, 2020 12:28 AM

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The animation is kinda weird and sloppy but everything else is great
Jun 14, 2020 3:49 AM

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Was a pretty nice raid, though not exceptionally well prepared or anything. It felt rather like the defendants had no idea how to set up a base.
Sep 17, 2020 6:10 PM

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Corkus really feels like a potential betrayer
I really liked the way the music kicked in when they marched out from the forest, really cool.
Damn they straight up fired canons at cavalry lol.
It was really nice to see grumpy Guts.
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Sep 17, 2020 6:13 PM

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Figva said:
The animation is kinda weird and sloppy but everything else is great


Well, I thought it was pretty decent for a late 90s Anime (Atleast compared to Berserk's newer adaptations)
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Oct 12, 2020 9:15 AM
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insane to me that people dislike the soundtrack. i was hyped through the whole episode because of the amazing music!! this series has such a unique atmosphere thanks to it.

i normally don't care at all for stories with settings like this... i like my anime worlds to be sleek and modern. but so far it's managed to not only avoid boring or annoying me, but i've found this world and the military tactics interesting.

maybe next time you're planning to kill somebody, corkus, don't talk about it out loud right in front of their tent... lol. casca was awesome and there was some great defining character moments for griffith.

very strong episode. i, like others, am not impressed with the animation, but the art itself is great and i'm just such a sucker for that 90s anime look and feel even if it is a bit limited.

Dec 20, 2020 8:54 AM

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I think the best part of this show has to be the soundtrack. Practically all the music sounds super fucking good. I love it.

Some part of the show have not aged well, some moments of the animation is really sloppy, yet I'm still finding myself to be enjoying this.
Mar 1, 2021 10:50 AM

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Guts loses the duel and gets his shoulder dislocated. Corkus, the man who first attacked him, is still holding a grudge. He wanted to kill Guts in his sleep, but Casca stops him.
The next day Guts & the Band of the Hawk hold a raid on an enemy camp. Guts sees Griffith is a methodical tactician, who's thought of everything. Guts has to protect the rear and fends of several heavy cavalery by himself, but eventually loses his horse. He gets saved by Griffith in the end.
The episode ends with a party, where most of the Band's members accept Guts. Except for Corkus & Casca.

I thought it was an OK episode, but nothing that special.

May 21, 2021 4:25 PM
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It's crazy to see how strong griffith is considering we saw guts's strength previously. The OST is a masterpiece




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Jun 13, 2021 9:03 AM

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ok

i will mail my shit in a box to anyone tellin me kirito is the true black swordsman
Dec 20, 2021 11:12 AM
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Seems like a very happy story about friendship and love!
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