8.2
Tokyo Ghoul
2014
This sword is the proof that I have lived.
Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
The Black SwordsmanOct 8, 1997 · 24m · ★ 7.4A blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.
Band of the HawkOct 15, 1997 · 24m · ★ 7.2There 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.
First BattleOct 22, 1997 · 24m · ★ 7.4Guts and Griffith begin their sword fight.
The Hand of GodOct 29, 1997 · 24m · ★ 7.3Guts reminisces about his childhood.
A Wind of SwordsNov 5, 1997 · 24m · ★ 7.2Guts 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.
Zodd the ImmortalNov 12, 1997 · 24m · ★ 7.6In another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.
Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
Nobutoshi CannaGuts (voice)
Toshiyuki MorikawaGriffith (voice)
Yuko MiyamuraCasca (voice)
Tomohiro NishimuraCorkus (voice)
Unsho Ishizuka
Akira IshidaJudeau (voice)
Akiko YajimaRickert (voice)
Shouto KashiiBand of the Hawk Member D (voice)
Masahito KawanagoGaston (voice)
Ryuji MizunoJulius (voice)
Eiji SekiguchiBand Member (voice)
Toshiko SawadaQueen (voice)
Tamio OhkiKing (voice)
Ikuya SawakiBoscogn (voice)
Hideto EbiharaGuard B (voice)
Yasuyuki KaseBand Member (voice)
Kazuhiro NakataGeneral A (voice)
Kenji NomuraBlack Ram Lieutenant (voice)
Masaaki TsukadaNobleman A (voice)
Masayuki NakataSoldier (voice)Seriously underrated in the wider anime community, this is a wonderful story told very well. The character of Guts is utterly compelling, and his development is just flawless, which makes the emotional stakes and the gut punch moments all the more impactful. Casca as well is a great character, one of the truly great anime women of the 90s. The production is dated but still very enjoyable, I like the art style and the fight direction even though it is mostly static. It must be said that the music is godly, several iconic tracks. The acting in English, Japanese and Russian (Which I've heard snippets of) is really good. Watch this anime.
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