Berserk Season 1

Right now you can watch Berserk Season 1 on and — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Hiroaki Iwanaga sets the tone, and the world-building does the rest. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Berserk Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Berserk Season 1 uses its genre premise as cover for asking bigger questions. Season 1 of Berserk includes 12 episodes. It aired from July 2016 to September 2016. This season stars Hiroaki Iwanaga, Toa Yukinari and Kaoru Mizuhara. Hiroaki Iwanaga and Toa Yukinari lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2016. What separates Berserk Season 1 from lesser genre entertainment is a willingness to let the concept cost the characters something. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For late-night viewing or a proper weekend binge, Berserk Season 1 fits the bill. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Hiroaki Iwanaga grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.