Berserk - Immortal Soldier (Episodes 6-9)
Guts, the brooding hero of this dark sword-and-sorcery adventure, learns that military prowess must often give way to politics. Guts and Griffith, the leader of the mercenary troop the Band of the Hawk, challenge Zodd the Immortal, a bloodthirsty creature who may be a monster--or a god. Success on the battlefield wins Griffith the respect of the King of Midland, who rewards the valiant commander with the title of count. Count Yurius, the younger brother of the king and heir to the throne, is infuriated by the rise of the low-born Griffith. He hatches an assassination plot that backfires: Griffith is protected from evil by a mysterious scarlet gem, the Egg of the King. Based on a popularmangaby Kentaro Muira,Berserkoffers a grim, violent picture of a vaguely medieval world rife with swordplay and blood. Rated 16 Up: Considerable violence, profanity, grotesque imagery.--Charles Solomon