故事发生在类似欧洲中世纪的世界，国与国之间互相争战，烽火连年，各国都豢养庞大军备，佣兵也成为时兴的行业，一般平民的生活则十分穷苦。在这战火连连的世界中，不单只有人类的战争，同时还有被称为“使徒”的怪物。而本故事的主角格斯，因为其挚友格里菲斯把灵魂出卖给恶魔而变成了“使徒”之主——神之手，把往日的战友佣兵团“鹰之团”作为祭品而给“使徒”虐杀，在这场虐杀中幸存下来的格斯，为了向格里菲斯复仇，所以化身成“黑色剑士”——一位受到诅咒，一直得抵抗着“使徒”追杀的绝望剑士。
播出日期: 1997-10-08
运行时间: 24 min
概述: A blacksmith is forging an enormous sword while a dark man with only one eye and one arm stands back and watches.
播出日期: 1997-10-15
运行时间: 24 min
概述: There 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.
播出日期: 1997-10-22
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Guts and Griffith begin their sword fight.
播出日期: 1997-10-29
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Guts reminisces about his childhood.
播出日期: 1997-11-05
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Guts 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.
播出日期: 1997-11-12
运行时间: 24 min
概述: In another raid, Guts and Griffith come across a demon known as Nosferatu Zodd.
播出日期: 1997-11-19
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Princess Charlotte of Midland strikes up a friendship with Griffith.
播出日期: 1997-11-26
运行时间: 22 min
概述: Griffith and Guts continue their success in battle and Griffith is made a Count.
播出日期: 1997-12-03
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Griffith saves Charlotte when her horse bolts during a fox hunt. Yurius, the king's younger brother, attempts to have him assassinated.
播出日期: 1997-12-10
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Guts, sent by Griffith, assassinates Yurius and his son Adonis. Griffith gets closer to Charlotte. The Hawks depart for yet another mission.
播出日期: 1997-12-17
运行时间: 24 min
概述: On a stormy battlefield, Caska, Griffith's second in command, is wounded while fighting the leader of an enemy army. Guts runs to her rescue but when she passes out at the edge of a cliff, he cannot catch her in time and they both fall into the river below.
播出日期: 1997-12-24
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Caska is still unconcious, so Guts shelters them in a cave while the rain pours down. She comes to and tells Guts about her past and about Griffith's.
播出日期: 1998-01-07
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Guts and Caska try to fight their way back to the Hawks while the enemy army they were fighting from before try to stop them.
播出日期: 1998-01-14
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Caska finds Judeau's division of Hawks and leads them back to where Guts was fighting alone. Although injured, he defeated all the enemy soldiers by himself. They return to the Hawks' camp and Caska tends to Guts' wounds.
播出日期: 1998-01-21
运行时间: 24 min
概述: The King of Midland and his various generals confer about Doldrey Castle, long since captured by the Chudan Empire. Griffith plans an attack and the King agrees despite the protests of his other officers. Only one other general supports Griffith's actions. The Hawks attack Doldrey.
播出日期: 1998-01-28
运行时间: 24 min
概述: With the help of Nosferatu Zodd, Guts defeats the defender of Doldrey Castle.
播出日期: 1998-02-04
运行时间: 24 min
概述: With the victory at Doldrey, Griffith is promoted to White Phoenix General, an aristocratic title. The Queen of Midland and other court conspirators try to poison Griffith.
播出日期: 1998-02-11
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Griffith has his revenge by having the Queen's castle burned down.
播出日期: 1998-02-18
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Griffith will not let Guts simply leave. He says that Guts belongs to him.
播出日期: 1998-02-25
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Guts arrives at the home of Godo the swordsmith and stays there for a while while Godo crafts a new sword for him. Guts practices more on his sword techniques with the help of Godo's little daughter Erika.
播出日期: 1998-03-04
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Guts returns in time to save the remaining Hawks from annihilation.
播出日期: 1998-03-11
运行时间: 24 min
概述: With Guts help, Caska and the Hawks hope to rescue Griffith.
播出日期: 1998-03-18
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Breaking away from the King's pursuing armies, the few Hawks left contemplate their future. Guts comforts Caska, who is despondent over Griffith's condition. Griffith begins to dream.
播出日期: 1998-03-25
运行时间: 24 min
概述: Seduced by the promises of demons and his dreams from his childhood, Griffith agrees to fulfill his destiny and become one of the God Hand demons.
播出日期: 1998-04-01
运行时间: 23 min
概述: Griffith's men are sacrificed to the demon's appetites. Guts fights on, at first to save Griffith, then to save himself from the result of Griffith's ambition.
