If you’re in the U.S., you can watch the complete 1997 Berserk anime free with ads on RetroCrush.
Looking to revisit the original run of Berserk (1997)? In the U.S., the classic series isn’t on the big streaming services right now. Your best bet is physical media: the show is widely available on DVD and Blu‑ray through major retailers, including Amazon. It’s a single-season story, so once you’ve got the discs, the whole thing is an easy weekend watch.
As of 2026, Berserk (1997) isn’t streaming on any major U.S. platform.
The 25-episode saga follows lone mercenary Guts as he’s pulled into the orbit of the charismatic Griffith and the Band of the Hawk, with Casca emerging as the unit’s fierce battlefield leader. What starts as a gritty medieval war drama edges into haunting dark fantasy, testing loyalty, ambition, and the cost of power.
If you’re curious about the talent behind the voices, here’s who you’ll hear on the original track and the English dub:
- Nobutoshi Canna
- Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Yūko Miyamura
- Akiko Yajima
- Akira Ishida
- Masuo Amada
- Tomohiro Nishimura
- Marc Diraison
- Kevin T. Collins
- Carrie Keranen
- Michelle Newman
- Christopher Kromer
- Jeff Ward
In short: no subscription needed, just a disc player. The original run clocks in at 25 episodes.