Product Details

• Actors: Nobutoshi Kanna, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Yûko Miyamura, Masuo Amada, Toby Antony
• Directors: Naohito Takahashi
• Writers: Kentaro Miura
• Producers: Toshiaki Okuno, Toshio Nakatani
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Anime Works
• DVD Release Date: March 25, 2003
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007G1TV
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,562 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Berserk - Requited Desires (Epi. 18-21)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Griffith stands at the peak of victory. The remaining opposition attempts one final act of treachery and for that they will burn. Guts fights as griffiths right hand till the very end and now that the status of the hawks has reached its peak he has decided to take his leave and find a new path. Studio: Media Blasters Inc. Release Date: 03/25/2003 Run time: 100 minutes

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You thought Evangelion was good, get a load of this, May 6, 2003

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Kioko C. Mulli (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berserk - Requited Desires (Epi. 18-21) (DVD)

My God Berserk is the Anime series to watch, if you havent seen Berserk or even heard of the Anime then you cannot call yourself a true anime fan if you let one of the greatest anime ever just pass you by. This is one of the few Animes where you can actually see the characters grow not only mentally but physically as well. The story is so engrossing that if you've been with the series this far and then watch the first episode again you cant believe how much the characters have changed because throughout the whole series you grow with the characteres. By far one of the best Anime stories of all time and hopefully there will be a 2nde season because the manga is still going strong. Hell, if Rouroni Kenshin can do it for some 90 something episodes then why cant Berserk. This is a must watch, the story changes so radically in this Volume that i still keep watching it over and over again. Not to mention just to see Griffith get his finally!!! Anyways, give Berserk a try if you havent already but you wont be disappointed. Remember to go back and watch the 1st episode just to see how much the characters have changed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It just keeps getting better, April 24, 2003

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Moshella (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Berserk - Requited Desires (Epi. 18-21) (DVD)

I was hooked to this show from the start, and I have to say, with each volume it only continues to amaze, intrigue, and just get better and better.

Is this volume ever the emotional rollercoaster! These characters we've come to know up until this point take some drastic turns (for the better and for the worse, depending on how you look at it, I suppose). And this is precisely what makes "Berserk" a stand-out anime series. The characters are multidimensional and realistic, and this show is not afraid to make you go from loving a character to hating one.

In this volume, the structure has changed; Guts leaves the Band of the Hawk, only to return a year later and find that Griffith has been arrested for the rape of the Princess, and Casca has taken over leadership of the Band of the Hawk. The Band's operative is to rescue Griffith, but there is the sense of some reservations on Guts's part. Should this man, whose done so many terrible things to get where he is, really be rescued? Was it entirely his fault? And how could they possibly do it?

If you've stuck with the series this far, this disc WILL NOT disappoint! It will just leave you begging for more.

**note: Be sure to watch the "Outtakes" on this DVD. They are hilarious!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Will this be goodbye for Guts?, May 4, 2004

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Sebastian Fernandez (Tampa, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Berserk - Requited Desires (Epi. 18-21) (DVD)

Throughout the last few episodes, Guts has been toying with the idea of leaving the Band of Hawks. It is amazing how well the creators have developed this character; from a kid that only wanted to fight, to a grown-up following somebody else's dream, to a disillusioned man that lost all desire, to a mature warrior that realizes he should follow his own path. Of course, this all leads to one conclusion, Guts has to abandon his friends and take command of his destiny.

In the meantime, Griffith has learned how to play the politics and conspiracy games, and has outsmarted the queen and her partners in crime. Not only did Griffith prevent the queen's ploy to assassinate him, but he also devised a stratagem of his own to kill her and her cohorts when they were celebrating what they supposed was the success of their mission.

Caska, the third main character in this series, is having trouble with her mixed feelings between Griffith and Guts. The love triangle that was suggested in the first episodes finally becomes a closer reality. Caska has been opening up to Guts lately, and now she has to face the fact that he is leaving them. What should she do? Follow the man who gave her hope at an early age, but now is wooing the princess, or follow her new glimpse at hope? Not only Caska is having trouble with Guts's decision, most of the members of the Band of the Hawks see this as something personal against them, instead of what it is, a quest for something more important.

The tension and expectative are building rapidly and now that the end is near I wish that this series would last for a dozen more episodes, instead of just four. I feel extremely lucky for picking Berserk as my first incursion into the anime genre.