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Aug 5, 2009 2:27 PM
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Ah the good old training montage episode.
Sep 17, 2010 10:11 PM
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guts really f'd everything up

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But my feels.
Oct 4, 2010 7:01 PM
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Wait what? 1 year passed?..lol i didn't even know till the old guy said it..LMAO
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Jan 18, 2011 10:29 PM
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Wow one year.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
Mar 27, 2011 9:22 PM
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Ok so its been one year and they just captured griffith? i dont get it
May 24, 2011 12:29 PM
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Boy, oh boy! Things for Band of the Hawk sure doesn't look too bright. And the one who sparked it was Guts! When he left, Griffits was so confused, that he done something really stupid, and that action brought very severe consequences both for him and his band. >< But now Gatsu is going to fix everything, right?
May 29, 2011 7:21 PM
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communiist said:
Ok so its been one year and they just captured griffith? i dont get it

He has been captured for a year.

The band of the hawk has been regrouping and hiding out until now when they were planing on saving him from prison.
Jun 21, 2011 5:28 AM
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Awesome training montage episode =)

Guts looked very happy after spending a year to himself.
Jun 19, 2012 1:11 AM
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A more relaxing episode thoroughly, I was needing that! Damn, it's sad seeing the Band of the Hawk in such state though :/
Jul 2, 2012 10:01 AM

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Terrible art work of Guts at the end.
Jan 15, 2013 2:30 AM
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Neowu said:
Terrible art work of Guts at the end.


That was good imo.
Apr 17, 2013 7:08 PM
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At first, I was like...


But then, I...
Jun 29, 2013 6:15 PM

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At first, I was like...


But then, I...

Yea that second pic......o.O
Nov 8, 2013 10:59 PM

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So let's see a year passed, Griffith gets captured by Midland and everything went to hell? How the heck could Griffith allow that to happen?
May 31, 2014 4:51 PM

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Pretty nice training episode but damn that ending! Really epic!
Jun 9, 2014 2:34 AM

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this just reminds me of murder princess man. He's gone for half an episode, and now he's back.
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Dec 9, 2014 11:30 AM

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Aaaaand Guts comes to the rescue! <3
Dec 9, 2014 11:31 AM

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Neowu said:
Terrible art work of Guts at the end.


I agree =_=
Apr 7, 2015 10:37 PM
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That guts rescue scene was so cliche but it was so badass at the same time :)
Apr 16, 2015 3:21 PM

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Guts sure did fuck everything up for them by leaving.
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Aug 22, 2015 4:12 PM

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the first half of this episode was so chill. Every badass needs a loli.
It was really shocking and sad to see what the Band of the Hawks has become with Guts and Griffith gone...poor Casca. Of course, being the badass he is, Guts comes in the nick of time. Wonder how this will play out...
wasuuuuuuuuuuretaa
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Aug 22, 2015 4:12 PM

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FluffLynn said:
Neowu said:
Terrible art work of Guts at the end.


I agree =_=

lolol yeah i was like wtf o__O
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Nov 5, 2015 2:25 AM
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guts really f&#039;d everything up
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Guts sure did fuck everything up for them by leaving.


Yeah, tsk tsk tsk.
Dec 30, 2015 10:37 AM

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This just seems like it'll be the last "calm" episode of the series.
Jan 31, 2016 9:46 AM

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The ending was way different compared to the movie, I guess it was to make the movie more appealing. Seeing the blacksmith was actually nice, it brought things into perspective.

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Feb 29, 2016 6:38 AM

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well guts maybe realises now that he was not a mere pebble but a fucking mountain
Jul 5, 2016 1:13 AM

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From being called knights to simple bandits, what a twist of fate. Guts to the rescue, time to kick ass
"At some point, I stopped hoping."
Jul 14, 2016 1:27 AM

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Another year goes by and that rickerts kid (or whatever his name is) is still like 12 years old. Dude never ages!

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Aug 15, 2016 11:01 AM

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Wow Griffith has fallen. Pussy ain't worth it. Thanks for the message Berserk.
Nov 6, 2016 11:57 AM

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Wow,it's really sad to see the band of the hawk in such terrible state.
May 5, 2017 4:52 AM
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1 year already. He needed a bit of time to think things through and decide what he wants to do while training. It seemed that he didn't come to a conclusion but what sparked him back into action. Was the news that his former group has become bandits.

I can't imagine Griffith will be the same man he was after all that torture. His setback cost him and his group the life he promised them.
Aug 26, 2017 9:56 PM

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Seeing him doing nothing, "philosophizing" about the meaning of his life only to come back to what he used to be... it was rather useless to take so much time for so little near the end.

2/5
Sep 7, 2018 7:08 AM

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Calm episode. It doesnt seem like Guts is getting anywhere really except of realizing that he just likes fighting.. it doesnt seem like he tried to do anything else. Curious how changed Griffith will be after this? Perhaps Griffith will forgive Guts after he saves him and they will live happily ever after? Haha. Yeah.. This really wont end well. I feel like this is just a calm before the storm.

Apr 30, 2019 7:29 AM

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I thought this was going to be an OK slice of nothing ever happens episode, but I was proven wrong when the messenger came

Quality episode.

Finally Guts return to the band of the hawks, I want to see what is going to happen to lead to the conclusion

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Jul 21, 2019 8:12 PM
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Okay, that didn't go as expected. Guts is wandering, looking for a purpose, while Griffith lost everything he worked so hard for, his ambition, everything, has been shattered. Casca and others are in a pinch as well. Basically, everything's going bad for the crew.
Dec 15, 2019 12:51 AM
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Loved the final sketch-freeze on Guts' face..

"To generate my own sparks even if it's for a fleeting moment"


damn. what an episode.

The first half with Guts alone and his beautiful inner thoughts and coversation with the swordsmith, and the latter half with the fall of the Band. so, Griffis didn't make it :'(

Mar 14, 2020 10:13 PM
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I dunno what it is, but I love episodes where the protagonist goes off on their own for a bit of reflection and self discovery.
Jun 22, 2020 8:48 AM

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I can already hear Casca blaming Guts for every bad thing that happened to them...
Sep 22, 2020 8:27 AM

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Band of the Hawk - From lowly mercenaries to the highest ranking Military force to hunted bandits...

That's what happens when the coolest man looses his cool (face palm)
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Mar 19, 2021 5:07 PM

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The first half was a bit boring. Guts wins some random tournament. Then he stays with a blacksmith and his daughter, questionmark? He trains by cutting logs that come falling down a waterfall.

Then, by the power of the almighty time-skip, we're one year further and Guts hears that the Band of the Hawk has been spotted. They've been reduced to a band of outlaws once again.

The episode ends with Guts' (admittedly badass) entry onto the scene, when the Band of the Hawk gets attacked during a nightraid. I have to say, it was a bit comical seeing the whole band so defeated. 1 year without Griffith and they're a bunch of sad, depressed soldiers.

So Griffith was probably being tortured for 1 year straight. A high price for a one-night stand. I guess he'll blame Guts for it. Onwards, to the next episode!

May 24, 2021 11:26 AM
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This was perfect. I love the band of hawks but man, it was super refreshing seeing guts be pretty much the only focus for the majority of the episode and t was perfect in terms of atmosphere too. Also, I'm glad he came in clutch there



Jun 18, 2021 2:34 PM

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muh man seems 2 have chilled a bit
Oct 25, 2021 9:32 AM

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Neowu said:
Terrible art work of Guts at the end.


Terrible to you. Tremendous to me.

Dec 20, 2021 11:28 AM
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Pretty slow episode, but i just love the dialogue with Godo about the sparks and all that.
Aug 22, 2022 2:10 PM
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GUTZ É O NOME DELE!!!!!!
Dec 13, 2022 3:31 PM
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so good that he backed i hope they will help to griffith. i knew that he came, so good
Jan 30, 2023 9:18 PM

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Pretty meh episode, Guts' monologue just seems like a repeat from previous Episode, but its saved by the ending. I feel really bad about the hawks, especially Casca. The fact they seem to be blisfully unaware of what Griffith did makes it even worse considering that Guts was raped and Casca was about to be raped twice. Cant wait for them to find out.
Apr 6, 2023 12:10 AM
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now I'm curious what is happening with Griffith, it makes me concerned and worried...
May 13, 2023 12:16 AM

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It was Griffith fault for going for the princess, not Guts fault. He has left for good and he seemed happy about his new life. But he never stops at one point. So it's a transitional episode, in the end he comes back to the band of the Hawk, but there isn't Griffith anymore. They are all outlaws, it's sad that the best army is now the enemy for the kingdom.
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Cool to see Guts training to get stronger.
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