Fair rating?Baptism of Fire
Griffith defeats Guts, and makes him a member of the Band of the Hawk – an alliance between the philosopher and the berserker. The Hawks go on a midnight raid and Griffith chooses Guts for the most important position of rear guard; Guts succeeds and the band hails him as a hero.
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#5In Season 1of 25 rated episodes
#5All-timeof 25 rated episodes
+0.5vs season avgSeason 1 averages 8.9
1997First airedOctober 21, 1997
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Kazuhisa ŌnoDirector
Makoto ItakuraWriter
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