Berserk, also known as Berserk: The Chronicles of Wind Blades (剣風伝奇ベルセルク, Kenpū Denki Beruseruku), is a Japanese anime television series that aired from 1997 to 1998. An adaptation of the manga Berserk, it comprises 25 half-hour episodes produced by Oriental Light and Magic and first aired on Nippon TV.[1] The episodes adapt part of the manga's Black Swordsman arc, continuing through the Golden Age storylines.