The time is around the 1040 AD period, During the 100 year war. Based on the popular Manga comic series, Berserk (anime) does a great job at capturing the moments on paper and bringing emotion with them onto our TV screens. As a reader i have noticed some particular events were taken out of the anime. On the other hand i have noticed some things have also been added that are not from the comic. With the fact the writer and illustrator of the Manga series condoned everything that happened in the series (Kentaro Miura.) makes it that much more satisfying. We are thrown into middle England and into the life of an orphan boy who has learned nothing but war, his only posession being a sword. Fighting in battlefield after battlefield to make money the only way he knows, he comes across 'The Band Of The Hawk'. This leads to The boy (Gatts) growing into a man and learning to dream rather than just surviving. If i say too much i will spoil it for the ones who are yet to watch it but it is a brilliant story, the characters are shining and the hero is legendary. The music in the series is perfect, it portrays the moments beautifully. My personal favourite anime series.