Those Who Cling, Those Who Struggle (縋る者もがく者 Sugarumono Mogakumono?) is the twelfth and final episode of season one of the Berserk 2016 anime adaptation. It covers Episode 171 through Episode 176 of the manga.
Overview
Guts and his group fend off the flood of corpses with their fire while Luca saves Nina down below the tower. Meanwhile, the Egg of the Perfect World collects the energy of St. Albion's souls and sacrifices himself to resurrect Griffith in a corporeal form. The Tower of Conviction collapses, killing everyone inside as the sun rises. Guts and the others collect themselves, but are quickly surrounded by Silat and his Kushans. The Kushans are immediately repelled by Nosferatu Zodd who bursts through the rubble and marches to a nearby hill. At that moment, everybody ceases fighting to witness Griffith arising from the ground as Zodd kneels before him. Guts goes to immediately attack, but is stopped by Casca. As the Kushan army proceeds with its invasion, Zodd and Griffith escape into the skies while Guts, Puck and Casca ride to Godo's on horseback. Isidro departs on his own while Luca mourns the death of the Egg. While Nina reunites with Joachim, Farnese leaves her faith behind; deciding to follow Guts as Serpico travels with her.
Summary
"In that moment, all held their breath. And all were transfixed. And all realized... that what they had desired had come."
This section requires expansion.
Next Episode Preview
In the dark shadows, a twisted breastplate of black metal comes into focus. A mysterious abode in a magical forest in seen briefly before the dark breastplate comes into focus again. The eyes of a young witch flash open before the mysterious abode is shown again. Flashes of branches from the tree the abode is built around and the skull-shaped helm of the armor is shown repeatedly. Suddenly, the eyes of the malevolent armor glow red as the full set of the blackened, evil armor is shown in a secluded cavern.
Characters in Order of Appearance
Template:Scroll Box
Manga/Anime Differences
This section requires expansion.
Trivia
- This is the only episode of the first season to use a different ending theme, "Ash Crow" instead of "Meimoku no Kanata".
| Conviction Arc | |
|---|---|
| Manga Episodes |
|
| Volumes |
|
| Chapters | |
| 2016 Episodes | |
| Other Media | |