His name is Guts, known as the Black Swordsman, and he is a formidable warrior. His goal is to take revenge on the unholy forces that marked him, especially Griffith, one of the demons of the God Hand. However, Griffith was once a human and the leader of the Band of the Hawk, one of the most famous mercenary groups, of which Guts was also an officer. Despite being one of the fierce and capable warriors, Guts was not prepared to face Nosferatu Zodd, a superhuman monster that reaps his comrades like wheat. Even the combined efforts of Guts and Griffith cannot stop this creature... but something hanging around Griffith's neck might be enough...

The dark and violent epic by Kentaro Miura narrates the terrifying adventures of the mercenary Guts, in a fantastical European Middle Ages teeming with magic and dark creatures.