: Produced by OLM , this 25-episode series is widely considered the best adaptation. It focuses on the Golden Age arc and is praised for its hand-drawn aesthetic, haunting soundtrack by Susumu Hirasawa, and emotional depth.

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The anime adaptations only cover roughly half of the manga story. Furthermore, the manga is widely regarded as a masterpiece of art; Kentaro Miura’s illustration work is arguably the best in the medium's history. The anime simply cannot replicate the detail and artistic genius of the source material.

Beautiful 2D animation, iconic soundtrack by Susumu Hirasawa (“Guts’ Theme,” “Forces”), and a faithful tone to the manga’s emotional core. It famously ends on a cliffhanger (the Eclipse), omitting the Black Swordsman arc that opens the manga.