Berserk isn't really a traditional fighter type of anime, but as far as a medieval type, it's one of the best I've ever seen - and I've seen many! It's unfortunate they discontinued the anime after 25 eps, but the manga is still ongoing.
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Guts (ガッツ Gattsu?), accompanied by his elf companion, hunts demon like creatures called Apostles. Apostles are humans who have made a deal with demons known as The God Hand and in exchange for their wish they must sacrifice someone or something close to them.
The story shifts to a backstory. After his troubled childhood under his adopted father, Guts joins a mercenary group under the charismatic leader Griffith. Griffith, Guts and their mercenary group play a pivotal role in ending the long war that has ravaged the country. Griffith however, is captured and horribly tortured for having sex with the King's daughter. With his body horribly mutilated, Griffith's dreams of becoming a king seem to be ended, but Griffith sacrifices his friends and mercenary group to the God Hand to continue his dream.
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Bastard is also another great anime which was cut down to 6 episodes, but they're all action packed from beginning to the end.
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In Bastard!!, the Kingdom of Metaricana is attacked by the four lords of Havoc. This prompts the high priest to ask his daughter to awaken Dark Schneider, a wizard and former leader of the Riders, from within the body of 14-year old Luche Renren.
Bastard!!'s history is about sorcery, revenge, and other power struggles in a Dungeons & Dragons-like world. It is a dystopian world, where people need magic to survive against wild beasts, and evil monsters. There are four kingdoms, each one the protector of one of the four seals that keep the Goddess of Destruction in stasis.
While the first half of the manga follows most a theme similar to Dungeons & Dragons scenarios, it later also focuses on aspects such as beliefs, morals and religions.
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They've actually created a remake of Berserk over the past couple of years, although I still favor the original with Jap audio + eng subs, I personally can't stand english dubs cause they always sound so out of place. This remake isn't bad though, especially if you've already seen the original.
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In September 2010, a wraparound jacket band on volume 35 of the Berserk manga announced a new anime project,[2] which was later revealed to be a series of films intended to adapt the entire manga series.[3] The first two films, Berserk Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King and Berserk Golden Age Arc II: The Battle for Doldrey, were released in Japan in February and June 2012. Berserk: Golden Age Arc III: The Advent was released on February 1, 2013 in Japan.
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Naruto is a great anime too, but only if you happen to read the manga, otherwise the fillers can be somewhat lengthy and dull. If you read the manga, then you'll know when to skip the fillers obviously.