Guts also often referred to as ‘Gats’ or ‘Gatsu’ remains to be the most recognisable and popular track off the 1997 Berserk Original Soundtrack mainly due to it being a common meme sound for situations of suffering and anguish.

The track often plays during the most poignantly moving moments in the anime and goes hand in hand with the main character, Guts, as his theme song. Contradicting Gut’s formidable appearance, the track’s melancholic and mournful sound mirrors his tragic story and endless suffering. However, one could argue that there is a tinge of hope a listener can hear embedded in Guts which is, as a result, what keeps Guts fighting. There is that sense of a light at the end of the tunnel.