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Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy Collector's Blu-ray Will Be Released on Monday
posted on by Andrew Osmond
Anime Limited describes the series:
"Fifteen years ago, the wizard Dark Schneider led the armies of the Divine Kings in a ruthless bid to conquer the world. Ultimately, Schneider failed and was sealed away into the body of a newborn, but his generals escaped and now the Kings are back with a new plan: unleashing a God of Destruction! Barring their way, however, is the kingdom of Metallicana, where the Great Priest's daughter will unleash a surprise weapon of her own: Dark Schneider reborn! Can Yoko control her resurrected ally, or will the result be total Armageddon?"
The anime's first part, consisting of the first 13 episodes, debuted on Netflix in June 2022 worldwide. The second part featuring episodes 14-24 premiered on Netflix that September.
The second 15-episode season premiered all at once on Netflix worldwide in July 2023. It featured a returning staff.
Hagiwara launched the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1988. The series has since had irregular serialization in the magazine and later in Ultra Jump starting in 2001. Shueisha published the manga's 27th compiled book volume in March 2012, and the series has over 30 million copies in circulation. Viz Media had released the manga in English, but stopped publishing the series with the 19th volume. The company cancelled its release of the 20th volume in English.
The manga inspired a six-episode original video anime (OVA) in 1992-1993. Geneon Entertainment (also known as Pioneer) released the anime on home video.
Disclaimer: Andrew Osmond, who wrote this story, contributed to the booklet in the Collector's Blu-ray of BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-.
