Bastard!!

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Four centuries ago, Earth suffered a cataclysm caused by the demon Anthrasax before she was slain by the Dragon Knight, plunging the world into a new dark age. In the present, the Kingdom of Metallicana is attacked by the Dark Rebel Army who seek to resurrect Anthrasax. This prompts the high priest to ask his daughter to awaken Dark Schneider, a dark wizard and founding leader of the Dark Rebel Army who reincarnated himself within the body of 15-year-old Lucien Renlen. In time, Dark’s allies learn of his true nature and ties to the calamity that befell the Old World.

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 God of Destruction in stasis.

Bastard!! is written and illustrated by Kazushi Hagiwara. A pilot chapter, titled {{Nihongo|Wizard!! Bakuen no Seifukusha|WIZARD!!〜爆炎の征服者〜||"Wizard: Conqueror of Explosive Flames"}}, was published in Shueisha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1987.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title=Bastard!! Pilot Manga Wizard!! ~Bakuen no Seifukusha~ Gets Reboot|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-22/bastard-pilot-manga-wizard-~bakuen-no-seifukusha~-gets-reboot/.199415|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=June 22, 2023|date=June 22, 2023|archive-date=June 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622182157/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-22/bastard-pilot-manga-wizard-~bakuen-no-seifukusha~-gets-reboot/.199415|url-status=live}} Bastard!! began serialization in the same magazine on March 14, 1988, and ran on a regular basis in the magazine until August 21, 1989.{{cite web|url=http://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazine_works/72|script-title=ja:週刊少年ジャンプ BASTARD!! 暗黒の破壊神(萩原一至)|language=ja|department=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508071406/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazine_works/72|archive-date=May 8, 2019}} The first {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume was published on August 10, 1988. The series was then switched to the Weekly Shōnen Jump Specials quarterly magazine, where it ran on an irregular basis.{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Bastard!!|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-10-07|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=May 8, 2019|date=October 7, 2010|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019233031/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-10-07|url-status=live}} It was later published again in Weekly Shōnen Jump, on an irregular "monthly" basis, from 1997 to 2000. The series was transferred to the Seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump, starting on December 19, 2000.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ウルトラジャンプ1月号（49号）・ホ－ムページ|url=http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/UJ_home49.html|publisher=Ultra Jump|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041029235016/http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/UJ_home49.html|archive-date=October 29, 2004|language=ja}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ＢＡＳＴＡＲＤ！！-暗黒の破壊神-」新連載開始！！|url=http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/0HotNews/hot_news.html|website=ultra.shueisha.co.jp|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010208154553/http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/0HotNews/hot_news.html|archive-date=February 8, 2001|language=ja}} The manga is published in the magazine on an irregular schedule.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=1st Bastard!! Manga Volume in 2.5 Years Ships Next Month|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-18/1st-bastard-manga-volume-in-2.5-years-ships-next-month|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=May 8, 2019|date=February 18, 2012|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509165942/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-02-18/1st-bastard-manga-volume-in-2.5-years-ships-next-month|url-status=live}} Its latest chapter was published on May 19, 2010.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ウルトラジャンプ 2010年(平成22年)06 本誌のみ|url=https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1059571239|publisher=Mandarake|access-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110185621/https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1059571239|archive-date=November 10, 2021|language=ja|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:『ウルトラジャンプ』バックナンバーのご案内|url=http://www.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/magazine/kodoku_back.cgi/kodoku/u_jump_back.html?key=detail&zashimei=u_jump|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205232710/http://www.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/magazine/kodoku_back.cgi/kodoku/u_jump_back.html?key=detail&zashimei=u_jump|archive-date=December 5, 2010|language=ja|quote={{lang|ja|ウルトラジャンプ ６月号　5月19日発売}}}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:最新情報|url=http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/contents/info/html/main_2010.html|website=ultra.shueisha.co.jp|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121221545/http://ultra.shueisha.co.jp/contents/info/html/main_2010.html|archive-date=January 21, 2011|language=ja|quote={{lang|ja|７月特大号休載のお知らせ

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|LicensedTitle = The Dark Rebel Armies — Part I

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|ISBN = 978-4-08-871064-8

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|LicensedTitle = The Dark Rebel Armies — Part III

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|ISBN = 978-4-08-871065-5

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|LicensedTitle = The Dark Rebel Armies — Part IV

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|ISBN = 978-4-08-871066-2

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|LicensedTitle = The Dark Rebel Armies — Part V

|RelDate = May 10, 1989{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871067-3|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 5|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204103026/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871067-3|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871067-9

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|LicensedTitle = The Dark Rebel Armies — Part VI

|RelDate = September 8, 1989{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871068-1|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 6|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205054415/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871068-1|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871068-6

|LicensedRelDate = January 11, 2005{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume. 6|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=4578|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018180435/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=4578|archive-date=October 18, 2006}}

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|LicensedTitle = The Dark Rebel Armies — Part VII

|RelDate = November 10, 1989{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871069-X|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 7|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204103033/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871069-X|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871069-3

|LicensedRelDate = April 12, 2005{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 7|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=4637|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018180647/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=4637|archive-date=October 18, 2006}}

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|VolumeNumber = 8

|LicensedTitle = Hell's Requiem — Part I

|RelDate = June 8, 1990{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871070-3|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 8|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204103030/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871070-3|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871070-9

|LicensedRelDate = July 12, 2005{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 8|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5047|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018180647/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5047|archive-date=October 18, 2006}}

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|VolumeNumber = 9

|LicensedTitle = Hell's Requiem — Part II

|RelDate = November 9, 1990{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871831-3|script-title=ja:BASTARD!!|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204103027/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871831-3|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871831-6

|LicensedRelDate = October 11, 2005{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 9|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5217|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018180647/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5217|archive-date=October 18, 2006}}

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|VolumeNumber = 10

|LicensedTitle = Hell's Requiem — Part III

|RelDate = July 10, 1991{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871832-1|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 10|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205054420/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871832-1|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871832-3

|LicensedRelDate = January 10, 2006{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 10|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5422|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018180647/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5422|archive-date=October 18, 2006}}

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|VolumeNumber = 11

|LicensedTitle = Hell's Requiem — Part IV

|RelDate = February 10, 1992{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871833-X|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 11|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204140235/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871833-X|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871833-0

|LicensedRelDate = April 11, 2006{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 11|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5594|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018180647/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5594|archive-date=October 18, 2006}}

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|VolumeNumber = 12

|LicensedTitle = Hell's Requiem — Part V

|RelDate = July 3, 1992{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871834-8|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 12|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205054616/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871834-8|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871834-7

|LicensedRelDate = July 11, 2006{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 12|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=4637|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018180647/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=4637|archive-date=October 18, 2006}}

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|VolumeNumber = 13

|LicensedTitle = Crimes & Punishment — Part I

|RelDate = March 4, 1993{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871835-6|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 13|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204140243/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871835-6|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871835-4

|LicensedRelDate = October 10, 2006{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 13|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5693|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018180647/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5693|archive-date=October 18, 2006}}

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|VolumeNumber = 14

|LicensedTitle = Crimes & Punishment — Part II

|RelDate = October 4, 1993{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871836-4|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 14|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205073641/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871836-4|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871836-1

|LicensedRelDate = January 9, 2007{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 14|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5694|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708020732/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=5694|archive-date=July 8, 2010}}

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|VolumeNumber = 15

|LicensedTitle = Crimes & Punishment — Part III

|RelDate = June 3, 1994{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871837-2|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 15|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204103035/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871837-2|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871837-8

|LicensedRelDate = July 10, 2007{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 15|url=http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6168|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100708020732/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6168|archive-date=July 8, 2010}}

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|VolumeNumber = 16

|LicensedTitle = Crimes & Punishment — Part IV

|RelDate = March 3, 1995{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871838-0|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 16|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205054417/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-871838-0|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-871838-5

|LicensedRelDate = January 8, 2008{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 16|url=http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6169|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202131307/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6169|archive-date=December 2, 2010}}

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|VolumeNumber = 17

|LicensedTitle = Crimes & Punishment — Part V

|RelDate = May 10, 1996{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-872241-8|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 17|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205054614/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-872241-8|url-status=live}}

|ISBN = 978-4-08-872241-2

|LicensedRelDate = July 8, 2008{{cite web|title=Bastard!! Volume 17|url=http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6170|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202131307/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=6170|archive-date=December 2, 2010}}

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|LicensedTitle = Crimes & Punishment — Part VI

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|LicensedTitle = Immoral Laws — Part I

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|RelDate = December 3, 1998{{cite web|url=http://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-872651-0|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! 20|publisher=Shueisha|language=ja|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-date=February 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205054619/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-872651-0|url-status=live}}

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A six-episode original video animation (OVA) series by AIC was released between August 25, 1992, and June 25, 1993.{{cite web|script-title=ja:作品紹介 »1990～1994年迄|url=http://www.anime-int.com/works/index.html?years=1990-1994|publisher=Anime International Company|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224075830/http://www.anime-int.com/works/index.html?years=1990-1994|archive-date=February 24, 2013|language=ja|url-status=dead}} The OVA cover the story up through the Four Lords of Havoc's battle against Abigail (volumes 6–7 of the manga).

In North America, Pioneer Entertainment released the series on three VHS set tapes with an English dub between August 28 and December 8, 1998.{{cite web|title=Pioneer Animation - Bastard!!: Resurrection|url=http://www.pioneeranimation.com/titles/bastard/bastard_01.htm|publisher=Pioneer Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000602041743/http://www.pioneeranimation.com/titles/bastard/bastard_01.htm|archive-date=June 2, 2000|access-date=May 8, 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Pioneer Animation - Bastard!!: Exodus|url=http://www.pioneeranimation.com/titles/bastard/bastard_03.htm|publisher=Pioneer Entertainment|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000529064331/http://www.pioneeranimation.com/titles/bastard/bastard_03.htm|archive-date=May 29, 2000|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Pioneer Animation - Bastard!!: Venom|url=http://www.pioneeranimation.com/titles/bastard/bastard_02.htm|publisher=Pioneer Entertainment|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010617184220/http://www.pioneeranimation.com/titles/bastard/bastard_02.htm|archive-date=June 17, 2001|url-status=dead}} Pioneer re-released the OVA on DVD on June 5, 2001.{{cite web|title=DVD Announcements|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-23/dvd-announcements|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 8, 2019|date=January 23, 2001|archive-date=May 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512183429/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-01-23/dvd-announcements|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Bastard!! - Complete Collection|url=http://www.geneonanimation.com/MainContentPage.aspx?PageUID=e4f7842c-b100-4a9a-8ea8-e91dfc6e5c63&hdn_ProdID=88acd2c2-d81c-49b8-abba-dac7d6932501&Title=894e0491-4a0e-4ead-9610-55b946cac2aa&HideBrowser=1|publisher=Geneon Entertainment|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507182139/http://www.geneonanimation.com/MainContentPage.aspx?PageUID=e4f7842c-b100-4a9a-8ea8-e91dfc6e5c63&hdn_ProdID=88acd2c2-d81c-49b8-abba-dac7d6932501&Title=894e0491-4a0e-4ead-9610-55b946cac2aa&HideBrowser=1|archive-date=May 7, 2006|url-status=dead}}

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| Title = The Explosive Wizard

| TranslitTitle = Bakuen no Majutsu-shi

| NativeTitle = 爆炎の魔術師

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|08|25}}

| ShortSummary = The Lords of Havoc (Arshes Nei, Abigail, Gara, and Kall-Su) seek four seals to awaken Anthrasax, the God of Destruction, to wipe out the world and create a new one to rule and have already acquired one. The wizard Kevidubu attacks the kingdom of Metallicana with his army and his pet Hydra. While taking shelter in the castle, the High Priest Geo explains to his daughter Tia Noto Yoko that the spirit of the evil wizard Dark Schneider is sealed inside her adoptive brother Lucien and he can be awoken with a virgin's kiss. To save everyone, Yoko kisses Lucien despite her embarrassment and he transforms into Dark Schneider. He refuses to help and attacks Geo to seek revenge for Geo helping to kill him 15 years ago. Kevidubu and the Hydra break into the castle. DS is furious that the debris almost hit Yoko and easily kills the two, then wipes out his army. DS then resumes his attack on Geo, making Yoko cry and beg him to stop. To soothe her, he declares his love for her and kisses her, but this makes him revert to Lucien, who has no memory of what happened. Gara senses DS' return.

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| Title = Efreet the Fire Elemental

| TranslitTitle = Kaen Majin Ifurīto

| NativeTitle = 火炎魔神イーフリート

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|25}}

| ShortSummary = Gara infiltrates the castle to abduct Yoko. Dark Schneider possesses Lucien's body while he is asleep and tries to intervene, but Lucien wakes up, allowing Gara to escape with Yoko. Since only DS knows where Gara's fortress is, Princess Sheila kisses Lucien to transform him. DS and Sheila lead her knights on a rescue mission, but DS makes Sheila remove her armor when it slows her down, leaving her in a skimpy outfit. Gara interrogates Yoko on how to awaken DS and taunts her by saying DS is over 400 years old and has been with hundreds of women, so she is not special. He then uses a clothes-eating slime creature to strip her naked. The knights distract a Minotaur guard while DS and Sheila move ahead. She is embarrassed at having to climb a ladder in her short skirt, so DS carries her on his shoulders. DS kills a monster called a Suzuki Dogezaemon. Sheila touches a cursed sword that makes her slash DS with its poisoned blade, forcing her to suck out the poison. The sword then turns into Efreet the Fire Elemental and attacks them. Gara boasts Efreet is the counter to DS' fire spells, but DS kills him with a fire spell as hot as the sun. Efreet reverts to a sword and DS claims it.

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| Title = Ninja Master Gara

| TranslitTitle = Ninja Masutā Gara

| NativeTitle = ニンジャマスター・ガラ

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|12|10}}

| ShortSummary = Dark Schneider and Sheila arrive in the main room. DS is furious that Yoko is suspended from the ceiling naked and Gara boasts that he will make her his woman and attacks Gara, but he is still tired from fighting Efreet and Gara gets the advantage. Sheila gets to Yoko and covers her with a blanket. Gara recalls how DS invaded his country. Gara tried to assassinate him while he was sleeping with Arshes but failed. He asked why DS conquers and he answered that he wanted to eliminate any threats and rule the world so he could claim any woman he wants. Impressed by his strength, Gara joined him. In the present, Gara is disgusted with how weak DS is and slices off his hand, but DS blasts off his in return. Gara then slices him in half and gloats, but DS heals himself and collapses the entire fortress, protecting everyone with forcefields. DS then heals Gara's hand and a grateful Gara rejoins his side. Yoko chastises DS for taking so long and making her worry, while Sheila is amazed that he protected everyone and thinks he is not so evil.

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = The Immortal King Di-Amon

| TranslitTitle = Fushi-ō Dai-Amon

| NativeTitle = 不死王 ダイ・アモン

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|02|25}}

| ShortSummary = Dark Schneider left Metallicana accompanied by Gara's pet baby dragon, the reincarnation of Prince Lars, who fought DS to a mutual kill 15 years ago. Yoko and a squad of female knights pursue him. Arshes' troops attack Metallicana. DS enters her dream and seduces her as they recall how he adopted her and they became lovers when she came of age. However, she attacks him and DS is weakened enough to revert to Lucien. It is revealed Abigail and Kall-Su cursed Arshes to force her to attack DS. Yoko's entourage is attacked by a werewolf and she is chased off a cliff, lands in a river, and meets Lucien. The vampire Di-Amon, who owns the werewolf, captures them and her entourage and takes them to his castle. He locks Lucien and Lars in a cage and dresses the girls in skimpy outfits to prepare to drain their blood. After he drains the knights and goes after Yoko, DS is angered enough to transform. He tricks Di-Amon into killing the werewolf, then breaks the wall to let the sunlight in. Di-Amon survives by turning into a bat, but DS curses him to obey him or else he will turn into a toad. Geo visits a fortune teller who sees a vision of DS with his heart ripped out of his chest. DS returns to Metallicana and blasts Arshes' troops.

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = Thunder Empress Arshes Nei

| TranslitTitle = Kaminari Mikado Āshesu Nei

| NativeTitle = 雷帝アーシェス・ネイ

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|04|25}}

| ShortSummary = Arshes blasts the castle with lightning and Dark Schneider rescues Yoko and Sheila. Angered at seeing him with other women and wary of the curse, Arshes challenges him to a duel. She temporarily negates his magic, but the spirit of Efreet sacrifices himself and his sword form to destroy her lightning sword. DS tries to remind her of their love, but she attacks again. Abigail gloats that either she kills DS or the curse kills her. Arshes boasts she will create a new world without poverty where no one will be orphaned like she was, which he dismisses as a childish fantasy. When she threatens Yoko, an enraged DS attacks her full force. However, Lucien's consciousness alerts him to the curse on Arshes. Now realizing she was forced to attack him, DS sacrifices himself by ripping his own heart out of his chest, nullifying the curse. As he collapses, everyone cries over him.

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = The Return of Dark Schneider

| TranslitTitle = Fukkatsu no Dāku Shunaidā

| NativeTitle = 復活のダーク・シュナイダー

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|06|25}}

| ShortSummary = Dark Schneider is laid to rest in a church. Abigail and Kall-Su conquer other kingdoms and get the other two seals and the last one is in Metallicana, so they send their troops to attack it. The king reveals the final seal is inside Sheila's body and Geo must kill her if they lose. Abigail breaks the other three seals to partially awaken Anthrasax, causing Sheila great pain. Arshes defends the kingdom to honor DS, learning that Abigail only wanted to destroy the world without making it a paradise. Abigail summons a powerful Cyclops from Anthrasax's flesh and Arshes is no match until Gara and his troops show up to help. However, the Cyclops wipes out his troops and regenerates from their attacks. DS' heart regenerates, but he does not revive until Yoko slaps him awake. He joins the battle and quickly obliterates the Cyclops and Abigail. Yoko and Arshes happily reunite with him and Sheila is feeling better. Dark Schneider declares that with Arshes and Gara at his side, he cannot lose. As Anthrasax goes back to sleep, Kall-Su swears revenge.

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An original net animation (ONA) adaptation by Liden Films was announced on February 3, 2022. The 24-episode ONA is directed by Takaharu Ozaki, with scripts written by Yōsuke Kuroda, character designs by Sayaka Ono, and music composed by Yasuharu Takanashi. The first 13 episodes were released worldwide on Netflix on June 30, 2022, while the remaining 11 episodes were released on September 15 of the same year.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Bastard!! Manga Gets New Netflix Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-03/bastard-manga-gets-new-netflix-anime/.182161|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 3, 2022|date=February 3, 2022|archive-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203090539/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-03/bastard-manga-gets-new-netflix-anime/.182161|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=New BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Anime Unveils 13-Episode June 30 Debut, More Cast|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-23/new-bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-unveils-13-episode-june-30-debut-more-cast/.183915|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 23, 2022|date=March 23, 2022|archive-date=March 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324013953/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-23/new-bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-unveils-13-episode-june-30-debut-more-cast/.183915|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Anime's 2nd Part Premieres on September 15|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-08/bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-2nd-part-premieres-on-september-15/.187508|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 8, 2022|date=July 8, 2022|archive-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708145722/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-08/bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-2nd-part-premieres-on-september-15/.187508|url-status=live}} The opening theme is "Bloody Power Fame" by Coldrain, while the ending theme is "Blessless" by Tielle.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=New BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Anime's Teaser Unveils More Cast, 24-Episode Length, Song Artists|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-10/new-bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-teaser-unveils-more-cast-24-episode-length-song-artists/.182483|website=Anime News Network|access-date=February 10, 2022|date=February 10, 2022|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210121334/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-10/new-bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-teaser-unveils-more-cast-24-episode-length-song-artists/.182483|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=New BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Anime's Subtitled Video Previews coldrain's Opening, Announces New Cast Member|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-15/new-bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-subtitled-video-previews-coldrain-opening-announces-new-/.186687|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 15, 2022|date=June 15, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615120100/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-15/new-bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-subtitled-video-previews-coldrain-opening-announces-new-/.186687|url-status=live}} In Japan, the ONA series began a televised broadcast on BS11 on January 11, 2023.{{cite web|script-title=ja:アニメ「BASTARD!!―暗黒の破壊神―」TV放送決定！来年1月10日からBS11で|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/500998|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 23, 2022|language=ja|date=November 11, 2022|archive-date=December 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223072020/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/500998|url-status=live}}{{efn|name=TXN|BS11 lists the premiere for the series on Tuesday at 25:00, which is effectively Wednesday at midnight JST.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「BASTARD!!」谷山紀章・楠木ともりら出演する特番配信決定、第1話の場面カット到着|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/506136|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=December 23, 2022|language=ja|date=December 21, 2022|archive-date=December 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223072018/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/506136|url-status=live}}}}

A second season was announced on January 9, 2023.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title='BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Anime Gets 2nd Season on Netflix This Year|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-09/bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-gets-2nd-season-on-netflix-this-year/.193616|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 9, 2023|date=January 9, 2023|archive-date=January 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109152338/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-09/bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-gets-2nd-season-on-netflix-this-year/.193616|url-status=live}} It premiered on Netflix on July 31, 2023, consisting 15 episodes. The opening theme is "New Dawn" by Coldrain, while the ending theme is "La Muse Perdue" by Tielle.{{cite web|last=Cayanan|first=Joanna|title='BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Season 2's Teaser Reveals Theme Songs, July 31 Debut, 15-Episode Length|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-30/bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-season-2-teaser-reveals-theme-songs-july-31-debut-15-episode-length/.198603|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 30, 2023|date=May 30, 2023|archive-date=May 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530111853/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-30/bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-season-2-teaser-reveals-theme-songs-july-31-debut-15-episode-length/.198603|url-status=live}} The second season began broadcasting on BS11 and other networks on January 3, 2024;{{efn|BS11 lists the premiere for the series on Tuesday at 24:00, which is effectively Wednesday at midnight JST.}} the first three episodes aired as a 90-minute special.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「BASTARD!!」第2期が2024年1月よりテレビ放送決定、初回は90分SP|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/549532|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|access-date=November 17, 2023|language=ja|date=November 17, 2023|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117122242/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/549532|url-status=live}}

The series' first season was released on a Blu-ray Disc set in North America by Sentai Filmworks on January 21, 2025.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Sentai to Release BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Anime on Home Video|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-25/sentai-to-release-bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-on-home-video/.217162|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 26, 2024|date=October 25, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226062343/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-25/sentai-to-release-bastard-heavy-metal-dark-fantasy-anime-on-home-video/.217162|archive-date=December 26, 2024|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 19–25|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-23/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-19-25/.220262|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 29, 2025|date=January 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124115025/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-23/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-19-25/.220262|archive-date=January 24, 2025|url-status=live}}

A 1994 Bastard!! 3D fighting game was released for Super Famicom.{{cite web|last=Ciolek|first=Todd|title=The X Button - Machine Music|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-x-button/2009-04-15|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 8, 2019|date=April 15, 2009|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509165950/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-x-button/2009-04-15|url-status=live}} A role-playing video game with turn-based fighting elements, titled {{Nihongo|Bastard!! -Utsuro Naru Kamigami no Utsuwa-|BASTARD!! -虚ろなる神々の器-}}, was released for PlayStation on December 27, 1996.{{cite web|script-title=ja:BASTARD!! -虚ろなる神々の器-|url=https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slps00542.html|publisher=PlayStation|access-date=May 8, 2019|language=ja|archive-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508115406/https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slps00542.html|url-status=live}}

A MMOG platformer called Bastard!! Online was also in development by the Japanese publisher Tecmo and software developer Shaft. A beta test was released in 2006;{{cite web|title=Bastard! Online|url=http://www.tecmo.co.jp/product/bo/index.htm|publisher=Tecmo|access-date=February 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718213849/http://www.tecmo.co.jp/product/bo/index.htm|archive-date=July 18, 2006|language=ja}}{{cite web|title=Bastard!! -Online-|url=http://www.bastard-online.jp/|website=www.bastard-online.jp|access-date=May 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328022813/http://www.bastard-online.jp/|archive-date=March 28, 2008|url-status=dead}} however, Tecmo announced that they had canceled its development in December 2009.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Tecmo Cancels Bastard!! MMORPG's Development (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-18/tecmo-cancels-bastard-mmorpg-development|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 9, 2010|date=December 18, 2009|archive-date=January 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126084358/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-18/tecmo-cancels-bastard-mmorpg-development|url-status=live}}

Bastard!! is one of Shueisha's best-selling manga series of all time, with over 30 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|title=Top Manga Properties in 2008 - Rankings and Circulation Data|url=http://comipress.com/article/2008/12/31/3733|website=Comipress|date=December 31, 2008|access-date=November 28, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629000255/http://comipress.com/article/2008/12/31/3733|archive-date=June 29, 2012|url-status=live}}

Video game designer and producer Daisuke Ishiwatari said Bastard!!{{'}}s fantasy setting was a major influence on creating Guilty Gear.{{cite journal| journal=PlayStation Magazine| year=1998| url=https://shmuplations.com/guiltygear/| title=Guilty Gear – 1998 Developer Interview| access-date=2022-12-10| archive-date=2022-12-10| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210192329/https://shmuplations.com/guiltygear/| url-status=live}}

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• {{cite web|last=Takahashi|first=Rika|title=Being Loud! An Interview with Bastard!!{{'}}s Hagiwara Kazushi|url=http://ex.org/5.7/04-feature_hagiwara1.html|website=EX|access-date=May 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224210745/http://ex.org/5.7/04-feature_hagiwara1.html|archive-date=December 24, 2011|date=January 2001}}

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