Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy is a Japanese anime series based on the Bastard!! manga by Kazushi Hagiwara. The anime is directed by Takaharu Ozaki at LIDEN FILMS. Episodes from 1 to 13 premiered worldwide on June 30, 2022, on Netflix, while the remaing episodes consisting of episodes 14 to 24 premiered on September 15, 2022.
A second season titled Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy: Hell's Requiem Arc (BASTARD!! -暗黒の破壊神- 地獄の鎮魂歌編, Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin Jigoku no Chinkonka Hen) premiered on July 31st, 2023, on Netflix.
The second half of S1 adapts up to volume 8 chapter 69 and S2 ends with volume 12 chapter 82. The anime has no ommisions, unlike the 90s OVAs.
Cast
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tia Noto Yoko | Tomori Kusunoki | Erin Yvette | |
| Arshes Nei | Yōko Hikasa | Wendee Lee | |
| Gara | Hiroki Yasumoto | Aaron LaPlante |
Additional Voices
- Dawn M. Bennett
- Edward Bosco
- Reba Buhr
- Bill Butts
- Ray Chase
- D.C. Douglas
- Todd Haberkorn
- Chris Hackney
- Carrie Keranen
- Aaron LaPlante
- Mick Lauer
- Misty Lee
- Ryan Colt Levy
- Dave B. Mitchell
- Xander Mobus
- Nicolas Roye
- Alejandro Saab
- Tara Sands
- Jamie Simone
- Christopher Swindle
- Kaiji Tang
- Cedric Williams
- Mick Wingert
- Anne Yatco
Notes
- The voice actors for Dark Schneider and Sheila Tuel Meta-Ilicana went uncredited due to the mature sexual content in the actual show.
- None of the voice actors from the original anime returned to reprise their roles, the closest so far being Wendee Lee, who previously voiced Tia Note Yoko, now voicing Arshes Nei. This is presumably done to follow the same tread as the original Japanese version where none of the Japanese seiyuus from the previous adaptation returned to reprise their roles in the 2022 remake.
See Also
External Links
- Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- at the Internet Movie Database
- Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia