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Bastard!! (manga)

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Alternative title:
バスタード!! (Japanese)
Themes: gods
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Modern civilization and the world was destroyed by the God of Destruction, Anthrasax, in 7 days, and then is sealed. Hundreds of years later, the sorcerer Dark Schneider leads a group in an attempt to control the world. Dark Schneider, in the end, is sealed in the body of a young baby, Rushe Ren Ren. 15 years later, his group, minus Scheider, attempts the same mission by unsealing Anthrasax so they can redo the world. To save the Kingdom of Metallicana, a girl named Yoko releases Dark Schneider from her friend Rushe. Now, Dark Schneider fights his former comrades, but not for good; he fights to protect Yoko, and to have some destructive fun.
User Ratings: 109 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 8 votes (sub:3, Eng:2, dub:2, ?:1)
 Excellent: 13 votes (Eng:7, dub:4, sub:2)
 Very good: 22 votes (Eng:10, sub:8, dub:1, raw:1, others:2
1 French dubbed
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 24 votes (Eng:12, sub:5, dub:2, ?:2, raw:1, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Decent: 19 votes (Eng:9, sub:2, dub:1, ?:1, raw:1, others:5
2 French
1 Portuguese
1 German
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 13 votes (Eng:7, sub:2, ?:1, others:3
1 Portuguese
1 German
1 German dubbed
)
 Not really good: 5 votes (dub:2, Eng:1, others:2
1 French
1 German subtitled
)
 Weak: 2 votes (Eng:1, others:1
1 German
)
 Bad: 2 votes (?:1, sub:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: 1 vote (?:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 328 users, rank: #255 (of 6861)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.881 (Good), std. dev.: 1.8951, rank: #3746 (of 7707)
Weighted mean: 6.899 (Good), rank: #4069 (of 7707) (seen all: 7.47 / seen some: 6.90 / won't finish: 5.19)
Bayesian estimate: 6.927 (Good), rank: #2685 (of 3515)
Number of pages: 224
Volumes:
#01. The Dark Rebel Armies: Lord of the Fiery Explosion
#02. The Dark Rebel Armies: The Counter Attack
#03. The Dark Rebel Armies: The Adolescent
#04. The Dark Rebel Armies: The Decision
#05. The Dark Rebel Armies: Total Panic!
#06. The Dark Rebel Armies: Forbidden Magic
#07. The Dark Rebel Armies: The Thunder Goddess
#08. Hell's Requiem: Rebellion
#09. Hell's Requiem: The Sorcerer Shogun
#10. Hell's Requiem: Hell's Border
#11. Hell's Requiem: The Holy Fight
#12. Hell's Requiem: The Gathering
#13. Crimes and Punishment: The Funeral Procession
#14. Crimes and Punishment: The Advent
#15. Crimes and Punishment: The Fallen Angel
#16. Crimes and Punishment: The Last Border
#17. Crimes and Punishment: The Cry
#18. Crimes and Punishment: The Fragment
#19. The Immoral Laws: Part 1
#20. The Immoral Laws: Part 2
#21. The Immoral Laws: Part 3
#22. The Immoral Laws: Part 4
#23. The Immoral Laws: Part 5
Chapter titles: We have 141
Vintage:
1988 to 1989 (Shonen Jump 1st Serialization, 1988 No.14 to 1989 No.36)
1992 to 1996 (Shonen Jump Season Special)
1997 to 2000 (Shonen Jump, Irregular Serialization)
2001-01 (Ultra Jump, ongoing but Irregular Serialization)
Release dates: We have 99
Trivia: We have 1
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'BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Season 2 Casts Shōmaru Zōza, Seiyu Fujiwara (May 2, 2023)
'BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Anime Season 2 Casts Taisuke Nakano, Hinata Tadokoro (Apr 18, 2023)
'BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Anime Season 2 Reveals 2 More Cast Members (Apr 4, 2023)
'BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Anime's 2nd Season Reveals 2 More Cast Members (Mar 21, 2023)
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'BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Anime's 2nd Season Reveals 2 More Cast Members (Jan 24, 2023)
'BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Anime Gets 2nd Season on Netflix This Year (Jan 9, 2023)
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BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Anime's 2nd Part Premieres on September 15 (Jul 8, 2022)
BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Anime's Creditless Opening Video Streamed (Jun 29, 2022)
New BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Anime's Subtitled Video Previews coldrain's Opening, Announces New Cast Member (Jun 15, 2022)
Bastard!! Manga Gets New Netflix Anime (Feb 3, 2022)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 26-April 1 (May 8, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 19-25 (May 3, 2012)
1st Bastard!! Manga Volume in 2.5 Years Ships Next Month (Feb 18, 2012)
Tecmo Cancels Bastard!! MMORPG's Development (Dec 18, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14 (Jun 17, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 1-7 (Jun 10, 2009)
Diamond to No Longer Restock 1,018 Viz Items (Feb 14, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 8–14 (Apr 15, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 1–7 (Apr 10, 2008)
Bastard!! coming to PC (Jul 22, 2005)
Viz Discontinued Comics Information (May 8, 2003)
Viz July Manga (Apr 10, 2002)
Top Manga Sales (Dec 3, 2001)
January Manga Releses (Oct 31, 2001)
December Releases (Sep 30, 2001)
Two New Press Releases for You (Sep 26, 2001)
Viz at AX (Jul 7, 2001)
July Anime Merchandise list (May 8, 2001)
Price slashes & Release Delays (Mar 7, 2001)
Ex Magazine (Jan 14, 2001)
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Otakon 98 Wrap-Up (Aug 15, 1998)
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Graphic novel
    Bastard!! - [1st Ed] (GN 1) 2002-08-05 (from $34.14)
    Bastard!! - [2nd Ed] (GN 1) 2003-11-05 (from $39.09)
    Bastard!! - [1st Ed] (GN 2) 2002-11-05 (from $13.61)
    Bastard!! - [2nd Ed] (GN 2) 2003-12-01 (from $23.18)
    Bastard!! - [1st Ed] (GN 3) 2003-03-01 (from $25.88)
    Bastard!! - [2nd Ed] (GN 3) 2004-03-01 (from $103.99)
    Bastard!! - [1st Ed] (GN 4) 2003-09-05 (from $15.17)
    Bastard!! - [2nd Ed] (GN 4) 2004-07-07 (from $30.00)
    Bastard!! - [1st Ed] (GN 5) 2003-12-11 (from $12.58)
    Bastard!! - [2nd Ed] (GN 5) 2004-10-12 (from $62.80)
    Bastard!! (GN 6) 2005-01-11 (from $59.99)
    Bastard!! (GN 7) 2005-04-15 (from $41.00)
    Bastard!! (GN 8) 2005-07-15 (from $44.99)
    Bastard!! (GN 9) 2005-10-04 (from $45.92)
    Bastard!! (GN 10) 2006-01-03 (from $320.87)
    Bastard!! (GN 11) 2006-04-11 (from $18.61)
    Bastard!! (GN 12) 2006-07-11 (from $34.85)
    Bastard!! (GN 13) 2006-10-10
    Bastard!! (GN 14) 2007-01-09 (from $7.99)
    Bastard!! (GN 15) 2007-07-10 (from $19.98)
    Bastard!! (GN 16) 2008-01-08 (from $69.95)
    Bastard!! (GN 17) 2008-07-08
    Bastard!! (GN 18) 2009-01-13
    Bastard!! (GN 19) 2009-07-14 (from $120.49)
    Bastard!! (GN 20) delayed/cancelled

Japanese staff
Japanese companies
Story & Art: Kazushi Hagiwara
Publisher: Shueisha
Serialized In:
Monthly Ultra Jump (2001-2010)
Weekly Shonen Jump (1987-2000)
Japanese cast
(none)
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Kaori Inoue
Kaori Kawakubo Inoue

Adaptation:
Fred Burke
Jake Forbes (Vols. 8+)
Sean McCoy (vols 12-)
Cover Design: Yuki Ameda
Cover Graphics: Yuki Ameda
Director of Licensing & Acquisitions: Rika Inouye
Editor-in-Chief: Bill Flanagan
Layout: Sean Lee
Managing Editor: Annette Roman
Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi
Senior Editor: Jason Thompson
Senior VP of Editorial: Hyoe Narita
Touch-up & Lettering: Andy Ristaino
Touch-up Art & Lettering: Sean McCoy (vols 6-)
VP of Sales & Marketing: Liza Coppola
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Glenat
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Publisher: Planeta DeAgostini Comics (Spain)
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Publisher:
Granata Press (discontinued)
Planet Manga
Italian cast
(none)
German staff
German companies
(none)
Publisher: Carlsen Comics
German cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Translation:
Arnaldo Oka (Vol's 1-11)
Luiz Octávio Kobayashi (Vol's 12-27)
(none)
Portuguese companies
Distributor: JBGroup
Publisher: JBC (Brazil)

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