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BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Kisho Taniyama
Dark Schneider (voice)
39 eps
Tomori Kusunoki
Tia Noto Yoko (voice)
39 eps
Hiroki Yasumoto
Gara (voice)
39 eps
Yoko Hikasa
Arshes Nei (voice)
39 eps
Kanae Itou
Lucien Renlen (voice)
39 eps
Tomokazu Sugita
Abigail (voice)
39 eps
Kensho Ono
Kall-Su (voice)
39 eps
Nao Toyama
Sheila Tuel Meta-llicana (voice)
39 eps
Shizuka Itoh
Kai Harn (voice)
21 eps
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Lars Ul (voice)
33 eps
Takuma Terashima
Joshua Belahia (voice)
15 eps
Taito Ban
Vai Staebe (voice)
14 eps
Ryuichi Kijima
Schen Kerr (voice)
13 eps
Show Hayami
Nils Sean Mifune (voice)
9 eps
Junichi Suwabe
Yngwei von Malmsteen (voice)
11 eps
Mami Koyama
Anthrasax (voice)
8 eps
Shoumaru Zouza
Hammet (voice)
7 eps
Seiyuu Fujiwara
Mohi (voice)
6 eps
Jun Kasama
Jorg Fishes (voice)
12 eps
Jun Fukuyama
McAlpine Tony Strauss (voice)
7 eps
Asami Seto
Shella E. Lee (voice)
4 eps
Koji Yusa
Zion Sol Vandenverg (voice)
9 eps
Daisuke Hirakawa
Ran Di Rhodes Stein Neubauten (voice)
8 eps
Takahiro Fujiwara
Bol Gil Bol (voice)
10 eps
Minoru Hirota
Ba Thory (voice)
5 eps
Tomohiro Yamaguchi
Zakk Walder (voice)
8 eps
Hinata Tadokoro
Vlad Kills (voice)
7 eps
Atsushi Tamaru
Sykes von Snowwhite (voice)
8 eps
Hisashi Izumi
Geo Noto Soto (voice)
25 eps
Takehito Koyasu
Di-Amon (voice)
3 eps
Taisuke Nakano
Ida Deesna (voice)
6 eps
Wataru Komada
Ross Zaboss Friedrich (voice)
7 eps
Ari Ozawa
Sean Ari (voice)
11 eps
Toru Nara
Kevidubu (voice)
1 eps
Binbin Takaoka
King of Meta-Rikana (voice)
8 eps
Volcano Ota
Bon Jovina (voice)
14 eps
Tsuguo Mogami
Efreet (voice)
4 eps
Kazuya Saji
Jodo (voice)
2 eps
Uko Tachibana
Baba (voice)
5 eps
Yasuhiro Mamiya
Doshi (voice)
4 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
BASTARD‼ -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When evil forces threaten to resurrect Anthrasax, the God of Destruction, the Kingdom of Meta-llicana calls on a volatile dark wizard for help.
The run
Seasons
2 seasons · 39 episodes.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
The Arrival
As the Dark Rebel Army closes in, the Kingdom of Meta-llicana falls to its knees. Its only hope lies in awakening a powerful but evil sorcerer.
- Directed by Takaharu Ozaki
- Written by Yosuke Kuroda
S01E03
Abduction
The first of four seals that contain the God of Destruction breaks. As a crisis looms in sight, Yoko grapples with conflicting emotions.
S01E04
Invasion
Sheila and Dark Schneider set out to free Yoko, whose captor threatens to torment her unless she discloses how she unseals the powerful wizard.
S01E09
Blue Nail
While Dark Schneider struggles to break free from captivity, Yoko, Kai Harn and Sean Ari fend for themselves against Di-amon.
S01E05
Showdown
The demon god Efreet unleashes deadly flames, and Dark Schneider must find a way out in order to save Yoko.
S01E07
The Demon Beast
Arshes Nei sends sorcerer Kai Harn to defeat Dark Schneider, who uses High Ancient Magic to try to turn him into a stone statue.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Shinya TsuruokaProducer
- Souji MiyagiProducer
- Toshiyasu HayashiProducer
Writing
- Yosuke KurodaWriter
Direction
- Takaharu OzakiDirector
Cinematography
- Junpei TakatsuDirector of Photography
Music
- Yasuharu TakanashiOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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