In Bastard!!, the Kingdom of Metallicana is attacked by the Four Lords of Havoc. An original net animation (ONA) adaptation by Liden Films will premiere worldwide on Netflix in June 2022.īastard!! is one of Shueisha's best-selling manga series of all time, with over 30 million copies sold by 2008. The OVA was released in North America by Pioneer in 1998. The manga was adapted into a six-episode original video animation (OVA) series by AIC, released from 1992 to 1993. Many characters and places in the story, for instance, are named after members of Hagiwara's favorite bands. Hagiwara is an enthusiastic fan of heavy metal music and Dungeons & Dragons, using ideas from both of these in the Bastard!! story. The manga was formerly licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media only the first nineteen volumes were released.
Twenty-seven collected tankōbon volumes have been released as of 2012. It began its serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1988, and has continued irregularly in Ultra Jump since 2000, with its latest chapter released in 2010. 'Bastard!! The Dark God of Destruction') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazushi Hagiwara. Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy ( Japanese: BASTARD!! -暗黒の破壊神-, Hepburn: Basutādo!! Ankoku no Hakaishin, lit.
