Let's escape the stress of the everyday world (if just for a bit) with some fantasy manga. We could all probably use the break. To begin,...
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Review: BASTARD!!
Let's escape the stress of the everyday world (if just for a bit) with some fantasy manga. We could all probably use the break. To begin,...
Bastard
Episodes: 24 (ongoing) Summary: When evil forces threaten to resurrect Anthrasax, the God of Destruction, the Kingdom of Meta-llicana calls on a volatile dark wizard for help. Review: …
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Bastard!! Season 2 Review [Video Review]
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Hot on the heels of its season two announcement, we have an interview with the BASTARD!! anime staff. Find out why the director says, "I think [Dark Schneider]…
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Dark Schneider and Sheila find the fire god Efreet blocking their way. And since Dark Schneider doesn’t know any cold spells, it’s not looking good. If he uses…
Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 11) – Prophecy
Dark Schneider intervenes in Arshes Nei and Gara’s fight and quickly turns the tables on Arshes Nei. She almost submits to his advances, but the Blue Nail reminds…
Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 2) – Rampage
The kingdom of Metallicana is under attack once more. The Four Lords of Havoc have sent a hydra to take care of the one using Venom. Yoko summons…
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Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 4) – Invasion
Dark Schneider leads Sheila Tuel Metallicana and her knights to Gara’s fortress. Sheila is ready to fight, but she’s just getting in the way. Dark Schneider decides to…
Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 4) – Invasion
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Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 6) – Destiny
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Knowing that the Lords of Havoc are hoping to revive the evil god Anthrax, Metallicana puts together a force to fight back against them. For this, they will…
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Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 8) – The Progenitor
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Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 9) – Blue Nail
Dark Schneider is trapped in Lucien’s body while Count Di-amon threatens to kill Yoko, Sean Ari, and Kai Harn. But, he’s not about to just sit there and…
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The kingdom of Metallicana was under attack from the Dark Rebel Army and seemingly had no chance of surviving. That was until Yoko released the mighty wizard Dark…
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Arshes Nei attacks Metallicana under the cover of the storm. Then, she uses a spell that nullifies their magic, leaving Dark Schneider at a disadvantage since Arshes Nei…
Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (Episode 7) – The Demon Beast
Dark Schneider finds a village where everyone has been turned to stone. Then, he’s attacked by the next Sorcerer General, Kai Harn and they are using ancient magic.…