BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Anime Reveals Season 2 Plans
A second season is officially in the works for the BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- anime, which adapts the manga by Kazushi Hagiwara. This time around we’ll be entering Hell’s Requiem, zipping ahead two years after the events of the Dark Rebellion arc. To help us find our way, four new cast members are getting the spotlight along with a promo, visual and some celebratory art from the original author.
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The cast and staff are returning for BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- season 2, which is currently planned for a Netflix debut sometime in 2023.
New cast members include:
- Joshua Berahia voiced by Takuma Terashima (Atsushi Sendo in Tokyo Revengers)
- Nils John Mifune voiced by Sho Hayami (Ferdinand in Ascendance of a Bookworm)
- Yngwie von Mattström voiced by Junichi Suwabe (Archer in Fate/stay night)
- Zion Sol Vandenberg voiced by Koji Yusa (Hakutaku in Hozuki’s Coolheadedness)
A subtitled talk event was streamed along with the announcement:
Visual:
Celebratory illustration by Kazushi Hagiwara:
BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- is directed by Takaharu Ozaki and features animation production by Liden Films. The series is currently streaming in the United States and other world markets on Netflix, who describe the story as follows:
Four hundred years since the collapse of modern civilization, the world is dominated by the chaos of swords and sorcery.
The Dark Rebel Army, which plans to resurrect the god of destruction Anthrasax, continues to expand its power in a bid to rule the world, led by the overwhelmingly powerful Four Divine Kings.
The Kingdom of Meta-llicana on the Central Metallion Continent is assaulted by the sorcerer-led Dark Rebel Army.
In order to save the kingdom, Tia Noto Yoko, daughter of the Great Priest, has a decision to make — she must resurrect the ancient great wizard who once plotted to rule the world, and who is sealed within her childhood friend Lucien Renlen.
The only thing that can undo the seal is a virgin’s maiden kiss.
Facing imminent danger, Yoko puts her lips on Lucien’s, and in that moment, a dark and powerful energy fills the air.
The strongest, wildest, and most beautiful protagonist, the legendary wizard Dark Schneider, is finally revived!
Via Comic Natalie
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