Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The kingdom of Metallicana is under attack from the Four Lords of Havoc. This party of villains—ninja master Gara, deadly thunder empress Nei Arshes, cold and calculating Kall-Su, and enigmatic dark priest Abigail—will stop at nothing to get what they want, even if it leaves utter destruction in their wake.

High Priest Geo is desperate to help save the kingdom and its people. He unleashes the mighty wizard Dark Schneider, a man who used to be an ally of the villains. Unfortunately, Dark Schneider has his own plans in mind. Will he stop the Four Lords of Havoc or join them in their conquest of the world?

Series details

• Title: Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime
• Premiere date: 2022-06-30
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 24 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6/10
• TVMaze ID: 61213
• IMDb ID: tt17736234
• TVDB ID: 415677

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-06-30; final listed air date 2022-09-15; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-07-31; final listed air date 2023-07-31; episode order: 15.

Source and licence

Adapted from Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.