Bastard Anime Season 2: Renewed or Canceled?

Based on the Japanese manga series of the same name, written and created by Kazushi Hagiwara, ‘Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-‘ or ‘Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin’ is a dark fantasy action-adventure ONA with many ecchi elements. The story revolves around Dark Schneider, a powerful evil wizard who conquered almost the entire world. However, he was eventually defeated and his spirit was sealed in the body of a young boy named Lucien Renlen. Over the next 15 years, Lucien grew up alongside Tia Noto Yoko, the daughter of Chief Priest Geo Noto, who played a pivotal role in Dark Schneider’s magical captivity. Geo believed that one day people would need Dark Schneider and told his daughter that she would have to remain a virgin for the rest of her life so she could kiss Lucien and break the seal.

In the present day, four former disciples of Dark Schneider and their Dark Rebel Army wage a violent war against the four human kingdoms to free Anthrasax, the mightiest of all demon gods. When the Dark Rebel Army attacks her kingdom in the absence of her father and the king, Yoko has no choice but to send Dark Schneider back into the world. After its premiere, ‘Bastard’ received positive reviews, with critics praising the animation and action sequences. If you’re wondering if there’s a second season of ‘Bastard’ coming, we’ve got you covered.

Bastard Season 2 Release Date

‘Hybrid!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-‘ Season 1 premiered on Netflix on June 30, 2022. It consists of 13 episodes of 25-26 minutes running time. As for season 2, here’s what we know,

Studio Liden Films has developed a total of 24 episodes of the ONA. A split-cour anime, the first cour, consisting of the first 13 episodes, was released on June 30. The second cour, with the remaining 12 episodes, will be released at a later date.

Japanese broadcasters traditionally maintain a three-month gap between the two parts of a split court. Netflix seems to stick to this system for the most part. Previously, they released the first cour (episodes 1 to 12) of the ONA ‘Sword Gai’ on March 23, 2018. The second cour (episodes 13 to 24) was released on July 30, 2018. If the streaming giant continues to follow same pattern, ‘Bastard’ season 2 will probably come out in October 2022†

Bastard Season 2 Plot: What Could It Be About?

Both the ONA’ Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-‘ and the source material are full of references to heavy metal – from the names of the characters, groups and locations to the title itself. Although ‘bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-‘ is technically an ongoing manga series; no new chapter has been published since 2012. However, the first season or first course has a lot of the material that has already been omitted. The first season covers up to about volume 5, chapter 40 of the first arc of the series, entitled ‘The Dark Rebel Armies’.

In the Season 1 finale titled ‘Wavering’, the battle between Dark Schneider and Arshes Nei comes to an end. Both cast the powerful Helloween spell. Just as Dark Schneider’s spell is about to overwhelm Arshes, Lucien informs him that Arshes does not want to kill him nor does he want to die. This makes Dark Schneider realize that Abigail has cast an Accused spell on Arshes. He redirects the Helloween spell before ripping his heart out to free Arshes of the Accused spell in the end credits scene.

In Season 2, we may see Dark Schneider’s resurrection. Arshes can rejoin him and together they can take out the Dark Rebel Army. Meanwhile, Abigail and Kall-Su manage to awaken Anthrasax and mount a grand battle between the ancient entity and Dark Schneider. If Dark Schneider loses, he could potentially go to hell.

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