Kodoani.com – Warner Bros. Japan announced on Monday that the new anime BASTARD !! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy– the action manga will get a second season that will premiere on Netflix worldwide in 2023. New anime titled Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin: Jigoku no Chinkonka-hen (BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Requiem of Hell Arc).
Hagiwara drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement.
The new season will have a returning staff member. Warner Bros. Japan also revealed four new actors.
Takuma Terashima as Joshua Berahia
Sho Hayami as Nils John Mifune
Junichi Suwabe long time Yngwei by Mattström
Koji Yusa as Zion Sol Vanderverg
The first season of the anime consisting of the first 13 episodes debuted on Netflix on June 30 worldwide. The second season of episodes 14-24 premiered on Netflix on September 15.
Hagiwara launched the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1988. Since then, the series has been serialized sporadically in the magazine and then Ultra Jump starting in 2001. Shueisha published the 27th compiled book volume. compilation of the manga in March 2012 and the series has more than 30 million copies in circulation. Viz Media released the manga in English, but discontinued the series with the 19th volume. The company canceled the release of the 20th volume in English.
The manga inspired a six-episode anime series (OVA) in 1992-1993.