Bastard!!

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Bastard!!
Original title バ ス タ ー ド !! 暗 黒 の 破 壊 神
transcription Basutādo !! ankoku no hakai shin
genre Shonen , his
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Kazushi Hagiwara
publishing company Shueisha
magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump (until 2000)
Ultra Jump (since 2001)
First publication March 13, 1988 - ...
expenditure 27
Original video animation
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 1992
Studio AIC
length 30 minutes
Episodes 6th
Director Katsuhito Akiyama
music Kōhei Tanaka
synchronization

Bastard!! ( jap. バ ス タ ー ド !! 暗 黒 の 破 壊 神 , Basutādo !! ankoku no hakai shin ) is a manga series by the Japanese artist Kazushi Hagiwara . The manga, which has been published since 1988 and also implemented as an original video animation , can be assigned to the Shōnen genre and has so far comprised over 4,500 pages.

action

In a crumbling future, humanity struggles with demons and other horrific beings for survival. In this magical world populated by many races, ancient science is condemned as witchcraft, and as the world begins to plunge into the abyss, only one hope remains: the resurrection of the exiled magician Dark Schneider. This powerful wizard had once tried to conquer the world with the help of his four companions. When it was finally sealed, his friends, now under the influence of the dark power of the goddess Anthrax, decided to continue this plan. In addition, they decide to revive the evil goddess. In the middle of the war for her homeland, the young Yoko Dark frees Schneider's soul. So bound to them, he unwillingly decides to face his former friends, but just as confidently, angels and devils.

Characters

  • Dark Schneider is a 400 year old magician who has been resurrected. He appears selfish, lustful, irresponsible and brutal and sees himself as the ultimate hero. But he was trapped in the body of the boy Luzi for 15 years, and his friendship with Yoko has a positive effect on the character of the magician. So he decides to protect her.
  • Tia Noto Yoko is the daughter of the high priest of Metallicana and grew up with Luzi Renren. She awakens the magician Dark Schneider and fights from now on for her country and against the anthrax.
  • Luzi Renren is a little boy in whose body Dark Schneider's soul lived. When he wakes up, he disappears, but his consciousness can reach the magician. It turns out that the boy is the fallen angel Lucifer.
  • Kal Su is Dark Schneider's most capable student. He is also called the High King of Ice because he is the second strongest magician after Dark Schneider. He is influenced by the anthrax because of old guilty feelings and so he leads the troops that are supposed to subdue the kingdoms. However, he loses in a magical duel against his teacher and henceforth takes on the fight against the anthrax and the angels with him.
  • Ashes Ney is a mixed breed Dark Elf and was picked up by Dark Schneider. She becomes his daughter and lover and feels betrayed by him when he fights for Yoko after his return. In the fight the magician sacrifices himself for the thunder goddess and Ashes decides to stand on his side again.
  • Gala is a ninja master and a friend of Dark Schneider.
  • Abigail is a magician who leads the armies with Kal Su. But he is also one of the 10 wise men in Europe and still knows the ancient science that the ancestors used.

Manga

Many of the names in the manga have been adopted from, or based on, well-known rock and metal bands . The US translation of the anime does not necessarily reveal this, but the German translation of the manga stuck to it. Dark Schneider is named after Udo Dirkschneider , the kingdoms are called Whitesnake , Metallicana and Iron Maiden and there are spells like Judas Priest and Deep Purple .

The manga first appeared in Japan in 1988 in the popular manga magazine Shōnen Jump and was called Wizard during the first chapter . The story has so far appeared in 27 volumes, all of which were published in German by Carlsen Comics from 2000 to 2013 . Hagiwara has been writing the story for Ultra Jump magazine since 2004 , which is aimed at an older readership than Shōnen Jump. An English translation is published by Viz Media , a French by Glénat and a Spanish by Planeta DeAgostini .

Anime adaptation

The beginning of the manga series was in 1992 under the title Bastard !! Ankoku no Hakai-jin ( バ ス タ ー ド !! 暗 黒 の 破 壊 神 ) filmed as a six-part anime - OVA , directed by Katsuhito Akiyama . Shigemi Ikeda was the artistic director of the production of AIC and Atsushi Okuda and Hiroyuki Kitazume created the character design . The music was composed by Kōhei Tanaka . For the end credits the songs I'm in Trouble by Toshinori Yonekura and Monochrome Trouble by Toshinori Yonekura were used.

role Japanese voice
Dark tailor Kazuki Yao
Tiara Nort Yoko Yuka Koyama
Rushe Renren Yuriko Fuchizaki

Online RPG

Since 2005, on an online role-playing game to Bastard !! worked, but its development was stopped in 2009.

success

The anthologies have sold over 30 million copies in Japan.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tecmo Cancels Bastard !! MMORPG's Development. Anime News Network, December 18, 2009, accessed August 9, 2013 .
  2. ↑ http://www.gpara.com/comingsoon/bso/060704/index.htm