The second season of the television anime BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- anime has revealed the second teaser trailer featuring the newly revealed opening and ending theme song. Bastard Season 2 will stream on Netflix on July 31. The new season will adapt the manga’s “Hell’s Requiem” arc and Netflix is streaming all 15 episodes at once.
The new teaser features Dark Schneider’s complete resurrection, the urgent search for Sheila Tuel, the key to the revival of the God of Destruction Anthrasax, led by Kal=Su and his twelve Sorcerer Shogun. The video also showcases the warriors of the Kingdom of Meta-llicana heading to the final battleground to prevent Kal=Su’s ambitions, setting the stage for a destined battle over the last seal of the destruction god.
The opening theme song is “NEW DAWN” by coldrain, while the ending theme song is “La Muse perdue” by Tielle. Both musical groups were also in charge of the songs for the first season.
Masato, Coldrain’s vocalist, and Tielle shared their thoughts on the new themes for the second season. Masato stated that Coldrain’s song, “NEW DAWN”, might be their most intense metal theme so far in their career. Tielle expressed her honor in crafting the ending theme, “La Muse perdue (The Lost Muse)”. She composed the song considering the love that appears amidst the series’ high-stakes battles, and hopes fans will enjoy the song alongside the anime.
▍About Bastard‼
Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin is a Japanese manga series by Kazushi Hagiwara, that contains partial nudity, violence, and blood, therefore rated for ages 15 and up. The author’s love for heavy metal music is reflected in the abundant references to iconic bands like Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Guns N’ Roses within the character, place, and spell names. First published in Shōnen Jump, the manga shifted to Ultra Jump magazine, with its first volume released in October 1988.
400 years since the fall of modern civilization. The world is riddled with chaos and ruled by swords and magic. The Kingdom of Meta-llicana is under attack by the Dark Rebel Armies and their Four Divine Kings, and Yoko Tia Noto, the daughter of the Grand Priest, must make a fateful decision to save the kingdom. Should she resurrect Dark Schneider, the ancient grand wizard who once sought world domination?!
▍Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy Anime Season 2 Staff & Production
Original work: BASTARD!! Ankoku no Hakaishin by Kazushi Hagiwara (Serialized in Shūeisha’s Ultra Jump)
Director: Takaharu Ōzaki
Story editor: Yōsuke Kuroda
Character design: Sayaka Ono
Creature design: Raita Sunaga
Effect layout: Tatsuo Yamada
Art director: Kazuhiro Inoue (Kusanagi)
Art setting: Barnstorm Design Labo
Color setting: Aiko Shinohara
Special effect supervisor: Kumiko Taniguchi
Special effect: Ayumi Arahata (Team Taniguchi)
3DCGI: Felix Film
Director of Photography: Junpei Takatsu
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (editz)
Sound director: Yasunori Ebina
Music: Yasuharu Takanashi (Team-MAX)
Produced by: Warner Bros. Japan
Animation production: Liden Films
▍Bastard‼ Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy Anime Season 2 Cast
■ Dark Schneider – CV: Kishō Taniyama
■ Tia Noto Yōko – CV: Tomori Kusunoki
■ Lucien Renlen – CV: Kanae Itō
■ Kal=Su – CV: Kenshō Ono
■ Gara – CV: Hiroki Yasumoto
■ Arshes Nei – CV: Yōko Hikasa
■ Abigail – CV: Tomokazu Sugita
■ Sheila Tuel Meta-Ilicana – CV: Nao Tōyama
■ Lars – CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
■ Kai Harn – CV: Shizuka Itō
■ Joshua Belahia – CV: Takuma Terashima
■ Vai Staebe – CV: Taito Ban
■ Schen Karr – CV: Ryūichi Kijima
■ Jorg Fishes – CV: Jun Kasama
■ Nills Schon Mifune – CV: Shō Hayami
■ Yngwei Von Mattström – CV: Junichi Suwabe
■ Maclalpine Toni Strauss – CV: Jun Fukuyama
■ Shella E. Lee – CV: Asami Setō
■ Zion Sol Vanderverg – CV: Kōji Yusa
■ Ran Di Rhodes Shutein Neubauten – CV: Daisuke Hirakawa
■ Bol Gil Bol – CV: Takahiro Fujiwara
■ Ba Thory – CV: Minoru Hirota
■ Ida Deesna – CV: Taisuke Nakano
■ Zakk Walder – CV: Tomohiro Yamaguchi
■ Vlad Kills – CV: Hinata Tadokoro
■ Sykes Von Snowwhite – CV: Atsushi Tamaru
■ Ross Zaboss Friedrich – CV: Wataru Komada
■ Sean Ari – CV: Ari Ozawa
■ Di-amon – CV: Takehito Koyasu
■ Hammet – CV: Shōmaru Souza
■ Mohi – CV: Seiyū Fujiwara
■ Anthrasax – CV: Mami Koyama