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Summary: SAVE YOUR MONEY
Review: First-off, let me say that I purchased the "Bastard" complete collection based on the reviews from this site...but I gotta admit, I'll be very careful about doing this in the future!! The show was a SERIOUS DISAPPOINTMENT!! Not only was the dialoge very simple (it seemed as if it was written for grade-schoolers), but the plot was also the same. And instead of being written like a story, it was written as if though it was a play - with "Dark Schneider" doing his stupid evil laugh at anything, and screaming everything at the top of his lungs like a corny Saturday morning cartoon for children. And don't let me start on the dumb sound-effects and "foreign language" they used when they cast their spells. (Umma-mulah, kabali-kooka, lama, etc...). And while I'm on a roll, let me make a comment on the nudity. TOTALLY STUPID!! Unbeknownst to me, Dark Schneider strips-down totally naked before going into some of the fights. Why??!! And the female characters in the movie are all scantly clad, and appear as if they were drawn for "hentai" (Japanese porno anime). You see the emphasis on bouncing breasts, undershots of their panties, and a scene where a girl has a "seeming" orgasm while being carried. HOW STUPID!! It's as if though the writers KNEW that the story was dumb, and decided that by having the girls scantly clad, and introducing the sexual overtones, the viewers would stay affixed to the show and finish watching the movie. (Please, don't underestimate us)! Oh, oh, oh...and don't let me start on the stupid voices. They were like fingernails across a classroom chalkboard! (They were definately wrong for the characters as well as this movie). So to end, if you like GREAT anime, purchase the complete Rurouni Kenshin, Fushigi Yugi, Samurai Deeper Kyo, or G.T.O. (Great Teacher Onizuka) series. These have great stories, as well as being written in typical Japanese anime formats. (I lean toward the TRADITIONAL Japanese anime, and not so much on the weak Westernized versions catering to the Americam crowd). Of course there is much more great anime out there, but these stick out on the top of my head. Save your money folks, there is alot better anime out there for the money!
Rating: 
Summary: Great series
Review: Great series with tons of action and characters you can really hate! Also, lots of gore and swordplay!
Rating: 
Summary: Bewtter than one would expect......
Review: I admit I wasn't very taken by Bastard! after watching the first two episodes. It seemed sillier than I expected, and without much in the way of a decent plot or characters. However, the more I watched, the better it got. Bastard! strongly focuses on its characters, almost foregoing the plot in the process. Dark Schneider is the "hero" of the story, and yes, he's a bastard. It took me a little while to get used to his arrogant attitude and overposturing, but I was soon laughing at his crazy antics and one-liners. I still have trouble taking him seriously because of his name, however. Thunder Empress Arshes Nei, now *that's* a good name (maybe this explains why she whooped his ... so many times ^_^). There's also Yoko, the "damsel in distress", although she does prove herself rather vindictive at times. Various other characters include Gara, a ninja master, and Rushie, Dark Schneider's alter-ego. As previously stated, there is little in the way of story. It basically revolves around a giant army trying to conquer the world. This is simply an excuse for lots of mayhem and destruction, which is a good thing in this case. The action was very exciting, with D.S. firing off mega-powerful spells left, right and center. You want plot? Go watch Record of Lodoss War. You want action? You've come to the right place. If you're looking for humor then you've also come to the right place. Just look at some of the names. Ansla-Sax? Iron Maydon? Oh, brother. Plus, there are plenty of other jokes in the form of one-liners and outright silliness. Especially funny was watching Dark Schneider and Yoko. He's just putty in her hands... To back up the good material found here, this series has some impressive production qualities. The artwork is quite vivid, with lots of bright colors to enhance the battle scenes, and the animation is fairly smooth. The English voice-acting is mixed, though. I preferred Dark Schneider's arrogant English voice to his Japanese counterpart, but the remainder of the characters sounded better in the original version. But if you prefer your anime in English, then the dubbed version won't hurt your ears. If you're looking for a good fantasy anime with plenty of action and laughs, then grab ahold of Bastard!.
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Summary: A very funny anime
Review: I always wanted to see Bastard!! the first time I had heard of it, and well, thats because of it's name. When i finally got a chance to watch, it wasn't what i had expected it to be. First of all, the main character Dark Schieder is awesome. Second of all, this is a comedy, I really wasn't thinking about a comedic anime when this came in mind, but, with such lines like, "I'll kill you to death," make this anime worth watching. My only real problem with it would be that the ending is dissapointing, what happens? It seems to just stop without giving very little or any resolution. But, all in all Bastard!! is a great anime, but, stay away from the dubbed version.
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Summary: Awesome Series for a swords and sorcery lover!
Review: I dont' know if you have ever heard of this particular series, but I recently purchased it while at the local video store. It's pretty cool. Kind of reminds me of lodoss war, in the sense that every living creature is like a giant bag of blood, and if you're cut BAM!!! you spring a leak like a water mane busting. I noted the main character, Dark Schneider, or Darsh, is very intreguing. His character progresses quiet nicely throught the series, going from not quiet pure evil to a reluctant hero. IF you think you;ve seen someone with more ego than this guy, you're probably wrong, but on the plus side this 400 year old mage has the power to back up his mouth. The first (of 6) episode, an annoying mage, with some power, is attacking the town, now Darsh is freed from his imprisonment, inside a small boy to fight this threat. He can only be freed if kissed by a virgin. Fortuantely, Yoko, Rusha's best friend (the small boy who house's this super mage) has been unwittingly prepared for this day her whole life. OF course, being evil as he is, and having been iprisoned for the last 15 years, Darsh decides, as his first act, to kill everyone instead, but the invader gets in the way, and cuts darsh's face, drawing blood. Then Dark's power is unleashed, and the invader (calls himself the invisible.... I can't remember his name) gets a heaping helping of a dish I call severe pain laced with VENOM (watch teh show you'll get why I spelled it in caps). Now the big picture: You see Darsh's old generals, his ex girlfiriend, and his old army have decided to take over the world like he would have if he hadn't been imprisoned. The four generals, are pretty cool. Althought I think they were based off Record of Lodoss War, or it was based on them, one or the other. One, a ninja master, reminds me of Ashram from Record of Lodoss War. While the ex-girlfriend, and Darsh's adopted duaghter. (there's a long story in that one turst me it's better to see than hear) is like Pirotause. The last two guys are a mage of undead creautes is who reminded me of Wagnard, where as the ice mage (a very interesting character who gets very little screen time, and when he is there, it's merely to look good. but when he does act... cool) acts a lot like Ashram as well. Reluctantly Darsh takes them all on (along the way killing a vampire/mage who just seems to cry out for a beating, trust me one look and you'll agree) and being nigh immortal, unleashes a super does of pain to his enemies. A happy ending, but I get the feelign there was supposed to be another series, since the last battle is won, but there are a few lose ends left untended to. If you liked Record of Lodoss War or Fist of the North Star, you would probably love this series. My only true complaint is that this series wasn't longer. Since some stuff seems to be rushed through.
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Summary: Dark Schneider!!!
Review: I enjoyed every episode, this is a great OVA series and the only complain is that the ending hasn't been released. If you liked Record of Lodoss War, Slayers, Sorceres Hunter then Bastard!!! has to be in your anime collection.
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Summary: Check out this anime, you won't be disappointed.
Review: I first heard of the "Bastard!!" series back in the early 90's and recalled many fans at an anime convention talking about how cool the series was and how funny it was because of the main character's name (Dark Schneider) and the many references to popular US metal bands (from the 80's). After watching all six episodes, I just fell in love with this series. There have been several "Bastard!!" video games available for the SNES and Sony Playstation and the series has yet to be "fully completed", although the six-OAV episode arc is just totally awesome! The series is about an evil warlock named "Dark Schneider" who has been freed from imprisonment and fortunately, the evil warlock has been combined with a very good kid named Rushe which makes him somewhat a hero to aid the people of Meta-Rikana" and take on his old generals and army. The storyline is just awesome but since this anime includes combat, humor and wizardry...the battles can be bloody and too violent for some people. All in all, an awesome anime featuring awesome characters (and character designs) such as Ninja Master Gara, Thunder Empress Arshes Nei and more. Check out this anime, you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: Check out this anime, you won't be disappointed.
Review: I first heard of the "Bastard!!" series back in the early 90's and recalled many fans at an anime convention talking about how cool the series was and how funny it was because of the main character's name (Dark Schneider) and the many references to popular US metal bands (from the 80's). After watching all six episodes, I just fell in love with this series. There have been several "Bastard!!" video games available for the SNES and Sony Playstation and the series has yet to be "fully completed", although the six-OAV episode arc is just totally awesome! The series is about an evil warlock named "Dark Schneider" who has been freed from imprisonment and fortunately, the evil warlock has been combined with a very good kid named Rushe which makes him somewhat a hero to aid the people of Meta-Rikana" and take on his old generals and army. The storyline is just awesome but since this anime includes combat, humor and wizardry...the battles can be bloody and too violent for some people. All in all, an awesome anime featuring awesome characters (and character designs) such as Ninja Master Gara, Thunder Empress Arshes Nei and more. Check out this anime, you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: If only they finished it...
Review: I have watched a wide variety of Anime, and I have to say that this is a fun series. I was very dissapointed however, in finding out that it was never finished the way it was intended. Because of a fund shortage, the company responsible for it cut it way short (only 6 episodes?) and had to finish it. I enjoyed what I did see, but it honestly comes down to what sparks your interest. I recommend highly that you watch this anime, but not necessarily buy it. Like evangaleon, those who hunt elves, and many other anime that were never finished as intended, watch, but purchase on your own accord. If you want to see them borrow them from a friend, but none the less watch them.
Rating:
Summary: Bastard!!-Complete Collection
Review: I really enjoyed this comical series. I went on this site to
see if there was anymore to the series and was disappointed that
there wasn't. I hope that they finish up the series, I can't
wait to find out what happens next. I can't seem to get enough
of the main charactor! I was laughing so hard... it left me in
tears.
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