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Netflix has given a season 2 renewal order (probably nicely forward of at the moment) to the hit anime collection BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- which is able to return for 15 new episodes in 2023.
Directed by Takaharu Ozaki, the Japanese anime collection (which holds a 6.7 on IMDb) is about what occurs when evil forces threaten to resurrect Anthrasax, the God of Destruction, the Kingdom of Meta-llicana calls on a unstable darkish wizard for assist.
The collection is produced for Netflix by Warner Bros. Japan Anime.
Following its first season launched on Netflix on June thirtieth, 2022, it went on to spend two weeks within the prime international 10s selecting up 18.28 million hours between June twenty sixth and July tenth.
Here’s how its hourly figures breaks down:
| Week Period | Hours Viewed(M) | Rank | Week in Top 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| June twenty sixth, 2022 to July third, 2022 | 8,960,000 | 8 | 1 |
| July third, 2022 to July tenth, 2022 | 9,320,000 (+4%) | 8 | 2 |
Per our knowledge, it was the sixth hottest anime collection within the prime 10s in 2022, with Hunter x Hunter topping the record.
BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- will return for 15 episodes in 2023
On January ninth as a part of a stay stream discovered on Netflix’s anime channel, the creator of the collection, producers and voice actors introduced that the collection can be returning for brand spanking new episodes:
“As people from our generation who are fans of the original manga, we know there’s much more, and that it only gets better. I was over the moon to hear that the anime will be continuing.”
What is the second season adapting? The further episodes will cowl volumes 8 to 12 of the manga, which leads as much as Hell’s Requiem.
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Producer Tsuruoka instructed us extra about Hell’s Requiem within the stay stream, saying, “The story goes well beyond the story depicted in the additional episodes,” including, “This storyline was the most popular in the manga actually. A lot of new characters make an appearance, and we also get to see the fateful showdown between Dark Schneider and Kall-Su. In order to deliver every detail of this part of the story, Hell’s Requiem will consist of 15 episodes.”
Speaking about how far alongside the collection is in manufacturing, Tsuruoka stated, “Production actually started a while back, so we’ve recorded a lot of it already.”
The fundamental workers members will proceed to work on the collection, and all of the solid members returning.
The full stay stream could be seen under, which kicks off with a quiz earlier than diving into the information of the second season order.