Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin: Jigoku no Chinkonka-hen

Two years after the heroic sacrifice of Dark Schneider in the battle against Abigail, Kall-Su, the final surviving member of the Four Divine Kings, is close to seizing global power. As cities and kingdoms fall one after the other, humanity's last beacon of hope is a group of samurai led by the high priestess Yoko Tia Noto. However, the brutal assaults of Kall-Su's lieutenants against the samurai's fortress quickly make the situation desperate. Once more, Yoko's only way to fix the rapidly devolving crisis is to find Dark Schneider's soul, which has seemingly deserted Lucien Renlen's body since the demise of the kingdom of Metallicana.

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Dark Schneider Main

Taniyama, Kishou Japanese

Tia Noto, Yoko Main

Kusunoki, Tomori Japanese

Arshes, Nei ing

Hikasa, Youko Japanese

Gara ing

Yasumoto, Hiroki Japanese

Metallicana, Sheila Tuel ing

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Kai, Harn ing

Itou, Shizuka Japanese

Di-amon ing

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Kall-Su ing

Ono, Kensho Japanese

Metallicana, Lars Ulu ing

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Abigail ing

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Sasaki, Yuusuke Producer

Tsuruoka, Shinya Producer

Hayashi, Toshiyasu Producer

Ozaki, Takaharu Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Aug 9, 2023

bossunhimeswitch

Recommended

Everyone's problematic fave is back and it was a really good season. The stakes were high, the Jump tropes were in full bloom, and it was an enjoyable season. Of course there were the typical pitfalls of any manga from its time period but I overlooked these flaws in favor of the larger story as a whole. I think the best part of this season was how it illustrated how the characters have grown since the first batch of episodes with occasional exception. I also liked the hints of where the story will go from here if we get another season, which I really hope ... we do because despite its flaws, the characters and overall plot points are engaging and I want more.

If you liked the previous installments then you're going to like this one. It's definitely worth the watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Aug 23, 2023

camay1997

Mixed Feelings

While there are some good things here: The characters well rounded particularly Yoko and Dark Schneider. Yoko has her moments where she has to be a tough fierce leader and her moments of soft vulnerability. And DS has a soft loving side underneath his cocky exterior. The characters are diverse in representation and design; Arshes & Gara having darker skin and hair and using fashion styles and fighting styles unique from the other characters. I truly believe they react to situations in a realistic way given the setting and world building. But I shouldn't have to sing the praises of characters, setting and world building ... that haven't changed in-between seasons
TL:DR everything good about season one is present in season two.
My huge issue here is with the characters standing around expositing the story to us and each other. I understand the source material and know what I complained about was the storytelling style of the time; but been there, done that, don't want it no more. Speaking of source material, MAL won't let me post this review without mentioning there are overt sexist and misogynistic scenes and themes in this series. Again something you'd know if you watched the first season. I cannot imagine why I have to mention that in a review for season two of a show when all those sexist and misogynistic element were present in the first season. I gave this season a bonus point because of the fan service, I like fan service and it shouldn't be denigrated to spare the feelings of those who could easily avoid such themes.
I Like it because of the dark and adult themes, plus I find the characters well rounded and diverse. But I don't like the archaic storytelling formula. I can appreciate the fan service while others might find it terrifying, vile and offensive.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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May 4, 2024

GermanicusII

Not Recommended

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Bastard season 2 continues many of the same problems as previous seasons. Schneider is still boringly OP and what little plot emerges is too little too late. In fact, season 2 actually manages to exacerbate these problems. For example, a large number of new characters are introduced yet they receive little to no characterisation. However one of the most annoying problems with this series was its treatment of the female cast. The show had always  been fanservice heavy but its ramped up to eleven in some scenes in season 2, and not in a good way. Fanservice can be done well however bastard s2 is ... not an example of this. One notable example comes in a bathing scene where Tio Noto Yoko is bathing alone. Schenider comes in gets physical with her. She says no. Repeatedly. He continues and receives no real comeuppance or punishment outside of the usual anime comedy tropes. On the subject of badly written women, Arshes Nei, who was introduced in season 1 as an impressive General, a powerful figure in her own right, has since then degenerated into little more than a simp for Dark Schneider who does little other than cry over her relationship with him and pine for him on her own, in forest hut, for two whole years (the series takes place after a time skip) just because Schneider once told her do this, when she was a child!


Overall, the writing and characterisation is just as bad, if not worse, than previous season. If you want a fantasy themed villain protagonist anime that's better written. Watch Overlord instead.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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