Bastard!!

I can see why a lot of people may not like this, As a women I love it, I love the violence, the humor, the new style animation but still has that 80s look, which is unique, I definitely like...um the sexual themes in this show too, it's kind of refreshing to have a masculine MC.. anyways not for everyone but I enjoyed it a lot! Definitely don't watch it for it's story, I love the music, the action the gore, it's just a good sit back and watch Anime!

"Bastard!!" Is a rare sight to see on Netflix, yet it's a breath of fresh air at the same time. In a move against their painfully "woke" content as of late, "Bastard!!" Takes the edgy harem anime and mixes it with the dark fantasy genre, which sometimes comes off as a little confused. Still, it's a pleasant mix of gore, humor, and intriguing "ecchi" (or sexiness) that can feel contrived at times. All in all, it's a fun anime that panders to a crowd not hung up on strange ideologies who just want to enjoy some anime without it being censored into oblivion. That said, the show is strangely frightened of nipples, as the occasional bare breasts look like the female equivalent of a mannequin, while the main male character has at least some semblance of nipples. If the creators could have found a solid through line, Bastard could've easily been a 10/10.

I found this anime awesome! Unbelievable ! Gigantic! Everyone talks about nudity, maybe for minors it's disturbing. But I know that for my boyfriend and I, as an adult, we really liked this anime! We are impatiently waiting for the sequel, can't wait for it to come out! Congratulations anyway.

I 1st saw this when I was an elementary kid, got a peek from my brother collection. After that i was into magic and myth. Too bad they didn't have detail descriptions of the monsters and spells in the animate. That would be so awesome. Thx Netflix for bringing back Spriggan too. The story is very original to the comic, except the nudity. If it is 18+, I think they should have it. The fight scene wasn't the best nowsaday, still very behind from demon slayer and Sword Art Online is better. For me i can't stop watching it after the 3rd episode. If they can finish it till the end, it certainly make my bucket list. The last episode is as good as the comic. Again, thx Netflix.

Violence and nudity is not an issue. The way it's written is what I hate. Dark fantasy is supposed to be dark like Berserk, Claymore or close to Attack in Titan. This was just weird. To me it seemed tonally deaf with nudity and violence aimed at a more mature audience while the dialogue is on par with Dragon Ball Z or Samurai Pizza Cats.

Edgy good guy "I'm going to kill you for I am a mighty wizard and handsome to boot!"

Badguy: "No you won't and I will lick your virgins from head to toe, because I'm evil you see?! Muahahahaha!"

Edgy Good Guy: "Now you've done it, I'll..."

Then the minions squirt mud in awe of their master and then the protagonist when he beats their master.

The women in the harem are worried but also insecure about the other girl within aforementioned harem. Every fight that could be cool gets overly explained and becomes ridiculous, because of the overly present sidecharacters fawning.

^This doesn't happen to this extent in good Dark Fantasy Anime. There was an attempt. It failed. Better luck next time Netflix. Maybe get Ghost in the Shell 1995, the Berserk series 1997 in your library or fix Helsing's subtitles not being in French on Dutch Netflix...