. . . . "Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (BASTARD!!-\u6697\u9ED2\u306E\u7834\u58CA\u795E-, Basut\u0101do!! Ankoku no Hakaishin, lit. \"Bastard!! The Destructive God of Darkness\") is a manga by Kazushi Hagiwara. It first appeared in Weekly Sh\u014Dnen Jump, in 1988, and continues to be published irregularly today in Ultra Jump. Currently, it spans 27 volumes.Kazushi Hagiwara is an enthusiastic fan of heavy metal music and Dungeons & Dragons, using ideas from both of these in the Bastard!! story."@en . "27"^^ . .