Bastard‼: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy(BASTARD!!-暗黒の破壊神-Basutādo!! Ankoku no Hakaishin, lit. "Bastard!! The Destructive God of Darkness") is a manga by Kazushi Hagiwara. It first appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump, in 1988, and continues to be published irregularly today in Ultra Jump. Currently, it spans 26 volumes. The manga is published in English by Viz Media. Only Volumes 1-19 have been translated with no plans to release the rest. The 20th volume was cancelled. Additionally, a 6-part anime OVA was released in 1992. The OVA was released in North America by Pioneer in 1995.