History Trivia / Bastard1988

* ActorAllusion: In the 2022 anime adaptation, Di-amon is voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu, who has already voiced a human-turned-vampire in [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure another shonen fantasy series which also began serialization in the 80s, loaded with over-the-top violence and musical references]].

* MissingEpisode: The arc that would bridge the gap between ''Crime and Punishment'' arc to ''Immoral Laws'' arc is this. While this hasn'e been confirmed, apparently the drafts for this arc were damaged/lost, so Hagiwara just move into the next arc via TimeSkip. In 2000, Hagiwara published ''Bastard!!: Unused・Revised Edition'', an art book which compiles what's left of this missing drafts. Then in 2010, Hagiwara expanded on these missing pieces and release the "completed" version of this draft for the (at the time of this writing) final volume of ''Bastard!!''; Volume 27, released in 2012. Hagiwara officially titled this story arc as ''The Seal of Magical Power/The Number of the Beast''.

* MissingEpisode: The arc that would bridge the gap between ''Crime and Punishment'' arc to ''Immoral Laws'' arc is this. While this hasn'e been confirmed, apparently the drafts for this arc were damaged/lost, so Hagiwara just move into the next arc via TimeSkip. In 2000, Hagiwara published ''Bastard!!: Unused・Revised Edition'', an art book which compiles what's left of this missing drafts. Then in 2010, Hagiwara expanded on these missing pieces and release the "completed" version of this draft for the (at the time of this writing) final volume of ''Bastard!!''; volume 27, released in 2012.

* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: This was the selling point of the ''kanzenban''-styled ''Bastard!! Complete Edition'' released in 2000, in which Hagiwara updates the art to be more in-line with his then-recent art work; it started off simple with better looking backgrounds to straight up redrawing the characters in his new style. Parts of this release serves as the basis for [[Creator/VizMedia Viz Media's]] release of ''Bastard!!'' manga.

* UncreditedRole: It's unknown why Dark Schneider's English voice actor for the 2022 ONA went [[https://twitter.com/JRPictures/status/1542435113384165376 uncredited]], unlike the rest of the cast (barring Sheila). Considering he's ''the main character'' it's pretty surprising.

* UncreditedRole: It's unknown why Dark Schneider's English voice actor for the 2022 ONA went [[https://twitter.com/JRPictures/status/1542435113384165376 uncredited]], despite the rest of the casts (barring Sheila) still got to keep their names. Considering he's ''the main character'' it's pretty surprising.

* SeriesHiatus: ''Bastard!!'' never did get finished, and is still hanging on at 27 volumes to this day. It maybe because of Hagiwara burning out and wanting to branch out to other ventures, but the other contributing factor to this could be due to...
* ScheduleSlip: Hagiwara openly admits he has a bad case of this, which is why he often [[Main/WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants has to come up with things on the fly]] to continue the story as quickly as possible before hitting the deadline, thanks in no small part to his [[Main/ThePerfectionist perfectionism]]. It's for this reason that ''Bastard!!'' got serialized in Shonen Jump's quarterly imprint ''Weekly Shonen Jump Specials'' at an irregular schedule for much of Main/TheNineties; to give him more to time to work on the manga. After a brief return to regular Shonen Jump in 1997 ([[Main/RunningGag still on an irregular schedule]]), ''Bastard!!'' eventually made a [[{{Main/Pun}} jump]] to the Main/{{Seinen}}-aimed ''Ultra Jump'' in 2000, which gave him even more leeway thanks to being monthly. And it shows in his art quality. Despite all of that though, the manga still ended up being published on, [[Main/OverlyLongGag you guessed it]], an irregular schedule.

* PromotedFanboy: In the Bastard!! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xxpEFjGqHY livestream]] on Warner Bros. Japan's Website/{{YouTube}} channel, Creator/KishowTaniyama and Creator/HirokiYasumoto admitted that they were fans of the series long before being cast as Dark Schneider and Ninja Master Gara respectively.

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: The 2022 series is this for almost every country outside Japan and the U.S. when something related with the manga or anime is shown in their regions.

* ActorAllusion: In the 2022 anime series, Di-amon is voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu, who has already voiced a human-turned-vampire in [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure another shonen fantasy series which also began serialization in the 80s, loaded with over-the-top violence and musical references]].

** Creator/MamiKoyama who previously voiced Arshes Nei in the first 3 Drama CD's back in the early 90's voices Anthrasax in the 2022 Netflix ONA

* ActorAllusion: In the 2022 anime series, Di-amon is voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu, who has already voiced a human-turned-vampire in [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure another shonen fantasy series which also began serialization in the 80s, loaded with over the top violence and musical references]].

* MarthDebutedInSmashBros: The 2022 series is this for almost every country outside Japan and the U.S. when something related with the manga or anime is showed in their regions.

* UncreditedRole: It's unknown why Dark Schneider's English voice actor for the 2022 ONA (allegedly Daran Noris) went [[https://twitter.com/JRPictures/status/1542435113384165376 uncredited]], despite the rest of the casts (barring Sheila) still got to keep their names. Considering he's ''the main character'' it's pretty surprising.

* UncreditedRole: It's unknown why Dark Schneider's English voice actor for the 2022 ONA went [[https://twitter.com/JRPictures/status/1542435113384165376 uncredited]], despite the rest of the casts (barring Sheila) still got to keep their names. Considering he's ''the main character'' it's pretty surprising.

* UncreditedRole: It's unknown why Dark Schneider's English voice actor for the 2022 ONA went [[https://twitter.com/JRPictures/status/1542435113384165376 uncredited]], despite the rest of the casts still got to keep their names.

* YouSoundFamiliar: Creator/MamiKoyama who previously voiced Arshes Nei in the first 3 Drama CD's back in the early 90's voices Anthrasax in the 2022 Netflix ONA

* YouSoundFamiliar: Creator/MamiKoyama previously voiced Arshes Nei in the first 3 Drama CD's back in the early 90's voices Anthrasax in the 2022 Netflix ONA

* StudioHop: The 1992 OVA was produced by Creator/{{AIC}} and the 2022 ONA was produced by Liden Films.

* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion: This was the selling point of the ''kanzenban''-styled ''Bastard!! Complete Edition'' released in 2000, in which Hagiwara updates the art to be more in-line with his then-recent art work; it started off simple with better looking backgrounds to straight up redrawing the characters in his new style. This release serves as the basis for [[Creator/VizMedia Viz Media's]] release of ''Bastard!!'' manga.

* ScheduleSlip: Hagiwara openly admits he has a bad case of this, which is why he often [[Main/WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants has to come up with things on the fly]] to continue the story as quickly as possible before hitting the deadline, thanks in no small part to his [[Main/ThePerfectionist perfectionism]]. It's for this reason that ''Bastard!!'' got serialized in Shonen Jump's quarterly imprint ''Weekly Shonen Jump Specials'' at an irregular schedule for much of Main/TheNineties; to give him more to time to work on the manga. After a brief return to regular Shonen Jump in 1997 ([[Main/RunningGag still on an irregular schedule]]), ''Bastard!!'' eventually made a [[{{Main/Pun}} jump]] to the Main/{{Seinen}}-aimed ''Ultra Jump'' in 2000, which gave him even more leeway thanks to being monthly. And it shows in his art quality. Despite all of that though, the manga still ended up being published on, [[Main/OverlyLongGag you guessed it]], an irregular schedule.

* [[{{Main/Doujinshi}} Doujinshi]]: Thanks to his previous background, Kazushi Hagiwara was very active on the doujin scene. He and his team of assistants founded the doujin circle ''Studio Loud In School'' where they published works featuring FightingGame franchises such as ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'', ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' and various [[{{Creator/Capcom}} Capcom]] games. Their most famous work, ''Wonderful Megadeth'' featured appearances of characters from ''Bastard!!''.
* FanNickname: Several characters have been compared with another character who were created after ''Bastard!!'' began its publication. Many of these stems from visual similarities:
** "Ninja [[{{Manga/Berserk}} Guts]]" for Gara, due to his visual similarities to a certain Black Swordsman. Ironically, Gara can regrow his arm while Guts can't.
** "{{Manga/Inuyasha}}" for Dark Schneider, as both characters have long white hair and canine teeth. Although this comparison only comes from the Inuyasha fandom, thanks to the 2022 anime's teaser catching their interests.
*** "Kagome" for Princess Sheila, which popped up not long after the above comparison.

* ReferencedBy: [[Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari Daisuke Ishiwatari]], creator of the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' series, has admitted to have been influenced by ''Bastard!!'' in regards to incorporating heavy metal and rock references in a fantasy setting full of magic and spells. Dark Schneider and Prince Lars also serves as the basis for Sol Badguy and Ky Kiske, respectively (''especially'' Ky, [[https://twitter.com/Richmond_Lee/status/1368505636699344897 wearing an almost identical garb]] worn by the prince).

* ReferencedBy: [[Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari Daisuke Ishiwatari]], creator of the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' series, has admitted to have been influenced by ''Bastard!!'' in regards to incorporating heavy metal and rock references in a fantasy setting full of magic and spells. Dark Schneider and Prince Lars also serves as the basis for Sol Badguy and Ky Kiske, respectively (especially Ky wearing almost identical garb worn by the prince).

* ScheduleSlip: Hagiwara openly admits he has a bad case of this, which is why he often [[Main/WritingByTheSeatOfYourPants has to come up with things on the fly]] to continue the story as quickly as possible before hitting the deadline, thanks in no small part to his [[Main/ThePerfectionist perfectionism]]. It's for this reason that ''Bastard!!'' got serialized in Shonen Jump's quarterly imprint ''Weekly Shonen Jump Specials'' at an irregular schedule for much of Main/TheNineties; to give him more to time to work on the manga. After a brief return to regular Shonen Jump in 1997 ([[Main/RunningGag still on an irregular schedule]]), ''Bastard!!'' eventually made a [[{{Main/Pun}} jump]] to the Seinen-aimed ''Ultra Jump'' in 2000, which gave him even more leeway thanks to being monthly. And it shows in his art quality. Despite all of that though, the manga still ended up being published on, [[Main/OverlyLongGag you guessed it]], an irregular schedule.

* SeriesHiatus: ''Bastard!!'' never did get finished, and is still hanging on at 27 volumes to this day. It maybe because of Hagiwara burning out and wanting to branch to other ventures, but the other contributing factor to this could be due to...