"The bastard sword is a popular choice amongst mercenary alliances because its size—not too short, not too light, yet not too heavy—accommodates a variety of fighting styles, both one- and two-handed.

The recently-released Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy anime is like if someone distilled the 1980s into one awesome, sword-and-sorcery fantasy series. Bastard!! tells the story of the antihero ...