BLADE & BASTARD

A grim, brooding dungeon crawl that feels cold and death-haunted, with flashes of brutal action and quiet melancholy.

Created by

Tomoki Kobayashi

Genres

Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy

Starring

Makoto Furukawa, Tomori Kusunoki, Daiki Yamashita

Overview

Deep in the unexplored reaches of the dungeon, a corpse is discovered—one that shouldn’t exist. After Iarumas is resurrected, his memories of life before death are gone, and he spends his days delving into the dungeon to retrieve the bodies of dead adventurers. Can they be revived as well? Or will God reduce them to piles of ash on the altar? Either way, Iarumas collects his finder’s fee. And though his skills earn him some grudging respect, he’s also scorned for this cold, utilitarian attitude. The living keep their distance—Iarumas consorts primarily with the dead. That is, until he meets Garbage, a feral young swordswoman who’s the sole survivor of a massacred party. With Garbage by his side, Iarumas ventures deeper, scouring the dungeon for clues to his past, avoiding monsters, traps, and the inevitability of a permanent ashen demise.

How it feels

Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Death, memory, isolation, survival

Content

Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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