Basutado!! Ankoku no hakaishin Online
It is 500 years in the future. The world has been destroyed by an unspeakable evil, and has grown back in the old feudal form of kingdoms. It is roamed by monsters. The kingdom of Meta Rikana is under attack by the evil wizard Abigail. The mages have put up a seal, but it is only a matter of time until the seal gives. The 15 year old daughter of the greatest priest, Yoko, has been given a spell by her father to summon forth the greatest warrior of their kingdom, from an innocent (her best friend, a 15 year old boy), by a kiss. This warrior is Dark Schneider, a warrior that tried to conquer the world 15 years ago, but was imprisoned inside the body of the boy. Now, he is both the boy and Dark Schneider, and protects Meta Rikana, and his friend/love, Yoko, while exploring his past in encounters with old enemy Ninja Master Gara, and former love, half-elf Arshes Nei.
| Series cast summary: | |||
 | Kazuki Yao | - | Dark Schneider 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Yuriko Fuchizaki | - | Rushe Ren Ren 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Yuka Koyama | - | Tia Note Yoko 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Konami Yoshida | - | Sheela 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Tesshô Genda | - | Gara 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Rei Sakuma | - | Arshes Nei 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Toshihiko Seki | - | Kall-Su 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Ryûzaburô Ôtomo | - | Abigail 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Nobuo Tanaka | - | Geo 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Yûko Kobayashi | - | Kai Harn 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Wakana Yamazaki | - | Sheen Harri 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Masami Kikuchi | - | Lars 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Seizô Katô | - | Efreet 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Jôji Yanami | - | King of Meta-Rikana 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Seiko Tomoe | - | Baba 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Takkô Ishimori | - | Von Jobina 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Hideyuki Umezu | - | Priest A / - 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Kiyoyuki Yanada | - | Additional Cast / - 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Toshiharu Sakurai | - | Additional Cast / - 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Satoko Kifuji | - | Holy Sword A 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Takako Kikuchi | - | Court Lady / - 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Kaoru Shimamura | - | Holy Sword C 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Shigeru Chiba | - | Di Amon 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Masaru Ikeda | - | Kebidabu 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Shin'ichirô Miki | - | Additional Cast / - 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Takuma Suzuki | - | Additional Cast 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Hidetoshi Nakamura | - | Additional Cast 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Hidenari Ugaki | - | Additional Cast 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Steiv Dixon | - | Narrator 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Arlene Banas | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Steve Blum | - | Gara's Father / - 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Brianne Brozey | - | Rushe Ren Ren 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Richard Cansino | - | Kall-Su 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Christopher Carroll | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Jonathan David Cook | - | Additional Voices / - 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| J. Cooper | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Mari Devon | - | Baba 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Dyanne DiRosario | - | Sheen Harri 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Gary Dubin | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Richard Epcar | - | Lord Abigail 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Tom Fahn | - | Ministorian Ninja 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Griffin Gates | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Jerry Gelb | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Gloria Gines | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Bridget Hoffman | 5 episodes, 1992-2001 | |
| Fred Jones | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Wendee Lee | - | Tia Note Yoko 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Dave Mallow | - | Messenger 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Mona Marshall | - | Young Gara 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | - | Thunder Empress Arshes Nei 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Randy McPherson | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Mickey Miller | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Guy Mitchell | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Daran Norris | - | Dark Schneider 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Jonathan C. Osborne | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Simon Prescott | 5 episodes, 1992-2001 | |
 | Mike Reynolds | - | King Of Ministoria 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Dave Richardson | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Debra Rogers | - | Kai Harn 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Joe Romersa | 5 episodes, 1992-2001 | |
 | Lia Sargent | - | Holy Sword B 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
 | Peter Spellos | - | Captain Von Jobina 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Barry Stigler | 5 episodes, 1992-2001 | |
 | Kirk Thornton | - | Kebidabou 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| Adriana Wilbur | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
| H.J. Wilson | - | Additional Voices 5 episodes, 1992-2001 |
There is a 27 volume manga series written and drawn by Kazushi Hagiwara. It was originally published from 1988 to 1989 by Shueisha in Japan and by Viz Media in the USA and Canada,it was published in France by Glenat, in Spain by Planeta DeAgostini Comics, in Germany by Carlsen Comics and in Brazil by JBC. Viz Media stopped publishing the manga after 20 volumes.
The CD Soundtrack was released on March 1st 2005 by Geneon Entertainment in the USA.
The North America DVD was available in two edition: a regular edition with just the DVD itself or in a 'Limited Edition' with special packaging and a Dark Schneider action figure that was limited to only 5000 copies.
A video game was released for the Super Famicom in Japan on January 28th, 1994 that was published by Cobra Team.
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