The Viz edition is centered on Bastard! Fearing lawsuits, Viz Media (and Pioneer for the OVA adaptation) took the Japanese transliterations of these band names and modified them considerably, then transliterating them back to English, e.g., Anthrax turned "Anslasax", Iron Maiden into "Aian Meide", and the principal town in which the tale requires spot, Metallicana, was transformed to "Meta-Rikana".