Helck

Three months have passed since the Demon King was defeated by a hero. Mankind rejoices over their victory, but dwellers of the demon world do not share the same sentiment. With the loss of their king, they must now hold a tournament to decide who will become his successor.

Monitoring the competition is the hot-headed yet powerful Vamirio—one of the Four Heavenly Kings. Among all the participants, she is extremely distrustful of one: Helck, a human hero who claims to hate humanity. As much as she wants to get rid of him, it is impossible due to Helck's incredible strength and popularity.

Amidst the competition, Vamirio discovers that humans have vanished from various towns. As a result of this puzzling turn of events, Vamirio grows desperate to reveal Helck's true intentions by carefully crafting a plan to make Helck lose. If she proves to be successful, she might uncover where his loyalty truly lies before the demon world is endangered.

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Vermilio Main

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Helck Main

Konishi, Katsuyuki Japanese

Piwi Main

Izawa, Shiori Japanese

Azudora Supporting

Matsuoka, Yoshitsugu Japanese

Alicia Supporting

Kondou, Reina Japanese

Hyura Supporting

Maeda, Rena Japanese

Asta Supporting

Aoki, Shiki Japanese

Isuta Supporting

Shiraishi, Haruka Japanese

Rococo Supporting

Tokui, Sora Japanese

Cless Supporting

Ono, Motoharu Japanese

Cao, Cong Producer

Imai, Ransen Producer

Shikama, Taisuke Producer

Takano, Kenichi Producer

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Jan 26, 2025

StarDust_01

Recommended

Helck is an awesome anime, and I mean really awesome. At first, you might think it's just a comedy, but it's so much deeper than that. The story is super well-written, with twists and emotions that will hit you hard. It's not something you'd expect, and trust me, you'll need tissues for all the tears—it's that emotional.

One of the coolest things about this anime is how smart the characters are. They don’t make dumb decisions like in a lot of other shows. Every character has common sense, and their actions actually make sense in the story. That alone makes it stand out.

The animation is really ... good too, though not perfect. But honestly, the story is so good that you won't even care. It’s also not PG-rated at all, so be ready for some dark and intense moments.

I feel like some reviewers on MyAnimeList didn’t really watch the whole show, maybe just the first couple of episodes. Because Helck is way more than what it looks like at the start. If you're into complex, emotional, and dark anime, this one is a must-watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jul 25, 2024

Nilsou

Mixed Feelings

A surprising anime that is quite original with a highly evolving storyline.
It is a 24-episode adventure anime which begin in the demon empire :
where the demon king of one of the demon castles is defeated in an attack by humans, specifically by a human hero. The demons organize a tournament to determine the new demon king, but surprisingly, a human named Helck participates in the tournament. Who is Helck, given his power? Is he not the hero in question? Why is he participating in the tournament to become the demon king?

I won't spoil the plot because it is the interesting point of the ... anime: despite the lightness at the beginning, it actually has a well-written, rather dramatic, deep, and quite surprising storyline. The characters are also noteworthy, as they are solid, well-written, each with a well-developed backstory revealed bit by bit at the most opportune moments.

Moreover, with 24 episodes, there is a lot to offer, so not only is there quality, but also quantity. (There is a big but to this, which I will come back to later).

However, it's not a success on all fronts: one of the biggest weaknesses of the anime is undoubtedly its form, the direction, the animation. It oozes from every pore that all this was done with a minimalist budget and it's hard to watch: even for me, who is used to average anime, watches anime mainly for their storyline, and is generally not much affected by these aspects.
That's saying ... However, they manage honorably with the soundtrack considering the budget.

Finally, do I recommend the anime? If you are not allergic to a low budget, I would have tended to say 1000 times yes, but in reality... the anime has a second big flaw: it is not finished at all, and worse: it leaves us a bit hanging in its storyline, which is quite frustrating. And since the main strength of the anime is its storyline and universe, this last point is unfortunately a major handicap...

So, as it stands, I do not recommend the anime for the moment (unless you want to read the manga after the S1) and I hope it will be concluded with a season 2 that will allow the adventure to be finished.

?/10
Without season 2 and considering the execution, it probably doesn't deserve more than a 7, but the storyline is really very good, and with a successful season 2, it could serve as an introduction to an exceptional anime and end up with a solid 9. It all depends on season 2 for me. I rate it 9/10 on MAL for encouragement.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Feb 4, 2024

Anime_Cthulhu

Not Recommended

Honestly, Helck is disappointing. The show starts off really well as a strong comedy, however as the show progresses almost all the comedic elements disappear and we are left with a stereotypical shounen action show. It includes all the tropes that I hate in shounen action, such as the MC being strong enough to stop everything that happens but standing by and watching all his friends be defeated because he's sad, or being able to stop pretty much any attack but not being around when attacks occur due to random details from the plot or just standing around waiting to join the fight for some ... reason.
After about 20 tedious episodes (the first two were good) the season ends without resolving the central plot, leaving an already tedious show hanging, possibly in the hopes of a second season. Even if there is a second season, I won't be watching.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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