Audience reviews
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shonenfan222
⠀⠀⠀⠀Helck has a pretty interesting "hook" to start, and you do want to know more about the titular character by the end of the first couple episodes. I think every good series starts off with a strong hook and this one wasn't particularly weak, so good job there. It presents itself as a lighthearted series about a seemingly unstoppable human man who we're not quite sure is friend or foe, as the show is from the perspective of the demons. The main character, a demon girl with red hair, is tasked with figuring it out in time for a major conflict.
⠀⠀⠀⠀It goes completely off the walls from here. Helck tries to do everything and ends up failing at everything because of it. There's some (very) light romance, some boring slice-of-life type filler sort of forcefully crammed into the show. There's…
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What started like a He-man/Conan the Barbarian/DnD/Berserk parody takes a sharp turn away from any actual comedy as it becomes completely copy-paste generic shonen adventure slop much like 7 Deadly Sins/Mashle. In fact the entire story seems to just be a near direct reskin rip-off of the plot of early 7 Deadly Sins which began 2 years prior.
Past the first couple episodes this is a shitty-joke shitpost that expects you to take it seriously as it becomes the filler adventure of traveling side-quests and 1-note comedic relief side-characters from every shonen slop of its kind as it slowly plods towards more dumb action fighting in lieu of ever finishing its 1-note plot of the conflict between [insert nonentities A and B] with nonmotivations and noncharacters.
The entire 24 ep season arc go…
Read at the sourceItsunaa
I dropped this anime when it was airing, I have watched 2 or 3 episodes but I found that this anime is so unserious and a bit funny but not enough to keep me in. But i picked it up later in 2025 and I can definitely say that this anime is definition of "let them cook". The story is really really good at the middle of the show, so if you plan to drop this anime please wait until the half of the show.
The cast look really interesting. Helc is so unserious but he is really badass when he needs too, and Anne is just really adorable. The other minor cast as well as the enemies design is also look really sick, even the mascot character is really funny. I don't have any complain about it and the only complain about is is that this anime is said to never have season 2 so it's really makes me sad…
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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…
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Helck And Firewoman
An anime for real Men and demon lovers, we have helck the hero a man who looks like an 80s character and is here to save the demon race.
comedy anime slowly begins to become a good adventure and fantasy show it's weird, but it works and the main characters dynamic with the firewoman is so fun to see. The anime is one of those where we have insane tone shift, where it feels like we're totally different show when it comes to the horror torture blood comedy. It's it is weird.
Her uptight personalities slowly getting destroyed by helck personality, you can feel the fragments of her panties is slowly getting destroyed by helck.
Show looks fine. There is not anything bad to say about it. It's just very competent.
The demons are so charming friendly and just nice people…
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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, e…
Read at the sourceLivxies
Seriously underrated
When I started the show I had no idea how amazing it would be (based on other reviews). Helck's story begins as a light-hearted comedy with a sprinkle of action. As the show progresses, the storyline develops beautifully in many ways. Have tissues prepared... the plot is likely very different than what you would expect.
The series is named after Helck, who is the protagonist, but it is told from the perspective of other characters for the most part. Because of this, his character development is a little slow considering he's the main character. I enjoyed this aspect personally, it makes the plot line a lot less predictable. The visuals aren't particularly stunning, actually, for a modern anime it's on the lower end of quality in that department. But to me, the show l…
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Helck is a fantasy anime with a rich world building and character development. I went in blind and I thought Helck was just another generic overpowered fantasy MC, but his entire character is slowly revealed throughout the story which makes it interesting and avoids him becoming a stale overpowered generic MC. Helck can be funny, mysterious, and many many more, which we get to watch and unravel his relationship to the world the more it progresses.
Really enjoyed how they didn’t shy away from really having good funny moments, to even revealing much darker moments whenever needed all throughout the story. I say it was balanced all around and had a decently-paced story. Good for binge watching a 24 episode anime if you got a lot of time.
Most of the characters are not one-sided and actually…
Read at the sourceEllenya
I'm making this review mainly to tell you that the anime doesn't finish the plot, it ends in a cliffhanger. I don't think it's worth it to watch the 24 episodes while there's not a continuation out there to watch.
All in all, Helck has a vibe similar to the old 2000's animes, which is really refreshing. You can see that in the art style and also in the type of comedy that is scattered here and there and softens the plot, which is actually surprisingly dark.
Art style: amazing.
Animation: really good, well-balanced fighting scenes.
Plot: the main plot is surprisingly good, but it doesn't finish, and it's interrupted countless times by side quests that make the pacing of the anime kinda boring. Basically if you survive all the fillers you will still be disappointed because the anime doesn't…
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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. Ev…
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in the beginning i thought i will be skipping this title, but after seeing random clips of it on tt, ig, etc. i was convinced and oh boy! i'm glad i picked up this show because it turned out better than i really thought. don't let the animation to fool you (you've been spoiled by jjk, ds and more...) IT IS FANTASTIC SHOW. the characters, the gags and comedic elements, the drama and the despair, all of it is in this show. i love our main duo, they're the best. and the final episode? i was sobbing. you thought it's gonna be about superpowered mc? yeah you're right but it's more than just. i'm hoping for the second season, the characters made me laugh so much, but also filled me with hope and idk man it's a good show give it a go, ig? this is my review. the end
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(Mostly Spoiler Free)(Described in Broad Strokes)
Extremely mixed bag. So a fair warning, you need to be a fan of both dark fantasy and light fantasy. Cause the season begins as a light fantasy with hints of dark lore and at the end of the series it is the dark lore, with a few comic relief characters.
So heres the story in very broad strokes(Stop for 100% Blind):
First there is a tournament for Demon king with a hero running in it which is a very light hearted tournament storyline.
Then a few characters get teleported and a mostly light hearted journey back ensues. Near the end of that journey the hero drops a lore bomb and the entire series shifts in tone to be very dark. There were small sprinkles of dark lore and hints at his backstory beforehand though, so it's not entirely out of…
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Honestly this went completely different than what I was expecting. I think from episode 12 when Helck is talking about his past this became a much better anime and the next 6 episodes literally flew by. Idk what some people’s deal is, did they really want to see more of episode 1 and 2? Of Helck competing to be a demon lord? This plot adds sooo many more elements to the anime. It’s actually makes this a much deeper anime. It makes you feel the rage inside of Helck and it makes you understand why Anne was warned about what’s deep inside of Helck. At first it makes you think oh it’s just because he tries to be such a positive guy who has to go through shitty situations and when you watch his past you really understand and feel it. I love isekai anime’s more than anything, but I love isekai a…
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I heard that the manga was great; to be fair, the storyline was quite interesting. But the production of this anime was so bad that I considered dropping it multiple times.
The anime can be roughly divided into two parts based on progression of the story. The first half is a (relatively) light-hearted and comedic isekai adventure, contributing most jokes to the show. However, most humor felt "forced", and the overall pacing was slow. It seemed that the creators wanted the viewers to be patient, but the quality of the production simply couldn't sustain such a leisurely pace for the story to unfold. A substantial portion of the first half turned out to be quite boring for me.
When the story finally delves into the more exciting part, the other flaws became evident, unfortunately. Emerging…
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Although there are hints of a potentially serious story at the beginning, I almost disregarded 'Helck' as a pointless comedy because let's be real, many anime waste their potential, such as Spy x Family who could be so much better just by ACTUALLY EXPLORING ITS PREMISE and having the characters work together. Disregarding 'Helck' would have been a big mistake! A mistake a lot of people apparently made, but I'm glad I stuck with it - very much so - because the story does get real!
First, let's get the concise stuff out of the way.
Art: 6/10, fine. Not much wrong with it, if any. Subjectively, I disliked the design of quite a few side characters. Fortunately, I like the design of the main ones.
Sound: 10/10 both good and immersive, which is a rarity these days, when we have things like se…
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In a world of isekai shows, it is refreshing to get an unapologetically fantasy world. It has light hearted humor, likeable characters, and reasonably high stakes. Even the world building is okay.
So, where's the catch? Unfortunately, Helck has trouble committing to it's approach to comedy and tragedy. It lacks a greater theme, which would not be an issue if only the entertainment value was high enough. It is a little disappointing, how the animation never really reached exceptional heights, but there is also enough care to avoid any blatant issues. It all truly comes across as a bog standard production.
Yet, a lot of enjoyment was had. If someone without any media literacy watched this, then they would likely enjoy it as well.
This contradiction makes the show hard to recommend off-the-cu…
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A classic fantasy anime that explores a large world and delves into how people from two different worlds can learn to understand each other.
This show follows the hero Helck, who has decided to leave humanity and instead try to become a demon lord. You then follow his adventure and see how his life and relations has brought him to this point, and pushes him to face the reality of where the world is now. All this is done through a fantasy action packed story that has some comedy splashed into it.
The plot is generally very linear with some few episodes/scenes showing other people's perspective. Through the whole show there is a great deal of development, while also telling the characters and world background. This really helps bring the characters and the world to life, which in turn make…
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Sometimes when you have a complete dud of a series, it can be hard to know where things went wrong. Not so in the case of Helck, where there is one simple, glaringly obvious problem lit up in neon lights that makes the rest of it unsalvageable. Namely, it looks ugly as sin.
Modern Satelight is depressing for many reasons, but this effort on Helck has to stand as one of the studio's lowlights in its 20 some years of production. The character designs are poor, the animation is stiff in the best of times, but rarely deviates from its baseline level of "hideous". The action storyboarding is among the worst in recent memory, leading to a few fight scenes that had me outright laughing at how something this incompetent could make it to air. It suffers from many of the same problems that afflicte…
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This show started off well enough. It presented itself as a comedy series with an OP protagonist, which has been done before, but had a few interesting facets including a lot of “why” to answer, particularly when it came to worldbuilding an character motivations. Especially considering how manga fans were singing its praises, I was expecting to see something interesting in at least one of these.
To put it simply, the worldbuilding is basic with only a few glimmers of something more, and the character motivations range from extremely basic to enigmatic with only a couple of characters breaking the mould.
That being said, it didn’t have to be complex to be good. I’ve loved simple stories. But this story tries to have its cake and eat it, too, bearing the hallmarks of a simple series and tr…
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Helck - The simple story of a man seeking solace...towards the demons, just because he hates his own humanity? It's more complex and convoluted than you think.
On the outset, mangaka Nanaki Nanao's first amateur series, which was serialised through Shogakukan's Ura Sunday and spans 12 volumes from May 2014 to December 2017, certainly looked like a promising series about its central MC in the typical fantasy world of finding successors to continue the never-ending war between humanity and demons. Even if the manga felt almost as dated as it is with Satelight's anime adaptation under director Tatsuo Sato, in which this show ironically falls under the wheelhouse of the veteran's 30+ year-long history with AniManga, who does things all wrong, there is just no saving grace for Helck, both on a…
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