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Helck, Vol. 1

Helck, Vol. 1

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  • Create Date：2022-09-08 06:57:51
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Nanaki Nanao
  • ISBN：1974736725
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Summary

An epic tale of the powerful human hero who aims to become the next Demon Lord！

After the Demon Lord is slain at the hands of a lone human warrior， humans rejoice over the end of his reign of terror。 But an intense tournament gathering powerful fighters who hope to be crowned the next Demon Lord draws in the unlikeliest of contestants—Helck， who claims to hate humans but is a human himself！ How will Helck change the course of the war between demons and humankind？

Three months have passed since the Demon Lord was struck down by a single hero， and the Demon Realm is running a tournament to crown his replacement。 The leading contestant is Helck， a human hero who claims to hate humans！ Some aren’t happy with the idea of a human becoming the next Demon Lord—especially Vermilio the Red。 She wants nothing more than to protect demonkind and prove Helck to be an enemy of the demons， even if she has to rig the competition to do it！

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Reviews

Rolaka Pisarka ，

To jest naprawdę mega dobry tytuł， z inteligentnym humorem， ciekawymi rozwiązaniami sytuacyjnymi i CUDOWNYM głównym bohaterem！

Simon Blomberg ，

I picked this up on a whim， barely knowing anything about it。 And I'm glad I did。Helck is one of these stories that starts out so simple， at first one may think that it'll just be a fun episodic little story without a big continuity。 But it ends up reaching heights that make this a real gem of a manga。 And for me， what makes it all work so well is it's sense of simplicity。The designs， the characters， the relationships， the plots。 All simple， but so well done。 Especially the character-designs are I picked this up on a whim， barely knowing anything about it。 And I'm glad I did。Helck is one of these stories that starts out so simple， at first one may think that it'll just be a fun episodic little story without a big continuity。 But it ends up reaching heights that make this a real gem of a manga。 And for me， what makes it all work so well is it's sense of simplicity。The designs， the characters， the relationships， the plots。 All simple， but so well done。 Especially the character-designs are a standout to me。 Many of them， you can look at and just from doing that you'll understand so much about who the person is。 And it accomplishes this without making the character-designs visually busy at all。 Quite the opposite in fact; They remain simple。Of course I don't mean to suggest that the story doesn't have depth。 It certainly does。 What it means to give up。 What persevering means and what it can do to those that persevere。 Trusting others and how one manages to do so。 These themes emerge naturally。 The story neither forces some definite philosophy on the reader nor does it go on and on about it's themes。 Instead it always follows it's plots， develops the relationships between the characters and fleshes out it's world。 The depth of the text mostly lies beyond the written sentences。 What's written is simple and compelling and what's left unwritten is enticing and thought-provoking。There was only one part of the story that I had one issue with that I believe is a preferential thing anyway。 I'll mark it as a spoiler and sadly， it really is a big spoiler， so I suggest not reading it if you're interested in the story at all。（view spoiler）[The finale of the story kept revealing things and twisting to a point where I personally got tottally overwhelmed （;Sadly， not in a good way）。 I eventually just read， accepting that I couldn't know what would come next。 （hide spoiler）]Overall， it just feels like the author knows what they are doing here。 If you're interested I'll recommend reading the chapter 0。 It presents a short story that takes place long before the events of the actual story。 It shows the writing style， the visual style -even though I think the actual story looks a bit better and keeps on improving- and it's comedic approach really well。I'm looking forward to getting into the currently ongoing sequel "Surreal Sword Saga" now and I'll be on the lookout for anything else Nanao Nanaki creates。 。。。more

Jemima ，

Me reading the epilogue:This was another great comic。 Slightly more than 100 chapters and already complete so I finished it in a day。 I loved the characters so much and the story was so interesting。 It did feel like a rather light read cause we didn't get to see how the characters developed their powers that much， we just got right into battle。 Either way， such a great read！Side note: I wish the book was included on Goodreads as one title with the volumes under it cause I don't want to add all Me reading the epilogue:This was another great comic。 Slightly more than 100 chapters and already complete so I finished it in a day。 I loved the characters so much and the story was so interesting。 It did feel like a rather light read cause we didn't get to see how the characters developed their powers that much， we just got right into battle。 Either way， such a great read！Side note: I wish the book was included on Goodreads as one title with the volumes under it cause I don't want to add all 10 volumes to my read list or it'll skew my numbers。 。。。more

Anthony ，

Pretty good but the numbering of the chapters is totally insane and if you read it online they’re frequently in the wrong order。 Overall pretty good though， and the art in the last few chapters is great。 Wraps pretty much everything up nicely and the stuff it doesn’t is minor enough to where if the sequel doesn’t pan out it’d still be ok。

Raymond ，

Great comedy

Leandro ，

Una historia que algunos llamaran "clásico Shonen"， pero esta épicamente mejor。Yo no sabia nada de este manga。 No lo mencionan en ningún circulo o foro que frecuente。Vi una imagen de Vamirio y me gusto mucho。Busque el manga， lo encontré， lo comencé a leer y ya no pude parar。Historia inicial。- Comienza con la caída del "Rey demonio" a manos de un solitario Héroe Humano。 Los pueblos de humanos reciben con alegría esta noticia。 Sin embargo los demonios ahora deben elegir a un nuevo Rey demonio。 Par Una historia que algunos llamaran "clásico Shonen"， pero esta épicamente mejor。Yo no sabia nada de este manga。 No lo mencionan en ningún circulo o foro que frecuente。Vi una imagen de Vamirio y me gusto mucho。Busque el manga， lo encontré， lo comencé a leer y ya no pude parar。Historia inicial。- Comienza con la caída del "Rey demonio" a manos de un solitario Héroe Humano。 Los pueblos de humanos reciben con alegría esta noticia。 Sin embargo los demonios ahora deben elegir a un nuevo Rey demonio。 Para esto llevaran a cabo un torneo para elegir al individuo mas fuerte。 Vamirio una de los Cuatro Reyes Celestiales del imperio debe ser Juez en este evento。 Al ver a los participantes descubre que el favorito para ganar es un Héroe Humano， algo inaudito ya que el es de la raza enemiga。 Sin embargo Él comenta "Odio a los humanos"。 Y así arranca nuestra historia。 Vamirio lo quiere eliminado del evento y desarrolla todo tipo de evento ridículo para sacarlo。 Comienza algo cómicaArte personajes。-Muy bueno para mi gusto， entre nostalgia de los 80s y 90s。 Expresiones faciales。- Bastantes y muy buenas。Arte Fondos。- Cumplen su cometido。 Te dicen en donde están los protagonistas。 Sea un bosque， un castillo o una isla。Arte dinámico。- Excelente。 La peleas son majestuosas y bien ilustradas。Diálogos。- Siendo una historia de diferentes razas aparte de la humana， hay lugar para discursos sobre segregación， esclavitud， racismo y genocidio。 Realmente la historia escala a muy grandes niveles y se avientan diálogos muy profundos en contra de las injusticias。Desarrollo de trama。-Ahí es donde la historia brilla。 Si bien comienza siendo una comedia， esta se torna en toda una carrera de batallas épicas a escalas monumentales。 Ya que la humanidad a desaparecido de las ciudades。 Ya no hay humanos。 Por que todos o ascendieron a Héroes o se convirtieron en guerreros monstruosos sin mente。 Y ahora Helck y los demonios deben salvar a toda nuestra raza。Desarrollo de Personajes Secundarios。- Gracias a los "omakes" o extras， sabes mucho sobre el desarrollo de todos ellos。Desarrollo de Personajes Principales。- Increíble。 El pasado de Helck "El héroe que odia a los humanos" es una historia muy interesante。 Pues leemos sobre su infancia y su hermano， y como eran denigrados en las ciudades humanas por ser pobres y huérfanos。 Su hermano se convirtió en uno de los hombres mas fuertes y queridos del reino y Helck solo quería vivir una vida pacifica。 ¿Entonces porque el odio a los humanos？ Desenlace。- Fue un desenlace agradable， con la promesa de mas aventuras。Valores。- Igualdad， superación personal， amistad， Respeto por la vida， Equidad， Amor y Perdón。 Son algunos valores que resaltan en esta historia。Portadas。- Me gustaron mucho。 Un personaje de la historia junto con un cuadro sobre algun lugar de su mundo。Universo/mundo creado。- Seria dar Spoiler， Pero digamos que el autor si trabajo mucho en esto。 Porque a lo largo del viaje nos muestra diferentes aldeas con vestimentas y costumbres diferentes al de los protagonistas。Un deleite de historia para mi。 Deseo que lo animen algún día。 。。。more

Nathan Robles ，

~Helck is an odd one， and not just the character， but give it enough time and it stands as an easy top Action manga with a story more solid than Helck’s muscles。~This review is for the series overall and will be spoiler free。The story covers the aftermath of the Demon King’s defeat by human heros， and a tournament of the strongest is held to crown a new one。 Our central character， Red Vamirio arrives at the apex of the tournament to replace the original overseer who was injured during the tourna ~Helck is an odd one， and not just the character， but give it enough time and it stands as an easy top Action manga with a story more solid than Helck’s muscles。~This review is for the series overall and will be spoiler free。The story covers the aftermath of the Demon King’s defeat by human heros， and a tournament of the strongest is held to crown a new one。 Our central character， Red Vamirio arrives at the apex of the tournament to replace the original overseer who was injured during the tournament。 The Hero Helck， a human in a demon tournament， moves up the bracket of the tournament much to Vamirio’s vexation。 As he is being interviewed， Helck declares that he hates all humans and will vanquish them all。 Vamirio tries multiple ways to have Helck lose the tournament， which includes a race and card stacking match。 The human hero wins over the crowd and Vamirio， attempting to get rid of this human， is forced to set aside her prejudice and accept the wins and she disguises herself to greet Helck as Anne from Management。 The finalists are tasked with retaking a recently captured Urum Castle。 Using this as a means of getting rid of Helck and to find out what the enemy could have taken the castle， this starts the events that takes us on a journey to figure out Helck’s true motives， the secret to the recent surge of human power and the mystery of the new creatures that are attacking demon land。 CharactersRed Vamirio （Anne from Management） - a calm and logical demon king of the southern region of demon lands， until she gets angry。 Able to easily manipulate large magic spells at an early age， she is as feared as she is respected。 She despises humans and often calls for the elimination of the human race， but on her journey with Helck， she sees that not everything is black and white。My favorite deuteragonist in manga history， she has all the Tsun with none of the dere。 While her story is not critical to the overall plot， her reality grounds the protagonist Helck and vice versa。 Helck and Vamirio have fantastic chemistry and are able to challenge each other’s philosophies without seeming unnatural。 Helck （The Hero Helck） - Your typical Superman who has all of the power and no drawbacks。 Friendly to everyone and loved by many， he’s the quintessential good guy… until he declares death to humans。 I wrote Helck off very early in the manga and part of me is glad that I did because as I continued to learn more about him， including his struggles and fears， I felt as ashamed as Anne from Management does。 While some beats may be trope-y， you would do well to push past your prejudices。 I put him up there in my top ten protagonist in the "action" genre by the end of the manga。 Piwi （Bird？） - Piwi is essential to the story， he’s the main driving force that leads to its conclusion and the glue that holds the party together。 I’m partially kidding。 This story is a very somber story and while it does have some comedic bits （outside the Omake）， Piwi is the one that keeps the group from going crazy with depression and anger。My thoughtsBy the end of the run， Helck （the story） had me invested。 I was hooked with the characters， hooked with the lore， hooked with the troubles and hooked with the relationships。 I haven’t seen a completed action manga that managed to resolve most （if not all） of it’s story beats in such a manner。 I was internally begging for more; the mangaka did a great job keeping me interested。 I will mention that I had trouble staying in the story with the releases of the Omake。 I made the mistake of reading the Omake after every chapter， which made it hard for each chapter to keep its intensity， especially during the last volume。 If you decide to pick this up， I would suggest to skip the Omake until you have finished the volume so you don't feel the whiplash that I felt。 This is a title that I definitely want to purchase if its physical copy is ever released in the west。 It’s a story that deserves a lot more attention and would teach a thing or two about proper storytelling in manga。 。。。more

Hikaoru ，

This seems different and amusing。 An entire volume is filled with a superior officer trying to sabotage the election of an employee。 This is a gross oversimplification but this is a middle grade book。I just hope this won't be like one punch man where he won everything without effort either。Vimirio's wariness towards Helck is understandable because of his species and history。 However， I do hope Helck's brother is alive somehow。 He's wayyyy cuter。 This seems different and amusing。 An entire volume is filled with a superior officer trying to sabotage the election of an employee。 This is a gross oversimplification but this is a middle grade book。I just hope this won't be like one punch man where he won everything without effort either。Vimirio's wariness towards Helck is understandable because of his species and history。 However， I do hope Helck's brother is alive somehow。 He's wayyyy cuter。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Helck, Vol. 1

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Helck, Vol. 1&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Helck, Vol. 1&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0