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In a distant land, the Demon King was defeated by a lone hero. Three months later, a tournament has been organized to decide who will be the new Demon King. Among the contestants is a human Hero named Helck. Despite being a human, he's entered the contest to become Demon King himself. Probably because he hates humans. Helck is a fantasy action series created by Nanaki Nanao and published in Ura Sunday. It starts off as a sort of comedic series (think something like One-Punch Man), but a sequence of events gradually builds the world and sets up the plot of the story. The series was introduced to goons relatively recently, where it soon began to explode in popularity, so now's as good a time as any to make a thread for it! CHARACTERS Helck is an earnest, friendly, loyal, and all-around good-natured person who also happens to be an extremely powerful Hero. He wants to destroy all of humanity, so he enters the tournament to earn the title of Demon King! Red Vamirio is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Empire. She is incredibly suspicious of Helck, thinking he's actually here to destroy all the demons. She later disguises herself as Anne to try and confirm her suspicions of him. Secretly the real hero of the story. Hon is the secretary. Piuy is Piuy. For anyone who's only interested in reading out of goon hype, I can't promise this will meet any lofty expectations you have, but it is a well-made story with engaging characters, interesting scenarios, and a narrative that leaves you wanting more. It is being translated at a great pace, so there's no need to worry about it dropping off anytime soon. In short, READ HELCK! Alfalfa The Roach fucked around with this message at 22:18 on Dec 23, 2016 |
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Rello just finished posting the scanlation of the last chapter of volume 5 on /a/. Expect it to be on batoto soon, but here is my thougths on it.El Burbo posted:I thought I was prepared for the latest Helck chapter. I saw a spoiler page a week ago, I knew what was going to happen.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 06:29 |
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I still haven't gotten around to this, but I really really want to because someone described it as fantasy One Punch Man. Is that basically accurate or am I setting myself up for disappointment
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LORD OF BUTT posted:I still haven't gotten around to this, but I really really want to because someone described it as fantasy One Punch Man. Is that basically accurate or am I setting myself up for disappointment The similarities start and end at the main character being incredibly strong, but other than that the two series are quite different.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 06:40 |
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Helck is The Good poo poo.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 06:41 |
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LORD OF BUTT posted:I still haven't gotten around to this, but I really really want to because someone described it as fantasy One Punch Man. Is that basically accurate or am I setting myself up for disappointment For like the first couple chapters, it's a little bit like that. Once the plot gets going it settles into a nice fantasy action story that, while not unique, is really good at what it does, and it's still good at humor whenever it crops up. If you're expecting it to be completely like OPM, then I'd say you're setting yourself up for disappointment. Just relax and enjoy the ride for what it is.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 06:44 |
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I like Helck quite a bit, it's a decent fantasy series with likable characters, and it works well for the most part. I love that not once has Vamiro ever been shown to be in real danger. Like when Helck gets between her and Not Zero Berserker, she doesn't go "that was close, Helck saved me" she goes "phew, I almost blew Helck's face off" How much of this actually exists right now anyway? It seems like 5 scans a day pop up. Are we almost caught up?
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 06:56 |
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Rodyle posted:I like Helck quite a bit, it's a decent fantasy series with likable characters, and it works well for the most part. 60, and translator rello just finished posting 52. Once he catches up it'll be weekly releases.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 06:58 |
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Oh they showed up but Batoto is doing that Random Pages Won't Display gently caress You thing great
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 07:09 |
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El Burbo posted:60, and translator rello just finished posting 52. Once he catches up it'll be weekly releases. Also worth noting that a lot of chapters start being 2 parts (like 56-1 and 56-2) so there are actually more than 8 chapters left till 60-2, the most recent (to my knowledge) chapter.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 07:18 |
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Rodyle posted:Oh they showed up but Batoto is doing that Random Pages Won't Display gently caress You thing great wait an hour or two. that poo poo happens with every new release on their site.
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Yes_Cantaloupe posted:I love Helck and I love Helck and I love the insane Helck translator.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 07:37 |
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Helck isn't anything new or different when you get down to it, but for what it is it's very well-done and interesting. Just Good poo poo.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 07:38 |
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I have read the latest chapters that are on batoto and am exhausted.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 07:39 |
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Now we know why Helck smiles all the time.
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Mighty Dicktron posted:Helck isn't anything new or different when you get down to it, but for what it is it's very well-done and interesting. Just Good poo poo. Well, usually humans are presented as being misguided at worst. Here, a bunch of demon species live peacefully together in a toxic hellscape that continually spawns monsters while cooperating to fight endless waves of outside threats. The humans really don't compare very well even without the mass cho aniki transformation. They are assholes, and if they can't be saved it is no big loss to anyone except Helck whose life is already miserable.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:04 |
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Did Vamiro cut her ears at the same time she cut her hair? They're half as long now as they were in the opening chapters.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:06 |
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Restore Vamiro's ears to proper cuteness length please
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:08 |
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I love Helck's hosed up stupid face.
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Countblanc posted:I love Helck's hosed up stupid face. You will love it even more after the latest chapters.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:09 |
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New chapters are out on Kissmanga: Chapter 50 - http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Helck/Ch-050?id=261407 Chapter 51 - http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Helck/Ch-051?id=261408 Chapter 52-A - http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Helck/Ch-052a?id=261410 Chapter 52-B - http://kissmanga.com/Manga/Helck/Ch-052b?id=261409
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:11 |
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Countblanc posted:I love Helck's hosed up stupid face. chumbler posted:You will love it even more after the latest chapters. This really sticks out now
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:26 |
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I wasn't going to read this but then I changed my mind and now I am.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:27 |
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Because Helck's date got interrupted we didn't get to see him with a shirt on. This is an outrage.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:28 |
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Nobles aren't humans.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:36 |
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JosephWongKS posted:New chapters are out on Kissmanga: hell yes.
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Sephiroth_IRA posted:Nobles aren't humans. I think the nobles also got hosed.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:40 |
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It feels like the author mixed together One Punch Man and Slayers...and I am enjoying every panel of it.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 08:41 |
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literally crying rn.
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Update: This is pretty good.
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l33tc4k30fd00m posted:Update: This is pretty good.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 09:07 |
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To me HELCK is like a very good steak. It's not gonna surprise me with hitherto unknown flavors or be presented as molecular foam on top of a sauce that is actually the puree of a baked potato and a salad put together. But it's gonna be a really drat good meal and I will enjoy the poo poo out of it even though I know exactly what I'm gonna get. Now I'm hungry, and also I want more Helck. Read Helck.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 09:24 |
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The story isn't as simple as the king being evil and starting all this. I'm not sure the king is even real. There are a ton of plot hooks floating around.
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# ? Jan 15, 2016 09:55 |
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Read the latest translated chapters. Welp, now I'm sad I have absolutely no idea how a manga this good had escaped being scanlated for so long.
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I'm going to suplex the next person who says it doesn't do anything new or interesting.
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Off a cliff.
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Into a volcano.
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Any remains will be cremated.
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