Just starting this one but so far it's developing very nicely, story is quite good, not original but the humans as enemies twist is nice and Helcks story is interesting. Chars are great so far, Vamirio is the best, Helck is not only interesting but deeper than he seams and the rest ain't bad either. Even dialogues are good when it's not trying to be a comedy. And above all, at last humanity is the villain!! Many series depict humanity as viruses or cancer or whatever but almost always if not always, the author ends up siding with humanity nonetheless, so far this one is different, hats off.
It does has a few weak spots, mainly that the villains and their motivations are crap, also, as a side-note, that even when the art-style is great the fights are so-so, but in any case, the good heavily outweighs the bad, best of this type of mangas I've read in a while.

Even the omakes are interesting!! I usually just skip omakes in mangas, few have anything to do with the story and re usually quite dumb and fail to be funny, Helck's are funny and more often than not add to char development. Thou I have to say it's pretty annoying that there are more omakes than proper chapters, the story is being disrupted all the time... ended up skipping them and then reading them all together when the plot takes a breather.

Edit: also, the ending of the arc is terrible, it's ruining the manga... it's simply too much, it's no longer "believable".

... Last updated on September 11th, 2017, 8:29am

Usually, when I write comments on series, I write about what I like and dislike. With Helck, this method seems impossible. Why? Because there are no words I can possibly scrounge up to describe Helck's excellence. And there's absolutely nothing I can think of that could possibly make Helck better--the manga is already so good.

What starts off as a gag manga eventually turns into an epic tale of, uh, well, something! An epic tale about something! That involves a super overpowered hero Helck, the adorable demon Vamirio (otherwise known as Anne), and Piuy, who is just Piuy and definitely not a bird. It's great, it's wonderful, and my love of all the characters blindsided me so completely that I am out of adjectives already.

It is also still, despite the recent plot progressions, hilariously funny. There's definitely plot shifts, but the tone (somehow) manages to remain consistent. There's just a lot more moments of poignancy now. Ah, Helck. :')

Really, though, this is one stand-out manga.

Starts off seemingly generic, quickly shows off its weirdness, uses GREAT comedy to endear you to the cast, meanwhile subtly laying the foundation of a powerfully emotional story. This manga is excellent. If you aren't reading Helck, you should be already. I wrote quite the long review explaining why. Helck is just fantastic.

Full review:
https://terrenceswiff.wordpress.com/2016/02/12/helck/

... Last updated on September 30th, 2016, 8:24pm

Starting off I wouldn't compare it to OPM since apart from the MCs being freakishly OP there's nothing similar b/t plot or humor.

I wasn't sure how to expect from the beginning chapters since I was worried he'd be too powerful and basically end the story in a few pages but the manga-ka did a good job creating realistic obstacles for the cast. There's a fairly large cast of humans and demons but they're recognizable from each other and have unique aspects which are connected to the overall plot. I did like how everyone stresses how no one is 100% well except maybe the main villain so far. The exploration of how Heroes are perceived by ordinary citizens is interesting since we've become so accustomed to Heroes being All Good/Powerful.

Artwork is clean and battles flow well but a bit simplistic for fantasy/shounen manga. Some of my top scenes is the contrast between the huge winged warriors and fights overtaking castles.

Among many shounen (this is shounen, right?) manga out there, this is one of the very few who can makes my heart cried. It wouldn't happen if the way of the story-telling isn't superb, because a story about tragic hero is common. That being said... I also want to admit my mistake for stereotyping the series due to its synopsis (a hero which is cooperating with demon). I thought it will be another cliche n boring series, yet it turned out the opposite... epic and heart-wrenching.

In brief, it's an amazing and deep series, despite of being a shounen... excellent!

... Last updated on June 22nd, 2016, 2:47am

What a surprising find. From the first few chapters with the gag and relatively subpar art, who would have thought it could turn into such an epic. I certainly did not expect it to evolve in this way. Without spoiling the plotline, I just want to say that the story is rich, the emotions are deep and the characters definitely grow on you (the art actually gets much better, and really fits the story). One of the better shounen fantasy I have read in the last 5 years, if not the best!

... Last updated on May 27th, 2016, 9:58pm

I thought it would be boring. It's not. The art is good. It's a story that starts as a half gag of sorts and levels up to an epic world war. You know who the bad guys are, but there are all these twists and turns of the plot, so it keeps you interested in the story. It's a good read with balanced romance, action and comedy.

... of something that looked like a gag manga, into an absurdly dark and tense series. Without spoiling anything, consider the initial lightheartedness somewhat forced - it's essentially a coping mechanism. To say that not everything is going well would be an understatement.

The manga isn't as well-drawn as, say, Berserk, nor is the situation as terrible as in Attack on Titan (though it's still pretty terrible), but Helck's strengths are that it manages to switch genres on the fly. Neither the tension nor the comedy ever disappear.

Ultimately, I enjoyed the whole run, though I felt like the final arc dragged on for a while, and there was ultimately less despair than I'd expected. I recommend this manga nevertheless.

... Last updated on December 26th, 2017, 9:13am

Start with ordinary gag story but the author give every hints literally in every chapters that this won't be forever about comedy but it also have plot, the plot that will made us cry, angry and laugh at the same time.

The well placed story really what made Helck close to perfect, the pace wasn't rushed but it also not slow, just right. The comedy toned down later but it still have it and can crack laugh sometimes while the story keep the reader sit tight on their seat, waiting what will happen next.

Overall helck is enjoyable, it have laugh and plot, two best combination to keep the story going well. I really recomend it.

And please someone take that description from mangahelpers, two fatal mistakes in that description that may confuse new readers.
*edit, oh I can edit that description, sorry my first time. Removing the wrong description from mangahelpers.

... Last updated on January 21st, 2016, 4:26am

Yes, at first glance, this is a gag manga. Especially with such a harmless looking main character.
But somehow the Hero always occasionally give hints that he have secrets, that not everything is what it looks like. It will draw you more and more until you will get a deep story and many awesome moments.

Overall, very recommended.