What I picked up as a comedy show due to what feels like a drought of good ones in months, turned out to actually be a very solid anime. An anime that started with a very unique premise of a hero trying to be a demon lord and the antic he faces along the way. From demons accepting him and others feeling suspicious, I thought the anime would continue in that way but also felt from the first episode that there was more to it. More depth that I didn't expect to be this good.
What I really loved about Helck is how the story unfolds. You start in a simple yet funny way and keep integrating more and more things in your story. You see the first villian of the series and who he really is. You get to meet the first demon you consider a friend and you go through very well-written world building that just happens naturally as the story goes on. It's a simple way of story telling yet that really was the key point to me in finding its charm.
The characters were also amazing, from our main MC Helck to every other side character, each one is unique in the way they speak, interact and fight. The build up to the villians was also done well and the way they handled the plot twists for them was also great.
Also, there is Piwi. If you want one reason that I would whole-heartedly recommend this it's him. It really has been so long since I loved a character so much to the point of wanting filler moments in the show to continue just to see more of him even if the episode was fire.
PIWI is the GOAT.
The art and animation were good but nothing too crazy. It got the point accross and it was the lowest part of the show imo but it appears the budget wasn't amazing so it was still very good to watch.
I really loved the voice acting as well.
For the parental advisory/religious section, there isn't really anything bad in it. Apart from some human evolving garbage, demons are good and the 2nd op having some heresy words in it, the anime is very clean and wonderfully made.
If you still want more reasons, feel free to check my profile for a video on it.
Overall, I would give Helck a 9/10. Could've been a 10/10 but the animation and things stated above made it a 9. Hoping for a second season any time soon.
Would recommend it.
