Who remembers Helk? Did you enjoy it
I remember. And now I'll close the tab and forget again.
>>291858166Anne from Management and Helck are the cutest non-couple.
Yup.
>>291858166Is it not getting another season?
I enjoyed it.I never finished it. The ending dragged on
>>291858166Yeah.
>>291858166No it's awful and I hate it.
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>>291858166One of my favorite fantasy manga.The sequel is pretty solid.
It was shit and made me doubt other manga people hyped up for years on end
>>291859979Duo?
i watched the anime and enjoyed it
>>291858166Finished the manga recently and loved it. Started Volundio and I'm about 40 chapters in and I do like it, but it definitely hasn't quite hooked me as much as Helck did. Last thing that happened was The gang defended the inn and Kohaku got big again.
>>291858166The shift from gag manga to serious plot happened early enough that I did not dislike it.
Volundio is so boring. I wish it had a fun protagonist like Helk and not that incompetent pansy.
>>291858166I FUCKING LOWE PIWI
>>291861048While I'm not caught up I do at least appreciate the novel premise it's had so far. No character is as good as anybody from Helck, but I think the gimmick of a guy who juts wants a place he can settle down stuck in a fantasy warring states period and whatever the hell Kohaku knows is neat all together. But it definitely isn't as immediately engaging as anything Helck does, I think.
>long-running adventure series like Helck are actually pretty fucking rare these daysAbsolute shame, to be honest.
>>291861190We have Tower Dungeon, Choujin X, Bugle Call aaanndd...uh...
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>>291861190I finally checked out Tower Dungeon a few weeks ago because the premise looked like it would scratch my Vertical World itch. Very cool manga, but it's long running in the sense that I duped myself into reading yet another monthly publication that will probably take years to finish.
>>291861361It seems like it's close(?) to wrapping up, maybe? Like before the end of next year?It is a cool manga but I definitely feel like Nihei either got told to move it along or lost some steam around halfway through, not even anything specific i can really point to, just started feeling a bit less good than it was before.
>>291858166I enjoyed it, although i only read the mangaI agree with the other anon that the ending arc feels a bit dragged on. But the conclusion was satisfying. I also like Volundio. Love the mc, Kohaku, and their frens. Haven't read the current battle arc
>>291861394>lost some steam around halfway throughAs someone who binged everything up to the current chapter I don't feel the same way, but I will say that the atmosphere gradually becomes less tense as the good guys link up and challenge the dungeon in larger teams. Now that they've finally formed one big raid party it feels like everything is going to be just fine despite the final boss staring them down.
>>291858166Great manga, highly recommended. Anime wasn't very good, but it was at least sorta fun. Good VAs.
>>291861048Cleo is a cool guy. Really the biggest appeal for me was him and Kohaku acting like a married couple.
>>291858166It was nice but they could have easily turn those 24 episodes into 10 and then use all of that time to just finish the story.
Does this have a good anime? I just read and liked it
You know, i did enjoy it. It wasn't very well animated but it definitely wasnt a Biscuit Hammer
>>291862937>good voice acting>good soundtrack>animation quality wasn't particularly good but also not quite terrible>skipped most of the side content that fleshed out the large cast of characters>ends just as things are getting goodIt was okay. Just okay.
>>291860027yeah the ending was dragged
I 'membah
I liked the manga a lot and teared up at the ending. The anime was meh. Piwi best moss.
>>291864898Honestly just thinking about "Let's save the humans" is enough to get me to shed some thug tears.
It's a fantastic manga.Personally, I enjoy the mysterious comedy that lives in the first two dozen-or-so chapters the most, but seeing the author live up to the build-up with a genuine plot and reasons and lore and good writing made it all-the-more praiseworthy.
>>291865342I love Anne (from Management)
>>291866144She's older than she looks you know
>>291861190The best.
>>291858166Yes, although I read it before the adaption. Some things they did well, not everything.
>>291866144Sex with Anne (from management)
I will always give thanks to rello, who appeared from the ether and returned to it without a word, for single-handedly bringing this to our attention all those years ago. He was a man with a mission, and that mission was to spread the word of Helck.Hope you're doing good, wherever you are...
>>291867667I did like how they put more emphasis on their first "meeting." It's the kind of thing that would've worked really nicely if they could've done the whole series.
Helck is like peotry
Piiiiiiiii!!!!!!
>>291858166I never forgot it.>>291867851God fucki... come on man? The fuck? you can't do this to me so early in the day. Fuck
Is the sequel any good?
I loved it but in the final arc it became a bit too heavy on the drama and sadness just for the sake of high impact emotional scenes, rather than for the actual plot.
>>291866144>>291867769>perverts. perverts everywhere.
>>291868005>it became a bit too heavy on the drama and sadness just for the sake of high impact emotional scenes,That is called a men's romance
>>291860949Never buy into hype. Discover shit on your own.
>>291858166The image of Helck kneeling and thanking Anne for helping him when he was struggling the most live rent free in my head.
I remember cat Ryuko
The initial gag is good, the twist of evil humans controlled by a bad guy is boring.
>>291863305>>good soundtrackIt has a fantastic soundtrack that is worth listening to outside of the anime.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtZjOL4DNpIThat shit gives me Bloodborne-vibes at times.
I like Vermilio's voice
>>291858166Loved it. Binged the manga soon after. Loved it also. Didn't like the fantasy is actually post-apoc sci-fi but I'll give that a pass since I heard it was rushed at the end. I love girl guy partnership that doesn't devolve into romance. The characters were great with their own personalities. Perfect mix of comedy, story, and action>>291863305I liked it. It's not a cliff hanger but doesn't finish the series. I watched the anime first.>>291863305>>skipped most of the side content that fleshed out the large cast of charactersI binged the manga after the show. It was pretty 1 to 1. The only thing I remember it skipped was 1 or 2 of the little bonus end pages.
>>291858166I remember forgetting about it by the 5th or 6th episode.Might have to pick it up later. It had good gags, reminded me a bit of Bobobo.
Seems like a common sentiment, I liked it more when it was mostly comedy. Later part was just okay, probably wouldn't bother if it was like that from the very start.
>>291870187I wouldn't really call that a common sentiment. Seems like most people just appreciate how the comedy (which is very good) makes the back half land way stronger.
>>291870261>>291870187Yeah, the comedy draws you in, darker story keeps it going.It's rare for an extending backstory arc to be worth it, but it's absolutely worth it with Helck.
It's highly flawed, and I'd say even overrated among people who like it, but it does have great moments.
The ending dragged on a bit so I think I forgot everything.Who was the one responsible for all the shit that happened to the humans again?I remember that it gets fixed but not how or why
>>291858166One of my favorite manga, alongside Yuusha ga Shinda!I liked the anime despite it's flaws.
>>291870553This entire character was such a weird Red Herring.>looks very similar to Vermilio, except older>has extensive plot relevant knowledge >keeps herself kinda isolated and mysteriousLike I can't be the only one who was expecting time loop shenanigans instead of "Yeah, she's a distant relative." Weird stuff.
It's the first manga I read and the reason I now read manga. Yes the end drags on way too long. I like it overall.
>>291871014I also loved the manga. The anime did ok but it sucked they didn't adapt the full manga. Also didn't help it had QUALITY problems. The soundtrack was great though.
I remember loving the manga, however on attempted re-reads I've never gotten more than 30-40 chapters in before losing interest.Maybe it's due for a daily, I'm sure it would be more fun to read it with /a/
>>291858166Liked the anime, later tried the manga the ending chapters were a drag to go through but it was pretty decent.Would love to see a new season for this and the female lead is pretty cute too
tried to give it a read today, but it didn't hook meHelck is a total non-characterthe worldbuilding is extremely generic, which would be forgivable in a comedy I suppose, except the humor didn't grab me eitherbattles are simple powerwankthe story screams there's going to be some twists, probably based on miscommunication or bad assumptions, so reading it is like waiting for the rug to be pulled from under me so I can finally get invested in the true storyexcept it hadn't happened by vol. 2 yet and it feels like it won't for a whileI expected moremusic from the OST is cool though
>>291860933>sequelWait, when did that happen?
>>291868923>Never buy into hype. Discover shit on your own.eh, the best approach is a mixed oneit's nice learning recommendations from other people, you just shouldn't attach too much weight to them
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>>291876532Its been happening, look up Volundio
>>291861361>The vertical worldHave you read the authors newer manga (different artist though) called Maison and the Man-Eating Apartment? I find it's very reminiscent of The Vertical World, pretty decent read if you liked it.
>>291867828I love this image, I reread it about a year ago now and this image was what got me to. Was just as enjoyable and although I understand why people might not think highly of or like Helck it's one of my all time favorites despite how generic/flawed it is. Volundio is shaping up to be quite good as well.
>>291880559nta but Maison is fucking great. Feels like a mix of Dorohedoro and Made In Abyss, definitely far less "fucked up" than either of those but I've loved keeping up with Maison.
Is volundio on hiatus again?
>>291880559Oh yeah, it's what inspired me to go back and re-read Vertical World (and a few of his other works). I don't mind the author's chicken scratch art but getting another artist to draw his story was a really nice change of pace.
>>291858166I watched one episode then dropped it..
>>291858166It was good. I really want the anime to have a real ending.
>>291876450Show bad. But yes.
>>291868338Her fault for being so hot
>>291880559>>291881887>>291880889I love Maison and Kuu Tanaka's oneshots. I'm sad that Maison is ending soon. The whole "it's all a video game, but that doesn't matter because you're real, sapient, conscious people" thing came out of left field. The entire direction toward the ending felt rushed. It must have been axed or canceled.
>>291866144She's way better than that bitch Vermillio
>>291872615She is probably the single most attractive character I've ever seen in a manga, but also her character is just really weirdly utilized and totally felt like a cut plotline that was left behind as the story changed paths.
>>291879877*pets*
>>291858166Helck yeah. I shall read the manga one day.
>>291867940It's pretty decent. But we're in what's probably going to be an extended battle so not the best time to jump in.
>>291858166I never forgot.The Augis song that was sung in that one episode was unexpectedly beautiful and not something that I expected from an anime adaption of a "gag" series.
>>291858166Yeah, I don’t like the huge tonal shift and how the ending dragged on and went totally bananas, but Vermillio is the best female lead we’ve had since Lina Inverse, so it’ll always be in my recommended pile. Wish they didn’t stop translating the sequel. It was shaping up to be more like the first half.
>>291891869The sequel is getting TLs, but mostly via comikey.
>>291858166I enjoyed it
>>291870553>>291887889hag sex
>>291895093Hag sex.Hag love. Hag impregnatation.Hag long life together.
>>291858166Helck was great. Too bad I assume it'll never be completed in anime.
>>291872615Aunt, I believe? Not that distant.
>>291858166The anime wasn't concluded so there the forces of evil won
Alicia didn't deserve a happy ending
>>291898302Woops, wrong thread.Take it as a free bump. I'll delete shortly.
>>291858166The ending wasn't perfect, but when I think about the peak parts, I get chills.
>>291858166I know neither Helck nor Masters of the Universe, but for some reason I always had this vague impression that Helck was meant to be some sort of parody or ""subversion"" of Masters of the Universe/He-Man. Is there any truth to that or am I just seeing things?
>>291903110That and the stock idea of Hercules.Literally Heruku+Culessu for the brothers.
>>291890189Is it worth watching this for her?
>>291904612She is not main character but show up often and even have important arc
>>291904781Nice, thanks
>>291858166I did enjoy it.
Disappoiting, the fact that the pacing was horrible didn't helped
>>291907435They knew they had to end before the stuff that required the high end animation budget began
>>291874363>I'm sure it would be more fun to read it with /a/Storytiming it was how I first read itThat was well fun
>>291858166Yeah, I still remember that scene where he sat near a campfire with that elf girl, it was so heavy
Inknew the anime wasn't going to be a hit when I saw that a fan animated ED was better than both the actual ed and op.https://youtu.be/ba7JXFarqJk?si=Ca4dhS-pHQOx3j7l
>>291908285>3d cringe
>>291860997The pacing for Volundio (both in terms of the actual story and the huge hiatus) kinda threw me off, although I like it.
>>291861023Yeah this was pulled off really well. One of the rare examples of success really.
>>291867815;_;7
>>291880695I think half the charm is that it more or less plays it straight instead of trying to do some edgy antihero or loser protag shit.
I remember thinking this show was in deep shit when they wasted so many episodes just idling in that animal village. Then the epic big fight everyone was waiting for was a nothing burger. Everyone just retreated to fight in the next arc or some shit. The animation was so low budget
>>291858166The beginning is timeless and I still reread it sometimes. The tonal shift was interesting but also the point at which the author ran out of ideas. After the catharsis of Vamirio deciding what to do about the human problem the rest is completely skippable.God, I hate generic flesh monsters that monologue about evolution. They can never explain what that is or why it's good. No identity. Even killing them isn't satisfying because they won't stop regenerating. For decades Japan used to love using them in place of coherent villains, but while they mostly weaned off it Nanaki didn't get the damn memo
>>291908656It's really hard to tell how far along we are in it.
>>291867815rello was a beast
>>291909709This, I can't really tell what the broader narrative arc is supposed to be.
Always liked and remembered the manga. The adaptation was also surprisingly well-done and soulful unlike biscuit hammer.
>>291911300Don't even remind me of that monkey's paw adaptation. Truly cursed.
>>291858166Which translation should I read?
>>291907850I've been looking at those threads recently.
>>291858166I loved the manga but the anime seemed lackluster sadly, but it was to be expected.
>>291910409I'm still waiting for other demons to appear.
>>291858166>Volundio keeps getting slapped down with hiatuses after hiatuses after hiatusesIt's a special kind of hell.
>>291858166I liked the first hulk movie with the fun comic strip transitions but no one besides me liked it weirdly enough
>>291865342Yeah, it's impressive.
>>291916008Please... Nanao...
There were so many characters that did nothing
>>291858166I remember Helck's suffering as much as I remember Phos' suffering: with each new chapter I wondered if we'd hit bottom... then the bottom dropped out yet again.
>>291912453Please respond.
>>291858166it was great and how can other girls and demon girls even compete with Anne (even from other anime)also first ED was pure kinohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLnJE8hTjZM
>>291922518I love her voice. I love when she yells, and she yells a lot. >Yosh!>'YOSH' JANAI!!
>>291858166Never read the manga but loved the anime. 8/10. Helk is a great hero.
>>291922518There's no better broship than Helck and Anne
>>291858166After the anime, I read the manga from beginning to end in the span of like a week.Absolutely worth it.
>>291916008Author health problems always suck.
does Helck grow a personality later on?at the beginning he's a total blank, a generic superman with a heart of gold, seemingly oblivious to how he's perceivedhe's not even stupid, he just... doesn't reacthe's more of a plot device than a character
>>291926094Yeah.
>>291926094He does
>>291926504>>291926877what is it?
>>291926900DeepDarkBrooding
>>291926900It's more that Helck's seemingly happy go lucky and oblivious personality gets rounded out and you learn more about why he's like that and why things don't seem to phase him much.
>>291926094It's more he became like that due to what happened to him. As the story progresses you learn who he used to be and why he changed.
>>291926094Very much so.
>>291860027>>291863765I just finished it and the actual ending was good but holy shit cut that final boss fight by like...three-quarters. Way too much "You can never match my true power!" "Actually, my true power is truer and more powerful!" "No, impossible, how can we defeat that?!" "Actually, I foresaw this from the beginning!" Best bits were Helck and Annie from management on a roadtrip
>>291915226Some major character from Helck will definitely show up at some point.
>>291931541Yeah, the last boss fight was too much. Still, we got tons of good scenes before and after, and it wrapped up well, so I liked it. Anne from Management roadtrip arc was kino.
>>291931541I liked the final battle, but yes, it was WAY too long. It felt earned for awhile, quite awhile even, but it just kept going and going and going.
>>291932477>>291932401>>291931541Express it in Nameks.
>>291933018Iirc the final battle takes an entire quarter of the manga and the final boss himself has like 5 phases or some shit. Pretty absurd.
>>291933044Namek is about 27% of the chapters that cover dbz. Pretty close.
>>291933147NAMEK and the FIGHT WITH FREEZA are very different qualifiers
>>291933147To be fair, I feel like the Namek meme came more from the anime and how it felt like the pacing hit a fucking wall during those episodes. Namek is actually pretty brisk in the manga itself.Blue Exorcist is a similar example where it also isn't even over (I think, been a few months since I caught up) and its final arc had already ballooned to 1/4 of the entire manga. That one was a consequence of the a big battle immediately leading into a final battle (with at least the nominal conflict changing a few times but still), and it made the pacing feel glacial.
>>291933213So are DBZ and Dragonball.
>>291933213The boss fight alone is over one Namek, when Namek's boss fight is only 44% of the whole. It's an extremely concentrated, slightly oversized Namek.
>>291933018kek
Sex with blue women
>>291920043In the anime or in the manga?
>>291936636Edil...
>>291939124Wouldn't that be more fightsex?
>>291858166>writes Helk in the comment text>writes Helk in the subject>writes Helk in the filename>Helck right there in the fucking official imageYou retard.
>>291942842The struggle is real.
>>291942842Both helk and helck sound like fake slang in a show that doesn't want to actually swear.
>>291945785What the Helck are you talking about???I actually always feel stupid because I always forget his name is a translation pun and I always forget it.>Helck = Hercu->Cless = -cules
>>291934043You mean undersized.
>>291920019Kohaku is an even bigger punching bag than Helck.
>>291858166Did they ever fuck?
read the manga like 2 years ago and loved it but dont remember anything about iti might be retarded but at least it gives me an excuse to read it again
>>291949536Problematic age gap.
>>291942842I thought this thread was finished because I didn't notice a thread with Helck in the OP.
>>291858166severely disappointing
>>291945785kek
>>291858166The anime ending made me mad.
Thanks for reminding me this exists and also for introducing me to vertical world, just blitzed that and had fun with it. What other manga do people who like Helck like?
>>291858166I remember really enjoying reading the manga when it was ongoing, but then kinda just forgot about it. Don't have any desire to re-read it or even checking the sequel to be honest.It was a decent read but not very memorable.
>>291956610Try "Marry Grave".Hits a lot of the same notes as Helck.
>>291945785Shut the helk up
I love that "Anne from management" is only used a few times yet she's always referred as that. It's also weird for a character to have both names and both feeling right and wrong at once.On that note, the island arc is fun, quite a few moments that got a laugh out of me.The chess game with Azudra and the human guy was also good.The drama hits when it has to hit.But yeah the final fight just drags.Solid manga, but especially solid characters. Hag, Alicia and the blue bitch are truly beautiful characters without much fanservice, if any (I think only the demon girl got some)
>>291958754>On that note, the island arc is fun, quite a few moments that got a laugh out of me.The fucking sign moment cracks me up everytime.
Is he one of the sexiest male demon ever?
>>291868923Never buy the hype but always believe the memes Good memes always lead to good reads
>>291858166I read the manga afterwards but I kinda forgot the details of the ending. It was a bit schizo
>>291960821He's one of the coolest side characters ever.Imagine respecing your entire build just for the sake of your buddy.
>>291858166I re-read it occasionally
>>291960990Lies, good memes lead to Kengan Omega.
>>291965006Kek, being fair must of us started with Kengan Asura. We were far too green.
>>291908285Fan EDs are always better.
>>291959715For me, it's>I brought you food, but I got hungry on the way so I ate it allOr Azudra sending a compass and map to Vamirio and Piwi just throwing it into the fire while eating the orange
>>291954617Perfectly understandable.
>>291858166i dont
>>291970701Then start to.
>>291858166Yes plenty
saving the humies on page 1
>>291858166Nobody remembers helck?
>>291973148It's over...
>>291973148I'm still trying to decided which translation to read.
I remember.Honestly I enjoyed the first half, then it got too dark, then I saw that the dark stuff was going to be "redeemed" but by that time I was losing interest and it was dragging. I liked the cute redhead and her piggy coworker, also Piwi, a lot of the travel stuff, and Helck's character from the initial false impression to the eventual reveal. So there's honestly a lot of good stuff in the show.
>>291965006>>291965115I can confirm this is true. I have never read, and will never read, Kengan Omega, and yet all those stupid fucking memes have infected my rotten brain. It's a horrifying experience. Don't know why there's almost nothing else that has like this, but it's presumably because of it consisting mostly of somewhat generic but just odd enough lines.
>>291858166No, I dropped it after they transported because the pace really slowed. Was it worth finishing?
>>291858166I do
>>291973148
>>291859979He was actually reliably funny in the show, which is rare for me
>>291978689Yeah, usually I dislike those types of roles.
>be Helck>suffer>suffer>a bit of solace>suffer>suffer>a bit more of suffering>just a bit more>ok you can rest nowMan, it was a ride especially in the ancient high tech civilization reveal.
>>291980966Now that's kino.
>>291960990I choose this method.
>>291980702cute dork
>>291980702I want to fluff her hair and tickle her ears.
>>291958565kek
>>291912634Luck of the draw. It really depends on which team in which studio is picking it up.
>>291974474The manga? Yeah.
>>291958754Anne is best girl, unlike that slut Vermillio.
>>291858166I wish the sequel series released chapters faster.
Loved the manga, kinda slogged thru the anime but it picked up the pace by the end, quite the same feeling I had with the manga back then iirc
>>291858166I member
>>291858166Season 2 when??
Wasn't this one of the early Hox tl-dumps-storytimes?
