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MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#1: Jan 4th 2016 at 2:23:53 AM

Another series I decided to jump off from the "Followed, but not Known" manga thread, like Dungeon Meshi, but hey, it's Helck.

For those who missed the premise:

Three years ago, the Overlord was defeated by a human Hero, and peace has reigned in the human world since that time. Not so in the Demon World, who need an Overlord to rally around, or else everything falls into chaos. So a tournament is held, to find a possible Overlord candidate... But what happens when an obviously human Hero, the eponymous Helck, also joins as a participant. What's worse, because of his power level, a ridiculous maxed out level 99, he's actually the favored winner. What will happen when the Hero becomes an Overlord?!? One of the previous Overlord's lieutenants, Valmerio, is NOT willing to wait to find out. XD

By the way, while there's around 25~ish translated chapters right now, Helck actually has something like 59 chapters out, and like Binbougami Ga, the translation is fairly quick, so we might get caught up really REALLY quickly.

In any case, VamerioAnne and Helck's stay at the island ends, with the help of the islanders they found, and their local Witch. Interestingly enough, the Witch looks like an older VamerioAnne, and even Piuy mentions that they smell the same. Dun dun dun DUN.

Oh yeah, they're off the island. And Helck gives his best Saitama impression ("Okay.") when some hostile natives meet them on the next continent.

edited 4th Jan '16 2:25:03 AM by MyssaRei

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#2: Jan 5th 2016 at 11:39:43 AM

Pretty fun run so far.It's weekly from what I hear.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#3: Jan 6th 2016 at 3:29:37 PM

More chaps out.Scary Helck is scary.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#4: Jan 8th 2016 at 5:47:30 AM

And the translations are coming fast too. I chuckled at the suddenness of competing in that cooking battle, for sure.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#5: Jan 10th 2016 at 11:40:07 AM

More chaps.

Heh.Helck and Cless are a reference to Heracles arent they?

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#6: Jan 10th 2016 at 10:17:34 PM

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It's too obvious, and Helck seems to be an obvious English -> Japanese -> Engrish translation of "Herc".

Anyway, slight spoiler, but here are the covers of the five volumes of Helck out (book 6 isn't shown here obviously). Much like Onepunch Man, the titular Helck is never the focus of the covers. XD

edited 10th Jan '16 10:17:54 PM by MyssaRei

TheLaughingFist Since: Nov, 2013
#7: Jan 11th 2016 at 12:08:36 AM

I have recently discovered this manga and really like it but noticed there was no page so I started one, I don't have a lot of time and will need to begin the manga again to really fill out the pages, please help out if you can.

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/Helck

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#8: Jan 11th 2016 at 3:41:49 AM

So where can I find this manga exactly?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#9: Jan 11th 2016 at 4:15:45 AM

Where else? The usual online readers.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#10: Jan 11th 2016 at 4:35:22 AM

Like where? What site? I cant find it with the ones I normally use.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#11: Jan 11th 2016 at 4:36:00 AM

... It's on Batoto for one. Seriously, it's like part of the top 10 right now, it's hard to miss.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#12: Jan 11th 2016 at 4:41:40 AM

Ah well I havent been there recently so I did not notice.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
TheLaughingFist Since: Nov, 2013
#13: Jan 11th 2016 at 5:19:26 PM

The guy doing the translations has posted a lot of the chapters on 4chan /a/ before they get uploaded on the manga sites

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#14: Jan 14th 2016 at 5:32:50 AM

Caught up on this. Not bad. I feel like it'd have been considered generic 20 years ago and the Helck's memories arc is taking too long, but I did like it enough to catch up

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#15: Jan 14th 2016 at 5:58:33 AM

Neat. This has a thread now. Need to catch up on it. Haven't read anything in a week or so.

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MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#16: Jan 14th 2016 at 6:01:01 AM

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Unfortunately, Helck's story to Vamirio Anne that the winged warriors that attacked them at the castle were all Helck's friends, even poor Alicia.

edited 14th Jan '16 6:13:51 AM by MyssaRei

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#17: Jan 14th 2016 at 6:09:29 AM

Why are you pointing that at me? Why are you trying to spoil things?

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alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#19: Jan 17th 2016 at 2:05:48 AM

Flashback chapters ruined the pacing: we really didn't need that much detail. Early comedy roots create jarring tone that I doubt was intentional. I'm willing to believe that Helck's backstory was planned from the beginning, but the transition from outline to comic did not go well.

edited 17th Jan '16 2:06:08 AM by Clarste

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#20: Jan 17th 2016 at 2:58:47 AM

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We're still missing chapters 50-51 for some reason.

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It's definitely intentional, according to the author's blog.

alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#21: Jan 17th 2016 at 3:28:15 AM

You can find 50-51 in that little chapter slider when you're reading the chaps I think.

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
No, the other one.
#22: Jan 17th 2016 at 4:23:38 PM

Also caught up now.

It wasn't bad (actually decently interesting as far as backstory goes), but it was unnecessarily long-winded, and the relative lack of humour made it seem even longer.

There were a few bits, like Sharuami drooling on the table, or Anne drooling when she first heard he defeated one of them monsters, but otherwise it mostly just went on with that straight heavy-mooded backstory you had an idea how it was going to end anyway. Most of the twists were predictable simply because it was just that: backstory.

Also, in the last chapter I found, that's sure one hell of a way to accept a request.

One thing I overall like with it is that as much as it pumps up Helck to this ridiculously overpowered hero, it's not doing so by dragging other characters down so much. Anne in particular. She still gets to be awesome.

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MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#23: Jan 20th 2016 at 11:45:44 AM

And the updates continue to come. Azudora sure shows his Magnificent Bastard credentials there, and yeah, less hinting, more hammerblows that the creation of the Winged Warriors are just another sign of the malaise affecting the world, in the same way that the New World creatures are. It's just that the Human side had someone who was enough of a bastard to take advantage of it.

Also, Edil Edil Edil, you sure have it BAD for Hyura. It's obvious enough when your ENEMIES comment on it.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#24: Jan 27th 2016 at 9:19:41 PM

Okay, so we're following the weekly release schedule now that it's caught up and, yep, badass Azudora chapter. Also, the wizard needs to die. Seriously.

Interesting implication though about Azudora's past too.

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#25: Jan 31st 2016 at 4:12:19 PM

Two bonus chapters up! Both of them are of Vamirio as a little girl, the first making her way through the Cave of Trials (with Azudora as her chaperone), and the second her trying out a zany new invention of Azudora (it's a hot-air baloon).

Go back to the chapter with Helck and Cless as young kids, and what do you see in the background floating by? A hot air baloon.

edited 31st Jan '16 4:15:52 PM by MyssaRei


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