HELCK TV Anime Reveals Streaming Plans for Summer 2023 Season
Not long after last week’s update on the HELCK TV anime adaptation, anime streaming service HIDIVE has officially announced that it will stream the series this Summer and has released an English-subtitled trailer. The trailer is embedded below followed by the official synopsis.
HELCK English-Subtitled Trailer
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Synopsis:
A certain country in the demon world. The Demon King was defeated by the hands of one of the heroes, and a competition was held for the title of the New Demon King. The Imperial Four Heavenly Kings Vermilio, who is in charge of the tournament, is furious at the participation of the human hero Helck, who is supposed to be his enemy. After receiving news of the fall of the castle of Urum before the final, Vermilio sets out to retake Urum Castle with Helck and other finalists. With a smile, Helck says, “Let’s destroy humans.” Are those words true? The truth behind the smile is…
Based on the manga by Nanaki Nanao, Helck is being directed by Tatsuo Sato (Martian Successor Nadesico) at studio Satelight, with scripts by Toshizo Nemoto (Backflip!!) and Mitsutaka Hirota (EDENS ZERO), animation character designs by Yoshinori Deno (Fruits Basket animation director) and music by Yoshihisa Hirano (Hunter x Hunter), alongside these additional staff members:
- Art Designer:: Katsuhisa Takiguchi
- Art Director: Eiji Iwase
- Assistant Art Director: Daisuke Suzuki
- Color Designer: Miho Hasegawa
- Director of Photography: Tsuyoshi Shimura
- Editor: Ryoko Kaneshige
- Sound Direction: Shinji Takamatsu
Source: Press Release
