Helck TV Anime to Premiere First 2 Episodes at Anime Expo 2023
Anime fans will have their plates full with screenings at this year’s Anime Expo event, so why not throw another challenger onto the pile? This one is a mighty challenger, indeed, because the Helck TV anime is storming the arena to bring the North American premiere of its first two episodes to AX on July 1, 2023.
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In a partnership between HIDIVE and Nippon TV, the Helck screening will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles, 10 days ahead of the previously announced July 11 broadcast debut. Check out the full details below.
HELCK North American Premiere
Episode 1 & 2 Screening
Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 1:30 pm Pacific
Platinum Ballroom – JW Marriott
HIDIVE previously announced plans to stream the series as part of its Summer 2023 simulcast season.
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)
VIZ Media, which publishes the manga’s official English version, describes the first volume as such:
Three months have passed since the Demon Lord was struck down, and the Demon Realm is holding a tournament to select his replacement. The leading contestant is Helck, a human hero who claims to hate his own kind. Some aren’t happy with the idea of a human becoming the next Demon Lord—especially Vermilio the Red. She wants nothing more than to protect demonkind and prove Helck to be their enemy, even if she has to rig the competition to do it!
Source: Press release
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