Helck (manga)

Helck is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nanaki Nanao. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday website and MangaONE app from May 2014 to December 2017, with its chapters collected into twelve tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.

Helck
First tankōbon volume cover
GenreFantasy[1]
Manga
Written byNanaki Nanao
Published byShogakukan
ImprintUra Sunday Comics
Magazine
  • Ura Sunday
  • MangaONE
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 5, 2014 – December 18, 2017
Volumes12
Manga
Piwi: Fushigi na Ikimono
Written byNanaki Nanao
Published byShogakukan
ImprintUra Sunday Comics
MagazineMangaONE
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 16, 2018 – October 8, 2018
Volumes1
Manga
Völundio: Divergent Sword Saga
Written byNanaki Nanao
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
Comikey
ImprintUra Sunday Comics
Magazine
  • Ura Sunday
  • MangaONE
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 31, 2020 – present
Volumes3
Anime television series

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Nanaki Nanao, Helck was serialized in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday website and MangaONE app from May 5, 2014,[2] to December 18, 2017.[3] Shogakukan collected its chapters into twelve tankōbon volumes, published from August 2014 to May 2018.[4][5]

A spin-off manga titled Piwi: Fushigi na Ikimono was serialized in the MangaONE app from July 16 to October 8, 2018. It has been collected into a single tankōbon volume, published on November 12 of the same year.[6]

A prequel manga titled Völundio: Divergent Sword Saga began serialization in the Ura Sunday website and the MangaONE app on August 31, 2020. It has been collected into three tankōbon volumes as of February 2022.[7] The series is licensed digitally in English by Comikey.[8]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 August 18, 2014[4]978-4-09-125236-4
2 December 12, 2014[9]978-4-09-125547-1
3 May 12, 2015[10]978-4-09-126138-0
4 August 12, 2015[11]978-4-09-126330-8
5 November 12, 2015[12]978-4-09-126630-9
6 March 11, 2016[13]978-4-09-127024-5
7 July 19, 2016[14]978-4-09-127359-8
8 November 18, 2016[15]978-4-09-127440-3
9 April 12, 2017[16]978-4-09-127587-5
10 July 19, 2017[17]978-4-09-127658-2
11 November 15, 2017[18]978-4-09-128025-1
12 May 11, 2018[5]978-4-09-128294-1

Piwi: Fushigi na Ikimono
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 November 12, 2018[19]978-4-09-128720-5

Völundio: Divergent Sword Saga
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 February 12, 2021[20]978-4-09-850456-5
2 June 17, 2021[21]978-4-09-850597-5
3 February 17, 2022[7]978-4-09-850891-4

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced by Nanaki Nanao on February 14, 2022,[1] later revealed a few days later to be a television series.[22]

Reception

In 2015, Helck placed eighth in the first Next Manga Award.[23] In 2017, the series placed fifth in the male category of the Hyakuman Hito ga Erabu Hontō ni Omoshiroi WEB Comic wa Kore da! polls.[24]

References
  1. Loo, Egan (February 13, 2022). "Nanaki Nanao's Fantasy Manga Helck Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. MangaONE / Ura Sunday [@MangaONE_jp] (May 5, 2014). 投稿トーナメントで勝ち取った新連載枠、第3弾！ 七尾ナナキ先生の作品「Helck」が公開スタートしたビリ＼(^o^)／ 裏サンデー月曜日の連載なんだビリ〜！ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. Helck | 最終話(後編). Ura Sunday (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on December 21, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  4. 【8月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 18, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  5. 【5月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 11, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  6. 「Helck」のピウイが大活躍、七尾ナナキ「ピウイ～ふしぎないきもの～」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 12, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  7. 異剣戦記ヴェルンディオ　３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  8. Mateo, Alex (February 18, 2022). "Comikey Licenses 1000 Yen Hero, Völundio ~Divergent Sword Saga~ Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  9. 【12月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  10. 【5月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 12, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  11. 【8月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 12, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  12. 【11月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 12, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  13. 【3月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  14. 【7月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 19, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  15. 【11月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 18, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  16. 【4月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 12, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  17. 【7月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 19, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  18. 【11月15日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 15, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  19. ピウイ～ふしぎないきもの～ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  20. 異剣戦記ヴェルンディオ　１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  21. 異剣戦記ヴェルンディオ　２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  22. Kobayashi, Shō [@sho_MangaOne] (February 17, 2022). ファンタジー作品『異剣戦記ヴェルンディオ』の最新コミック3巻が本日発売されました！！ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Twitter.
  23. 「次にくるマンガ大賞」1位に輝いたのは「僕のヒーローアカデミア」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  24. 「100万人が選ぶ面白いWEBコミック」第1位はケンガンアシュラ&マリーミー！. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 24, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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