The upcoming Helck anime is set to premiere this July 11, as announced earlier with a new trailer. Details on the additional cast and the theme songs for the series are now available too. Satelight is animating the series under the direction of Tatsuo Sato.
The additional cast includes Shuichi Ikeda as the narrator and Yukana as Majo. The theme songs include “It’s My Soul” by Hiroki Nanami as the opening theme and “Statice” by Saji as the ending theme. Previously announced cast members are:
Yoshinori Deno will serve as the character designer, while Mitsutaka Hirota and Toshizo Nemoto are writing the scripts and Yoshihisa Hirano composing the music.
Helck is based on a manga by Nanaki Nanao that was serialized in Ura Sunday from May 5, 2014, to December 8, 2017 and has a total of 106 chapters compiled in 12 volumes. Viz Media is publishing it in English.
HIDIVE will be streaming the upcoming anime and describes the plot as:
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…
Source: Official Website
© Nanaki Nanao, Shogakukan/Helck Production Committee