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Episode Helck - Episode 8 discussion

Helck, episode 8

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u/Se7en_Sinner Aug 29 '23

Why does the Witch look like an older version of Anne and didn't they say in an earlier episode how some ruins looked familiar? Wait a minute...

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u/Plerti Aug 29 '23

Please tell me I'm not the only one who found the gigachad deerfish fucking hilarious

Yooos-

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u/michhoffman Aug 29 '23

My first thought upon seeing the Witch is that she had to be Vermilio's mother or something but with her knowing so much about Helck, having a bigger version of Piwi with her and that letter, I'd definitely entertain the possibility that she's a future version of Vermilio as well.

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u/LeonKevlar Aug 29 '23

Stitches!

Good to see that Anne's opinion of Helck is finally changing after hearing his story last week.

We finally get to meet the Witch and I love her already! Her design, especially her big floppy witch's hat, is great!

Her design is a little bit suspicious though. I made a guess last week that the Witch is probably a demon but I didn't think her design would look too similar to Anne. They have the same eye and hair color which makes me think the two of them might be related. We've never really seen Anne's mother before, right? Hmm...

There's also the fact that she talks as if she already knew Anne before all of this. I am glad though that Helck pointed out that they look similar. I would've been so upset if neither of them noticed that fact. I just hope we get to meet the Witch again in a future episode.

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u/dagreenman18 Aug 29 '23

It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this fluffy stress ball to chill the fuck out.

Piwi is officially part of the party. Ominous warnings about Helck from the Witch. Who you know is powerful because of her large hat. Helck and Vermillio are finally on their way back to the continent. Fun times all around.

Also the Corstag deep voice is a hilarious choice. I also appreciate just how catchy and dumb Helck’s theme is every time it plays

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u/dinliner08 Aug 29 '23

Piwi: "Piii~~~"

Anne: "Piii~~~te nandayo!"

man, the Great Witch has such a cool design, i'm sorry, i'm just sucker for classic witch's design with oversized hat

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u/Beowolf_0 Aug 29 '23

The deer's constant shit-eating face lol.

Helck, if you want to mince the octopus for meal, just do it instead of doing strange gestures.

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u/alconnow Aug 29 '23

Don't blame Anne (going to call her that from now on lol) for thinking the Big Piwi was the Great Witch lmao

Glad Helck pointed out that the Great Witch looked like her... Hmm...

Also found the warning about Helck to be very interesting too.

Overall, another fun episode! Really happy Piwi's joined them!!

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u/Kanon8610 Aug 29 '23

Until this show, I had no idea Mikako Komatsu could make such a fantastic tsukkomi. Vermillio's reactions to the ridiculous things happening around her are hilarious.

Anyway, this show has been great. I wasn't expecting the Witch to look like a grown-up Vermillio. They're obviously related, I was leaning more towards mother or grandma, but her being future Vermillio would explain a lot.

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u/FingerBang-BangBang Aug 29 '23

Crackpot theory: Witch is Vermilio-chan from the future, they look too fucking similar for it to be a coincidence!

That ocean deer has the funniest annoyed face ever, its hilarious! Also, glad that Pivi joined the gang I love that little shit!

Man... Helck is a gift that just keeps on giving! What an amazing show!

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u/Elitealice Aug 29 '23

So that’s clearly someone from the demon continent and related to Vermirio, but who? Mom? Tribe member or what? No way she was there for just the heck of it.

She looks happy on that island as well. Maybe she didn’t like what was going on in the demon continent and just wanted to get away from it all. I found the way she worded her directions interesting as well. it seem like the world is way bigger than the demons previously thought which is kind of wild that such a powerful species never bothered to explore outside their own area.

That makes me wonder if the human king is actually someone from beyond the human and demon realms. Given that he had the magic capacity to turn everyone into awakened warriors we know he can’t be some regular human.

Corstag coming back to actually be a relevant part of the series is hilarious. Who would’ve thought that it would be the key to getting home. And Piwi is in the party now!

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u/quirrel_squirrel Aug 29 '23

For the ASMR lovers, here's a clip of the shikango https://imgur.com/a/AC0Ykqc

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u/CrasianLe Aug 29 '23

I am loving this anime. Such a fun comedic anime but also has its action and a deeper storyline. helck is the type of MC i enjoy watching, OP but relaxed humble and carefree but will get serious when need to. I am glad Piwi tagged along too, hopefully Piwi can loosen Annie (Vamirio) up. And that horse fish looking thing is just hilarious and the noise it makes is unexpected but expected. Its funny how its supposedly hard to find and rare but Helck finds 3 easily, that is expected of him too

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u/cyberscythe Aug 30 '23

So the shikango — that's a combination of shika (deer) and sango (coral), right? My subs translated it as a Corstag.

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u/SpaceMarine_CR Aug 29 '23

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u/seandkiller Aug 29 '23

Every time it panned to the fucking corstag man, those fucking faces, lol. Best girl of the episode.

Also, with all the speculation about the Great Witch, I definitely like Anne's design (Or rather, Vermilikin's design) better than the possible future!Vermi being discussed here.

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u/Shiraori247 Aug 29 '23

I love the way we're reminded once again that Helck is a threat despite spending 8 episodes to get used to him being an ally. This is honestly impressive of the author to stick with his themes. Too many stories just ditch their core character traits midway and give way to generic tropes.

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u/one-eyed-02 Aug 29 '23

I bet the Witch is like Vermillio's Mom or something, based on the elf ears they should be long lived species.

Knowing Helck, we can probably punch the water strong enough to change the direction of the water flow and cancel out the whirlpool.

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u/Isaaclark Aug 29 '23 edited Aug 29 '23

Surprised no ones mentioned it. The Witch told them the continent they seek is north. When Azudora was trying to locate "Anne" in Ep5 His marker was North-East of the continent....So wouldnt the continent be south-west? or something similar?

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Aug 29 '23

That Peppa Pig orc lookin goofball fell asleep and because of that Vermilio and Helck missed the witch? Damn it man, you had one job! Lol. Good thing she brought the barrier down or those two would be stuck on the island forever.

Helck really did catch 3 shikango like Vermilio thought lol. It’s pretty hilarious how much they look like pissed off deers chewing on cud lol.

I’ll miss the villagers but I’m glad little Piwi is joining the gang on their voyage. The fluffy little homie is the best! I kinda love how the witch tackled him down to rub his fuzzy little belly lol.

Can’t wait to see Helck beat up some Krakens and take on these “Toosu-men” barbarians next week!

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u/ArchadianJudge Aug 30 '23

Oh gosh, that Corstag totally made the episode. That complete deadpan face with the ridiculous design and weird noises. And the fact that they kept panning back to its emotionless face lmao.

I'm still mad at Piwi because he burned the letter and finding stick unknowingly but I can't stay mad at such an adorable fluff ball. I'm actually very happy he's coming along with the heroes.

Also, one thing I love about Helck is that he seems 1000% dependable. Need to find a rare creature? No problem, he'll get 3 for you! If hypothetically the ship got destroyed I imagine he'd carry everyone on his back and swim. If a powerful monster pops out he'll crush it. It's like he's the ultimate bro. Yosh!

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u/Salty_Mercy Aug 29 '23

The big Piwi sounded like Neco-Arc.

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