Helluva Boss

When the pilot for Helluva Boss came out in 2019 I was pretty excited for the future of this show. Now in late 2021 we have 2 episodes of Helluva Boss season 1 out and they're pretty good.

The animation in the episodes is outstanding! You can tell that passion was put into every single frame of this show. There are some shots where the character goes off model for a couple of frames and the character are slightly different heights but those are mostly nitpicks.

The writing is decent, there is a major plot hole in the first episode which wasn't a good look on the show but it sorta improves itself with episodes 2. I was wishing they would build up the relationship with Stolas and his daughter more so the payoff could be even better but overall episodes 1 and 2 and enjoyable episodes and are the decent start for the show.

I wish the best of luck to VivziePop and her team in the future.

Ever since the pilot episode first aired on YouTube, I was already very interested on this Vivziepop (Vivienne Medrano) creation. When I found out about Vivzie's work, it was something new and inventive than the usual adult-oriented comedy shows that air on TV.

Enter Blitzo (the O is silent), who opens an assassination business called Immediate Murder Professionals (or I. M. P.) for demons and the damned who were wronged in life on Earth. With the assistance of his fellow imps Moxxie, Millie, and hellhound Loona, they take on one target after another to please their clients.

With a talented voice cast featuring the likes of Brandon Rogers, Richard Horvitz (of Invader Zim fame), and Erica Lindbeck, there's bound to be frequent crude and sexual content their characters entail along with so much bloody violence and vulgar language to boot. Although the crew of IMP try to get the job done in their assassination work, it doesn't come without some humorous setbacks. Not to mention that some episodes tend to go deep in character development as well as story.

Judging by the unique characters, designs, and adult humor, I see the formula this way:

Panty & Stocking + Invader Zim + South Park = Helluva Boss

Though definitely not for little kids - despite some of the studio's early work being kid-friendly - Vivziepop is really expanding on this world she has created and I can tell there's no stopping her.

Helluva Boss is an amazing show, and worth a watch. The voice actors are great, and the animation fits their line deliveries perfectly. I think I prefer Helluva Boss over Hazbin Hotel, simply because you spend more time with the characters, and really learn about them. Some jokes don't land, but those are immediately overshadowed by the good ones, and despite being a dark comedy series, there's definetly some wholesome scenes. All the episodes are currently on youtube for free, so there's no reason to not watch this show.

Helluva Boss is the type of show every adult animation should aspire to be. It doesn't rely on cheap laughs and shock humor like Family Guy and South Park. The writing goes into humor mixed with extensive backstories, lore, and character development. Far different from many adult cartoons.

The voice acting is just amazing. Broadway stars like Alex Brightman, Barrett Wilbert Weed, and Bryce Pinkham, mixed with VA veterans like Cristina Vee, Erica Lindbeck, and Richard Horvitz is a recipe for success. Seriously I couldn't tell that Octavia was voiced by Barrett.

And the animation flows like water it's that good. All of this was done by independent animators who got their careers started through Youtube. Yes I'm serious, this show was done by independent animators no big studios were involved in making this at all.

Everything is just so well done I'm surprised that this is just a youtube show. It's really that good.

Helluva boss is amazing, the humorist Brandon Rogers bring the show a way funnier tone than Hazbin Hotel. Anyone looking for a episodic series with great characters and funny jokes, I would give a watch. However it's only a pilot we are hoping for more!