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.

"Helluva Boss" is a great show for what it is. It is completely free to watch on YouTube and has animation on par and even better than most modern adult animations. The characters are all very easy to like, despite most of them being horrible people. It is a fun and original show that I feel deserves more acknowledgement. The only minor complaint I have is the somewhat formulaic episode structure and the long waiting period between the episodes. Otherwise it is a great show deserving of praise.

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 was pretty hilarious short which in my opinion could work as a full series. Even though this is only a pilot the characters are great and the jokes are funny. I just they can turn this into a series.

A little warning all though it is animated this is not for young children.

Firsto off, I want to say that it is impressive that this series is entirely independent considering the quality of animation, voice acting, desings, and overall quality. I fully support this series and will continue watching it while valuing the effort behind its production. With that said, I think theres a lot that could be improved, mainly a lot of the jokes and the tone. The series is mostly episodical and tries to be funny at all times, and while some times they do achive this, its not the rule. There are some episodes and some scenes were there are some jokes that just feel out of place and not on time, while also depending a lot in swearing, blood, absurdity and shock. And Im all for it, its just that at one point it gets very repetitive and unfunny. Its the same with the violence and blood. Im perfectly fine with that and there is some very good implementation of these elements in some episodes, but just as the jokes, the fact that its very continuos makes it tiring, repetitive and it makes them to lose their impressiveness. Still a good and overall funny show, but that could be much better.