Hellsing - Hellsing Series (Classic)

I wasn't sure what to expect from Hellsing, but it was definitely awesome. Let me just state, this is definitely not for those who are sensitive to gore, cursing, and sexual themes. Visually, Hellsing very much intrigued me. Some of the hire choices and background colours seemed very unique. A good example is the coloration in the first episode. The sky is red in several shots which definitely sets the vampire theme, but also provides the more lighthearted tones. Hellsing seemed fairly lighthearted in general, for having such serious implications. I was amazed at how well the blended humor, violence, and dark themes. It's sickly satisfying. The characters were very satisfying too. All of the characters were engrossing, they all had great dialogue, and they all provided a superb source of entertainment. This anime want afraid to show off the dark side characters either. I'd say that the darkest aspect of this anime was it's plot. The crimes against humanity that vampires committed definitely showcased the importance of the Hellsing society. Without the Hellsing society, the world would've been easily thrown into chaos. I also found it to be great that the main organization fighting vampires had a couple of vampires in their employee; sometimes you must fight fire with fire. Now, the soundtrack was definitely enjoyable. It was used very well to portray the feeling of many scenes. I also have to say that the opening theme was one of my favorite opening themes to date. It was just perfect for the anime. This adult themed anime was a great sum of all of its individual parts. I got so engrossed in each episode, that I was surprised by when they ended. This classic definitely deserves a place in both your heart and your anime collection.

He's killing the franchise. What he doesn't realize is that by writing that review and scarring off potential customers; (Unnecessarily I might add.) he is effectively killing the franchise...potentially ruining the future experience for others and existing fans such as myself. As an anime man who LOVES, not just this show, but also this FRANCHISE, I can not sit by and let that happen. (I'm going to avoid an offtopic lecture in this review about how important it is to buy and support the anime franchises you love in any way possible; since the industry is so brittle at the moment EVERY show is at risk...) However, I apologize in advance that this may mean I'm slightly biased but, you know what, **** it Hellsing is amazing. Moving on. For those curious... This is an older adaptation of a manga (Japanese comic) called Hellsing. They made this show WHILE the manga was still being released and eventually the release of the tv series passed the release of the manga series. As such, they had to improvise. This means roughly half of the series doesn't follow the original story as found in the original source material. Hellsing:Ultimate fixes that problem. It is a more faithful, and more accurate, OAV series (Instead of TV Series...This gave them higher budgets per episode and no restrictions in the gore, ect.) that, while the TV Series is good, is widely considered and hailed as a dark masterpiece. However, with that said, while the remake would be a perfect 5 stars this show IS STILL (Probably for most) a 3.5 star show, but it's different for everybody. I actually know a few people that enjoyed it MORE then the remake because of how dark Hellsing:Ultimate is. (Also because the two shows go in relatively different directions.) I PERSONALLY loved the original ideas behind Hellsing so much, and loved the show to such a great extent- that I actually was able to enjoy this show to a full five star rating. It's different for everyone, but I do recommend you try the first three episodes out online. I will (eventually) (re)write a very long, in depth review of Hellsing:Ultimate which I will edit in here for you guys to redirect to (if I finish it.) I actually already wrote and nearly finished one, but my computer crashed and I lost everything. As you could probably guess, since I lost hours and hours of work I'm sort of discouraged at the moment from writing another. You may be wondering why I didn't save it, and that's because I was working all night on it and had such fervor writing it that I, quite literally, forgot to. Least to say I will never make that mistake again. I will say, though, that I do plan on eventually getting back to it. I really don't want to go into the characters and plot because this is such a short show (13 Episodes) that It'd be a better experience overall (In my opinion) if you go in not knowing much. All you really need to know is that this is about two vampires that work for a secret British agency which protects the population against the supernatural. (Even the concept is awesome? Makes you wonder... How was nobody able to think of this!?) Well that sums up about everything I wanted to say. So cheers! Again, don't listen to that other review he literally couldn't be more misguided. (I'll try to avoid insults.) Try it for yourself. It may not be a five star show but it can and is able to stand on its own. A good point of reference for other anime fans would be to compare the Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood series. If you pointed a gun to my head and forced me to say a single negative thing about this series, I'd say I am disappointed that this series isn't in Blu Ray. I wish you the best of luck and a good day. Blitzkrieger Man P.S. The only one that can benefit from liking (If you do, in fact, like them) both shows is you. Restricting yourself to one or the other is simply limiting yourself. (Again, that's IF you like them.) Go in with an open mind, it's the same voice actors for all the characters so transitioning between one and the other isn't nearly as difficult as many claim.

Hellsing kicks major butt lots of action drama and horror mixed with humor, Alucard a vampire lets say employed by the Hellsing family makes his debue when after being sent o dispatch a bunch of ghouls created by a priest turned vamp meets ( Victoria Cerus ) a cute female cop who he saves from them. After being turned into a vampire by her savior she ends up as Alucards protege, with her Alucard returns to the Hellsing estate there she meets ( Integra, and Walter ) leading to further adventures and missions Alucard is the one who got me hooked on and addicted to anime Vamps especially the dark and mysterious brooding kind, I was all but doing a happy dance finding this here and immediately bought it. For those who haven't seen [ Hellsing Ultimate ] yet I highly reccomend it, it is amazing and way darker then this you'll see things in it that'll shock the hell out of you. The other reviewers gave very detailed reviews so that's why I'm not going into long descriptions

My son loves it

Hellsing is absolutely amazing!!!! I have the Series and thought I would purchase the television series. Now, I have a better understanding of the characters and their stories. I was not thrilled with Integra's attitude towards Alucard at first. Come on! Alucard is nobility just like Integra and should at least be respected. However, the show where Alucard supports Integra during her moment of crisis shows the depth of their relationship. I loved the line Alucard says to Integra while she is in the operating cube "You will always be that same little girl to me." The ending of the television series seems incomplete. In one of the shows Alucard asks if Integra wants to drink his blood or if he could drink her blood. The ending leaves Alucard's question and Integra's answer up in the air. It would be nice to have some closure both in the television and OVA series.

Well, I have read most popular bad reviews and good reviews. If you are a Hellsing fan, you have to at least buy it out of sheer curiosity. Here's some points of my own: 1. Pay attention to the year it was made. The 2000's were the years of "lazy anime", especially when it came to TV series. Because it was TV series, it had to be quick, cheap and easy. And there goes the quality of drawing. 2. Pay attention to the year it was made. The manga wasn't even half the way finished yet at that time. That means two things. First of all, the creators had to improvise with the plot. Secondly, the creators had to improvise with the drawing of that plot. Now, as far as the plot goes, I was really confused with the most popular positive review here, which said that roughly 50% of the show doesn't follow the manga. Well, it's actually more than that, in my opinion. I thought that what the person meant to say was that the show follows the manga until the point where there was no more manga to base the show on. That is NOT the case. Don't be confused like I was. The show has completely different plot but uses bits and pieces of the manga, including the dialogues. Two examples of this could be Jan and Luke's attack on the mansion. The manga has it, of course, but in the there, Luke and Jan acted on directions from Millennium, and the ghouls had been prepared for them. In the show, they launched an attack because the decided to do that, and they had to prepare the ghouls themselves. That completely eliminates Millennium from the plot. The other example could be Alucard saying to Anderson, "So, what does it make you? A man, a dog, a monster?" - basically the same thing that he said to the SWAT officer in the manga (and OVA 3). There are actually many bits and pieces like that, and if you have previously watched the OVA, about 4-5 times, like I did, you will be able to pick them all up pretty easily. However, the plot of the series itself gives a bit more dues to Seras Victoria. She plays a more active role, you get to see her more often, and she does investigate matters on her own. The plot is different, but that doesn't mean that it is automatically worse. Then, as far improvising with the drawing of the plot, that's where the quality issue comes back yet again. It was a TV series already, so here goes the quality, BUT then they decided to improvise with the characters that they already had right from the start - the quality suffered yet again. The OVA is basically animated page-by-page, following the manga (with exception of several things like pages where Seras trained with the wild Geese - they are animated as part of the ending credits, because otherwise they would require too much "in-between" animation). In order to make the story flow, instead of it being a series of animated pages, there is something called "in-between" animation. In the OVA, the most noticeable piece of "in-between" animation is where Seras dreams of zombies/ghouls running after her, and then she wakes up in the bed after having been turned into a vampire. She doesn't really look like herself, nor does Alucard... And the way they drew Integra at that point makes her nose look huge. That kind of stuff happens when animators have to draw "in-between" actions with the characters, and it isn't present in the manga. The artists don't really have the feel for the characters because they haven't created them. So they draw whatever they feel is right. It is just fanart at that point. And the TV series, to put it simply, IS mostly "in-between" animation. The characters look themselves when they are based on actual manga pages. All other times it is pretty much guessing work of the artists as to how the characters would look like in that situation. So, we have the fact that it is a TV series, and the fact that the animators had to draw the characters themselves for the most part. You could bet anything that that should have an effect on overall quality. With that being said, some characters in the TV series, like Anderson, for example, are animated more closely to the manga than in OVA. In OVA, Anderson is chubby, and his face is more round, whereas in TV series he is leaner with a longer face, just like in the manga. So, with all that being said, yes, the story isn't that exciting, yes, the quality reminds you of 2000's, but if you are a Hellsing fan, you have to get it. To me, it is an occasional watch. I watched it in one sitting, and I might do it again within a few months, as opposed to the OVA, which I can watch any given day. But come on, if you call yourself a Hellsing fan, support the franchise, buy the TV series and watch it. It has its charm - all I can say about it. AND if you haven't watched the OVA yet - don't reverse the order. Watch the TV series first, and then the OVA. Then you would be able to appreciate the TV series more, because you won't be expecting as much. It is all based on your expectations, remember. Finally, I would like to say thanks to those who submitted positive reviews, because they ultimately helped me to make a decision about buying the TV series AFTER I have already familiarized myself with manga and OVA. Overall - buy it. Especially now, when the price has dropped. Looks good on the shelf, makes you look a loyal Hellsing fan, and makes a good occasional watch when you feel nostalgic about the 'old anime' days. The characters are the same, even though they do different things and have been animated differently, but what the hell. He is still Alucard, he is still Walter, she is still Seras, and she is still Integra. One way or the other - it is the characters that you like the most in any manga. If you didn't like the characters - you wouldn't read the manga, and you wouldn't care about the plot, right? So, give yourself a little treat. And then go to the OVA and give yourself a much bigger treat.

When I originally started this anime, I thought I wouldn't be able to get into it that quickly. I was proven wrong immediately when I couldn't stop watching the bloodbath in amazement until its conclusion. Hellsing is not for the weak stomached individual, but that makes it even better at doing what it needs to: quench your thirst for action, mayhem, drama, vampires, dark magic, technology, and two groovy themes that leave you dancing along to them. If you're wondering what they are, the ending theme is Shine by Mr. Big and the closing theme is The World Without Logos by Yasushi Ishii. If the intro and the outro can't convince you to watch, Anime America did a review of this series on YouTube and even compared it to Hellsing Ultimate to see which one is the better view. Buy the show, you know you want to, Police Girl(reference to the show).

Finally got this on Valentine's Day and I had to watch this! I loved each of the thirteen episodes even though this series doesn't follow the manga. (I think only three volumes of the manga was out at the time). I would have loved to see where this would have lead in the end. Must watch. Warnings: violence, gore, and steamy scenes.

序盤はよかったです。ええ、それはもう ○ンコグニートが出てきた時点でDVD叩き割りましたが。

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I love the show I just wish Amazon would take more care in how they take care of items from picking the order to delivery. The case was demolished on the bottom, the only reason why I kept it was because the discs themselves are ok. Clean up your act Amazon.

This came in good condition never had any issues

Came in perfect condition. Had no issue with the disc's being read on any players. Over all totally satisfied, ten tenths would recommend.