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 Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:34 pm
 Basic Information: Hellsing (ヘルシング Herushingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It first premiered in Young King Ours in 1997 and ended in September 2008. The individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Shōnen Gahosha. As of March 2009 all chapters have been released in 10 volumes in Japan. Hellsing chronicles the efforts of the mysterious and secret Hellsing Organization, as it combats vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural foes who threaten England. The manga series is licensed for English language release in North America by Dark Horse Comics, in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, and in Singapore by Chuang Yi. In 2001, Hirano began publishing chapters of a prequel series, Hellsing: The Dawn, in special editions of Young King OURs, with six chapters released as of September 2008. An anime series of the same name was produced by Gonzo. Directed by Umanosuke Iida, the series was based on the manga, but used a screenplay by Chiaki Konaka and is significantly different from the manga in terms of plot, though it uses some of the same characters and similar character designs. Spanning 13 episodes, it was broadcast on Japan's Fuji Television from October 10, 2001 to January 16, 2002. An original video animation (OVA) entitled Hellsing Ultimate is being produced by Geneon. It follows the manga storyline more closely than the anime series. The first episode was released in Japan on February 10, 2006, and as of August 2011, eight episodes have been released. The sixth OVA in the series will be available on both DVD and Blu-ray; both Blu-ray and DVD editions of episodes one through five are available in Japan as of October 22, 2010. The first episode was released in North America on December 5, 2006. As of August 2010, four episodes of the OVA have been released in North America. At Anime Expo 2010 Funimation Entertainment announced that they have licensed four of the new OVA episodes 5-8 and the original TV series and these will be released in the USA in 2012. Basic Plot: Hellsing is named after and centered around the Holy Order of Protestant Knights, originally led by Abraham Van Helsing. The mission of Hellsing is to search and destroy those that threaten the safety of the Queen and Country from the undead and other supernatural forces of evil. This organization is currently led by Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, who inherited the leadership of Hellsing as a child after the death of her father. She witnessed his death which has made her from this once innocent and shy little girl to a touch and deadly force. She is protected by the faithful Hellsing family butler, a deadly foe in his own right, and former Hellsing "trashman," Walter C. Dornez, and Alucard, the original and most powerful vampire that swore loyalty to the Hellsing family after being defeated by Van Helsing one hundred years before the story takes place. These formidable guardians are joined early on in the storyline by former police officer Seras Victoria, whom Alucard turned into a vampire.She is mostly involved for satire and comedy as a new vampire trying to learn a new lifestyle. As the scale and frequency of incidents involving the undead escalate in England and all around the world, Sir Integra discovers that the remnants of a Nazi group called Millennium still exist and are intent on reviving the Third Reich by creating a battalion of vampires. Millennium, Hellsing, and the Vatican section XIII Iscariot clash in an apocalyptic three-sided war in London, and Millennium reveals its true objective: to destroy the vampire Alucard, ending a feud begun during World War II. Hellsing Organization: More formally known as the Royal Order of Protestant Knights, the Hellsing Organization was founded by Abraham Van Helsing shortly after the events of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula as a response to the threat posed by vampires. The Hellsing Organization is traditionally headed by Abraham's descendants, who control Alucard, the ultimate vampire created by the organization for use in their continuing struggle against supernatural threats. After World War II, it was decided that Alucard was too powerful or potentially too dangerous to continue to be used as a weapon, and was locked away in the dungeon of the Hellsing mansion. Upon Arthur's death, his daughter, Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, became the director of the organization. Integra's uncle, Richard Hellsing, attempted to assassinate her and take control of the organization, but was defeated by Alucard, whom Integra accidentally released. In the Hellsing universe, the organization is an integral part of the true power-structure of the United Kingdom, which is, according to the story, still ruled by a hidden aristocracy and the monarchy. The organization is tasked with defending the country's shores from any and all supernatural threats and often faces controversy over the highly unconventional methods Hellsing chooses to do this, such as the use of "anti-Christian" powers and creatures. In the TV series, Hellsing is portrayed much more like a paramilitary or counter-terrorist organization armed with Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns and GKN Saxon or VAB APCs used to transport Hellsing soldiers to areas where there are reports of supernatural outbreaks in Britain. The paramilitary aspects are rarely mentioned in the OVA or the manga. [Information summary taken from Wikipedia] This is a fun anime/manga series although I would say defiantly too gruesome and macabre for some people. I would recommend it only if you can stand intense gore, language and violence. That being said feel free to discuss all points of the aspect, just respect Gaia's TOS because certain aspects of this anime/manga are outside their guidelines.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:10 pm
I have been meaning to watch this show but haven't gotten round to it.
Can anyone vouch for if its awesome?
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:19 pm
Musical_Vampire_Socks I have been meaning to watch this show but haven't gotten round to it. Can anyone vouch for if its awesome? I will say its awesome just avoid dub at all costs! Alucard is the man...well sort of, and I will say there are some creepy bits so its defiantly not for the feint of heart, or easily offended.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:25 pm
Darth Ghranna Musical_Vampire_Socks I have been meaning to watch this show but haven't gotten round to it. Can anyone vouch for if its awesome? I will say its awesome just avoid dub at all costs! Alucard is the man...well sort of, and I will say there are some creepy bits so its defiantly not for the feint of heart, or easily offended. ah okay I will go for sub, is dub really that bad on this one?
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:27 pm
I did enjoy this anime but I could have done with out the weird creepy sexual bits of the story. For those who have seen the anime or manga you know what I am talking about. Also in the American dub it seems like the Jan does nothing but spew profanity, I am sure he does in the Japanese as well but I would think they could have got the point that he is a major creep across without all the language. I did enjoy the overall story and I will admit I do like gory/violent animes. This one just had some over the top moments for me. If it was not for Alucard and Walter's characters though I do not think I would have keep up long enough to watch all the episodes and I still have yet to watch the OVA's. I have read a little of the manga but they were out of order and my library doesn't often get manga that isn't Ouran, or chibi vampire type stuff. Well that's all for now I hope this generates some good discussion. This is only a good anime if you are the kind of person who likes to see someone literally get limbs ripped off and doesn't mind seeing a vampire in full blood lust. Sorry faint hearts no they will never sparkle!
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:29 pm
Musical_Vampire_Socks Darth Ghranna Musical_Vampire_Socks I have been meaning to watch this show but haven't gotten round to it. Can anyone vouch for if its awesome? I will say its awesome just avoid dub at all costs! Alucard is the man...well sort of, and I will say there are some creepy bits so its defiantly not for the feint of heart, or easily offended. ah okay I will go for sub, is dub really that bad on this one? OMFG yes, just stay away! Especially teh episodes with the Valentine brothers *blocks ears and sings lalalalala* to block out the memory. Also I would suggest not watching this around parents or younger siblings because there are some 'special' bits in this anime.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:49 pm
Darth Ghranna Musical_Vampire_Socks Darth Ghranna Musical_Vampire_Socks I have been meaning to watch this show but haven't gotten round to it. Can anyone vouch for if its awesome? I will say its awesome just avoid dub at all costs! Alucard is the man...well sort of, and I will say there are some creepy bits so its defiantly not for the feint of heart, or easily offended. ah okay I will go for sub, is dub really that bad on this one? OMFG yes, just stay away! Especially teh episodes with the Valentine brothers *blocks ears and sings lalalalala* to block out the memory. Also I would suggest not watching this around parents or younger siblings because there are some 'special' bits in this anime. okay xd will advise
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:41 pm
i liked it was gorey but it was mostly people completely being vaporized and turning into blood you didn't see bones, or detailed guts like hearts. which is a big reason i got though all the episodes. i think the ova sucked.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:24 pm
Cinna101 i liked it was gorey but it was mostly people completely being vaporized and turning into blood you didn't see bones, or detailed guts like hearts. which is a big reason i got though all the episodes. i think the ova sucked. Vote in the poll Alucard demands it! and really I had been told the OVA's were epic?
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:20 am
Darth Ghranna Cinna101 i liked it was gorey but it was mostly people completely being vaporized and turning into blood you didn't see bones, or detailed guts like hearts. which is a big reason i got though all the episodes. i think the ova sucked. Vote in the poll Alucard demands it! and really I had been told the OVA's were epic? i voted for alucard and i thought the ovas just added unnessary creepiness and made more characters say perverted things
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:55 am
Cinna101 Darth Ghranna Cinna101 i liked it was gorey but it was mostly people completely being vaporized and turning into blood you didn't see bones, or detailed guts like hearts. which is a big reason i got though all the episodes. i think the ova sucked. Vote in the poll Alucard demands it! and really I had been told the OVA's were epic? i voted for alucard and i thought the ovas just added unnessary creepiness and made more characters say perverted things Creepy as in Jan Valentine creepy? Because he was a bit much for me >.> I do not like creepiness of that sort at all emotion_puke
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:48 pm
gaia_nitemareleft This is a perfect summation! gaia_nitemareright
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:23 pm
I really thought there would have been more of a discussion, considering this is one of the most popular vampire animes out there. Maybe you guys just do not feel like posting in any part of the guild anymore, not even the OOCs? crying
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Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:20 pm
OVA is better then anything else I have watched. Manga is just as good, there are some reeeeaaally freaky bits and some totally awesome Integra moments. OVA sub is best. Watch the OVA with headphones (cause occasionally an English swear gets slipped in there) and with no younger sibs or parents watching (for reasons you have already noted). Pip Bernedotte is awesome. He is my favorite character. The manga has some funny side stories and the OVA has some great moments as well, go on Youtube and look up Hellsing Ultimate: The Cutest Moment Ever, you will laugh so hard!
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Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 3:43 pm
Musical_Vampire_Socks Darth Ghranna Musical_Vampire_Socks I have been meaning to watch this show but haven't gotten round to it. Can anyone vouch for if its awesome? I will say its awesome just avoid dub at all costs! Alucard is the man...well sort of, and I will say there are some creepy bits so its defiantly not for the feint of heart, or easily offended. ah okay I will go for sub, is dub really that bad on this one? The dub is BAD. It makes one of the characters sound like a fluff head. --.--
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