Hellsing Ultimate Volume 1 (DVD)

Hellsing Ultimate is about the protestant Hellsing organisation which defends Britain from vampires, the undead and any other freaks which would harm the country. This version stays true to the manga, whereas the Hellsing signature series drifted from the manga and compared to Hellsing Ultimate looked like a slide show. Sadly each DVD only has one episode on it. On this DVD we are intruded to the main characters and the general plot. There isn't much else of interest on the DVD really. Hellsing Ultimate is one of the best anime out there at the moment, so if your new to anime or a regular viewer them this is defiantly worth watching just for the ...  Read the complete review

Based on the Japanese manga by Kouta Hirano, Hellsing Ultimate (also known as Hellsing OVA) is the second TV adaption of Hellsing. The first adaption, that ran in 2001 and 2002, was a 13 episode anime series that earned a cult following, but the animation was sub-par, and sadly, it broke off on a tangent at around the halfway mark in the series, unable to follow the manga's storyline. However, years later, Hellsing fans have rejoiced at this new incarnation of the franchise. Hellsing Ultimate follows the manga very closely, the animation is excellent, and instead of 20-25 minute episodes, each of these episodes are 50 minutes to an hour long. Each ...  Read the complete review