Alucard is the Hellsing Organization's best weapon in the war against vampires. The irony of his success is that he is a vampire himself (Alucard is 'Dracula' spelled backwards). When he accidentally shoots policewoman Seras Victoria, Alucard gives the woman the option of living--but only a transformation into a vampire can .. Read more
| Starring | Crispin Freeman, Victoria Harwood, Patrick Seitz |
|---|---|
| Director | Tomokazu Tokoro |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
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Alucard is the Hellsing Organization's best weapon in the war against vampires. The irony of his success is that he is a vampire himself (Alucard is 'Dracula' spelled backwards). When he accidentally shoots policewoman Seras Victoria, Alucard gives the woman the option of living--but only a transformation into a vampire can save her. In this final volume of the OVA series based directly on the popular manga, England is on the brink of war thanks to The Major. Meanwhile, Alucard has an encounter with the leader of the Millennium, Rip Van Winkle.
| Starring | Crispin Freeman, Victoria Harwood, Patrick Seitz |
|---|---|
| Director | Tomokazu Tokoro |
| Studio | MANGA ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 42 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English, Japanese |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 06 Apr 2009 |
| Format | DVD |
I was puzzled when they released Hellsing Ultimate as it seemed like a carbon copy of the original Hellsing with the same plot and characters. I was disappointed when I realised they had dumped the awesomely cool jazz opening credit sequence for the bog standard classical music approach. But 5 minutes in I realised that these are minor points I should get over and that Hellsing Ultimate is stonkingly good. The voice acting is spot on, the dialogue (frequently a weak spot in Manga) is solid and the animation totally flawless (except when they do that really irritating Japanese thing of switching to a childish kids style of animation to show character reactions - I hate that). This is one of the finest Manga available, sometimes funny, always exciting. Highly recommended.