Find out more about me here. It completely lacked lacked the criterias for a "superb" or "masterpiece" anime, that is in my educated opinion; thought-provoking, plot- or character-driven anime. PS I haven't watched Hellsing Ultimate, or read the manga, which I've heard is a vast improvement, so I haven't become totally disinterested in the Hellsing franchise. I have often talked about series or games having potential for greatness, but ultimately falling flat. You’ve got a woman who owns Alucard and is supposed to be his master, and her character is never developed other than her being his master, and to drink wine and speak in a posh accent I guess. Privacy When Sir Integra Hellsing succeeded as the head of the organization, she also inherited the ultimate weapon against these undead enemies, Alucard, a rogue vampire possessing mysterious and frightening powers. This entire show is crazy and I love it for it. It’s proof that you can do great work even if you do not give a damn on buttering up to your readers. Review for Hellsing Ultimate - Volume 1-10 Complete Collection 7 / 10. H ellsing. Lots of blood too. Spice and Wolf: The complicated matters of the heart. I need... TWO GUNS. But then Alucard whips out a power up, and I’m left saying “Oh.”. If the answer to that is no, then please stop reading this review, and read the reviews of the DVDs instead. Wait, there’s a plot? ©2021 All Rights Reserved. Hellsing Ultimate looks to be the true series as it comes right from the manga. Hellsing Ultimate is much much more than a simple remaster of the older anime of the same name. Hellsing or Hellsing Ultimate? He is such a silly, cartoonish caricature of Nazism, although he still falls short of Ann Coulter, who would call Zee Major a liberal pansy. It's not an ordinary TV anime and thus is free of the restrictions of those shows. Each installment covers the incidents of one volume of work (by the way, I highly recommend the manga as well) and is a visual spectacle. Volumes 1-4 had some wonky contrast issues and even some edge enhancement, because they were likely an upconvert of old transfers meant for DVD. d(°∀°d) You get fully geared zombies shooting stuff. It's not a thinking man's existentialist anime like Tatami Galaxy. Then, bitches go crazy and shit starts blowing up. The anime is trying so hard to be miserable, dark, dramatic and at the same time poetic that it forgets to ever hit the brakes and seems to go out of control in it's own narrative, to the point where at times characters will be doing something such as fighting or trying to reach a certain location and will forget to explicitly tell the audience why this is happening and on the rare occasions where they do explain they mince words and give explanations that make no sense or portray the characters as psychopathic sycophants thus preventing the audience from caring about the "good guys". BIG GUNS. View All Photos (32) Seasons. Blah blah blah things are dandy until some fat Neo Nazi major decides to start an army of ghouls/vampires and destroy London and the Hellsing organization. Must be some plot armor! How do I keep pulling those knives out like freebies?! The characters are much more polished and darkly drawn than the TV series too. What if the Vatican really do have secret armies in modern times, and they dress up like this?! Hellsing Ultimate - Volumes 5-8 is presented on Blu-ray with a decent 1080p, AVC encoded transfer (1.78:1), and although it doesn't pop as reference material, that's mainly due to artistic intent. The first episode is almost disappointing. The only time I was excited about a fight was when the villains felt like they could pose a challenge. Hellsing Ultimate ... That Hellsing Ultimate improves with every episode will matter little to those who find it shallow, crass or unpleasant. unbeatable, one dimensional mary sue who does what he wants and what he pleases because the plot said so. He's always doing the HEHE. Akame Ga Kill! The recoil is great here. Review: Hellsing Ultimate Complete Series (Blu-Ray) 12 March, 2020 11 March, 2020 Mangaman Hellsing Ultimate Complete Series collects the expansive 10 episode OVA series produced between 2006 and 2012 into a single box of hyperbolic rage. About This anime is none other than pure entertainment. ATATATATATATATATATA TATATATATATATATA RATATATATATATATATATATATA TATATATATATA RATATATATATATATATATA TATATATATATATATA RATATATATATATATATATATA TATATATATATATA RATATATATATATA TATATATATATATATATATATA RATATATATATATATATAT ATATATATATATATATA PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG. main character is this overpowered? Notice at Collection It also ranks as the slowest release anime ever made, since it took 7 years just to create 10 OVAs and not because the manga story was incomplete. She was so forgettable, to the point where I forgot her name. MWAHAHAHA I have chopped his head and stabby stab it with lotsa knives! Hellsing: Ultimate(ヘルシング,Herushingu?) You don't have to remember that because I will remind you at least once per episode. You have to love Zee major though. MORE GUNS. How on earth did airships trespass your borders??! I'd see such an abundant overuse of melodrama, and that's where the problems with HU's story begin. You will not find deep meaning or morals from this anime. If anyone asked me what I think about Hellsing in general, I probably could only recall the free-for-all gunshots. I couldn't possibly cover every manga I've read so please check out my MDList! Cookie I love it when my favorite factions are ravaged by enemy Nazi bastards. It gets a 10/10. is an Original Video Animation series. very true to the manga, almost panel for panel, much like 'Monster' in that respect. With so many great episodes, this is what IMDb narrowed down as its best. Hellsing Ultimate Anime Review. And this guy is from Vatican! The only thing that can stop them...Count Dracula of course. Created by Kohta Hirano. When shooting down folks we need to shoot them as a group! Back to Home. You are asking me what I think about the plot? enough about the rest of the story: A complete battlefield with multiple parties: The Hellsing organization, The Millennium organization run by the Nazi's who have a complete army of Ghouls and Section 13 of the Vatican, who also kills off any supernatural beings. is a mess but that's okay. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2. Hellsing Ultimate Photos. Review by Carl Kimlinger, Oct 20th 2007. Blimey. Lots of shooting. delving into the really intriguing characters of the Hellsing universe had to be put to the wayside. Nazi zombie thingies are invading and a badass vampire (Alucard), his chain-smoking boss (Sir Integra Hellsing) and his big breasted assistant (Seras Victoria) are gonna kill every last one of them. that the story is horrible. Hellsing Ultimate is one of those rare instances where artists get a second chance to realise that potential. Alucard quickly reveals himself to be an unstoppable maniac constrained only by his loyalty to Hellsing, Seras struggles with the loss of her humanity and acquisition of her new power, and Hellsing tries to uncover the mystery behind the rise in vampire attacks, Iscariot’s aggression, and the Millennium organization. Anime X-Change 2020: Karekano First Impression, Astra Lost in Space: Nakamaship is actually real, Angelic Layer: Let the girls and their dolls shine, Why you should watch Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020), Gundam Unicorn: I'm honestly just watching for the sakuga. It is the duty of Hellsing, a secret organization sponsored by the British government, to hide that frightening fact and protect the blissfully unaware populace. Naturally I was very excited upon hearing that a new OVA was being produced that more closely followed the manga. The plot is coherent, just not fully explored. The music is as good as what we were treated to in the TV series with a mix of eerie gothic/baroque and electronica. And explosions. Really not worth the time watching. You’ve got the central villain, Major, whose only character trait is to be evil and speak in a funny German accent just to get some cheap laughs from the viewers. Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, has long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from creatures of the night. It reminds me of a videogame. Since he is Father Alexander Anderson, I have taken a liking to calling him Father Aye Aye RON. Advertising Hellsing ... Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! When a band of pitiful resistance fighters make their final stand with nothing but small arms only to have their city destroyed and their guts disemboweled by a thousand paratrooper vampire Nazis, I’m in ecstasy. This series is just the author wanting to add vampires, zombies and guns into a shooting fiesta! That's about all I can say about this series, it really gave little else to review on. Although FUNimation Entertainment claims this is supposed to be from an HD source, I have to question what 'source' they're actually referencing. Hellsing Ultimate Complete Collection Review IncendiaryLemon • 30th July 2019 Whilst unknown to the majority of humankind, there exist creatures of darkness and evil that stalk the night, devouring any humans unfortunate enough to be caught in their grasp. Join the Newsletter! If you get this reference, welcome to the club! For any one who doesn't know, the Hellsing Ultimate series is a beautiful and almost perfect adaptation of the original manga. The story is the sequence of fights tied together. There are no needless emotional parts, or extensive plot lead-ups, etc. It’s his taste and I’m so in. With Hellsing, you have to just give your brain a rest and enjoy the EPIC battles and bizarre humor that permeates this series. The other characters are the same, they either exist for the sole purpose of telling an unfunny joke, or to progress the plot forward without gaining any real characterization in the process. Mushoku Tensei Episode 1: First Impression. This ‘Hellsing Ultimate’ is a bit of a gothic lark. Hellsing Ultimate: Unflinchingly violent; that's soaked in deep characterization in ample measure - with equal attention to its characters, soundtrack, haunting visuals and subversions. Altogether now! ONE GUN IS NOT ENOUGH. UNLIMITED AMMO EVERYWHERE. January 22, 2013. It is all badass action! I wonder why…. Hell yea. 6 min. But it wasn't trying to be anything like that. real bloodbath and Alucard is the (un)living definition of a true badass. A domesticated vampire of the first class… What follows is my unholy review of Hellsing Ultimate an ova series of 10 movies that was released in … a British vampire chick dual wielding artillery canons to rain hell upon the mightiest engines of war, UND the feeling that comes when a vampire runs away screaming from Alucard only to be slaughtered in the most gruesome way imaginable... is such... an exquisite feeling. Witness the blood-soaked roots of a legend in Hellsing, the action-horror series that launched the careers of some of anime’s brightest stars. characters are supposed to be the one putting up a struggle, not the other way around. Smoking makes anyone look cool, especially lady leaders. It was closer to making sure it would look as awesome as possible, yet even this way it has some really bad quality drops from time to time. Yet, in the end there's nothing to really complain about. badass vampire named Alucard (thats Dracula backwards) who is a slave of the Hellsing Organization. The video quality remains consistent to the volumes 1-4 release of Hellsing Ultimate on Blu-ray where there are a few moments where some banding appears and a little noticeable aliasing in the CGI work can be spotted, but otherwise it is a really strong, detailed, and textured transfer of the animation from Funimation in this AVC/MPEG-4 1080p encodement. Review by Jacob Chapman, Oct 31st 2014. Also this time around they added some humor, mostly with Seras delivering the joke and I thought it was nice to have a little bit of humor after a bunch of shooting. If a style over substance, sassy, dark and dangerous vampire anime series sounds like your bag, then you’ve probably already immersed yourself in its unsavoury world. Hellsing Ultimate Synopsis. I gotta love the storyline for its simplicity. Hellsing Ultimate provides the background and plot that was missing in the original Hellsing series. She secretly thinks that dubs can be better than subs, Sword Art Online is actually not bad, and everyone must read from MangaPlus if they can. Over the course of the years, they have changed animation studios at multiple occasions. London is burning! So this is where the meme came from... Dude is crazy and that is fair. In each of the episodes there is a “Boss” battle and that’s all we Hellsing fans need, right? Reading some of the reviews here, they rave about the greatness of the characters, yet they never go into specifics as to why said characters are so great. When it comes to older anime, none are as infamous as Hellsing.Created by Kouta Hirano, Hellsing chronicles the titular agency’s mission to defend London from the coming Nazi vampire invasion.Or at least that’s how the source material and manga-accurate OVA (original video animation) series Hellsing Ultimate goes.. RELATED: Hellsing: 10 Reasons Why It's The Best Vampire Manga This three way war is waged in the streets of London, which is soon burnt to the ground. BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM, BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM. Short and Sweet Review: Hellsing Ultimate is an breathtaking OVA that deserves a 10/10. And there is nothing more arousing then the major’s awe-inspiring war-speech which is still resonating with grandeur in your heads at this very moment. of characters and a variety of interesting themes and decided that those things weren't quite as important as sex and violence. To enjoy the series, you should think of it as a separate series and not a sequel to the original series. For over a century, the mysterious Hellsing Organization has been secretly protecting the British Empire from undead "freaks." As the original series remained in England with some scenes in the United States and in Hong Kong, Hellsing Ultimate will take characters around the world taking out the threat that vampires pose to humanity. Basicly they skipped the story and extracted (and greatly improved) only the action scenes from Hellsing TV, later on it starts to shoot off though, but the story is still tremendously bad. that may or may not annoy you. Hellsing Ultimate is one of the top action anime ever made. Why you should watch Mairimashita! You know, this is a fun hypothesis. I like it. What you get in the first episode is almost a complete recap of the first few shows in the original series. Give nabe-chan some hearts! Speaking of the other characters, they exist just for the sole purpose of moving the plot forward all the while being one dimensional archetypes themselves. Iruma-kun, Season 3 is everything I wanted for Season 2, BNA is a brand new A game anime by Studio Trigger, Spice and Wolf: The complicated matters of the heart, Lost Song: An anime about singing with a smart loop, Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun is off to a great start, Mushoku Tensei Episode 1: First Impression. There is also a lot more vulgarity present in this version. SWISH SWISH SLASH SLASH WOOSH WOOSH *SHINY BLOOD SPLATTERS*Lots of HEHE. Terms Its so easy to understand and it doesnt fuck with your head. Privacy Settings The sight of haters being made fun of on the forums for their ridicule subjective criticism is an irresistible pleasure. It’s great as background noise while I work! Support Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun is off to a great start. 6 min. The Ultimate series however is set at a much faster pace, has a new sound track, and the animation is more crisp. as there is literally no time devoted to exploring the backstories or motivations of interesting supporting characters such as 'Walter, the Angel of Death', 'Schrodinger' and 'Van Winkle'. Nevertheless there is no doubt that among the two adaptations, Hellsing Ultimate comes out on the top. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! Oh, sorry. FAQ The Hellsing Ultimate series is shaping up to be an awesome piece of work. Hm? Which one is the better series? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!! I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO AIR THIS SERIES! Lots of shooting. With new directors and writers on the team, the Hellsing franchise went from decent to great. 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