Hellsing Anime Manga

(Dark Horse, 2005)
™ and © Dark Horse Comics, Inc.

Dracula spelled backwards is Alucard, the ace of the secret English paramilitary squad. Led by Lady Integra Hellsing, they combat what the government cannot: the rising incidence of vampirism. What better way to fight fire with fire than to unleash the devil’s own gun-toting, blood-thirsty madman?

Unfortunately for police girl Victoria Seras, she is bitten when confronting a nighttime menace. Saved by Alucard, she has become a fanged super-powered inhuman herself and is enlisted by Hellsing to use her sharp-shooting skills against other renegade freaks. But can she help her master and the organization survive a full-scale assault by the vicious Valentine brothers and their ghoul soldiers?

As anime series are wont to do, this adaptation condenses the manga’s plotline but loses the creator’s distinctive style in the process. Unfortunately, the ani-manga, which covers the first six episodes of the animated series, loses even more, due to inconsistent translation, blurry reproduction, and abrupt scene transitions. Reading right to left, Alucard fans might find themselves going backward in more ways than one.

— Oliver Chin

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#1

October, 2005
Cover Price: $14.95
3 copies available from $14.95

Kohta Hirano