Hellsing Ultimate

Fantastic vampire action and violence; but dull characters, erratic pacing with too much melodrama and an overpowered main character. ★★☆☆ It has all the flash and gimmicks to trick you into thinking it’s good. It has vampires, action, blood, swearing, violence, gore, sexuality, darkness—everything that’s just “cooool” and “matuuure.” Let’s not forget its “badass” hero Alucard—whose name is “Dracula” spelled backward, by the way. Goddamn that is so fucking cool I’m hurting. He’s so powerful no one can beat him. Except… that is the problem. Because none of his enemies can even touch him all his fights are boring filler. You’re actually left rooting for the villains. The main characters are supposed to be the one putting up a struggle, not the other way around. The only time I was excited about a fight was when the villains felt like they could pose a challenge. But then Alucard whips out a power up, and I’m left saying “Oh.” For a show with gorgeous animation and fantastic action it’s dull and forgettable. It’s like an attractive person without a personality. There are pacing issues where it slows down to be melodramatic and rambles about nonsense philosophy. I get that you need to let us know character motivations, but giving 10 minute speeches isn’t exactly keeping me awake. It also tries to be funny with some lighthearted, cutely animated moments, but it only ruins the mood. I still actually recommend watching this but only if you’re slightly interested. It’s helpful to watch good and bad shows. It’ll give you an instinct on why something is good or bad. I enjoyed this my first time, but I certainly wouldn’t watch it again.

My friends, It has often been said that I like Hellsing Ultimate. My friends, I like Hellsing Ultimate…NO. Friends, I LOVE!! HELLSING ULTIMATE! I love the dark animation, I love the gore, I love the action, I love the charismatic characters, the accents, I love the bombastic plot and dialogue! I love any like-minded quality anime that can exist upon this Earth! I love watching ghouls, vampires and mercenaries clashing in an all-out VAR within the Victorian hallways of the Hellsing estate. My heart leaps with joy whenever a soldier’s limps are blown off followed by screams of agonizing pain. And there is nothing like 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. Like when ranks of mercenaries sign up to hunt vampires and ghouls using silver bullets. It moves me deep within my heart to see an entire squadron of innocent SWAT forces butchered mercilessly by none other than the MC in their final moments of shock and despair. The sight of haters being made fun of on the forums for their ridicule subjective criticism is an irresistible pleasure. 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. 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. I love it when my favorite factions are ravaged by enemy Nazi bastards. It’s so sad to see characters I had held onto dearly meet their tragic fates, their friends and comrades ripped in half gasping for their last breaths. I love to be squashed under the heel of the Nazi and Vatican war dogs, the humiliation as my men crawl around like vermin, hiding and taking cheap shots from walled corners. Gentlemen, all I ask for is more Hellsing Ultimate. An anime so grand as to make hell itself tremble. Gentlemen…I ask you as fellow brothers in arms what is it that you really want? Do you wish for further anime like this as I do? Do you wish for a merciless bloody anime? Anime whose fury is built with iron and lightning and fire? DO YOU ASK FOR ANIME TO SWEEP IN LIKE A TEMPEST, LEAVING NOT EVEN CRITICS TO SCAVENGE FROM THIS EARTH!!!

Hellsing Ultimate is genuinely one of the dumbest Anime one would get the displeasure of watching. It boggles the mind how people think this Anime is good or even great by extension, and seeing the amount of praise it gets boggles the mind, as this one suffers from many major problems which cannot be overlooked. So, what are the problems that Hellsing Ultimate suffers from? To start off with the characters, our hero Alucard feels like the epitome of what it means to be a mary sue. Does he have character traits which define him? Of course not, since he is nothing but an underdeveloped, unbeatable, one dimensional mary sue who does what he wants and what he pleases because the plot said so. Is he able to be beaten? Yes, but only when the plot needs him to stray away for a while, then after that he comes back because he is supposed to be an immortal vampire who never dies because of plot, even when the other characters beat him fair and square through a smart strategy they had developed early on. 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. 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. 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. She was so forgettable, to the point where I forgot her name. 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. 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. I wonder why… As for the unfunny jokes, this Anime is filled to the very brim with them. Were you hoping for a serious and grim Anime about vampires and soldiers fighting each other to the death? Jokes on you, we’ll give you the silliest, most addlebrained “comedy” Anime that ever tried to take itself seriously. Even when it should be funny and invoke laughter out of the audience, it doesn’t do anything of significance nor does it succeed in getting said laughs. Moreover, the juxtaposition between comedy and seriousness completely breaks the audience’s immersion in the plot, as one cannot be invested in a serious scene because the Anime breaks the viewer’s immersion and the serious tone that it was going for with unfunny jokes that come out of nowhere. Seriously, the comedy displayed here is worse than that of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and that is genuinely saying something. To put it in simpler words, the Anime does not know what it wants to be, because if it’s goal was to be a hysterical parody of vampires, then it has certainly failed in it’s goal, since it neither is funny nor does it not break that rule by trying to take itself seriously half of the time. Moving on to one more problem that this unfunny sack of underwhelming doodoo suffers from, it is that the episode length is long. There is a reason one watches Anime, and that is because while it not being the best medium out there, it at least makes up for it by not torturing the viewer for more than twenty minutes at a time. What does Hellsing Ultimate do? It lengthens it’s twenty minute run per episode into forty slow and lengthy minutes, which boggles the mind since ten minutes of this catastrophe were unwatchable, much less forty. Even when sped up, it doesn’t help either since you are constantly seeing characters you dislike being shoved right into your face all the time. You can’t escape this terrible catastrophe no matter how hard you tried, as it is inherently bad by itself. Overall, there isn’t much else to say about Hellsing Ultimate. It is boring, trite, unfunny and at the end of the day it is meandering. Why is it meandering you ask? Because the main character is an unbeatable mary sue who barely shows any emotions and the outcomes therefore become predictable.

Overview: I'm just going to come out and say it! Hellsing Ultimate is awesome! Count Dracula teams up with the granddaughter of Van Helsing in order to defend London from an army of Nazi vampires. Sound silly? Of course it is, and that's part of its charm! Hellsing is balls to the wall action that never takes itself too seriously and is extremely enjoyable to watch. Spoilers!!! Plot 4/10 To say the plot of Hellsing Ultimate is stupid, would be an understatement. This plot absolutely revels in its own absurdity. A fat, over the top Nazi known only as Zee Major builds an army of Nazi vampires in South America and invades London with a group of giant Zeppelins. The only thing that can stop them...Count Dracula of course. You have to love Zee major though. 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. This is not an artsy, experimental anime like Mushishi. It's not a thinking man's existentialist anime like Tatami Galaxy. With Hellsing, you have to just give your brain a rest and enjoy the EPIC battles and bizarre humor that permeates this series. Characters 9/10 Hellsing has awesome characters like the absolutely insane Catholic priest Father Anderson, who is like Eren Jaeger from Attack on Titan fused with the Boondock Saints. It has a Cockney vampire chick that talks with that adorably silly accent and fights with a massive anti-tank rifle. It has an SS werewolf who is literally a werewolf and must therefore tear off his shirt before every fight. Lastly we have Alucard, the badass sociopath himself voiced by the legendary Crispin Freeman in the English Dub. (God I love that man!) Don't expect characters to be deep or 3 dimensional, but instead enjoy the sheer madness, like most other aspects of this series. Soundtrack 10/10 It has an AMAZING soundtrack featuring Die Frieschutz by the early Romantic composer Karl Maria Von Weber. I am a huge classical music fan and hadn't even heard of Von Weber before Hellsing. Now I have most of his best known works on my itunes and listen to it all the time! The other parts of the soundtrack are rather nice as well, with good original tracks and cheesy remixes of old German wartime classics like Das England Lied. Art 8/10 The art isn't perfect, but is a massive improvement from the first Hellsing series. The character designs are well done and although the blood looks like ketchup and lacks any bone fragments, organs, or anything else you would expect from people literally exploding all the time, it is still massively satisfying to see. Enjoyment 10/10 Hellsing Ultimate is bloody fun from beginning to end. The first Hellsing series was ok, but at times took itself too seriously, which clashed with the carefree style of Kouta Hirano. Hirano is primarily a hentai artist and porn director who occasionally draws manga on the side, despite the fact that his art is actually pretty abysmal. He doesn't take himself seriously and clearly was laughing his ass off as he drew every panel. His humor and enjoyment is absolutely contagious, and he has utterly mastered the art of "so bad its good" storytelling. Overall 9/10 Leave your brain at the door and get on the roller coaster of awesome silliness that is Hellsing Ultimate. This series may turn some people off with its incredible amount of gore and shockingly tasteless Nazi stupidity, but if you enjoyed Inglorius Basterds a lot, I highly recommend Hellsing Ultimate. Apparently a few German viewers on youtube found the portrayal of Germans offensive in this series, but honestly you are taking it WAY too seriously if you are offended by something as ridiculous as Hellsing Ultimate. I come from an ethnic German family myself and I found it fucking hilarious, so lighten up guys!

I get sick of shows that are supposedly brutal bloodbaths *very* easily. Why is that? Well I go into it thinking I'm gonna experience just that and instead all I get is a whole lot of bad pacing and tiny little splashes of blood that are heavily censored for no good reason whatsoever with a protagonist that can't shut the fuck up with his bitching. Of course, it's not surprising this is the case since I was spoiled ROTTEN by Hellsing Ultimate. Hellsing Ultimate is the epitome of senseless violence and sheer brutality. Fuck your Mirai Nikki, Deadman Wonderland, and Tokyo Ghoul! THIS is a real bloodbath and Alucard is the (un)living definition of a true badass. Hellsing Ultimate is a reboot of the Hellsing franchise. Previously, there was an adaptation of the Hellsing manga produced by Gonzo in 2001 but it forked off from the source material because there were very few chapters to adapt at the time. Obviously, Gonzo didn't do THAT good of a job with the adaptation so in 2006, Satelight got on-board to do another adaptation. How did Satelight decide to handle the new Hellsing adaptation? Simple: make it a direct-to-video release so that way, loathsome censorship wouldn't be an issue and Kouta Hirano would have all the time he needed to finish the manga. It took 6 years to adapt with Madhouse and another studio stepping in to do the other episodes and it took even longer to finish dubbing, but the wait was definitely worth it. For those of you coming into Hellsing Ultimate expecting the likes of Paradise Lost in terms of story, I've got BAAAAAD news for you. At the risk of pissing off the fanboys, Hellsing never has and never will be about the story. In fact, the story gets progressively worse as time goes on. There's a distinct lack of world-building, where the focus is always on the here and now with events in the past being mentioned but never properly explained save for select bits here and there. If you want a bloodbath that actually has a good story behind it, watch Berserk instead. While its lacklustre narrative might seem like a hindrance, it's not because Hellsing Ultimate is all about the rule of cool. I mean... it's a show that has an immortal blood knight vampire fighting the remnants of a Nazi battalion 50 years after World War II that's led by a demented Major who starts a war with Britain JUST for the sake of starting a war that will "sweep in like a tempest, LEAVING NOT EVEN RAVENS TO SCAVENGE FROM THIS EARTH!!!" with a secret division of the Vatican led by a bloodthirsty priest who can pull blessed swords out of nowhere, absurd weaponry, and a whole lot of maniacal grins thrown into the mix as well. If you can't suspend your disbelief in the slightest, you'll hate this show just as much if not even more than you'll probably hate Gurren Lagann. Regardless, the actual narrative isn't all THAT bad. It's more like a foundation that never really gets built upon but at the same time, at least manages to tell us exactly what it is and what it wants to be. It never sets itself up to be something grander than it actually is, and that to me is Hellsing Ultimate's greatest strength. Hellsing Ultimate knows that it lacks a compelling narrative, so instead it opts to be as entertaining to watch as possible which is where it manages to receive high marks most of the time. Key word: MOST of the time. All good things have to come to an end eventually, you know. You know how Gurren Lagann slowed down to a crawl as it tried to take itself seriously? Well toward the last 3 episodes (8-10), it becomes painfully obvious as to how weak the story actually is as it starts taking itself seriously throughout the entire run of each OVA. The problem is that Hellsing Ultimate up until that particular point was about having fun with mind-numbing amounts of profanity, blood, and gore to boot. There were moments where it took itself seriously in the previous 7 OVAs, but that's all they were: moments, and it works beautifully well as brief instances where we could take a break from all that shit, catch our breath, and resume the bloodbath. The final 3 OVAs are still entertaining, don't get me wrong. It's just that in comparison to what we had prior, there is a MAJOR difference in how fun those episodes are to watch. But I digress, for it's now time to talk about the characters. You'd think that the characters in Hellsing Ultimate would be just as lacklustre as the story, but actually... that's not the case whatsoever. In fact, they're fairly well-written... well, about as well-written as you can get for a show that has 90% of its cast wearing a maniacal grin half the time. The two best-written characters in Hellsing Ultimate are by far Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing (yes, you have to say it like that) and Seras Victoria while the two characters that excel most in terms of just how fun they are to watch are none other than Alucard and Alexander Anderson (aka Judas Priest) along with Montana Max aka The Major as runner-up (he's more fun to listen to than to watch). I should tell you this right now: if you absolutely despise overpowered characters, you're going to HATE Alucard and Judas Priest. Anderson is the living definition of a badass while Alucard is the un-living definition of a badass. They're both absurdly powerful individuals who absolutely dominate everything else in combat and throughout the show's run, you keep banking on that final fight to show up between the two to settle once and for all who the true badass is. When that final fight DOES rear its head, you can't help but squeal like a pig throughout the entire run. It genuinely is THAT entertaining to watch... provided that you can handle how absurd Hellsing Ultimate gets at times. If on the other hand, you desire some more "human" characters that are less likely to throw blessed bayonets and exploding silver bullets at your face, Integra and Seras are more than enough to fit the bill and then some. Integra is by far one of the best authority figures I've seen in anime and manga thus far. She just has this air of authority about her like Motoko Kusanagi and even when she's put into situations that might make her seem like a damsel-in-distress, that's never the case. She just scoffs at you while smoking a cigar and grinning like a maniac. Her only downfall would be the fact that as the show gets crazier and crazier, all she really seems to be able to do is just stand back and watch. Of course, that's what happens when you let a MASSIVE power creep into your show like that. As far as Seras goes, she's... how do I put it? She's adorable, quirky, and is quite the action girl when the situation calls for it. At the same time, the writing doesn't really focus TOO much on her transition from human to vampire. That's not a totally bad thing, mind you and she does improve as a character as the show goes on. At the same time, I would've expected her to have more of a problem with being an undead creature of the night for the rest of her life. Well... then again, I DID say that Hellsing Ultimate is all about the rule of cool and questioning your own humanity ISN'T cool at all (in comparison to everything else that goes on). Regardless, she's a great character and by far the most human (in comparison to everything else she has to deal with). While storytelling and characters aren't Hellsing Ultimate's strong suit, there is one area where Hellsing Ultimate succeeds constantly and that is with the production values. This show was just spoiled in ways that the original just couldn't be and that's no surprise given that this is a 10-episode OVA series that took six years to complete. I could spend hours gushing about the production values, but it wouldn't do me any favours now will it? All I can say is that EVERYTHING looks awesome: from the super-creepy horror imagery surrounding Alucard, the battles which are so deliciously overflowing with carnage, and all else that lies in-between. You think To…

Without question, some of the worst animation I've ever seen. I actually burst out laughing at how bad the artwork is. The entire show feels like a low-budget fanart project. 99% of the "animation" is just panning shots. 5 second pan to the left. 10 second pan to the right. Entire fight scenes are just still images with the camera shaking around. They couldn't even be bothered to animate character mouths when they talk. And there is a ton of horrifically bad CGI effects. The effects look like Halloween clipart from Windows 95. Faces are so poorly drawn they might as well be different people from scene to scene. This show feels like an inside joke that I obviously don't get.

I'll keep it sorta brief: this series was pretty shitty. When I started watching it years ago, I thought it was one of the coolest things I ever saw. That gradually shifted to "What's going on in this story?" and later "Why am I even watching this?" - - - Story - - - They made it seem like there's a story at first, but it's pretty much a lie. They start running out of ideas, so they throw in some necrophelia and boy rape. Really... just why? The ending is about as anti-climactic as possible, especially Alucard's final role. Did they really have to use such a shallow and disposable character to drag him off the stage so easily? - - - Art - - - It's distinct and well animated. The earlier fight scenes are especially cool, but they feel kinda dull later on. Occasional "humourous" scenes look like complete shit. - - - Sound - - - Some of the songs are cool, some aren't. - - - Characters - - - There's very little character development. Some of the characters stand around looking cool before they inevitably get killed off like the garbage they are. I felt no attachment to any of the characters. - - - Enjoyment - - - After years of waiting, I feel pretty cheated. This used to feel more exciting to watch, but by the end it all just feels pointless. The later episodes just feel nonsensical and boring, really. I used to recommend this to people, but I'll never do that again.

If there's one word to sum up Hellsing Ultimate, it's 'Style'. The art is gorgeous. The animation is fluid. The fight scenes are well executed with with lots of gore and body parts (as you'd hope for in an adult series about vampires), trash talk, and cool poses, and the imagery is breathtaking. What Hellsing doesn't have is much of is everything else that makes for a good anime, beginning with a plot that starts and ends in 5 words: 'Undead Nazis bent on world domination'. While the character designs are super intriguing and make the viewers want to learn more about them, they are wasted 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'. This is why when there is a plot twist in the latter half of the series, the impact is lost because you don't really understand why the guy was motivated to act one way or the other. Even the main characters aren't spared from this lack of characterisation. You never find out what happened between Alucard and the original Hellsing which lead to their contract, you never find out anything about his seal restrictions, you don't know what drives Alucard to do what he does. You don't even find out why he's such a badass vampire with a million more abilities than other vampires. He's just an enigmatic badass with no weaknesses, which makes for a boring one-dimensional character. Our other main character, Integra, suffers the same fate. As far as I can tell, after some childhood trauma, she becomes a badass with a loud bark but not much bite to back it up and has about as much personality as the cigars she chain-smokes. From various parts of the story, you get the sense that there is some world-building going on behind the scenes, but it is, again, never fleshed out. What are these other special powers which are not Vampire/Ghoul related? I want to know about the Werewolves. I want to know more about how the Catholic Church trains its paladins and the centuries long rivalry between Alexander Anderson and Alucard. Who was Van Winkle and her magic gun? What about that card dude? Is there some special school of magic which is separate from the Church and the Undead? Hellsing starts off promisingly but decides to crank the meter up to 10 on badassery, cool art and visuals and forget everything else like plot and characterisation. In its defense though, its cool visuals managed to carry me, a disengaged viewer, through all 10 episodes, so there's that at least. Overall, I would not recommend Hellsing Ultimate UNLESS you love shounen battle-type anime like Naruto or you just want something with a simple plot and nice fights to unwind.

Hellsing Ultimate is the definition of badass. From the over-the-top characters to the insane plot to the violent, blood-spewing fights, it is the disregard of all that is holy and possibly the most intense, balls-to-the-wall anime ever made. It’s also the epitome of style over substance, featuring some of the best animation of any series to date, superb voice acting, and a fine soundtrack, but little in terms of plot or character development. It’s Michael Bay doing an anime about Nazi vampires. It’s Japan’s answer to Hellboy. In short, it’s an exquisitely done pure action/horror, but not much else. The story starts out with a lot of potential. The premise is great, and for the first 4 or 5 episodes there’s a perfect mix of character intros, action-packed fights, and plot revelations to keep you glued to the screen. 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. Unfortunately once these mysteries are unraveled, the plot becomes little more than a series of battles and an endless supply of blood and gore. Although there’s a last ditch effort to infuse it with some substance — a minor twist without much subtext, the revelation of Alucard’s past, and some half-hearted philosophy about monsters and humans — I couldn’t help but look back and think, “That was fun, but what was the point?” Like the Millennium organization, the essence of Hellsing Ultimate is war for the sake of war, and not much else. Despite lacking much of a plot, there’s no denying the show is a lot of fun. Much of this is due to the fantastic cast, which features some big personalities. The stylish Alucard breaches the divide between human and monster and revels in destroying his enemies. The cool and collected Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing is every bit as elegant as her name suggests and makes the call to unleash Alucard on Britain’s enemies. And the mad scientist Major is the embodiment of evil, a man whose purpose is the total absence of purpose. This only scratches the surface, with other standouts including Father Anderson, Walter, Seras, and the Major’s various minions. If nothing else, Kota Hirano deserves credit for bringing such a diverse and extraordinary cast to life. The series also boasts some great lines that will leave you grinning from ear to ear, such as “I highly recommend pissing yourself, followed by a course of praying to your impotent God.” The Major in particular has some of the best dialogue from a villain in any series. Hellsing Ultimate also has some of the best animation around — gorgeous and freely experimental, with a wonderful manipulation of lighting, color, 3D effects, and bold outlines of characters to make it feel like a rich comic book brought to life. The series does everything right on this front, but especially excels in its facial designs and copious but creative use of blood. My sole complaint has to be that, amidst all of this breathtaking art and maturity, we occasionally get tacky, humor-themed scenes that feel like they’re out of Fullmetal Alchemist. This style is usually only 20 or 30 seconds long, but in the last episode it goes on for some 5 minutes and really detracts from the atmosphere. On audio, the soundtrack is pretty good and fits the show perfectly, a mix of tracks that feel like they’re straight out of a 70′s horror flick and some ornate religious themes. Compared to the original Hellsing soundtrack, this one is definitely more toned down and sounds more like the score of a movie than an anime OST. Some might say it lacks the same soul, others will love it, and in any event, it does a fine job. The voice cast is top notch, featuring most of the actors from the original series, with notable roles from Crispin Freeman as Alucard and Steven Brand as Anderson. I enjoyed Hellsing Ultimate and consider it a keeper, but I also think it receives far more praise than it deserves. It certainly accomplishes what it sets out to do, but it helps that it doesn’t set out to do much. While the series should be commended for satiating the appetites of action lovers and demonstrating the full potential of animation, those who prefer a story with much depth or complexity will probably have trouble seeing what the big deal is.

In order to not start off extremely negative i will list off the things i did like about this show: the soundtrack is good and so is the action, the characters and their designs are cool (apart from seras), the overall premise is cool, the voice acting is good (again, apart from seras) specifically Alucard’s voice actor that guy really outdid himself. Now onto the actual review. If you want to know about the story, to put it simply, there really is no story. The “story” only serves as a plot device for the gorefest and carnage to ensue. This show has nothing to say and you will have nothing to take away from it. It tries to at the end but it’s very superficial and you can clearly tell the author doesn’t know what he’s talking about. It’s pretty much a meathead narrative that was a chore to sit through at times. The characters are dull, they are nothing beyond “cool”. Alucard is cool. A gun slinger with a red coat (even though we have better versions like Vash and Dante). Alucard is cool, thats it. There really is nothing else i can say about him. I feel completely indifferent about him. He is nothing more than an OP mary sue character who only exists to display his powers and win. The fact that he gets compared to Castlevanias Alucard is absurd because he is a 100 times better of a character than this Alucard could ever be. There are no stakes in this show since the outcome is evident with how OP Alucard is. Every fight goes the same. Alucard gets fucked up (on purpose) due to him just standing there like an idiot and then we have our “oh my god” moment where he heals himself and goes berserk and kills everyone. It’s honestly just repetitive. The side characters aren’t any better, with dull, nonsensical and nonexistent character motivations. And underdeveloped character dynamics. The main villain of the show is one of the worst villains i have seen in my life, having the most bland goal to just be another “evil for the sake of evil” villain. The only side characters i liked are Walter (even though they didnt do much with him up until the end and that in itself was an asspull) and the mercenary group leader as i found them to be the most compelling. The tonal shifts this show goes through with its pathetic excuses for comedy should be a cardinal sin, absolutely ruining the atmosphere and overall tone of the show. It’s really such a shame because they have all the groundwork for a really good show and they just waste that potential for it to be just another early 2000s edgy gorefest anime. The action is good, yes. But when i don’t particularly care about the overarching “plot” (or should i say the lack-thereof) i am just left in boredom with the fights. I dont really care who wins or loses. Once in a while i’ll let out a “damn” when a character does something unexpected but that’s about it. Ffs even the main villain doesn’t care if he wins or loses. I don’t really know if i can recommend this anime. I don’t even see it as an anime. It’s more of like an AMV/edit template with cool scenes so you can edit it with music and stuff. If you’re willing to turn your brain off and go unga bunga mode then i guess you can go ahead and watch it. Don’t go in here expecting anything of value. Honestly, Hellsing would’ve been better off as a video game instead. So to sum up Hellsing Ultimate: “yall got good writing?” “nah we got hype moments and aura”

Following my conflicted experience with Hellsing TV, I stumbled onto Studio Madhouse efforts into creating an anime that follows the source material of its manga to a much closer degree. Instead of a standard weekly airing schedule, Madhouse decided to go with releasing a total of ten OVAs over an agonizing long six years. In doing so, they have rectify most of the problems that marred the potential of Gonzo's effort. While the first two OVAs are fairly straight-forward rehashed material from the original Hellsing, the remaining eight volumes goes off on a completely awesome and different tangent. Gone are the half-baked storylines and in their place, is the plot and every single subplot coming to a definitive conclusion by the time the final volume rolls around. Adding on to the main antagonist that is the Catholic Church, Nazis, of all people, have come back to wreck some occult vengeance with their own brand vampires, werewolves and abominations that soon engulfs the island nation of Britain into a state of war. The thing I love most about the Hellsing Ultimate is that it takes itself so seriously with its notions of holy crusades, genocide, and grand ambitions of power and warfare. Yet, at the same time, it has some of the most over-the-top and ridiculous setups I have ever seen, having zeppelins, KKK outfits and Nazi vampires all mingling together in a climactic battle worthy of the Apocalypse itself. In the world of Hellsing, everything is black and white with no ambiguity in where characters stand. It is simply a matter of kill or be killed. The villains are no exception to that rule, that are none too subtle about their powers or motivation and offer some of the most unforgettable performances in the animated medium. If you have watched the original show, the three main leads of Alucard, Intrga and Seras should be familiar to the audience but there are few key differences. With much more screen time to explore their relationship with each other and the stakes being so much higher, these three form deeper bonds than their previous versions. Also, power levels, in reference to Alucard and Seras, are exponentially increased to reflect this change in the amplified severity of their opposition. One change that I found to be hit or miss, was the addition of humorous elements placed in juxtaposition to some very serious and forbearing scenes, which could be jarring at times. Under Studio Madhouse, which is well-known for high quality series like Black Lagoon and Redline, Hellsing Ultimate is noticeably different in its visual style and quality from the TV adaptation. The colors are much more highly contrasted and character designs have gotten angular, which is something I can live with but I do prefer the TV's style over Ultimate's direction. One thing is objectively better, and that is that the animation is top-notch and no expense were spared in handcrafting some truly titanic showdowns For all the improvements that Ultimate has over Gonzo's effort, the OVA's music doesn't hold a candle to the quality and style of the TV adaptation. It ranges from orchestral pieces, that depicts the epic and dramatic moments, with mixed in electronic sounds. There were some moments where the music choice for some scenes that was downright bizarre and just didn't work out at all for me. If there is one thing that I wish I could change about the Ultimate version, it would be importing the music from Gonzo's production to cover up the awkward soundtrack. This area is, by far, largest aspect that is notably weaker in the transition to Studio Madhouse. With a giant budget and a ridiculously long release schedule, Hellsing Ultimate, despite some minor gripes, is the definitive version to be watching Alucard, a real fucking vampire, go through one of the best supernatural shows that anime has to offer. 8.5/10

Hellsing Ultimate has everything you want and expect from a vampire series revolving around the greatest vampire of them all: Dracula. Only in this series we know him under the name of Alucard. This show is rated R for a reason, a bloody good reason. It contains blood, gore, big breasted female leads and even more blood. The story is about a secret organization within the British Government, named Hellsing, who takes care of any supernatural beings that is not supposed to roam this earth. It is run by Integra Wingate, whom has a butler with the nickname "Angel of Death". This should tell the viewers 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. Including 'pet' vampires that go by the name of Alucard. This three way war is waged in the streets of London, which is soon burnt to the ground. There is not much character development in the series, but this series needs none. Alucard is the protagonist and by no means the 'hero' of the story. He has absolutely no morals and enjoys stripping even the smallest shard of dignity from his victims before he decimates them. The one who is in charge of Alucard, the head of the Hellsing organization is Integra, whom we do not really get to know other then the cigar chain-smoker. You also have Seras Victoria, a girl who is transformed into a vampire at the start of the series. The antagonist is the Major, a war loving manic who seems quite the nice guy when you meet him first. The art and sounds are just great. You have a lot of nice quotes about 'var' from the Major while you enjoy watching perfectly executed executions of people and beings that die in the most exquisite ways. All of these things combine into what a vampire series should stand for: Blood, gore and even more blood. Like I said before, it is rated R for a reason. And you should watch it for that same bloody reason!

Baffling reputation but also weirdly charming in its unrestrained lunacy. Writing takes a backseat so hard it becomes impossible to digest the story without banging your head on a desk to shut your brain off. You could argue that, insofar as anime is concerned, it's the quintessential experience: tropey characters, quippy beats, and unabashed edge. It's as 2000s as it can get. Hellsing is such an odd blend of gothic edge and interjecting banter that rarely feels like it breaks the immersion. Yet the banal melodrama frequently reaches severe breaking points and the hammy monologues can get really tiresome. It's completely devoid of logic and rides that cooledgeTM factor like its life depends on it. There's some genuine artistry poured into its bloodied canvas of frantic violence and unseemly acts of vice, but it's also equal parts if not more, a complete vacuum of intelligence with so much repetition you can confuse these guys for broken records. It definitely has its moments like when Alucard kamikazes an SR-71 Blackbird into a ship full of nazi zombies. But dear god this thing is so dull and repetitive despite being edgy and cool on paper. Again I really don't understand why the general consensus is so positive. This shit is consistently ranked as "one of the best anime ever" and no one can explain why except drones that go "it hath gore and cool vampire action 🤓" like is the bar in fucking hell or something? Absolutely unhinged piece of work. 6/10.

Hellsing Ultimate is a title I remember looking so forward to years ago when I first heard about it, and just about as fast as it piqued my interest upon initial viewing, it sent my expectations crashing down into a ball of flames. In truth, this is one anime I had dropped over a year ago and didn't regret too much doing it. I decided to come back into it very recently through a fresh take and finally finish it. For the most part I wish that my time was better invested somewhere else. Hellsing Ultimate indeed has plenty of tools to become one of the best action anime in a very long time, as well as being the very best vampire anime to ever be done. Unfortunately, it falls way too short resulting in an experience that will be remembered by me for all the wrong reasons. The plot follows the Hellsing Organization which is lead by Integra Wingates Hellsing. The group's purpose is to encounter and destroy supernatural threats such as vampires and ghouls, while at the same time work under a tight blanket of security keeping these threats under wraps. Her weapon is a very powerful vampire under her complete control named Alucard. They conduct seek and destroy missions against the creatures. Later on, another outfit whom appears to be creating the creatures declares war on Hellsing, in which this drags Europe into the fray. Hellsing Ultimate sure as hell knows how to wrap in the action oriented fan from go. It's a series that revels in its over the top graphic violence. The viewer is treated to one blood bath after the other. There are no punches pulled when it comes down to the violence. The action is provided through fierce battles resulting in exploding heads and bodily destruction. The battles mainly consist of shoot outs and chomp fest. Alucard also engages in brutal battles with other powerful types with blood crawling results. The violence only escalates as the series moves on with the best of chaos taking place between episodes 5-8 and especially 2; I mean good lord, this anime indeed knows how to shock with the mayhem. I can't commend this series enough on its violent presentation. This world is hell, war is hell, and the characters are a reflection of this hell. At the very least one will get to understand the motivations of key characters such as the main antagonist whom calls himself The Major, along with the fanatical Father Anderson. Several characters do receive some focus and there are plenty of interactions that could have been better but along with the anime's atmosphere, they are outright wrecked by one glaring flaw, the misplaced comedy, I'll get on this in a bit. The production values for this anime is quite impressive and it remained at a very high quality through out its complete duration. Visually, I will say it's on point as it blends CG animation with 3D and 2D effortlessly; there weren't many corners cut in regards to the backgrounds. They have a certain darkness to them with a nice amount of lighting and vibrant colors. The camera work is done exceptionally well capturing the quick paced movements, which is very necessary since some of the characters attempt to move in a blur in order to get to their enemies. The animation flows naturally like water without the slightest bit of jumpiness. The artwork is another highlight; Alucard is awesome especially in his supernatural form among others. There are also smaller details that can go unnoticed like writing on weapons and variety in zombie hordes. The character designs look great with a heavy manga style to them with a dark outline. The sound effects need to be mentioned as well; gun fire sounds quite authentic, and simple effects such as squishing steps in pools of blood and bones being broken stand out. The English voice acting is superb with plenty of fine performances. Now it's time to address Hellsing Ultimate's kryptonite because this indeed weakens the series as a complete whole, resulting in it becoming quite frustrating to sit through. Those out there whom have hit on the misplaced comedy really aren't exaggerating on how annoying it is. The series heavily forces in highly exaggerated comedy with its dark content, and it clashes terribly like no other anime I have ever seen. I'm for real here, the comedic shifts are hauled into this anime kicking and screaming. Hellsing Ultimate had potential to be among the darkest anime series out there. The content is indeed disturbing so there's no need for this animated graffiti. There's a scene where a vampire has a dead infant in its mouth appearing to bite the baby in two, and this is during an all out mauling of the populace. I'm sure this sounds disturbing to most. Now take a look at how the very grim atmosphere is ruined; try to imagine witnessing comedic moments that could easily fit into Sponge Bob cartoons, such as highly deformed characters with big smiley faces and puffs of angry smoke shooting out their noses, with overly angry squinty eyes to try and make you laugh. This is totally unacceptable for an anime of this type, where you will witness a dead chick getting raped by a guy with a fork in his eye, and there are plenty of moments such as these. The comedy damages everything: character's images, atmosphere, tense interactions, and even its setting. This series is also heavily hampered by some bad pacing and over-acting. There can be far too much dialog delivered at one time slowing things down to a crawl, to include some fights are too drawn out for the sake of time munching and this also grows annoying. I gave credit to the voice acting, but around mid way some individuals were straight hamming it up, and the tension was outright killed by straight up ego masturbating. Hellsing Ultimate really could have been one of the greatest action anime titles ever, but it was hurt by a writing team that wanted to appeal to a fan base whom was better off ignored. I personally believe that the comedy is a make or break for viewers. If you're one of those types whom outright despise tonal whiplash then definitely skip this series. If you can ignore that then go ahead and give it a shot because you'll more than likely love this. It's not that I violently hate comedy in action or serious anime, but there are certain styles and settings where this type of puerile comedy is far more harmful, and Hellsing Ultimate is one of these types. Highs: Production values, loads of barbaric violence, cool main character Lows: Tonal whiplash is quite devastating, pacing problems

Hellsing Ultimate provides the background and plot that was missing in the original Hellsing series. However, it exchanges a lot of the more intimate moments and character development present in the original series for violence and battle scenes. There is also a lot more vulgarity present in this version. The anime presentation style oscillates between more detailed and dark, to lower quality, to classic flat animation during moments that are supposed to be silly. The switching animation styles works sometimes, but in this series it feels out of place with the overall darkly dangerous atmosphere of the story. The congruity of style and overall animation in the original series was preferable, though some portions of Hellsing Ultimate are superior. As a character, Alucard is alluring and oddly likeable. He is often described as a monster, though his characteristics seem to be more in line with a human sociopath. He is obviously not a good person in the classical definition. He loves to fight, and destroy, and kill. He seems to enjoy the pain and terror of his enemies. But he uses his own aggression towards fighting for good of the masses. There are also moments where he almost shows a sliver of kindness or caring for others which provide depth to his character (though these are far more prevalent in the original Hellsing). Hellsing Utlimate has much better complexity and development than the original, but it is worth watching both series since the ideal story lies somewhere in the balance between the two.

Hellsing is a manga that ran from the late 90s to the late 00s. It was the brain child of Hirano Kouta, the same guy behind Drifters. The original anime ran in the early 00s. The re-telling, which we're looking at today, aired from the mid 00s to early 10s. And it was worked on by Satelight, Madhouse & Graphinica. Let's take a look and see what happens. Story: We open with the young heiress to the Hellsing family retreating from her uncle and his thugs. She makes her way to the basement where her father hid a secret weapon. That's the vampire, Alucard. Totally not related to the world's most famous vampire. Just don't write the name out and look at it in a mirror. In any case, we cut to Totally not Dracula being sent to a small village where a vampire's in the process of turning everyone into ghouls. Vampires in this series can't be bothered with a masquerade or subtlety in general. If you wanted vampires who moved cautiously and intelligently you'd be watching Shiki. Alucard slaughters everything and turns the last survivor, Seras Victoria, into a vampire. Things progress from there as various threats move against Hellsing and them.  The biggest issue with this series is that it's largely made up of mindless, over the top action sequences. Here are some evil vampires, action. Here are some Nazis, action. Here are some Catholic Zealots, action. It never takes time to let us really get to know our major characters or have some down time. Instead we go from more mild action segments to more extreme ones. What little e get for non-action scenes is either set up for the next series of action sequences or poor attempts at humour where the characters weapons talk to them as celebrity figures or some such nonsense. Ultimately, that doesn't give any real incentive to give a shit about the characters or what they're doing because the focus is squarely on the spectacle.  There are some more minor issues. The series is set mostly in London or other parts of the UK but the cars aren't designed with the driver's seat on the proper side for that area and all the cops are seen with guns. Now, if you're American or Hirano this might surprise you, but police in the UK largely don't carry guns. At all. It's like he watched a bunch of American media and decided that the cultural stuff was probably close enough to the UK that he didn't need to actually learn anything about the UK. This is also a series that loves to throw in references to sexual assault but clearly has no intention of doing anything with them. Almost like Hirano wants to be a bit edgy but doesn't have the writing skills to handle that type of content in any type of reasonable fashion.  With all that being said, the series isn't badly written. It's a bit like an inferior version of Karas where we've seen the whole plot before and better executed but the big spectacle bits can still be amusing. Because it is always cathartic to see Nazis get destroyed.  Characters: This is part of the issue with the series. The characters aren't that interesting. We have our over-powered protagonist. Our action girl sidekick. The leader and a bunch of other very stock characters. The only reason we really have to root for them is that they're fighting Nazis and Zealots. Which is a clever choice on Hirano's part, actually. Make the villains part of groups where you don't need to do any real work to give them motivations because you can just make them antagonists and no one will care because they're just natural villains. And that is kind of a necessity with this series because our protagonist is a literal monster.  Art: I'll give these three studios credit, the visual aesthetic looks pretty much the same throughout with the only real changes being the comedic scenes where they toss in artwork that looks like trash just to make it painfully obvious that it's a joke. Actually, Drifters did the same thing. Last week I gave Kakurenbo credit for not being one of those series that throws buckets of blood at you and just comes across as over the top and kind of stupid. This week we have the counter-example. Hellsing loves its excessive blood. Every time we see someone fatally wounded it just gushes out like they've got a pressurised hose in their bodies that just got pierced.  I honestly don't get that. Why do so many action-oriented things just toss in massive amounts of blood to the point where it loses any potential impact it might have had? Are there people who think the blood fountain thing looks cool? Is it that the violence is so excessive they think that they have to go over the top and unrealistic enough with it to avoid grossing people out? Is it just one of those tropes that got started with something popular and has been mindlessly parroted since? I haven't the foggiest.  Sound: They got some strong actors for this. Our completely ordinary vampire citizen "hero" is voiced by Nakata Jouji. So, not the first time I've reviewed an anime where he was a Count. Our other main characters are voiced by Orikasa Fumiko & Mizuhashi Kaori. Both of whom have a long list of strong performances. And, while this may not be among their best, they still do a fine job. Especially given how little they have to work with. Matsuo Hayato's score is pretty good. Ho-yay: There's a scene of Integra feeding Seras that's a bit homo-erotic. And Not Dracula calls another man beautiful at one point. So, there's a small amount.  Final Thoughts: In the end, this isn't a series for me. The emphasis on mindless, overblown violence isn't something that appeals to me and, as a result, all the dumb bits are just grating. Maybe this will be one for you if you just want to see lots of blood and violence and you don't particularly care whether or not your protagonist is ever legitimately challenged. For myself, I have to give it a 4/10. While I didn't think it was bad per se, I did find it weak.

Have you ever read Bram Stokers Dracula? Have you ever wondered what happened afterwards? If the answer to both of these questions are yes then do I have a show for you, but first I recommend taking an assortment of drugs (much like the creators of this show) to receive the full effect. Do you have your cocaine lines ready? Alright before you make sweet love to that let me tell you my thoughts. Story: 7 This might sound crazy, but this show can actually be tied directly to Stokers original work. In fact on the wiki page it's deemed a sequel, and boy what a sequel it is. Broken up into 10 OVA "Hellsing Ultimate" in terms of story telling, to be frank, isn't all that great. But if you absorb yourself into the ridiculous nature of the show there is tons of fun to be had. Structurally what I loosely call a plot is actually fairly sound, and by that I mean its enough to get you from fight scene to fight scene. For hour long episodes the pacing is immaculate, and doesn't slow down really at all. One aspect I personally found to be a great touch is the actual connection to Stokers work. The notion itself is crazy I know, but it adds another layer of enjoyment to the overall madness. Art: 9 Stylistically devilish, and full of creativity "Hellsing Ultimate" delivers the goods in this department. The overall cinematography, and art assets create action scenes that are some real crowd pleasures. Sticking to form of its roots the art itself is Gothic in nature, and really pleasing to the eyes. The character designs themselves are creative, and fun. Sound: 8 Production value on this end is high as well. Every gun shot, and explosion sounds absolutely wonderful. Sticking to form the OST is ridiculous, but sadly nothing to truly right home about. It does its job at the very least. Now where voice acting is concerned its downright fabulous. Everyone in the cast does a stand up job, and some are just hilariously over the top. Character: 7 Lets be honest here. The real question is are there any actual characters in "Hellsing Ultimate"? Well yes and no. If we are going by means of growth, and depth then no not really. Most of the cast is as thin as cardboard. But if we were to think in terms of likable, and entertaining then yes. Looking at Alucard we have a sleek, suave, and devilish individual. Brutal by nature he is a fantastic portrayal of the King of the night, but in terms of actual depth there technically isn't any. In a situation such as this a term I've come to use concerning characters like Alucard seems to fit just right. More or less he is a fully realized character. At the end of a show you usually have a character that has grown, and developed. Well take that end result, and start a show from that point. This is what I've come to coin as a "Fully realized character". (One of the best examples of this in Anime would be Kamina from Gurren Lagann). Alucard is the only cast member that I actually would deem this, and pass in terms of character. Now concerning the rest of the cast we have Seras, and Walter which have their own little growth, but again nothing real substantial. Oddly enough this still doesn't hurt the show. What I'm getting at is its serviceable. The cast overall is quite likeable, and for a show of this nature that is really all you need. Enjoyment: 9 One of the best times I've had watching an Anime. Filled with jaw dropping action scenes, and overall crowd pleasing moments "Hellsing Ultimate" is one hell of a good time. Overall: 8.0 "Hellsing Ultimate" is a fun ride, and filled with creativity. It really is one of the most enjoyable Anime I've seen. If you are a big fan on action then I'd give this one a try because honestly its one of the best aspects of it. If blood, guts, and violence isn't your thing then I'd say stay clear. I really enjoyed the show, and for me it was all that I wanted. As always thanks for reading.

Beautiful production value, abysmal storytelling. Hellsing Ultimate mistakes verbosity for charisma, exposition for characterization, violence for depth, and its audience for children. This show has two formulas for crafting scenes. The first uses long, drawn out dialogue. The second uses actions scenes with gratuitous violence. Regarding the first, the writer has clearly never heard the storytelling axiom "show, don't tell". Every plot twist, every personal motivation of every character, they're all shoved down your throat with as many words as possible. Nothing is left to the imagination, and that's just when the dialogue is serving a purpose. More often, it's pseudo-philosophical filler to remind us how edgy the characters are. Even without their monologues, the characters alone are a huge barrier to enjoying the show. Everyone in the show is larger than life, and the world they inhabit is insane. Naturally, so are they (a fact demonstrated by the same joker smile almost every character wears). As such, the audience can't relate to any of them by default. Actually, there is one character with potential: Seras Victoria, a girl bitten by Alucard and made into his servant in the first episode. Here is a normal human thrown into an underworld of insanity, given a bloodthirst and powers beyond her comprehension. The show could have easily made her the voice of reason. It could have shown her struggle to come to terms with her new reality, and have her act as audience's mouthpiece. Instead, they turn her into her the butt end of a few jokes while she obsesses over the men in her life. Not only are the characters unrelatable, but it's hard to even root for them. The Hellsing group are handed more power-ups than the heroes of a bad mecha anime, and their enemies never stand a chance in battle. With such weak characterization, the plot twists just don't matter because a) you don't care about the characters and b) you already know they will have an answer for whatever is thrown at them. The show does pose some interesting questions. How did the antagonists develop their vampire tech? How was Alacard bound by the Hellsing family? What is the relationship between human identity and mortality? What is the value of religion in a world with monsters, or the nature of the soul as a consumable resource? The first question is explained away in the final scenes using a deus ex machina. The latter are never actually explored, only affirmed as questions posed. In the hands of a more capable writer, this show might have had a lot of potential. As it stands however, it's all beauty and no brains.

This is actually my first Anime review, and since I am rather new to Anime, I may not look like the most experienced person ever, so be gentle with me. However, I've read some guidelines and know how a good review should actually look like. Let's hope I do well then. If you have watched the original TV series, you will vaguely know what this is like, since this is just an alternative version with the same story, but it has parts that weren't appearing in the original TV series even once, such as the Nazi part, though personally, the whole concept about the Nazis is utterly abrupt. But there are also parts in the TV series that aren't appearing here, which is the final Arc. Leaving that Arc out is a disappointment though, since it was actually great, and seeing it with a better execution would definitely be interesting. But of course this series is a lot better than the original TV series. The entire execution is much better, not to mention the art and the music. The plot is not heavily intricate, but it's good and quite interesting. It is about a secret organization named Hellsing, that is trying to keep the existence of vampires unknown and protect the humanity. They get involved in many bloody wars and there are many things that get into their way, but the vampire Alucard, an important member for Hellsing, doesn't seems to have during the whole series actual concurrence. That doesn't mean he is there and kills everything that could possibly harm the Hellsing organization, there are many moments where Hellsing is really troubled. Alucard can not be everywhere, and even if he is not there for once, they still have Walter who's really strong as well, not to forget Seras Victoria. I am not sure if I am the only person who felt this, but I felt like the pacing of the first episode was way too fast. In case you watched the TV series, you might feel that, too. They were basically summarizing the first three episodes of the TV series in 50 minutes. But it doesn't mean that the first episode is bad. It was actually impressive right off the bat. Especially the fight between Alucard and Anderson was epic. It had a good length and the creators managed to excite the watcher during the fight a lot. The pacing was actually my only issue with the first episode, however if you have not watched the TV series, you will likely not notice this. Blood. This is probably the most frequently occurring element throughout the entire series, however it was not drawn well at all. It was way to thick which does not look really realistic. It looked more like, Magma with a darker color. Sometimes there was a quite unnatural amount of blood coming out of the body of a human. I am not a biological expert, but I can definitely say that. The blood drop sound effect doesn't sound really realistic as well. I know how it sounds, and it certainly does not sound like that. The sound effects are all really loud, but it gives actually an epic feeling. It's really unlikely that you will finish this Anime without liking any character of this series. There are many characters with a different personality. The mainstream cool characters are like, Alucard or maybe Seras Victoria. They are indeed cool, but my personal favorites were Bernadotte and Walter. The main villain was actually rather cool as well. He is definitely different from the villains you normally see, and that is pretty good. The Seiyuu cast has done a great job as well. I especially like Bernadotte's voice, but every voice fits pretty well. No character is actually really annoying because of its voice. While there is no opening which might sound disappointing, the endings will not leave you disappointed. They sound really outstanding. The endings will always give you an awesome feeling, even though the episode ended. You can also consider them as a representation of its episode's nature. My personal favorite ending was the first and the last one. The background music throughout the series is catchy. It doesn't sound remarkably amazing, but it meets it purpose perfectly. There was still one track that was constantly appearing during the action scenes, which sounds really cool. As for the Nazi part, I've already mentioned it in my introduction, and now I go into detail. It should not be left out because the concept was absurd, but it should not be mentioned. Instead, they could act like it's just an organization that wants war and to take the Hellsing organization down. The fact that they are actually Nazis is plain redundant and should not be mentioned. It doesn't destroy the story nor does it change it, which is why not mentioning them is not a big deal. If the characters are viewed from a close perspective, the outlines look horribly bold, which doesn't look really good at all. The eyes aren't drawn really well, too. The titles that always appear at the start of an episode are really cool, though. They always managed to get new ideas with the titles, and it looks really nice and creative. Every more or less important character except Seras Victoria seems to have glasses, and it seems like it's only for the sake of the cool effects they do with them. It's definitely not a bad thing, it actually got me really well. The absolute highlights of this Anime are... definitely the action scenes. They were amazingly executed, thoroughly exciting, really interesting, and wonderfully animated. There are many cool protagonists and seeing them fighting various insane antagonists is always awesome. The action scenes are something in this Anime that practically can not disappoint you. It's usual that while you are watching the show, you hope for certain characters to confront, and you willl get what you want. If there is any Anime with better action scenes than Hellsing Ultimate, then tell me. Now I get to the somewhat critical part of this show. I've criticized this Anime slightly already, but now I get to the really critical stuff. At all Hellsing Ultimate fans, please do not feel offended by the following paragraph. With it, I point out the rest I disliked which should explain why the score is not so high although I've mainly complimented this show so far. The comedy genre was totally out of place. It was not hilarious at all but disturbing and made it difficult to take this show serious sometimes. The gory scenes weren't executed really well. It looks like the creators tried to make them look as scary as possible, but terribly failed. Victoria's past or that illusion appearing in episode seven, was too gruesome. Of course nobody would like to experience something like this, but while the last rape scene supported to make it even worse, it should have been left out. It's way too much. As for another unnecessary raping scene, in episode nine was probably the most disturbing Anime scene I've seen so far. It isn't really good looking at one character raping another one with the same gender. Clearly, this Anime is not for everyone, and the elements that made this statement to a fact, meant that this Anime was not for me either. I was not scared, but disgusted sometimes, especially by the raping parts. The gory scenes did not make me sick, but I was always like, what am I watching right now? But I still managed to like this Anime despite of these issues, and this is my overall impression of it. I accept criticism about this review of course, since I obviously want to improve, but please do not complain about my opinion, since it doesn't help me at all. I have not watched much Anime and I am not too fond of this kind of excessive violence, so that's why the score is not that high. But I definitely liked the show as a whole, even though I don't consider it as a masterpiece.

Hellsing Ultimate almost falls into the camp of the "so bad its good" anime, but ultimately fails in that endeavor, cause of its huge pacing issues. The plot obviously makes absolutely no sense, everything is ridiculous, and the character writing is a joke, but those things actually work in favor of Hellsing Ultimate, cause you just want to see where things go next. The problem is, for every enjoyable and exciting scene there are 3 incredibly slow, drawn out, boring scenes. Almost every episode could easily be cut down to 20 minutes. Visuals, voice acting, soundtrack, all of those things are great (which is why I can't bring myself to give a lower score than 4), but ultimately, I was very bored for most of the watch time, which is outrageous, considering its a show about freaking Nazi Vampires.