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Summary: What a great new anime!
Review: I was never into vampire anime, but despite that fact this show really drew my attention. I heard of this show by word of mouth, and I was very sceptical. This show delivers a perfect blend of action, romance, violence, and suspense. This first disc is about the vampire hunter, arucard (Dracula spelled backwards, except for the second letter 'r' and not 'l' this is because the Japanese don't have an 'l' sound, they use a sound very similar to 'r' for words that have the 'l' sound.) and the "police-girl" Seras Victoria, going on missions hunting vampires. It may sound a little dull but there is something about the way the story is constructed that makes it much more entertaining than words can tell. Some very unique character development in Victoria, she struggles to overcome her vampiric urges to drink blood and sleep during the day; she also wants to be liberated from Arucard, but perhaps feels in-debted to him. Overall the show is amazing, but the company, Pioneer, really rips us off by only giving us an hour of show, an hour and fifteen minutes if you include the begining and ending theme songs. This is a 13 episode mini-series that spans four discs. As for content, recommended 16 and up by Pioneer standards; it contains a little blood, but some very graphic images with knives; contains a little oral sexual content, but not in too much detail; some moderate language on the sub-title mode; I would recommend this to peopel 17 and up.
Rating: 
Summary: Interesting
Review: Well I bought this wondering what it was going to be like. These days I'm not able to find a good story plot, nor epic sagas. Of course I'm a fan of Robotech, Star Blazers, and some of the more sci-fi romance fans. But anyway, I was fairly pleased with the results of this series. First, I wasn't expecting it to have a police story. The Hellsing family sponsering a police force determined to keep law and order with new criminals from the vampire world. Very interesting in that each episode is an assignment. It reminds me of the american animation Street Fighter series. But what makes this interesting is how they have moved away from the now so common demonoid creatures, lengthy floating tenticles and blood so grusome it would be considered horror.
I also bought the Universal release of Van Helsing the animation. I was actually enjoying trying to put the two together. They both are loosely based on the Helsing which appears in every dracula movie. So it does somewhat tie in. The backdrop of the UK also makes this series very pleasing. I'm really getting bored with the NEO Tokyo backdrops. I would hope that some day Anime will elect to start making stories about other countries including the USA. This was a good series with very adult action plots. I'll continue to buy the continueing releases and eventually complete the series. This is a good rare modern series that I can really enjoy.
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Summary: One hell of a series
Review: A friend told me to watch this anime so I did.
At first I thought this series looked stupid but boy was
I wrong. This series is awesome. The characters are great(Especially Father Anderson)The story is good too.
I don't wanna spoil the story but I will say the animation in
this series is very well done.
After watching volume 1 I went and got the Manga which is even better(Well I thought it was)and has better animation.Over all this is an awesome series. I didn't think the violence was that over the top. But over all it's a great series. Check it out....
I'm out...
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Summary: Welcome to Hellsing... (4.5 stars)
Review: Welcome to the Hellsing Organization; an army dedicated to keep the country safe from the undead. The group fights against vampires and ghouls of all sorts in the dark of night. Their ultimate weapon is a hunter that is a vampire himself, Arucard; an unstoppable figure that can face just about any sort of evil that the darkness has to offer him. Vampires and ghouls are not safe with this elite team of hunters and soldiers lurking about. "Hellsing: Impure Souls" begins this dark journey with three episodes. Here we find out what the Hellsing Organization is all about, and we meet Arucard; a vampire who has dedicated himself to serve his master, Sir Integra (the head woman in charge of the group), and fight against the unholy monsters. He's forced to transform a dying police woman, Seras Victoria, into a vampire in order to spare her life to kill a menacing blood-sucker holding her hostage. While Seras is getting used to being a new member of the Hellsing Organization, she also is in battle with herself over what she has become. In the meantime, Arucard is up against some competition; a regenerating foe that wields The Bible and an assortment of knives. All of this is an exciting set-up for a blood-soaked introduction to the series. "Hellsing" is a quickly addicting anime series about vampires and ghouls--as well as the hunters and soldiers that fight against them. The animation is stunningly impressive and stylish while at the same time the story and characters are exceptional. The series reminds me a bit of the "Spawn" series without feeling nearly as disturbing or intense. It's extremely easy to lose yourself in each of these three episodes--and as soon as they're over, you're eager to see the rest. This is adult anime that is in no way intended for younger viewers. The episodes contain graphic violence, blood and gore, strong language, mature situations, and dark and disturbing themes and imagery. The only really downside to this DVD is that it only contains three episodes, which makes the running time for the DVD a little over an hour. While this can be seen as a good or bad thing, it's still a weak-point for the DVD. Other than that, the picture and sound quality is really great. Extras on the disc include a creditless opening, an art gallery, action figure info, a trailer music video and more. "Hellsing: Impure Souls" is the exciting beginning to this action-packed and stylish anime adventure. For those who are bigger fans of ghouls and vampires than the fantasy genera, this is definitely something to check out. "Hellsing" has the makings of a great anime series, and that's from only seeing the first three episodes. Take the ride into the darkness--if your soul dares.
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