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Summary: Awesome.
Review: If you are a fan of the anime, or if you just like vampire machine gun violence, you have to check out the Hellsing comics. Published by Dark Horse(how fitting), this is one of the coolest comics I've read. It doesn't try hard at all to take itself serious, but the artist still manages to make you go 'Woah that is badass!' with super cool poses and dynamic action drawings. Volume 1 follows up to the Anderson(episode 3) Fight of the anime, but also includes the Master of Monster(Ep 8) chapter. After the second book the storyline will take a turn for the awesomer as it diverges completely from the anime and into the realm of Nazi Vampire Dictators and their plot to strike the heart of London. Also included is the short series Crossfire, featuring one badass female Priest with a penchant for firearms, and one crazy Nun with a Katana. Watch as they purify some fools in the best way possible, violently!A+++++++++++ would read again!
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Summary: Singing My Tune!
Review: Some folks will already be familiar with the anime; others may be encountering this graphic gothic for the first time. I have to say, as a both a manga and a vampire fan, I was delighted to find, Kohta Hirano's HELLSING volume one published in English. The basics of the plot will sound familiar; a secret organization exists in England for taking on the paranormal baddies that terrorize the country. This organization is called Hellsing, and in their corner they have one unstoppable tool, a generations old super-powerful vampire named Alucard who can stop any of the nasties and make them go Aaargh! Splat! in the night. Probably on of the best things about the anime is that it never takes itself too seriously. Despite the incredible amounts of violence and gore, the dialog tends to be wickedly funny. Despite the allusions to Bram Stoker's DRACULA (After all, Alucard is Dracula spelled backwards) this manga quite gleefully ignores the Victorian sensibilities of the original tale and keeps the dialogue snappy and contemporary. Fans of Buffy the Vampire slayer may find this manga right up their alley. The story itself introduces readers to the cast of this series, Sir Integral, the head of the Hellsing organization and how she came to inherit the position with the help of Alucard their vampire who takes out the baddies for Hellsing others can't handle, and Seras Victoria, otherwise known as Police Girl who becomes Alucard's half-vampire servant when he saves her from dying. Other than the various zombies, vamps and other paranormal creeps Hellsing must put down, they also face off against the Vatican. Specifically section XIII of the Vatican; it's very own paranormal Special ops squad. The art is fabulous, deftly shaded shots with plenty of detail and a real sense of motion and power that convey the action adventure drama of the plot. The detail never becomes overwrought or lighthearted-although at times the drawing can be comic-and maintains the gothic flavor that is so essential. Be aware if you are just discovering this series that it depicts a great deal of blood and violence-and if this is not your thing, you may want to try something with less graphic detail. For those of you who like a little carnage with your manga, this will probably suit you just fine. Delightfully action packed, wickedly irreverent, and artistically excellent, it's no surprise fans are already impatiently waiting for the next volume! Be aware that the 13-episode anime series only loosely follows the manga storyline, so even if you've seen the anime, you won't be getting the exact same story. If you enjoy this series and are looking for some reading, I'd recommend BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL and, in anime, VAMPIRE HUNTER D. Happy Reading! ^_^ Shanshad
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Summary: Nothing is lacking...
Review: Sometimes the anime is great but the manga lacks something, or the manga is great but the anime just doesn't hold up - so having enjoyed the anime I thought the manga would fail me. I was wrong. Lots of gore, guns, cool lines from Alucard, great artwork and lots of details packed into this book. Within the 200 plus pages are not just six chapters of Hellsing dealing with rogue vampires, ghouls and Priests, but a extra in the form of a bonus story from a manga that never got off the ground about Section XIII(13), the special vampire hunting organization from Rome.
I can't wait to see the other manga in the Hellsing series.
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Summary: A Great Monga
Review: This is a great action packed monga. I recomend it for people who like monga and like action books. The drawings are very good.
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Summary: Completely AWESOME!
Review: This is one of the BEST mangas I have ever read. While it's not for those who aren't into the whole blood and gore thing, it is worth reading for everyone else! The plot is good, the artwork is good, and overall is my favorite manga!
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Summary: This series is great
Review: When I first saw the Hellsing Anime I just had to get the Manga.
Boy was I right. The Manga is 100 times better then the anime and more violent too I might add. I'm in love with this series. It's got action with style and of course, VAMPIRES! Alucard Rules! This is one of those mangas that I'll probably read more then 3 times. This series is awesome. Check it out.....
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