Hellsing Manga
- Volume one
When I first picked up
Hellsing,
I expected a lot. So many people talk about how great the manga is and
that they loved it. I have seen some of the anime series so I knew
somewhat how awesome it could be. Well sadly I was wrong. Most of my
dislike actually stems from the translation (I hope). The site I read
Hellsing on had a terrible translating and editing team. If you do read the manga, please purchase it to get a better experience.
The Plot of Hellsing
- Iscariot, Hellsing, Nazi
The
basic plot is about vampires and Christianity, oh and the Nazis.
Basically a fat ugly Nazi man from WWII is still trying to carry out
orders of taking over Europe, but this time he has vampires to help him.
But before all this happens, Integra Hellsing finds Alucard in her
basement. She is being chased by her uncle after her father dies while
she is still a young child. Locked in the basement is the most powerful
vampire, Alucard. Alucard swears his loyalty to Sir
Hellsing
(they call Integra sir even though she is female). As time goes on,
Integra has Alucard hunt and kill vampires for the Queen of England.
In the present time,
Hellsing, the Millennium, and the Iscariot are finishing a battle from WWII.
Sturmbannführer,
the leader of the Millennium group, has lead his band of vampires to
London to act out a war he has wants badly. He is obsessed with war and
killing Alucard. He does not care who dies to do kill him, but he wants
the downfall of the Hellsing organization. Meanwhile the Iscariot is
directly from the Vatican and the Priest Anderson is attempting to take
out Alucard as well. The plot really unfolds in the last two books about
how every knows everyone else and what
Sturmbannführer really has in store for Alucard.
The Characters of Hellsing
- Alucard and Integra
Alucard is the main character of
Hellsing.
He is an age old vampire that has the ability to look like anyone he
has consumed. He can call upon armies of people to destroy for him, that
is if he drank their blood. He creates Ceres, another vampire that
works for Integra. She is a weak character at first, but eventually
earns her way. Integra is the leader of the
Hellsing organization and is also a valuable asset to the Queen and the Protestant Knights.
Father
Anderson is the main vampire killer of the Iscariot group. He is a
truly devoted Catholic and tries everything in his power (and Gods) to
destroy Alucard.
Sturmbannführer is a short fat ugly man in the control of the Nazi army. He only wants a war because he is obsessed with blood.
The
characters are really terrible in the manga. A lot of side characters
look alike and you can never tell if it is a male of female at times.
There is really no character development at all in the manga and they
are all Christian crazy whether they are vampires, werewolf's, or just
demonic humans.
The Artwork of Hellsing
- Manga Cover
The
artwork is shotty. For a manga that is so popular I would have expected
more. The females either have huge breasts or look like males. One
character even had huge breasts to begin with and then suddenly had a
breast reduction within a matter of minutes. I thought it was a brother
or something of the character. The only thing that I loved about the
artwork was Alucard. He was always in impressive poses. The background
and vehicles were actually realistic looking. The artist is a good
artist, just over dramatic with the characters.
I know a lot of people will probably disagree with my review on
Hellsing.
It is a real popular Anime/Manga and I don't want people to start
thinking I don't know my Anime. I'm sure the majority of my issue lies
within the translation of this manga, but still
Hellsing is not one of my favorite manga's.
Overall Grade 4/10
