Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Hellsing Cross Fire, Crossfire Japanese: ヘルシング
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 92
Status: Finished
Published: 1997 to Sep 30, 2008
StatisticsScore: 8.541 (scored by 15754 users)
Ranked: #1132
Popularity: #38
Members: 25,800
Favorites: 3,220 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisHellsing, a secret organization of the British government, have long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing controls her own personal army to eliminate the undead beings, but even her highly trained soldiers pale in comparison to her most trusted vampire exterminator, a man by the name of Alucard, who is actually a powerful vampire himself. Along with Integra's mysterious butler and Alucard's new vampire minion, Seras Victoria, The Hellsing Organization must face not only regular ghouls and vampires, but a rivaling secret organization from the Vatican, and Millennium, an enigmatic group of madmen spawned by a certain war over 50 years ago...
A bloody battle between monsters is about to begin, The dead are dancing, and all hell is singing...
Includes a three chapter side-story, "Crossfire". |
Related MangaAlternative version: The Legend of a Vampire Hunter
Prequel: Hellsing: The Dawn
Adaptation: Hellsing, Hellsing Ultimate
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NanashiMoriko
47 of 62 people found this review helpful
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93 of 92 chapters read
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10 |
| Story |
9 |
| Art |
10 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
Hellsing was part of my introduction to anime and as such it is one of my favourite fandoms. But it has only kept its place there because of its unique way of capturing the reader with action that I can only describe as being kick arse.
There is a great plot to this manga, well thought out and very grand. Being an action manga there are quite a few pages which are full of just pictures, no words, but yet the plot still unfolds well and is not lost.
Due to everything that is going on in the manga you wouldn’t think there is much time for character development. Indeed most characters are already well defined and do not change much during the course of the story, staying true to their personality/nature throughout. Seras Victoria however shows many changes as she adapts to her vampiric life, changes which are understandable, believable and handled well.
I would have to say that great characters and a well thought out plot are the strengths of this story. Combine it with the art work and superb action and you have one of the best mangas around.
A bad side to the mangas? There can be too much gore for some readers, and some may find it too be too heavy in action. But personally my only disappointment is the length of time between volumes, but that’s nothing to do with the actual quality of the manga.
All in all read it. If you’ve seen the series be prepared for a heavier, one could say better, plot. If you haven’t seen the series watch it as well as reading the manga, they are quite different. And no matter what keep your eyes out for the OAV because it promises to be good.
Nanashi Moriko - Most definitely a fan girl for Hellsing
13/06/06
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alex264
25 of 55 people found this review helpful
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95 of 92 chapters read
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| Overall |
7 |
| Story |
7 |
| Art |
10 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
Hellsing throws you into a dark world where monsters and humans coexist and do battle. Think of Bram Stroker's "Dracula" meeting the James Bond series, with a modest touch of fantasy. If your a person who enjoys being succinctly entertained with fast paced action and dialogue, then this is the manga for you. From an American's outlook, I could see where the Japanese lines blended with western comic ideals. Many characters are presented from different, competing groups, trying to hold dominion over the others for various iconographic reasons(God, Country, Money, Power, Abilities). It just seemed much more up front than some mangas I've read where things usually are more subtle at first. Not Hellsing though, from the moment you start reading you are thrown into the midst of essentially, a fast bloody short story with rising action, climax and the falling action. Not to say that the manga didn't try to delve deeper into the obsession over war, pursuit of perfection, and the preciousness of life. These are only a few of the themes that were blended with the fast paced plot for a thought provoking, but albeit entertaining story.
The story isn't very grand in terms of details, but it allows the reader to focus on a few integral characters at a time, which becomes more exciting as they all join together right before the climax.With the exception of the abrupt ending, most of the plot revolves around the main character and his anti hero actions towards evil. I enjoyed seeing all of the situations pitted against Alucard, and how his seemingly never ending powers dealt with them. I was bugged at first that it was just fight after fight, but towards the middle a greater battle is taken up and the fights more or less become the story. It made for good and mildly original entertainment.
The art in Hellsing matched the story perfectly. To say it was just "cool" or "dark" is an understatement. Every character has their own feel to them through their drawings. Integra is always collected and in charge with her cigarette smoke. Walter is respectful but yet mysterious with his eye piece shining, and Allucard oozes dark, fearful power. Its too long to go into, but every character almost seems evil do to the nature of the story and how it fits so well with the art. No one is perfect and the art reflects that idea well.
Due to its fast paced, skirmish then break skirmish then break story structure, I originally thought that character development was lacking in Hellsing. But Hirano uses the battle structure as a way of showing you what type of character the person is. There are many many speeches in these battles that explain their ideals, motives, etc. It isn't really done as subtley as some similiarly natured manga, but still gets the job done. Most of the characters pass away fast, and so only a few get gradually built up. These brief characters are actually quite interesting and original, which makes it easier to appreciate them as much as the built up characters before they die abruptly. The majority of the characters in the series have interesting abilities and larger than life motives for pursuiting battle. If I had to say what the series major weakness was, its most likely the fact that the brief characters aren't given more page time and lack development, which can't be made up just because most of them are interesting and original.
I recommend that you read this series as it is meant to be read, periodically. Read one volume, and then wait a couple days or even a week to read the next. There are many cliffhangers and plot developments that serve to enhance the enjoyment level greatly. I did this and was excited and involved until the end. The action is the bread and butter of this series, and the characters were all very cool, with only a few being "very developed". If you are wanting a break from your deeply thought provoking, hipster manga, than pick up a copy of Hellsing and your adrenaline will thank you.
"Let us drive away those who have forgotten us, let us pull awake those who have fallen in their sleep. Let us pull them up by their hair and pry their eyes open and make them remember. Let us remind them of the taste of fear. Let us remind them of the sound of our military shoes pounding. Let us remind them that there are things between the earth and the sky which they would not even dream to be possible.
We will burn the world down.
Here we go, gentlemen."
- The Major
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Both featured a badass lead character who sport some impressive firepower. The main characters rich pasts are examined in depth t give a better understand of what motivates them in the present. In both works there is a heavy focus on religion and blood splatter.
Both the main character from Priest, father Ivan Isaacs, and that of Hellising, Alucard, are really badass , both fight the undead, in Hellsing they are vampires, in Priest they are zombie-like monsters and both main characters are virtually invincible. Both are great manga. Priest on the other side has a strong religious theme to it.
Tons of gun-fight action, monsters, blood, religious references, and the supernatural. Our main character is the baddest of them all. In Hellsing, he revels in violence, in Priest, he's more of a tortured soul.
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jack frost is almost identical to hellsing with one small detail jack frost has a bit more ecchi in it characters are amazingly identical its like taking alucard seras and integra and adding slightly perverted to there list of characteristics
Honestly, Jack Frost is just a shameless copy of Hellsing, only difference is that there's ecchi that doesn't necessarily fit with the atmosphere. Jack is the reincarnation of Alucard, having his master(the leader of an organization which demolishes everything that gets in it's way) and his underling(who unlike Seras, is absolutely useless).
This manga is terribly similar. So much that it seems like a fan service filled Korean rip-off of Hellsing. I had to drop the series at the second chapter because the similarities were disgustingly similar. I'm not sure if Jack Frost was meant to be a parody or a tremendous imitation but Jack Frost and Alucard pretty much have the exact same abilities. There are vampires, ghouls, and excess blood loss. Except for the warped universe and story basis. The main characters are pretty much the same. Naha-A Joo is Seres Victoria. Hansen is Anderson. Helmina is Integra. It seems aside from the big tits, school setting, and panty shots that it's pretty much the same deal.
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