Story: 9
Ok, so Van Hellsing catches and traps a vampire named Alucard and now keeps him locked in his manor's basement. Fast forward to Sarah Hellsing and her uncle attempting to kill her after her father died and left the fortune to her. After entering Alucard's cell, she is shot at which allows him to drink some blood and break free and murdering her uncle. He pledges his service to her. She decides to start a special ops team that specifically hunt down rouge vampires and ghouls. Let the fun commence.Honestly, I loved this story because it was nothing but a stair climb up the mountain of madness. I will say the plot feels a bit token, especially given who the villain is. Like if I were to give you one detail, you could probably take the first follow up thought you had and apply that to the story. For example, if I were to say, "I placed a steak next to a dog." your first thought would probably be, "The dog then went and ate the steak.". That is what I mean.
But that is fine since this series runs with it and still manages to be pretty badass at the same time. I was actually pretty satisfied with how it ended and could only imagine what happens after without wishing for a follow up season. All in all, a great story.
Art and Sound: 9 and 8
Blood. There is blood everywhere.
Well actually no but forgive me for thinking there is since with the story being about vampires and ghouls, bloody murder would be the sidekick. The background scenery looks nice but isn't in your face detailed. The animation feels smooth (yes I feel the visuals, what of it?) and nothing moves to grotesquely without it being intentional. The sound is good too, with voice acting being a real notable mention here. Although I have a hard time thinking of what the voices were but that is only because TeamFourStar does a Hellsing Ultimate Abridge series and their voices are also really awesome. subtle plugs aside, I did like the sound effects and how well tuned they were. Although it loses some points for having no opening theme. The original did and it was also really good.
Character: 9
Another piece that shines in this show is how unique the characters are. Alucard has been alive for centuries and has yet to find a proper challenge, so now he has become very cocky with himself. His ultimate rival, Anderson, is a determined priest who ultimately seeks to kill Alucard for good. Saris, Alucard's one and only apprentice, is naive and obviously surprised by the whole vampire thing and puts more effort into adapting to it. By the time you finish this show, you will know these characters. You will find some you love, some you hate, and some you couldn't care less if they died. Which they probably will.
Enjoyment: 10
Pop Pop, I liked watching the heathens drop.
But seriously, I really enjoyed this show. probably my favorite vampire based anime to be honest. Plus it has a fucking hilarious abridge series. Where is my check guys lol.
Overall: 9
