The reason why I stayed narrows down to the fact that there isn't another anime quite like this one in my book. Yes, there ARE other animes with the dark supernatural, but none of them have caught my attention quite like Hellsing has. I'll also admit that the religious undertones between the Catholics and the Protestants held my attention too on top of the fact that even the most powerful can, in fact, be defeated.
Like everything else, unfortunately, there are a few things that needed work in this anime, mainly the pacing. So long as I don't binge-watch every single episode, this element isn't as annoying, but seeing how they constantly reiterate the same thing, I find myself wanting them to get to the point.
I would only recommend this anime to those who want a serious story with a side order of everything (I would think) qualify as "mature": blood/gore to an extreme degree, sexually suggestive themes, and the ultimate proportion of what I would imagine an edge-lord to want.
If you want Hellsing with a dark-comedic angle, I would strongly suggest the Ambridged version done by Team Fourstar over the original. As the years have gone by, I find the Ambridged to be a far more appealing experience. That doesn't mean that I'm completely devoid of the original, though.
