#hellsing (series)

Like seriously, what the fuck is original Hellsing series after episode 4? It was so good, and then they tried to make their own plot and characters and what they came up with was this ugly mf? Seriously? Who are you, ugly

I was SO hyped when I saw first few episodes because they had more interactions between characters, humans weren't useless in fight, everything seemed more like it was supposed to be and the plot was understandable but still had the edgy from the manga, and, yes, Alucard was incredibly sexy and I loved how his interactions with Victoria shifted to softer side with him being more conciderate (also no sexualization jokes! (or they were very light at least)

The 2001 anime felt more realistic. The other adaptation I tried to watch (and from what I've seen the manga too) looked too over the top. If you're pretending you have a story about super secret organization, there's only so much massacres you can cover up.

The same goes for the head of the organization. Gonzo's Integra is a leader I can imagine respecting. In the other series, there was too much screaming and badly contained anger. What was likely supposed to be badassery was just pathetic lack of control.

I also greatly hate Nazis as universal ExtraEvil Antagonists- the topic hits too close to home for me to see it "downplayed" this way. I can watch them in fiction, but it has to be done sensitively.

Another of my personal icks are animal-eared (pseudo-)humans. Again- animalistic traits are not completely off the table for me, but as above- it has to be done well.

What I LOVE about the 2001 series, is the atmosphere. And the music, which is weird, because it wasn't my usual cup of tea the first time I've watched, and it isn't now, but I love listening to ALL of those songs (And you can't imagine my excitement, when they played Shine on radio at work.)!

Although pretty simple, it has better visual than both the comics (, which has its charm) and the other series.

I love the characters, their personalities and dynamics, including the minor ones, especially Miss Helena.

Thanks for recommendation, I've watched it years ago, did rewatch few years back. It's one of my greatest favourites.

I'll rewatch again one day and edit all "ep?" into proper tags of episodes. Just not now. I'll do it when I'm in the right mood and able to pay it as much attention as the series deserves.

I'm glad someone's posting about the series, in the constant stream of OVA stuff. Never liked that one...