| | | "The Bird of the Hermes is My Name, Eating My Wings to Make Me Tame."
Features: DVD
For over a century, the Hellsing Organization has been secretly protecting the British Empire from the undead "freaks." When Sir Integra Hellsing succeeded as the head of the organization, she also inherited the ultimate weapon against these undead enemies, a rogue vampire named Arucard. Armed with an enormous "anti-freak" gun and possessing mysterious and frightening powers, Arucard is forced to shoot Seras Victoria, a policewoman held hostage by a vampire. "Do you want to live?" he asks Seras, whose very answer changes the course of her existence. Now reborn as Arucard's servant, Seras is torn between her conflicting humaity and her vampire urges...
"A horror fan looking to start into the world of anime really couldn't go past this DVD!" DVD Resurrections
"...an interesting series and horror anime fans may well want to check it out...be prepared to be hooked." Jeff Swindoll, Monsters and Critics
Editor's Note
Alucard is the Hellsing Organization's best weapon in the war against vampires. The irony of his success is that he is a vampire himself (Alucard is "Dracula" spelled backwards). When he accidentally shoots policewoman Seras Victoria, Alucard gives the woman the option of living--but only a transformation into a vampire can save her. This release of the anime series HELLSING includes commentary, an interview, and a music video for "Broken English."
| Features | Audio Commentary | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo | | Dubbed: English | | Interactive Menus | | Music Video: Broken English | | Scene Selection | | Staff Interview | | Subtitles: English | | Trailers |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Geneon Entertainment |
| Release Date: 12/5/2006 |
| Running Time: 50 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 12825 | | UPC: 00013023282599 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Japanese | | Available Audio Tracks: English Dubbed, Japanese | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Crispin Freeman - Voice Of | | Emmett James - Voice Of | | J.B. Blanc - Voice Of | | K.T. Gray - Voice Of | | Kohta Hirano - Writer | | Tomokazu Tokoro - Director | | Yasushi Ishii - Original Music By | | Yasuyuki Ueda - Producer |
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| | Professional Reviews | Toon Zone 9 of 10
I suppose the average Saw fan doesn't have much anime in his/her diet. Or maybe horror anime just isn't considered scary enough. Still, if they ran a trailer for the Hellsing Ultimate OAV series before the new Resident Evil movie, I have a feeling it would pick up more than a few fans...Although I've thoroughly enjoyed excellent recent series like Full Metal Panic The Second Raid, Le Chevalier D'Eon, and Trinity Blood, they often contain no more than a minute or two of action per episode and sometimes none at all...Hellsing Ultimate's fight animation is fairly good, at least on par with Trinity...My compliments to the members of the art design staff, who have cooked up some truly creepy images, especially of Arucard himself...I also loved the atmospheric, gothic orchestral score by Hayato Matsuo. It's almost too good for this show, and I wouldn't hesitate to buy it...If you thought Trinity Blood would be better with more Basilisk bloodshed and less mystery, then Hellsing Ultimate is right up your alley. I hope you'll buy it to encourage someone to make a long overdue Vampire Hunter D sequel. - Chris Wood
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