| | | "The Bird of the Hermes is My Name, Eating My Wings to Make Me Tame."
Features: DVD, Limited Edition
An unusual new breed of vampires terrorizes England while increasing at an alarming rate, making it impossible to conceal their presence from the public for much longer. Furthermore, the attacks seem organized, which makes the situation even more ominous. While Sir Integra reports her findings to the members of the Round Table, the Hellsing mansion gets blitzed by an army of indestructible ghouls led by the Valentine brothers, a vicious and hedonistic duo who claim to have all the vampiric powers of Arucard and beyond. Indeed, the night has only just begun...This Limited Edition comes with a SteelBook case, an extra disc full of features, and a production art collection book!
"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. With Seras now completely turned, this action-heavy second volume of the OVA series based directly on the popular manga covers the Valentine Brothers' attack on the Hellsing headquarters.
| Features | Audio Commentary | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo | | Dubbed: English | | Interactive Menus | | Production Art Collection Book | | Scene Selection | | Staff Interview | | Subtitles: English | | Trailers | | TV Commercial |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Geneon Entertainment |
| Release Date: 6/12/2007 |
| Running Time: 46 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 12833 | | UPC: 00013023283398 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
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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