Hellsing

When a human's tears finally dry up forever,

They transform into a monster,

They dry themselves up..

- Father Alexander Anderson.

Hellsing.

95 chapters, I did this in a span of three to four nights.

But it's only this fast because it's relatively short; one chapter having about 20 pages only.

Even so!!

I enjoyed it very much!!

I was a little worried about the gore and blood and violence at first, hearing what Raphael commented some time ago.

Turns out they don't bother me at all :p

The background of the plot is (admittedly) derived from Bram Stoker's Dracula. However, it branches out on its own at one point and that's where Hellsing came into play. As such, our main character, the Nosferatu Alucard is independently a character on its own, much detached from Dracula.

Alucard is Dracula in reverse.

Hellsing is a vampire-buster agency, pioneered by Abraham Van Helsing. A century later, the current leader and the only blood of the Hellsing family left is Integra, who is also Alucard's master. It was said that Abraham defeated Dracula and chained him in a bond, to which later Integra's father imprisoned him until Integra sets him free. He later turned a policewoman, Victoria Seras on a whim, apparently due to her strong will to live and thus directly gaining a servant in the process.

Alucard.

Towards the first third of the story, interesting events began to took place, where artificial vampires rampage around, leading to a suspicion as to their origins. It turns out that those were part of the Millennium project, an underground project by the German Nazis that Alucard supposedly destroyed 50 years ago.

It's rebirth was one feared but however unstoppable.

The famed speech!

If you recall, I wrote about this before: The Evil That You Will Like; This Is Pure Evil.

The Major has an ultimate goal of destroying Alucard, as he loathes the latter's existence, claiming that Alucard gave up on humanity and sold his soul and life to the devil, marking Alucard a worthy enemy. In order to do so, the Major staged an all-out attack on modern day London, just to destroy Alucard.

Though seemingly he managed to kill Alucard and died satisfied when Integra kills him, Alucard returns 30 years later from his slumber and war within himself.

I LOVE THIS PIECE OF ART!

If only the story has more depth!!!

My favourite, favourite scene, that gives me a tumble of mixed feelings.

Dead Enrico and Father Alexander.

Examples of blood.

Too cool!

Now, I have to get my hands on the anime!

But since the OVAs are not completed yet, I can wait.

Muahahahaha!!!

Not to my own surprise, my favourite character is Enrico Maxwell, leader of Division XIII, the Iscariots of the Vatican, Roman Catholics. Later, he was promoted to archbishop but subsequently dies as a result of his pride and greed in power. In other words, he is an insane and ruthless man.

Aah, and Akira has been questioning my recent tastes! Now I prove to you, it hasn't change at all! :p

Monsters don't cry.

You became a monster so you wouldn't have to right?