Hellsing

Hellsing

ヘルシング
2001 -2002 Gonzo Fuji TV 13 episodes Completed
Action Horror Supernatural Gothic
Details & Synopsis
The Hellsing Organisation exists to protect England from the things that go bump in the night. Vampires. Ghouls. The undead in all their configurations. Its secret weapon is Alucard, an ancient, almost incomprehensibly powerful vampire who works for Hellsing because he chooses to, and who destroys monsters with a casual, aristocratic brutality that suggests he finds the whole business mildly entertaining. When a young police officer named Seras Victoria is turned during a mission gone wrong, she becomes his fledgling, and begins navigating a world she was never supposed to know existed.

Produced by Gonzo and directed by Umanosuke Iida, Hellsing aired on Fuji TV in 2001. Thirteen episodes that diverged significantly from Kouta Hirano's manga, the source material was still running and the anime outpaced it, charting its own course into original territory. This is not the Hellsing of Hellsing Ultimate. It is quieter, more gothic, more atmospheric. Where Ultimate is a war epic, the original is a horror series with political teeth.

The English dub by Pioneer is exceptional, Crispin Freeman as Alucard set a standard for vampire voice acting that the genre has been chasing ever since. This was an Adult Swim staple in the early 2000s. A gateway show for an entire generation of fans who thought they did not like horror.

Thirteen episodes. No filler. Pure gothic atmosphere from the first frame to the last.
Alt Title ヘルシング
Studio Gonzo
Network Fuji TV
Aired 2001 - 2002
Episodes 13
Genre Action, Horror, Supernatural, Gothic
Status Completed
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The Valentine Brothers Assault

Hellsing Headquarters Is Breached

Jan Brings an Army Through the Front Door

SPOILER!

Episodes 5–6 · Brotherhood / Dead Zone

The Valentine assault is the moment Hellsing's secrecy and reputation stop protecting it. Jan leads armed ghouls into the headquarters while Luke goes looking for Alucard. The attack is crude compared with the conspiracy that follows, but devastatingly effective: Hellsing's own dead become part of the force attacking the survivors.
Jan Valentine

Luke Thinks He Has Found an Equal

SPOILER!

Episode 6 · Dead Zone

Luke's confidence makes sense right up until Alucard stops indulging him. He is fast, capable and far beyond the disposable artificial vampires Hellsing has been killing. Then Alucard releases more of what the restrictions keep contained. The fight works because Luke is strong enough to reveal the gap rather than weak enough to be a joke.
Luke Valentine Alucard

Winning Leaves Hellsing Weaker

Episode 7 Opens With Funerals

SPOILER!

Episode 7 · Duel

The series does not let the HQ defense end on Luke's defeat. The next episode begins with Hellsing burying the people it lost and facing the manpower problem the attack created. That consequence is what makes the Valentine Brothers more important than their screen time suggests. They do not destroy Hellsing, but they permanently change what the organization can survive afterward.
Integra Hellsing