He’s written in such a way to make your skin crawl every time he speaks. They are led by a character known only as the Major and he is without a doubt one of the most loathsome characters I’ve ever seen. In the case of Hellsing, the ultimate threat comes from a legion of Nazis that survived after the Second World War by being turned into vampires, plotting vengeance for over 50 years.

Just as Dracula, now known as Alucard, never actually died, so too did other threats remain hidden in the darkness only to emerge later. Now flash forward to the present where vampires are very much real and you can start to imagine just how different the world would be.Ī major theme of Hellsing Ultimate is how old threats never completely die. Basically, imagine that the events of Dracula really happened, only, instead of dying, the infamous vampire is turned into the loyal servant of an organization descended from Van Helsing (Helsing=Hellsing). While the original Dracula story, as written by Bram Stoker, is hinted at throughout the story, Hellsing itself is more of a sequel. Hellsing is, simply put, Hirano’s take on the story of Dracula.

An earlier Hellsing series was produced while the manga was still being written, but it’s faithfulness to the series drops off after a few episodes (and many prefer to ignore it). Released from 2006 to 2014 in the United States, the series is a faithful adaptation of Kouta Hirano’s Hellsing manga that ran from 1997-2008. Some of my friends might be surprised to hear this, but one of my favorite anime series to watch is Hellsing Ultimate. *warning: Spoilers for Hellsing Ultimate discussed below

Van helsing anime soundtrack