Keywords:
	Horror themes Japanese animation Violence and gore

STARRING:
Jôji Nakata -	Alucard
Yoshiko Sakakibara -	Integra
Fumiko Orikasa -	Seras

Season

1

Transmitted:	October 2003 - December 2003	Seasons:	1
Overall Rating:		Last Updated	28th January 2010

The only anime I have seen based in Britain, this is set in the near future at a time when demon like creatures are roaming the land, and an organization called Invicta Hellsing is set up by the world governments to try to stop them wreaking their havoc. The Hellsing are losing the battle, and must turn to a sinister and mysterious hybrid called Alucard for assistance, which he grants, but inevitably there will be a price. Action packed and adult-oriented, this one was a little too macho for me. Yeah it's gory, yeah it's violent - both good things in my view - but there is no joy involved. It's a little too clinical and cynical. It's an okay watch, and there are only 13 episodes so it won't take up too much of your time, but there are much better anime series out there.

Season 1	Season Rating:
The Undead	A priest seems to have been turned into a vampire. Alucard is unleashed by Invicta Hellsing to take down the Godly vamp and, in the ensuing battle, must himself bite Seras to save her life when she is shot, effectively siring her.
Club M	Seras battles with the idea that she is no longer human, but must put her thoughts on hold when she and Alucard are deployed once more, this time on the trail of a pair of family slaughtering vampires.
Sword Dancer	A new microchip allows humans to be turned into vampires without the need for a vampire bite. Seras and Alucard are sent to a morgue to investigate, when a Vatican Priest turns up, heavily armed. It seems he is about to kill Seras, when Alucard blocks his path.
Innocent as a Human	When a Hellsing soldier is recorded in a snuff movie, the Hellsing organisation worries that their identities will be revealed.
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Brotherhood	Luke and Jan Valentine, vampire brothers, attack the Hellsing mansion, with an seemingly unstoppable Army of the Undead.
Dead Zone	As the battle continues to rage, the Hellsing soldiers that fall are arisen as ghouls, fighting against Hellsing, swelling their numbers even further. Alucard must face off with Luke in a fight to the death.
Duel	With their numbers severely depleted, the problems keep on coming, this time in the London Underground as the citizens are vampirised.
Kill House	Hellsing is forced to take drastic measures to replenish their numbers, and opt to use the FREAK chip, though the creatures that are created cannot be controlled as can normal soldiers
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Red Rose Vertigo	When the SAS are called in to assist Hellsing, everything seems fine, right up to the point the SAS soldiers are turned into bloodthirsty monsters.
Master of Monster	Integra reflects on her first meeting with Alucard.
Transcend Force	The Queen(!) is set to meet with the heads of Hellsing, so Integra sets about providing a decoy to ensure The Queen's safety.
Total Destruction	Battle lines are drawn and become confused when Hellsing forces must fight against vampirised SAS soldiers. The British Army declares Hellsing a terrorist organisation, and vows to wipe it out, along with the FREAKS in the Tower of London.
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Hellfire	Alucard must fight one last fight, this time against a vampire known only as Incognito. The location for the battle? The Tower of London.