Hellsing Volume 8

by Kohta Hirano

Hellsing Volume 8

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51 ratings, 4.25 average rating, 4 reviews (more data...)

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June 27th 2007 by Dark Horse

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Paperback, 208 pages

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1593077807 (isbn13: 9781593077808)

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London is already bathed in blood, its citizenry almost entirely slaughtered by vampiric, reborn nazi soldiers. And marching through the rivers of blo...more

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Susan

Susan rated it:

04/11/08

bookshelves: graphic-novels, vampires

Read in April, 2008

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Alucard vs Anderson vs Nazis. Really a battle between Anderson and Alucard. Alucard becomes insanely powerful, calling on all of the victims he has absorbed...we see van Winkle and the Brazilian card player in him. Seras now understands through her own experience that the vampire takes on the power of his victims. I am so dense. Alucard is an anagram for Dracula. Duh....i suck. He calls on all his power. The archbishop is taken done, but then made invulnerable to the ghouls by Anderson, ...more

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Nick

Nick rated it:

09/11/08

bookshelves: manga

Overall Rating:
Manga - A+
Original anime series - B
New anime series - A+
Summary: Hellsing is a manga series by Kouta Hirano. Hellsing chronicles the efforts of the mysterious and secret Royal Order of Protestant Knights, Hellsing, as it combats vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural foes who threaten the kingdom of England. The main character, Alucard (Dracula cleverly spelled backwards), is used to kill other supernatural creatures, and makes Seras Victoria (a cop he shoots to kill another vampire) into a vampire early on in the series and we get to watch her deal with her new life as a blood drinker with some hilarious (and sometimes creepy results). ...more Overall Rating:
Manga - A+
Original anime series - B
New anime series - A+
Summary: Hellsing is a manga series by Kouta Hirano. Hellsing chronicles the efforts of the mysterious and secret Royal Order of Protestant Knights, Hellsing, as it combats vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural foes who threaten the kingdom of England. The main character, Alucard (Dracula cleverly spelled backwards), is used to kill other supernatural creatures, and makes Seras Victoria (a cop he shoots to kill another vampire) into a vampire early on in the series and we get to watch her deal with her new life as a blood drinker with some hilarious (and sometimes creepy results).

I love vampires, so it's not much of a surprise that I like <span style="font-style:italic;">Hellsing</span>, a series based around vampires and supernatural organizations. So, why does the series get three separate ratings? It boils down to the fact that the first anime series is a lot different than the manga and the second series.

I was first introduced to <span style="font-style:italic;">Hellsing</span> with the original anime series, which was based (loosely!) on the manga. At the time, roughly 2002 or 2003, I thought it was amazing. Unfortunately, the end of that series is extremely weak on plot, and feels rushed. It's like the people involved had a brain-storming session over a pile of coke, had a bunch of cool ideas, but couldn't figure out how to bring them together into a cool ending. Not to mention the fact that the concept for the final villain, Incognito, is kind of racist (from the "Dark Continent", ends up wearing little more than jewelry), and is pretty fucking lame when compared to some of the other villains introduced earlier in the series.

Later, I found out that only the first 6 episodes or so were based on the Manga, and the rest of the series was made up for the anime. That explains why it felt so rushed, because it was! So, I decided it was time to check out the manga, to see if the plot held up longer in it.

The manga blew away the anime, and now I have some trouble watching the old series. In the manga, you get more detail and more character development, and more characters. For example, Alexander Anderson is introduced in the the old anime series, but we don't meet the other members of Iscariot. Nor is there any hint of the Nazi organization, Millennium. I could go on, but the point is that the manga kicks the anime's ass. If you've seen the anime, do yourself a favor and check out the manga. If you haven't checked out either, then get your vampire loving ass out to your local comic book shop (or wherever you buy manga) and pick it up. If you don't love vampires, then I hate you. Ok, maybe not hate, but seriously what's up with that shit?

The new anime series on the other hand is completely faithful to the manga, and definitely worth watching. The production value is a lot higher, the creator is behind the series, and overall it's simply kick-ass. My suggestion is to read the manga (volumes 1-7 are out now, and volume 8 is scheduled to come out in early July), then watch the new OVA series, <span style="font-style:italic;">Hellsing Ultimate</span>, and then watch the old anime. It's all good, but the manga and the Ultimate series are a lot better. It's like watching the season of Angel where he gets fat and then going back and watching season 2 or 3 of Buffy. No one likes a fat vampire.

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Trevor

Trevor rated it:

07/27/07

Read in July, 2007

recommends it for: manga enthusiasts who like mindless action

It's not terribly deep. Then again, Hellsing isn't a terribly deep series. There's some depth, what with all the religious controversy and such, but this volume is pretty much just nonstop violence. It was worth the two year wait just to see what happens when Alucard's control art restriction system hits zero. That doesn't mean i want to wait another two years for volume 9; i mean, hell, i get four volumes of Fullmetal Alchemist per year. What the hell takes Kohta Hirano so long?

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Trevor

Trevor rated it:

08/01/07

bookshelves: manga-mangia

Read in July, 2007

recommends it for: vampire and horror manga fans

It's been a long time since vol. 7 came out -- I was really looking forward to the continuation of the series. It's a very cool series overall, but this volume took all of 30 minutes to read and did little to advance the storyline. I do think hardcore Hellsing fans won't feel like they got cheated out of their $10 -- they're just happy to have more Alucard in their lives!

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