This is not a particular long series with only 13 episodes, but it packs in a lot for such a short time. While most would expect tons of gore and such with a vampire-based series, this one manages to not make it so gratuitous that it becomes silly like in some other series. Vampire Hunter D...another vampiric anime...does seem to have a more personal story, but in Hellsing, it seems to be more of a commentary on human nature...as well maybe it should be. Petty human failings end up causing at least as much damage as any of the living dead.
The animation itself is quite sharp, down to the inscriptions on the guns...for me...I believe this is an asset as it doesn't lose the viewer with incoherent abstractions that detract from the plot.
In a short but I thought curious hint, Alucard shows his truest colors in the last episode...his name is enough of a hint of his identity as Dracula. This is never explicitly stated but fits the clues given...the fact that it was the Hellsing family who caught this vampire, the brief flash of his face in the last episode that shows half of it with long hair, a different visage, and a mustache...a vague reference to how Vlad Tepes "the Impaler" was supposed to have looked...and Incognito's impaled body is indeed treated how Vlad was supposed to have treated his victims.
All in all, Hellsing is a short series and entertaining enough for its run. Don't forget to wash your neck...
The animation itself is quite sharp, down to the inscriptions on the guns...for me...I believe this is an asset as it doesn't lose the viewer with incoherent abstractions that detract from the plot.
In a short but I thought curious hint, Alucard shows his truest colors in the last episode...his name is enough of a hint of his identity as Dracula. This is never explicitly stated but fits the clues given...the fact that it was the Hellsing family who caught this vampire, the brief flash of his face in the last episode that shows half of it with long hair, a different visage, and a mustache...a vague reference to how Vlad Tepes "the Impaler" was supposed to have looked...and Incognito's impaled body is indeed treated how Vlad was supposed to have treated his victims.
All in all, Hellsing is a short series and entertaining enough for its run. Don't forget to wash your neck...