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List Price: $49.98 | | Label: GENEON [PIONEER]
Salesrank: 100650
Released: December 5, 2006 |
| Our Price: $44.99 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
For over a century, the Hellsing Organization has been secretly protecting the British Empire from the undead "freaks." When Sir Integra Hellsing succeeded as the head of the organization, she also inherited the ultimate weapon against these undead enemies, a rogue vampire named Arucard.
Armed with an enormous "anti-freak" gun and possessing mysterious and frightening powers, Arucard is forced to shoot Seras Victoria, a policewoman held hostage by a vampire. "Do you want to live?" he asks Seras, whose very answer changes the course of her existence. Now reborn as Arucard's servant, Seras is torn between her conflicting humanity and her vampire urges...
Description of Hellsing Ultimate Vol. 1 (Limited Edition w/ Figurine) (2006):
The Ultimate OVA series (2006) continues the popular vampire hunter broadcast series Hellsing (2001), both of which were based on the manga by Kouta Hirano. Vampires are stalking England, which means Sir Integra Hellsing must take them out. Most of this 50-minute segment is devoted to a duel between Hellsing's super-vampire Arucard and Father Alexander Anderson, a bio-engineered vampire in the service of the Vatican's murderous Iscariot Organization. It's a veritable gorefest, but not a particularly original one: the shooting effects are copied from T2, while the ghouls recall The Night of the Living Dead. The dialogue is often unintentionally hilarious: "It's been a while since I had my head cut off." Viewers may be repulsed by the endless sprays of blood, the leering sadism, and misappropriation of religious symbols. The tin-boxed Limited Edition comes with a second disc of extras that includes staff interviews and a promotional music video. (Rated 16 and older, but more appropriate for 18 and older: graphic violence, violence against women, sadism, sexual situations, grotesque imagery, offensive religious imagery, tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Hellsing Ultimate Vol. 1 (Limited Edition w/ Figurine) (2006) Reviews:
New series, same quality 
2008-08-03 - Hellsing fans, of either the manga or TV series, can expect only the highest of quality with the series in any incarnation it takes, and Ultimate doesn't let its viewers down. The first episode covers the first manga volume (Vampire Hunter, Master of Monster, Murder Club, and Sword Dancer) to a lesser or greater extent, and does it captivatingly with excellent animation and voice acting, and competent music, though notably inferior to the TV series. Extras include a commentary and interview with Crispin Freeman, Alucard's voice actor.
Hellsing Ultimate 1, limited edition.
2007-12-27 - I ordered this brand new and received it today! I was so ecstatic to open the packaging. I was thrilled to see the quality of this Limited Edition set.
My Alucard figure came perfect and in mint condition. The case for the dvds is a steel case. It's gorgeous and metallic red. I'm absolutely thrilled to have this in my collection. It's just plain gorgeous. I would not recommend storing this next to the other steel cases, as it might scratch or get pressure marks from being next to the others.
An extra bonus for me was the audio commentary and extras dvd. So on top of the beautiful anime and manga-true storyline, you get a nice boost from the cast.
If you've read the manga, then you will be used to the little humorous side steps this series will take. It's very true to the manga. (If you've only seen the first Hellsing series, you might not take well to the comedy.) Any fan of Hellsing should be glad to have this piece. It's collectibility is very high now, as well, what, with Geneon USA falling out.
Aside from that, it's a great anime series. Even though we wont see the rest of the series for awhile, we will see it eventually. Don't let the nay-sayers make you rethink this one, because you might end up regretting it. Any Hellsing fan should want to grab these up while they have the chance. I am absolutely happy with this purchase and I am going to get the other two as well. It's a piece of anime History.
A worthy follow-up 
2007-04-13 - HEllsing Ultimate gives the author Kouta Hirano another chance to unleash Hellsing upon the public, and it works. The animation quality is amazing, but the blood is kinda strange looking. The music is ok, but i prefer the music from the origional, and all the same voice actors are here japanese and english (except for the japanese Anderson.) You could only hope for more at 45 minuits, but the price is worth the figure, box, content, and extra features you get.
Hellsing Ultimate Vol. I
2007-01-20 - Series great; special edition action figure, ho-hum. Shipping/customer service was right on time.
Psalm of Darkness
2007-01-19 - With smoother animation, more action and the original English voice cast, Hellsing Ultimate Vol. 1 is worth buying, particularly if you enjoyed the first anime series. The OVA is far superior to the original series in every possible way (I like the new soundtrack though others don't) so if you're even remotely interested in the world of Hellsing then I can highly recommend this DVD.
