Hellsing 1

Great shipping speed and I got the item in good condition considering.

I found Hellsing Volume one to be amazing! The way that the Illustrator and Author made this manga volume to be an excellent read and got my attention and filled my being with a sense of anticipation and suspense, regardless if I've already watched the OVA and TV Series. For those who are just starting their adventure into HellSing, I recommend you read the stories plot line that I will put in :)Hellsing is named after and centered around the Holy Order of Protestant Knights, originally led by Abraham Van Helsing. The mission of Hellsing is to search and destroy those that threaten Queen and Country from the undead and other supernatural forces of evil. This organization is currently led by Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, who inherited the leadership of Hellsing as a child after the death of her father. She witnessed his death which turned her from a once innocent and shy little girl to a tough and deadly force. She is protected by the faithful Hellsing family butler and former Hellsing "trashman" Walter C. Dornez, a deadly foe in his own right, and Alucard, the original and most powerful vampire that swore loyalty to the Hellsing family after being defeated by Van Helsing one hundred years before the story takes place. These formidable guardians are joined early on in the storyline by former police officer Seras Victoria, whom Alucard turned into a vampire. She is mostly involved for satire and comedy as a new vampire trying to learn a new lifestyle.As the scale and frequency of incidents involving the undead escalate in England and all around the world, Sir Integra discovers that the remnants of a Nazi group called Millennium still exist and are intent on reviving the Third Reich by creating a battalion of vampires. Millennium, Hellsing, and the Vatican section XIII Iscariot clash in an apocalyptic three-sided war in London, and Millennium reveals its true objective: to destroy the vampire Alucard, ending a feud begun during World War II.Summary:This I can say is one of the best buys I have made in a long time when it comes to manga. I would recommend you to this series if you love Gore, Horror, Suspense, Action, Vampires, Biopunk, Drama, Science and Fantasy.

As a fan who saw the incomplete Hellsing series first, I knew what to expect from the manga. But I didn't expect everything I got. The Hellsing manga, while as visually violent as the anime, has a lot more style than the anime had. The artistic sense of Kohta Hirano, who wrote the story and drew the panels, is excellent and a little different than the common manga style, a little mutated, to better explain. The characters are exaggerated, of course, but instead of the head it's more the limbs of the characters; long arms and large hands are common, and goes well with the atmosphere of this manga. And, while Alucard looks like every other manga vampire around, there's somehow a duffiness (yes, I made that word up, but you know what it means) to his appearance when he's all decked out in trench and wide-brimmed hat. It hides the monster underneath quite well. Another common artistic feature is the glasses worn by 3/4ths of the cast, which Kohta Hirano actually comments on.Still, though the artistic style is unique, it's the story that makes Hellsing such a great manga (and anime, both past and future). Separated into six chapters, with a bonus seventh that goes off the main track of the story, Hellsing follows the exploits of the Hellsing Organization and the leader of this secret group of vampire hunters, Integra Hellsing. Their primary job is to exterminate all vampire threats across England. Yet their primary weapon is a vampire named Alucard, who has powers beyond those of the young vampires who roam the land and murder innocents. Following close behind Alucard is his unwilling servant and fellow vampire known simply (to Alucard at least) as Police Girl.Here is a breakdown of each chapter without spoilers:Chapter 1 -- Vampire Hunter: The basic introductory manga story, which brings in the two primary characters of Integra and Alucard. It presents what can be expected from this manga in the future. In this Alucard battles a rather controversial vampire-figure.Chapter 2 -- Master of Monster: Explains Integra's dark past and how she came to meet Alucard. It also shows how she became the leader of the Hellsing Organization.Chapter 3 -- Murder Club: This chapter follows Alucard and Police Girl in their fight against two vicious vampires on a murder spree. It also shows Police Girl coming into her own as a vampire.Chapters 4 - 6 -- Sword Dancer 1, 2, & 3: A new vampire hunting organization based out of the Vatican is introduced in this series of chapters, one that doesn't believe in the Hellsing Organizations methods for exterminating vampires. Alucard and Police Girl hunt vampires but do not realize that they are being hunted by the Vatican's best killer, the knife-wielding Father Anderson.Bonus Chapter -- Crossfire: Follows the tale of two of the Vatican's greatest killers as they travel to the Middle East to rescue hostages from a group of extremist Muslims. (Has no actually bearing on the Hellsing story that I know of).The first volume in this series was excellent, and I'm hoping that the remaining six can keep up with the intense pacing that Kohta Hirano set for this manga. If he can, then this series promises to be one of the best. If you were a fan of the Hellsing anime and want to see the real story, or if you want to know what's happening before the upcoming Hellsing Ultimate hits American shelves, then I recommend picking this volume up. It has somewhat of a Trigun feel to it, but is as cool as Cowboy Bebop or Samurai Champloo.

Just as described loved it

A Bit late on the review. ^^;This manga is amazing. I love Hellsing. (The manga and the OVA anime.) The art style is superb. So much detail to characters and surroundings. Good character development. The comic art and the writing is so emotionally driven, kept me very interested and never bored me. I kept re-reading it. I plan on collecting the rest of them soon enough. If you love the macabre or gore style of entertainment, this is the manga for you!My only issue is with the seller/shipping. The book I got must have been from a public library as there were stickers in the book from said library. The cover has a bend in it and the book feels a bit flimsy in certain areas. It has a lot of wear and tear, which bugs me a bit, seeing as the description from the seller said it was new quality and only had minor wear and tear. I'm not going to lower the five star rating as the rating was for the quality of art and writing of the manga. It's my opinion/review/critique on the manga itself, not the physical copy I purchased.I would recommend this to any fan of Hellsing or anyone interested in a good read. It will not disappoint.