Hellsing#OVAs

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{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = Hellsing 1.png

| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Alucard

| genre = {{ubl|Action{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Hellsing Video Anime's New Promo Video Streamed|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-28/hellsing-video-anime-new-promo-video-streamed|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 6, 2019|date=December 28, 2008|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206222153/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-28/hellsing-video-anime-new-promo-video-streamed|url-status=live}}|Dark fantasy{{cite web|script-title=ja:ダークファンタジーまとめ|url=https://akiba-souken.com/anime/matome/dark/|publisher=Kakaku.com|website=Akiba Souken|date=March 20, 2019|access-date=January 5, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=August 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808171442/https://akiba-souken.com/anime/matome/dark/}}{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:『HELLSING』コラボ腕時計、コート、バッグ、ブーツが発売。アーカードをイメージしたデザインと鮮烈な赤色が印象的|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/202010/25208050.html|magazine=Famitsu|access-date=April 9, 2022|language=ja|date=October 24, 2020|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409014941/https://www.famitsu.com/news/202010/25208050.html|url-status=live}}|Vampire{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga – Hellsing|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-03-22|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 30, 2021|date=March 22, 2012|archive-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324130708/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-03-22|url-status=live}}}}

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{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Kouta Hirano

| publisher = Shōnen Gahōsha

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|AUS=Madman Entertainment|NA={{ubl|Dark Horse Comics|Digital Manga}}|SG=Chuang Yi}}

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}

| imprint = Young King Comics

| magazine = Young King OURs

| first = April 30, 1997

| last = September 30, 2008

| volumes = 10

| volume_list = List of Hellsing chapters

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = TV series

| director = {{ubl|Umanosuke Iida (chief)|Yasunori Urata}}

| producer =

| writer = Chiaki J. Konaka

| music = Yasushi Ishii

| studio = Gonzo

| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll|{{English anime licensee|AUS=Madman Entertainment|UK=Manga Entertainment}}}}

| network = Fuji TV

| network_en = {{English anime network|US=Encore Action}}

| first = October 11, 2001

| last = January 17, 2002

| episodes = 13

| episode_list = List of Hellsing episodes

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| title = Hellsing: The Dawn

| author = Kouta Hirano

| publisher = Shōnen Gahosha

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}

| magazine = Young King OURs Zōkan

| first = March 2002

| last = March 2006

| volumes =

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = OVA

| title = Hellsing Ultimate

| director = {{ubl|Tomokazu Tokoro (1–4)|Hiroyuki Tanaka (5–7)|Yasuhiro Matsumura (8–10)|Kenichi Suzuki (8–10)}}

| producer = {{ubl|Yasuyuki Ueda|Yoshiyuki Fudetani}}

| writer = {{ubl|Yōsuke Kuroda|Hideyuki Kurata}}

| music = Hayato Matsuo

| studio = {{ubl|Satelight (1–4)|Madhouse (5–7)|Graphinica (8–10)}}

| licensee = {{ubl|Crunchyroll|{{English anime licensee|AUS=Madman Entertainment|UK=Manga Entertainment}}}}

| first = February 10, 2006

| last = December 26, 2012

| runtime = 42–68 minutes

| episodes = 10

| episode_list = List of Hellsing episodes#Hellsing Ultimate (2006–14)

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = OVA

| title = Hellsing: The Dawn

| director =

| producer = Hiroki Yoshioka

| writer =

| music = Hayato Matsuo

| studio = Graphinica

| licensee =

| first = July 27, 2011

| last = December 26, 2012

| runtime = 6–9 minutes

| episodes = 3

| episode_list = List of Hellsing episodes#Hellsing: The Dawn

}}

Hellsing (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's Seinen manga magazine Young King OURs from April 1997 to September 2008, with its chapters collected in ten {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The series chronicles the efforts of the mysterious and secret Hellsing Organization as it combats vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural foes who threaten England. The series was licensed for English language release in North America by Dark Horse Comics. From 2002 to 2006, Hirano released a six-chapter prequel series, Hellsing: The Dawn, in Young King OURs Zōkan (later Young King OURs+ before ceasing publication).

A thirteen-episode anime television series adaptation by Gonzo, directed by Umanosuke Iida and Yasunori Urata, with screenplay by Chiaki J. Konaka, was broadcast on Fuji TV from October 2001 to January 2002. A ten-episode original video animation (OVA), titled Hellsing Ultimate, was produced by Geneon. It followed the manga storyline more closely than the anime series. It was released between February 2006 and December 2012. In North America, both the TV series and the OVA were first licensed by Geneon Entertainment and later by Funimation. Following the announcement that Funimation would be unified under the Crunchyroll brand, both Hellsing and Hellsing Ultimate were moved to the platform in 2022.

Plot

{{See also|List of Hellsing characters{{!}}List of Hellsing characters}}

Hellsing is named after and centered around the Royal Order of Protestant Knights originally led by Abraham Van Helsing. The mission of Hellsing is to search for and destroy the undead and other supernatural forces of evil that threaten the queen and the country. 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 Walter C. Dornez, a deadly foe in his own right, and Alucard, the original and most powerful vampire, who 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.

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 Nazi Germany 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 lord Alucard, ending a feud begun during World War II.

Production

In 1996, manga author Kouta Hirano published a one-shot, titled Hellsing: The Legends of Vampire Hunter, in Wanimagazine's hentai magazine Comic Kairakuten.{{cite book|author=Hirano, Kouta|author-link=Kouta Hirano|title=Hellsing Deluxe|volume=1|date=July 15, 2020|publisher=Dark Horse Comics|isbn=978-1-5067-1553-7|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=guDrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PP8|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407081057/https://books.google.com/books?id=guDrDwAAQBAJ&pg=PP8&hl=en|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1039077194|publisher=Mandarake Inc.|access-date=April 10, 2022|script-title=ja:COMIC快楽天 1996年10月号平野耕太未収録「HELLSING」|language=ja|archive-date=April 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410233424/https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1039077194|url-status=live}} Hirano commented that it was not his intention to create a story of this genre, and that he only wanted to create a "somewhat daring" action story.{{cite web|title=Interview de Kôta Hirano (Drifters, Hellsing)|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2017/11/07/Interview-de-Kota-Hirano-Drifters-Hellsing|website=manga-news.com|access-date=April 10, 2022|language=fr|date=November 16, 2016|archive-date=March 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316043530/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2017/11/07/Interview-de-Kota-Hirano-Drifters-Hellsing|url-status=live}} Hirano said that the original story did not take him long to create, and that the fact that he was drawing hentai at the time afforded him the opportunity to have it published. Afterwards, Hirano considered to create another story, using the same setting, removing the erotic side and focusing more on the action, explaining that this was the origin of Hellsing. Given its "atypical" universe, Hirano and the publisher Shōnen Gahōsha decided to test the reception with readers, explaining that that was the reason why the start of the series may seem "a little disjointed", and that after the reception turned out to be positive, it was decided to make it a serialized work.

Hirano stated that he wanted to make a story with gunplay, but that a story of vampires with guns would not work with Alucard being portrayed as a "formulaic vampire", so Hirano added him a hat and a long coat, stating: "[i]t's still dark and ominous, but just more suited to his behavior. I always come up with the characters before the story."{{cite magazine|last=Dewey|first=Jim|date=September 2005|title=Hellsing Ultimate OVA —Hell Has a Fresh New Look— Interview: Kouta Hirano / Yasuyuki Ueda|magazine=Play|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=45|pages=84–85|url=https://archive.org/details/Play_Issue_045_2005_09_Fusion_Publishing_US/page/16/mode/2up|access-date=April 10, 2022}} Hirano said that he received various comments comparing Alucard's design to Vash the Stampede from Trigun (whose continuation, Trigun Maximum, was also published in Young King OURs), expressing that he "shouldn't have given him the sunglasses". Hirano said that, due to the "dark, desolate story", he wanted to create someone who made the series "a bit warmer" and a female character involved as well, so he created the character of Seras Victoria, who offered the opportunity "for both of those at the same time", adding that she is "the only one who stands out from the darkness." Hirano commented that for the references to historical characters, mythology, and pop culture featured in the series, he did not do specific research, stating that he is not "someone with a lot of culture", but "just an {{Transliteration|ja|otaku}}", and that all the references came from what he had seen and read out of "otaku passion".

The anime producer, Yasuyuki Ueda, commented that for Hellsing Ultimate he wanted to make it as an original video animation (OVA) instead of a television series due to the time limit that implies the former, and since he was a fan of the series, he wanted to take more time to "get more out of my system from the manga", adding that the OVA allowed him to do much more than the TV series. He discussed it with writer Yōsuke Kuroda and he agreed to write the script. Ueda commented, at the time, that various series were using CG animation, which he said that was "very time-consuming", especially when incorporating it to traditional animation, but that since the project would be an OVA, they did have the "luxury" to work with it, and that he wanted to use it for the weaponry and bullets to make them look realistic.

Media

=Manga=

{{Main|List of Hellsing chapters{{!}}List of Hellsing chapters}}

Written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano, Hellsing was serialized for eleven years in Shōnen Gahōsha's Seinen manga magazine Young King OURs from April 30, 1997,{{efn|It started in the magazine's 27th issue (May 1997 issue),{{cite magazine|script-title=ja:平野耕太「ヘルシング」新連載 |url=https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1198363555|magazine=Young King OURs|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|issue=27|year=1997|access-date=December 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717190910/https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1198363555|archive-date=July 17, 2022|language=ja|url-status=live}} released on April 30, 1997.{{cite magazine|title=Contents|url=https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1103211992|magazine=Young King OURs|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|issue=26|year=1997|access-date=December 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210093510/https://order.mandarake.co.jp/order/detailPage/item?itemCode=1103211992|archive-date=December 10, 2023|quote={{lang|ja|次号 OURS ㉗は 4/30 フ水発売!!}}|language=ja|no-pp=y|page=Table of contents|url-status=live}}}} to September 30, 2008.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-01/hellsing-manga-ends-as-hirano-plans-new-work-next-year|title=Hellsing Manga Ends as Hirano Plans New Work Next Year|website=Anime News Network|date=October 1, 2008|access-date=October 12, 2008|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416080804/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-01/hellsing-manga-ends-as-hirano-plans-new-work-next-year|url-status=live}} Its 89 individual chapters were collected by Shōnen Gahōsha in ten {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes, released from September 24, 1998,{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING 第1巻（平野耕太）|url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=7291|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=April 7, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116102425/https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=7291|url-status=live}} to March 27, 2009.{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING 第10巻（平野耕太）|url=https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=6512|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=April 7, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116033404/https://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/book_Info.php?id=6512|url-status=live}}

In North America, the series was licensed for English release by Dark Horse Comics in 2003.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=New Manga from Dark Horse|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-06-02/new-manga-from-dark-horse|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=June 2, 2003|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028230459/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-06-02/new-manga-from-dark-horse|url-status=live}} The ten volumes were released from December 1, 2003,{{cite web|title=Hellsing Volume 1 TPB|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/12-871/Hellsing-Volume-1-TPB|publisher=Dark Horse Comics|access-date=January 22, 2022|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416080758/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/12-871/Hellsing-Volume-1-TPB|url-status=live}} to May 19, 2010.{{cite web|title=Hellsing Volume 10 TPB|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/16-721/Hellsing-Volume-10-TPB|publisher=Dark Horse Comics|access-date=January 22, 2022|archive-date=January 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122195538/https://www.darkhorse.com/Books/16-721/Hellsing-Volume-10-TPB|url-status=live}} In January 2020, Dark Horse Comics announced that they would re-release the series in a three-volume deluxe edition, with over 600 pages each.{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Dark Horse to Release Hellsing Manga in Deluxe Hardcover Edition|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-31/dark-horse-to-release-hellsing-manga-in-deluxe-hardcover-edition/.155917|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=January 31, 2020|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115054457/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-31/dark-horse-to-release-hellsing-manga-in-deluxe-hardcover-edition/.155917|url-status=live}} The volumes were released from July 15, 2020, to June 16, 2021.{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 12–18|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-12-18/.161819|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=July 15, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214183757/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-15/north-american-anime-manga-releases-july-12-18/.161819|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 22–28|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-22-28/.166749|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204100249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-26/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-22-28/.166749|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 13–19|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-16/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-13-19/.174053|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=June 16, 2021|archive-date=August 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802044035/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-16/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-13-19/.174053|url-status=live}}

Chuang Yi licensed the series in English in Singapore.{{cite web|url=http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/new/ecatalogtitle.php?title=HELLSING|title=Available Issues for HELLSING|publisher=Chuang Yi|access-date=October 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113175605/http://www.chuangyi.com.sg/new/ecatalogtitle.php?title=HELLSING|archive-date=January 13, 2009}} Madman Entertainment released the series in Australia and New Zealand.{{cite book|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/periodicals.do?method=home&periodicalId=308|title=Hellsing (Manga)|publisher=Madman Entertainment|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419054021/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/periodicals.do?method=home&periodicalId=308|archive-date=April 19, 2015|access-date=October 18, 2016}}

==''Crossfire''==

Crossfire is a three-chapter one-shot story, which was published in the defunct Hobby Japan's magazine {{ill|Comic Master|ja|コミックマスター}}.{{cite book|author=Hirano, Kouta|author-link=Kouta Hirano|title=Hellsing|volume=1|date=December 3, 2003|publisher=Dark Horse Comics|isbn=978-1-59307-056-4|pages=179–180}} It follows Heinkel Wolfe and Yumie Takagi, a Catholic nun and an assassin who work for the Iscariot organization. They call themselves "earthly agents of divine punishment". Crossfire also has cameos by Alexander Anderson and Enrico Maxwell, the head of Iscariot. Across the three chapters, Heinkel and Yumie face a variety of opposition, including Islamic terrorists, communist revolutionaries, and finally, an obscure pagan cult. Crossfire as a side work was discontinued by Kouta Hirano, but it was republished in the first three volumes of Hellsing as an extra. Crossfire was adapted into a drama CD and included in Hellsing Ultimate OVA 6 and 7.

==''Hellsing: The Dawn''==

A prequel series, titled Hellsing: The Dawn, was published Young King OURs Zōkan (later Young King OURs+ before being discontinued),{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Young King Ours+ Manga Magazine Ceases Publication|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-23/young-king-ours+manga-magazine-ceases-publication|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=April 23, 2007|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115054505/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-23/young-king-ours+manga-magazine-ceases-publication|url-status=live}} with six chapters released from the March 2002 to the March 2006 issues;{{cite web|script-title=ja:Back Number's Collection OURs増刊号|url=http://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/ours/bnc/zoukan.html|publisher=Shōnen Gahōsha|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719042614/http://www.shonengahosha.co.jp/ours/bnc/zoukan.html|archive-date=July 19, 2006|language=ja}} the series remains incomplete. The Dawn features a fourteen-year-old Walter C. Dornez and Alucard, in the form of a young girl, attacking Millennium's base of operations in Nazi-controlled Poland in September 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising.

=Anime=

{{see also|List of Hellsing episodes{{!}}List of Hellsing episodes}}

The manga was adapted into a thirteen-episode anime television series by Gonzo. The series was directed by Yasunori Urata, under the chief direction of Umanosuke Iida, and written by Chiaki J. Konaka. The series uses the same characters and settings, but narrates a different story from its source manga.{{cite web|last=Luther|first=Katherine|title=Hellsing – Series Profile|url=http://anime.about.com/od/hellsing/p/hellsingprof.htm|website=About.com|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328185953/http://anime.about.com/od/hellsing/p/hellsingprof.htm|archive-date=March 28, 2013}} It was broadcast on Fuji TV from October 11, 2001, to January 17, 2002.{{cite web|title=Hellsing|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C10197|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407091914/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C10197|archive-date=April 7, 2022|language=ja|url-status=live}} The series opening theme is {{nihongo|"Logos Naki World"|ロゴスなきワールド|Rogosu Naki Wārudo|"A World Without Logos"}} by Yasushi Ishii and the ending theme is "Shine" by Mr. Big.

In North America, the series was first licensed by Pioneer Entertainment (later Geneon USA).{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|title=Hellsing Coming From Pioneer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-11-09/hellsing-coming-from-pioneer|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=November 9, 2001|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506044304/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2001-11-09/hellsing-coming-from-pioneer|url-status=live}} Four DVD sets were released between July 23, 2002,{{cite web|title=Hellsing – Impure Souls|url=http://www.geneonanimation.com/MainContentPage.aspx?PageUID=e4f7842c-b100-4a9a-8ea8-e91dfc6e5c63&hdn_ProdID=2e1f23c1-2695-4604-b5fb-cd36f8ca25d4&Title=9f431b8f-2e56-4b6d-9f3e-2522736eb23c&HideBrowser=1|publisher=Geneon Entertainment|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507175556/http://www.geneonanimation.com/MainContentPage.aspx?PageUID=e4f7842c-b100-4a9a-8ea8-e91dfc6e5c63&hdn_ProdID=2e1f23c1-2695-4604-b5fb-cd36f8ca25d4&Title=9f431b8f-2e56-4b6d-9f3e-2522736eb23c&HideBrowser=1|archive-date=May 7, 2006}} and January 21, 2003.{{cite web|title=Hellsing – Eternal Damnation|url=http://www.geneonanimation.com/MainContentPage.aspx?PageUID=e4f7842c-b100-4a9a-8ea8-e91dfc6e5c63&hdn_ProdID=cf01c266-1eef-48e6-a2b6-6766e61927b2&Title=9f431b8f-2e56-4b6d-9f3e-2522736eb23c&HideBrowser=1|publisher=Geneon Entertainment|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507182750/http://www.geneonanimation.com/MainContentPage.aspx?PageUID=e4f7842c-b100-4a9a-8ea8-e91dfc6e5c63&hdn_ProdID=cf01c266-1eef-48e6-a2b6-6766e61927b2&Title=9f431b8f-2e56-4b6d-9f3e-2522736eb23c&HideBrowser=1|archive-date=May 7, 2006}} The series was broadcast in the United States on Starz!'s Encore Action channel, as part of its Animidnight late night programming block, starting in October 2003.{{cite web|last=Mays|first=Jonathan|title=Hellsing on Starz Encore's Action|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-09-04/hellsing-on-starz-encore's-action|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=September 4, 2003|archive-date=May 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525022805/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-09-04/hellsing-on-starz-encore%27s-action|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Action Channel Adds Hellsing to Anime Offerings|url=https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/3469/action-channel-adds-hellsing-anime-offerings|website=ICv2|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=September 7, 2003|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408140637/https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/3469/action-channel-adds-hellsing-anime-offerings|url-status=live}} The series was later acquired by Funimation in 2010;{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Funi Adds Trigun Film, Moyashimon, Shiki, Black Butler 2, Sekirei 2, More (Update 2)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/funi-adds-live-action-moyashimon|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509152632/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-02/funi-adds-live-action-moyashimon|url-status=live}} they released the series on a complete DVD set on November 13, 2012.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 11–17|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-11-17|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=November 13, 2012|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024011042/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-13/north-american-anime-manga-releases-november-11-17|url-status=live}} Following the announcement that Funimation would be unified under the Crunchyroll brand, the series was moved to the platform in 2022.

In the United Kingdom, the series was first licensed by ADV Films, who released four DVDs from July 21, 2003,{{cite web|last=Jacques|first=Paul|title=Hellsing Vol. #1|website=AnimeOnDVD|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/2413.php|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050315093348/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/2413.php|archive-date=March 15, 2005|date=July 12, 2003}} to January 19, 2004.{{cite web|last=Jacques|first=Paul|title=Hellsing Vol. #4|website=AnimeOnDVD|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/2839.php|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050315093348/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/disc_reviews/2413.php|archive-date=March 15, 2005|date=January 16, 2004}} The series was later licensed by Manga Entertainment and released on a four-disc box set on August 12, 2013.{{cite web|last=Osmond|first=Andrew|author-link=Andrew Osmond (journalist)|title=Inu x Boku SS and Hellsing TV Box-Set Released Monday|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-11/inu-x-boku-ss-and-hellsing-tv-box-set-released-monday|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=August 11, 2013|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203234752/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-11/inu-x-boku-ss-and-hellsing-tv-box-set-released-monday|url-status=live}} In Australia and New Zealand, the series was licensed by Madman Entertainment, who released four DVDs from November 13, 2002, and February 11, 2003.{{cite web|title=Hellsing|url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/series.do?method=view&videogramId=45|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827182650/http://www.madman.com.au/actions/series.do?method=view&videogramId=45|archive-date=August 27, 2006}}

=Original video animation=

{{See also|List of Hellsing episodes#Hellsing Ultimate (2006–12){{!}}Hellsing Ultimate (2006–12)}}

In April 2005, it was announced that a new original video animation (OVA) adaptation, titled Hellsing Ultimate (still known simply as Hellsing in Japan), more faithful to the original manga than the TV series, would be released by Geneon Entertainment in Japan and North America.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=More on Hellsing OAV|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-04-19/more-on-hellsing-oav|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=April 19, 2005|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126112511/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-04-19/more-on-hellsing-oav|url-status=live}} The first four episodes of the OVA were animated by Satelight, directed by Tomokazu Tokoro, and written by Yōsuke Kuroda;{{cite web|title=HELLSING （OVAI～IV）|url=https://www.satelight.co.jp/works/hellsing-%EF%BC%88ovai%EF%BD%9Eiv%EF%BC%89/|publisher=Satelight|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408092149/https://www.satelight.co.jp/works/hellsing-%EF%BC%88ovai%EF%BD%9Eiv%EF%BC%89/|url-status=dead}} they were released from February 10, 2006,{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING I [ 通常版 ]|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00030000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822093503/http://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00030000.html|url-status=live}} to February 22, 2008.{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING IV [ 通常版 ]|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00090000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124081630/https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00090000.html|url-status=live}} The three following episodes (5–7) were animated by Madhouse, directed by Hiroyuki Tanaka and written by Kuroda; they were released from November 21, 2008,{{cite web|title=HELLSING V|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M175446|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408094437/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M175446|archive-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|url-status=live}} to December 23, 2009.{{cite web|title=HELLSING VII|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M175448|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408094508/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M175448|archive-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|url-status=live}} The three last episodes (8–10) were animated by Graphinica,{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Graphinica, Kelmadick to Make Last Hellsing OVA Season|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-22/graphinica-kelmadick-to-make-last-hellsing-ova-season|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=October 22, 2010|archive-date=January 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131150049/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-10-22/graphinica-kelmadick-to-make-last-hellsing-ova-season|url-status=live}} directed by Yasuhiro Matsumura (8, 10) and Kenichi Suzuki (9 and 10), and written by Kuroda;{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING VIII STAFF|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0023/index00430000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218015918/http://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0023/index00430000.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING IX STAFF|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0024/index00480000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218015923/http://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0024/index00480000.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING X STAFF|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0025/index00530000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=January 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124081817/https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0025/index00530000.html|url-status=live}} they were released from July 27, 2011,{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Hellsing Ultimate VIII's Promotional Video Streamed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-13/hellsing-ultimate-viii-promotional-video-streamed|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=July 13, 2011|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115054146/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-13/hellsing-ultimate-viii-promotional-video-streamed|url-status=live}} to December 26, 2012.{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING X [ 通常版 ] [ 通常版 ]|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00520000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218001516/http://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00520000.html|url-status=live}} Each limited edition of the last three episodes' home video release included an episode of Hellsing: The Dawn.{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING VIII [ 初回限定版 ]|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00440000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218001303/http://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00440000.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING IX [ 初回限定版]|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00490000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218001506/http://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00490000.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING X [ 初回限定版]|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00510000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218001313/http://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00510000.html|url-status=live}}

In North America, Geneon Entertainment released the first three episodes from December 5, 2006,{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=Hellsing Ultimate Vol. #1 (also w/limited edition)|url=http://www.mania.com/hellsing-ultimate-vol-1-also-wlimited-edition_article_78721.html|website=Mania.com|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122212819/http://www.mania.com/hellsing-ultimate-vol-1-also-wlimited-edition_article_78721.html|archive-date=January 22, 2013|date=December 14, 2006|url-status=live}} to October 16, 2007.{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=Hellsing Ultimate Vol. #3 (also w/limited edition)|url=http://www.mania.com/hellsing-ultimate-vol-3-also-wlimited-edition_article_79659.html|website=Mania.com|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210010755/http://www.mania.com/hellsing-ultimate-vol-3-also-wlimited-edition_article_79659.html|archive-date=December 10, 2011|date=September 28, 2007|url-status=live}} Geneon announced that they would stop self-distribution of its titles in 2007.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-26/geneon-usa-to-cancel-dvd-sales-distribution-by-friday|title=Geneon USA to Cancel DVD Sales Distribution by Friday|website=Anime News Network|date=September 26, 2007|access-date=September 13, 2008|archive-date=March 28, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328222859/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-26/geneon-usa-to-cancel-dvd-sales-distribution-by-friday|url-status=live}} The first two episodes were broadcast on Starz Edge's Animidnight programming block on February 12, 2008;{{cite web|last=Koulikov|first=Mikhail|title=Starz Edge's Animidnight Adds More Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-09/starz-edge's-animidnight-adds-more-anime|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=November 9, 2007|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516054056/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-09/starz-edge%27s-animidnight-adds-more-anime|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Enhancin'|first=Bry|title=The Click {{as written|Febu|rary [sic]}} 9th – 15th|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-click/2008-02-09|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=February 9, 2008|archive-date=March 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320125559/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-click/2008-02-09|url-status=live}} episodes 3 and 4 were also announced to air,{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=America's Sci Fi Channel Adds Anime on Tuesdays|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-03/america's-sci-fi-channel-adds-anime-on-tuesdays|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=January 3, 2008|archive-date=March 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323223547/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-03/america%27s-sci-fi-channel-adds-anime-on-tuesdays|url-status=live}} however, the fourth episode was not ready with an English-language track at the time and they were not broadcast.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Hellsing Ultimate 4 Unavailable for Starz Edge Next Month|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-04/hellsing-ultimate-4-unavailable-for-starz-edge-next-month|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=January 4, 2008|archive-date=May 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522162524/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-04/hellsing-ultimate-4-unavailable-for-starz-edge-next-month|url-status=live}} In 2008, Funimation announced that they would distribute "select" Geneon titles,{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Funimation Agrees to Distribute Select Geneon Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-03/funimation-agrees-to-distribute-select-geneon-titles|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=July 3, 2008|archive-date=May 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513111729/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-03/funimation-agrees-to-distribute-select-geneon-titles|url-status=live}} and re-released the first three episodes of Hellsing Ultimate on September 16 of the same year,{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Funimation's First Releases from Geneon Deal Scheduled|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-08/funimation-first-releases-from-geneon-deal-scheduled|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=July 8, 2008|archive-date=December 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222201200/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-08/funimation-first-releases-from-geneon-deal-scheduled|url-status=live}} along with the fourth episode on September 23.{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=Hellsing Ultimate Vol. #4 (also w/limited edition)|url=http://www.mania.com/hellsing-ultimate-vol-4-also-wlimited-edition_article_80502.html|website=Mania.com|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122221839/http://www.mania.com/hellsing-ultimate-vol-4-also-wlimited-edition_article_80502.html|archive-date=January 22, 2013|date=September 30, 2008|url-status=live}} In 2010, Funimation announced that they had licensed episodes 5–7;{{cite web|last=Dong|first=Bamboo|title=Funimation – Anime Expo 2010|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2010/anime-expo/funimation|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=July 2, 2010|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204203732/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2010/anime-expo/funimation|url-status=live}} in 2011, they announced that they had licensed the 8th episode as well.{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Funimation Acquires Hellsing Ultimate Volume VIII (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-04/funimation-acquires-hellsing-ultimate-volume-viii|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=November 4, 2011|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115054242/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-04/funimation-acquires-hellsing-ultimate-volume-viii|url-status=live}} Funimation re-released the first four episodes on DVD/Blu-ray Disc sets on October 30, 2012,{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=Hellsing Ultimate DVD/Blu-ray Set 1 Anime Review|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2012/11/06/hellsing-ultimate-dvdblu-ray-set-1-anime-review/|website=The Fandom Post|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=November 6, 2012|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408140642/https://www.fandompost.com/2012/11/06/hellsing-ultimate-dvdblu-ray-set-1-anime-review/|url-status=live}} while episodes 5–8 were released on the same formats on November 13 of the same year. Episodes 9–10 were released on October 28, 2014.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Funimation to Release Last 2 Hellsing Ultimate Volumes in Fall|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-17/funimation-to-release-last-2-hellsing-ultimate-volumes-in-fall|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=May 17, 2014|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305235348/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-17/funimation-to-release-last-2-hellsing-ultimate-volumes-in-fall|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Mahoney|first=Rachel|title=Funimation Streams Hellsing Ultimate Trailer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-20/funimation-streams-hellsing-ultimate-trailer/.77819|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=August 20, 2014|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115045419/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-20/funimation-streams-hellsing-ultimate-trailer/.77819|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 26-November 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-28/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-26-november-1/.80433|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=October 28, 2014|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126023646/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-28/north-american-anime-manga-releases-october-26-november-1/.80433|url-status=live}} The series was broadcast on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block from September 13 to December 13, 2014.{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Hellsing Ultimate OVA Joins Adult Swim's Toonami Block|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-23/hellsing-ultimate-ova-joins-adult-swim-toonami-block/.77955|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 22, 2021|date=August 23, 2014|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122042916/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-23/hellsing-ultimate-ova-joins-adult-swim-toonami-block/.77955|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Toonami to Run Hellsing Ultimate Finale, Summer Wars, Akira, & FMA, DBZ, Evangelion Films|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-08/toonami-to-run-hellsing-ultimate-finale-summer-wars-akira-and-fma-dbz-evangelion-films/.80818|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 22, 2021|date=November 8, 2014|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215022249/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-08/toonami-to-run-hellsing-ultimate-finale-summer-wars-akira-and-fma-dbz-evangelion-films/.80818|url-status=live}} Funimation released all the episodes on a Blu-ray Disc set on June 4, 2019.{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=Funimation Reveals 'Hellsing Ultimate' The Complete Collection Blu-ray Anime Preorder Trailer|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2019/03/21/funimation-reveals-hellsing-ultimate-the-complete-collection-blu-ray-anime-preorder-trailer/|website=The Fandom Post|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=March 21, 2019|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408140642/https://www.fandompost.com/2019/03/21/funimation-reveals-hellsing-ultimate-the-complete-collection-blu-ray-anime-preorder-trailer/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Sherman|first=Jennifer|title=North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 2–8|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-06/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-2-8/.147519|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=June 6, 2019|archive-date=October 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008153937/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-06/north-american-anime-manga-releases-june-2-8/.147519|url-status=live}} Following the announcement that Funimation would be unified under the Crunchyroll brand, Hellsing Ultimate was moved to the platform in 2022.{{cite web|title=UPDATE: Funimation Titles Now Available on Crunchyroll (3/16)|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|website=Crunchyroll|date=March 1, 2022|access-date=January 20, 2024|archive-date=March 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322050729/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/01/funimation-titles-now-available-on-crunchyroll|url-status=live}}

=Soundtracks=

The music of the Hellsing anime television series was composed by Yasushi Ishii. Two soundtrack CDs were released: Raid was released on November 22, 2001;{{cite web|script-title=ja:Hellsing original soundtrack 糾襲 RAID|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/339157|publisher=Billboard Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408140641/https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/339157|url-status=live}} and Ruins was released on February 22, 2002.{{cite web|script-title=ja:Hellsing original soundtrack 吠虚 RUINS|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/339159|publisher=Billboard Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408140641/https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/339159|url-status=live}} In North America, both CDs were released on July 1 and September 2, 2003, respectively.{{cite web|title=Hellsing – Original Soundtrack – Raid (V.1)|url=http://www.geneonanimation.com/MainContentPage.aspx?PageUID=e4f7842c-b100-4a9a-8ea8-e91dfc6e5c63&hdn_ProdID=b7efab5c-0cda-4112-9107-6983a84d25a4&Title=9f431b8f-2e56-4b6d-9f3e-2522736eb23c&HideBrowser=1|publisher=Geneon Entertainment|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020201006/http://www.geneonanimation.com/MainContentPage.aspx?PageUID=e4f7842c-b100-4a9a-8ea8-e91dfc6e5c63&hdn_ProdID=b7efab5c-0cda-4112-9107-6983a84d25a4&Title=9f431b8f-2e56-4b6d-9f3e-2522736eb23c&HideBrowser=1|archive-date=October 20, 2006}}{{cite web|title=Hellsing – Original Soundtrack – Ruins (V.2)|url=http://www.geneonanimation.com/MainContentPage.aspx?PageUID=e4f7842c-b100-4a9a-8ea8-e91dfc6e5c63&hdn_ProdID=1bdf851d-c8cb-4d27-897d-d45dcd5204c7&Title=9f431b8f-2e56-4b6d-9f3e-2522736eb23c&HideBrowser=1|publisher=Geneon Entertainment|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061020204246/http://www.geneonanimation.com/MainContentPage.aspx?PageUID=e4f7842c-b100-4a9a-8ea8-e91dfc6e5c63&hdn_ProdID=1bdf851d-c8cb-4d27-897d-d45dcd5204c7&Title=9f431b8f-2e56-4b6d-9f3e-2522736eb23c&HideBrowser=1|archive-date=October 20, 2006}}

The music of Hellsing Ultimate was composed by Hayato Matsuo. An extra CD, titled Warsaw Recording Selection, was released with the limited edition of the fourth episode on February 22, 2008.{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING IV [初回限定版]|url=https://www.neowing.co.jp/product/GNBA-1144|website=Neowing|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=January 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109082105/http://www.neowing.co.jp/product/GNBA-1144|url-status=live}} The original, Black Dog, was released on March 21, 2008;{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING OVA SERIES Original Sound Track BLACK DOG|url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/340344|publisher=Billboard Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=February 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210222751/http://www.billboard-japan.com/goods/detail/340344|url-status=live}} An extra CD, titled Nazi CD, was released with the limited edition of the first Blu-ray box set on October 22, 2010.{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING OVA I~V Blu-ray BOX [期間限定生産]|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00340000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=December 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216180410/http://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00340000.html|url-status=live}} An extra CD, titled Somehow, Iscariote, was released with the limited edition of the second Blu-ray box set on April 1, 2015.{{cite web|script-title=ja:HELLSING OVA VI～X Blu-ray BOX〈期間限定生産〉|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00550000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=April 8, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=December 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206081723/http://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/contents/hp0036/index00550000.html|url-status=live}}

=Live-action film=

In March 2021, it was announced that Amazon Studios is developing a live-action film adaptation of Hellsing with scripts by Derek Kolstad. It will be produced by Kolstad, Automatik's Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger, Ranger 7 Films's Mike Callaghan and Reuben Liber, and Soluble Fish Productions' Jason Lust.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Amazon Develops Live-Action Hellsing Film With John Wick Writer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-04/amazon-develops-live-action-hellsing-film-with-john-wick-writer/.170256|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 5, 2021|date=March 4, 2021|archive-date=March 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210305003131/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-04/amazon-develops-live-action-hellsing-film-with-john-wick-writer/.170256|url-status=live}}

Reception

The ten volumes of the Hellsing manga have sold 4 million copies worldwide.{{cite web|script-title=ja:結！感血！観尻！|url=https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/news/hp0001/index00130000.html|publisher=NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan|access-date=July 16, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125094501/https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/news/hp0001/index00130000.html|url-status=live}} In 2005, the sixth and seventh volumes ranked among Diamond Comics Distributors' list of the top 48 manga volumes sold in the United States for the year.{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Cristopher|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-01-23/diamond-announces-top-direct-market-performers|title=Diamond Announces Top Direct Market Performers|website=Anime News Network|date=January 23, 2006|access-date=September 13, 2008|archive-date=April 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408093249/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-01-23/diamond-announces-top-direct-market-performers|url-status=live}} In November 2007, the ninth volume was among the top 10 volumes sold according to Japan's monthly sales rankings.{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-15/japanese-comic-ranking-november-6-12|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, November 6–12|website=Anime News Network|date=November 15, 2007|access-date=September 13, 2008|archive-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331174408/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-15/japanese-comic-ranking-november-6-12|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-21/japanese-comic-ranking-november-13-19/2|title=Japanese Comic Ranking, November 13–19|website=Anime News Network|date=November 21, 2007|access-date=September 13, 2008|archive-date=April 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401054449/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-11-21/japanese-comic-ranking-november-13-19/2|url-status=live}}

In a review of the first volume, Winnie Chow of Animerica commented that the English translation "works to enhance the locations and people of the story", and noted that the original manga contains more comedy elements than its anime adaptation. Chow said that the series' violence is "everywhere, which is only to be expected when one is in the occupation of undead extermination", and that the characters are "magnificent to behold in action when they get into a frenzy, from crushing heads beneath their boot heels to impaling an enemy with an untold number of blessed blades", ultimately stating that Hirano "does violence right".{{cite web|last=Chow|first=Winnie|title=Hellsing Vol.1 – Animerica|url=https://www.darkhorse.com/Reviews/56/Hellsing-Vol-1|publisher=Animerica|via=Dark Horse Comics|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=March 2004|archive-date=January 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122195544/https://www.darkhorse.com/Reviews/56/Hellsing-Vol-1|url-status=live}} Reviewing the first volume, Publishers Weekly called the series "mostly a fun, violent romp", stating that the "rather awkward" religious sparring between the Catholic Church and Hellsing, are "goofy details" that give it "some charm and energy". They concluded: "Hirano's storytelling is easy to follow, as stylish close-ups of the "we're-groovy-and-we-know-it" characters explode into violent full-page illustrations of all-out mayhem."{{cite web|title=Hellsing: Vol. 1|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-59307-056-4|publisher=Publishers Weekly|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=March 8, 2004|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408234235/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-59307-056-4|url-status=live}} In a review of the first volume, Barb Lien-Cooper of Sequential Tart gave it a 7 out of 10, commending the series for its worldbuilding and pacing, but criticizing the "repetitive violence", stating: "[y]ou've seen one blown off head, you've seen 'em all."{{cite web|last=Lien-Cooper|first=Barb|title=Hellsing Vol. 1|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=2897|website=Sequential Tart|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=February 1, 2004|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408234235/http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=2897|url-status=live}} Reviewing the first volume, Justin Rich of AnimeOnDVD gave it a B− grade. Rich commented that the series is consistent with the action, and while he stated that the first volume does not have a "real sense of a continuing arc", "orders here are very enjoyable", and concluded: "[s]itting down and spending some time with the blasé Alucard makes me look forward to the next volume."{{cite web|last=Rich|first=Justin|title=Hellsing Vol. #01|url=http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/manga/manga.php?manga_view=1215|website=AnimeOnDVD|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622160227/http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/manga/manga.php?manga_view=1215|archive-date=June 22, 2008|date=May 14, 2005}} Connie C. of Slightly Biased Manga, in her review of the first volume, said: "[i]t's got just the right amount of blood and violence, great art, and I like everything about this series", concluding: "[r]ead it if you're in to this sort of thing, I promise you'll love it if you're not offended."{{cite web|last=C.|first=Connie|title=Hellsing 1|url=http://slightlybiasedmanga.com/2005/05/28/hellsing-1/|website=Slightly Biased Manga|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705143642/http://slightlybiasedmanga.com/2005/05/28/hellsing-1/|archive-date=July 5, 2011|date=May 28, 2005}}

Reviewing the fourth volume, Liann Cooper of Anime News Network (ANN) said that one its "greatest strengths" is the impeccable storytelling of Hirano, calling the story "dark and gory", but also "incredibly amusing". Cooper concluded: "[c]ombined with highly detailed artwork and near flawless character designs, every action-packed, blood-spewing battle to each eerie character expression completes one of the most well-rounded manga series I've had the pleasure of reading. This is one horrifically enticing vampire series that you can't afford to miss."{{cite web|last=Cooper|first=Liann|title=Column Of Wonders – RIGHT TURN ONLY!!|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2004-10-11|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=October 11, 2004|archive-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413034059/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/right-turn-only/2004-10-11|url-status=live}} Hilary Goldstein of IGN, in a review of the sixth volume, called it "the best vampire manga around", and that it "clamors forward with a seething wit and a frantic pace, and style that passes beyond gothic grace."{{cite web|last=Goldstein|first=Hilary|title=Hellsing Vol. 6 Preview|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/06/hellsing-vol-6-preview|website=IGN|access-date=April 9, 2022|date=March 6, 2005|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409011941/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/06/hellsing-vol-6-preview|url-status=live}} Reviewing the first volume, Ryan Huston of Manga Life gave the first volume a C− grade. Huston wrote that the series "borrow heavily" from the stylistic elements of Blade, Castlevania, The Crow, and BloodRayne,{{efn|BloodRayne came out years later after Hellsing.}} also calling it "very contrived", stating that "there's nary of whiff of originality", and criticizing the "inconsistent" artwork.{{cite web|last=Huston|first=Ryan|title=Hellsing v1|url=http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/Hellsingv1.htm|website=Manga Life|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070117131104/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/Hellsingv1.htm|archive-date=January 17, 2007|url-status=live}} In a more positive review of the eighth volume, Lori Henderson of the same website gave it an A grade. Henderson wrote: "I generally don't read blood-spilling horror manga, but for Hellsing, I make an exception", stating that she was "instantly hooked" by the series, concluding: "Hellsing is a title that totally lives up to its hype. The art is fantastic, and the story strings you along just enough to keep you coming back for more."{{cite web|last=Henderson|first=Lori|title=Hellsing v8|url=http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/Hellsingv8.htm|website=Manga Life|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014091154/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/Hellsingv8.htm|archive-date=October 14, 2007|url-status=live}} Also reviewing the eighth volume, Katherine Dacey of PopCultureShock gave it a B+ grade. Dacey said that the plot of the volume is "absurd", but that "Hirano's bold visuals, insane plot twists, and extended action sequences make for an entertaining read, even when the plot makes absolutely no sense at all."{{cite web|last=Dacey|first=Katherine|title=Weekly Recon: 7/18/07|url=http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/weekly-recon-71807/|website=PopCultureShock|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624070034/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/weekly-recon-71807/#hellsing8|archive-date=June 24, 2011|date=July 16, 2007}}

Reviewing the tenth and final volume, Davey C. Jones of Active Anime commented that it "doesn't disappoint but it is always sad to see such a great series come to an end", also expressing that the series has a "unique style and an awesome, mind bending anti-hero in Alucard", concluding that it is "hard not to keep from wanting more."{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Davey C.|title=Hellsin Vol. 10|url=http://activeanime.com/html/2010/06/16/hellsing-vol-10/|website=Active Anime|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227133201/http://activeanime.com/html/2010/06/16/hellsing-vol-10/|archive-date=December 27, 2013|date=June 16, 2010}} Reviewing the same volume, Connie C., writing for PopCultureShock, gave it a B grade. She commented that the series is "ridiculous, violent, over-the-top, and absolutely revels in its debauchery", and called the epilogue "a little underwhelming". However, she also stated: "[i]t was violent and action-packed in the most extreme way possible all the way through and quiet moments feel out of place. It revels in depravity and does it better and marginally more coherently than most other series that try it. It's a true legend to the end."{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Michelle|last2=C.|first2=Connie|last3=Kusek|first3=Sam|title=Manga Minis, 6/21/10|url=http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/manga-minis-62110/|website=PopCultureShock|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623233240/http://www.popcultureshock.com/manga/index.php/reviews/manga-reviews/manga-minis-62110/|archive-date=June 23, 2011|date=June 21, 2010}} Carl Kimlinger of ANN gave the final volume a B grade. Kimlinger criticized its ending, stating that the final arc "finishes it in an undignified rush", and that it "falls back on some insultingly overused anime cheese to expedite its finish." Kimlinger, however, wrote that "a tired, rushed Hellsing is still Hellsing", adding that "[t]here's still enough demented ultraviolence and bizarre indulgences on display to shame all but the most transgressive of other manga."{{cite web|last=Kimlinger|first=Carl|title=Hellsing GN 10 – Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/hellsing/gn-10|website=Anime News Network|access-date=April 8, 2022|date=August 12, 2010|archive-date=January 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115052705/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/hellsing/gn-10|url-status=live}}

Courtney Kraft of Graphic Novel Reporter said that one of the series' appeal is that "every cast member is very one-dimensional, and yet each is unique, interesting, and memorable", not only commending the main cast, but also the rival organizations, stating that "[t]here's no shortage of interesting characters to love." Kraft said that the series is "dark and violent and disturbing", but that despite its graphic nature "it should not be passed up." Kraft said that Hirano's artwork is "so detailed and full of motion that it's sometimes impossible to tell exactly what's happening", commenting that to some readers it may be "fascinating" and to others "just frustrating". Kraft concluded that reading the series is a "risk" and that people "either love it or hate it", but that "for those who love it, it can easily turn into an obsession."{{cite web|last=Kraft|first=Courtney|title=Hellsing|url=http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/hellsing-review|website=Graphic Novel Reporter|access-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717174120/http://graphicnovelreporter.com/content/hellsing-review|archive-date=July 17, 2012}} Reviewing the first volume of the deluxe edition, Danica Davidson of Otaku USA, commenting about its portrayal of Nazis as "monsters of the night", stated that the series "would probably work more in its absurdity if it stuck with fictional creatures." Davidson said that it is "an action-packed series with lots of bloody, gory battle scenes", and that the new edition "enlarges the pages so you can really appreciate the detail of the art", adding that Hirano's panels are "just fantastic at building a scene."{{cite web|last=Davidson|first=Danica|title=Hellsing: Deluxe Edition is the Way to Go for Fans and Collectors|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/hellsing-deluxe-edition-is-the-way-to-go-for-fans-and-collectors/|website=Otaku USA|access-date=April 9, 2022|date=October 27, 2021|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028113111/https://otakuusamagazine.com/hellsing-deluxe-edition-is-the-way-to-go-for-fans-and-collectors/|url-status=live}}

In Manga: The Complete Guide, author Jason Thompson gave the series 3{{frac|1|2}} out of four stars, stating: "[a]lthough the story is technically sex-free, the phrase 'pornography of violence' doesn't begin to describe the fang-in-neck and gun-in-mouth action. lovingly drawn with gangly black silhouettes and rapacious, ghoulish faces", calling it as well a "masterpiece of fetishistic violence on a grand scale."{{cite book|author=Thompson, Jason|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)|title=Manga: The Complete Guide|type=Kindle|date=July 3, 2012|publisher=Del Rey Books|isbn=978-0-345-53944-1|pages=512–513}} Writing for ANN, Thompson called it one of his favorite manga. He commented that one of the fascinating things of the series is its willingness use religion and history as the motive for "this big fight-slash-slaughter", calling it "one of the most anti-religious comics ever" and "demented but completely sincere and original". Thompson concluded: "Hellsing is an epic ode to destruction and nihilism which happens to take the form of a vampire story [...] It may be confusing at times, it may go off the rails at times and go on a little too long, but it's a great manga with a lot of personal style and passion."

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Johnston, Chris. "Hellsing Ultimate". Newtype USA 5 (11) pp. 44–45. November 2006. {{ISSN|1541-4817}}.

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[https://web.archive.org/web/20080913133754/http://www.geneon-ent.co.jp/rondorobe/anime/hellsing/ Official Geneon Entertainment Hellsing website] {{in lang|ja}}
[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/hellsing-ultimate/bd+dvd-1 ANN Hellsing Ultimate 1–4 review]
[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/hellsing-ultimate/bd+dvd-5 ANN Hellsing Ultimate 5–8 review]
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