Hellsing Deluxe Volume 1

Hellsing Deluxe

by Kohta Hirano

The international sensation returns in deluxe hardcover editions, collecting Kohta Hirano's manga masterpiece for the first time in its original 7x10 serialized format. This deluxe hardcover edition comes with an embossed casing, sewn binding, and ribbon marker. Renowned for its action-packed approach to horror, Hellsing is gruesome fun turned up to eleven!

With supernatural horrors haunting the streets and preying upon humanity, the shadowy Hellsing Organization fights back against hell's minions. And Hellsing has a secret weapon in their arsenal: the vampire lord Alucard, whose terrifying powers are needed more than ever as an army of the undead marches on London beneath the banner of the swastika!

Collects Hellsing chapters 1-27 from Hellsing Volumes 1-4.

Genres: Manga, Horror, Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Vampires, Fiction

696 pages, Hardcover

Published July 14, 2020

About the author

Kohta Hirano (平野 耕太 Hirano Kōta) is a Japanese mangaka most famous for his manga Hellsing. Starting his career first as a mangaka's assistant (self-described as "horrible" and "lazy" in said assistant position), and later an H manga artist, he went on to enjoy somewhat limited success with other relatively unknown manga titles such as Angel Dust, Coyote, Gun Mania and Hi-Tension. His first major success came with his manga series Hellsing, which got its start and was subsequently serialized in a monthly manga magazine, Young King OURs, towards the latter half of 1997.

Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny enough growing up I hated the Hellsing anime. But for some reason I was compelled to give this Deluxe Edition manga a try. Is it better? Yes. Is it still stupid? Very much so.

What is Helling about? Well It's about Dracula...I mean Alucard (You get it, Dracula spelled backwards? It's like that one video game series...hmmmm can't remember the name. :P) And so he works for the Hellsing corporation basically killing vampires and nazis and so on. Whatever basically creeps in the night. But first we're introduced to Police Girl who is almost raped and killed and Alucard saves her and transforms her into a vampire tus having a sidekick.

And here's the thing. For the over the top action, bloody gore, and stylish fight scenes this book is very much a blast. With some great, gory deaths, and vicious villains and characters this is super fun. Watching Alucard turn into a demon like dog with guns is both insane and badass all at once. Watching Cop girl lift a bazooka sized gun and shoot with aim like no other is silly and great. Hellsing when mindless pure action is happening is a ton of fun.

But the story...well it's silly. It's dumb. It's over the top. When a crazy priest with powers is the main enemy to Alucard I laughed but it was entertaining. But they we introduce the Nazi army and while it is cool to see them get killed it is long winded speeches that killed the momentum in the last third of this book. Too many speeches that lead to nothing very interesting.

Saying that though it is a blast to look at since 75% of this is pure action and the deluxe sizes get to display that really well. A 3.5 out of 5. I'll bump it to a 4 for the Hardcover.

[Stay Fetters · Rating 4 out of 5]

"What a great night! Makes me want to suck some blood. Such a nice, quiet night!"

I’m honestly surprised that it has taken me this long to read this. I love the darker side of manga and this fits right into that category.

The story was good and highly entertaining. The art was gory, dark, and adds a lot to the story. Combined makes this one heck of a vampire story. It’s one that held my attention and made me want to read more. I’ll probably try to find a smaller edition since this volume was so heavy and hard to read.

[hannaღ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is crazy and insane, I love it! Alucard has to be one of my favourite vampires of all time 🖤

[Lashaan Balasingam · Rating 3 out of 5]

You can find my review on my blog by clicking here.

Sometimes you can’t help but wonder if there are supernatural things that humans are spared from seeing in their daily lives thanks to silent heroes. Whether it would be things that would devour us in our sleep, things that would strip us of our peace of mind, things that would kill us without any second thought, the freedom of living in this fear is something we clearly take for granted. What if these heroes were part of an organization that required secrecy if the world wasn’t to drown in hysteria? What if these heroes were also the very things that could hurt us too? Mangaka Kohta Hirano explores such a world with Hellsing and introduces us to a fiendish hero out roaming the world blinded by his mission. In this stunning blood-red deluxe hardcover edition, the original 7×10 serialized format of the first 27 chapters of the series (first four volumes) are collected and comes in an embossed casing, sewn binding, and with a ribbon marker that deceptively hides all the terrifying horror fun straight from the mind of mangaka Kohta Hirano.

What is Hellsing (Vol. 1) about? Strange supernatural horrors haunt the streets and no ordinary means of authority and power can rid these beings of this world. Fortunately for everyone, the mysterious Hellsing organization is out to repel hell’s minions and they have a secret weapon among them that can perfectly deal with these horrors, a tool in the form of a vampire lord known as Alucard. Equipped with an oversized pistol, hiding terrifying mythical powers, and known for his merciless and gory form of retaliation towards all those who dare threaten the Queen and England, this creature will shed blood against anyone and anything. After all, the Hellsing Agency, part of the Royal Order of Protestant Knights, is here to take down anyone who tries to violate the British Empire and the protestant church. Alas, some monsters are much tougher to kill than others.

A very simple premise is the driving force of this manga and its episodic nature allows the story to smoothly evolve until all the key parties (Hellsing, the Vatican section XIII Iscariot, and Millenium) are introduced. That’s when the overarching plot is finally revealed and readers will be able to understand the age-old trinity feud that rises once again from the dead and inadvertently grabs a couple of human casualties along the way. With each chapter, new characters are presented, each with their own touch of personality, mostly suppressed by their accented dialogues (whether it’s a Scottish or German accent; I found myself reading their parts out loud to fully comprehend them). Each chapter also relies on a straightforward problem in the form of a supernatural disturbance that needs to be neutralized but readers will still be teased as to the characters’ motives to understand where things are headed.

While the story in itself isn’t imbued in complexity, it is mangaka Kohta Hirano’s artwork that reveals its true direction. In fact, Hellsing‘s strengths come from its artistic vision. Immediately categorized as horror, it should come as no surprise that this series is bound to venture into a lot of bloody and extreme dismemberment sequences. However, his style neutralizes the repulsive nature of these acts and turns every page into action-packed and pseudo-poetic cathartic moments that somehow give the vampire lord Alucard and his entourage a deeply ingrained pleasure for violence showcased with a sense of splendour and pizzazz. While everyone might be on the demented end of the spectrum, their methodology of carnage is homogeneous and there’s something simply entertaining about watching it all unfold without any form of moderation.

Hellsing (Vol. 1) is an engrossing apocalyptic story introducing a shadowy organization’s mission to stop supernatural forces of evil with the help of the legendary vampire Alucard.

Yours truly,

Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/

[Brett C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was OK. I can see how someone else might really enjoy this but this isn't my cup of tea. I have only read a couple other manga (Gundam) and I enjoyed them. I felt this was fast-paced and went from one fight scene to the next. In between was story to help build the story. There were zombies, Nazis, ghoul monsters, and a secret organization aimed at taking it all down. After a while it wasn't challenging and it all became redundant and predictable.

The book itself is great! Heavy, thick paper, tight binding, and bigger than a standard issue paperback manga installment. There are two more of these large deluxe volumes in this horror/vampire series to total the 10 original volumes. I haven't seen the anime and this is where my Hellsing manga reading stops. Thanks!

[Drew Canole · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very LOUD and explosive series. I'm glad I committed to the whole thing, otherwise I probably would have stopped after the first volume. It's pretty outrageous, the final half of the series is just long battle scenes. The art is really good, especially later on. I have a lot of reservations about the story and characters, but it was fun to read.

[OmniBen · Rating 3 out of 5]

(Zero spoiler review) 2.5/5
Jesus Christ, is there a single manga artist in Japan that can actually write?? Because this was a mostly well drawn- yawn fest, that was about as engaging to read as a pamphlet on STI's. I had high hopes for this, seeing as how I had already bought the first two deluxe's, sight unseen. There was more than just my time on the line, and alas, it seems like I wasted both. At least manga, for all its many faults, is a quick read. The first issue had me cautiously optimistic. I enjoyed the art for the most part, and there was something approaching competent dialogue and narrative flow, although my optimism was quickly dashed the further I turned the pages. It quickly dissolved into your stereotypical manga. Bland action, little or no story to speak of, and page after page of pointless art, that in no way progresses the story or adds to the artistry on offer. I don't know how many panels of shoes I saw over these 692 pages, but needless to say, there were far too many. Now, some of the art was gorgeous, don't get me wrong, although for every amazing panel, the artist, for some unknown frikken reason, felt the need to debase himself and his characters by drawing them in the most horrendously cartoonish style. Whatever mood the book was able to build ground to a halt on these panels and had me shaking my head. Such baseless and stupid artistic choices are far too prominent within manga, and I can't stand it. ENOUGH, PLEASE! The further the story went drifted into Nazi vampire territory, the dumber it got. If there is going to be little ongoing storytelling, then at least give me entertaining individual issues, not this dreck. And the German speaking English is painful to read. I get it, they're German, just have them speak so I can read it.
The few good idea's this book have are far to sparse and poorly fleshed out for this to be anything other than forgettable. Its very clear manga is not for me, which is a shame. But for the life of me, I can't understand how anyone can think this passes for competent storytelling. Sigh. 2.5/5


OmniBen.

[꧁ ꕥ James ꕥ ꧂ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hellsing has it all; funny characters, fast paced plot, entertaining and badass fight scenes.

Whilst there are several amazingly well done images throughout, at several points it becomes difficult to ascertain what’s happening due to the confusing art style.

Nonetheless, I love this series, Alucard is the best!

[Garrett · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good start to a the first few chapters, it’s a shame the story kinda derails later on though

[Michael Sorbello · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hellsing Deluxe 1 covers the first 4 volumes of the manga.

***

Volume 1 covers chapters 1-6
4/5

How do you take down an army of pesky vampires terrorizing modern Europe? A bigger, more powerful vampire with cool guns and a badass outfit, of course.

Integra is the granddaughter of Van Helsing and her trump card is a powerful, scientifically enhanced vampire warrior named Alucard who has been in service of the family ever since he was defeated by Van Helsing many years ago. Supernatural crimes are running rampant all across the country and the Hellsing organization is hard at work, employing their top secret weapon Alucard to dispose of these menaces one silver bullet at a time. There seems to be a more sinister threat lurking in the background that links all these random killings together, and the Hellsing crew is on the case.

Meanwhile the Vatican is waging war against terrorist resistance groups and unholy monsters in their own way: their top secret holy trump card Father Alexander Anderson and his disciples. Anderson and his crusade make easy work of their foes until they encounter Alucard and the Hellsing crew. Their ideologies clash harshly, but soon they might have to put their differences aside to take down an even greater enemy.

A good action packed start with tons of brutal monster combat, vampire/priest action and blood spraying all over the place. Lots of fun.

***

Volume 2 covers chapters 7-12
4/5

After a brush with death in the previous volume, Alucard takes the police girl Seras Victoria under his wing by transforming her into his faithful vampire familiar, giving her the opportunity to test her mettle against two dangerous vampire brothers and their miniature army of ghoul soldiers waging war on the Hellsing organization. We learn more about the political factions behind the organization, the ringleaders behind the rogue vampire attacks and more about the motives of the Vatican super soldiers. Lots of moving pieces and lots of gory battles.

I really enjoy that all of the characters in this series are shamelessly insane, bloodthirsty super murderers, yet somehow oddly adorable and charming at the same time.

I love the rivalry between Alucard and Father Anderson, two diabolical monsters that are equally passionate for their causes and have a massive hate-boner fueled by a twisted respect for each other.

This is just the kind of pulpy, stylish chaotic fun I’ve been in the mood for.

***

Volume 3 covers chapters 13-18
4/5

Surprise surprise, the Nazis are behind everything again! This twist has been kinda obvious since the very beginning, but it’s fun to see the over-the-top villains finally make an official appearance. They’re going by the name Millennium: The Last Battalion.

Integra deploys Alucard, Seras and a group of rebel soldiers for hire called the Wild Geese to Brazil to track down the whereabouts of the remnants of Millennium and track down where the ringleaders may be gathering their undead forces in secret.

Alucard goes full John Wick on the Brazilian task force working under Millenium and the whole volume is an all out slaughterfest that ends in a brutal declaration of war. If the Nazis want to make a comeback, the Hellsing organization has their own legion of monsters that won’t make it easy for them.

The Vatican Iscariot rebels are busy waging their own war against heretics and traitors, building up their own alliance against the monstrous evils gathering all across Europe. Hellsing, Iscariot and Millennium are bound to cross paths eventually, and when they do, it’s going to be a bloody mess.

***

Volume 4
4/5

Volume 4 covers chapters 19-27

Mini-Hitler (The Major / The Acting Furher) reveals himself to the public and happily declares war on all of Britain, eager to begin World War III with an undead legion of occult superpowered nazi vampire warriors now at his command. He wants to stage a war worthy of Hell itself. Why? Well, quite literally just for the Hell of it. The guy gets off on mindless violence, destruction and bloodshed.

Alucard and Seras make quick work of The Dandy, the soldier with the magic cards leading the Brazilian battalion of nazi spies. Alucard steals his memories by drinking his blood and learns of The Major and his plans to stage a war against him and his people.

Hellsing and The Vatican join forces to stand and fight against the alliance of nazi monster soldiers aiming to initiate the long-awaited sequel to The Third Reich.

Insanity. The Major is a very repulsive but entertaining villain. Alucard and Father Anderson joining forces will be pure chaos. I like how both of them actually seem to be excited at the thought of a new World War just so they can have the chance to participate in the unfettered carnage.

[Juraj · Rating 4 out of 5]

I watched the anime ages ago and don't remember almost anything but I don't think it was this crazy. But the goofy letters by Kohta at the end of each volume are the best part. Guy is certified insane.

It also serves as sort of a time capsule of the culture in the 90's-early 00's. Even thinking of a conflict between catholics and protestants these days seems unimaginable because there's a bigger threat in Europe and there seem to be no Christians with "teeth" left.

Vol. 1 - 4/5*
Vol. 2 - 4/5*
Vol. 3 - 5/5*
Vol. 4 - 4/5*

[Mikael · Rating 3 out of 5]

genuinly dont know whats going on but integra and alucard are hotties so its okay <3

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hellsing is only mildly Nostalgic to me, but in a tangential way that really counts - less so for the content of the manga and more for what it represents. When I found out my city's library system contained manga, it was a huge game-changer for me. Previously, I was limited to the rare VIZ Media Shōnen Jump magazine sold in a Scholastic book-order form, or else skimming stray volumes of whatever-the-fuck amid games of Yu-Gi-Oh at Books-a-Million. This was when I lived in Mississippi, during which time I rarely visited the city library, as I had more immediate access to the school library. Moving back to Florida... I can't really remember why we started going to the city library. I guess some random kid activity get-together thing they were hosting one summer. I don't know, since most of the manga was in the Teens section, which I would not have entered to soon after moving here when I was eleven. Anyway, later that same year I started grabbing loads of manga volumes from the Teens section, and that's mostly what matters. What matters more is when I somehow learned of stray manga (and some Western comics, mostly DC's Vertigo imprint) squirreled away in what I would refer to (for lack of a better term) as the "adult section" - that is, the General Fiction section not necessarily limited to child or teenage demographics, though also not necessarily consisting of "good" literature (most "classics" were in the Required Reading shelves in the Teens section, even though my schools didn't teach any Salinger or Hemingway, very little Faulkner, I think no Wells or Melville, but whatever). So it became this really cool thing to find Volume 1 of Berserk, Volume 1 of the Battle Royale manga adaptation, and I believe the first two (!) volumes of Hellsing (I distinctly remember seeing Jan while reading in middle school, who appears to be Volume 2) (for whatever reason, few "mature" manga went beyond the first volume in these libraries; meanwhile, they had the entirety of Ranma 1/2 in the Teens section, which has boobs every volume). It's that thing, you know, when you're twelve or thirteen and you see swear words and gore and rapes in manga and believe yourself to be a Young Adult because of the giant Parental Advisory stickers.

I've come to collect these Deluxe Editions almost reluctantly. The idea was to just do it because all my individual Berserk volumes shill for Hellsing and Trigun, with many also shilling Vampire Hunter D. I'd been planning to collect Trigun Maximum for ages, but I dilly-dallied and the basic 3-in-1 omnibus editions went mostly out of print. By happenstance, I saw Dark Horse were getting around to new Deluxe Editions to go with Berserk, Hellsing, and Blade of the Immortal, which will ultimately add up to a lower cost than hunting down the more pricey 3-in-1s. The idea to grab Hellsing was basically just "Eh, I'm already planning on Berserk and Trigun, so fuck it." In truth, I was kinda more interested in the Vampire Hunter D 3-in-1 novel collections, which are all cheaper than these manga Deluxe Editions, so.... But it turns out I like Hellsing more at thirty than I did at eighteen, and arguably more than I did at age twelve.

One thing that bugs me: this volume carries a "13+" rating for "Violence, Mild Language." I could have sworn Hellsing was labeled "16+" when I first read it. I'm curious what the decrease in rating is even supposed to mean. "Mild Language" when it says "fuck" a lot, and Jan threatens rape and necrophilia. The violence borders on the severity of "18+"-rated Berserk. Is the actual depiction of rape the reason for the five-year gulf in demographics? But, then again, I was thirteen when I read this before. So...? Maybe it's better than VIZ and Seven Seas slapping Mature ratings on literal shōnen manga (e.g. Fire Punch, To Love-Ru Darkness) or Yen Press doing the same for Ane Naru Mono seemingly just because it's a prequel to a porn series.

I've spent too much time writing about things other than the content of the manga. When I was twelve or thirteen, I liked this because of the violence and action. When I was eighteen, when I finally read the whole series, I felt a bit weary because it seemed like it was just "cool for the sake of cool," Vampires versus Nazis, people being ripped to pieces just because; that same year, I read 20th Century Boys and Homunculus, which I preferred, and which could both be considered "artsier." Today, as an old-ass man, I again appreciate the Coolness of the manga. I've shed some pretentiousness, and consider Dragon Ball to be the peak of the medium, coming full-circle to where I was in middle school. I guess I view the action of Hellsing somewhat similar to the slapstick pie-fight in Gravity's Rainbow: a balance of "high" and "low" art. Hellsing is a spectacle of dudes doing cool poses and ripping each other to pieces. Manga is a visual medium, so it doesn't really need to be anything more than Cool Shit. Hirano-sensei is a great artist with a unique style, except for when he's a bad artist, which seems to be on purpose anyway. In some ways, I appreciate the stylized, cartoonish style - the wonky anatomical proportions and striking silhouettes - more than the super-detailed nigh-realism in some of Berserk's art.

I think I missed most of the game and movie references the first times I read this. Especially the spirit of Seras's gun being the Baron from David Lynch's Dune.

Seras seems to have the most enduring popularity of the girls, but I've found myself preferring Integra when re-reading. Not sure what that's about. Actually, I do; it's her voluminous hair. And I guess the apparent tan. That's not to say Seras isn't good as well. Mildly disappointed she doesn't fight too much here. Could have sworn she did. Maybe I'm remembering the original anime by Gonzo? Or else she just fights more as the manga continues. Whatever. I also like Rip Van Winkle's freckles.

[Paul Spence · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hellsing follows the maneuvers of the Hellsing Organization, led by Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing. Sir Integra, a young bespectacled woman with an affinity for thin cigars, utilizes the services of the dread vampire Alucard to keep England free of monsters. In the pursuit of a vampire priest, Alucard turns a young police woman, Seras Victoria, into a vampire whose need to learn the ropes allows the reader an in with this secretive group.

Seras, known as “Police Girl” by most, is hesitant to drink human blood or live in a coffin, grasping on to her remaining humanity and grappling with her steady transformation into a monster. Her newfound abilities are necessary, however, in the fight against Millennium, a holdover Nazi organization led by a man who was a Lieutenant in the SS during World War II, now known as The Major.

The Major’s chief concern is to plunge the world into war once again, lusting after the chaos, violence, and upheaval that war brings. The Hellsing Organization isn’t the only group invested in defeating Millennium, however; the Vatican’s mysterious Iscariot Organization has deployed their hideously powerful Father Alexander Anderson, whose bloodlust for Alucard occasionally threatens his ability to perform his duties. And though Alucard, Seras, and Anderson are all incredibly hard to kill, Millennium has another ace up its sleeve: They have been building an undead army for decades, scientifically modifying their ranks to be stronger.

Vampires and Nazis are the cornerstone of pulp comics, and Hellsing unashamedly leans all the way into the absurdity of the circumstances. Everything is over the top, especially the blood spray. Though surprisingly, Alucard favors his twin guns over feasting on his enemies, and Seras wields a ludicrously long cannon called the Harkonnen.

Indeed, the manga is a treat for gun enthusiasts and anyone who appreciates some stunning displays of violence. Alucard, though ostensibly the protagonist, is not a “good guy.” He is a servant to the Hellsing Organization, answering specifically to Integra, but he has no qualms about killing anyone who gets in his way, and he delights in destruction. In fact, he and Integra’s butler, Walter, had defeated Millennium once before, and Alucard delights in the prospect that he can do battle with them once again.

Beyond the trappings of genre, Hellsing is an incredibly stylish manga. Alucard never fails to look excessively cool, his black hair varying in length from scene to scene, his wild eyes dark-rimmed and frenzied. He shapeshifts into a many-eyed void during his battles, is beheaded and resurrected several times, and always, always defeats his enemy with unbridled pleasure.

Seras’s hefty bosom and her nearly erotic eventual ingestion of blood remind the reader that creator Kohta Hirano has hentai manga in his repertoire, though thankfully he does not treat all of his female characters with similar heightened sensuality. In fact, his variation of character is impressive, and his inventiveness with design exciting and distinct. Seras’s nubile virginity is the direct opposite of Integra’s buttoned-up, serious virginity (this sexual status being eye-rollingly important in the vampire lore of the series). Hirano is constantly stepping back and forth over the line between sex and violence throughout the series, constantly pushing the boundaries of good taste in the pursuit of a wickedly gratifying comic.

For years, fans have been awaiting a reprint of this sexy series, and Dark Horse has not only finally complied, but pulled out all the stops for a deluxe edition. With a blood red hardcover, ribbon bookmark, and nearly 700 7″x10″ pages of gruesome adventure, Hellsing is a beautiful addition to any serious manga collector’s shelves.

The translation has not been updated since its initial pass in 2003, but in this case the text does not feel dated — though the use of the Papyrus font for chapter subtitles might feel jarring for some. Its $50 price tag and unwieldy page count does make it an unfriendly option for the uninitiated, and the fact that this is the only version currently available may negatively affect sales. But for those who have been seeking an unbridled, unforgiving, and unhinged vampire story, the gorgeous and ghastly first deluxe volume, containing the first four original volumes of the series, will fit the bill nicely.

[A Serious Firefighter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool read so far 😈 Hoping we to see our boy tear up some Nazis in the next volume 🫡

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

2021: I tried to re-read this book to see if I'm still interested enough to spend my work gift-card on the second volume for our employee appreciation weekend. Seeing as how I really didn't care enough to finish my re-read, I don't think I'm going to buy the second volume yet. I do like what's here in the manga, I just feel like they're stuck on pretty tropey plot points right now. I also like Alucard as a character and want to see where his story finishes, I'm just not so into the Church Wars this book wants to talk about. So I'm not out of the series yet, just not gonna continue buying in for a sec.

2020: If you love the idea of vampires fighting essentially Nazi zombies and love anime, this is probably for you. For me, not being that big into anime, this has probably been my least favourite manga I've read (behind Jojo and Berserk). I am going to keep reading, I enjoy the character of Alucard well enough and I kind of want to see what happens to the Hellsing organization. I definitely think the Nazi zombie angle is overplayed, and the fact it was first drafted in a hentai magazine makes a lot of sense (say hi to cat girls and boob anatomy that doesn't make sense), but aside from that it was mostly enjoyable. Hasn't lost me yet.

[colagatji · Rating 4 out of 5]

saw it once and immediately decided i need to have it, no matter the price

no amount of words can describe how gorgeous this edition is

just as if this manga was meant to be published in this format

some full pages are just eye candy

where Kohta's signature "all black, a tiny bit of white" style of drawing is doing things to me



one thing that is missing is maybe a few pages at the end with colorful reprints of original volume covers

other than that, it's a masterpiece in publishing

[MyJazzyBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series. I first watched the original anime and then I saw the remake, Hellsing Ultimate. I think that Hellsing Ultimate is the superior of the two anime series and I was so happy to learn that the manga was being reprinted in English. Please be warned that this is an ADULT!!!! manga series and so I do not recommend this series to children. There is a lot of violence and blood and Nazis and vampire Nazis.

[Rav.ingbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

great art work and loving the storyline

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty stupid.

[Yaroslav Chernovol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Немовірна манґа. Дуже радий що Dark Horse вирішили таки випустити збільшений формат. Кожну панель можна довго розглядати у деталях. Ще й неймовірна ономатопея, яку не перекладали, але залишили як є.

[Dimitra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can I please give this 10 stars?! PLEASE?!
Oh, my... OK, OK... I may be a bit prejudiced toward this manga because I FREAKIN' ADORE ALUCARD!
*trying not to fangirl*
*heavy breathing*
Let's start from the edition itself. GORGEOUS. No, no you don't understand... It's DREAMY! Everything about this book, physically, is STUNNING!
Including the art. I love Hirano's unique art style so much!
Now, the story...You all know about the story, come on. It's awesome! Full of action scenes, which make me drool like a hungry cat over a salmon, amazing characters, great plot.
It. Has. Everything. I. Want.
Worth the splurge. PERIOD.

[Mike Reiff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely astonishing, jaw-dropping art, maybe the best manga art I’ve ever seen. The story is interesting, with distinctive main characters and a developing ominous threat that, maybe a little long-winded at the end of this edition - sets up for higher-stakes events later. This certainly feels more substantial than some other manga I’ve read recently in scope and dialogue and plotting. Plenty of horror action, likely what Morbius wishes it could have been and failed at, shades of other “antiheroes to catch the worst villains” storylines here if you like that sort of thing. But again, wow, that art…

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a 4 for nostalgia purposes. Hellsing is one of the very first manga I ever read or collected. And this is the first time I've read past what I had in my original collection back in the day.
The story itself is more like a 3 out of 5. It is basically an excuse for the action to happen and not the most engaging. But I think much of that is the fact that this is the beginning of the series and the author is trying to figure things out. The artwork is impeccable and really shines in this deluxe format. This volume was a fun trip down memory lane!

[Alicia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such an interesting story! I liked the concept of the vampires and the ghouls. I also liked the characters of Integra, Alucard, and Seras. There were other characters that I’d like to learn more about because I thought they were interesting. The plot of this one was intense especially with the whole SS and Nazi aspect. It was also pretty violent and brutal. The art style really fit the story well.

CWs: mentions of rape, death, murder, blood and gore, Nazis

[Macdara Keogh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hellsing is definitely a series I will grow to love even more once I read deluxe edition 2 and 3 after it. Alucard is a badass vampire and possibly my favourite vampire (after DIO of course). Sera adds humorous moments after any dark point in the book, she is probably my favourite side protagonist in Hellsing so far. I have high hopes for Hellsing Deluxe Edition 2 once I get my hands on it.

[Cecilia · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Anissa Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is so random💀

[Keeloween · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alucard really is my main man yk.