So far I have been disappointed, but given that there has only been 1 OVA released, more has yet to come. I haven't read the manga as well so that may affect my judgement on this as well.

From what I've seen though the animation style is pretty good. I agree that the music from the original is definitely better.

eh i didn't like it at all (first OVA)
its like.. they were trying to make Hellsing cool with the CG and lame one liners and its ALREADY cool without that shit

and the music sucked balls

hopefully the next one goes into what happened after episode 13 of the real series =/

To my knowledge it wont because this series is supposed to follow the manga a whole lot closer than the previous anime (the whole incognito shit doesnt exist in the manga) and is even being supervised by the mangaka himself.

For people who have not read the manga, please read it! It will make you understand the OVA much more better then just watching the TV series. Like I said, and Tokubetsu just said, everything that happened with Incognito was Gonzo's doing and not part of the true series. So this OVA, that will be following the manga all the way to the end, will not have anything to do with the TV series. Which means, NO POST-INCOGNETO STORYLINE. This isn't a sequel people, get over it.

Not to mention that the TV series also had CGI AND one liners. Or are you forgetting?

Sorry if I'm sounding a little ticked, I'm not. I'm just trying to make a point to people that seem to be missing the whole just of the new series.....

:cussing:

Anyone know where I can get the manga?

Animation wise, I like the OVA a lot better. It looks a lot more cleaner than the TV series. However, I do miss the color contrast they did on the TV series. Those looked real nice.

And ya, I must say the music on the OVA is lacking compared to the TV series.

I'm looking forward to the next episode. Any idea on the date of release?

Any place that sells manga. That is if you want the english version....don't know about the japanese ones....

No word. But the new DVD cover's out:

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/1285/ova2v22ub.png

So I guess in the next few weeks to a month.....

Very very cool, I wanted to see ep 2 for the longest time (see how it contrasts from the TV serie)

I'm mostly waiting for the OVA to get past where the TV broke away from the manga...because personally, I think the original TV series did a fabulous job with that part of the storyline (this might have something to do with the fact that I just re-watched the entire TV series last night, with my roommate).

At the moment I'm really missing the TV's soundtrack, and the drawing of the teeth! That may seem like a silly thing to be irritated about (especially since the OVA is doing more of the 'shark-tooth' style that is actually in the comics), but I really loved seeing Alucard grin in the TV show. He has some of the best vampire choppers I've seen in anime, aside from Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.

I'm downloading the first episode now, but it should be noted... Up until about 3 weeks ago, I had NEVER seen Hellsing.

Yes... That's right... Sue me...

I've been hanging out with some friends in Minessotta all weekend and we downloaded the 13 episodes from the TV series and watched them all back to back.

Everyone liked them OK, but I was just awed by the animation and story. It's also refreshingly good to see a shockingly gory series with so much flair. Can't wait until this is done downloading. :D

That's okay. My roomie wasn't even interested in it until she watched AMV Hell. Then I kept dropping hints (and telling her Crispin Freeman is wonderful as Alucard's VA in English).

You really, really should read the manga, though. It's far better than the original TV, and the OVA doesn't really do the art justice. Some people dislike Kohta Hirano's style, but I think it fits the storyline wonderfully.

Well... Since watching the series I also downloaded a couple manga scans and skimmed through them. I haven't really sat down to read them though, but the artwork is fucking awesome. It's too bad it's only monochromatic though, because I've gotten so used to watching Hellsing in its bloody and gory goodness that it's kind of hard to adapt to the change. :p

I have a bunch of color manga pictures you might be intrested in (YKO covers w/o the text mostly)....I attached a few to the post....

Also SOLID&ETC is a very good Hellsing fan art site...you might want to check them out too....

OH! You fuckin' :rock:!

Yay!
I love the color illustrations... there's one specifically that I'd love to have in a higher resolution, but alas, I have no idea where to find it :(.
Also, Pu-sama on DeviantArt has some kick-ass (and bloody/gory) Hellsing fanart, not to mention awesome Violinist of Hameln fanart as well. I love her.

I found a larger picture of the second DVD cover off of livejournal incase anyone's interested.

http://img462.imageshack.us/img462/7...graova25aj.jpg

now still any word of its release still being april 8th?

Integra = badass as usual >=].

I just read some of the manga. God, I hope the OVA doesn't follow the manga. Nazi vampires? Wow. Hopefully it'll be like the series where it goes away from the manga.

The major reason this OVA is being made is because the original anime didn't go in the direction the manga was.

Considering the first episode was a very, very close rendering of the original first volume of the manga, I'd say it's gonna happen.

Yep. Heck, this OVA will also display the dawn (some sort of prequel with Walter and Alucard encountering the major antagonist in the serie in the past). I really hope the 2nd one comes out soon...I want to see how the potray the valentine bros and Pip <_<

I was wondering if they were going to do something with The Dawn, since at the end of the credits

I'm not sure if they're going to incorporate The Dawn into the main storyline, or do something like a sidestory of sorts. I mean, from what the first episode was like, it seems that they are trying to put each volume of the manga in to each episode. But I guess we'll find out in April.

So is this true? I hope so...

yeah I would seriously would love to know the date <_<

It's Augest 4th not April 8th....

(The date on the site reads Year.Month.Day)

Ok.. i seriously hate Hellsing now..