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mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
Meet Alucard, a vampire and he will kick your ass if you are trouble. Better not meet him in a dark place…
So I watched the anime YEARS ago, and still want/need to watch Ultimate (but both me and my hubby have so much to watch that we both don’t get to it). I loved the anime. I don’t remember 100% of all the details, but I remember how awesome it was. How cool and deadly Alucard was, and how Victoria got used to being a vampire. How we see tons of battles! So a few years ago I bought some of the volumes in the series and with corona still raging around I thought it would be a good time to read them.
I just LOVE Alucard, love that his name is Dracula mirrored. I love how Alucard is. Yes, he will murder you in a heartbeat (well, OK, do vampires have heartbeats, but you get what I mean), yes you don’t want him pissed off. But he is also a bit off. Weird. Strange. I may even say silly. I just love how everyone just assumes he is easy prey. Someone with big words. Someone who they can easily take down. But oh oh oh, they quickly find out that Alucard is not screwing around. I had such a giggle when one of the vampires asked Alucard why he was on the side of humans, his answer? “The problem with you little turds is that you go on these rampages whenever the urge hits you. If you keep playing this game, humans go extinct and we all die out, you shortsighted punk. Besides, it’s kind of complicated but I can’t disobey the humans.” He is not wrong. This man is right. I am curious about Alucard, I mean I watched the anime but that was years, so I have lost some vital information on Alucard. I cannot wait to read this series further and see that get explored and us seeing more Alucard’s character.
I love finding out more about the head of Hellsing, Integra, and how she became head of the group and all she is doing. She doesn’t have it easy, people often don’t take her and her organisation serious for various reasons, including because she is a woman. Integra is such an interesting person and I cannot wait to learn more about her.
Then there is Seras Victoria, or as Alucard calls her police girl. She got turned by Alucard early on in the volume (much to the frustration of Integra, though I just couldn’t stop laughing) and she is learning what her new undead life is all about. I really love Victoria, she is such an interesting character and she shows great promise. Though they are master and well, child? Offspring? Servant? I really love their relationship and I love how Alucard helps her out. Trains her.
We also meet other characters and I have to say Yumiko/Yumie is the most interesting.
There are tons of battles, gore, and murder in this one. Really, ripped off heads and then being drunk from. Dead people everywhere. Blood drips all over. At times a bit too much for my poor stomach, but I read on.
We also see that the Protestants and Catholics don’t match. For real.
I am not too sure how I felt about the accents that some of the characters had. I mean, it just felt a bit cringy and stereotype filled. I get you want to show that a character is from x place, but maybe not do it this way.
The art is really great, I like the style!
All in all, I cannot wait to continue reading this series. I don’t have all volumes so I will have to see if I can still buy the physical copies somewhere or if there is a digital edition for this one. I would highly recommend this manga if you are into vampires, action, and religion.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
So I watched the anime YEARS ago, and still want/need to watch Ultimate (but both me and my hubby have so much to watch that we both don’t get to it). I loved the anime. I don’t remember 100% of all the details, but I remember how awesome it was. How cool and deadly Alucard was, and how Victoria got used to being a vampire. How we see tons of battles! So a few years ago I bought some of the volumes in the series and with corona still raging around I thought it would be a good time to read them.
I just LOVE Alucard, love that his name is Dracula mirrored. I love how Alucard is. Yes, he will murder you in a heartbeat (well, OK, do vampires have heartbeats, but you get what I mean), yes you don’t want him pissed off. But he is also a bit off. Weird. Strange. I may even say silly. I just love how everyone just assumes he is easy prey. Someone with big words. Someone who they can easily take down. But oh oh oh, they quickly find out that Alucard is not screwing around. I had such a giggle when one of the vampires asked Alucard why he was on the side of humans, his answer? “The problem with you little turds is that you go on these rampages whenever the urge hits you. If you keep playing this game, humans go extinct and we all die out, you shortsighted punk. Besides, it’s kind of complicated but I can’t disobey the humans.” He is not wrong. This man is right. I am curious about Alucard, I mean I watched the anime but that was years, so I have lost some vital information on Alucard. I cannot wait to read this series further and see that get explored and us seeing more Alucard’s character.
I love finding out more about the head of Hellsing, Integra, and how she became head of the group and all she is doing. She doesn’t have it easy, people often don’t take her and her organisation serious for various reasons, including because she is a woman. Integra is such an interesting person and I cannot wait to learn more about her.
Then there is Seras Victoria, or as Alucard calls her police girl. She got turned by Alucard early on in the volume (much to the frustration of Integra, though I just couldn’t stop laughing) and she is learning what her new undead life is all about. I really love Victoria, she is such an interesting character and she shows great promise. Though they are master and well, child? Offspring? Servant? I really love their relationship and I love how Alucard helps her out. Trains her.
We also meet other characters and I have to say Yumiko/Yumie is the most interesting.
There are tons of battles, gore, and murder in this one. Really, ripped off heads and then being drunk from. Dead people everywhere. Blood drips all over. At times a bit too much for my poor stomach, but I read on.
We also see that the Protestants and Catholics don’t match. For real.
I am not too sure how I felt about the accents that some of the characters had. I mean, it just felt a bit cringy and stereotype filled. I get you want to show that a character is from x place, but maybe not do it this way.
The art is really great, I like the style!
All in all, I cannot wait to continue reading this series. I don’t have all volumes so I will have to see if I can still buy the physical copies somewhere or if there is a digital edition for this one. I would highly recommend this manga if you are into vampires, action, and religion.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
hazel1998's review against another edition
3.0
Catholic vs Anglican vampire hunters in Ulster? Love it
singular_coyote's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
aaronscott072's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
blubonby's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
started off kinda cool but the side story is genuinely terrible, and it’s put me off.
The anti-Palestinian message and Islamophobia made me feel sick. The Palestinian muslims are referred to as the “Anti-Jewish Islamic extremists” who have taken priests and nuns captive from a relief centre in a Palestinian refugee camp, for no reason other than money.
“If we can get the money and kill all of you infidels I’ve no doubt Allah will rejoice!!” Is a genuine quote from one of the muslim characters in this, which is fucking disgusting and a horrible representation of Islam and muslims.
This same character also use the term “Allah Akbar” as he’s preparing to kill a christian character, which is again, fucking disgusting and shows absolutely a complete lack of understanding of what that phrase actually means.
Oh, let’s not forget that the christian characters refer to the muslims as heathens and pagans.
Also this side story has the tired trope of a person with DID has two “personalities” one which is “so gentle she wouldn’t hurt a fly” and the other is referred to as a “berserker” where she’s super powerful and just kills everyone. Gross.
I do get that it was written a while ago, I believe around the time when Islamophobia was at an all time high, and that the understanding of DID has changed greatly over time and this, even to this day, is a popular misunderstanding and misrepresentation of the disorder, but it was still very unpleasant to read. Adding in that the extra chapter isn’t very long, or seemingly important to the overall story, almost makes it worse because it was completely unnecessary to write in.
The anti-Palestinian message and Islamophobia made me feel sick. The Palestinian muslims are referred to as the “Anti-Jewish Islamic extremists” who have taken priests and nuns captive from a relief centre in a Palestinian refugee camp, for no reason other than money.
“If we can get the money and kill all of you infidels I’ve no doubt Allah will rejoice!!” Is a genuine quote from one of the muslim characters in this, which is fucking disgusting and a horrible representation of Islam and muslims.
This same character also use the term “Allah Akbar” as he’s preparing to kill a christian character, which is again, fucking disgusting and shows absolutely a complete lack of understanding of what that phrase actually means.
Oh, let’s not forget that the christian characters refer to the muslims as heathens and pagans.
Also this side story has the tired trope of a person with DID has two “personalities” one which is “so gentle she wouldn’t hurt a fly” and the other is referred to as a “berserker” where she’s super powerful and just kills everyone. Gross.
I do get that it was written a while ago, I believe around the time when Islamophobia was at an all time high, and that the understanding of DID has changed greatly over time and this, even to this day, is a popular misunderstanding and misrepresentation of the disorder, but it was still very unpleasant to read. Adding in that the extra chapter isn’t very long, or seemingly important to the overall story, almost makes it worse because it was completely unnecessary to write in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Islamophobia, and Violence
andreavisbal240's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ditahunter's review against another edition
5.0
Con este actual estado de parón lector y confinamiento he decidido leer cosas ligeritas y ¿Qué mejor que releerse tu manga favorita?
Si bien es cierto que el estilo de Kohta Hirano es muy detallado, en este primer tomo podemos ver algo asi como "Los diseños originales" de algunos personajes, los cualea poco a poco sufriran un gran cambio en contraste con los dibujos de los últimos tomos.
Este primer tomo se centra más en una presentación de personajes más que en la trama principal, sin embargo ya dejan ver las primeras trazas de lo que nos llevará al final de esta época historia, marcada por un primer interrogante ¿Quien esta creando tantos vampiros?
Si bien es cierto que el estilo de Kohta Hirano es muy detallado, en este primer tomo podemos ver algo asi como "Los diseños originales" de algunos personajes, los cualea poco a poco sufriran un gran cambio en contraste con los dibujos de los últimos tomos.
Este primer tomo se centra más en una presentación de personajes más que en la trama principal, sin embargo ya dejan ver las primeras trazas de lo que nos llevará al final de esta época historia, marcada por un primer interrogante ¿Quien esta creando tantos vampiros?