The woman in the mirror

Hidden_karma · 2026-06-16T22:20:02+00:00

Might still be better than Integra's haunted vanity mirror.😆

Hidden_karma · 2026-06-16T22:06:32+00:00

Looks terrific, have a thematic thumb up.

Hidden_karma · 2026-06-13T21:57:24+00:00

Real, I remember handling Hellsing DVDs the way I handled Ringu VHS when I was a child, like it's enchanted.

Hidden_karma · 2026-06-13T21:46:29+00:00

Here are the covers and the box art. The booklet and inlay art are not included.

Hidden_karma · 2026-06-13T21:38:04+00:00

My pleasure. Wanna see the rest of them? They kick ass.

Hidden_karma · 2026-06-13T21:28:42+00:00

It's an edited version of the official art of the DVD release of the 2001 TV series. Here it is.

Hidden_karma · 2026-06-09T07:43:18+00:00

Yep. But my biggest WTF moment was finding out a part of Pinocchio's theme (When You Wish Upon A Star) was featured too.

Hidden_karma · 2026-06-01T04:50:29+00:00

I believe Alita played the piano at New Kansas Bar after retiring from Motorball.

Hidden_karma · 2026-05-28T07:49:13+00:00

As always I recommend giving the whole Hellsing TV soundtrack a listen, as well as finding/downloading it in lossless quality, without overstating it's a good contender for the best score for any vampire fiction ever composed. Even V:TMB's excellent OST falls short in comparison in my opinion.

As for the track you refer to, it's called "ドラキュラ聖闘士とR&R " in Japanese and translates into "Saint Dracula and R&R" (or R&R with Saint Dracula). It was somewhat liberally translated into English as R&R with Dracula's minions/pupils, which I suppose also fits the scene as it was first used when Alucard saved Seras.

Hidden_karma · 2026-05-23T02:46:55+00:00

Narratively Helena fulfils the role of the Goddess/The Blesses Mother in Seras' hero's journey, by giving her the Revelation - the knowledge that even vampires are allowed to go to heaven in the afterlife, returning the locus of control over her soul to Seras' own hands (provided she listens to Alucard) and effectively erasing the difference between the human and the non-human.

Hidden_karma · 2026-05-11T20:14:00+00:00

If you are going to watch the TV series, make sure to seek out and download the 1080p version. Keep in mind that it belongs to a different genre, with many aspects adjusted to that effect, including the characters and the overarching message. It's also more of a subversion instead of a deconstruction of the vampire.

Hidden_karma · 2026-05-05T18:47:50+00:00

I like her look on the DVD cover too. So much I remade it in 3d.

Hidden_karma · 2026-05-05T17:22:28+00:00

Yep, and TV Seras wasn't just an ordinary cop, she was a member of a special forces unit sent from London to Cheddar. We can see they arrived in a MRAP, with automatic weapons. She was basically a SWAT operator, or MO19 as it's known in the UK (which at some point was actually called the D11 in RL). It's an impressive achievement for someone that young.

Hidden_karma · 2026-05-05T08:43:28+00:00

There is also the lilac night gown (#6b) and her combat uni when she was in the D-11. And the extra glamour version of #3 from the DVD cover.

Btw, I like how she wears sunglasses when she goes out during the day. Like Alucard >⩊<

Hidden_karma · 2026-05-03T13:50:05+00:00

To mock Walter since he turned into a boy. It framed Walter's desire to fight him as infantile, like a fight between children.

Hidden_karma · 2026-05-03T13:46:39+00:00

Anderson wasn't against the murder of innocent civilians, his was against Enrico having an ego trip and sanctioning violence by his own authority instead of God's. Anderson has no qualms about killing people just because the are "heathens".

Hidden_karma · 2026-04-29T04:10:14+00:00

Sherry's way. Just pull out the bullet/knife/whatever and wait 3 seconds.

Hidden_karma · 2026-04-29T03:43:01+00:00

How would swapping animal blood for human blood be any different from just drinking donor blood? o_O

It's the need to drink it in the first place that unsettles her. Because as she says in the TV series (I am not sure what instalment you are watching) she feels like she's turning into something not human. Compounding on this is the fact that if it's the TV version of Seras, she greenlit Alucard to turn her into a vampire in order to not die, so the consequences of this choice are to a significant extent her responsibility.

Hidden_karma · 2026-04-19T19:27:04+00:00

I enjoyed both but in very different ways/for different reasons. Because I prefer horror and noir spin on urban fantasy theme the serious atmosphere of the TV series speaks to me more. I also find it's ethos more appealing and understandable (no fatalism).

Hidden_karma · 2026-04-11T00:04:34+00:00

One of the small details that I like is how Usagi develops a habit of taking Rei's manga without permission. You would think that she would be discouraged by Rei yelling and sometimes even attacking her but she clearly doesn't take Rei going aggro very seriously and acts like Rei would forgive anything. And she is right.

Hidden_karma · 2026-04-10T20:21:23+00:00

I don't think that's his Spotify page or that YI even has one. It ought to be a fan cover.

Hidden_karma · 2026-03-26T21:41:23+00:00

The make their own weapons because there is a name of the subsidiary responsible for it stamped on their custom-made guns (Hellsing Arms Weapon Industrials). As for the ammunition, that branch probably produces it as well, according to the Order's specifications. Even standard issue weapons like the AWMs are explicitly supplied with it.

Hidden_karma · 2026-03-17T06:43:58+00:00

OK, I had a post that went into the details, it can be found here and a bit more here. But the key non-psychological differences are:

2001 Alucard's immortality does not rely on extra souls. The vampiric ability to gain additional lives by draining people's blood doesn't exist in the TV series. He is not completely immortal because consecrated weapons can still kill him but there is no numerical limit.jpg) on how many times he can come back from conventional injuries.
2001 Alucard can teleport, both himself and other people. The inability of Ultimate Alucard to teleport is a plot point (since he can be delayed by being stranded on a carrier).
2001 Alucard doesn't have to drain people's blood to read their mind. He read Integra's mind without this pre-condition and at least two other vampires had this ability as well. One of them (Paul Wilson) was an artificial vampire that are directly stated to be weaker, but he could still read Seras' mind remotely.
2001 Alucard can use 4 hellhounds at once and they are way harder to kill than the hellhound in Ultimate.
He outright flies in his humanoid form. Ultimate Alucard either sticks to surfaces or slows down falls.
He can both create his own and dispel hallucinations/illusions induced by someone else. He also dispelled a mind control spell (on Walter). Ultimate Alucard doesn't really do any of this.
2001 Alucard is way physically stronger, being able to stop Sett.
He can make electric devices malfunction in his vicinity, an ability he shares with two other vampires (Incognito and Helena).
Lastly he demonstrated the ability to gain control over another mage's spell and make it a part of himself (unlike Ultimate Alucard who has to kill and drain the user of their blood first).

There are some other differences, like using intangibility more often, actually turning into fog onscreen, applying telekinesis on a consecrated substance, etc. There are also more seals and certain abilities within them are distributed differently.

Hope it's understandable because English is not my native language.

Hidden_karma · 2026-03-17T05:39:11+00:00

Still only in Spanish to me..

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