In rec.arts.anime.misc Terrence Briggs
lycos.com> wrote:> On Jun 1, 9:27 am, Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:
>> In rec.arts.anime.misc Terrence Briggs
lycos.com> wrote:>>> Random reviews and discussion essentially were lauding the OAV for
>>> its faithfulness to the manga :-(
>>
>> Ummm... because it is? A *lot* more than the TV series?
>
> My point is that I disliked Volume 1 of the OAV. It's supposedly
> faithful to the manga. Therefore, I probably won't like the manga,
> either :-)
Well, Hellsing clearly isn't for everyone. ;)
>> FWIW, I like the OVA so far. Some details are left out, but all in
>> all it does catch the feel of the manga very well. As it follows the
>> manga rather closely I entirely fail to see how it would have "no
>> plot".
>
> It's pretty much a series of extended action scenes with voice-overs
> to establish each situation, with little or no connective tissue
> linking scenes to each other. Alucard's introduced after a montage
> that introduces the Ghouls and the Cop Girl. Cop Girl wakes up in
> Alucard's joint. Alucard faces two teen vampires. Mad preacher is
> introduced. Alucard meets Mad preacher. The end. It's a very spare
> story.
Basically, the first volume introduces most of the main characters
(Alucard, Integra, Seras, Anderson, Walter). It doesn't have much story
development.
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