Hellsing

Hellsing (Herushingu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It first premiered in Young King Ours in 1997 and ended in September 2008. The individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Shōnen Gahosha. As of March 2009 all chapters have been released in 10 volumes in Japan. Hellsing chronicles the efforts of the mysterious and secret Hellsing Organization, as it combats vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural foes who threaten England.

The manga series is licensed for English language release in North America by Dark Horse Comics, in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, and in Singapore by Chuang Yi. In 2001, Hirano began publishing chapters of a prequel series, Hellsing: The Dawn, in special editions of Young King OURs, with six chapters released as of September 2008.

An anime series of the same name was produced by Gonzo. Directed by Umanosuke Iida, the series was based on the manga, but used a screenplay by Chiaki Konaka and is significantly different from the manga in terms of plot, though it uses some of the same characters and similar character designs. Spanning 13 episodes, it was broadcast on Japan's Fuji Television from October 10, 2001 to January 16, 2002.

Plot

Hellsing is named after and centered around the Holy Order of Protestant Knights, originally led by Abraham Van Helsing. The mission of Hellsing is to search and destroy those that threaten the safety of the Queen and Country from the undead and other supernatural forces of evil. This organization is currently led by Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, who inherited the leadership of Hellsing as a child after the death of her father. She witnessed his death which has made her from this once innocent and shy little girl to a tough and deadly force. She is protected by the faithful Hellsing family butler, a deadly foe in his own right, and former Hellsing "trashman," Walter C. Dornez, and Alucard, the original and most powerful vampire that swore loyalty to the Hellsing family after being defeated by Van Helsing one hundred years before the story takes place. These formidable guardians are joined early on in the storyline by former police officer Seras Victoria, whom Alucard turned into a vampire. She is mostly involved for satire and comedy as a new vampire trying to learn a new lifestyle.

As the scale and frequency of incidents involving the undead escalate in England and all around the world, Sir Integra discovers that the remnants of a Nazi group called Millennium still exist and are intent on reviving the Third Reich by creating a battalion of vampires. Millennium, Hellsing, and the Vatican section XIII Iscariot clash in an apocalyptic three-sided war in London, and Millennium reveals its true objective: to destroy the vampire Alucard, ending a feud begun during World War II.

Hellsing Organization

More formally known as the Royal Order of Protestant Knights, the Hellsing Organization was founded by Abraham Van Helsing shortly after the events of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula as a response to the threat posed by vampires. The Hellsing Organization is traditionally headed by Abraham's descendants, who control Alucard, the ultimate vampire created by the organization for use in their continuing struggle against supernatural threats. After World War II, it was decided that Alucard was too powerful or potentially too dangerous to continue to be used as a weapon, and was locked away in the dungeon of the Hellsing mansion. Upon Arthur's death, his daughter, Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, became the director of the organization. Integra's uncle, Richard Hellsing, attempted to assassinate her and take control of the organization, but was defeated by Alucard, whom Integra accidentally released.

In the Hellsing universe, the organization is an integral part of the true power-structure of the United Kingdom, which is, according to the story, still ruled by a hidden aristocracy and the monarchy. The organization is tasked with defending the country's shores from any and all supernatural threats and often faces controversy over the highly unconventional methods Hellsing chooses to do this, such as the use of "anti-Christian" powers and creatures. In the TV series, Hellsing is portrayed much more like a paramilitary or counter-terrorist organization armed with Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine guns and GKN Saxon or VAB APCs used to transport Hellsing soldiers to areas where there are reports of supernatural outbreaks in Britain. The paramilitary aspects are rarely mentioned in the OVA or the manga.

Characters

	Abraham Van Helsing The Vampire Hunter who caught Alucard
	Adolf Hitler Appears in several anime.. Including DBZ movie "Fusion Reborn"
	Alexander Anderson Iscariot XIII's most powerful Priest and Alucard's biggest rival.He is charged with killing vampires and destroying any other threats to the church. A genetically bio-engineered human(Regenerator) with the ability to regenerate,and wielding his blessed bayonets.He transformed into A monster of God,by merging with holy relics.
	Alucard The main protagnist of the Hellsing series. Alucard is really count Dracula who was defeated by Abraham Van Hellsing before the series start. He became the Hellsing Organizations weapon against the undead and is truly the most powerful vampire in existence.
	Arthur Hellsing The Father of Interga Hellsing and the master of Alucard and walter before his death
	Bubbancy A baobhan sith who infiltrated Hellsing HQ as Integra's sister.
	Chedder Priest a minor character from Hellsing
	Chris Pickman One of the new soldiers hired by the Hellsing organization after the Valentine brothers attack. He only appeared in the anime.
	Enrico Maxwell The head of Section XIII who grew up from a An illegitimate child.A fanatical Christian, he lived and died in his hubris for his religion.
	Enrico Stivaletti A minor vampire from the Hellsing anime. Enrico was a Freak Chip vampire who tried to turn his roomate/lover Mick into a vampire but was stopped before finishing his plan. While in the morgue he reanimated and went on killing spree to find Mick.
	Gareth Henderson A character from the Hellsing anime. Gareth is the superior officer of Seras at the beginning of the series. He is later killed in the line of duty by Alexander Anderson.
	Harry Anders An MI-5 Agent who apparently cooperates with Kim
	Heinkel Wolfe A dangerous Iscariot Assassin.Would eventually became a fearsome regenerator soldier for Christianity.
	Helena A young-looking vampire that spends her time reading and listening to "Solveigs Song" by Grieg. She appears to live alone in a dark old house. Despite her young appearance, she is quite old and becomes something of a role-model for Seras.
	Incognito A true vampire that appeard in the Hellsing anime.
	Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing The current Leader of Hellsing Organization and the daughter of Sir Arthur Hellsing.
	Jessica A minor vampire from Hellsing and Leif's girlfriend
	Kim A news reporter, she tries to prove afterwards that vampires exist to the general public. One such feat was watching a snuff film being recorded in which a vampire would attack a man who clearly had no idea what is going on.
	Leif A minor character from Hellsing. Leif is a vampire who went on a killing spree with his girlfriend Jessica.
	Luke Valentine The Older brother of the Valentine Brothers
	Makube Makube is Enrico Maxwell's successor as the Bureau Director of the Iscariot Organization.
	Paul Wilson A soldier Incognito turned into a Freak Chip Vampire.
	Peter Fargusen Commander of the Hellsing Organization's military.
	Pip Bernadotte The Commander of the wild geese
	Renaldo is Archbishop Enrico Maxwell's second of Section XIII, Iscariot Organization.
	Richard Hellsing The brother of Arthur, who tries to kill a young Integral before she takes control of Hellsing
	Rip Van Winkle A Lieutenant of Millennium with a keen eye.
	Schrödinger The secret weapon of Millennium. He is a cat-boy with the power to be "everywhere and nowhere at the same time", making him next to impossible to kill.
	Seras Victoria Seras a young police officer who was turned by Alucard and now struggles to accept what she is turning into.
	Sett The Egyptian god who is summoned by Incognito.
	She "She" is not a member of Millennium, strictly speaking. but she is the original vampire upon which all of Millennium's artificial vampires were based.
	Sir Gregory Penwood Grandson of Sir Penwood
	Sir Hugh Irons Sir Hugh Irons is the President of Round Table Council.
	Sir Irons This is the grandson to the original sir Irons
	Sir Rob Walsh Another member of the round table
	Sir Shelby M. Penwood A member of the Round Table
	Spirit of Harkonnen A spirit seen in seras's gun
	Steadler Hired to replace Gareth, Steadler was really working for a reporter named Kim to reveal the shocking truth of vampires and the Hellsing Organization to the public.
	The Captain The Captain is the Major's silent Body guard and Millennium's Top fighter. He is the only real Werewolf in the S.S. forces of Millennium.
	The Doctor The Doctor is a member of Millennium from Hellsing.The disease mind responsible for making the 1,000 armies of Vampires.
	The Major The Major, Main villain of Hellsing and leader of Millennium a team was created by Hitler at the end of World War II. The aim of Millennium is to research supernatural beings and phenomena for military use.An insane Nazi with a desire to create an endless war.
	Tubalcain Alhambra A vampire with more then a few tricks up his sleeve.
	Walter C. Dornez The Angel Of Death ,Walter C. Dornez is the retainer for the Hellsing organization and one of their greatest weapons.