manga: Hellsing Vols 2-3

[meganbmoore]

I sincerely hope Dirk Benedict never reads this manga. His delicate sensibilities could never survive. Particularly one scene in volume 3.

Still more style and violence over substance, but in a very entertaining way.

I’m not positive, but wasn’t the first half of volume 2 the final arc of the first anime series? It’s been a while, but I seem to remember that the anime ended with an army of ghouls attacking the mansion when she was at a meeting. Though that ended with her pinned down and being rescued by Alucard.

So, Walter was the trashman of the Order of the Royal Protestant Knights? Does that mean he was basically Alucard, but without superpowers?

I kind of think Seras having to train the mercenaries is one of the best things ever. Mostly because she isn’t allowed to fight them with more than finger flicks.

And there really are Nazis! Nazi ghouls! You told me, but I don’t think I quite believed you! (It wasn’t intentional doubt, I promise.)

Alucard has a serious “master” complex, doesn’t he? I particularly liked the bit where he showed up to try to kill Maxwell because Maxwell called Integra a sow. Which led to Anderson and Alucard about to have a shootout in a museum, only to be thwarted by Seras and tourists.

Actually, I take it back. Seras taking big strong mercenaries down with finger flicks wasn’t the best thing ever. Intregra asking for a cigar, taking a few puffs, and then ordering Alucard to take down everyone in his path when he challenged her was.

Also, I think Alucard wore a pimp suit, but I forgot about it when the guy with exploding playing cards showed up.
 

Comments

[kakkobean.livejournal.com]

Dirk Benedict...that's the guy who thinks that women don't like superheroes and that they need to be behind the kitchen counter?

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

No. The one who thinks women should have women's roles, and men should have mens, and never the twain shall meet. The glass ceiling of fiction must remain intact or the world will end.

You know, the original Starbuck guy who says it's OK and awesome for men to smoke cigars, flirt, fly fighter jets and drink, but women can't.

[kakkobean.livejournal.com]

AH! That dude.

Hah. I'd like to see his face while reading Hellsing

[shiegra.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think so too, absolutely!

....our ideas of woman's roles and men's roles may differ, though. Mine tends to be: WHATEVER IS AWESOME.

That guy is such a caricature I don't know whether to snicker or give him an internet middle finger.