I finished watching volume two of the new Hellsing Ultimate Volume 2 OVA last night and I’m impressed thus far. For those who are into the former Hellsing series and the manga that inspired it, this new OVA is nothing new but it’s still really good.
As with the Hellsing Ultimate Volume 1 OVA, the series is taken almost page by page from the manga. Volume two of the OVA is basically volume two of the manga with the minor reshuffling of a key scene from volume four. A few new scenes have been added in the fight sequences, but their addition is so trivial that it’s only a slight deviation from the story. Volume two stops short of telling the entire tale of the manga by one chapter.
PRODUCTION
You can really see the time, money and effort the studio poured into this thing. The production value is actually higher than the first series and I thought that was pretty damn high. It’s the lil’ details that make this series shine so far; the gleam off of Seras Victoria’s Harkonnen, the reflection in Jan’s lip ring, the perfectly limned figure of Alucard as he prepares to serve up some pain for Luke, is fantastic.
COLOR
The color palette maintained most of the original series tones, but this time around the colors seem richer and deeper. The covers for the manga, which are in color, aren’t as rich as the series colors, so I’m glad they didn’t go with the manga’s colors.
MUSIC
Music-wise, I’m withholding my judgment until I’ve listened to it all as a body of work. The music was written for the entire series overall and not piece by piece. Thus far the music seems a bit more orchestral than Yasushi Ishii’s
I’m really looking forward to how the series will treat the “new†material that wasn’t in the original series. I kinda thought the old series petered out after they deviated from the manga. So the next volume is something that will be jam packed with action and surprises for those who just watched the series and didn’t read the manga!
outta possible four gummies.
And thanks for reading!
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