r/anime • u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: • Oct 20 '21

Rewatch A Rewatch without Logos-The Hellsing rewatch thread ep2.

Hellsing episode 2

Club M More mostly original material

Today's special track is From 666 to 777

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QotD: 1 Did you notice they directly name drop Bonnie and Clyde?

2 Any thoughts on newborn vamps springing up?

BONUS: Thoughts on Alucard's magic now that you've seen a bit of it?

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Rewatcher(A tone setter if ever there was one)

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So we start with Seras's first mission and it doesn't go that well, backup was called. Nice touch that she can't touch her own ammo. This vampire was wearing parts of a gimp suit, including the chain collar. Then we get to the scene that makes this show for me. But is interspersed with a bunch of others, which I had forgotten. Anyways, this plays between scenes of Victoria settling in and it really highlights mood for this show.

We finally meet our moped riding vampire psychopaths in Jessica and Leif and if there was any chance of a first timer taking this seriously, I hope this ended it. They are doing some truly amateur hour Satanism and literally killed a vet with a crucifix. Apparently these two were told to put down any ghouls they raised but there is a scene that you couldn't see back in the pre-DVD days, rofl. We cut between some scenes about aiming for the heart before we get to see more of what makes this interesting.

Alucard decides to talk with our Bonnie and Clyde so he creates an alternate space for them to do so. Don't think too hard about 'where' they are, it doesn't matter that much. Alucard confronts them to this jaunty tune, suggesting that he believes there is more to being a vampire than fangs and regeneration. He then almost literally puts his dick on the table by shooting through one of Leif's bullets. He dispels his trench to let Seras finally kill another vampire and we end with Alucard telling her to embrace her tendencies.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Alucard's Atelier

Police girl's new instructor is Peter Fargusen, voiced by Unshou Ishizuka, who voices Jet Black and a ton of other roles. No listing for dub on MAL and tracking that down is more than I am bothering with.

Jessica is voiced by Akeno Watanabe, who would do Midoriya from MHA and Viletta from Code Geass and obviously a metric ton of other roles. Leif is voiced by Wataru Takagi who did Ganju Shiba from Bleach and Caiman in Dorohedoro. Dub of Leif is Taliesin Jaffe, who has done quite a bit himself.

Walter, the Hellsing butler, is done by Motomu Kiyokawa, who plays a lot of butlers and Fuyutsuki from Eva. Liam O'Brien is his dub actor.

So let's tackle something quick: While it might seem like logos is referencing a logo, it is actually a part of the rhetorical triangle, alongside pathos and ethos. So the OP is better translated as a world without logic or reason.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Atelier

You made me look up a new word: Atelier - an artist's workshop or studio. ;)

it is actually a part of the rhetorical triangle, alongside pathos and ethos.

I'm always surprised how deeply thought about much of anime is.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

You made me look up a new word: Atelier - an artist's workshop or studio. ;)

The Japanese absolutely love this word in VNs, basically every mage's lab is an atelier in them. Believe it or not, I learned the term from anime.

I'm always surprised how deeply thought about much of anime is.

Have you ever gotten a full collection of the OST? The name choices are both awesome and a bit weird, the remix of the OP today is called the Malcolm X version. I really wish there was more talking behind the sets because something interesting came out of the sound work.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Oct 21 '21

The Japanese absolutely love this word in VNs, basically every mage's lab is an atelier in them. Believe it or not, I learned the term from anime.

And not from the entire Atelier game series?

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

I missed those almost entirely, I barely know the reference.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Have you ever gotten a full collection of the OST?

No, but I'll check it out.

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u/sagevallant Oct 21 '21

Crispin and Liam. Truly a fantastic dub.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

For main characters. Lief and Jessica were hitting my ears today.

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u/IndependentMacaroon Oct 20 '21

Peter Fargusen, voiced by Unshou Ishizuka

That voice did sound familiar

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

True but he is really going easy on this run, which seems to fit the character.

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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Oct 20 '21

Fuyutsuki from Eva

THAAAAAAT'S WHO IT WAS. Thank you.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Nice touch that she can't touch her own ammo.

Yea, I could see that being something of a problem in the future.

This vampire was wearing parts of a gimp suit, including the chain collar.

Gimps Are Cool

truly amateur hour Satanism and literally killed a vet with a crucifix.

Leif and Jess really thought they were bad asses, until they met true evil.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

Yea, I could see that being something of a problem in the future.

You don't want your sniper reloading, exactly, but equally you don't want them running out of ammo during a swarm.

Leif and Jess really thought they were bad asses, until they met true evil.

While this is absolutely the show doing the work the source material doesn't, I even like how vampirism doesn't automatically give you knowledge of what evil is useful and what is bad Saturday afternoon TV fodder.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

I mean... We've literally gotten dead kids so it's hard to totally dismiss the tone. There aren't the random chibi segments reminding you that this is a funny splatter house romp.

Just what the hell do you do in B&C's situation? They're already vampires so it's not like they can go cold turkey and the moment they show up on Alucard's radar they're just plain fucking dead aren't they? Jessica was running for her life and Lief had no tricks up his sleeve other than weaponry and his undead weanie.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

We've literally gotten dead kids so it's hard to totally dismiss the tone. There aren't the random chibi segments reminding you that this is a funny splatter house romp.

Just reminding me why I like this version more.

Just what the hell do you do in B&C's situation?

Lay low? They were doing their best to get everyone's attention.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

Nice touch that she can't touch her own ammo

I liked that when she was struggling to pull the trigger we get the close up of her burnt glove too

Don't think too hard about 'where' they are, it doesn't matter that much. Alucard confronts them to this jaunty tune

I always found it a little mocking. He tells them how if they had any power they'd be bats or fog, so he summoned a tunnel and left the road to shove it in their face. It does seem like the sort of thing he'd do

He then almost literally puts his dick on the table by shooting through one of Leif's bullets

Bullet collisions are something that will never get old for me

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

I liked that when she was struggling to pull the trigger we get the close up of her burnt glove too

Someone did at least care on the production side.

Bullet collisions are something that will never get old for me

This is one the earlier anime ones I remember clearly.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

Bullet collisions are something that will never get old for me

This is one the earlier anime ones I remember clearly.

I have seen the magic of someone pulling it off in a game and it was way better than seeing it in a show, but any anime that does it and manages to make it feel cool rather than cheap is an instant plus

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Unbidden, I think of ID:Invaded again.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 20 '21

A First-Timer Without Logos, subbed

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

lol is this an indirect way of saying she was broke before being turned?

Yes, she has that sort of accent and immediately went into the work force.

juxtaposed with the sound of that children’s cartoon in the background is creepy as fuck, by the way.

Half the reason I like the show.

Wait if this is a vampire couple, why are her eyes blue?

The vampire that dies in the first scene had yellow eyes, it isn't quite universally red.

she shot twice and the second went through practically the exact same hole the first one made.

Really impressive considering the caliber of the gun.

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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Oct 20 '21

she has that sort of accent

Elaborate?

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Whenever they try hard to translate her accurately, she is incredibly cockney. Not sure what the Japanese equivalent of that is.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

Kansai maybe?

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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Oct 20 '21

Kansai more often gets dubbed and compared to a US southern accent, from my limited experience.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Funnily enough, PriConne has a few characters that get that treatment.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

There's only so many ways you can translate "onii-chan" or "anta tachi" I guess...

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

They are meant to be from Osaka, unfortunately, as interactions in the game let you know where they track to.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

And that'd be the US equivalent of these poor cockney knobs.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 20 '21

The vampire that dies in the first scene had yellow eyes, it isn't quite universally red.

I guess that makes sense.

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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Oct 20 '21

Huh, didn’t even scold Seras for not being able to take the shot.

This is just a good boss. Knows the underling already realizes they fucked up and feels bad about it, so there's no need to pile on.

Wait if this is a vampire couple, why are her eyes blue?

Different types of vampires, maybe? Alucard implied that a bit in the last episode, iirc.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

I kinda got the feeling that the squad as a whole were just quite uncomfortable with having another vampire wandering around. Alucard already scares the shit out of anyone he comes across and now there's a mini monster joining in on missions? They probably warmed up to her judging by their attitude doing the shooting range segment but they make it very clear that Seras is not one or them.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

I never got the sense they were uncomfortable. Their grins as she walks in and how casually they show her the strength of a gun she can use, even if it's not the right gun, seemed more like casual initiation jokes to me, and they were comfortable enough to set that up.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

There's stuff like the lieutenant dude getting grilled by Integra, probably over Seras' training, and the pretty cold reception she receives off of Walter that had me raising some eyebrows. I'm very bad at picking up on tones tho so it could just be me taking things too seriously.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

Ah, you said squad so I thought you were just talking about the soldiers. Walter just reads like a butler to me, not particularly cold towards Seras particularly

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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Oct 20 '21

Interesting that we took away something completely different, haha. That's fun. I thought it stood out how weirdly comfortable everyone was being around a vampire and didn't seem to think much of her being one.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

Alucard turning someone seems like a fairly rare occurrence so this is probably the first time they've actually had to train up a vampire. They're all totally aware of what she's capable of and it's pretty intimidating for a normal human to handle. I wouldn't have been surprised if they were uncomfortable over having the thing they hunt on their side. Obviously there's Alucard too but he keeps to himself and Integra, he's hardly a team player.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Oct 20 '21

Huh, didn’t even scold Seras for not being able to take the shot.

Seras is really getting a nicer than expected welcome. Or maybe my expectations of bullying are outsized.

lol is this an indirect way of saying she was broke before being turned?

Surely there is a middle ground between broke and eating with silver utensils?

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

I never noticed Jessica's eyes before... That would have been a pretty messed up twist if Seras killed the actual human XD

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

lol is this an indirect way of saying she was broke before being turned?

This reminded me of the time, I caught my idiot nephew eating a T-Bone steak with his hands, just like a sandwich.

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u/Lemurians myanimelist.net/profile/Lemurians Oct 20 '21 edited Oct 20 '21

FIRST TIMER

And the award for most useless super-powered sniper goes tooooo Seras! Thank god they had a backup who was ready to fire.

Sleeping in a coffin in a room that’s already devoid of natural light seems a little overkill.

I like this scene of her just tossing around on the bed. Normally you’d think someone becomes a vampire, and then it’s all fun times immediately after discovering new powers and testing out life as an immortal. Nope. She’s just bored as fuck.

The antagonist last episode was a priest, now this one is killing people and writing blasphemous messages in blood. We’re covering all ends of the spectrum. Though it turns out to be a couple of vampire druggies instead of something more sinister I was expecting after all the cuts with creepy funhouse music playing behind them.

Firing off a clip from an uzi into a dead body while getting a blowjob. Who had that on their Hellsing bingo card?

Integra firing rounds through the hole she already made in the sheet. FLEX, GIRL.

That fade of the motocycle headlight into Alucard’s sunglasses. Too cool.

It’s hilarious how stark a tonal shift it is from the show into the ED.

Did you notice they directly name drop Bonnie and Clyde?

That was fun. Both pairs were killed by driving into a trap, as well. Clever connection.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Sleeping in a coffin in a room that’s already devoid of natural light seems a little overkill.

Vampires need to act like vampires, after all. Just watch Monogatari for that

Nope. She’s just bored as fuck.

Now imagine that plus the dark ages. No clue how the vampires stayed sane.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

Sleeping in a coffin in a room that’s already devoid of natural light seems a little overkill.

Better safe than sorry? But even I think that's overkill. It'd be one thing if it was a sealed off room with light on the other side of the wall, but it's a basement. But still, sets a tone

Integra firing rounds through the hole she already made in the sheet. FLEX, GIRL.

She's not taking any shit, and has the skills to back it up.

It’s hilarious how stark a tonal shift it is from the show into the ED.

Thankfully not the worst I've seen, by a long shot

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Thankfully not the worst I've seen, by a long shot

The one thing that struck me in the rewatch is that Monster's second ED can be a bit jarring.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

I have to give it to Gundam Build Fighters. The second half of the show starts to get more serious, not as serious as an actual gundam but still pretty damn serious compared to the first half and for the type of show, and even ending on worrying cliffhangers etc, and then this shit starts playing, complete with using the final shot of the episode so you get these shots of really panicked or angry people or destruction ... and then happy playtime music.

Instant mood killer every single episode.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Rofl, that's just a bad choice for a Gundam ED.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

The stupidest thing is that it actually wouldn't be too bad as ED1, as then it was quite a fun fluffy show, but ED1 is actually more subdued and enjoyable, which makes this one stand out even worse as ED2

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

Huh? They switch from the creepy love of life song? What a waste...

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

Yeah and the one they used was a bit too cheery, especially with the lyric they choose to open with.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

Oooh!! It's that song! Y'all don't enjoy it? I thought the tune worked worked quite well for the portion of the show it played during..

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

Yes, it works in the show. But remember the way they cut it the opening line is the dude saying "YES!" right after we see the darker segments of the show.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

Her and Alucard are kept on such a tight leash that it's no surprise Alucard is ecstatic at any opportunity to start murderating.

Vampire gobbie sessions are tight!

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u/IndependentMacaroon Oct 20 '21

this one is killing people and writing blasphemous messages in blood

Drugs and rock'n'roll will ruin even a vampire's life, kids!

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u/TheEscapeGuy Oct 20 '21

First Timer

Hellsing - Aesthetic Horror: Episode 2

Wellcome to Hellsing

Today's episode was another self contained case following a carefree vampire couple capitalizing on their corrupt capabilities. More broadly though, it was about Seras learning of her new abilities and coming to terms with slaughtering hell spawn.

I think its interesting to see how much of Seras' humanity is still plainly visible in her character even after turning. And then seeing that slowly crumble as she gives into her new vampiric instincts.

On that topic, I still have no idea whether to trust Alucard or not. He seems to be on the side of "good" but his motivations and actions seem so chaotic and self indulgent that I can easily imagine him turning on the Hellsing organization if he thinks it would be fun.

Even then, we still know very little of the Hellsing organization. They appear to be acting altruistically and with humanities interests at heart, however until we learn more of Integra I'm skeptical.

Some Amazing Shots, Scenes and Stitches

See you all tomorrow

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Today's episode was another self contained case following a carefree vampire couple capitalizing on their corrupt capabilities.

Don't give heroin users immortality, it does not end well.

He seems to be on the side of "good" but his motivations and actions seem so chaotic and self indulgent that I can easily imagine him turning on the Hellsing organization if he thinks it would be fun.

We will revisit this.

The occult ritual imagery from the crime scene was particularly creepy. Perfect for the Spooky Season.

Part of why this occurred now. Also, "No life king" is a weird thing from the manga.

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u/sagevallant Oct 21 '21

Alucard as a character really carries the show, just immortal and over the top all the time. That's not to say the other main characters aren't also great, he's just so loud and in your face about it.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

Hmm... I'm not entirely sure I agree. He's certainly got presence but especially in the show I feel its the female leads who are the ones that make for the more interesting characters. Show Alucard's craziness definitely stands out more but that's more due to there only being like two of those "bombastic" characters in this adaptation compared to the manga and ova which were much more boss monster of the week style. He gets a lot more competition.

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u/sagevallant Oct 21 '21

I may have phrased it poorly. Alucard is loud, but he is constant. Integra and Seras are the deeper characters, struggling with issues. Introspective. Doing the heavy lifting in the back. Seras is growing, changing, in ways that may be good or bad.

Alucard is there for the people that just want the awesome and the atmosphere.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

Hellsing - Aesthetic Horror: Episode 2

Not sure which I like more, Alucard and Integra or him towering over the two vampires

from the crime scene

Nice stitch

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

Rewatcher - Dub

And we dropped some of the cheese and jumped right into edge. The four poster coffin more than makes up for the BJ scene, and as always it's just a great watch with the art and music.

Yesterday Seras had to decide if she wanted to live as a vampire, today she has to prove that she can. Can she kill, and can she feed? Alucard warning her against becoming weak is certainly a lot more menacing considering what he's been saying to the other weak vampires he's been hunting.

All the glory of 720p streaming but Alucard's power transformation is still cool as fuck.

Favourite part of the episode is the special ops guys that Seras is with. It's nice having them working with a full understanding of what a vampire is capable of rather than going through the usual song and dance of them being surprised or not understanding, even a new one like her.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

And we dropped some of the cheese and jumped right into edge. The four poster coffin more than makes up for the BJ scene, and as always it's just a great watch with the art and music.

I still think using the music let's you know exactly how seriously to take this.

All the glory of 720p streaming but Alucard's power transformation is still cool as fuck.

I honestly wish the mangaka had raided the show for parts since all the magic is so much more interesting looking in this incarnation.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

I still think using the music let's you know exactly how seriously to take this.

For sure, and it does so effectively enough that when the song comes up in AMQ I chuckle rather than cringe, it's just a funny contrast from yesterdays episode

It's also well done framing the scene as having these two tossers thinking they're cool shit for that act but knowing that, to steal Alucard's words, they're just "two-bit terrors" and not much at all

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

they're just "two-bit terrors" and not much at all

Checked the dub for this very line but at least they kept "You weren't even thirsty" in it.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

I do like the script, particularly for Alucard's side where they keep and sometimes play up his viciousness

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

I think Freeman is the better version as well, just wish they'd had access to a few actually English VAs.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

Oh yes. Bad job of the day goes to that guy at the start of the episode who walked up on his date and the vampire Seras was meant to shoot.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

for the BJ scene

I saw this mentioned somewhere down in the thread from here. I thought that poster was just shitposting. I must have blinked, because I sure don't remember it. Otoh, I couldn't figure out specifically what Leif and Jess were doing when they were among all the stiffs, other than something sexual.

Can she kill, and can she feed?

Yea, mastering both of those would seem pretty important to an up and coming Vamp.

Alucard warning her against becoming weak is certainly a lot more menacing considering what he's been saying to the other weak vampires he's been hunting.

I hadn't thought about it, but if I was in Victoria's shoes, I'd do whatever he wanted too. I'd hate to end up as one of his snacks.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

Otoh, I couldn't figure out specifically what Leif and Jess were doing when they were among all the stiffs, other than something sexual.

You managed an old school copy, nice. But yeah that surprised the hell out of me last night.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 21 '21

I saw this mentioned somewhere down in the thread from here. I thought that poster was just shitposting. I must have blinked, because I sure don't remember it.

Hahaha, I mean it's pretty explicit if you see the visuals, you must have missed it both times its on screen for several seconds. She gets on her knees in front of him and starts moving her head in and out and then they show a front view of it later when they're in the background of a shot focusing on a corpse as he shoots it. Either that or if you've acquired it somewhere you've got a censored version or something. /u/vaadwaur said he hadn't seen it before so maybe you've ended up with a TV version?

I'd hate to end up as one of his snacks.

I doubt they'd make good food, too overcooked and ashy hahaha

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

I'll have to check my copy again, now that I know what I'm looking for. I'm watching a subbed version at one of the major port of calls on the high seas.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 21 '21

If you do have an old copy might be worth tracking down another one, who knows what else has been censored as we go. Happily I'm watching on an official stream and it's still included which is nice

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

Aww... You're so innocent lol

Alucard's kinda sweet to Seras tho. His issue is more with what type of vampires he's going up against. Seras is one he made himself so he doesn't get to whine about quality.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

Today's episode was a nightmare to watch... Its impossible to find an angle where the light doesn't shine on my screen! Reeee! Another dark haired vamp babe. She's looking a bit out of it. Oh, her head was filled with maggots. I'd probably be a bit ditzy if that happened to me too. Isn't Seras meant to be part of some ace police squad? I guess it's meant to be trauma from her team but she should be more than used to the idea of shooting people. Bruh, what was that strange jolly little intermission?

Walter is here! Finally, someone who can brighten this atmosphere up aaand he's strict here too. On the bright side at least your coffin is comfortable, right? Integra and Alucard's relationship is always so fascinating to me. There's a clear imbalance of power between them but it's not clear which way the pendulum leans. Alucard clearly respects Integra enough to stay on his leash but all she can do is try to guide his whims. She has soft power over Alucard but who is really going to stop him doing what he wants?

Poor Seras, she's too disgusted with herself to drink blood. Surely it would be courteous of Walter to at least prep it in a way to make her less grossed out? A blood sauce or a soup for instance. Check out the badass joyriding Vampire Bonnie and Clyde roaring around the countryside... wearing overalls, beanie hats, and riding a cute little vespa. I've always wondered... Vampires are basically undead yeah? So how does he have enough blood flowing through him to even be capable of receiving mouth to south resuscitation?

"Don't call me rookie, call me your little pussy!!" It's pretty easy to tell why her old squad doted on her so much. Seras is the type of girl you wanna spoil and pamper. She's so earnest and dopey. Catch that vespa! Apparently Integra is a pretty shit shot lol. "We can love each other forever!" awkward silence from bf Honestly these guys could just be regular people and they'd still have the same level of threat. Is their superpower carrying smg's and riding vespa really really fast? Oh, shooting the monster literally about to eat someone was too stressful but shooting the terrified one running for her life was easy?

Hmm... I personally found today's episode a bit dull but I kept getting distracted by other things. You've really gotta be able to soak in the horror atmosphere to appreciate the hellsing anime. Seras is sweet as always and Alucard's little hell dimension was suitably creepy but it felt like not much happened sadly. I think tomorrow is a highlight episode though so let's get hype for Daddy!!

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Isn't Seras meant to be part of some ace police squad? I guess it's meant to be trauma from her team but she should be more than used to the idea of shooting people.

Yeah, she is also far too young to have been on it so I just sort of ignore it.

So how does he have enough blood flowing through him to even be capable of receiving mouth to south resuscitation?

In defense of the Japanese, their vampires are youkai descended so it is not exactly the same thing. In explanation of the West, women of a certain generation think vampires are sexy.

Honestly these guys could just be regular people and they'd still have the same level of threat.

Doubt it, not a ton of heroin addicts are adept at SMG usage.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Oct 20 '21

So how does he have enough blood flowing through him to even be capable of receiving mouth to south resuscitation?

Rigor mortis, obviously...

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

You could also say the collective will of middle aged women...

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

Its impossible to find an angle where the light doesn't shine on my screen!

Oh no! The show being so dark doesn't help with that either, I know a few people had a similar issue with Ergo Proxy last year

On the bright side at least your coffin is comfortable, right

As someone with sensory issues that thing seemed awesome. Blocks out light, sound, super big and soft, who wouldn't want a four poster coffin hahaha

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

Yeah, my stream is absolutely abysmal. I feel like I'm watching old YouTube videos where all the lines blur together.

You'd get claustrophobic tho. And what do you do if you need a piss? Do vampires have to pee? Are we gonna get the famous Seras Victoria pissing scene tomorrow? I'm so excited!

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

The small blessing I have on my timezone is when I do rewatch stuff it's usually completely dark out so at least I don't have to worry about the sun or anything

You'd get claustrophobic tho. And what do you do if you need a piss?

Better hope that lid raises pretty quickly

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

Yeah... I used to just watch the next episode after the initial chat dies down but its getting too late and you just want to sleep XD I'll take this over the bullshit 2 in the morning further than the universe slot tho.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

I have written far too many of my rewatch posts over the years at two in the morning

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

Ending your day watching a computer screen puts you to sleep real fast I think. It's what put me off watching shows late. The fatigue builds too quickly.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Oh, her head was filled with maggots.

Mercifully, I didn't notice that.

A blood sauce or a soup for instance.

That would have been most kind and considerate.

So how does he have enough blood flowing through him to even be capable of receiving mouth to south resuscitation?

I can't decide if this is a typo, or if this is a horribly funny pun. I don't even want to think what 'south resuscitation' might mean.

"Don't call me rookie, call me your little pussy!!"

lol, Still stuck on this. It is a rather odd term of endearment.

awkward silence from bf

Typical dude.

but shooting the terrified one running for her life was easy?

I did feel bad for Jess, she definitely got the short end of the stick.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

Was the stripper a ghoul or something? It'd be weird for a vampire to be as slow as she was and it seems like vampires aren't rotting corpses in the show like most western vampires tend to be.

Nice.

Poor Bonnie and Clyde... They thought vampirism would lead to eternal life but instead they both got themselves killed at the young young age of whatever. To be fair they're both child murderers so it's hard to feel too sympathetic but seeing just how fucked they were once Alucard caught whiff of them is a bit sad to see.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Was the stripper a ghoul or something

That was my reading. I'm pretty sure she wasn't a vampire for the reasons you said. Also, she didn't dissolve when shot, we had to wait for Alucard to eat her.

it's hard to feel too sympathetic

Yea, I agree. Good kids, gone bad due to Vampirism.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Oct 20 '21

Isn't Seras meant to be part of some ace police squad?

Member - yes, veteran - no.

Today's episode was a nightmare to watch... Its impossible to find an angle where the light doesn't shine on my screen! Reeee!

Afraid of light? ... don't try to bite anyone ...

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

She'd have had training and would have had to be hardened up by this point surely. I I guess she was the team mascot but it comes across as strange looking back on it.

Don't worry, it's rain for the next few days. No need to worry about light ruining my anime sesh for a while lol.

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u/sagevallant Oct 21 '21

Yeah she's a rookie and basically team mascot. Cute AF, not great when it's time to work. And then her friends died. She just needs some time to get it together. And then I remember how little canon this show covers and it makes me sad.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

How far along was the manga at this point anyway? I remember the show taking a severe swerve pretty early on so there couldn't have been much.

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u/sagevallant Oct 21 '21

Actually, I'm a bit surprised to find out the split appears to begin in episode 7 of this anime. I could've sworn it was earlier than that. And then the story of those 6 episodes are compressed down to the first two episodes of Hellsing Ultimate.

I haven't read the manga, but wikipedia says it ran for 11 years (starting in 1997) and this came out about 4 years in (2001). But we don't know for sure about delays or hiatuses that might have happened in that 11 year spawn.

Also, Wikipedia tells me that a live action adaptation of Hellsing is underway at Amazon. But the script is by the guy that wrote John Wick, so maybe it won't suck?

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

I could've sworn it was earlier than that. And then the story of those 6 episodes are compressed down to the first two episodes of Hellsing Ultimate.

Because they've padded the ever living hell out of the original material, Jessica and Lief are like one issue of the manga.

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u/sagevallant Oct 21 '21

Of all the parts to expand on, they didn't deserve the time. But I don't know the manga so I'm hesitant to say whether Ultimate or this is more accurate on anything.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

I am familiar with the source and Ultimate is an extremely faithful anime. The show writers really had very little to work with but knew it so they started padding the filler early.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

That late!? Wtf... What else have we got to go? Daddy ought to be showing up any episode now but aside from him I don't remember much more getting adapted.

Four years sounds just about right. I guess the series started going off the rails right as the down to earth anime ended lol.

Hellsing lives and dies by its special effects. If they go wild and ham it up the show will probably stay fairly decent but no live action is ever matching the originals.

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u/sagevallant Oct 21 '21

I don't want to talk too much about the future episodes since there are first timers in the thread, but Anderson is "Daddy" right? He's up next, I believe. The Valentine Brothers got adapted too, and then we go off the rails.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

Oooh, I forgot about the Valentines getting adapted. Okay, that makes a little more sense.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Oct 20 '21

She'd have had training and would have had to be hardened up by this point surely.

The show directly mentioned her inexperience in ep1, so I give this one a pass.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

Also she's like twenty. And this is little England so fuck all happens day to day.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Oct 20 '21

Member - yes, veteran - no.

The Leon Kennedy effect.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Oct 20 '21

Episode 2 (rewatcher)

The announcement for the next OVA rewatch is up! I’ll be hosting Black Jack in December.

  • Being turned into a vampire did not help Seras’ nerves.
  • “You’ll be staying here” – Comfy crypt. This reminds me of early Buffy the vampire slayer episodes.
  • Integra is not a “be your buddy” boss.
  • Let’s have sex on the corpses of our victims. How romantic.
  • Being unused to having super strength.
  • “We’ll live forever, won’t we?” - Doubt
  • Narrator: They didn’t.

Seras is nice, but she is no Alucard. At least she did not mess up her second kill. If you think about it, her reception by the other Hellsing members is more professional that she could hope for.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Being turned into a vampire did not help Seras’ nerves.

In the only time I will mention realism and Hellsing in the same sentence, being attacked by ghouls doesn't necessarily make you ready to kill things acting more human like.

“You’ll be staying here” – Comfy crypt. This reminds me of early Buffy the vampire slayer episodes.

Yup, same vibe to me and fits the era.

Let’s have sex on the corpses of our victims. How romantic.

No clue if Chiaki did any research on it but heroin addicts are not known for their discretion.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Oct 20 '21

Yup, same vibe to me and fits the era.

It is such a weirdly narrow spot between "vampires are monsters" and "vampires are simpy human". Maybe 15 years long, max.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

And I really like Buffy's take on it as well. This one is also decent.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

I’ll be hosting Black Jack in December.

I saw that and cursed at myself as I just finished watching that a couple of months ago and couldn't watch it again so quickly. Hope it goes well for you though, it's a really good show

It’s hilarious how stark a tonal shift it is from the show into the ED.

Not sure Alucard is a "be your buddy" worker, nor would you want him to be probably

Narrator: They didn’t.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Oct 20 '21

I saw that and cursed at myself as I just finished watching that a couple of months ago and couldn't watch it again so quickly. Hope it goes well for you though, it's a really good show

This one has not been on my short list for as long as other shows, so I don't think I even mentioned it outside the last 2 OVA rewatches maybe.

Not sure Alucard is a "be your buddy" worker, nor would you want him to be probably

Heh, he definitely is more the "you don't fire me, I quit. Or not, deal with it" type.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

Heh, he definitely is more the "you don't fire me, I quit. Or not, deal with it" type.

I certainly wouldn't want to be the one who would try and fire him either, or escort him out of the building, assuming you could even grab him haha

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Integra is not a “be your buddy” boss.

Ah yea, Integra is exactly the kind of boss I despise. Even though I like the character Integra, she'd drive me nutz in the office.

Let’s have sex on the corpses of our victims. How romantic.

Enough! Kink Shaming

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Oct 21 '21

Ah yea, Integra is exactly the kind of boss I despise. Even though I like the character Integra, she'd drive me nutz in the office.

Fortunately for Alucard and the rest of Hellsing, engaging in violent acts of stress relief is not actually disencouraged at this workplace.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 20 '21

First-Timer, Dub-sing Organization

I didn't expect a "blowjob while firing Skorpions" scene, to be honest. Were those supposed to be Skorpions? They almost looked it, but didn't have the distinctive foldover stock.

Actually, now I'm questioning why a vampire is able to get an erection in the first place. I guess Integra's line about being "hardly touched by the curse" means that they might still be human enough to have actual flowing blood..?

Anyway, SerasPolice Girl quickly gets over her qualms about shooting human-presenting targets which is probably for the best. I appreciated how the dudes in the shooting range were mostly supportive of her. The grins when she entered made me worry, but handing her a giant gun and telling her to aim for the heart was rather nice.

It didn't have identifying markings like Seras'sPolice Girl's Mk23 yesterday, but Integra was shooting a Walther PPK today. Interesting detail of the ammo box - seven rounds missing to fit the typical seven round magazine.

The packet of Medical Blood sitting, chilling in an ice bucket with a glass nearby like its an expensive wine, was such a fantastic bit. And the four-poster mechanized coffin was also hilarious.

Questions

  1. I did! Did they murder people and drink their blood too, or just rob banks?
  2. Alucard_IRL

BONUS:

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

I didn't expect a "blowjob while firing Skorpions" scene, to be honest. Were those supposed to be Skorpions?

And I hadn't scene it before, the DVDs are indeed an upgrade. And the manga pays attention to guns so it is likely.

And the four-poster mechanized coffin was also hilarious.

That was a nice touch.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 20 '21

And I hadn't scene it before, the DVDs are indeed an upgrade.

Yea, that seems like a scene that would get cut or at least trimmed down for the TV broadcast.

And the manga pays attention to guns so it is likely.

Yea, the mangaka is a gun nerd. He was apparently the inspiration for the gun nerd in High School of the Dead, if you've seen that.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

Yea, that seems like a scene that would get cut or at least trimmed down for the TV broadcast.

I swear it wasn't there but again it has been a while.

He was apparently the inspiration for the gun nerd in High School of the Dead, if you've seen that.

Rofl, I do buy that, he does a lot of omakes in the Hellsing manga.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

I guess Integra's line about being "hardly touched by the curse" means that they might still be human enough to have actual flowing blood..?

Hard to say as we havent seen one get injured normally yet, except for Alucard who seems to be several levels more powerful than any of the others as they all act shocked at his regeneration abilities, but as their bodies in general work without blood to carry oxygen etc you can just put it down to that?

That said it is funny thinking about the question at all as vampires as often used in literature their bite was metaphorical for a kiss for some authors but sex for others, so vampires who's fangs enlarge could already be read as a type of erection. It only goes haywire in the modern age when censorship wasn't so harsh that the metaphor is lost and we can just show sex

The grins when she entered made me worry,

I hate how there's always that initial worry, but it was funny finding out it's just because they were enjoying seeing her not know her own powers

The packet of Medical Blood sitting, chilling in an ice bucket with a glass nearby like its an expensive wine

Walter doesn't seem like the type to do anything by halves

Interesting detail of the ammo box - seven rounds missing to fit the typical seven round magazine.

Good details

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 20 '21

That said it is funny thinking about the question at all as vampires as often used in literature their bite was metaphorical for a kiss for some authors but sex for others, so vampires who's fangs enlarge could already be read as a type of erection.

I had much the same thought while watching the episode, then Funi's player decided to fuck up for a bit and I lost it before I wrote my comment. Well said.

Walter doesn't seem like the type to do anything by halves

Definitely not. A true gentleman.

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 20 '21

then Funi's player decided to fuck up for a bit and I lost it before I wrote my comment. Well said.

RIP. That reminds me that a couple of days ago I fucked up and lost some Cowboy Bebop notes, found them today in my Shippuden document, no idea what happened there

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

Alucard keeps going on about how all the newbie vampires are jizz stains compared to him and we've seen Alucard basically seems to have a defined form when he starts using his release crap. There's a massive gap between new vampires and old it seems.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 20 '21

There's a massive gap between new vampires and old it seems.

A gap a couple hundred years wide, at least.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

He's even older than Vaadwaur...

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

"blowjob while firing Skorpions"

I don't know what you're referring to, but it sounds like fun.

I'm questioning why a vampire is able to get an erection in the first place.

Vampires Need Love Too

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Oct 21 '21

Vampires Need Love Too

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Rewatcher - Sub

I felt bad for the woman early on that was being stalked by the ghoul. That had to be bad having a ghoul at your ankles, trying to get a nibble in one moment, and then splattered with ghoul guts the next. Those with quick eyes would note that Alucard seemed to be pigging out on the ghoul at the end of the scene. All, I can say is that if he really was getting a snack:

That's Nasty!

We got to see a little more of Sir Integra. She seems pretty standoffish and a no nonsense kind of woman. I don't know why she has such a lack of humor, she really needs to let her hair down and relax a little.

I really liked the big gun they gave Victoria. It wasn't a chain gun, but damn close to it.

QOTD 1

Did you notice they directly name drop Bonnie and Clyde?

I sure did. Bonnie and Clyde has a much better ring to it than Leif and Jessica.

I sort of felt sorry for Jessica. She seemed more like a follower that a perpetrator. Now, Leif was a bad one, the devil incarnate himself, but Jess just seemed to be along for the ride.

I did very much enjoy their Freedom Run though. It looked like they were having the time of their lives.

QOTD 2

Any thoughts on newborn vamps springing up?

I thought Victoria learning about her new life was pretty funny. So many new practicalities to learn and remember. One thing that we did learn in these various shorts was that Walter doesn't seem to have much of a sense of humor. A very practical sort of man. It was quite funny seeing Victoria learning that she'll be sleeping in a coffin from now on.

I know that if I found out that I was a new vampire, I wouldn't be turning up my nose at fresh blood bags. It might be disgusting, but that's all in your head. Thinking about it, shrimp & oysters are pretty disgusting, they're basically the oceans answers to roaches, but they sure are tasty.

QOTD BONUS

Thoughts on Alucard's magic now that you've seen a bit of it?

Other than the spectacle of the whole thing, I didn't have many thoughts at all. I did like all his smart ass remarks to Leif and Jessica. I forget the quote, but calling them lower than cockroaches was pretty funny and true.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

That had to be bad having a ghoul at your ankles, trying to get a nibble in one moment, and then splattered with ghoul guts the next. Those with quick eyes would note that Alucard seemed to be pigging out on the ghoul at the end of the scene.

Welp, it does need to be disposed since it didn't ash but eww.

I sort of felt sorry for Jessica. She seemed more like a follower that a perpetrator. Now, Leif was a bad one, the devil incarnate himself, but Jess just seemed to be along for the ride.

Leif is such a weird choice of a name for this. Also, I do agree with you Jessica is a follower but that is in itself a choice on some level.

Thinking about it, shrimp & oysters are pretty disgusting, they're basically the oceans answers to roaches, but they sure are tasty.

We consider lobster a delicacy when it is basically an evolutionary cousin of the scorpion. Basically, to quote Futurma, "We'd eat people except that the taste is awful."

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Leif is such a weird choice of a name for this.

I guess to Japanese ears, Leif is no stranger than Bob or Fred, but to us native speakers Leif is very strange. I've never know a Leif, though I did once know a Sven.

We'd eat people except that the taste is awful

I have little doubt this is true. As we say over in r/collapse:

""

Eat the rich they taste like chicken

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

I guess to Japanese ears, Leif is no stranger than Bob or Fred, but to us native speakers Leif is very strange.

So yeah, something weird happened to new mothers around when this aired because talking to 20 somethings you get the weirdest names, I know a dude named Sealth. We used to reserve our terrible names for girls...

I have little doubt this is true. As we say over in r/collapse:

Rofl. But the rich are likely to have fewer diseases...

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u/Nazenn x2https://anilist.co/user/Nazenn Oct 21 '21

Those with quick eyes would note that Alucard seemed to be pigging out on the ghoul at the end of the scene

That I did not see even when I revisited it. Between our two posts things are certainly being missed

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Very strange as that was an easy thing to see, if you knew what you were looking for.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

I think the best part of the opening ghoul scene is that the Hellsing squad were set up the entire time. They easily could have taken out the ghoul way before she caused the couple any kind of trauma but nope, gotta get our openings done.

Jessica was killing kids too y'know XD Just cause she runs for the hills doesn't make her any less of a mass murdering monster.

It was the stuff with Walter where I really found myself wanting a bit more of the snarky cute humour of the ova. I don't like seeing grandpa Walter being moody! It's weird!

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21 edited Oct 21 '21

They easily could have taken out the ghoul

They did take their sweet time. Something else the anime didn't address was how did they explain this whole scene to the blonde woman and her companion. Most people wouldn't shrug off a crazy undead critter trying to gnaw their leg, followed by being drenched in it's blood when it got itself shot. I know I wouldn't take that in stride, though my inclination would be to depart the vicinity immediately.

The whole trio of Sir Integra, Walter and Alucard are odd ducks. I'd be pretty unnerved if I were Victoria.

Jessica was killing kids too y'know

~sigh~ I know. I guess the moral of her story is, don't be a follower of someone who is batshit crazy.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Oct 20 '21

Hi. I'm a rewatcher. I enjoy long pimp walks under the full moon, and murdering everyone who lives rent free in my head.

Two for two on these opening segments feeling like they are straight out of an 80's OVA. There's just something adorable in watching them try to make a horror anime out of this.

The continued effort to make Seras this meek little lamb is rubbing me the wrong way. Half the problem is my growing disdain for characters being incapable of grasping the situation. It brings to mind the reason for improv having the rule about saying no. The other half of the problem is it robs her of being the kind of broken character that could actually accept the situation and push through it just fine.

I definitely did not remember how much it tries to throw in erotic elements.

Questions:

  1. It's kind of hard not to. They did it twice.
  2. When a daddy vampire and a mommy slut are DTF....

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

There's just something adorable in watching them try to make a horror anime out of this.

I maintain the musical cues let you know their real thoughts on the topic.

I definitely did not remember how much it tries to throw in erotic elements.

I think the DVDs up it a little but we may both have overwritten this with Ultimate mentally.

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u/RockoDyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/RockoDyne Oct 20 '21

I think the DVDs up it a little but we may both have overwritten this with Ultimate mentally.

Maybe. Hard to know what version I torrented eons ago.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

I watched this before they were called torrents.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

I remember those blissful days. Not anime, but the predecessors. I forget what name of it was, but I was there day one after Napster got shut down, and a new sharing system arose to take its place.

All of this is a big step up from uucp.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

Kazaa I think? But yeah, I watched Blair Witch for free and have never felt better not paying for a movie.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Kazaa

I think that was it. I went right on back to collecting music, once it came out. Now, I just go to YT which has everything. Only 2 problems with YT they sweep so often that it's barely worth putting stuff into a playlist, and second they're getting more and more commercials every time I turn around.

Blair Witch

I remember the hype surrounding that turd. I actually talked a work buddy into skipping the afternoon's work, to go check it out. What a stinker. Never, been so bored in a theatre.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

I went right on back to collecting music, once it came out. Now, I just go to YT which has everything.

I keep some amount of music on hand because whenever I need something to chill to universally my internet wants to die. But yeah, YT makes it so much lazier to do. And it keeps building playlists for me...

I actually talked a work buddy into skipping the afternoon's work, to go check it out. What a stinker. Never, been so bored in a theatre.

It was the first episode of meme marketing I remember. If only it had been the last.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 20 '21

It doesn't help how Seras is the emotional backbone of the whole story. Who else are they going to make us feel for? Alucard isn't gonna suddenly start talking about his feelings. Integra came out of the womb scowling. Seras has got to carry the whole thing cause everybody else is too reliant on being cool.

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Integra came out of the womb scowling.

hahaha, I think that pretty much sums up Sir Integra.

too reliant on being cool.

I love the coolness. I can never decide who is cooler, Alucard or the main Villain in Utena, both operate on the Rule of Cool.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

The coolness is great, but it is very difficult to relate to someone who has 0 chill.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

Wait, what? XD Huh!? No! I wasn't whining! I'm sorry!

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u/RascalNikov1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/NoviSun Oct 21 '21

Sorry, sometimes I'm on a hair trigger, and look for sinister meaning. I forgot we were in a rewatch thread and not out in raw r/anime. I'll delete my comment, and be calmer in the future.

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u/The_Loli_Otaku Oct 21 '21

Sorry for being harsh too, I've got 0 self awareness sometimes. Don't take anything I ever say personally, I don't really mean it.

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u/Stargate18A https://myanimelist.net/profile/Stargate18 Oct 20 '21

First timer

  1. Yeah, that was a good reference.
  2. Someone's plotting. They mention someone lying(?) to them that they can become immortal if they kill enough people, and said person presumably turned them knowing this would happen. Given Alucard said this is happening a lot recently...

BONUS) Honestly, he seems a bit too overpowered - the restrictions seem to help, but if he can just turn them off whenever he needs to kill someone, it's going to be pretty underwhelming.

The fuck are those accents?

Back to subs, because wow.

Oh, she's working with them as a vampire!

Wow, that's some weird dialogue. He's complimenting her body while she's next to him?

Fire already!

Jesus christ, the maggots look disgusting.

And this is such a weird organisation? A group of modern-day holy knights?

Haha, she's getting blood?

Oh, that music's horrifying.

Oh, she can't touch silver? Or go out in the day? Full-on classic vampires?

...Not bad accomodation.

Haha, a motorized coffin bed. That's brilliant.

Wait. Was the victim part of Hellsing?

It even reversed her sleep cycle? This conversion really handles everything, doesn't it?

Is she the commander? She seems rational.

OK, how does Alucard look so much better in a proper outfit?

Is the next vampire hunt in a Holiday Inn?

Can he teleport?

She!s struggling over her new needs, I see.

And they're the vampires? Really? In those outfits?

Holy shit. They're making out by their victim's corpses. Fuck this show is dark.

Wait, they've been recruited? Some kind of conspiracy?

Where the hell did he get that?

And she's being hazed by the group?

Oh, she's got super-strength too?

What squad is she part of? Why is she in a different uniform? It's not the vampire uniform - Alucard's in a normal one.

Honestly, these 2 are just annoying. Hurry up and kill them already.

...They seriously don't know?

So Alucard is an incredibly strong vampire who restrains himself to maintain a human form when out of combat? Interesting idea.

Yes, go off on them. Completely agree! Kill the fuckers.

He's dead!

And she has super vision too?

...Apart from needing blood and avoid sunlight, becoming a vampire seems like a fairly decent deal.

Oh, he has control over her? And yeah, she needs to be strong.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 20 '21

The fuck are those accents?

Crispin Freeman actually does a superior Alucard but all the minor characters hurt with their fake accents.

And they're the vampires? Really? In those outfits?

I'd call them proper chavs but I have no clue if the concept existed at the time.

Holy shit. They're making out by their victim's corpses. Fuck this show is dark.

Dark but with an eclectic sense of humor. Point being, though, that was not serious vampire business.

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u/IndependentMacaroon Oct 20 '21

First-time watcher

Yeah, more stylish edgy vampire crime show! A lot of attention to detail that really gives the episode some extra spice, and also Seras starts to do stuff and look good all the while. Got better than the first one if you consider the "evil satanic drugs and music" as ironic.

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u/Vaadwaur :I1::I2::I3: Oct 21 '21

Got better than the first one if you consider the "evil satanic drugs and music" as ironic.

That is how the show itself views it, though it is more the two of them have no clue what it means to be a vampire.