Hellsing

Hellsing (ヘルシング, Herushingu) is a Japanese manga series created by Kouta Hirano. The series began in 1997 and ended in September 2008.

Hellsing
ヘルシング (Herushingu)
Genre	Adventure, dark fantasy, horror[1][2]
Manga
Written by	Kouta Hirano
Published by	Shōnen Gahōsha
English publisher	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Dark Horse Comics Digital Manga SG Chuang Yi
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Young King OURs
Original run	1997 – September 30, 2008
Volumes	10 (List of volumes)
Manga
Hellsing: The Dawn
Written by	Kouta Hirano
Published by	Shōnen Gahosha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Young King OURs
Original run	2001 – February 15, 2006
Anime television series
Directed by	Umanosuke Iida
Written by	Chiaki J. Konaka
Music by	Yasushi Ishii
Studio	Gonzo
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK Manga Entertainment
Original network	Fuji TV
English network	CA G4techTV US Encore Action ZA Animax
Original run	October 10, 2001 – January 16, 2002
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Hellsing Ultimate
Directed by	Tomokazu Tokoro (1–4) Hiroyuki Tanaka (5–7) Yasuhiro Matsumura (8–10)
Produced by	Yasuyuki Ueda Yoshiyuki Fudetani
Written by	Hideyuki Kurata (1–4) Yōsuke Kuroda (5–10)
Music by	Hayato Matsuo
Studio	Satelight (1–4) Madhouse (5–7) Graphinica (8–10)
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK Manga Entertainment
Released	February 10, 2006 – December 26, 2012
Runtime	40–65 minutes
Episodes	10 (List of episodes)

The series is about a secret Hellsing Organization. The organization fights against vampires, ghouls, and other supernatural enemy who threaten England. The series was 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.

An anime series of the same name was produced by Gonzo. The series was directed by Umanosuke Iida. It was based on the manga but used a screenplay by Chiaki J. Konaka. It was different from the manga in terms of plot, though it used some of the same characters and similar character designs. It has thirteen episodes. It was broadcast on Japan's Fuji Television from October 10, 2001 to January 16, 2002. An original video animation (OVA) called Hellsing Ultimate was produced by Geneon. It followed the manga storyline more closely than the anime series.^[3] The series was 10 episodes long. It was released in Japan between February 10, 2006 and December 26, 2012. In North America, the series ran from December 5, 2006 to October 28, 2014.

Reception

In 2005, the six and seventh volumes of the Hellsing manga series ranked among Diamond Comics Distributors' list of the top 48 manga volumes sold in the United States for the year.^[4] In November 2007, the ninth volume was among the top 10 volumes sold according to Japan's monthly sales rankings.^[5][6]