Like Kurogane, I enjoyed this immensely. His entry also notes the main things that were added, relative to the digest. What I liked most was Seras’ struggle to come to terms with her vampiric nature and the depiction of the relationships between Integra and Alucard as well as Alucard and Seras.
As I saw the earlier Gonzo production of this series as well as having read the seven volumes of the manga, the pacing and amount of information was in this episode was just nice for me. However, for those without manga knowledge, it might seem a little bit abrupt especially the initial part about Integra vs her uncle. And I actually burst out laughing during the scene with the above screencap because of this piece of Mai Otome fanart by Urayo (whose work was introduced to me by Chalcahuite - thanks!). Continue reading ‘Hellsing Ultimate 1′
