Hellsing: The Dawn

TV Mini Series
2011–2012
7m

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6.7/10

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In this prequel to Hellsing Ultimate (2006), Hellsing agents Alucard and young Walter, the resourceful Hellsing family butler, are sent to Nazi-occupied Europe in 1944 to stop the Nazis' att... Read allIn this prequel to Hellsing Ultimate (2006), Hellsing agents Alucard and young Walter, the resourceful Hellsing family butler, are sent to Nazi-occupied Europe in 1944 to stop the Nazis' attempt to create a vampire army.In this prequel to Hellsing Ultimate (2006), Hellsing agents Alucard and young Walter, the resourceful Hellsing family butler, are sent to Nazi-occupied Europe in 1944 to stop the Nazis' attempt to create a vampire army.

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Since the manga (comic) this prequel was based on was never finished, the show only has three episodes that do not conclude the storyline and was released as a bonus feature to accompany "Hellsing Ultimate" (2006).

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Featured in Anime Abandon: Hellsing (2018)

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5/10

So-so abandoned prequel

Ratings for all 3 episodes,

Ep1 ~ 6/10; Ep2 ~ 6/10; Ep3 ~ 5/10

Three shorts (average runtime about 8 minutes) that were intended to serve as a prequel to the Hellsing Ultimate OVA series. Unfortunately, no further episodes where made, so it ends rather abruptly without completing its tale. Unlike the main HU series (which has a fantastic English dub), this was subtitles only. Artwork is good, and consistent with that of the main series. Nice to see the backgrounds of various characters. Young Walter is a badass, whilst young Alucard is...interesting. Action's okay, although there are a few too many stillshots (maybe a budget thing?). Annoyingly, the final episode includes 'chibi' sequences (hated them in the main HU series; they just don't work for me).

Interesting to see, but too short to make any meaningful contribution to the Hellsing mythos. Overall rating, 5.5/10.