Anime!

The very much anticipated Hellsing OVA. Before I start, I’ve heard a few odd things about this release, in that it’s A) a 30 minutes trailer that Aired on TV, B) The OVA isn’t out till Feb 10th. C) The real first ep will be 50 minutes and D) This is a leak of the OVA’s first episode. For once, I have absolutely no idea what’s true and what’s not. But regardless of ALL of that, this episode was nothing short of kick ass. The characters have been re-designed this time to look much more like they appear in the manga, and those pesky human excess characters (Ferguson I’m looking at you) have been kept out, this is a near 100% accurate manga to anime transition. Everything looks great, top billing on the animation and artwork. The soundtracks quite the contrast from the eerie and low key blues that went exceptionally well with the TV series, this time around we’ve got more fast paced beats for the battles. Not sure, but judging by the first episode alone, I think I preferred the TV’s soundtrack.