Throughout the history of cinema and entertainment, vampires have taken many forms and Hellsing provides yet another take on these dreadfully enticing creatures.
Alucard, the protagonist, is a callous vampire who hunts his own kind. He treats killing as an art and takes pleasure in ending the lives of the vampires who endanger humanity. This has drawn both fantasy and action lovers to Hellsing for years. However, everyone faces the same dilemma regarding the anime: Which series should I watch first?!
Worry not, because here we have all the answers related to the watch order of the Hellsing franchise.
1. Recommended Watch Order for Hellsing
It’s recommended to watch Hellsing: Ultimate first before any other installment, as it is a complete and canonical adaptation. You can then watch or skip the original Hellsing (2000) anime and follow them up with the OVA and prequel.
- Hellsing: Ultimate (2006-2012)
- Hellsing(2000-2001)
- Hellsing: Digest for Freaks (OVA 2006)
- Hellsing: The Dawn (Prequel 2011-2012)
2. Release Order of Helsing
Title | Type | Airdate |
Hellsing | Anime | Oct 11, 2001 – Jan 17, 2002 |
Hellsing: Digest for Freaks | OVA | Jan 22, 2006 |
Hellsing Ultimate | Anime | Feb 10, 2006 – Dec 26, 2012 |
Hellsing: The Dawn | Prequel Special | Jul 27, 2011 – Dec 26, 2012 |
3. Chronological Order of Hellsing
Hellsing: The Dawn is the prequel to Hellsing and thus comes first in teh chronological order of Hellsing. However, it is best not to begin with it since you will have no context of the series and will be off to a rocky start.
- Hellsing: The Dawn (Prequel 2011-2012)
- Hellsing: Ultimate (2006-2012)
- Hellsing(2001-2001)
- Hellsing: Digest for Freaks (OVA 2006)
4. Where to watch Hellsing with English sub and dub?
You can watch Hellsing with English subtitles and dub on Crunchyroll, Hulu and Funimation. Both the original series and Hellsing: Ultimate are available to stream online.
Title | With Eng Sub | With Eng Dub |
Hellsing | Hulu, Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Funimation | Hulu, Crunchyroll, Funimation |
Hellsing: Digest for Freaks | – | – |
Hellsing Ultimate | Hulu, Crunchyroll, Funimation | Hulu, Crunchyroll. Funimation |
Hellsing: The Dawn | – | – |
4.1 Where to watch Hellsing outside the US?
Title | Canada | UK | Japan | Australia |
Hellsing | Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel | Funimation | – | Funimation (6 Episodes), Crunchyroll |
Hellsing: Digest for Freaks | – | – | – | – |
Hellsing Ultimate | – | Crunchyroll | Hulu | – |
Hellsing: The Dawn | – | – | – | – |
5. Can you download and watch Hellsing offline?
Yes, you can definitely watch Hellsing offline as Crunchyroll, Funimation and Hulu provide the download option with their different packages.
Website | Subscription Packages | Offline Viewing |
Crunchyroll | Fan – $7.99/month | No |
Mega Fan – $9.99/month | Yes | |
Ultimate Fan – $14.99/month | Yes | |
Funimation | Premium: $5.99 a month / $59.99 per year | No |
Premium Plus: $7.99 a month / $79.99 per year | Yes | |
Premium Plus Ultra: $99.99 per year | Yes | |
Hulu | Ad-Supported: $7.99/month (or $79.99/year) | Yes |
No Ads: $14.99/month | Yes |
If the Hellsing anime, or specials aren’t available on any streaming website in your area, then you can use a VPN to bypass the geo-block. Some of the top VPN service providers in the game are ExpressVPN, Nord VPN, Proton VPN, Cyberghost, and Private Internet Access, to name a few.
All you have to do is connect to a country where your preferred anime is streaming, and voila, you can now watch Hellsing even if it is unavailable in your region.
There are many unpaid VPN services at hand or free browser extensions. However, using low-tier VPN providers might decrease your speed and get you blocked by streaming services. Connection drops and unsecured encryption are also other disadvantages.
The important thing is that Hellsing is present on Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Funimation’s catalogs, so set your VPN to a suitable location to access the anime from anywhere.
7. How much time will it take to complete Hellsing?
You will need a total of 15 hours to complete the Hellsing franchise without any breaks in between. You can also complete the series in a single day with appropriate amount of breaks in between.
Title | Duration |
Hellsing | 299 Minutes |
Hellsing: Digest for Freaks | 28 Minutes |
Hellsing Ultimate | 490 Minutes |
Hellsing: The Dawn | 30 Minutes |
8. Should you watch Hellsing or Hellsing Ultimate?
It is recommended to watch Hellsing Ultimate first as it is a reboot version that stays true to the manga and adapts the entire canon plot. The first Hellsing anime has a lot of fillers as well as an original ending.
Hellsing Ultimate sticks to manga and has superior quality in terms of story, narration, and animation.
Perhaps the only aspect that makes Hellsing (2001) better than Hellsing Ultimate is its magnificent soundtrack. The soundtrack of Ultimate is good, but it gets nowhere near to the soundtrack in the original.
9. About Hellsing
Hellsing is an anime adapted from a popular manga of the same name written by Kouta Hirano. It was serialized in Shonen Gahosha from April 1997 to September 2008 and has been adapted into two anime series first in 2001 and the other in 2006.
It tells the story of Seras Victoria, a young police officer who gets caught in the chaos and mayhem of the world and unfortunately turns into a vampire. She has to embrace her new self all the while deal with new threats with the vampire hunter Alucard.
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