HELLSING: THE DAWN

Hellsing: The Dawn is a prequel story taking place during WWII when Integra's Father was head of the Hellsing organization. The main character of the story is Walter C. Dornez in his youth when he's on a mission as the Angel of Death to take out millennium with Alucard accompanying him. There are well drawn action scenes and those little gag panels you've seen in the original manga.

Walter in his youth is a hot head that loses his temper, but he's a very skilled fighter. Alucard isn't as opposing in this series, which is fine this is more Walter's story.

This is only 6 chapters and if feels unfinished.
From what I was told this story is left unfinished as the mangaka left to work on drifters. Not sure if this was going to be a prequel volume or a full series if completed. Though I would like to see more of young Walter taking his role as the "Angel of Death". With only 6 chapters it leaves the reader wanting more and I'm not sure if the creator will comeback to finish after drifters is complete or it'll remain as 6 chapters.

If you're a fan of Hellsing and want more this might be something to look into if you wanted to see more of the Major. If not, you can skip this.

To start with, it's a short series featuring some of the major characters in the original Hellsing manga. The story revolves around with Walter (in his youthful years), Integra's father and the Lieutenant. In does not show much of the plot but it presented the history upon the foundation of Hellsing Organization.

For an overall impression, I found the story incomplete since I only read the manga translation. The art and the characters is really good as it depicts their looks before time. To sum it up, if you got curious of what happened 50 years before (to get satisfied with the story), then read it. There is not much loss when you skip this one.