In one of my earlier reviews I stated that Rurouni Kenshin was the best manga ever, and it is, but over the last months i have found a close second Hellsing. the story could be better and the artwork in the early volumes is a little meh, but Hellsing is the most Badass manga i think i have ever read because of the main character: Alucard. He is not your stereotypical, screwed up past "Every things my fault" emo kind of character, and I like that. well let me try to describe the story without spoilers:

Hellsing is about a vampire slaying organization by the name of Hellsing, it was founded by Dr. Van Hellsing at the end of the Bram Stoker Dracula story. they have a Vampire under they're control by the name of Alucard, (who is probobly the only character besides Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII who looks more intimidating when he's smiling). Alucard is a powerful vampire who swore his life to the Hellsing organization and kills other vampires for them. Hellsing itself is Run by a young woman named Integra Hellsing, Hellsing itself takes orders the prodistant church and takes orders from the Queen of England herself.

This is as far i can go without spoilers so i'm going to talk about the art:
Kohta Hirano's style is pretty unique when it comes to Manga/Anime he usually portrays his characters with very long arms and huge hands which at times can be a little unsettling(for lack of a better word) but it grows on you and you begin to like it, another thing that i find funny is that 89% of his characters wear glasses which i did'nt notice until a friend of mine pointed it out (I think glasses look cool).

Well this review is getting long and i should wrap it up but overall Hellsing is one of the most enjoyable manga i have read in my life since rurouni kenshin
and thats saying alot. but hellsing does have its flaws its still a kick-ass manga and so is Hellising-Ultimate which is an OVA adaption that is almost complete (but i am still eagerly waiting part 7!!! I CANT WAIT UNTIL DECEMBER) well that is Hellsing and any fan of action manga should check it out.