[Katsuya]

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Geneon announced at the MIP TV trade show in France that they are involved in the production of a number of upcoming anime series. Including a new Hellsing OVA

The Hellsing Ultimate OVA Series will more closely following the original supernatural action manga. Gonzo parent company GDH listed as the Asian and European rights holder.

Ergo Proxy will be a new 23 episode TV series from manglobe directed by by Shukou Murase (Gasaraki, Gundam Wing) and written by Dai Sato (Cowboy Bebop, Wolf's Rain).

Geneon has also acquired the rights for Erementar Gerad,

In related news a crossover series featuring Hellsing characters was talked about, but still nothing concrete. (Further details of characters or medium are unknown)


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[ArchIBaLD]

heard about it a few days ago. those are really great news. I didn't understand alot of things at the end of the series.

 

[Player-X]

That's becaues it didn't follow the manga at all

 

[Proto]

Hmm... well although the manga history was kinda cliched as well, at the very least it's far better than the attempt of a history the anime is. I hope they get it right this time...

Erementar Gerad is a series my sis started downloading, I watched 2 or 3 chapters of it.... although it is cliched beyond avail, I guess it is kinda watchable because of the funny trio. (man why can't they make original series anymore, except for Fantastic Children, Monster and Marimite everything that is comming out just seem to be a product of the wash rinse and repeat effect... and even FC seems to go downhill now that everything is explained... well I guess we still have to see who Thoma actually is )

I guess I won't be able to see something that tops my favorite (Haibane Renmei) for a while ... now if they made an anime series out of 20th Century Boy

 

[KanedA]

I hope this series won't be a prequel...

 

[Kane]

I very much doubt it. It's likely it will cover the same ground that was covered up to the invasion of Hellsing. After that the anime and the manga split quite drasticly. Hell even the invasion was set up differently. There are no 'chipped' Vampires in the Manga. It all gets really wierd when the ****s turn up.

 

[KanedA]

oO so I see I realy have to get to manga and complete my lacks

 

[Kane]

Yeah. The manga is still in production. We are up to volume 7 at the mo, IIRC. Volume 6 has been released statesite.

 

[Player-X]

I am already looking parts of at volume 8

 

[ArchIBaLD]

what there were no vampire chips in the manga?! i always thought it was a lame idea

 

[KanedA]

em about chips and vampires... in manga are 'normal' vampires or emmmm... there's another freaky-lame concept of makeing them?

 

[Mr. Killjoy]

I've read the manga from volume 1 to 7, and I must say that past the part where Anderson and Alucard meet near the train, it differs completly... as for the chips, there
are some but they're just kinds of spywares

 

[Player-X]

The anime is a toned down neutered version of the manga so that it will apeal to most kids and not anger parents

 

[KanedA]

:lol: this made me laugh, laugh a lot, what a nonsense :evil: (I mean: stupid idea from authors...)

 

[Kane]

The chips as mentioned where not devices to make vampires, but devices to track them. The bulk of the force in the invasion were ghouls.
Vampires gain fantastic power each time they drink the blood to death of a person, but the more human they are (like in the White Wolf Vampire world) the weaker they are and they have an upper limit on thier power. Alucard being pretty close to the original Vampire (I'd imagine) and having drunk crap loads of people to death is virtualy immortal with his powers unlocked. Celes, being sired by Alucard is also pretty close to the source, meaning that once she does drink someone to death, she really kicks ass.

 

[Mr. Killjoy]

She already kicks ass, especially when she takes a revenge for her "boyfriend" in volume 7

 

[Kane]

Yes, when she drinks his blood: she becomes ninja powerful.

 

[Mr. Killjoy]

Yeah but nah, ninjas try to be stealthy... with all the blood and flesh she puts on the walls I doubt it's hard to spot her ^^

 

[KanedA]

he said ninja powerful, so sth like ninja powers but not used as an 'ordinary' ninja

 

[Quatro]

wah! another anime series of Hellsing eh... guess I ahve to wait until its released then...