History Anime / Hellsing

* DistressedDamsel: Integra spends much more time in life-threatening danger than her manga and OVA counterparts.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Integra and Anderson.

** Millennium itself is a strangely subverted example, as while the organization doesn't appear as itself, it is heavily implied to exist in the anime's universe and to be in fact the nameless group behind the actions of Incognito, his British master, and the FREAK chips (which even retain the swastika design). The series's trailer actually shows the silhouette of the Major clapping his hands at the action, which was his only scene in the manga at the time the anime was made. This hints he might have been considered to appear in the series at some point, perhaps as an UnknownCharacter and/or SequelHook, but if he was, these plans were abandoned in the final product.

* GeckoEnding: Due to the original anime being produced 7 years before the manga reached its conclusion, their respective endings are radically different.

** The Hellsing Organization itself gets a lot more detail around it. If you focus on the OVA or the Manga it wouldn't be odd to think Alucard and later Seras were its only field agents. The anime shows the Organization have a highly trained army and intelligence agency to take on the evils of the night.

* AscendedExtra:
** Fargason presumably dies as a RedShirt in the Valentine brothers’ attack in the manga, but he survives it in the TV series and acts as a father-figure to Seras.
** The RedShirtArmy of Hellsing gets a lot more attention in the series, shown to be a highly skilled paramilitary that regularly takes on Vampires and other creatures of the night without the assistance of Alucard.

* CanonForeigner: Incognito, Helena, Harry, and Hellsing Captain Peter Fargason.

* CharacterDevelopment: Lots more, compared to the manga.

* CanonForeigner: Incognito and Helena.

* SlidingScaleOfVampireFriendliness: Hard to categorize. Traditional vampirism is not massively contagious (it takes deliberate decision to make a new vampire), nor does it cause ''immediate'' morality shifts, and the HorrorHunger is so subdued that Seras could go a good long while without feeding and never lost control due to hunger (albeit there's some implication this is due to her "youth" as a vampire and it includes some of the manga's implication that she's going to have to embrace her nature as a "monster" at ''some'' point, which the series never reaches; even Helena, who is otherwise a seemingly peaceful bookworm vampire, is clear in her belief that Seras cannot be a naif forever). FREAK vampires seem to be either more vulnerable to moral decay or just awful people to begin with, since they all [[TranshumanTreachery become monsters]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: Although this series doesn't contain as many battles and deaths as the manga and the ''Ultimate'' [=OVA=]s, its atmosphere is generally darker, quieter and more psychological, and its conclusion is much more pessimistic.

* SlidingScaleOfVampireFriendliness: Hard to categorize. Traditional vampirism is not massively contagious (it takes deliberate decision to make a new vampire), nor does it cause morality shifts, and the HorrorHunger is so subdued that Seras could go a good long while without feeding and never lost control due to hunger. FREAK vampires seem to be either more vulnerable to moral decay or just awful people to begin with, since they all [[TranshumanTreachery become monsters]].

** [[spoiler: Anderson and Maxwell survive as well, mostly thanks to them [[DemotedToExtra not participating in the final battle]].]]

** OfficialCouple, if you take into account [[WordOfGod Studio Gonzo's statements and interviews.]]

** Pip Bernadotte and the Wild Geese from the original manga. A mercenary group very similar to the Wild Geese shows up in the later episodes, but they don't get nearly the screen time or importance the Wild Geese had in the manga.

Creator/ChiakiKonaka was a writer for the show, and it features his custom dark themes and Creator/HPLovecraft references.

* {{Expy}}: Where else have we seen a [[BloodKnight snarky guy that enjoys causing bloody slaughter]] wearing a BadassLongcoat and a CoolHat? Was his name [[{{VideoGame/Blood}} Caleb]]?

The ''Hellsing'' TV series (also called ''Hellsing: Impure Souls'' in media) by Creator/{{GONZO}} explores [[AudienceSurrogate Seras’s perspective]] as she adjusts to life as a vampire in the employ of Hellsing and helps unravel the mystery of the artificial vampires and the FREAK chips. The first half of the series stays generally faithful to the original ''Hellsing'' manga, although specific themes (e.g., what it means to be “human”) and character development are given more depth, while the latter half of the show diverges wildly from its source material as a result of [[OvertookTheManga overtaking the manga]].

** Pip Bernadotte and the Wild Geese from the original manga. A mercenary group very similar to the Wild Geese shows up in the later episodes, but they don't get nearly the screentime or importance the Wild Geese had in the manga.

** Millennium itself is a strangely subverted example, as while the organization doesn't appear as itself, it is heavily implied to exist in the anime's universe and to be in fact the nameless group behind the actions of Incognito, his British master and the FREAK chips (which even retain the swastika design). The series's trailer actually shows the silouette of the Major clapping his hands at the action, which was his only scene in the manga at the time the anime was made. This hints he might have been considered to appear in the series at some point, perhaps as an UnknownCharacter and/or SequelHook, but if he was, these plans were abandoned in the final product.

* BodyHorror: The sequence where an SAS member is turned into a monster.

* DisposableWoman: Played with in the first episode. A creepy, lecherous executive acting very suspiciously and talking about his love of the night and unique tastes is groping a prostitute. Alucard shows up and calls out the vampire. [[spoiler:It's the woman.]] [[spoiler: There is also a RewatchBonus if you notice she is wearing Valentine's symbol on her necklace.]]

* DramaticShattering: Anderson's glasses.

* FisticuffsBoss: Seras VS the last SAS squadmember.

* AHouseDivided: Honestly, at least half the bodycount on the good guys' side is caused by each other. [[JurisdictionFriction Police]], [[LetsYouAndHimFight special forces]], [[InterServiceRivalry the army]], [[WeAREStrugglingTogether various paramilitary groups]], [[AHouseDivided everybody]] treats them as anywhere from [[WeHaveReserves expendable]] through collateral damage all the way to mandatory targets.

* ImaHumanitarian: [[spoiler:Incognito]] eats [[spoiler:Helena]] alive. Alucard also counts, especially when he kills [[spoiler:Luke Valentine]].

* OffWithHisHead

** FREAK Vampires are artificial vampires, created through the implantation of special body-altering microchips. They are vastly inferior to Truebloods, lacking their more supernatural powers and failing to attain similar levels of physical potency. There is a shown discrepency between the power levels of FREAKS, which may have something to do with how many chips are implanted. They do have the ability to raise their dead victims as Ghouls, which is implied to be a trait present in Truebloods as well, but don't have the ability to create other vampires.

** TakeThat, too - The dub of Episode Four of the anime references The Sun, a British tabloid, when a newscaster is being chewed out over a broadcast of Hellsing operatives.

* SnuffFilm: The plot of "Innocent As a Human" revolves around these being distributed on the internet -- the fact that they involving filming humans being eaten by vampires is what gets Hellsing involved.

** In more ways than one - [[spoiler:Walter]] not only survives thanks to the series quickly [[OvertookTheManga overtaking the manga's storyline]], [[spoiler:he also never has a FaceHeelTurn]].

* WolfMan: The SAS squadmembers, once turned into monsters, gain the ability to transform into these.
* WordSaladLyrics: 'The World Without Logos', the catchy opening theme, is (almost[[note]]there's a single Japanese word in the second verse[[/note]]) entirely in English, NONE of which makes any sense.

* AHouseDivided: Honestly, at least half the bodycount on the good guys' side is caused by each other. [[JurisdictionFriction Police]], [[LetsYouAndHimFight special forces]], [[InterServiceRivalry the army]], [[WeAREStrugglingTogether various paramilitary groups]], [[AHouseDivided everybody]] treats them as anywhere from [[WeHaveReserves expendable]] through [[KillEmAll collateral damage]] all the way to mandatory targets.

* KissOfTheVampire: In "Brotherhood", the victims are shown to have [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything very...suggestive]] [[LooksLikeSheIsEnjoyingIt expressions]].

* NonActionBigBad: Incognito's master is [[TheGhost never seen]], let alone ever fighting the heroes. S-/He let's [[DragonInChief Incognito]] do all the heavy lifting and are left [[spoiler:defenceless to be taken out as soon as Incognito is killed]].

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Alucard is this for the InvincibleHero archetype. He's an immortal SociopathicHero able to survive near-total bodily destruction and few if any situations ever credibly threaten him. At first, it appears that the Major's plan simply involves starting a war with London. However, it's eventually revealed that there's A LOT more to it than that. The point of his plan is to [[spoiler: get Alucard down to a form where he's vulnerable enough to finally die. Starting a war and taking London down are pretty much just bonuses.]]
* DemotedToExtra: Anderson and Maxwell.

The ''Hellsing'' TV series (also called ''Hellsing: Impure Souls'' in media) by Creator/{{Gonzo}} explores [[AudienceSurrogate Seras’s perspective]] as she adjusts to life as a vampire in the employ of Hellsing and helps unravel the mystery of the artificial vampires and the FREAK chips. The first half of the series stays generally faithful to the original ''Hellsing'' manga, although specific themes (e.g., what it means to be “human”) and character development are given more depth, while the latter half of the show diverges wildly from its source material as a result of [[OvertookTheManga overtaking the manga]].

The ''Hellsing'' TV series (also called ''Hellsing: Impure Souls'' in media) explores [[AudienceSurrogate Seras’s perspective]] as she adjusts to life as a vampire in the employ of Hellsing and helps unravel the mystery of the artificial vampires and the FREAK chips. The first half of the series stays generally faithful to the original ''Hellsing'' manga, although specific themes (e.g., what it means to be “human”) and character development are given more depth, while the latter half of the show diverges wildly from its source material as a result of [[OvertookTheManga overtaking the manga]].

* BigDamnHeroes: Seras has most of them.

** [[spoiler: Integra's flashback is built around Alucard getting in on this trope.]]

* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Holy Knights Templar {{Dracula}} with GunsAkimbo!

* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: Anderson briefly wields a bayonet with his teeth.

* OvertookTheManga
* RealSongThemeTune: "Shine", the ending theme of the television series. Performed by Music/MrBig.

* ShoutOut: Possibly to the ''Wilmarth Foundation'' in the Franchise/CthulhuMythos, which may have influenced the portrayal of the ''Hellsing Organization''. [[Creator/ChiakiKonaka The show's writer]] is known for being a fan of the Mythos, and often adds Lovecraftian themes or references to his works.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: In more ways than one - [[spoiler:Walter]] not only survives thanks to the series quickly [[OvertookTheManga overtaking the manga's storyline]], [[spoiler:he also never has a FaceHeelTurn]].

* DisposableWoman: Played with in the first episode. A fat, lecherous executive is groping a prostitute. Alucard shows up and calls out the vampire. [[spoiler:It's the woman.]]

* AscendedExtra: Fargason presumably dies as a RedShirt in the Valentine brothers’ attack in the manga, but he survives it in the TV series and acts as a father-figure to Seras.