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Cool Vampire Action
Helling: Vol. 2: Blood Brothers is the second DVD in the four DVD series. Blood brothers contains episodes four through six. They are titled: "Innocent As Human," "Brotherhood," and "Dead Zone." It is not necessary to summarize each episode individually because they are all connected to one main idea, which is that Hellsing secret headquarters are under attack by the vampire brothers Luke and Yon and their army of ghouls. Sir Integra and the Knights of the Round Table (older men in business suits), who have gathered for a meeting, are shocked and outraged by the audacity of the attack and how they have been caught completely unprepared. It seems to be up to Victoria and Alucard to save the day, but not without many lives lost. But wait, Walter has some pretty cool powers up his sleeve as well. <
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>This series and the last episode especially has some very rough dialouge, when Jon talks about what he wants to do to Integra. This series is not for susceptible teens, unfortunately those teens eat this series up. <
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>The extras include a lot of very cool art. Not only are there character designs, but also backdrops of rooms, the mysterious London back streets, and overhead shots of London. There is also a very long, very disjointed "staff interview." The interviews are choppy, switching back and forth between many people who actually say very little. These poor folks who worked on Hellsing seem like they need some serious socializing and to get out in the sun. <
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Best one in the series
This DVD contains my two favorite episode in the Hellsing series; 5 and 6. I like them because Jan's in them (the guy who swears a lot; he's my favorite charater.) After Order 06, the series deviates drastically from the plot of the manga, which is just sad. It would have been so awesome to see the rest of the manga animated, but that probably won't happen any time soon. <
>I prefer the English dub on this one. First of all, the English voice actors did a really good job; the words match up to the lip movements almost perfectly, which is more than can be said for some animes. Second, I found it really difficult to get used to a bunch of British people speaking Japanese. And third... Jan. I thought the English voice actor (Josh Phillips) did a better job of capturing his voice, whereas I though the Japanese voice actor was just annoying.

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The Night Sky is Painted with Blood... (4.5 Stars)
Welcome to the Hellsing Organization; an army dedicated to keep the country safe from the undead. The group fights against vampires and ghouls of all sorts in the dark of night. Their ultimate weapon is a hunter that is a vampire himself, Arucard; an unstoppable figure that can face just about any sort of evil that the darkness has to offer him. Vampires and ghouls are not safe with this elite team of hunters and soldiers lurking about.

In this second volume in the series, "Hellsing: Blood Brothers," more evidence and clues point to man-made vampires being created by an unknown source. This means very bad news to the Hellsing Organization. To make matters worse, a TV journalist is determined to make things a lot more difficult for them by trying to expose them on camera to show them to the world. Seras is still having a hard time dealing with the fact that she's a vampire, but is slowly adapting. However, the real bad news is the violent and crazy Valentine Brothers who decide to take out the Hellsing crew once and for all by means of infiltrating their headquarters. No worries, though; Arucard knows how to deal with these unreasonable foes in his own way. All of this leads to yet another exciting chapter in the "Hellsing" series.

Very much like the first DVD, this second volume is action-packed and never lacking in style. It is here where we get to see Arucard's true powers come to light when he fights one of the Valentine Brothers. These three episodes do a great job of maintaining tone and structure. While the first DVD was a nice introduction to the series, it's this second volume where we really get to see what this group of soldiers are made of when they're facing true evil.

I know it goes without saying, but I still must point out that this is not an animated series for young children. These episodes contain graphic violence, blood and gore, strong language, mature situations, and dark and disturbing themes and imagery. As with the first volume, this DVD only contains three episodes with the entire feature running a little over an hour long. Extras on the DVD include a creditless ending, a staff interview, an art gallery, action figure info and more.

All in all, "Hellsing: Blood Brothers" is another exciting chapter for the "Hellsing" series that keeps the action and intensity rolling. It is clear that the battle against ghouls and vampires continues on with these three episodes. What's next for the Hellsing Organization? Only time will tell with the next chapter.