Hellsing (Second Edition) Vol. 04

Hellsing (Second Edition) Vol. 04

The manga that spawned the worldwide hit anime, Kohta Hirano’s Hellsing returns in new editions with revised translations and new graphic design. combines gothic horror, violent action, and dark humor into a catastrophic carnival of carnage!

Nazis sequestered for generations in South America have engineered an army of vampires in preparation for a war against the living. But the Protestant-helmed Hellsing Organization and the Iscariot Agency of the Catholic Church stand in their way. The rival factions’ best hope against the armies of the undead is to join forces, but can the Holy Church ever align with a group that uses unholy creatures like Alucard, the mightiest vampire of all?

Biographical Notes:

Starting his career first as a mangaka’s assistant (self-described as “horrible” and “lazy” in said assistant position), and later an H manga artist, Kohta Hirano went on to enjoy somewhat limited success with other relatively unknown manga titles such as Angel Dust, Coyote, Gun Mania and Hi-Tension.

His first major success came with his manga series Hellsing, which got its start and was subsequently serialized in a monthly manga magazine, Young King OURs, towards the latter half of 1997.

Kohta Hirano is best known for being the author & artist of Bishounen de Meitantei de Doesu, Gunmania,Drifters.

Title Notes:

Perfect for fans of action-packed horror manga like Berserk, Gantz, and Trinity Blood.

Written and illustrated by Kohta Hirano, creator of the Drifters manga which has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide in five different languages.

Hellsing is one of the all-time most popular manga, spawning multiple anime series.

Newly redesigned trade paperback editions with revised translation previously available only in the deluxe hardcover editions.

More details on Kohta Hirano:

Kohta Hirano’s Twitter account

Publisher’s Twitter account

More works by Kohta Hirano