On September 24, 1998, the first chapter of the Hellsing was released. The manga wouldn't be complete until March 27, 2009, but an anime had already been created entitled Hellsing​​​​​​. At the time, this anime had hope of telling the story of Alucard and the rest of the Hellsing Organization. Only with a small budget and only access to the story's beginning, the anime ended after one season.