Anime Like Hellsing: The Dawn

Devils require a living host to manifest. However, if a person's will is sufficiently strong, they can overcome the demon and claim its power for themselves, becoming a Devilman. Akira Fudou is a timid and gentle soul with an overly compassionate nature. When his childhood friend Ryou Asuka asks for assistance in hunting devils, Akira agrees without a second thought. But to Akira's shock, their destination is Sabbath, a hedonistic gathering of depravity and excess. As bloodshed erupts, demons possess the revelers, transforming them into grotesque monsters and causing chaos. In a desperate bid to save his friend, Akira inadvertently fuses with the demon Amon, transforming into a Devilman and gaining the strength to defeat the remaining demons. This new union grants him immense power, but it also awakens a primal, uncontrollable side of Akira. Now bearing a devil's body while retaining his compassionate heart, Akira joins forces with Ryou, destroying those who threaten humanity and those he holds dear.

Creatures of darkness and evil roam the night, devouring any humans unfortunate enough to fall into their grasp. Standing against these supernatural threats to humanity is Hellsing, an organization dedicated to their destruction. The group is led by Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, who commands a formidable military force and dedicates her life to combating the undead. Yet, Integra’s vast army is overshadowed by her ultimate weapon: the vampire Alucard, who serves as an exterminator for Hellsing against his own kind. Alongside his new vampire servant, Seras Victoria, Alucard must fight not only monsters but anyone who opposes Hellsing, regardless of whether they appear good or evil. In the struggle for humanity’s survival, Hellsing Ultimate demonstrates that appearances can be deceiving, and the greatest weapon may take the form of one’s worst nightmare.

The Hellsing organization, which specializes in handling supernatural threats, is summoned to Cheddar where a vampire has been turning villagers into ghouls. To stop this, the organization's head, Sir Integra Fairbrook Wingates Hellsing, deploys her most powerful weapon: a mighty vampire named Alucard. With nothing more than a single handgun, Alucard unleashes destruction upon the monsters terrorizing Cheddar. But a young policewoman, Seras Victoria, gets drawn into the conflict and ends up fatally injured. Feeling sympathy for her, Alucard offers Seras an ultimatum: perish as a human or continue existing as a vampire. She chooses the latter and starts a new chapter as part of Hellsing. Even though it was her own choice, Seras finds it hard to accept that she is no longer human. However, she must quickly come to terms with her new nature if she intends to endure on the battlefield of the war between mankind and the supernatural.

The mysterious immortal entities known as Ajin first appeared in Africa seventeen years ago. Because their indestructible bodies pose a threat to humanity and they could be exploited for malicious purposes, they are immediately detained upon discovery. Kei Nagai, a hardworking high school student with aspirations of becoming a doctor, largely ignores the school curriculum concerning these beings, having only seen them occasionally in the news. Although he is taught that Ajin are not human, his ignorance proves irrelevant when he survives a fatal accident that triggers his transformation into an Ajin, plunging him into intense suffering. As he flees alone from a world that hunts him, Kei learns that other members of his kind might be hiding in plain sight.

During the day, Saya Kisaragi lives as a quiet high school student, but at night, she becomes a fearsome hunter of monstrous beings. Wielding a sacred blade given to her by her father for ceremonial duties, she destroys any creature that endangers her tranquil village. Yet her understanding of reality is shattered when she hears the monsters speak of a broken pact, a secret she was never told about. Soon after, a mysterious dog appears and challenges her regarding her vow to safeguard the village, questioning what might happen if she were to break it. Haunted by strange visions as her world unravels, Saya sets out to find the truth in a village where nothing is as it seems.

Saya Otonashi leads an ordinary life with her adopted family in Okinawa City, appearing to be a typical high school girl. Her only unusual traits are a tendency toward anemia and a complete lack of memories from before the past year. But Saya's forgotten history resurfaces when she is attacked at school by a blood-drinking creature. A mysterious man named Haji intervenes to drive the monster away. When he forces her to drink his blood, Saya enters a trance and uses her own blood as a weapon to easily kill the beast. Saya discovers the existence of Red Shield, an organization created specifically to combat these monstrous beings. Together with Haji, she must join forces with Red Shield to battle the terrifying creatures and uncover the truth behind her lost memories.

Having survived their narrow escape from death, Kei Nagai and his new ally Kou Nakano scheme to take vengeance on Satou, a fellow Ajin obsessed with ruling the world. While Satou carries out a series of public executions, humanity scrambles to find a way to halt the immortal threat. Kei finds unexpected support from former enemies: Yuu Tosaki, a high-ranking government official whose deep knowledge of Ajin provides a strategic edge against Satou, and Tosaki’s Ajin subordinate, Izumi Shimomura. As Kei’s group expands, he must act quickly to halt Satou’s campaign before it destroys civilization.

Immortality is something many people might wish for. But would they still desire it if they knew it would subject them to endless attacks? That is the reality for Rin Asougi, an immortal private investigator—there is no shortage of individuals who want her dead. Over the centuries, she has met countless gruesome ends, only to return to life each time as if nothing happened. In 1990, while searching for a lost cat, Rin encounters Kouki Maeno, a man who believes his memories are faulty. Agreeing to assist him, Rin soon discovers that Kouki is not what he appears to be, all while moving closer to her true enemy. This foe knows Rin and her kind all too well, and if she dies by his hand, she may stay dead forever.

Shiki Toono awakens in a hospital room possessing the ability to perceive invisible lines. These delicate threads, which compose all matter in Shingetsutan, cause an object to be instantly destroyed when cut. Shiki realizes that tracing the lines of anything leads to its imminent destruction. Keeping his supernatural sight a secret, Shiki attempts to live his second year of high school in tranquility. However, this calm is shattered when Shiki encounters a mysterious woman with striking red eyes on his way home from school. After a sudden mental breakdown, he seemingly kills the woman and then loses consciousness. As if matters couldn't worsen, Shiki is attacked the following day by a pair of demonic hounds—facing certain death, he is rescued by the timely arrival of the same woman from the previous day. She identifies herself as Arcueid Brunestud, a vampire princess. Deciding to join forces, Shiki and Arcueid set out to discover the truth about their heritage and the recent series of murders occurring in the town.

Michiru Kita has a unique ability: she can see a "ring of death" around people's necks, and the darker the ring, the closer they are to dying. One day, she notices that two classmates, Chika Akatsuki and Shito Tachibana, have rings that are completely black. When she tries to warn them, she discovers their secret—they are already dead, but they remain alive thanks to a contract with Zombie-Loan, a mysterious loan agency. However, nothing is free: the boys must hunt and eliminate zombies to repay their debt. Once they learn about Michiru's "Shinigami Eyes," they pull her into their dangerous world.

Ouri Kagami lives at a shrine with other orphans, so corpses are nothing new to him. Yet when he sees the shrine's patron, Keisei Tagami, apparently bring the scarred body of schoolgirl Makina Hoshimura back to life, he is left utterly stunned. Drawn to the strange circumstances surrounding Makina, he discovers that she is a Shikabane Hime—an undead being whose duty is to destroy others like her that endanger society. As Ouri continues his everyday routine, his inexplicable encounters with her grow increasingly abnormal. But with each meeting becoming more intense, the two are pulled closer, and their intertwined fates may ultimately reveal the hidden truths of the Shikabane world.

After fleeing the countless horrors of her village, Saya Kisaragi swears to track down the monster responsible and make him pay with his life. As she carves through flesh and bone in pursuit of vengeance, she crosses paths with SIRRUT, a crew of brilliant hackers, who recruit Saya to help them take down a shared foe—one she knows all too intimately. But the road she travels is marked by sorrow, as once more Saya suffers betrayal from those she had learned to rely on. Cornered and outmatched, the fearsome monster slayer must fight with every ounce of her power and skill if she hopes to survive this final battle and claim her revenge.

A malevolent presence lurks within the shadows of Tokyo. As a quiet high school senior, Tatsuma Hiyuu transfers to Magami Academy in Shinjuku. His enigmatic nature and exceptional martial arts prowess quickly win him the friendship of class delinquent Kyouichi Houraiji. Through a fateful challenge and strange coincidence, he also bonds with wrestling club member Yuuya Daigo, girls' archery club captain Komaki Sakurai, and Student Council President Aoi Misato. Their meeting coincides with a violent disturbance in the Ryumyaku, or Dragon Pulse, the flow of magical energy. This surge awakens latent supernatural abilities within the five teenagers. Hisui Kisaragi, the young heir to the Kisaragi Clan who runs his family’s antique shop, reveals their new powers and their sacred duty to defend Tokyo from Oni. The Magami students resolve to use these gifts to shield the city from dark forces. Fighting alongside Hisui, the five unlikely friends realize the threat extends beyond random malevolent creatures. The Ryumyaku was forcibly disrupted by an individual wielding the Dark Arts, who seeks to unleash a long-dead evil. The teenagers must overcome their personal fears and flaws to combat these dark forces. As they uncover their Stars of Fate, they are forced to confront their own destinies. The series is based on a manga, which itself was adapted from the Nintendo role-playing video game released in 1998.

Hiro Hiyorimi throws himself in front of a beautiful young woman to save her from certain death, only to become a dead hero himself. But since the woman he rescued is Hime, the daughter of the King of the Monsters, his “reward” is resurrection as a half‑alive soldier in her honor guard of horror. That means helping her fight off the endless parade of supernatural monstrosities sent by Hime’s siblings, who are trying to climb the ladder of succession by killing her. If dealing with vampires and zombies weren’t bad enough, how does anyone prepare for the truly bizarre ones—like were‑sharks, pandas, and killer dumplings? This is definitely not the afterlife Hiro dreamed of, but the truly sad part is that Hime is the good girl in all of this… or at least as close to good as you can get when you’re on the wrong side of the gates of hell.

For centuries, beings known as Shokujinki have secretly coexisted with humans. Though they appear human, Shokujinki can transform into uncontrollable monsters with massive claws and must consume humans to survive. The equally secretive Kifuuken dojo specializes in killing Shokujinki by severing their arms, and it stands as the sole force preventing unchecked Shokujinki dominance. Toshihiko Momota, the son of the Kifuuken's leader, is instantly captivated by a mysterious woman named Yuka Kamitsuki. Their relationship becomes complicated because, unknown to both of them, Yuka is a Shokujinki and Toshihiko is sworn to kill her. Meanwhile, the Kifuuken faces a crisis of confidence as Toshihiko's brother Kazuma pushes against tradition and attempts to modernize the dojo. As emotions grow strained and secrets of both the past and present are revealed, who will survive, and who will be devoured?

A direct continuation of Shikabane Hime: Aka, this story picks up six months after Tagami Keisei was killed by the Shichisei (Seven Stars), an elite group of Shikabane who act on more than just lingering regrets. Fulfilling Keisei's dying wish, Kagami Ouri entered a temporary contract with Makina to prevent her from degenerating into a full Shikabane. Since then, Ouri has been training to become a proper monk so he can maintain his contract with Makina and help her fight the Shichisei—the ones who originally murdered Makina, wiped out the entire Hoshimura family, and now have taken Keisei as well. However, the treacherous monk Shishidou Akasha has allied himself with the Shichisei in a plot to destroy all Shikabane Hime and the entire monk organization that uses them—the Kougon Sect.

Renzaburou Taki seems like an ordinary office worker, but he actually belongs to the Black Guards, a covert group dedicated to preserving the delicate balance between humanity and the demon world. With the deadline for renewing the peace treaty nearing, Taki is assigned to protect Giuseppe Mayart, a vital human mystic, alongside Makie, a female demon. This mission proves far more challenging than anticipated; while a radical group of demons resorts to terrorism to shatter the alliance between the two realms, Giuseppe is solely focused on escaping his duties to pursue romantic encounters with women.

Shindou Ranmaru, a recent police academy graduate, is assigned to Tokko: Special Mobile Investigation Force. On graduation day, he encounters the half-naked girl from his recurring dreams—Rokujo Sakura, who belongs to a clandestine unit within Tokki called Tokko: Special Public Safety Task Force. Seeking vengeance for his parents' murder and to unravel the unexplained mass killing of Machida's residents, Shindou decides to join Tokko. Concurrently, bottomless pits start opening across Japan, with strange creatures crawling out. Are these occurrences connected to the Machida Massacre?

Kei, a high school student, and at least forty-six others discover that immortality is the most horrifying surprise imaginable. Unfortunately for Kei, this ability does not transform him into a superhero. Instead, governments and the public view him as a rare specimen that must be captured and handed over to scientists for lifelong experimentation. As a demi-human, he is destined to endure a thousand deaths for the sake of humanity.

Hellsing: Digest for Freaks serves as a condensed recap of the initial three episodes of the Hellsing series. It features the high-quality animation style characteristic of Hellsing Ultimate while adhering to the narrative events established in the original manga.

New episodes bundled with the limited edition eighth and ninth manga volumes.

Malevolent Shinma, which are shape-shifting monsters and vampires, wander the planet with the goal of spreading their darkness to humanity. Miyu, the Royal Princess from the shadows, is the Chosen One tasked with banishing these evil Shinma from the Earth. Although she possesses the power to grant humans eternal happiness, she remains trapped between two worlds, fated for endless solitude and inner turmoil. Her sole companion is Larva, a former evil Shinma who now serves as her loyal guardian. Together, they navigate a dark path through human frailty and the tragic loss of innocence. Separated from humanity by the burden of her true nature, Miyu embarks on an unending quest as both hunter and hunted, living perpetually on the brink of darkness.

Devilman centers on Akira Fudo, a timid and shy teenager who goes mountain climbing in the Himalayas alongside his father. During the expedition, both father and son lose their lives in a tragic accident. Akira's corpse is then taken over by the demon soldier Devilman, who adopts his new human appearance as a disguise to carry out his mission: sowing chaos on Earth to prepare for a demonic invasion of the planet. However, before Devilman can truly begin his task, he encounters Akira's childhood friend Miki Makimura and swiftly falls in love with her. Devilman decides to shield Miki and all of humanity by fighting against his own demon kind. Zennon, the leader of the Demon Tribe, is furious at Devilman's betrayal and immediately dispatches his former allies to eliminate him. The other demons soon discover that Miki is dear to Devilman, forcing him to defend both her and himself. Can the strength of love triumph over genuine evil?

Creatures of the night roam freely. Though many dismiss them as mere folklore or tall tales, the Winchester brothers—Sam and Dean—fully understand the perils hiding in the shadows. Traveling the country in their 1967 Chevrolet Impala, these brothers have devoted their lives to destroying any supernatural force that endangers human lives. From shape-shifters and werewolves to vampires, ghosts, and even demons, the Winchesters hunt down and eliminate every malevolent being they can find—all while searching for the creature that brought them such profound personal tragedy.