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Hellsing OVA Expanded By 15 Minutes
Date: 12/15/2005
Geneon Entertainment held an advance screening of their forthcoming Hellsing OVA at Kitazawa hall, Shimo-Kitazawa Tokyo on November 27, 2005. It was mentioned the original planned length of the first volume was 35 minutes and this had been expanded to 50 minutes. The decision was made as the Rondo Robe and YK OURS (Shonen Gahousha) staff agreed the original length did not properly allow for a telling of the story as they thought it deserved. This change also greatly altered the production schedule and therefore the version screened at the event was considered incomplete. Consequently, the release date of the first volume was delayed to January 26, 2006. Of the project, director Tomokazu Tokoro said the following: "HELLSING" I want to draw without compromising to the last minute."
Source: Anime News Service