Ah, well, you may be right - it's been a bit since I watched or read Hellsing, too, so I don't remember well how much of their relationship relies on the contract rather than personal trust in each other. They're the closest pair I could think of, anyway. XD
Well, as dark as the manga was, I probably could've handled it better if it didn't jump straight from "creepy pedo backstory" to "curry contest" - I think I got a bad case of cognitive dissonance more than anything else. I think I should give it another chance at some point, though; this was a really excellent read. And I do like pragmatic protagonists...
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Date: 31 Aug 2011 10:44 am (UTC)Well, as dark as the manga was, I probably could've handled it better if it didn't jump straight from "creepy pedo backstory" to "curry contest" - I think I got a bad case of cognitive dissonance more than anything else. I think I should give it another chance at some point, though; this was a really excellent read. And I do like pragmatic protagonists...