A World Without Logos

COOL ✞ ~A World Without Logos~ (『COOL ✞』~ロゴスなきワールド~,), shortened to; A World Without Logos, is the opening theme for Hellsing and was performed and written by Yasushi Ishii.

As do with many other songs originating from an anime, the song is not available on streaming platforms. Contrary to popular belief that the singer was drunk when he recorded it, it is instead however to be on purpose as a "song is an instrumental using made-up language."

Lyrics

 * The lyrics were printed in katakana, a Japanese phonetic script used to transcribe and approximate English sounds. As such, it is nearly impossible to re-transcribe the lyrics back into English, and no truly "correct" English version exists.

Katakana Lyrics ドンビー　クールバイブレイション レボリューファンタジ テルミーフールトークショーディアンドレイン エブリスタームン　ザ　レイティン ドンストップホラーショー インナダーキン ジャスセキララ
 * -|Japanese=

オーノーハーバ　ウォンチェイバーバレイショー テイクミーウォナ　トーキン　レボリューション ノーハーバウォン　チーズ　ハバレイショー ディビ　フォン　ディ　ハブ　ウォリースター～

シュビドュビドュ　シュビドュビドュ　ドュルー シュビドュビドュ　シュビドュビドュ　ドュルー

デビルビーム　トゥザクラッシング レボリューフライマシー アージャストブルジー ジャス　セキラン

オーノーハーバ　ウォンチェイバーバレイショー テイクミーウォナ　トーキン　レボリューション ノーハーバウォンチーズ　ハバレイショー ディビ　フォン　ディ　ハブ　ウォリースター～

シュビドュビドュ　シュビドュビドュ　ドュルー シュビドュビドュ　シュビドュビドュ　ドュルー

ノーハーバウォンチーズ　ハバレイショー テイクミーウォナ　トーキン　レボリューション ノーハーバウォンチーズ　ハバレイショー ディビ　フォン　ディ　ハブ　ウォリースター～

シュビドュビドュ　シュビドュビドュ　ドュルー シュビドュビドュ　シュビドュビドュ　ドュルー The original Katakana lyrics, written in Romaji Don bi ̄ kūru baibureishon Reboryūfantaji Terumi ̄-fūru tokusho ̄ diandorein Eburisutāmunzareitin Don sutoppu horā shū In'na dākinji Jasusekirara
 * -|Romaji=

Onūhāba u~oncheibābareshū Teikumīu~onateikuinreboryūshon Ō hāba u~on chīzu hābareisho Dibi fon di habu woriisutā~

Shubido~ubido~u shubido~ubido~uttorū

Debiru bīmu to~u za kurasshingu Reboryūfuraimashii Ajasuto burujiiji Jasusekirara

Onūhāba u~oncheibābareshū Teikumīu~onateikuinreboryūshon Ō hāba u~on chīzu hābareisho Dibi fon di habu woriisutā~

Shubido~ubido~u shubido~ubido~uttorū

Onūhāba u~oncheibābareshū Teikumīu~onateikuinreboryūshon Ō hāba u~on chīzu hābareisho Dibi fon di habu woriisutā~

Shubido~ubido~u shubido~ubido~uttorū The Official Re-Transcribtion Don't be cool vibration Revlofantasy Tell me fool talk show day and rain Every stardom the rating Don't stop horror show Inner darken Jus suc ra ra oh
 * -|Transcribtion=

Oh no harbor won't you buy valley show Take me want to talking revolution No havea won cheese have lay show Diviphon de have worry star

Shooby dooby doo shooby dooby doo durul Shooby dooby doo shooby dooby doo durul

Devil beam to the crashing Revoluflymachine Adjust blue G Jus sekiran

Oh no harbor won't you buy valley show Take me want to talking revolution No havea won cheese have lay show Diviphon de have worry star

Shooby dooby doo shooby dooby doo durul Shooby dooby doo shooby dooby doo durul

Oh no harbor won't you buy valley show Take me want to talking revolution No havea won cheese have lay show Diviphon de have worry star

Shooby dooby doo shooby dooby doo durul Shooby dooby doo shooby dooby doo durul

Opening Sequence
The opening starts of with a blood dripping, then suddenly it cuts off to Alucard, in his dog form which has multiple eyes (commonly known as the Baskerville form), and he is shown to be surrounded by multiple ghouls. Then the scene cut offs to the FREAK Chip, before cutting off to Alucard's pistol, the .454 Casull and rotates around it. The next scene shows Alucard preparing his restriction gloves, puts on his hat - before it cuts off to the title card.

After the title card, Alucard, in his dog form who's biting a cross, slowly walks on a road full of ghouls, then we were shown a close up of multiple ghouls, including one which fell down and its head got stepped on - then turns into dust. Alucard looks at his back, then looks at the front again before closing his eyes. He opened his eyes again and it transitions to Sir Integra slamming on her desk, yelling.

The camera rotates around Integra before it cuts off into Alucard, whose smiling widely and surrounded by fire, dual-wielding the Casull and the Jackal, then aims his Jackal at Alexander Anderson. Cutting off to Anderson, he walks very fast before making a cross with his Bayonets and summons bible pages, which surrounds him. Then the next shot shows the Alucard's Jackal and two of Anderson's bayonets approaching each other, then Alexander and Alucard appears with each weapon on each others heads, then blood splatters on the screen before it turns into Alucard and Anderson turning his head around; as if another foe appeared. The scene cuts off to London, burning, multiple ghouls in a fire; then the FREAK chip once again.

It then cuts off to Alucard transforming into bats and multiple eyes, while a white pentagram is behind him; while doing so, at the background, Seras Victoria, Sir Integra, Walter C. Dornez, Enrico Maxwell, Jan Valentine, Luke Valentine and then finally, Alexander Anderson's close up appears on the background. After Alucard's silhouette turns back to normal, a close up of Alucard shows up but, the screen is red. Then blood drips and Seras Victoria, is shown holding a bloodied bayonet and is forcing herself to lick the blood on the bayonet. Then once again, Alucard's dog form appears surrounded by multiple dead ghouls - implying that he had killed them, shortly before walking away.

The opening ends with one of the dead ghoul wearing a cross necklace, which was on Alucard's mouth previously, on its wrist, as if they're wearing it as a wrist band and the screen fades to black.

Cosmic Vibration
A remake of A World Without Logos made by Yasushi Ishii. He later goes on remaking multiple remakes of his songs made for the Hellsing OST. Also, this music uses the original A World Without Logos's Demo for its background, with a new addition being the lyrics only.

Japanese= 砕け散るヘビークリスタル 魔性の髑髏 指で弾く不毛のソング 最悪は去って最善の間に婀娜めく 『MISS』赤裸裸

正法コスミックバイブレーション 無我の海に降るインスピレーション 正法コスミックバイブレーション 水面に咲く五色のロータス

シュビドゥビドゥ シュビドゥビドゥットルー

デビルビームで『CRUSHING』 泪のモダンタイム 哀れむ 『MISS』マグダラ

正法コスミックバイブレーション 美貌包む天のイルミネーション 正法コスミックバイブレーション 歌壇に咲く五色のロータス

シュビドゥビドゥ シュビドゥビドゥットルー

正法コスミックバイブレーション 無我の海に降るインスピレーション 正法コスミックバイブレーション 水面に咲く五色のロータス

シュビドゥビドゥ シュビドゥビドゥットルー Kudake chiru hebīkurisutaru Mashō no dokuro Yubi de hajiku fumō no songu Saiaku wa satte saizen no ma ni adameku Miss sekirara
 * -|Romaji=

Oh shōbō kosumikkubaiburēshon Muga no umi ni furu insupirēshon Oh shōbō kosumikkubaiburēshon Minamo ni saku goshiki no rōtasu

Shubido~ubido~u shubido~ubido~uttorū

Debirubīmu de Crushing Namida no modantaimu Awaremu Miss magudara

Oh shōbō kosumikkubaiburēshon Bibō tsutsumu ten no iruminēshon Oh shōbō kosumikkubaiburēshon Kadan ni saku goshiki no rōtasu

Shubido~ubido~u shubido~ubido~uttorū

Oh shōbō kosumikkubaiburēshon Muga no umi ni furu insupirēshon Oh shōbō kosumikkubaiburēshon Minamo ni saku goshiki no rōtasu

Shubido~ubido~u shubido~ubido~uttorū
 * -|Translation=

Trivia

 * "Logos" is a term that refers to the appeal to reason that relies on logic or reason, therefore; "A World Without Logos" basically means: "A World Without Logic" or, "A World Without Rationality." In addition, the lyrics were made up on purpose to display a World without Logic, with the content of the song itself being a song without meaningless, English-like onomatopoeic words. Although there is a lyrics written, there is no "verbal" lyrics written.
 * Two demo versions of this song exists, with one existing in one of the booklet of the anime.
 * The opening used multiple animation from the Hellsing anime's trailer, such as:
 * Integra slamming her desk, screaming "Search and Destroy".
 * Alucard standing in an explosion, dual-wielding the Jackal and Casull, shortly before aiming it at a bunch of ghouls, then pulls the trigger. In the opening, Alucard was pointing it at Alexander Anderson.
 * Alexander Anderson appears, making a cross with his bayonets and purifies the house; in the opening, Alexander prepares his bayonet and both Alucard and Anderson approaches at each other on full-speed.
 * Seras Victoria tries to lick the blood on her knife that was used to kill multiple ghouls.