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Mana Walker adopted him. At some moment Mana died and Allen tried to revive him with the help of a person called [[List of D.Gray-man characters#The Millennium Earl|Millennium Earl]]. Allen revives him but Mana reappears as a creature called Akuma that is ordered by the Millennium Earl to kill him. During that moment Allen is gifted with the ability to control a weaponized form of a divine substance from ages past, called Innocence and accidentally kills Mana. After that Allen discovers that the Millennium Earl turns to trick those who have lost loved ones to turn their deads' souls into Akuma and decides to train to stop him. Soon he becomes a Exorcist from the Black Order, a secretive organization aims to stop the plan set in motion by the Millennium Earl and try to seal all the Akuma. However, the Earl has raised an army of Akuma, created by taking advantage of grief over a loved one's death, and summons the direct descendants of [[Noah]] himself, the 13-strong [[List of D.Gray-man characters#The Noah Family|Noah Clan]], to aid him in his second attempt. Because of the Akuma's ability to wear a human's skin, they are nearly undetectable by any human. Allen proves to be a powerful asset as his 'cursed' left eye is able to detect the Akuma.
Mana Walker adopted him. At some moment Mana died and Allen tried to revive him with the help of a person called [[List of D.Gray-man characters#The Millennium Earl|Millennium Earl]]. Allen revives him but Mana reappears as a creature called Akuma that is ordered by the Millennium Earl to kill him. During that moment Allen is gifted with the ability to control a weaponized form of a divine substance from ages past, called Innocence and accidentally kills Mana. After that Allen discovers that the Millennium Earl turns to trick those who have lost loved ones to turn their deads' souls into Akuma and decides to train to stop him. Soon he becomes a Exorcist from the Black Order, a secretive organization aims to stop the plan set in motion by the Millennium Earl and try to seal all the Akuma. However, the Earl has raised an army of Akuma, created by taking advantage of grief over a loved one's death, and summons the direct descendants of [[Noah]] himself, the 13-strong [[List of D.Gray-man characters#The Noah Family|Noah Clan]], to aid him in his second attempt. Because of the Akuma's ability to wear a human's skin, they are nearly undetectable by any human. Allen proves to be a powerful asset as his 'cursed' left eye is able to detect the Akuma.


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== Characters ==
{{main|List of D.Gray-man characters}}

Many of the series characters are Exorcists, who aim to destroy the Akuma creatures and get the Innoncence energy but others characters from the Clan of Noah act as the opposition to them. However, both sides carry out what they believe is the will of God and claim the other follows a false god or the devil.

*{{nihongo|[[List of D.Gray-man characters#Allen Walker|Allen Walker]]|アレン・ウォーカー|Aren Wōkā}} is the main [[protagonist]] of the series. Allen was abandoned by his biological parents because of the supposed "deformity" of his left arm and later adopted by Mana Walker. Later, Mana died and Allen turned him into an Akuma, hoping him to be fully resurrected. However, Mana cursed Allen, whose left arm first awakes as an anti-Akuma weapon and instinctively, destroys the Akuma. He fights for the souls of the Akuma and for his friends. As the story goes on, Allen slowly gains more power and has more and more painful experiences with Akuma.<ref>{{cite book |title= D.Gray-man, Volume 1 |year= 2006|last= Hoshino |first= Katsura |publisher= [[Viz Media]]|chapter=Chapter 3|isbn= 1-4215-0623-8 }}</ref> He is voiced by [[Sanae Kobayashi]].

*{{nihongo|[[List of D.Gray-man characters#Yu Kanda|Yu Kanda]]|神田 ユウ|Kanda Yū}} is an 18-year-old Exorcist from Japan. Kanda is the first Exorcist that Allen meets at the black order HQ. He can recover much faster than ordinary humans due to a mysterious tattoo above his heart. He and Allen have an ongoing hate for each other. He is voiced by [[Takahiro Sakurai]].

*{{nihongo|[[List of D.Gray-man characters#Lenalee Lee|Lenalee Lee]]|リナリー・リー|Rinarī Rī}} is an Exorcist, whose parents were killed by an Akuma when she was very young. Due to her ability to use the Innocence, Lenalee was forced to become an Exorcist by the Black Order bosses to use her strength. However, her brother Komui decided to stay with her to not leave her alone. Therefore, she fights for her brother as well as her friends.<ref>{{cite book |title= D.Gray-man, Volume 3 |year= 2006|last= Hoshino |first= Katsura |publisher= [[Viz Media]]|chapter=Chapter 21|isbn= 1-4215-0625-4 }}</ref> Her perception of the "world" consists of her friends and family; whenever one of her friends dies, it seems to her as if a part of her world has been destroyed. But as the story goes on, Lenalee starts to become stronger and more reasonable.<ref>{{cite book |title= D.Gray-man, Volume 8|year= 2008|last= Hoshino |first= Katsura |publisher= [[Viz Media]]|chapter=Chapter 69|isbn= 1-4215-1543-1 }}</ref> She is voiced by [[Shizuka Itō]].

*{{nihongo|[[List of D.Gray-man characters#Lavi|Lavi]]|ラビ|Rabi}} is a cheerful 18 year old, red-haired Exorcist of mixed race, who aims to become a Bookman and is working along the Black Order just to be close to the events that must be seen. However, he is slowly becoming more attached to his Black Order friends, and his original Bookman self is constantly being clouded by his growing care for his friends.<ref>{{cite book |title= D.Gray-man, Volume 4|year= 2006|last= Hoshino |first= Katsura |publisher= [[Viz Media]]|chapter=Chapter 27|isbn= 1-4215-0625-4 }}</ref> He is voiced by [[Kenichi Suzumura]].


==Production==
==Production==

Revision as of 18:47, 21 October 2008

D.Gray-man
File:D.Gray-manVol1Cover.jpg
The cover of the first Japanese manga volume release featuring Allen Walker and the Earl of Millennium
GenreAction, Adventure, Historical Fiction
Manga
Written byKatsura Hoshino
Published byJapan Jump Comics
English publisherUnited States Canada VIZ Media
Australia New Zealand Madman Entertainment
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 31, 2004 – On-going
Volumes16 (List of volumes)
Anime
Directed byNabeshima Osamu
StudioTMS Entertainment
Released October 3, 2006 – September 30, 2008
Video game
D.Gray-man: Kami no Shitotachi
DeveloperKonami
GenreAction-adventure
PlatformNintendo DS
ReleasedJapan March 29, 2007
Video game
D.Gray-man: Sousha no Shikaku
DeveloperKonami
GenreAction-adventure
PlatformPlayStation 2
ReleasedJapan September 11, 2008
Manga
D.Gray-man: Reverse
Written byKaya Kizaki
Illustrated byKatsura Hoshino
Published byShueisha
Volumes2

D.Gray-man (ディーグレイマン, Dī Gureiman) is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. The series tells the story of a boy named Allen Walker who becomes able to use an ancient substance called Innocence, and becomes an exorcist in order to collect all the Innocence that is lost in the world alongside other exorcists and to defeat the Millennium Earl who possesses an army of dangerous creatures named Akuma. Many characters and their designs were adapted from some of Katsura Hoshino's previous works and drafts, such as Zone, and Continue, and her assistants.

The manga was first serialized in 2004 in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine, published by Shueisha under their Jump Comics imprint and currently fifteen volumes have been released. There is also a novel series called Reverse, authored by Kaya Kizaki, that tells the characters' backgrounds. As of August 5, 2008, Viz Media has released the first ten volumes in the United States. The manga has also been adapted to an anime series that aired from October 3, 2006 to September 30, 2008 in Japan for 103 episodes. Novels and video games of the series have also been released by several companies.

The manga series has become one of the best-sellers of Shueisha. During its second release week, the volume fifteen of the manga ranked as the second best seller comic in Japan. Most reviewers compared it to a typical shonen manga but praised that at some moments it became more original as well some of the characters have solid personalities.

Plot

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Production

Some of the concepts in D.Gray-man first appeared in Katsura Hoshino's one-shot title, Zone. This earlier work includes the same concepts of the Akuma and their creation, exorcists, and the Earl's plans for ending the world. Allen Walker, the main character from the series, is also based from the previous series's protagonist, who is a girl, but Hoshino changed some of his characteristics to make him look more masculine.[1] In addition, Lavi is based off the protagonist of one of her planned series, Book-man.[2] Other characters such as the Millennium Earl, Lenalee Lee and Komui Lee are based on real people, although Hoshino has not confirmed who those people are. She has mentioned that some of them are famous scientists, while Komui is based off of her boss.[3][4][5] After beginning work on the longer D.Gray-man series, Hoshino considered continuing to use the name Zone. She also considered naming the series Dolls or Chronoa.[6]

Hoshino commented that she got most of her ideas for the series while asleep in the bath for 6 hours.[7] One exception occurs in the second chapter, which she based on a story called kulinguzoru.[8]

Media

Manga

Main article: List of D.Gray-man chapters

Written and drawn by Katsura Hoshino, the chapters of the D.Gray-man manga series have been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since its premiere on May 31, 2004.[9] The individual chapters are also published in collected volumes by Shueisha. The first volume was released on October 9, 2004, and as of June 4, 2008, fifteen volumes have been released.[10][11] In Japan, the series was put on hiatus twice since Katsura had an illness, however, the series continued a few weeks later.[12][13] A fanbook of the manga named Gray Ark was released on June 4, 2008 by Shueisha. It includes characters files, a series explanation and design concepts by Hoshino as well as.[14]

The series has been licensed for an English language release in North America by Viz Media.[15] Viz serializes the chapters in their monthly manga anthology Shonen Jump Advanced, with the first chapter appearing on May 2, 2006.[9] Viz released the first collected volume of the series on February 5, 2008, and as of August 5, 2008, ten volumes have been released.[16][17] The manga is also published in other countries such as Germany and in France by Glenat.[18][19]

Anime

Main article: List of D.Gray-man episodes

On October 3rd, 2006, an anime adaptation of D.Gray-man, was aired and ended on September 30th, 2008. They are directed by Osamu Nabeshima and produced by Densetsu, TMS Entertainment, Aniplex and TV Tokyo. TMS Entertainment produced the animation and Aniplex was responsible for the music production.[20] The first season of the anime, known as the "1st stage", aired for 51 episodes, finishing its run on September 25, 2007. The second season, known as the "2nd stage", began airing on October 2, 2007, and finished its run on September 30, 2008, lasting 52 episodes.[21] As of October 2008, twenty-one DVD compilations have been released by Aniplex between the first on February 7, 2007 and the latest on October 1, 2008.[22][23] The first thirteen compilations contain episodes of the first season, and all successive compilations have episodes of the second season. Aniplex has announced the release of four more DVD compilations between November 5, 2008 and January 7, 2009.[24][25]

The first 51 episodes of the anime series are licensed for an English language release by Funimation, the first release is set at the beginning of 2009.[26][27]

Soundtracks

File:D GRAY MANOST 1.jpg
Cover of D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 1

All of the music for the D.Gray-man anime series were composed by Kaoru Wada, and so far two CD soundtracks have been released in Japan by Sony Music Entertainment.[28] The first, D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 1 that contains thirty-four tracks was released on March 21, 2007 with musical production and composition, which includes several of the series opening and ending themes.[29]

The second soundtrack containing thirty-two tracks, D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 2, was released on December 19, 2007.[30] All opening and ending themes were also collected in a CD called D.Gray-man Complete Best that was released on September 24, 2008. Its limited edition includes an extra DVD that contains creditless footages of the videos and a large number of anime illustrations.[31]

Video games

A D.Gray-man video game for the Nintendo DS was released in Japan on March 29, 2007. The game is titled D.Gray-man: Kami no Shitotachi and was released by Konami. In the game, the player interacts with characters from the series and destroy Akuma using the touch screen and stylus.[32] A second video game titled D.Gray-man: Sousha no Shikaku has been announced for the PlayStation 2. It is scheduled for a Japan release on September 11, 2008.[33]

Novels

Based on the manga series, two novels titled D.Gray-man: Reverse and written by Kaya Kizaki are published by Shueisha. The first of them was released on May 30, 2005, while the second one was released on July 4, 2006.[34][35] Each of them are spin-off stories and several anime episodes are based on these novels.

Reception

The D.Gray-man manga has been highly popular in Japan; as of 2007, the series ranked as the ninth best seller series of the Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine.[36] During its second release week, the volume fifteen of the manga ranked as the second best seller comic in Japan.[37] The anime DVDs have also been popular; they have ranked high in several Japanese Animation DVD Rankings.[38][39] The series has also picked up attention in France as it was awarded the prize for best manga series 2006 at the Anime and Manga 2007 French Grand Prix, which was organized by Animeland. It was also awarded the price of manga of the year 2006 by Webotaku.[40] But it has received criticism too. In his review of volume one, Carlos Santos of Anime News Network stated that certain plot points "come out of nowhere" and that the story was kept from its full potential due to "generic character designs and sparse backgrounds." The quick moving story plot and the series' exposition and back-story received positive comments.[41] A.E. Sparrow of IGN also reviewed the first volume and compared the series' antagonist to three of Batman's villains. He also said that "Walker is a solid hero with a dark past, the Millenium [sic] Earl is a menacing villain you'll love to hate" and the supporting cast shows enough potential to hold interest into future volumes.[42] Carl Kimlinger, also from Anime News Network, gave his thoughts on the first episode of the anime. He stated the series was very derivative and there was "absolutely nothing original". However, Kimlinger said that it was not a boring anime.[43] Mania.com commented that series becomes better as it continues, remarking that some elements seemed derivative but it has developed its own unique identity. However, they criticized several changes made in the Viz Media edition, such as the fact that the Japanese sound effects have been replaced by ones that make fans detract while reading it and some translations of the names of the characters that the reviewer felt it was awkward.[44]

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