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A born exorcist, Walker's primary anti-akuma weapon is the cross that's embossed on his red, disfigured left hand, which contains Innocence. But not only does Walker destroy akuma, he sees the akuma hiding inside a person's soul! Together with his fellow exorcists fighting under the command of the Black Order, Walker leads the battle against the Millennium Earl, the evil being out to destroy mankind.
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Born in 1980, Shiga Prefecture native Katsura Hoshino's hit manga series D.Gray-man has been serialized in Weekly SHONEN JUMP since 2004. His first series, Continue, first appeared in Weekly SHONEN JUMP in 2003.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this manga because it was recommended by a friend, and I'm really glad I did.
For ages I haven't really been interested in any manga I've seen because to me it's all looked and sounded like something I've already read. But D-Gray Man has lifted me from this manga rut and it's been a really good read. The storyline and characters are developed well and the art is a refreshing mix of beautiful, funny and macabre. I recommend this for the true horror/adventure fan- and ANY manga fan.
I only wish I wasn't so quick at reading manga... because now I have to wait for all the future volumes to come out. They're also sold for a fantastic price on this site and you'd do best to buy them in a bunch or perhaps one with another lot of items to take advantage of the price.
For ages I haven't really been interested in any manga I've seen because to me it's all looked and sounded like something I've already read. But D-Gray Man has lifted me from this manga rut and it's been a really good read. The storyline and characters are developed well and the art is a refreshing mix of beautiful, funny and macabre. I recommend this for the true horror/adventure fan- and ANY manga fan.
I only wish I wasn't so quick at reading manga... because now I have to wait for all the future volumes to come out. They're also sold for a fantastic price on this site and you'd do best to buy them in a bunch or perhaps one with another lot of items to take advantage of the price.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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D.Gray-Man is set in a fictional 19th century and follows Allen Walker, a young exorcist charged with the destruction of 'akuma', creatures created with a mechanical body and a human soul, which prey on mankind under the orders of the Millennium Earl. As an exorcist, Allen is compatible with 'Innocence' which gives him an anti-akuma weapon, in this case, his deformed left hand, which allows him to kill akuma.
In the first volume, Allen is searching for the headquarters of the 'Dark Religious Organisation', the group of exorcists who fight the Millennium Earl, under the instructions of his teacher, also a member of the Organisation. Along the way, he encounters an Akuma which is killing people in a church and a young boy who has started his own akuma patrol.
I had heard promising things about this manga from friends who had read it in Japanese, and it doesn't disappoint. In many ways, it reminds me of Fullmetal Alchemist, and so far the plot seems quite gripping. The Millennium Earl is a rather creepy and disturbing villain while the akuma are both scary and rather pitiful. Allen makes a cute hero, and seems quite innocent. The art is lovely, neither too plain or too ornate, with nice details. I did find some of the plot quite scary, especially the akuma bullets which transmit a virus which quickly kills living things, and the akuma themselves are draw to look very unnerving.
Overall, so far, D.Gray-Man seems to have a good plot and interesting characters. I'd definately recommend it to people looking for a new manga series to follow.
In the first volume, Allen is searching for the headquarters of the 'Dark Religious Organisation', the group of exorcists who fight the Millennium Earl, under the instructions of his teacher, also a member of the Organisation. Along the way, he encounters an Akuma which is killing people in a church and a young boy who has started his own akuma patrol.
I had heard promising things about this manga from friends who had read it in Japanese, and it doesn't disappoint. In many ways, it reminds me of Fullmetal Alchemist, and so far the plot seems quite gripping. The Millennium Earl is a rather creepy and disturbing villain while the akuma are both scary and rather pitiful. Allen makes a cute hero, and seems quite innocent. The art is lovely, neither too plain or too ornate, with nice details. I did find some of the plot quite scary, especially the akuma bullets which transmit a virus which quickly kills living things, and the akuma themselves are draw to look very unnerving.
Overall, so far, D.Gray-Man seems to have a good plot and interesting characters. I'd definately recommend it to people looking for a new manga series to follow.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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If Tim Burton were ever to attempt a steampunk horror story, then I imagine the results would be something like "D.Gray-man."
And the first volume of this gothic, deeply quirky manga series attempts just that kind of atmosphere. It starts off relatively strongly with an "akuma of the week" storyline, though it remains a bit slow-moving. But Hoshino Katsura's story really blossoms as our likable, haunted hero begins his new life among other exorcists.
Two cops are investigating an old abandoned church when they meet a strange boy with a deformed hand, Allen Walker. After one is killed, he manages to save Officer Moa from an akuma -- an enslaved human soul who is under the control of the evil Millennium Earl, a demon who is trying to destroy God. When Allen is placed under house arrest in Moa's home, he reveals that the akuma is nearby... and very familiar to Moa.
In another town, Allen finds a young boy named John, who is obsessed with defeating akuma and the Earl. Allen tries to warn him off, but John won't be dissuaded -- until he is lured into one of the Earl's traps, and Allen must rescue him. But even more shocking is the revelation of how Allen first encountered the Earl -- and why he is so obsessed with defeating the Earl.
Finally, Allen arrives at the Exorcist Headquarters to introduce himself as an official exorcist. But things don't go very smoothly -- the exorcists turn out to be a bunch of weirdos, governed by a mad genius and a strange alien creature. But they also have great knowledge -- Allen finds out just what "innocence" is, and why the exorcists are racing to find it...
Cyborg demons, cross-embedded arms, virus-filled biobullets, giant glowing worms with collagen lips, and a mountain fortress filled with eccentric exorcists out to save the world from a grinning, rotund demon who looks like a Blue Meanie and may (or may not) have rabbit ears. Yup, "D.Gray-men" is not your typical manga series, even as horror goes.
Hoshino Katsura takes his introducing the gothic Victorian world he's created, and uses the first two stories to introduce the akuma, the Earl, and Allen's tragic history. The plots are secondary to the infodumping and flashbacks. Then we find out what the Earl's plans are, and what the exorcists' goals are. It's a pretty standard get-the-artifacts-before-the-bad-guys-do goal, but with a couple interesting twists.
And along the way, Katsura fills the pages with macabre creatures, graveyards, dark thoughts and even darker memories. The stories of how the akuma come to be are truly tragic and horrific. But Katsura also injects a lot of humor into the story, especially when Allen meets the bizarre exorcists of the Black Order ("If you don't want to be traumatized, it's better not to look").
Allen is a pretty endearing hero from the start -- polite, apologetic, selfless and courageous, even when people are nasty to him. But he becomes a truly striking character when Katsura reveals how he got his cursed eye, white hair, and ability to kill akuma -- turns out it's connected to something terrible he once did, connected to the Earl.
The first volume of "D.Gray-man" is a strong start for this ghastly, gothic manga with a twist of deliciously eccentric humor. And it only promises to get better from here on.
And the first volume of this gothic, deeply quirky manga series attempts just that kind of atmosphere. It starts off relatively strongly with an "akuma of the week" storyline, though it remains a bit slow-moving. But Hoshino Katsura's story really blossoms as our likable, haunted hero begins his new life among other exorcists.
Two cops are investigating an old abandoned church when they meet a strange boy with a deformed hand, Allen Walker. After one is killed, he manages to save Officer Moa from an akuma -- an enslaved human soul who is under the control of the evil Millennium Earl, a demon who is trying to destroy God. When Allen is placed under house arrest in Moa's home, he reveals that the akuma is nearby... and very familiar to Moa.
In another town, Allen finds a young boy named John, who is obsessed with defeating akuma and the Earl. Allen tries to warn him off, but John won't be dissuaded -- until he is lured into one of the Earl's traps, and Allen must rescue him. But even more shocking is the revelation of how Allen first encountered the Earl -- and why he is so obsessed with defeating the Earl.
Finally, Allen arrives at the Exorcist Headquarters to introduce himself as an official exorcist. But things don't go very smoothly -- the exorcists turn out to be a bunch of weirdos, governed by a mad genius and a strange alien creature. But they also have great knowledge -- Allen finds out just what "innocence" is, and why the exorcists are racing to find it...
Cyborg demons, cross-embedded arms, virus-filled biobullets, giant glowing worms with collagen lips, and a mountain fortress filled with eccentric exorcists out to save the world from a grinning, rotund demon who looks like a Blue Meanie and may (or may not) have rabbit ears. Yup, "D.Gray-men" is not your typical manga series, even as horror goes.
Hoshino Katsura takes his introducing the gothic Victorian world he's created, and uses the first two stories to introduce the akuma, the Earl, and Allen's tragic history. The plots are secondary to the infodumping and flashbacks. Then we find out what the Earl's plans are, and what the exorcists' goals are. It's a pretty standard get-the-artifacts-before-the-bad-guys-do goal, but with a couple interesting twists.
And along the way, Katsura fills the pages with macabre creatures, graveyards, dark thoughts and even darker memories. The stories of how the akuma come to be are truly tragic and horrific. But Katsura also injects a lot of humor into the story, especially when Allen meets the bizarre exorcists of the Black Order ("If you don't want to be traumatized, it's better not to look").
Allen is a pretty endearing hero from the start -- polite, apologetic, selfless and courageous, even when people are nasty to him. But he becomes a truly striking character when Katsura reveals how he got his cursed eye, white hair, and ability to kill akuma -- turns out it's connected to something terrible he once did, connected to the Earl.
The first volume of "D.Gray-man" is a strong start for this ghastly, gothic manga with a twist of deliciously eccentric humor. And it only promises to get better from here on.
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Quite good.
I read the first chapter of this on the internet and thought it looked quite good so i decided to buy the first one. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lizy.B
Massive potential, but demonically short.
I bought this volume to see if this series, D. Gray Man, was one that I would enjoy. After reading this volume, I would have to say that it has potential to be an excellent series. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Miles D. Hutton
Volume One & Two
`D.Gray-Man' is an interesting story which follows the young Exorcist Allan Walker as he fights against the demonic weapons known as Akuma and their creator the Millennium Earl. Read more
Published on 28 April 2010 by T. R. Alexander
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