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D.Gray-man
The cover of the first volume of the original Japanese manga release
ディーグレイマン (Diigureiman)
Genre	Action, Comedy, Adventure, Gothic fiction
Manga
Author	Katsura Hoshino
Publisher	Jump Comics
English publisher	VIZ Media Madman Entertainment
Other publishers: Glénat Tokyopop Panini Comics Tong Li Comics Chuang Yi Comics Grupo Editorial Vid
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	May 31, 2004 – On-going
Volumes	15
TV anime
Director	Nabeshima Osamu
Studio	TMS Entertainment
Licensor	Funimation Entertainment
Network	TV Tokyo
Other networks: Arts Central
Original run	October 3, 2006 – On-going
Episodes	87
Game: D.Gray-man: Kami no Shitotachi
Developer	Konami
Genre	Action, Adventure
Rating	CERO: A
Platform	Nintendo DS
Released	March 29, 2007
Novel: D.Gray-man: Reverse
Author	Kaya Kizaki
Publisher	Shueisha
Volumes	2

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. It was first serialized in 2004 in Weekly Shōnen Jump, 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 May 6, 2008, Viz Media has released the first nine volumes in the United States. The anime series began airing on October 3, 2006 in Japan and is still ongoing.

Many characters and their designs were adapted from some of Katsura Hoshino's previous works and drafts, such as Zone, Book-man, and Continue, and her assistants. Earlier titles considered for the manga were Dolls, Chronoa, and Zone.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Production 4 Media 4.1 Manga 4.2 Anime 4.2.1 Theme Song 4.2.2 Soundtracks 4.3 Video game 4.4 Novels 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot

Set during the end of a nineteenth century on a fictional Earth, D.Gray-man mostly centers around 15-year-old Allen Walker, who is gifted with the ability to control a weaponized form of a divine substance from ages past, called Innocence, and becomes an Exorcist of the Black Order. This secretive organization aims to stop the plan set in motion by the Millennium Earl to destroy all life on Earth, thus 'cleansing' it. But the Earl has raised an army of Akuma, created by taking advantage of grief over a loved one's death, and summoned the direct descendants of Noah himself, the 13-strong Noah family, 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. But soon, this battle nearly turns into a race to collect the 109 Innocence fragments, scattered since the Great Flood of Noah, as the search to find the most powerful Innocence, the 'Great Heart', ensues.

[edit] Characters

Main article: List of D.Gray-man characters

Many of the series characters are Exorcists, but others are from the Clan of Noah, the opposition to these Exorcists, like Road Kamelot, Tyki Mikk, and Jasdevi. But a variety belong to neither group, like Komui Lee and Malcom C. Leverrier. However, both sides carry out what they believe is the will of God and claim the other follows a false god or the devil.

• Allen Walker (アレン・ウォーカー, Aren Wōkā^?) is an Exorcist of British origin and 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. At some moment, Mana died and Allen turned him into an Akuma, hoping him to be fully resurrected but instead, he cursed Allen and sliced through his left eye. It was at this same moment that Allen's left arm first awoke as an anti-Akuma weapon and instinctively destroyed the Akuma. He is voiced by Sanae Kobayashi.

• 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 is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai.

• Lavi (ラビ, Rabi^?) is a cheerful 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. He is voiced by Kenichi Suzumura.

• Lenalee Lee (リナリー・リー, Rinarī Rī^?) is a 16-year-old Exorcist from China. Her parents were killed by an Akuma when she was very young. She explains that 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. She is voiced by Shizuka Itō.

[edit] 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. After beginning work on the longer D.Gray-man work, Hoshino's considered continuing to use the name Zone. She also considered naming the series Dolls or Chronoa.^[1]

Hoshino commented that she got most of her idea for the series while going to the bathroom.^[2] One exception occurs in the second chapter, which she based on a story called kulinguzoru.^[3]

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[edit] Media

[edit] 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.^[4] 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.^[5][6] In Japan, the series was put on hiatus twice since Katsura had an illness, however, the series continued a few weeks later.^[7][8]

The series has been licensed for an English language release in North America by Viz Media.^[9] Viz serializes the chapters in their monthly manga anthology Shonen Jump Advanced, with the first chapter appearing on May 2, 2006.^[4] Viz released the first collected volume of the series on February 5, 2008, and as of May 6, 2008, nine volumes have been released.^[10][11]

[edit] Anime

Main article: List of D.Gray-man episodes

On October 3rd, 2006, an anime adaptation of D.Gray-man, directed by Nabeshima Osamu, was released and is ongoing. As of 2008, it consists of more than eighty episodes comprising either made-up episodes or adaptions of the manga or novels run on TV Tokyo in Japan and Arts Central in Singapore.^[12]

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.^[13][14]

[edit] Theme Song

Opening 1

Innocent Sorrow - Abingdon Boys School

Opening 2

Brightdown - Nami Tamaki

Opening 3

Doubt & Trust - Access

Opening 4

Gekidou - UVERworld

Ending 1

Snow Kiss - Nirgilis

Ending 2

Pride of Tomorrow - June

Ending 3

Yume no Tsudoku e - Surface

Ending 4

Antoinette Blue - Nana Kitade

Ending 5

Anata ga Koko ni Iru Riyuu - Rie Fu

Ending 6

Wish - Sowelu

Ending 7

Regret - Mai Hoshimura

[edit] Soundtracks

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.^[15] 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.^[16]

The second soundtrack containing thirty-one tracks, D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 2, was released December 19, 2007.^[17]

[edit] Video game

A D.Gray-man game for the DS was released in Japan on March 29, 2007. The game is titled D.Gray-man: Kami no Shitotachi. In the game, you interact with characters from the series and destroy Akuma using the touch screen and stylus.

[edit] Novels

In addition to an anime adaption, two novels commonly titled D.Gray-man: Reverse and written by Kaya Kizaki are published by Shueisha.^[18][19] Several anime episodes are based on these novels.

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[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official D.Gray-man website (Japanese)
• TV Tokyo's official D.Gray-man website
• Funimation's official D.Gray-man anime website
• Konami's official D.Gray-man video game website (Japanese)
• D.Gray-man (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• D.Gray-man (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia

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