Anime/Manga: D.Gray-Man

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.

Many of the series characters are Exorcists, but others are from the Clan of Noah, the opposition to these Exorcists, like Rhode 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 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 invoked as an anti-Akuma weapon and instinctively destroyed the Akuma.

Yu Kanda 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.

Lenalee Lee 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.

Lavi 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.

It's reached over eighty episodes in the Japanese anime, as well as at least ten serialized manga issues, which I believe have all been translated and sold in the US. The anime is set to be dubbed in 2009 and has been acquired by FUNimation.

So, who likes it?

"Like it"?
I love it 8D

I'm so damned addicted to it. Though, Allen Walker did remind me of Edward Elric from FMA quite a few times. I hope that the creator will recover from his illness soon.

I haven't read as much of it as I'd like to (I stopped around chapter 70 or so), but it was a pretty good series, from what I got.

Allen and Lavi interest me, as does the Mellinum Count. A lot.

I loved D. Gray Man, though I haven't read the novel in a while. :think:
I started to watch it online, but prefered the graphic novels.
I'm in love with Allen. :yah

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I haven't read as much of it as I'd like to (I stopped around chapter 70 or so), but it was a pretty good series, from what I got.

Allen and Lavi interest me, as does the Mellinum Count. A lot.

Same. I got up to around the 120th chapter or so and stopped.

I adore Allen's Clown Crown, as well as Lavi and Kanda. Tiki Mikk and Rode, as well as the Earl of Millenium. They're intriguing characters. :tehe:

I'm only around chapter 50. I must catch up. :cheese: It's one of the few mangas I've been reading lately.

Casper got me into this. She's in love with Allen and I have some weird obsession with Rabi, so we have an OTP.

:con:

^This is where I'm completely fine with yaoi pics. :tehe:

Apparently, this is actually true. :XD

http://www.theotaku.com/quizzes/view/841/what_d.gray-man_character_are_you%3F

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I DO~! 8D *waves hand frantically in the air*

....But it's been pretty confusing in the manga now. I'm still trying to understand what's going on currently in the story.

I miss this. ;___;

I'll watch it when I finish fma, yugioh, and soul eater.
I really miss my allen. I can't even remember how to spell his name.
I can't decide if I want to just go buy all the books.
I really... liked them a lot better than the anime, really. A lot better.
I'm so torn. they're better but I have absolutely no spending money.

I'm going to start reading this after I catch up with the other mangas. Kind of intimidated because there's too much updates to read. XD

I watched the first 10 episodes of the anime.... I liked it.
KANDALAVI!