Well, from what I've seen, D. Gray-man isn't as well known as either Bleach or Naruto. Personally, I believe it should be! D. Gray-man is one of my favorite Shonen mangas out there and I highly suggest it to anyone who wants a new plot line and many creative, perky, well-developed characters. You're hearing it straight from my mouth, this is a great series so get to reading it!
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Alright, I'm being lazy right now so this is coming straight from Wikipedia. Here.
Creator: (written and illustrated by) Katsura Hoshino
Start Date: May 31, 2004
Current State: Ongoing (19 volumes through Viz so far)
Summary: D.Gray-man follows the adventures of 15-year-old Allen Walker, whose left arm can transform into a monstrous claw and destroy akuma, evolving machines created by the Millennium Earl to help him destroy humanity. As ordered by his master General Cross Marian, Allen becomes an Exorcist, people who can destroy akuma, for the Black Order, an organization attempting to stop the Earl. He becomes a powerful asset for the Order because he can detect disguised akuma with his left eye. Allen is sent to recover pieces of Innocence, a substance that gives the Exorcists the ability to destroy akuma. The Earl decides to call together the Noah Family, superhuman descendants of Noah who can destroy Innocence. Both sides start the search for the Great Heart, the most powerful piece of Innocence that will assure victory to the side that finds it.
Side Notes:
-As of February, 2009, Aniplex has brought out The first thirteen compilations contain episodes of the first season, and all successive compilations have episodes of the second season of the anime for D. Gray-man.
-The first 13 episodes have been dubbed and were released March 31, 2009.
-The anime has been completed in Japan, with two seasons making up 103 episodes
- 3 soundtracks have been released for the anime
- 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.
- Two novels, one fanbook and two art books. 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.The D.Gray-man Official Fanbook: Gray Ark was released June 4, 2008. On September 4, 2008, the TV Animation D.Gray-man Official Visual Collection: Clown Art was released. They were followed by an illustration book titled D.Gray-man Illustrations Noche on February 4, 2010.
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