D.

Gray-man
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D.Gray-man
D.Gray-manVol1Cover.jpg
The cover of the firt !apanee manga vol"me releae feat"ring #llen Walker and The
$illenni"m %arl

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Genre Dark fantay, action
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Written )y *at"ra +ohino
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D.Gray-man; <evere
Written )y *aya *i0aki
=ll"trated )y *at"ra +ohino
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9riginal r"n $ay 24, 344> 6 Decem)er 2, 3414
Vol"me 2
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9riginal r"n 9cto)er 2, 344A 6 -eptem)er 24, 344B
%piode 142 &:it of epiode(
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D.Gray-man; *ami no -hitotachi
Developer *onami
Genre #ction-advent"re
,latform /intendo D-
<eleaed $arch 37, 344C
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D.Gray-man; -o"ha no -hikak"
Developer *onami
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<eleaed -eptem)er 11, 344B
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D.Gray-man & D' G"reimanD( i a !apanee manga erie ?ritten
and ill"trated )y *at"ra +ohino. The erie tell the tory of a )oy named #llen
Walker, a mem)er of an organi0ation of %@orcit ?ho make "e of an ancient ")tance
called =nnocence to com)at the $illenni"m %arl and hi demonic army of ak"ma. $any
character and their deign ?ere adapted from ome of *at"ra +ohinoE previo"
?ork and draft, "ch a Fone and Contin"e, and her aitant.
The manga )egan eriali0ation in 3445 in the Weekly -h1nen !"mp maga0ine, p")lihed
)y -h"eiha "nder their !"mp Comic imprint, and to date, 35 collected vol"me have
)een releaed. =t made the tranition from ?eekly to monthly erie in /ovem)er 3447,
?hen it )egan eriali0ation in !"mp -8. There i alo a pin-off novel erie titled
D.Gray-man <evere, a"thored )y *aya *i0aki, that e@plore the hitory of vario"
character. # of #"g"t >, 3415, Vi0 $edia ha releaed the t?enty fo"r vol"me in the
.nited -tate. The manga ha alo )een adapted into a 142 epiode anime erie that
aired from 9cto)er 2, 344A to -eptem)er 24, 344B in !apan. The anime i licened )y
F"nimation %ntertainment in /orth #merica.
The manga erie ha )ecome one of the )et-eller for -h"eiha. D"ring it econd
releae ?eek, the 1>th vol"me of the manga ranked a the econd )et elling comic in
!apan. #ltho"gh mot revie?er compared it to other erie from the ame genre, they
praied it moment of originality and it ?ell-developed character and their
peronalitie.
Content GhideH
1 ,lot
3 ,rod"ction
2 $edia
2.1 $anga
2.3 #nime
2.2 -o"ndtrack
2.5 Video game
2.> Iook
5 <eception
> <eference
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-ee alo; :it of D.Gray-man character
D.Gray-man follo? the advent"re of 1>-year-old #llen Walker, ?hoe left arm can
tranform into a montro" cla? and detroy #k"ma &!apanee for EdemonE(, evolving
machine created )y the $illenni"m %arl to help him detroy h"manity. # ordered )y
hi mater General Cro $arian, #llen )ecome an %@orcit, people ?ho can detroy
#k"ma for the Ilack 9rder, an organi0ation attempting to top the %arl. +e )ecome a
po?erf"l aet for the 9rder )eca"e he can detect dig"ied #k"ma ?ith hi left eye.
#llen i ent to recover piece of =nnocence, a ")tance that give the %@orcit the
a)ility to detroy #k"ma. The %arl decide to call together the /oah Family, "perh"man
decendant of /oah ?ho can detroy =nnocence. Ioth ide tart the earch for the
+eart, the mot po?erf"l piece of =nnocence that ?ill en"re victory to the ide that find
it.
=n hi earch, the %arl )egin killing the General, the 9rderE mot po?erf"l %@orcit. =n
order to protect them, the 9rder attempt to )ring the General )ack to headJ"arter, and
#llen and three other %@orcit are ent to earch for the miing General Cro. D"ring
the earch, #llen and :enalee :ee are nearly killed, )"t they are aved )y their =nnocence,
leading the %arl and Iookman and hi apprentice :avi, ?ho are chronicling the ?ar, to
)elieve one of them poee the Great +eart. $ean?hile, the 9rder learn that #llen i
to "cceed /ea Walker, a /oah that )etrayed and ?a killed )y the %arl, a the 15th
/oah. Thi lead the 9rder to "pect that #llen might )etray them, and he i event"ally
confined. The /oah free him to rec"e #llen from the #pocrypho, a entient =nnocence
that g"ard the +eart, ca"ing the 9rder to revoke #llenE right a an %@orcit and treat
him a a /oah.
,rod"ctionGeditH
-ome of the concept in D.Gray-man firt appeared in *at"ra +ohinoE one-hot title,
Fone. Thi earlier ?ork incl"de the ame concept of the ak"ma and their creation,
%@orcit, and the %arlE plan for ending the ?orld. #llen Walker, the main character
from the erie, i alo )aed from the previo" erieE protagonit, ?ho i a girl, )"t
+ohino changed ome of hi characteritic to make him look more mac"line.G1H =n
addition, :avi i )aed on the protagonit of one of her planned erie, Iook-man.G3H
9ther character "ch a the $illenni"m %arl, :enalee :ee and *om"i :ee are )aed on
real people, altho"gh +ohino ha not confirmed ?ho ome of thoe people are. -he ha
mentioned that ome of them are famo" cientit, ?hile *om"i i )aed on her )o.G2H
G5HG>H #fter )eginning ?ork on the longer D.Gray-man erie, +ohino conidered
contin"ing to "e the name Fone. -he alo conidered naming the erie Doll or Ilack
/oah. The ?ord KD.Gray-manK i meant to have vario" meaning, mot of them )eing
the tate of #llen and the other main character.GAH
+ohino commented that he got mot of her idea for the erie ?hile aleep in the )ath
for A ho"r.GCH 9ne e@ception occ"r in the plot of the econd vol"me, ?hich he )aed
on a tory called *oi no 9moni.GBH
$ediaGeditH
$angaGeditH
$ain article; :it of D.Gray-man chapter
Written and dra?n )y *at"ra +ohino, the chapter of the D.Gray-man manga erie
have )een eriali0ed in Weekly -h1nen !"mp )y -h"eiha. -ince it premiere on $ay 21,
3445, over t?o h"ndred chapter have )een releaed in !apan.G7H The erie ?a p"t on
hiat" t?ice d"e to +ohino falling illL ho?ever, it then contin"ed a fe? ?eek after each
incident.G14HG11H =n /ovem)er 344B, Weekly -h1nen !"mp anno"nced that +ohino ?a
again p"tting the erie on hold d"e to an inj"red ?rit.G13HG12H ,")lication re"med on
$arch 7, 3447.G15HG1>H The erie once again ?ent on hiat" tarting $ay 11.G1AH The
erie reappeared in the eaonal maga0ine #kamar" !"mp on #"g"t 1C. Follo?ing the
releae in #kamar" !"mp, D.Gray-$an re"med eriali0ation on /ovem)er 5, 3447 in
the monthly maga0ine !"mp -8.G1CH D.Gray-man ha )een licened for an %nglih
lang"age releae in /orth #merica )y Vi0 $edia.G1BH
The individ"al chapter are p")lihed in tank1)on )y -h"eiha. The firt vol"me ?a
releaed on 9cto)er 7, 3445, and a of /ovem)er A, 3412, t?enty-fo"r vol"me have
)een releaed.G17HG34H Vi0 releaed the firt collected vol"me of the erie on Fe)r"ary >,
344B, and a of $arch 3415, the final releae in the t?enty-fo"r vol"me %nglih erie i
ched"led for #"g"t >, 3415.G31HG33H
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$ain article; :it of D.Gray-man epiode
The epiode of the D.Gray-man anime are directed )y 9am" /a)ehima and prod"ced
)y Dent", T$- %ntertainment, #niple@ and TV Tokyo. T$- %ntertainment prod"ced
the animation and #niple@ ?a reponi)le for the m"ic prod"ction. The epiode )egan
airing on 9cto)er 2, 344A in !apan on TV Tokyo.G32H The firt eaon of the anime,
kno?n a the K1t tageK, aired for >1 epiode, finihing it r"n on -eptem)er 3>, 344C.
G35HG3>H The econd eaon, kno?n a the K3nd tageK, )egan airing on 9cto)er 3, 344C,
and finihed it r"n on -eptem)er 24, 344B, lating >3 epiode giving a total of 142
epiode over )oth eaon.G3AHG3CH The %nglih adaptation of the firt >1 epiode have
)een licened )y F"nimation %ntertainment.G3BHG37H
# of Fe)r"ary 3447, t?enty-i@ DVD compilation have )een releaed )y #niple@
)et?een the firt on Fe)r"ary C, 344C and the latet on $arch 5, 3447.G24HG21H The firt
thirteen compilation contain epiode of the firt eaon, and all "cceive compilation
have epiode of the econd eaon. The firt thirteen epiode of the anime ?ere releaed
in the .-, d"))ed, on DVD on $arch 21, 3447 and alo Il"-ray on !an"ary >, 3414.G23H
G22H The erie made it /orth #merican televiion de)"t ?hen it tarted airing on the
F./imation Channel on -eptem)er A, 3414.G25H
-o"ndtrackGeditH
Cover of D.Gray-man 9riginal -o"ndtrack 1
#ll of the m"ic for the D.Gray-man anime erie ?ere compoed )y *aor" Wada, and o
far three CD o"ndtrack have )een releaed in !apan )y -ony $"ic %ntertainment. The
firt, D.Gray-man 9riginal -o"ndtrack 1 that contain thirty-fo"r track ?a releaed on
$arch 31, 344C ?ith m"ical prod"ction and compoition, ?hich incl"de the firt
opening theme of the erie and the firt t?o ending theme a ?ell.G2>H
The econd o"ndtrack containing thirty-t?o track, D.Gray-man 9riginal -o"ndtrack 3,
?a releaed on Decem)er 17, 344C. =t incl"de the econd opening theme of the erie,
a ?ell a the third and fo"rth ending theme.G2AH #ll opening and ending theme ?ere
alo collected in a CD called D.Gray-man Complete Iet that ?a releaed on -eptem)er
35, 344B. =t limited edition incl"de an e@tra DVD that contain credit-le footage of
the video and a large n"m)er of anime ill"tration.G2CH The third o"ndtrack, ?hich
contain thirty-one track, ?a releaed in !apan on Decem)er 1C, 344B. =t incl"de the
third and fo"rth opening theme of the erie, a ?ell a the fifth to eighth ending theme
and the inert ong K+and -ealed With a *iK & T"naida Te /i
*i" oD( "ng )y -anae *o)ayahi.G2BH
Video gameGeditH
# D.Gray-man video game for the /intendo D- ?a releaed in !apan on $arch 37,
344C. The game i titled D.Gray-man; *ami no -hitotachi and ?a releaed )y *onami.
=n the game, the player interact ?ith character from the erie and detroy ak"ma "ing
the to"ch creen and tyl".G27H # econd video game titled D.Gray-man; -o"ha no
-hikak" for the ,lay-tation 3 ?a releaed on -eptem)er 11, 344B.G54HG51H#dditionally,
character from D.Gray-man are feat"red in the /intendo D- game !"mp -"per -tar and
it eJ"el !"mp .ltimate -tar.G53HG52H #llen Walker appear a a "pport-only character
in !--tar Victory V.
IookGeditH
Three novel, one fan)ook and t?o art )ook. Iaed on the manga erie, three novel
titled D.Gray-man; <evere and ?ritten )y *aya *i0aki are p")lihed )y -h"eiha. The
firt of them ?a releaed on $ay 24, 344>, ?hile the econd one ?a releaed on !"ly 5,
344A.The third one ?a releaed on Decem)er 2, 3414.G55HG5>H The D.Gray-man 9fficial
Fan)ook; Gray #rk ?a releaed !"ne 5, 344B.G5AH 9n -eptem)er 5, 344B, the TV
#nimation D.Gray-man 9fficial Vi"al Collection; Clo?n #rt ?a releaed.G5CH They
?ere follo?ed )y an ill"tration )ook titled D.Gray-man =ll"tration /oche on Fe)r"ary
5, 3414.G5BH
<eceptionGeditH
The D.Gray-man manga ha )een highly pop"lar in !apanL a of 344C, the erie ranked
a the ninth )et eller erie of the Weekly -h1nen !"mp maga0ine.G57H 9n Decem)er
21, 344B, Comipre reported that the firt fifteen vol"me from the erie had old
15,444,444 copie.G>4H D"ring it econd releae ?eek, the vol"me fifteen of the manga
ranked a the econd )et eller comic in !apan, in that ?eek.G>1H The anime DVD have
alo )een pop"larL they have ranked high in everal !apanee #nimation DVD <anking.
G>3HG>2H FaohaE manga maga0ine ,"ff ranked the erie a the eventh )et long tory
manga of 344A.G>5H The erie ha alo picked "p attention in France a it ?a a?arded
the pri0e for )et manga erie 344A at the #nime and $anga 344C French Grand ,ri@,
?hich ?a organi0ed )y #nimeland. =t ?a alo a?arded the pri0e of manga of the year
344A )y We)otak".G>>H %ven the novel adaption ?ere ?ell received. The econd novel
adaption ?a the third )etelling novel in !apan in 344A.G>AH
=n hi revie? of vol"me one, Carlo -anto of #nime /e? /et?ork tated that certain
plot point Kcome o"t of no?hereK and that the tory ?a kept from it f"ll potential d"e
to Kgeneric character deign and pare )ackgro"nd.K The J"ick moving tory plot and
the erieE e@poition and )ack-tory received poitive comment.G>CH #.%. -parro? of
=G/ alo revie?ed the firt vol"me and compared the erieE antagonit to three of
IatmanE villain. +e alo aid that KWalker i a olid hero ?ith a dark pat, the
$illeni"m %arl i a menacing villain yo"Ell love to hateK and the "pporting cat ho?
eno"gh potential to hold interet into f"t"re vol"me.G>BH Carl *imlinger, alo from
#nime /e? /et?ork, gave hi tho"ght on the firt epiode of the anime. +e tated the
erie ?a very derivative and there ?a Ka)ol"tely nothing originalK. +o?ever,
*imlinger aid that it ?a not a )oring anime.G>7H $ania.com commented that erie
)ecome )etter a it contin"e, remarking that ome element eemed derivative )"t it ha
developed it o?n "niJ"e identity. +o?ever, they critici0ed everal change made in the
Vi0 $edia edition, "ch a the fact that the !apanee o"nd effect have )een replaced )y
one that make fan detract ?hile vie?ing it and ome tranlation of the name of the
character that the revie?er deemed a?k?ard.GA4H