Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Shounen, Supernatural This is one the best animations i have ever watched. It has everything from storyline, to characters, and fighting scenes. The plot is in England at the end of the 19th century, where the Earl of Millennium is trying to destroy the human race by using Akumas (demons) to take over a human body...sounds like a very cliché' idea at the beginning but the story has a lot more to it than fighting. It will take sometime for this animation to become as popular as naruto, Bleach, Full Metal Alchemist, and so on... But should be great fun to watch. P.s Becareful, very addicting.
16 Reviews
It Had Potential
Raxing29 October 2014
Warning: Spoilers
*May contain spoilers*
D Gray Man has a very engaging and somewhat creepy premise that kept me watching it. The manga is not finished and it probably never will be. The same can be said for the anime. Allen Walker is a young exorcist that joins up with a team of other exorcists to stop the Millennium Earl from destroying the world. The show promises so much. It gives us mysteries to be solved, fights with high stakes, and it promises us a great ending. Unfortunately it is just kind of ends and leaves the viewers with nothing. You can read the manga, but it also drags on and on adding more layers that will not be uncovered.
There are some filler episodes in this show. One of the filler episodes is decent and the rest are horrible. I would rather they just titled them "Unfunny Filler" and then I could just skip them. The show has some good characters that I definitely liked and then it has awful characters like Miranda. Overall I like the idea of the show and some of the characters, but the execution of it could have been much better.
D Gray Man has a very engaging and somewhat creepy premise that kept me watching it. The manga is not finished and it probably never will be. The same can be said for the anime. Allen Walker is a young exorcist that joins up with a team of other exorcists to stop the Millennium Earl from destroying the world. The show promises so much. It gives us mysteries to be solved, fights with high stakes, and it promises us a great ending. Unfortunately it is just kind of ends and leaves the viewers with nothing. You can read the manga, but it also drags on and on adding more layers that will not be uncovered.
There are some filler episodes in this show. One of the filler episodes is decent and the rest are horrible. I would rather they just titled them "Unfunny Filler" and then I could just skip them. The show has some good characters that I definitely liked and then it has awful characters like Miranda. Overall I like the idea of the show and some of the characters, but the execution of it could have been much better.
How people don't now about this anime
adamgranz6 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
What can a say about this anime I enjoy it it was great show any why the show is underrated and it has 160 episodes my favorite season have to 4 it had so many great fights scenes my favorite characters out in this show have. To be kanda he was just a badass I have 5 favorite part in this show number 5 have to be allen vs. Tyki it was just a great fights number 4 in d gray man hallow when we find out that allen is the 14 I honestly didn't expect coming number 3 have to be the score it so good number 2 is the fianl battle in season 4 it so instead and fianl number 1 is the battle between kanda and alma and alena it was great fight I almost cry at the end sadly the show ended not a bad ending and not great ending alena just leave and that how it ended and it a good show I think you so watch it I give b.
I highly recommend it
Z-Trifonova29 July 2013
The story was just brilliant. It's very interesting and full of twists. Some of the episodes made me cry (especially episode 56). The last episode was kind of weak for me just because it was left with an open ending. The artwork was so beautiful. The places shown in the anime were just awesome (although some of the places don't look the same in the real world). Most of he characters were so sexy (Allen, Lavi, Tyki, Bak...well I may sit here all day listing them...I'm sure you don't need that). The Earl was so revolting that I was sure I'll have nightmares after watching the anime. In addition to being sexy, the characters were actually very well developed, too. Their growth during the episodes was just amazing. I loved Allen's character...and his appetite was just unbelievable o.O The music fitted the anime so perfectly. It was really creepy sometimes. Some of the pieces were really beautiful and peaceful. "Snow kiss" and "Doubt & trust" were my favorite songs among the openings and the endings. Despite the length of the anime (for me 103 episodes are a little bit too much) it was really easy for me to finish it...and I didn't even want the end to come so soon. I highly recommend you checking it out. I'm sure you won't be disappointed :)
I haven't seen anything like it!
magicpacifier6 August 2016
If you're debating whether or not to watch this then think no further! THIS SERIES WILL BLOW YOUR MIND. TOO BITS. I am not kidding. That said, though I personally prefer the manga to the anime just cause the anime doesn't 100% follow the manga. Even so, I've seen a lot of anime and I can say so for sure that this is a whole new level of epic from the rest. I just wish this series had the recognition that it deserves. Its really heart breaking to see that it's only rated 7.9 out of 10?! DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE RATING! IT MEANS NOTHING! IT DOES NOT Disappoint! HONEST. I would let you in on all the details of the cliffhangers to the plot twists and mind farts but that would turn out to be spoilers so I'm not even going to start on it altogether for the sake of those who haven't read that far into the manga yet or only watched the 103 episodes of the anime. BUT LET ME TELL YOU. THIS ANIME IS A MASTERPIECE. IT IS LEGEND. GENIUS. A WORK OF ART. This is coming from someone who has completed the Anime and is up-to-date with the manga so I know what I'm talking about LOL. NOW STOP READING AND GO PLAY D.GRAY-MAN~ GO ON~ <3 *Winks*
*Also, sorry if this review sucks, I just wanted to help this get back up somehow... even though I suck at them ^ - ^;
*Also, sorry if this review sucks, I just wanted to help this get back up somehow... even though I suck at them ^ - ^;
I wish more people watched this.
baleful_beauty16 November 2006
Warning: Spoilers
I know it's still very early to give a definite opinion of the show, but I think it has the potential of being quite good. (as I write this D. Gray-Man has a grand total of 7 episodes that have been aired)
And just so it's perfectly clear, this contains SPOILERS....
D. Gray-Man is based on a manga by Katsura Hoshino about Allen Walker, who is an Exorcist. He joins the Balck Order , whose mission is to fight the Millennium Earl and his Akuma, which are souls that have been modified into weapons. The Earl's plan is to rid the world of humans. To do this, he joins forces with the Noah's, who are direct descendants of Noah, and are gifted with special powers. But the Exorcists aren't unarmed. The Exorcists were chosen to wield Innocence, a mysterious material that can destroy Akuma. With both sides possessing such power, the war to save humankind has begun, for the second time. (the first being the Great Flood which Noah and his family survived) Allen soon joins forces with Linali Lee, Kanda Yuu, and Lavi, as well as others who join in the fight.
Sorry for the bad review, I'm not much good at these things.
However, I highly recommend this show! It will be interesting to find out if it follows the storyline of the manga, or develops its own story, and a different plot. As far as the animation is concerned, it is very nice. Its dark colors give it a moody feel that is very reminiscent of the manga. A great cast of voice actors was assembled as well.
If you haven't seen it, you should go watch it!
And just so it's perfectly clear, this contains SPOILERS....
D. Gray-Man is based on a manga by Katsura Hoshino about Allen Walker, who is an Exorcist. He joins the Balck Order , whose mission is to fight the Millennium Earl and his Akuma, which are souls that have been modified into weapons. The Earl's plan is to rid the world of humans. To do this, he joins forces with the Noah's, who are direct descendants of Noah, and are gifted with special powers. But the Exorcists aren't unarmed. The Exorcists were chosen to wield Innocence, a mysterious material that can destroy Akuma. With both sides possessing such power, the war to save humankind has begun, for the second time. (the first being the Great Flood which Noah and his family survived) Allen soon joins forces with Linali Lee, Kanda Yuu, and Lavi, as well as others who join in the fight.
Sorry for the bad review, I'm not much good at these things.
However, I highly recommend this show! It will be interesting to find out if it follows the storyline of the manga, or develops its own story, and a different plot. As far as the animation is concerned, it is very nice. Its dark colors give it a moody feel that is very reminiscent of the manga. A great cast of voice actors was assembled as well.
If you haven't seen it, you should go watch it!
Amazing
andrealoian12 August 2012
Warning: Spoilers
This is one of the greatest animes I have ever seen and I have seen a lot it beat Naruto the story is great it is just so amazing!! It is far anyone it is so good at getting you in the mood for it after you watch one episode you just have to keep watching more and more you just can never stop watching it I would recommend it to anyone. The way they make the demons or akuma look is perfect they make them very creepy and it always fits the mood of the show it can always make you into the story. All of the characters work so well with each other and they all have their own unique personality that makes you like some and hate some which works so well. This is just a great shows you will ever see you must watch it.
Third and fourth seasons are leagues better than the first two...
ArielSol21 September 2012
No spoilers - Only the first two seasons of this anime have been dubbed in English by Funimation, an excellent organization that does quality work bringing anime to American audiences, but sadly, those two seasons of the four that were produced by Dentsu and TV Tokyo, are nowhere near as well done as the last two.
The first two seasons, which this review addresses, loosely follow the manga, but include extras and filler that don't have the clarity or maturity of the source material. These extras may come from other peripheral publications that this reviewer hasn't seen, but they bog down and trivialize the story almost to the point of making it boring. I've now seen all the anime and read the available manga (which continues the story long past what has been animated) and the shortcomings of the first two seasons of the anime are GLARING.
D. Gray-Man, seasons 1 & 2, are worth watching if only for the wonderful dubbing work that Funimation does, but their only real purpose is to set up the situations, characters and storyline for the third and fourth seasons. It's a shame that Funimation has not bought the rights to these subsequent seasons, partly because of a lack of enthusiasm for the first two (which is, IMHO, warranted) but also because Dentsu is asking (so I am told) a great deal for the rights to the later seasons, because if the first seasons of DGM had followed the manga as closely as the third and fourth seasons have, I believe it would have been a smash hit.
I find the first seasons watchable, but only once. While I'll go back time and again to watch episodes from the third and fourth seasons, the only episodes from the first two that I can watch again are the ones that most closely follow a chapter in the manga. The fillers bore me silly.
This series is worth a watch, but if you want to do the world a favor, add your voice to the people asking Funimation to buy the rights to and dub the later seasons. I call the first two seasons of this series a 7, but the last two are 12's!
The first two seasons, which this review addresses, loosely follow the manga, but include extras and filler that don't have the clarity or maturity of the source material. These extras may come from other peripheral publications that this reviewer hasn't seen, but they bog down and trivialize the story almost to the point of making it boring. I've now seen all the anime and read the available manga (which continues the story long past what has been animated) and the shortcomings of the first two seasons of the anime are GLARING.
D. Gray-Man, seasons 1 & 2, are worth watching if only for the wonderful dubbing work that Funimation does, but their only real purpose is to set up the situations, characters and storyline for the third and fourth seasons. It's a shame that Funimation has not bought the rights to these subsequent seasons, partly because of a lack of enthusiasm for the first two (which is, IMHO, warranted) but also because Dentsu is asking (so I am told) a great deal for the rights to the later seasons, because if the first seasons of DGM had followed the manga as closely as the third and fourth seasons have, I believe it would have been a smash hit.
I find the first seasons watchable, but only once. While I'll go back time and again to watch episodes from the third and fourth seasons, the only episodes from the first two that I can watch again are the ones that most closely follow a chapter in the manga. The fillers bore me silly.
This series is worth a watch, but if you want to do the world a favor, add your voice to the people asking Funimation to buy the rights to and dub the later seasons. I call the first two seasons of this series a 7, but the last two are 12's!
Perfect
miniplagueblood30 July 2020
It is amazing in every way, only complaint is that it doesn't hav as many episodes as the manga. I have started reading the manga, I personally dont like manga but I loved the manga. Both the source material and anime are flawless, once manga I'd complete I hope the anime gets a reboot that far exceeds d gray man Halloween.
Disappointed but could have been worse
stefanozucchelli11 June 2022
After a promising start, the plot has become more and more confusing as if it doesn't know where to end. Nice graphics department and characters. It could have been much more but in the end the series was cut short by the hiccup continuation of the manga that literally ended the plot.
My first anime
tdtgnavvw24 October 2020
Nothing special. It passes time but is generic
noefaz8130 November 2023
It's a new concept but very simple and boring. Maybe it was supposed to be more mysterious and ended flat. I'm only on episode 12 but it hasn't grabbed my attention. Maybe it's cause I've seen much better and well thought out anime's with better plots and background music so it's not fair. Speaking of the music I hope it improves cause it's background music reminds me of black and white movies where it's very over dramatic like Dracula black and white rebveal. Very boring and doesn't add to scenes at all and is annoying. Imagine a romantic scene where two folks are making eye contact and it's love at first sight but you hear heavy metal. Doesn't feel right. Anyways back to the main story, the attempts at comedy also fall flat and the action is half decent. Additionally the typical anime second is played out too much. Anime second is where a fight is occurring and they have a conversation that lasts forever during a fight and everybody stops fighting to allow the enemy to do worse things. I literally hate when a fight occurs and people just stand, talk, watch, do nothing to help. I understand suspending reality but jeez there's a limit to that and it becomes ridiculous. I don't think I can co time watching it since my patience is at its limit cause I keep expecting something to grab my attention and curiosity. Action alone is worthless without a good story and characters. Most if not all the characters are bland in my opinion. Even the villains just annoy me instead of thinking oh wow impressive and complex it's just worthless talk and inaction and the obviously overpowered bad guys and underpowered good guys who struggle for no real reasons other than not acting when they can and talking when they shouldn't. Lastly I'll say this review is in line with a grown person's viewpoint and not a kid or teen who may be entertained with this anime. The writing may be for a younger viewer who won't care about how bland or boring these characters are to an older crowd and they will appreciate the childish comedy and type of writing.
Amazing
miniplagueblood27 August 2020
I love this show, it has even got me to start reading the manga. This show presents an amazing story with character development and growths that aren't ridiculous. Further more it doesn't rely on the sexualisation of females for popularity, even the Noah for lust isnt. I like this because it shows the characters individually and doesn't rely on their bodies for them to be captivating. My only complaint is Lulubell attacks arc, I hate it personally and juts isnt that good all round. But other than that this show is a master piece and has received amazing treatment.
Not really spoilers, just kind of
Killa4225 September 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Note: The show is called D. Gray Man because it was the original name of the main character until Katsura Hoshino decided that she wanted to change his name to Allen Walker. This isn't reveled in the series. I looked it up.
The plot: Allen Walker is a 15-year-old exorcist. He makes friends with people involved in the program (Lenalee, Lavi, Kanda, Krory etc.) and Allen has a dark past. He fights Akuma aka demons, which are created by the Millennium Earl who makes humans into demons after buying their souls from a loved one. Earl has friends who are with the Noah Clan and they all battle the Dark Order of Scientists, Finders, and Exorcists, including the leading character, so to destroy the world and create a new one.
On one hand I find this show to be one of the most aggravating of its genre. Bad guys are way too overpowered; flicking their fingers and destroying everything and everyone in their path and then laughing at the puny attempts of everyone else. WAY too many villains laugh and smile. It gets redundant and less meaningful. There's a demon that can control gravity. Gravity! Another one literally flicks its finger and nearly kills the main character. That's too overpowered for my taste. The show often falls out of the scope of fantasy and crosses the line of "that couldn't happen" a number of times. And the story drags with almost as much filler as Dragon Ball. I don't need a backstory about a character that's clearly going to die in five seconds. I don't need a backstory of another character you're clearly introducing just to kill off and then milk me for emotions. Get to the main plot! Oh, and that doesn't happen. There are 103 episodes right now, and the show doesn't end. Rather it's an ongoing series and no new episodes are in development yet.
On the other hand D. Gray Man is a compelling tale, with well developed characters, and sometimes extremely funny moments. Yet the humor is several times out of place. A character will die one second and the next second another character will throw out an immature/completely-inappropriate joke and it comes off as tacky. Even with its flaws, I would go out of my way to see more episodes. Plus, I've seen hundreds of animes and this is on my top anime list...see for yourself: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls077558036/
The plot: Allen Walker is a 15-year-old exorcist. He makes friends with people involved in the program (Lenalee, Lavi, Kanda, Krory etc.) and Allen has a dark past. He fights Akuma aka demons, which are created by the Millennium Earl who makes humans into demons after buying their souls from a loved one. Earl has friends who are with the Noah Clan and they all battle the Dark Order of Scientists, Finders, and Exorcists, including the leading character, so to destroy the world and create a new one.
On one hand I find this show to be one of the most aggravating of its genre. Bad guys are way too overpowered; flicking their fingers and destroying everything and everyone in their path and then laughing at the puny attempts of everyone else. WAY too many villains laugh and smile. It gets redundant and less meaningful. There's a demon that can control gravity. Gravity! Another one literally flicks its finger and nearly kills the main character. That's too overpowered for my taste. The show often falls out of the scope of fantasy and crosses the line of "that couldn't happen" a number of times. And the story drags with almost as much filler as Dragon Ball. I don't need a backstory about a character that's clearly going to die in five seconds. I don't need a backstory of another character you're clearly introducing just to kill off and then milk me for emotions. Get to the main plot! Oh, and that doesn't happen. There are 103 episodes right now, and the show doesn't end. Rather it's an ongoing series and no new episodes are in development yet.
On the other hand D. Gray Man is a compelling tale, with well developed characters, and sometimes extremely funny moments. Yet the humor is several times out of place. A character will die one second and the next second another character will throw out an immature/completely-inappropriate joke and it comes off as tacky. Even with its flaws, I would go out of my way to see more episodes. Plus, I've seen hundreds of animes and this is on my top anime list...see for yourself: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls077558036/
D.Gray-man
yohrdan17 August 2021
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