Allen Walker

 

Allen Walker is a soft-spoken and warm-hearted 15-year-old Exorcist of British origin and the main protagonist of the series. Allen was abandoned by his biological parents because of the paralysis and supposed "deformity" of his left arm and at age seven was adopted by Mana Walker. Three years later, Mana died and Allen turned him into an akuma, hoping him to be fully resurrected. Instead, he cursed Allen and sliced through his left eye, giving him the ability to detect disguised akuma. It was at this same moment that Allen’s left arm first awoke as an anti-akuma weapon and instinctively destroyed the akuma. He was later found by Cross Marian and trained as his disciple until he was sent to the Black Order headquarters five years later to officially become an Exorcist. His parasite-type anti-akuma weapon goes through two different forms resembling giant arms until it reaches its true form, the Crowned Clown which takes the form of a type of fur cape and a giant claw. Later on, it is able to additionally produce a large sword from Allen’s left arm, resembling the sword the Earl uses.

 

Shortly after his anti-akuma weapon takes the form of Crown Clown, his synchronization rate exceeded the percentage required for General level. Recently, allegations have arisen against Allen by Malcolm Rouvelier concerning recent suspicions that he may possess the implanted memories of the 14th Noah. These accusations are further exacerbated when Allen, upon impaling himself with the Crowned Clown, experiences severe pain, and starts to awaken the 14th Noah’s memories; he later bears a scar from this injury. When the Crown Clown is created, Allen claims his right hand is for the human race and his left is for the akuma. He is voiced by Sanae Kobayashi in Japanese and Todd Haberkorn in English.

 

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D.Gray-man Manga Overview

 

The chapters of the manga series D.Gray-man are written and drawn by Katsura Hoshino and have been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump by Shueisha since its premiere on May 31, 2004. The series follows the adventures of Allen Walker, an Exorcist who uses the power of a divine weapon called "Innocence", and his comrades in the Black Order as they fight against the akuma, demons created from human souls by an ancient sorcerer known as the Earl of Millennium, who plans to destroy all of humanity.
Since its premiere, over one hundred chapters have been released in Japan. The series was put on hiatus twice in Japan due to Hoshino falling ill; however, the series continued a few weeks after each incident.

 

 

In November 2008, Weekly Shōnen Jump announced that Hoshino was again putting the series on hold due to an injured wrist. Publication resumed on March 9, 2009. The series once again went on hiatus starting May 11. A return date is not yet determined.
The manga has been adapted into an anime series by TMS Entertainment and Dentsu, premiering on TV Tokyo on October 3, 2006. D.Gray-man has been licensed for an English language release in North America by Viz Media.

The individual chapters are published in tankōbon by Shueisha. The first volume was released on October 9, 2004, and as of June 4, 2009, eighteen volumes have been released. Viz released the first collected volume of the series on February 5, 2008, and as of August 4, 2009, fourteen volumes have been released.

 

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D.Gray-Man Anime Overview

 

The episodes of the D.Gray-man anime are based on the manga series of the same name written by Katsura Hoshino. They are directed by Osamu Nabeshima and produced by Dentsu, TMS Entertainment, Aniplex and TV Tokyo. TMS Entertainment produced the animation and Aniplex was responsible for the music production. The plot of the episodes follows the adventures of Allen Walker, an exorcist that wields the power of "Innocence" in order to fight against the Earl of Millennium, an ancient sorcerer seeking to destroy the world with monsters called Akuma.

The episodes began airing on October 3, 2006 in Japan on TV Tokyo. The first season of the anime, known as the "1st stage", aired for 51 episodes, finishing its run on September 25, 2007. The second season, known as the "2nd stage", began airing on October 2, 2007, and finished its run on September 30, 2008, lasting 52 episodes. The English adaptation of the series has been licensed by Funimation, and the first season of the anime is set to air in the beginning of 2009.

 

 

Twelve pieces of theme music are used for the episodes: four opening themes and eight closing themes. Singles have been released of the individual songs, and three original soundtracks, each containing tracks of the series’ theme music, have been released on March 21, 2007, December 19, 2007, and December 17, 2008 respectively.

Twenty-six DVD compilations have been released by Aniplex between the first on February 7, 2007 and the latest on March 4, 2009. The first thirteen compilations contain episodes of the first season, and all successive compilations have episodes of the second season. On March 31, 2009, Funimation released the first thirteen episodes of the anime as a DVD compilation. The next thirteen episodes were released on June 23, 2009.

 

 

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