Millennium Earl
August 12, 2009 by admin
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The Millennium Earl is the story’s main antagonist. He is a sorcerer from long ago, and he plans to lead the world to its death. He tricks people who mourn for their dead relatives and friends into resurrecting them, turning them into akuma that he can then control. The Earl resembles a grotesque caricature of a Victorian gentleman, a rotund figure in cape and top hat, with a perpetual enormous grin and pince-nez spectacles. Despite his intentions, he often displays a cheerful attitude. He also is shown to have a human form although his facial features are not shown, as mentioned by another character. He is able to control Noah’s Ark and has created a new one, intending to discard the old one when it falls into the possession of the Black Order. He is voiced by Junpei Takiguchi in Japanese and Jason Liebrecht in English.
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D.Gray-man Manga Overview
August 12, 2009 by admin
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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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