| | |  | SHOP BY TYPE | Home » » D. Gray-Man, Vol. 1 | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Set in a fictional end of the 19th century England, the story revolves around a teenage boy named Allen Walker who is cursed with a cross mark on his hand that turns his arm into an enormous weapon, which he uses to hunt down and kill akumas. An akuma, generated by a 1,000-year-old phantom, is implanted into a human's soul during a moment of devastation and despair. The phantom uses the demons to then carry out his goal: destroy all humankind. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Katsura Hoshino | | Paperback:
| 208 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| May 02, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421506238 | | Product Length:
| 7.48 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.02 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.68 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 11 reviews |
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15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 FANTASTIC HORROR MANGA!May 12, 2006
By Tim Janson
As noted at the beginning of the book, D. Gray Man is set at the end of a fictional 19th century Victorian England. This blend of horror and action follows the exploits of Allen Walker, a boy who appears to be 15 years old but isn't at all what he seems. Walker is an exorcist, born with a cross embedded into his hand that is a powerful weapon that he uses to battle Akumas. Akumas are weapons of evil that use a human soul as their power, and a human skin to hide within. The Akumas are created by a demonic figure known as Millennium Earl, A Top Cat & Tails wearing figure who is somewhat reminiscent of Batman's arch-villain The Joker. Millennium Earl creates the Akumas out of great human tragedy and plans to eventually destroy mankind. The Akuma's are cyber-organic weapons (when not in their human skins) that fire poisonous bullets that turn a human's skin to dust. The more they kill, the more powerful they become.
We meet the first as two cops explore an abandoned, gothic looking cathedral. Officer Moa's partner is killed and only the arrival of Walker saves the young female cop Moa. But Moa is in for an even worse shock. The Akuma turns out to be her brother-in-law. Moa's sister had been killed in a tragic accident and her brother-in-law Marc, a pastor, cursed God. This allowed Millennium Earl to take her sister's soul as a vessel for the Akuma, and used it to kill Marc and take his skin as a disguise. Allen has to face off against the Akuma to free Moa's sister's soul. In a later story, we'll go back to Allen's earlier life and see his first meeting with Millennium Earl and how he became an exorcist.
Katsura Hoshino's superb art is suitably dark and his imagery is among the most ghoulish you've ever seen in a Manga. Millennium Earl is pure evil and Hoshino pulls no punches with him as the body count is extraordinary. A terrific, true horror Manga that has a great look and atmosphere.
Reviewed by Tim Janson
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
very goodSep 18, 2006
By Valderag
D.Gray-Man is an excellent manga with good action, solid story, and good laughs. However it has believable slapstick and not commedy where the victim gets hit with something that would kill them normally. This is a nice change and is backed by a solid story.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Manga on a whole new level.May 19, 2006
By Scott Jacobs
Well, this is a very fun book for manga fans. The story develops at an acceptable pace, and the action is gorgeous. Add that to some pretty impressive visuals, and you have a wonder on your hands. If you like this, try Deathnote, too.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Book Le Awesome!Aug 16, 2006
By Kirie Ferdinand
This manga totally rocks. I love how eccentric it is, how clever, how very awesome! I lve Allen as a character, to. Not generic, that's for sure. A wonderful book, i recommend it wholeheartedly!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
A very Good BookJun 22, 2006
By Anna C. Thiel
"bigdogkingdomhearts"
This book is a great must have for any manga fan. It is about a boy named Allen Walker, who goes around destroying akuma. Which in japanese means devil or demon. Its artwork is awsome, and I hope that they have a video game or a anime. It is a very good horror/fantasy/history manga.
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