Set in a fictional 19th century England, D.Gray-man is the story of Allen Walker, a 15-year-old boy who roams the earth in search of Innocence. Washed away to unknown parts of the world after The Great Flood, Innocence is the mysterious substance used to create weapons that obliterate demons known as akuma.
A born exorcist, Walker's primary anti-akuma weapon is the cross that's embossed on his red, disfigured left hand, which contains Innocence. But not only does Walker destroy akuma, he sees t...
One of my favorite manga
(Review written in August 2024)
D. Gray-man is one of my favorite manga series, so of course it's required reading in any language I study! This series follows Allen Walker, a 15-year-old who, as of volume 1, is traveling to become an exorcist, someone who can use special weapons to destroy living weapons called "akuma". Along the way, he meets others who's lives are affected by the akuma, and we learn how the akuma are created (spoiler for midway through volume 1: by taking the soul o