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Allen Walker is a young Exorcist who has a cursed eye that can see the suffering of the Akumas created by The Millenium Earl. He travels to England to the Headquarters of the Exorcists where his Master has sent him to meet with the other Exorcists. The battle with the Millenium Earl and the Noah Family vs. the Exorcists intensifies when some of the best Exorcists begin to get killed by hoards of Akuma. Japan takes center stage in this end of 19th Century plot in order to not let the entire human race be turned into Akumas and the Exorcists have the power of "Innocence", that was given to them by God, on their side.
Mar 6 2010 03:19 AM Well, what can I say that has not perhaps, already been said? The ending left many unanswered questions and yet, a good start to what will be my reading the manga. Was nice to see the deadly charmer, Lord Myki still alive, thanks to the power of the Earl. The Earl? The dark Lord? He sure looks good too... all slimmed down and what not. Hum...I have my suspicions about many of the characters who were in the background...Howard Link, for one. But no point in delving into that here, I will learn more, I am sure, once I start the manga. Many thanks to JunMisugi and grdel-san, for their help and info, regarding the manga... All in all, a nice wrap up to that murderous arc...~Fini~
You mean the first 51 or 52 episodes of the series , which was essentially all filler.
The pacing is poor and I'll admit that. Had it been a 50 episode series, I'd say they could have easily made it feel like the one from 2000-2004 where things were solidly developed.
Well, since I had not really heard of this anime, until recently, how was I to know I was being fed fillers, Kit? But when I started reading some of the commentary in here, I realized why I was bored at times, but at least, I grew to like/know many of the characters and understand a bit about that evil and pesky Earl. Interesting, about what all of you are saying with regards to the fillers, though. I know most of us are accustomed to being treated to a great start, a snooze-fest middle, and then an ending, that leaves us all hoping for more. I guess, this one did it the other way around. It seems some think the ending was satisfactory while others do not...I will come back and give my opinion, after I am done.
I have enjoyed it so far with the exception of a few boring episodes.
You mean the first 51 or 52 episodes of the series , which was essentially all filler.
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And to think Inuyasha will soon wrap up period...but I dropped that one since I found Inuyasha round two, quite boring.
The pacing is poor and I'll admit that. Had it been a 50 episode series, I'd say they could have easily made it feel like the one from 2000-2004 where things were solidly developed.
155-156 is the end of LVL4 battle.You can start reading from there, since last half of episode was manga scenes from various future chapters stuffed as appetizer.
Well, I'll be damned. I am almost done with this one. Up to episode 80, at the moment. I have enjoyed it so far with the exception of a few boring episodes. Interesting to read everyone's take on it and I do agree....after around episode 65, it has started to get really good for me. Glad to know what manga chapter I can start at, after I finish the anime. I had to smile when I read how the ending was compared to Inuyasha's...that of a so-called incomplete ending. And to think Inuyasha will soon wrap up period...but I dropped that one since I found Inuyasha round two, quite boring. Now, if in some possible way, kawaii Allen Walker should ever come back into my anime filled life...I'm in!
This just destroyed any credibility your post would have had
And yes manga is quite popular. Its the same situation as how it was with Claymore - manga would get into "top10 sold" quite often, while anime had incredibly low ratings, dvd sales and interest rate.
I just like to think that it is because manga readers are more mature than haruhist anime watchers aka, mainstream anime watchers in japan.
Jun 11 2009 03:53 AM Well the thing that destroys ratings are self repeating and lowsy plot. Here the plot was good but feeling of "I have seen this before" was at every episode. They kept saying the same lines and using the same tactics. Characters didnt develope even if their skills developed and because of that it felt like big emo-parade.
Kinda sad If they could have made it even more fast moving(drop some 10 episodes by removing stupid stuff from between cossips/fights and add some more emotions to character(maybe some love, braveness and real despair(maybe someone could have actually died?)). Characters felt that if they werent grinning they were sad, sad or just doing stuff because they had to.
This serie could have had great potential but few flaws didnt matc for prime audiences in japan. Hopefully the manga will keep on going and author will stay in health(he allready had to have over month vacation).
Maybe not OVA but if manga gets more readers and better grades it might go like: "3 years later from fighting the first rank 4 demon...they finally are losing last hopes..and this is their final battle..". And from there they could skip years worth manga and try again after having more gracefull period at polls. Hopefully something like this could happen since I bet many prefered this since bleach/naruto keeps on going and going
Why cant they end their series when they are still on winning(well naruto manga still wins but like bleach have been in same situation since christmas).
Jun 10 2009 03:37 AM Either way, as I said several posts earlier, I'll be missing D.Gray-Man. So much more than other shounens like Bleach or Naruto (provided they shared the same fate). D had this something, a mystery that would keep me interested even when there were fillers around.
I hope for an ova to come soon as the manga (even tho it's been put on hold yet again these days) is getting more and more interesting with Allen becoming his other self - The Reminisence of 14th . Something to look forward too. Plus it's not like in other shounens when ultra strong enemy (like Level 4 ex) once beaten becomes fresh meat for main heroes the next time they fight... On the contrary Allen n co had had a tough time fighting another level 4 lately...
Jun 9 2009 08:13 PM I see..that's why they stop the manga and ended the anime sooner...i feel a bit disappointed though..where the good parts came it also ended...
Jun 9 2009 05:38 PM That's been a small debate for awhile, whether it was canceled due to low ratings or because they were closing in on the manga.
I think it may have been both, that and because of the distance between the story and the anime, perhaps they didn't want to destroy the anime with fillers and give it a decent end. Although a disappointment, it was a decent fin. I haven't come across anything official about the ratings or sales though.
Most likely the anime would of continued and ended properly if the manga had been finished yet it wasn't and they started catching up to an unfinished manga.
Make no mistakes there.
No it was not "cancelled because they caught up".
They had a lot more to work with and to insert fillers into.
However it was cancelled because "DVD sales and tv ratings were bad". The Timeslot was "sold" to Bleach and D.Gray-man got Inuyasha-ed way before its time.
SO no it won't ever continue as anime. OVA some day maybe, but not now.
Hum...I have my suspicions about many of the characters who were in the background...Howard Link, for one. But no point in delving into that here, I will learn more, I am sure, once I start the manga. Many thanks to JunMisugi and grdel-san, for their help and info, regarding the manga...
I am almost done with this one. Up to episode 80, at the moment. I have enjoyed it so far with the exception of a few boring episodes. Interesting to read everyone's take on it and I do agree....after around episode 65, it has started to get really good for me. 
