According to some rumors found on 2ch and translated, D.Gray-man’s last episode (103) will be airing September 30. The rumors in question apparently indicate that the anime will be ending with the end of the defeat of a certain very important Akuma in the Black Order Invasion Arc (fans of the series know what I’m talking about; didn’t want to spoil anything :P) and will not be continuing on to future manga canon arcs. The reason is allegedly related to the Japanese TV ratings and DVD sale, which are lacking when compared to the other major long-running anime out there (One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, etc etc etc.)
But wait… what? Makes some sense and all, with the manga material quickly running out (DRAW MOAR, HOSHINO-SENSEI) but couldn’t they easily add more filler after that arc? The mini-arc after the Invasion Arc is technically filler anyway, since it does extremely little to advance the plot.
Of course, this fangirl wants moar animated Lavi-ness, so perhaps I’m missing the point: Low TV ratings and low DVD sales = not good. Come on, my overseas otaku bretheren, LET D.GRAY-MAN LIVE! Please?
This is still under investigation, so bear with CJ-ko as she investigates these claims. <3
~CJ
Hi, I randomly found this site through Nano. I think the begining of this anime turned alot of people away. In my opinion the evil boss clown looked ridiculous and the entire skeleton demon thing was disturbing. I loved Miranda’s story but she’s just a minor character so yeaa… I’m not surprised to see this show end “early” (130 episodes is still alot).
You must mean ep. 103 and not 130, coz it’s impossible to air like 30 episodes in a month, as last week aired the 98.
Anyway, let’s hope it continues, somehow.
Episode 130? Can’t be. 103? XD. Well I hope it doesn’t end too soon T_T
yea 103 should be the end.
Guess some clarification is still needed: 103 IS allegedly the end, regardless of the other typoes made. :)
Nooooo! I don’t DGM to end, Why does the always happen to the good shows!
Okay as much as I like the long series shows and all, that pretty much sucks that they are totally stealing the lime light for great new shows like this one [Naruto is especially daunting]. I really really hope to god that there will be big reconsideration to this because in all honesty there is just WAY too much stuff in this show that will go unanswered and will just make people want more.
I agree with Hal..I really want to know more about Kandas past,Cross,Lavi,etc…and even about Allen himself!..His life is bunch of secrets!..How can they just end it like that.Its like you watched an anime all along but in the end you just had been told “read the manga if you want to know more”:)
if you really want to know all that stuff you have to read the manga now..so sad…sigh.
As much as i know, the anime project is just going to be paused because of the manga material quickly running out.
It’s a tactical move, but it might help – rather than start some stupid fillers and destroy the show completely.
@Shin: Sauce or GTFO.
well my source is a friend of mine, so i’ll have to ask him where he read that stuff – hopefully from a trustable source.
I’m not watching D. Gray Man, I’m only reading the manga, at the begginig I didn’t thought that the anime would advance so slowly, but yes, the manga goes waaaaay too fast for this series. The quality of the OP’s is amazing tough… thy should really give it a second thought at that ending. In MY humble opinion ths tops Bleach, One Piece and Naruto too, I can’t believe it has low ratings, being such an epical and interesting series, with an absolutely beutiful main character (Not talking about Allen phisically, I love him because he’s totally unique) We need more Kandaness and Laviness too, I already had to much Lenaleeness xD. Waaay off topic here,
to end this quickly and painless, this show SHOULD NEVER be removed. there are more people watching it than reading it.
Just watched ep 102…in the preview for next episode it said “Next D.gray man, Last episode”…. I dont know what else to say :(
I just decided today to check the show out and now I find out that it’s ending. Talk about crazy timing.
But at least I can go in without the worry that it’ll end up like Naruto with 2 years of filler.
Great… Show’s like One Piece and Naruto live on but an actual good one is leaving. So much hatred….. Oh well, back to the mangas.
Don’t fear, D.Gray Man fans! The reason the anime is ending has nothing to do with low DVD sales, etc. The studio simply opted to put D.Gray Man on hiatus now since the anime has caught up with the manga (the final episode 103 correlates to Chapter 153 of the manga, only 160 chapters have been published). As of Chapter 154, D.Gray Man enters something called “next stage.” Barring unforseen cancellations or extreme lack of demand, D.Gray Man should be back during the fall or winter season of 2009.
Killbethy, do you have a source for that? People said the same about Inuyasha and yet all this time later and we still have nothing.
I figured this rumor is true, considering at the end of episode 102, they mention “the last episode”
If that’s true, then I officially hate Naruto. It’s been going downhill lately and now it wants to cancel one of my favorite shows.
With the others, Bleach is nothing special and One Piece sucks ass.
ughh fuck me.
D:
I’m gonna miss the Kanda! T^T
I’ll really miss him animated!
Just hearing is voice is enough for me to stop breathing! xD Lawl
This is hard for my heart…(I dunno which one…seeing moar of Kanda-goodness or the end of the anime..xD)
I hope moar of the anime..BUT Nooo~ they’ll end it. -shifty eyes-
Meeh…good luck to Hoshino-sensei~ D:
(I’m quite glad that there are Kandaness-ness in the later chapters. x’3 Hohoho~ even though they’re just filler arcs)
She draws great characters. I love her work!
And maaan!
[this may be spoilers to some who do not read the manga]
I wanted to see chibi Lavi and Kanda soo much!! xDDDD
Haha~
FANS!
If you’re able to buy them DVD’s! Just go buy them DAMN IT! xD
If I were able to…(but I don’t live in the US or Japan) I’d go buy them with my money! Dx
I agree with N-K.
Nothing special about all those series you mentioned.
Naruto, true, is going downhill…I’ve gotten really tired of it..and just forcing myself to read and watch it.
BLEACH is tiring with the fillers..I just really wanna see moar of Byakushi, Juushirou and Pesche. Haha! xD
ONE PIECE I’ve never really watched..just a few episodes and I couldn’t even understand the language..coz it was in French. xDD
The dub of it in my mother language wasn’t really fun to watch either..coz I don’t like dubs. ~_~
It’s just soooo SAD DGM is ending..this week? D:
-checks calendar- Yup, this week. ~_~
Actually just a few days. The day after tomorrow. -sigh-
Following is taken from: http://mangahelpers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1042185
Now for more good news. We have heard and have quite a lot of evidence that the D.Gray-Man anime will indeed go on. They are simply taking a break so that the anime does not catch up to the manga. Some people are saying the anime will start again in October, which would mean not even a break at all really, and some are saying they will start in late December. We have heard from a member of our site who knows someone who worked for the d.gray-man anime and the anime will continue, we just don’t know when episode 104 will air in Japan
(Source; http://www.dgraymananime.com)
I am so Happy xD^^
@everyone: I’d love to believe that a continuation of the DGM anime is coming, but judging by the state of the anime industry in Japan (as well as the US, obviously) I’m not sure if I can see it happening.
It would make sense for them to continue, though, simply because the DGM manga is probably just going to get more and more epic, and an anime that reflects that would be smart for the companies to produce, IMHO.
I liked DGM alot but as all other extremly long series, it shoud have ended when Allen lost he’s arm. Same with Bleach they shoud have ended after they saved Rukia. One piece not even gona see a single eps. Naruto was good until the last part of the exam started then it just got childish and i woud just rather watch Bob the builder. They shoud just stick to the 24 – 26 eps maybe in sometimes upp to 50 eps but i think that woud be to long but thats just my thoughts im sure alot of you like the very long storys
Shin had best be right, I wont allow this anime to end~
D.gray-man is just as popular as bleach and naruto in the US. If the would air english dubbed episodes more people would now about it. I’ve read all the the mangas and watched all the episodes even 103 and the way it ended broke my heart and I’m pissed. I don’t even know if I can keep reading the manga. This is some major bs! Where they left of in the War against the Earl they could have easily made another 100 episodes. But it appears D.gray-man is just another anime that goes unfinished. (Air Gear, Kenichi, Tenjou Tenge, etc.) Hopefully Naruto and Bleach don’t pull the same thing.
this sucks they leave us with that ending like i said they should bring it to america it will sell very very well here people love anime here just look at how well naruto is going over i mean hell dont say the sales werent hight enough when umm lets see you havent even brought it to american’s yet i mean hell we got lots of money and love anime so bring it here if the japanese ppl cant appreciated a good anime i pray to god they will make more episodes cause i watch it ever week it is part of my life now lol lol so to the makers or d grayman Plzzzzzzz make moreeeeeeeee episodessss plzzzzzzzzzzzz and i would like to now how to email the makers of this anime does anyone know how?????? if u do email me at rudolph_jeff@yahoo.com
Oh folks I am new to the whole forum thing but I am glad to read that D. Grayman is not going away completely since bullshit like Shitruto still aires after that million and one years of fillers that sick ass. Bleach rocks btw but never watched one pice planning to start soon. I digress this anime rates one of the top 5 on my list it replaced naruto. My number one is deathnote but with progress this just may surpass it. Thanks for the info btw I was about to go to japan and kill some ppl.
Sites making “business” with the series will be technically out of business soon. LOL
I hope they (Site owner) wont spread false rumor just to preserve their “business”. LOL again
japan what happened last time u disapointed america (think back 60 years or so) >___<) so save ur selfs and ur anime!!!
I can`t have DGM removed,
it is too awesome those guy`s really
ought to reconsider..
they can`t leave it at this,
this is no ending for such an anime
like said earlier to many secrets around allen,
an this new innocence type
COOOMMEEEEE ONNNN DON`T END DGM
Well, D. Gray-Man has been licensed for an English dub by Funimation so we will be seeing that in a bit. I just hope that they cast it well(One Piece is…well…it could have been much better)
I don’t know how I feel about D. Gray-Man’s end. I’m happy that we wont be seeing endless and pointless filler(looking at you Naruto and Bleach), but I really didn’t want an Inuyasha finish here.
I mean they fight and fight, have a huge drama occur and then what do we get? A hint of what’s to come but are told fin?
If they did have plans to resume it couldn’t they at least announce it publicly instead of through random rumors?
As much as I do want it to resume, I wont hold my breath for it and will just have to be content with the news of a new FMA coming out eventually, which in its own way gives me hope for DGM down the line.
Are you kidding me?! -just watched the last episode-
If this is the end of DGM, I AT LEAST need to get Funimation on my TV so that I can watch it! xD;;
-trying to convince her parents -
…. -screams- I’m gonna have a hissy fit if it really ends like THAT.
I couldnt believe it when i watched episode 102 and it said the next episode will be the last O_O I mean come on! We wont even be able to see when [POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD] Marian disappears or when he tells Allen the truth about the fourteenth! >:@. I cant understand how on earth D-Gray man could not be popular!!? I mean, In my opinion, the characters are some of the best I’ve ever seen. Especially Allen. All of them are unique. Naruto is beginning to annoy the shit out of me. The drag things out to the point of frustration eh. One- piece, meh could pass even though it didnt draw me in even after 50 something eps but I was drawn to D Gray man after ep 1 ( even though millennium earl and the akuma fucking freak me out *shivers* Bleach for some reason wont even catch my interest. I hopeeeeeeeeeeeeee they continue Dgray man!! too much stuff to miss. Besides, id miss Allen’s voice XD (not disturbed that he’s voiced by a woman….nope)
i’ll be so pissed if they end DGM. i just started to watch it and i’m on like episode 40-something. i saw that it was ending and i was like “how the hell can that be?” i may only be on episode 40-somethin-or-nurther, but i do know that an anime can’t end unless the manga ends. WTF? how are you suppose to end a series anyway when the main goal of the entire thing was TO DEFEAT THE EARL?!?! that sends a great message to us “Hey, let’s just hope the good guys win, or we’re fucked :)”
jeeze, these people are driving me batty. licenses it in AMERICA…crap, that’s a double edged sword too. no doubt that it would become popular but america seems to like to crap out some animes with all their censoring. like naruto, they get stabbed in the neck and they bleed like they got a paper cut :\ they also seem to like to cut out all religious aspects, dunno how they’d do that with DGM considering half the show refers back to it, but hopefully they can make it popular enought that they’ll continue it.
when the english dub comes out i pray that they do not make their voices retarded. *hangs head and sighs* why do they always cancel the completely awesome anime? why not the shitty ones that deserve it? if they end it DGM then they’re gonna piss off alot more people than what they think.
the first couple episodes wasn’t great but its no big deal most shows don’t get you hooked on the first episode but D grayman got better fast it was a great show and i’m mad that its over and how it ended. i hope they find away to bring it back
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Naruto Sucks azz in general and has been going down hill for over a year now, One piece was a joke from episode 1 IMHO.
Bleach, Gundam )), Claymore and D.GrayMan were the only Animes I could really get into so I’m praying they decide to not cancel it
You can’t end a series in the middle! You have too finish it! It’s on of my fav anime’s and they’re cutting it in the middle O.o
“japan what happened last time u disapointed america (think back 60 years or so) >___<) so save ur selfs and ur anime!!!”
If that was a shot at WW2 and Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor, it’s extremely ignorant and misinformed. America pissed off Japan first, and BECAUSE of World War II Japan emerged in the 50s to 60s as a growing economy and a massive world economic power, and their economy now is much better off than America’s, even though they lost the war.
I digress… I loved D.Gray-man for awhile, but the arcs that felt like fillers were annoying me, and it was beginning to turn into another Dragon Ball Z and Naruto, where it would take 3-4 episodes for something interesting to happen. I just finished Episode 103, and this final arc was excruciatingly long. I loved the final few episodes, none the less.
“If that was a shot at WW2 and Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor, it’s extremely ignorant and misinformed. America pissed off Japan first, and BECAUSE of World War II Japan emerged in the 50s to 60s as a growing economy and a massive world economic power, and their economy now is much better off than America’s, even though they lost the war.”
Read a history book. It was hardly a one-sided “let’s poke the bee-hive” action. Japan was conquering through Asia, and this prompted the US to begin readying themselves for a potential threat. Btw, I believe it was America that helped pull the Japan economy up by introducing infrastructure and technology to Japan, since the US unleashed the flames of the atomic bomb.
Well, I digress. D.gray man FTW!
umm false. D.Gray-Man WILL continue again next year. Some time in october. The new eps are gonna come out a bit after they introduce the english version in the U.S. Its just that the writer needs to “catch up”. He is starting to slow down and comes out with basically 3 manga eps every 1 tv show ep. He doesnt want to be stuck at a later point in the series. thats all. so YES it is returning and YES im positive. Theres alot they had to leave out in episode 103. because they didnt want to give to much info otherwise they probably wud have had to go to episode 110-115 and the writer wasnt that far yet
1st topic
(Looks like this topic is gonna die oO nobody wrote something since 9th December ^.^
@King_ESP
hope you are right :D
after seeing the end i was almost gonna cry when there was this huuuugee “FIN”
I just thought “wtf? got to be kidding…” – reading the manga in the moment to find out more but its not the same – im missing the voices and the added music in some scenes *cry*
2nd tpoic
“In Japan, D.Gray-man was put on a hiatus due to Hoshino falling seriously ill from Norovirus and the second being an injury in her neck. However the series continued shortly after.In November 2008, Weekly Shōnen Jump announced that Hoshino was again putting the series on hold due to her health; the announcement did not include an expected continuation date.”
YeaY im so happy happy happy ^.^ Get well soon dear Hoshino :)
FIN!
AFTER ALL THAT SUPERB WORK!
I DIDN’T EVEN NOTICE THE FILLERS!
IN MY BOOK THATS PERFCECT!
WHAT NUT DECIDED TO FINISH IT WITH “FIN”!!!!
““In Japan, D.Gray-man was put on a hiatus due to Hoshino falling seriously ill from Norovirus and the second being an injury in her neck. However the series continued shortly after.In November 2008, Weekly Shōnen Jump announced that Hoshino was again putting the series on hold due to her health; the announcement did not include an expected continuation date.”
YeaY im so happy happy happy ^.^ Get well soon dear Hoshino :)”
That article was talking about the manga not the anime
She hasn’t released a new chapter in almost 2 months, I hope she is getting better
This anime is really good, but as always the fillers damages the plot… the character of Allen Walker has gone far of my espectations, his past, present and future is incredible, one of the most incredible characters I have seen so far, all the characters have UNIQUE stories such as Miranda , lavi (as a bookman), Cross Marian, Arystar Krory, Leena Lee’s past, I have originaly read the manga before the anime and I prefer the manga which has a good art work and you can read the main story line without any fillers. The reason of the low rating is due to the filler who repeated the same storyline over and over (strange thing hapening, investigate, akuma, mistery solved), the fillers completely destroyed the plot and made the audience get bored. the legacy of Allen Walker wich has not been published in the anime is incredible, the past, the 14th, the noah’s, Allen’s eye, the ark, Road & the awakening of Tiki Mikk, the evolution of the Innocence. The thing is that this anime is so kickass but there never was so much audience since everybody just puked on the fillers, reason why I stopped looking at the anime and continued the manga.
@ Justin: Dear, no offense or anything, but use logic from the previous posts. The anime is forestalled because of the lack of manga material. If Hoshino-san can’t continue the manga due to his health, then how would the anime continue? O
H, AND BTW PEOPLE, THIS IS RANDOM, BUT HOSHINO KATSURA IS. A. GUY. If you want a source, READ THE ACTUAL MANGA (in book form at a bookstore). In the author’s notes/ bonus comic pages in the back, he is ALWAYS shown as a guy, he is ALWAYS referred to as a guy. Seems like that’s a bit too much for a typo in the English version, isn’t it?
@Saki_Angel: Technically, there have been no official statements regarding the reasons for the end of the anime. Yes, it could merely be that we’re out of manga material again, but there have been other rumors circulating that The DVD sales were quite low after all. Stop acting like a know-it-all when you really have no proof.
Also,
http://skyphoenixofthewaterforest.blogspot.com/2008/08/hoshino-katsura-unveiled.html
Hoshino is a girl. VIZ is not god; just because they say Hoshino’s a guy does not mean she’s a guy. These pics are proof, mmkay? Again, get your facts straight before mouthing off.
tl;dr: STFU. ^_^
why does D.GRAYMAN have to end???? **Shaking his head**ehh really… people know how to spoil only the good anime shows but it can’t be helped I guess people over don’t appreciated whats good. Typical really why do people over there want such good animes to end and let us the Hungry FANS OF THIS AWESOME SHOW WISHING FOR MORE!!! really what waste
But who they probably will continued with the anime series bit i don’t see when this is going to happen since as you Hoshino-Sensei is having health problems which is why he has not drawn anymore new manga chapters.
“No official photo of Hoshino has been published; however based on her drawing style and past comments, particularly those for Miranda Lotto, Japanese fans usually assumed Hoshino to be female.[citation needed] Viz Media refers to Katsura as male.[2] She often uses “boku”, the male way of referring to oneself used also by tomboys, and “jibun”, a more polite and humble way used by both genders.[citation needed] In August of 2008, Hoshino attended the AnimagiC convention in Bonn, Germany for three days as a guest of honor, making this her first public appearance relating to the D.Gray-man manga series as well as her first trip abroad.[6][7] This appearance confirmed her to be female.” Wikipedia XD
I belive the anime will go on after this. seeing as the last scene after , the credits I think it was, left too much unansered. also postponing the anime is alot better than what bleach did with the princess filler, and the gap in episodes will make the rating even higher when it comes back unlike bleach where I stopped watching it for a few weeks
hey maybe if we hope that DGM wont end..mybe it wont…better not…on the other hand im glad that there arent filler scuz they ruin the whole fcking anime and manga….i mean they had like 100 freaking filler eps for Naruto…and after like 20 fillers i stopped watching the anime completely…bleach i stoped after they got to the princess shit…i didnt understand shit and didnt care either…if they do com=ntinue DGM( i hjope they do) they better not make the characters look retarded…like they did to naruto and bleach….stick to the old drawings but make em look new instead of redrawing them and making them look gay…keep the characters like they are in their mangas
one more thing i 4got…anybody that likes bleach, naruto, one piece, ect…try to find the manga Fairy Tail…its very similar to OP…better fighting scenes then naruto….dunno if it is an anime yet…oh well…check it out if ur interested
Hey ray, I started readin fairy tail, and I gotta admit it’s really good. thanks for the tip
waaaaaaa is it true that the episode 103 is the last episode??? but why it end it up so early.. The war is not yet over isn’t? So why did they not continue it like naruto,bleach and one piece. I think DGM is one of them…huhu but i still praying that there will be a new season of DGM :( and i hope my prayer will be hear :)
D.Gray-man has the best character designs I’ve seen. The style and costumes are far better than Naruto, One Piece, and to some extent, Bleach. Maybe alot of people just don’t like the dark theme, the twisted villains and the religious-order arrangement with the pentagrams and the crosses.
The other long-running anime like Naruto, One Piece and Bleach have bad-ass bosses whereas the Millenium Earl, though menacing, is hard to take seriously. The fighting animation and fighting styles are also very different. Naruto and One Piece has unique styles and Bleach has an orderly system of techniques. In the DGM anime, techniques just pop in and out with no real method or origin.
Low demand for this show? Really now, what could have caused that? Could it be the tons of filler? The terrible plot holes? Seriously now, can they really expect to dish out this “DBZ” level 4 bullsh*t and expect their show to do well? The fights where nothing happens, and its just lights flashing. It’s pathetic.
I started to watch the series because I believed it had good potential, but once they added in the vampire, I realized this show had gone off it’s tracks. For some reason I expected the story to get better instead of worse, and I truly believed that in the ark those characters who died would be dead. “Good” I thought, this story is finally closing up, character’s on both sides are dieing (Unfortunately it’s a repetitive one for each side many times which is unrealistic). Unfortunately, the ark was restored to a classy piano number, and the story could continue for many more episodes. Perhaps its just me, but I really can’t stand filler. Some of the best manga and anime I have ever come across have been only 24 episodes long. Hellsing, only 13 episodes in length, was much better than this. Several years ago I was watching “Inuyasha” while it aired on the TV, and it got the point where you had to ask yourself “Why am I STILL watching this?”. If a show allows you to ask yourself that question, it is better that it ends then and there.
I’d give DGM a rating of 2.5/5 stars, damn I mean I’d really give it a 3/5 if I could have my time back XD
You really haven’t watched DMG you sht talkin nub
but a story with an ending where most of the chars die is depressing and not good…just he ep.6 of Star Wars…..besides they havent reveiled who the imp person Kanda has to find before he dies…..and nobody has reached the lvl of power where where its god-like…many action mangas and animes have that as their ending
the last episode i saw was when they defeated the level four akuma, after that they left on a cliffhanger leaving all the people who watched this great anime confused and sad thinking the anime was not going to continue.(including me :() I’ve watched and read the manga and really enjoyed both SO PLZZZZ CONTINUE THIS ANIME AND MAKE US ALLL HAPPY :D
k no effence spite but this show may have a crappy villian and so wat theres a vampire guy in this anime!! it still lasted quite a while and kept all of us busy, and im not sure wat your talkin about when you said that it had plot holes geez just because your not confident in watching more then a couple episodes in an anime, dont go acting like you know alot. the animes with less then 25 episodes r shit! thats because the people who make those kinds of animes dont have any good plots for the show so they try to finish it fast, and they have a low talorance for patiance as well, thats why their animes suck!. some of the best animes ive ever liked and still do are long animes so dont go talkin shit about things that arnt true.
You avously have no good taste in animes, if the long animes are crappy like “you” say then why did people keep watching them?, you know why is because they kept the viewers interested! so more and more people bought the mangas and DVDs to those animes and then those animes like “inuyasha” were so popular that they made movies for them! so far theres 4 movies to inuyasha! so ima guessin you dont know wat your talkin about wen you say animes like Dr Grey man suck!. >.<
sincerly, a pissed off writer!
Lol @ the guy above me :P “Dr. Grey Man”
“They’re going to continue, in a new anime called Dr. Grey’s Anatomy!”
LOLS. DR. GREY’S ANATOMY. xDD
Haha. Umm… @ Spite. I know what you’re talking about; there ARE a lot of plot holes in the anime– for example, Kanda’s “person to find”. The manga’s just a bit covert about drawing those plot holes; Hoshino-sensei does a good job of putting a question out there just enough to get people interested in Kanda’s past (also, it leaves room for a lot of speculation and fanfictions ;D) and snatches it away just in time to replace it with the main storyline again.
And yes, although I do love D. Gray-man and think it a very original story, you do have to admit, there is a time when all things go bad and you have to say, “… Wow. I… that… that’s just… no.” Although I do love the characters, there IS a line that Hoshino-sensei crossed with that “classy piano number.” However, that is part of the plot, like it or not, and fans were happy to see the return of their beloved characters (”KANDA <333 OMGOMGOMG HE’S BACK! -fangirl squeal-” << my actual reaction to the part….).
Probably the most captivating thing about this series, though, isn’t the action scenes, isn’t the weird plot, but the characters. D. Gray-man has probably the most original characters I’ve ever seen, especially for a shonen manga (not saying anything bad, but hey. You know it’s true). The main character is practically a martyr, while all the other main characters are… to put it bluntly, overstretched. I’m not hating on Bleach or anything with this, but although Ichigo could be considered a martyr, Kubo-senesi overplays it just a little too much and it makes him seem as if he doesn’t value his life at all. Which he does. Allen, on the other hand, could be seen in both ways– Hoshino-sensei doesn’t overstretch his martyrdom, and that also leaves room for speculation and fanfictions. Hoshino-sensei also comes up with a solid cast, with mysterious yet energetic Lavi, kind Lenalee, and (KICK-ASS AWESOME) jerk Kanda.
But honestly, I love this series to bits. I can, though, imagine why it’s not as popular as the others. For one, it seems pretty repetitive and long. 109 pieces of Innocence to track down? It sounds like another Inuyasha. And heck– those filler sidecharacter stories were interesting, but I didn’t have the patience for it, going from the manga to the anime. How many people did? The voices were hot, though… (OH, KANDA <3 I wouldn’t mind listening to HIS voice all day….)
So, uhh, for clarification, the manga has been continued (and yes, it is awesome. Take my word for it), and the anime will be continuing in either October or in winter? … Hmm. Wouldn’t it be awesome if they released the next episode on Christimas/Allen’s birthday? :D That’d be cool.
This has to be a joke. Serious. I will not let this anime be put to rest like that. I mean like… goddammit, they teased us with the glimpse of the new outfits, the Noah’s return… like, God, can you say loose ends left untied or what?
I saw Tykki and I was all like “YES! I get my Noah man-candy back.” but then, the anime was all like “fin” and I pretty much died. Denying me my Tykki, and the right to find out who has her ruddy paws on Kanda? I’m about to seek out whoever decided it would be a good idea to stop D.Gray-man, and fucking innocence-rape them. Get fucking Edge End over here and stab the wickedness out of them.
You can’t end an anime like that and expect people to be satisfied.
So fucking pissed right now.
Someone has to die for killing these perfect characters.
ANIME CHARACTERS HAVE HUMAN RIGHTS DONT YA KNOW?!!
@SoraRyuuzaki: Thank you. You… I… I love you. :)
I personally liked the piano song. I’m never one to say that an anime is lame, especially after watching it for 90-some-odd episodes or whatever. But it was kind of ridiculous. I was sitting there like “Really? You’re going to kill off three of the best characters ever conceived? Good luck with that.”
Although I was glad for the death of Chaoji. “Exorcist-sama! Exorcist-sama! etc. etc.”
But then they came back, and I was kind of happy, mostly because I got my Lavi back, and because they didn’t let that adorable Krory die. However, it had me thinking, if they can do this now, what about the rest of the anime? Like, that pretty much gives them free reign to just resurrect characters left, right and centre. Anywho, I just really hope what SoraRyuuzaki said at the end was right. I’m going now to check out the Manga, and if they don’t find it suitable for anime continuation, I’m pretty sure somebody’s going to be brutally murdered.
there is no way in hell they can end dgm like that. the dumb ass who decided “hey lets piss everybody off by making it get all epic and then just end it” is going to die a very “tragic” fan-girl related death (which i may or may not be involved in).
but hey lets stay optimistic here, k? mabey it will be like naruto how they ended the series and then made basically a sequel (naruto shippuden). that would support the “fin” at the end of 103 and nobody would have to die XD
oh and i forgot to mention above that the dub came out a few weeks ago. the voices are a little weird though…
allen:decent
lenalee:pretty good
kanda:terrible
komui:pretty good
lavi:good
bookman:good
hevalaska:perfect
its u.s. release gives us dgm fans hope for the continuation of our favorite anime =)
YAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! SERIOUSLY!!! I’m at ep 82 now and there are too many villains alive! The earl and the rest of the noah, then I knew they were gonna do this…But the question is: are they really ending the show? like e.g Claymore, Kenshin and Blade of the immortal did and fans carry on reading the manga if they want to know more?? or will they carry on later? It’s March 2009 now, and no news about DGM continuing! and it wasn’t mentioned in the spring new releases…why?????????????????
I waaaaaaant more Kandaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!…T_T
And ppl, Don’t ever ever ever say that DGM stopped because of low tv ratings because it’s a sick joke, do you by any chance think that Naruto’s years of fillers had high tv ratings and were enjoyable? your kidding me…and look at shitppuuden now, it isn’t any better.
Back to DGM, Ok, I’ll admit that I felt that the episodes where Allen tries to recover his arm were boring, but after like ep 50 the show turned out to be more and more amazing. More the reason why they should go on.
I don’t think that DGM will end just like that. When you watch ep. 103, it looks like the exorcists’ mission continues and as Allen had said “Thwarting the Millennium Earl’s wish for the fall of humanity is the very reason we exist!” Since the Earl and the Noah clan is still alive and kicking, it is pretty stupid finishing the anime without leaving a good impression that the exorcists did that (dispatching the Earl and his minions). I believe they just took a break. (Pausing is a lot better than putting a bunch of fillers, like what they did at Naruto)
AND IT IS A SHAME TO DISCONTINUE A VERY UNIQUE ANIME LIKE D GRAY MAN!!!!!
Even the first few episodes are a bit creepy, it becomes more interesting and their weapons gets stronger as the anime/manga continues to move on. And their past is intriguing, especially Kanda’s. Hoshino-san doesn’t reveal yet the person that makes Kanda live on. Also, I wanted to know more about General Cross Marian, he’s one of the most mysterious people in the story. It’s just that he knows too much about the whole thing and makes me speculate about him.
But I don’t think also that the new anime will start soon. The manga chapters are still to few to air an anime for few weeks (185 is the current manga chapter).
But please, I WANT MORE GENERAL CROSS MARIAN!!!!!! RAWR!
it’s a shame if they dont continue the anime…it’s a total shame, it’s story much more interesting rather that naruto, one piece and bleach, I REALLY love it, not because lavi’s totally cool and allen cute, i like the story before it’s not that childish…
OMG…again the manga it’s…it’s… in hiautus…and it’s on a good part tooo…that chapter 186 is a teaser…huhuhuhuhuhuhu…i want to know what happened 9 years ago…
I really have to admit, I was crying when DGM ended. I cannot believe people would watch Naruto with its stupid fillers and dancing frogs when you have DMG.
Bleach is cool, however recently it does not compare with DMG. As for One Piece, I took one look at it and felt stupid.
My favourite anime currently (Not in order):
D. Gray Man (FINALLY A MAJOR CHARACTER WHO DOESNT CRY EVERY EPISODE)
Ghost in the Shell (MOTOKO ROCKS)
Gundam Seed (I LOV HOW THE MAIN CHARACTER GETS WITH THE GIRLS)
Bleach (DAM FILLERS! fade to black when subbed will be awesome)
P.S whoever said DMG has long fillers and Naruto rocks, Naruto fillers are like 20 episodes with him dancing with a frog.
P.S.S Maybe I will watch Naruto again if he stops crying whenever he meets an opponent. Oh, and if the fillers are at least (least) 3 episodes long. And I will watch the naruto movie Bonds when subbed for the sake of Sakura!
Oh and I forgot to add Samurai Champloo to my list of favourites
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/say-yes-to-d-gray-man-season-3
Well I have a reason to the “FIN” in the end of 103. It said that on many series when the were making more. Like Naruto from Naruto Ship. Or shugo chara to shugo chara doki. know what I mean?
If you want to know more on this subject then go to the tv-Tokyo website and then goto the D.gray-man then you may be able to get some insight on this though I am really pissed that they had to end it even if they won’t I still miss it. And right now the new Naruto series is going up the shit hole and into a gay yaoi which is what is pissing me off I can’t believe they replaced it for that I want to know who is running this because they are gonna get kicked in the piss pump.
I mean no disrespect, but MANY anime fans deserve this,
Every week a long running anime airs a filler you hear nothing but whining and complaining from fans that should know better. Some of those fans run off to a manga site and read ahead, then drop back into a anime discussion forum dropping major spoilers all the while telling everyone how they will never watch the anime again. We wish they would, but unfortunately they keep coming back.
Oddly enough even when the fillers end other fans cry about the how they expect more filler in the future. Unbelievable, complaining that there isn’t a filler to complain about…
This isn’t a rant, but a question to those who plague us all about the obvious, isn’t the fact that D-gray-man ended on story rather than continuing of fillers? This is it man, the ‘thing’ you all have been asking for!! NO FILLERS! The anime gods have heard your cries!
I repeat, this isn’t a rhetorical question, or a sarcastic rant. Is nothing, better?
But the thing is AntiSpiral, they left the show on a massive cliffhanger. It’s like, what was the point of the show to begin with if the didn’t give it a resolution? The whole show was based off the battle with the Earl, so why in the end, where in like the last 5 episodes, would they throw in 50 new ideas and questions into your head? It seems unfair to the fans to end the show now. I’m not asking for or complaining about filles, I just want a sensible resolution. You don’t read a book that gives you a whole story and cuts out midway before its finished do you? I hate when anime does this, and D.Gray-Man already has broken past a normal series length so they might as well continue or risk damaging reputations like so many have had done before.