D. Gray-Man: Season 1, Part One

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Product Description ------------------- A Hero is only as good as His Enemies Darkness is moving in, and young exorcist Allen Walker is humanity’s greatest hope against the wicked forces conspiring to bring civilization to its knees. Akuma – cruel spirits born of tragedy and lost souls – lurk in every shadow, willing and eager to do the bidding of their leader, the dread Millennium Earl. With an eye cursed to see evil in its truest form and blessed with an arm to slay soul-devouring demons, Allen stands ready to confront the gathering storm. Should he fail, Innocence will be lost forever. Stills from D. Gray-Man (Click for larger image) .com ---- The supernatural adventure D.Gray-man (2006) takes place at "the end of the Fictional 19th Century," when the human race is in trouble. Millennium Earl has created a race of ferocious zombie-demons called "Akumas" from the souls of the dead. They retain the appearance of humans until they attack, then turn into grotesque mecha. Battling the Akumas are the Exorcists of the Black Order, humans with special powers augmented by the mysterious substance "Innocence." Fifteen-year-old Allen Walker has an Akuma-fighting weapon in his arm and a mutated left eye that can pierce the demons' disguises. White- haired and skinny, he's not an impressive hero: the grim samurai-exorcist Kanda, who sometimes serves as his reluctant partner, refers to him as "short stack." D.Gray-man was clearly modeled on Fullmetal Alchemist and Bleach. Millennium Earl looks like a cross between Shou Tucker, the creator of chimeras in Fullmetal Alchemist, and the Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas. But director Osamu Nabeshima can't quite bring off the correct mixture of fantasy-adventure, flashy special effects, broad comedy, and emotional warmth. D.Gray-man feels disjointed in both tone and story. (Rated TV 14: violence, grotesque imagery, alcohol use, potentially offensive religious imagery) --Charles Solomon (1. The Boy Who Hunts Akuma, 2. The Black Order, 3. The Ghost Of Mater, 4. Old Man Of The Soil And a Lonely Night's Aria, 5. Let Me Hear the Lullaby, 6. That Which Calls forth Disaster, 7. Tombstone Of Memories, 8. The Black Order Annihilation Incident, 9. The Rewinding Town, 10. The Bad Luck Woman's Innocence, 11. Miranda Lotto's Feelings, 12. And Snow Falls over the Town, 13. With the Coat)