List of D.Gray-man characters
The series is set at the end of a fictional 19th century during which the Black Order searches for Exorcists, the "Apostles of God" chosen to wield a divine substance called Innocence.
He meets Yu Kanda, a cold and mysterious swordsman looking for a certain person from his past; the friendly Lenalee Lee, who has been an Exorcist her entire life; and Lavi, the cheerful and energetic future Bookman, chronicler of the secret history of the world.
However, the Black Order soon learns the Earl has help in the form of the Clan of Noah, a group of thirteen super-humans who can destroy Innocence and claim to be the true "Apostles of God".
[2][3] This resulted in Kanda having few appearances in the early volumes until the Noah's ark story arc, where he returned to join the cast with Allen having become harder to draw than him.[vol.
For the third uniforms, the color remained black but Hoshino decided to them red too as a reference to blood because she thought such grotesque looks would fit the themes of D.Gray-man.
Originally, the setting and plot begin with a more coherent tone, but Hoshino must change them to match the characters' actions and believes it is more exciting to the point they might affect the conclusion.
9:187] Meanwhile, Shizuka Itō found Lenalee striking both in terms of personality and design and thus wanted to properly voice the character when receiving the news she was being cast.
Hoshino was surprised by the acting of Japanese actors Ayumu Murase (Allen) and Yutaka Aoyama (Millennium Earl) because they managed to bring out different sides of the characters not seen previously.
[14] Aoyama's work received praise by Hoshino due to the fact he has to perform both sides of the Earl: the free-spirited clown-looking like character and the mourning human self who is determined to recover his brother, Nea.
Aoyama also felt that playing the Earl's human form was difficult due to how different he behaves in that appearance to the point of being one of the hardest character to voice.
137] The Black Order also uses "Crows" (鴉 (Karasu)), an elite squad under the command of the Central Office, highly trained in combat and refined magic.[ch.
150] An influential member of the Central Office of the Black Order, he was sent by special request of the Vatican to observe and report on the actions of exorcists and their supporters in the wake of the arrival of the Ark.[ch.
[37] Howard Link (ハワード・リンク, Hawādo Rinku), under the command of Malcolm C. Rouvelier, is an inspector of the Order's Central Office sent to observe and report on the behavior of Allen Walker.
Armed with a pair of unfolding blades hidden in his coat sleeves, Link is a highly agile fighter possessing great strength and dexterity, practiced in the use of mystical seals that bind targets, generate vortexes and other techniques.
[29] Arystar Krory III (アレイスター・クロウリー三世, Areisutā Kurōrī Sansei) is a 28-year-old Romanian man who was mistakenly identified as a vampire by nearby villagers because his Innocence caused him to instinctively attack people (who were actually Akuma).
Bookman's anti-Akuma weapon, a myriad of acupuncture needles with which he can attack and traverse the battlefield, is called Heavenly Compass (天針, Hebun Konpasu).
[55] His Equipment-type anti-Akuma weapon, Noel Organon (聖人ノ詩篇, Noeru Oruganon), grants him incredible hearing abilities; because of this, he wears headphones that filter excess sound.
Before he left, he used his soccer ball to kick down the doorbell his family used at their shop, saying it was the only thing in that house he was fond of besides his deadbeat father, nagging mother, two annoying brothers, and his crybaby sister.
Suman Dark (スーマン・ダーク, Sūman Dāku), from Germany, originally joined the Black Order five years before the storyline to pay for his daughter's medical fees.
Formerly an animal trainer in a circus, she seems to be a kind and gentle woman, as she is seen weeping for Sol Galen, Tina Spark, and Gwen Frere who were killed searching for her.
20,96,187] A Noah can be identified by a gray skin tone, yellow eyes, black hair (with a few exceptions) and a horizontal line of seven cross-shaped stigmata, referred to as holy marks, across their forehead.
In numerical order, the Noah are: the Millennium Earl (Adam); Toraido (裁), the "Judge"; Joyd; Desires; Wiseley; Fiidora (蝕, Fīdora), the "Corrosion"; Maashiima (恤, Māshīma), the "Mercy"; Wrath; Road; Bondom (representing the Tenth and Eleventh as one); Lustul, and Maitora (能), the "Ability".
In chapter 201, the Earl and the Noah are planning to find the new incarnation of Wrath as they launch an all-out assault on the North American branch of the Black Order.[ch.
Alma Karma (アルマ・カルマ, Aruma Karuma) is one of two Second Exorcists successfully created during the Artificial Disciple Program carried out by the Chan and Epstein families nine years before the series' beginning.
[95][96][97] Anime News Network's Casey Brienza commented, "Fan favorites Kamui [sic] and Kanda in particular are sketched out strongly, with their dominant traits facing forward".
[100] Yussif Osman from Japanator highly praised the cast's personalities finding them as some of the deepest characters seen in shonen manga citing both Lavi's backstory as well as the antagonists, the Noah Family.
[101] IGN praised the Earl saying he "is a menacing villain you'll love to hate" and the supporting cast shows enough potential to hold interest into future volumes.
[102] Carlo Santos of Anime News Network was not as positive, believing that the story was kept from reaching its full potential because of "generic character designs".
[105] Like Osman, Brain Henson of Mania Beyond Entertainment enjoyed how both the Earl and the Noah clan, who have been working for him, have made the storyline darker.
[106] Additionally, in later arcs Anime News Network writer Anne Lauenroth found the Earl's characterization more intriguing as he was shown in a more sensitive way after failing to find his former comrade, Nea.
