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yezhanquan · 2008-10-18, 07:38

Well, the DGM anime was an eye-opener. Kobayashi-san's voice as Allen was surprising to me (Lucy/Nyu from Elfen Lied is ALLEN?). But, to me, the R-16 duo as Kanda and Lavi nailed the series for me.

Actually, the Ghost of Martel arc opened one issue: It made Kanda's power growth later seem a little incredible. From not being able to handle a level 2 to owning them flat? Stretches the imagination a little. For the anime, Kuwashima Houko as Lala gets my thumbs up for one-arc characters. However, the queen of that particular part of the cast HAS to be Nazuka Kaori.

FlareKnight · 2008-10-18, 08:38

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Originally Posted by yezhanquan

Well, the DGM anime was an eye-opener. Kobayashi-san's voice as Allen was surprising to me (Lucy/Nyu from Elfen Lied is ALLEN?). But, to me, the R-16 duo as Kanda and Lavi nailed the series for me.

Actually, the Ghost of Martel arc opened one issue: It made Kanda's power growth later seem a little incredible. From not being able to handle a level 2 to owning them flat? Stretches the imagination a little. For the anime, Kuwashima Houko as Lala gets my thumbs up for one-arc characters. However, the queen of that particular part of the cast HAS to be Nazuka Kaori.

The growth of Kanda was one thing I really noticed when rewatching that arc. Was down for such a long time after taking the hit from the level 2 and yet got up fairly quickly after taking a blast from a level 4

. Clearly his recovery time increased dramatically or else he was just slacking off during that arc.

Voices worked out pretty well for the series I felt.

Chaos2Frozen · 2008-10-18, 09:53

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Simple: Ghost of Martel was an awesome arc, the Rewinding Town was an awesome arc, whereas, in my opinion, Allen's encounter with the Earl was inferior to both of those. If it had been shown in the right order, then I'd say that would have made it more interesting, and I'd propably find the early episodes a lot more captivating. Though one good thing came of it: Having Lenalee's powers being introduced in an actual battle rather than against Komurin 2 made it a lot more interesting.

I disagree. After every high tension story should be followed up with a light story, but that's not the point. In the end it's purely a matter of preference.

See, what you're thinking, is that Allen's backstory is a 'boring' chapter that should be over and done with, but I see it as a crucial point in the story that should be properly presented.

The way I look at it is this; The anime planted a question in the mind of the viewers- Who is Mana? What is his relationship with Allen? They let it seat in their minds for awhile... After sometime then they reveal and confront the history between Allen and Earl- Basically it makes for better drama.

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Actually, the Ghost of Martel arc opened one issue: It made Kanda's power growth later seem a little incredible. From not being able to handle a level 2 to owning them flat?

You forget the Kanda practically disappeared from the screen for a really long time.

There's plenty of time for him to train up.

serenade_beta · 2008-10-18, 10:11

*yawn* Had free time and recently been unfortunate, so decided to post my thoughts on the anime... How long has it been since that last episode...

Spoiler for final thoughts:

cloak_and_dagger · 2008-10-18, 13:52

Anyone got hot pics of Lenalee?

Shiroth · 2008-10-18, 14:16

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Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Voices worked out pretty well for the series I felt.

Very true. While i've been catching up with the manga over the past few weeks, i can just voice the characters in my head with their VA's. It's always loads of fun that way, and when re-read a volume i make sure i have the right tracks in order which were used in the anime. I can be quite strange like that sometimes.

Speaking of the manga, it's pretty crazy reading it now ans spotting out what the anime added. Like the Edo arc, and how much more action the anime added into it.

Either way like always i treat anime adaptations differently to their source material, and i love both just as much.

The art in the manga though, GOD. Katsura Hoshino is by far becoming one of my favorite artists.

andrewsch5658 · 2008-10-18, 23:10

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Originally Posted by Shiroth

Very true. While i've been catching up with the manga over the past few weeks, i can just voice the characters in my head with their VA's. It's always loads of fun that way, and when re-read a volume i make sure i have the right tracks in order which were used in the anime. I can be quite strange like that sometimes.

Speaking of the manga, it's pretty crazy reading it now ans spotting out what the anime added. Like the Edo arc, and how much more action the anime added into it.

Either way like always i treat anime adaptations differently to their source material, and i love both just as much.

The art in the manga though, GOD. Katsura Hoshino is by far becoming one of my favorite artists.

Don't worry,you're not the only one. I even voice the characters in my head for the newest chapter that just came out every weeks and I had a lot of fun with it-make it interesting to read.

I also treat anime adaptations differently.In actual,I can't really compare it cause the anime had their good(detail) and also the manga(faster).So, I extremely love both the anime and manga.My top 1 list.

I also enjoy the art in the manga.

Though sometimes I'm not sure how people dislike or hate it?

yezhanquan · 2008-10-19, 01:21

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Originally Posted by serenade_beta

*yawn* Had free time and recently been unfortunate, so decided to post my thoughts on the anime... How long has it been since that last episode...

Spoiler for final thoughts:

Well, all I can say is: too bad. The fun is just beginning. I really have to.... observe the outcome, to quote one of my favourite manga/anime characters.

You are not alone in hating Central.

Finally, if you're expecting anything ground-breaking with SJ titles, I think it's safe to say that you'll be eventually disappointed. Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro? Even with Koyasu as the lead, I couldn't get into the series. Not at all. While I like to spoof the tropes used in DGM, in the end, it's all good fun.

Guido · 2008-10-20, 17:06

For people who have questions about a further continuation to D.Gray-man you can check the following link below:

Will there be more D.Gray-Man anime?

yang_wen_lee · 2008-10-22, 10:04

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Originally Posted by Guido

For people who have questions about a further continuation to D.Gray-man you can check the following link below:

Will there be more D.Gray-Man anime?

Hi...

I like this anime very much

I don't think it will stop here...

Thank's for the link

Se Yaa

kauldron26 · 2008-10-22, 15:56

so i will be starting my d gray marathon this weekend. please tell me which eps are fillers? i know eps 24-35, and 40-50 are fillers. are there more?

yezhanquan · 2008-10-22, 18:25

Some of the fillers are novel-material. So, the "witch" arc and "Those who sell souls" arc should be given a shot.

andrewsch5658 · 2008-10-22, 20:51

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Originally Posted by Guido

For people who have questions about a further continuation to D.Gray-man you can check the following link below:

Will there be more D.Gray-Man anime?

Thanks for the link too.

So, it's kind of strange that they haven't decided yet?

I really do hope they continue it in the future. I don't mind if they want to wait until the manga is over. Just don't be those that become incomplete with many questions left over-rave master for example.Also others saying Inuyahsa(sorry if I spell wrong since I don't know much about this anime)

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Originally Posted by yang_wen_lee

Hi...

I like this anime very much

I don't think it will stop here...

Thank's for the link

Se Yaa

I love this anime very much. I hope you're right-continue in the future.
More D.Gray Man please.

Chaos2Frozen · 2008-10-22, 21:06

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Originally Posted by kauldron26

so i will be starting my d gray marathon this weekend. please tell me which eps are fillers? i know eps 24-35, and 40-50 are fillers. are there more?

Ahh... D.Gray-man's fillers aren't as simple as that... A good number of them have manga information within them... So if you skip those, you'll be in trouble when you start the second season...

To be honest, novel chapters are optional, but they have better stories that fleshes out the story in general.

*Crack knuckles*

Let's see... Watch episode 25 to 30.
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1. 25 and 26 deals with General Yeager, I don't care what anyone else says, the anime gave him a background story which can only be a good thing. In addition, we get to see how it actually happen, rather than being told off-handedly. So it's not really fillers.

2. Episode 27 involves Allen and Cross, mostly scenes from his traumatic times with the General

But also, his first Akuma kill after Mana. Optional, but it tells a good story.

3. Episode 28 is my personal favorite. Yes it's a filler, but damnit it's the best Krory character development episode as he deals with the full meaning of being an Exorcists. Optional, but strongly advise to watch.

4. Episode 29 to 30 is the "Broker" Arc, or "Those who sell souls". I read the novel chapter as well and thought is was rather well done.

( Skip episode 31 & 32 please... ESPECIALLY 32... )

Watch episode 33 to 40...
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5. Episode 33 to 34 is the "Witch in the Forest" arc, another story from the novel, but this one involves Kanda. Another very well written story.

6. Episode 35 involves fleshing out Soman Dark's character, to give his arc later more impact... I strongly advise to watch this.

7. Episode 36 to 40 is a strong mix of filler with cannon material and information. If I were to say, I strongly recommend you to watch it as very important revelations are taking place here. But I wouldn't lie, some parts might not be very desirable, and episode 40 is pretty much a recap until the last 5 minutes.

8. Episode 41 to 50 are fillers. However this deals with a new Noah, Lulubell. This is really a hit or miss arc. Some people like it, some people don't, some like only a few episodes. For me? I like the last 4 episodes the most.

FlareKnight · 2008-10-22, 21:11

Nice job on the breakdown Chaos. Might help whenever I actually have time to rewatch the series

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It was good to give background, but that General Yeager fight completely messed with my perceptions. After that thought the Generals really weren't that strong at all. Then you start seeing guys like Cross in action and you wonder if Yeager really was a General or not.

Chaos2Frozen · 2008-10-22, 21:25

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Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Nice job on the breakdown Chaos. Might help whenever I actually have time to rewatch the series

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Thanks, I've been meaning to do this for sometime now

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Originally Posted by FlareKnight

It was good to give background, but that General Yeager fight completely messed with my perceptions. After that thought the Generals really weren't that strong at all. Then you start seeing guys like Cross in action and you wonder if Yeager really was a General or not.

I get the feeling that Cross is a big exception... But that's just me

But to be fair, he wasn't brought down by the Akuma, but rather by Road's mind-screw, which can really happen to the best of us, general or not. Yeager's greatest weakness was his conscience... Something that Cross doesn't have a problem with

The truth is, Yeager was officially killed by Tykki in the manga, considering that it would mean he's weaker than Tykki. But if Road was there, then it would seem alot more plausible.

andrewsch5658 · 2008-10-22, 21:29

General Yeager background is kind of normal but never the less,sad one. The fight is actually well done IMO.People actually complain about his power but his opponent is 2 noahs, so it can't be help. His power is actually quite powerful IMO.

Well,if your're in a boring mood or unhappy about something, you can watch episode 31 and 32 as ther're filler that let you relax down,at least to me.

Even though episode 40, I quite like it as it kind of give info for what Allen had gone through in the first 40 episode.

Well, episode 41 is actually kind of a recap episode to me too, with new noahs introduced. The quality is not that good but not that bad too.

Episode 40-50 actually had story progessing but at a very slow rate IMO. Just as Chaos2Frozen stated, some people like it while some don't. For me, I think episode 41,43,45,47 and 49 and did a lot better but it's still fine with me.

Shiroth · 2008-10-23, 06:46

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Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

The truth is, Yeager was officially killed by Tykki in the manga, considering that it would mean he's weaker than Tykki. But if Road was there, then it would seem alot more plausible.

While reading the manga and coming across that part, my first thought was that Yeager's death was just left up to our imagination, and i'm fine with that, though i do rather like how the anime shows his death.

Adding Road into the fight slims down the 'so Yeager wasn't that strong after all'.

Chaos2Frozen · 2008-10-23, 06:58

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Originally Posted by Shiroth

While reading the manga and coming across that part, my first thought was that Yeager's death was just left up to our imagination, and i'm fine with that, though i do rather like how the anime shows his death.

You're right, it was in the beginning, but later they also revealed that he died from having his heart removed.

yezhanquan · 2008-10-23, 07:04

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Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

You're right, it was in the beginning, but later they also revealed that he died from having his heart removed.

As I remembered it, Komui said that (Chap 29) the general died from his wounds, but not before singing the song which Road was singing.

2008-10-18, 07:38	Link #4281
yezhanquan Observer/Bookman wannabe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Singapore Age: 38	Well, the DGM anime was an eye-opener. Kobayashi-san's voice as Allen was surprising to me (Lucy/Nyu from Elfen Lied is ALLEN?). But, to me, the R-16 duo as Kanda and Lavi nailed the series for me. Actually, the Ghost of Martel arc opened one issue: It made Kanda's power growth later seem a little incredible. From not being able to handle a level 2 to owning them flat? Stretches the imagination a little. For the anime, Kuwashima Houko as Lala gets my thumbs up for one-arc characters. However, the queen of that particular part of the cast HAS to be Nazuka Kaori. __________________

2008-10-18, 10:11	Link #4284
serenade_beta そのおっぱいで13才 Join Date: Dec 2006	yawn Had free time and recently been unfortunate, so decided to post my thoughts on the anime... How long has it been since that last episode... Spoiler for final thoughts: Let's see... Well... From the good points then... OP... Song got worse every time, animation got better ED... Stays good for song and visuals the whole way, but never would I listen to this more than once a week. Story-wise, it was decently interesting, I guess. It had moments that were interesting, sometimes I couldn't care less. Average there. Very... Shonen Jump-ish. Why did the dead Noahs revive...... Oh well, a good thing. Mah, it didn't get as dead boring as Katekyo Hitman Reborn. Animation was decently nice too... Now then... The sense of humor in this anime is more rotten than the garbage in my trash can, to put it harshly. Constantly breaking the serious mood with horrible comedy... Aaahh! Irritating... The shonen-ish parts are so obvious... At the worst moments... BEHOLD, MY SUPER NEW UBER POWER!!! Character-wise... This was one of those shows where I hate the good side and cheered for the bad side. Unfortunately, there's no way the bad guys will win, so there were numbers of times that irritated me. I guess one of the more memorable moments was in season 1, when that anime-original girl lost her innocence. Not sure why I hate the good guys in this series (I think I started losing positive feelings for them around ep13 or so)... If I look back into the past, I could probably name a few reasons, but I guess I don't feel like talking about that. Probably, I hate them for the same reason as the guys from Nanoha StrikerS. Of course, since the Noahs were not as utterly wonderful as Jail, I didn't end up hating the Order enough to pray for their deaths whenever they appeared. It's quite odd... Linali (forgot her official romanization) was my favorite character when I was reading the manga, but by the anime's end, I'd have (-_-) eyes and wish for her to disappear. Well.. To sum my thoughts on the characters up, they are all interesting to an extent, but I hate every Order member. Noahs can live, Order=Bye-bye, they can all die and I wouldn't shed a tear. It was quite fun when that Level 4 was slaughtering them all. And the part where that fat researcher was barbecued into a skeleton. Now then... Time to leave, but final final thoughts: -4/10 -Thanks to the anime, I have stopped buying and reading the manga -Lost all interest in the plot and characters -100+ episodes... Give some other show that needs it this number of epsiodes... Come to think of it, Reborn too... ...Well, Jump anime seem to all get many episodes, so I guess it can't be helped or something. Yet Neuro... __________________ -Blog --> http://tdnshumi.blogspot.com/ (Mainly about video games) -R.I.P. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Gaming wouldn't have been the same without you (9/19/13)

2008-10-22, 18:25	Link #4292
yezhanquan Observer/Bookman wannabe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Singapore Age: 38	Some of the fillers are novel-material. So, the "witch" arc and "Those who sell souls" arc should be given a shot. __________________

2008-10-22, 21:11	Link #4295
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	Nice job on the breakdown Chaos. Might help whenever I actually have time to rewatch the series . It was good to give background, but that General Yeager fight completely messed with my perceptions. After that thought the Generals really weren't that strong at all. Then you start seeing guys like Cross in action and you wonder if Yeager really was a General or not. __________________ Anime-Evo

2008-10-18, 13:52	Link #4285
cloak_and_dagger Hei aka Li Xiansheng Graphic Designer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kasumigaseki; where contractors dwell. Age: 35	Anyone got hot pics of Lenalee?

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Guido Snobby Gentleman Join Date: May 2004 Location: Monterrey, México Age: 43	For people who have questions about a further continuation to D.Gray-man you can check the following link below: Will there be more D.Gray-Man anime?

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kauldron26 Med Student Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 40	so i will be starting my d gray marathon this weekend. please tell me which eps are fillers? i know eps 24-35, and 40-50 are fillers. are there more?

2008-10-22, 21:29	Link #4297
andrewsch5658 Senior Member Author Join Date: Aug 2008	General Yeager background is kind of normal but never the less,sad one. The fight is actually well done IMO.People actually complain about his power but his opponent is 2 noahs, so it can't be help. His power is actually quite powerful IMO. Well,if your're in a boring mood or unhappy about something, you can watch episode 31 and 32 as ther're filler that let you relax down,at least to me. Even though episode 40, I quite like it as it kind of give info for what Allen had gone through in the first 40 episode. Well, episode 41 is actually kind of a recap episode to me too, with new noahs introduced. The quality is not that good but not that bad too. Episode 40-50 actually had story progessing but at a very slow rate IMO. Just as Chaos2Frozen stated, some people like it while some don't. For me, I think episode 41,43,45,47 and 49 and did a lot better but it's still fine with me.