D.Gray-man
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Seasons(2) / Episodes(116)
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D. GRAY-MAN follows Alan Walker, a teenage boy with a bizarrely deformed arm, whose parents left him when he was very young. He is taken in by an adoptive guardian known as the Mana Walker. After the Mana Walker dies, his soul is resuscitated into an evil spirit by the mysterious Millennium Earl. Before Alan can reluctantly defeat the Mana Walker’s spirit, the Walker casts a spell on Alan’s left eye, leaving him with the ability to see other evil spirits. Alan learns of Millennium Earl’s true motives and decides to do something about it. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user Jeoffrey (1)
Hallow (2016) (S02)
I saw the first anime series a long time ago; however, at least two things stuck in my mind from it. The first is Millennium Earl, who very quickly became one of my favorite main antagonists. This polite, funny, and yet very peculiar character, whose appearance reminds me of a cross between Batman's Penguin and The Joker, simply won me over. I do not know if it was because of that particular image or just the great voice acting, as I was perpetually waiting for Earl to say "konbanwa" just as a little boy wants an ice-cream. The second thing was the thrilling conclusion and especially the piano battle. I had chills running down my spine at that moment, and I was very tense and really impressed. So I still stand by the five stars I gave the original anime series. I was all the more looking forward to the follow-up that has now arrived; however, unfortunately, it just somehow does not feel right. The atmosphere that I experienced when watching the original series is not there. The original voice actors have aged considerably, so new voice actors have logically picked up the baton, which is unfortunately noticeable. My favorite characters like Krory and Miranda get almost no screen time, and even the expected excitement when Millennium Earl appeared was not what I imagined. Plus, I found it to be very rushed and slightly chaotic. Still, it is not a big deal, and I am still curious to see what Allen is going to do next since I have not read the manga, even though no matter what I do, this follow-up is just better than average. 6/10.
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