D.Gray-man

D.Gray-man
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Allen Walker (left) and the Millennium Earl (right)
Genre	Adventure[1] Dark fantasy[2][3] Science fantasy[4][5]
Manga
Written by	Katsura Hoshino
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Viz Media
Imprint	Jump Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump (May 31, 2004 – April 27, 2009) Jump Square (November 4, 2009 – January 4, 2013) Jump SQ.Crown (July 17, 2015 – January 19, 2018) Jump SQ.Rise (April 16, 2018 – present)
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	May 31, 2004 – present
Volumes	28 (List of volumes)
Light novel
D.Gray-man: Reverse
Written by	Kaya Kizaki
Illustrated by	Katsura Hoshino
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Jump J-Books
Demographic	Male
Original run	May 30, 2005 – December 3, 2010
Volumes	3
Anime series adaptations
D.Gray-man (2006–2008) D.Gray-man Hallow (2016)

D.Gray-man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. Set in an alternate 19th century, it tells the story of a young Allen Walker, who joins an organization of exorcists named the Black Order. They use an ancient substance, Innocence, to combat a man known as the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of Akuma who intend to destroy humanity. Many characters are adapted from Hoshino's previous works and drafts, such as Zone. The series is noted for its dark narrative; Hoshino once rewrote a scene she thought too violent for her young readers.

The manga started serialization in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump in May 2004. Production of the series was suspended several times due to Hoshino's health problems. D.Gray-man made the transition from a weekly to a monthly series in November 2009, when it began serialization in Jump Square. In January 2013, the series went on indefinite hiatus. It resumed serialization in July 2015 after the release of Jump SQ.Crown, a spin-off from the magazine Jump SQ. After Jump SQ.Crown ceased its publication, the series was switched to Jump SQ.Rise, starting in April 2018. The manga's chapters have been collected in 28 tankōbon volumes as of October 2022. The manga is licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media, who have released 28 volumes by November 2023.

A spin-off novel series, D.Gray-man: Reverse by Kaya Kizaki, explores the history of a number of characters. A 103-episode anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment aired from October 2006 to September 2008. A 13-episode sequel anime series, D.Gray-man Hallow, also produced by TMS Entertainment aired from July to September 2016. Several items of merchandise have been produced, including two video games about the series.

The manga has become one of Shueisha's bestsellers, with over 25 million copies sold. In Japan and North America, several individual volumes have appeared in weekly top-ten lists of bestselling manga. Although most reviewers found it similar to other shōnen manga, they compared its moments of originality and well-developed characters favorably to other series of the same demographic. Hoshino's artwork has received mostly positive reviews; most critics have commented that her characters are visually appealing and that the Gothic elements in her art are pleasant to look at. However, one critic of her artwork has said that Hoshino's fight sequences can be difficult to follow.