we are all born mad. some remain so.

the following blog post is about manga/anime, only read on if you're interested!

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dashed my way through 186 chapters of d.gray man (188 to be exact, because i couldn't hold the temptation and bulldozed through the 2-chapter comfort buffer i designated, in vain).

have you read/watched d.gray man?



the story background:

Black Order, an organisation formed by the Vatican, seeks this matter called Innocence to battle the demon-producing group of people called the Noahs, headed by the Earl of Millennium.
Innocence was broken by the Earl into 109 pieces. How these fragments of Innocence work is that they'll each find a compatible human who can utilise it to develop into an anti-akuma (demon) weapon. These humans are called "Exorcists". One of this Innocence is the "heart", the key to successfully destroy the Earl and the 13 Noahs.

what i find interesting is how carefully the author crafts the story according to biblical references, as well as novels that deal with gothic themes.

the following are my observations and theories of the story:

1. the Noahs are the decedents of Noah, whom survived the great flood. They possess enormous powers but the reason why they belong to the 'dark side' remains unknown. apparently hints of plot twists are scattered throughout the story. there is a clear reason why the Noahs are producing Akumas, but it yet to be revealed.

2. the story actually speak of balance of the universe. when there is something positive, there is something negative that balances it. for example, dark matter, created from despair of people, is the the opposite of innocence. in my opinion, i believe this has much to do with the revelation of the Noahs as the story develops.

3. this is the most interesting part: the title of the story, D.Gray Man. This actually was derived from Dorian Gray, hence the title D.Gray Man. this is probably referring to he protagonist of the story, allen walker.

if my hunch is correct, (God let it be!) the story of allen walker will probably parallel the misadventures of Dorian Gray.

Dorian Gray, convinced of the need to preserve his beauty and youth, does a Faustus, and ends up neck deep in sins. He tries to repent by destroying a painting of himself, which ages in place of his real form. but he ends up dying as he destroys the painting.

i believe that allen walker is probably an Exorcist believing himself to be doing the right things. but after he realises that he should have been with the Noahs, and that his betrayal to God is beyond redemption, he will have to sacrifice the thing he loves most (according to Cross Marian) or maybe even himself.

also, because Noahs can be reincarnated, allen walker is probably the reincarnation of the 14th Noah, hence his true age is like the physical age of a 15 year old boy but his soul is in fact, very old. but he hasn't awakened yet. that's why he is the parallel of Dorian Gray.

ok i'm done theorizing! now to hurry Hoshino Katsura to continue with the freaking manga!!!! stop getting sick!

我才是真正的宅女。 prawn, beat that!