Audience reviews
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jacks1017
I kinda like this season, but there's also some reason not to like it.
The story picks up where season 1 left off, and it starts off with a fight right away and it's hype. In the beginning, it kinda took its time to set the season, but then it started falling off halfway because the pacing got really fast and then things started happening for the sake of moving the plot, then more characters got introduced and there are a lot more people involved now, the stakes are high which is pretty lit. One thing that is still here that made me annoy the fuck out of me during season one was the comedy, again it's okay if you do it when it's just the characters bantering and shit, but it annoys me when you do it during serious scenes, if else, then i can't take the story seriously. Then we had some pl…
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This is the first time I'm writing a review, but I thought I'd have to for one of my favourite animes that I've watched. I'm not going to rush this review, but I'd like to keep it shorter than some of the other extremely long ones that I'm tired of reading.
Story: 8
The story is pretty good, as it accurately reflects part of the manga that make it such a masterpiece. But, I'm sad to say that the animation studio for Hallow has cut out some of the best parts of the manga that make it the beautiful and moving story it is. I would have given it a 7/10 for it's mediocre job of imitating the manga, but I just couldn't underneath respect for the manga.
Art: 8
The art is definitely a step much higher from the original D.Gray Man anime, as they have changed the art style to match the one in the…
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Having been in the D.Gray-Man fandom for almost a decade, I was so excited for the release of D.Gray-Man Hallow. I couldn't wait to see my favourite characters Allen Walker, Kanda Yu and all their other exorcist pals donning their cool black suits and fighting Akuma again. D.gray-man was my "gateway anime", in other words the anime that introduced me to the wonderful world of anime and Jpop. Hence, I must say I had very high expectations for the sequel.
Story: 6 At 13 episodes, Hallow is a very short anime, compared to it's predecessor's whopping 103 episodes. It covers several arcs in the manga, namely the Timothy/Phantom Thief G arc, Alma Karma arc and also the Seed of Destruction arc. Trying to squeeze so much content into so little episodes was fatal to the pacing of the show. Watchi…
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And here I thought that the second season would be better. Nope, dead wrong.
This second season is just a pain to watch. The pacing is too rushed, and oh boy this is one of the worst pacing that I have ever known in my life of watching anime. Character development? who cares about that, let's just throw all of the plot from the manga to let people know more about it and let it end absurdly.
to summarize what this season is, they basically squeeze a bunch of plot from the manga (although I don't read it) into a 13 episode long anime. There's just so much happening in an episode that I had to close it and watch the previous episode to see if I missed anything, and that happened in almost every episode.
I give it a 6 just because they stay true to the manga and I know that they probably ar…
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It is very poorly executed. Like my other review about Mahou Sensou; it has a good story line compelling but not well done. It leaves you at another cliff hanger.. you don't find out enough about the new character and graphics to feel like its fantastical which it was not.
In short, it was inconsistent, bad plot, uninteresting, dull, it was painful to watch, skipped a lot of the important points which weren't considered.
I loved the original D-Gray Man it was superb, now i look at this and it disgraces me. I found myself trying to watch every new episode, it was unfulfilling with the amount of hype i felt for the project it left many of us fans disappointed. The art style certainly improved, but i was more fond of the older style.
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Details i didn't like about D.gray man hallow
1. there was not much character development
2. It wasn't that funny (and i mean i know that season was meant to be serious but like even in the first season no matter how serious of a threat they were facing they were still able to crack a few jokes )
3. yes, they copied the manga but it seemed rushed
4. They took 8 years to make a 2nd season and there were only 13 episodes
Details I loved about D.gray man hallow
1. The opening and the ending songs are so catchy
2. They picked up on where the first season left
3. The art style improved (i mean i like the first seasons art style and all but i have to admit that the current art style is an upgrade )
4.the action scenes are great (not as good as the first seasons action scenes but still grea…
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Ok, so I decided to write a review some time after finishing D. Gray-man Hallow.
I do not quite know how to start. Since I'm an unconditional fan of the original work, which includes the first anime and obviously the manga, I might be a little taken up by the emotion.
I cried when I received the news that the anime would have a sequel. D. Gray-man was a part of my life, and I have wonderful memories of coming home from school and running around looking for my DVDs to marathon with my sister.
I knew that after ten years, a lot of things would change. I also knew that, like the 2006 anime, the story would be incomplete. Even so, for a fan desperate for new material from the work he loves, that was a wonderful gift, right?
Okay, the first episode started, and I, like an idiot, cried when…
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This is my first review so it may not be the best, but I just felt I had to make a review for this amazing masterpiece that people are hating.
Story: 8/10
I personally haven't read the manga, so I don't have something to rate the story from, but from but what I heard it skipped a lot of the content in the manga. But, even if I didn't know that it skipped manga content I would've known cause the anime did kind of feel rushed, but I'm giving it a 9 cause I don't have the manga to base it off from so it feels great to me rushed, but great.
Art: 9/10
It's just beyond belief just how much better the animation and everything looks the only reason I gave it a 9 is because it took me 2 episodes to get used to it coming right off the original D. Gray Man and that the noses looked weird as fuck in…
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This is just a complete disappointment.
I really loved the old anime. I loved the aesthetics, the creepy scenery, the overall dark tone, the seiyuu, the art style, the soundtrack and the pace. And a lot more.
That's why I was also really hyped up for Hallow... but that was just an extreme disappointment.
The pace and the art style are one of the worst things. I also don't like the color palette and the seiyuus that were chosen for Hallow. Why does Hallow look so cheerful and happy when it's the exact opposite?
The expression were horrible too. They looked fake and forced and most of them didn't even remotely look like they did in the manga. A profressional should know how to draw proper expressions.
I want to be happy that they did a sequel, but I can't. Not with something like th…
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This is a burden lifted on fans of the anime and a joy to watch for both the manga and anime fans. This does follow the manga closely and have an interesting story to follow. However, the pacing of the story is rushed in the middle portion of the season. You may need a few minutes to pause and sort out what happened so far in the plot.
In my opinion the opening of the season was pretty good. The song was upbeat and helped prepare you for the fights in the season. But the look and sound did feel like your "typical" shonen anime opening: upbeat rock sound, flashing through all the characters and that clash with the lead protagonist and antagonist at the end of the opening.
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I am writing this review after completing a two and a half months experience of D.Gray-man and D.Gray-man Hallow. I should confess I feel empty, I feel frustrated that I don't know or don't have any further information on what is going to be on of this marvellous history... I have post-anime depression after been absent in me for a long long time. Here are some thoughts:
D.Gray-man Hallow is the sequel of the 2008 anime D.Gray-Man. So the first thing that should be taken into account is that this anime, Hallow, in order to have a maximum enjoyment and understanding, it should be seen immediately after the 2008 series. If not, it would absolutely have no sense.
The history continues exactly where the 2008 version was left, with the main character struggling to understand his condition an…
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What an joy that this series finally got an new season, for me who readed the manga this was a bless, it's almost unbelievable after so many years katsura hoshino managed to bring back such an awesome story, it's almost unfair such an amazing mangaka with fantastic drawing skills, one of if not the best character design in an shounen and mangas, and deep story goes unnoticed by a lot of people, it only really lacks a bit in fights, but since everything else is great you don't care, plain example how people should care more about stories rather than fights, fights and fights everytime and have the risk of going downhill like naruto did.
It was also shameful this wasn't on many top 10 animes from 2016 lists, this series is seriously underrated, it's also sad that it is taking so long for ch…
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D.Grey-man Hallow – SS Overview
(Short and Salty Overview)
Hallow be thy Name. If D.Grey-man ever got a new video game, that is what it should be called. D.Grey-man: Hallow by thy Name for PS4 & PC (sorry I’m a PC man myself).
I read the manga and have watched the previous anime, its good typical shonen goodness. This is a simple overview I will not give any plot points or basic synopsis only my opinion on it. D.Grey-man has a few shortcomings but on the whole it’s a good series, too be brutally honest I wasn’t really expecting a new anime considering. The manga has quite a few hiatuses due to the mangaka’s health but fair play to her for continuing the work regardless and I wish her all the best.
How is this series compared to the original 103 episodes, not too bad, it covered a lot o…
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Truthfully, I'm disappointed. No, not for the reason you may think. It is because there are no more episodes! And because Allen broke Lenalee's heart. <- (Only spoiler I will write. Also, that's just my opinion. )
I couldn't wait for D Gray-Man to get a continuation after I finished the anime, which was 3 years ago. I kept checking in every few months. And then all of a sudden it is announced?! And you know what, It was amazing! And now, I can't wait for DGMH season 2!
If you loved the first one, then you'll love this one. Episode 1 is kinda dry, as it doesn't pick up immediately after episode 103, but it is still worth your time. Trust me!
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Okay so lets begin this.
Phew.....here we go. Honestly I have mixed feelings about this. I was super exited when I heard D gray man was returning as it was one of my favorite anime's/manga so I think maybe my hopes were just too high. At the same Time I feel like I'm still just glad that it came back and with improved animation quality and seeing one of my favorite main characters Allen walker back in action. That being said I give Hallow a 7/10 rating because I feel that the skipping of arcs left me confused and out of the loop since I did not read the manga. And on top of that the pacing seemed bad like it was rushing through the story. Not to mention the unnecessary model change for lenalee. if it wasn't for that it would have gotten a solid 9. Over all it was Good and am hoping that s…
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The studio and creators handled D.Gray-man Hallow poorly. Most of the people watching the sequel are doing it out of nostalgia for the original. So when the creators fundamentally change the art style and character designs that were so endearing to so many fans, it's obviously going to come off as abrasive.
For example, Lenalee, especially in the initial episodes, was turned into a carbon copy of every other cute anime girl. Essentially without substance, she just felt too sweet and artificial. The Lenalee from the original anime, while still excessively sweet, felt real. Her story wasn't all lollipops and rainbows and it SHOWED. It showed through her actions and her dialogue and even simply her character design.
Besides that, D.Gray-man has always had a problem with power scaling and c…
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I am a hard core D.Gray-man fan so I feel I can honestly say this a mixed bag.
First off the Japanese cast, has perfect replacements for the original cast, Yutaka Aoyama is wonderful as the Earl and a perfect replacement forJunpei he takes a bit to get used to however, and Ayumu murase is a good Allen also Nobuo Tobita is just how I wanted Cyril to sound so yeah that's good.
Then theirs the dub it's kinda bad, the English earl is horrible like he was in the original his voice does not fit the earl and it sounds demon like and he can't emote at all, Cyril can not emote ether and Zu Mei Chang sounds annoys every time he talks, every one else is good so I will leave it at that.
No spoilers or anything but I will mention there is a little reference to a plot point in the manga in the voice…
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I think scores are pointless, so I just gave it a 10 to piss off the metacritic people.
Initial "review"
Okay so after many, many years we get another season of D.Gray-man and I love it, but I also hate it, so let's get down to it shall we.
Should you watch D.gray-man Hallow ?
- are you a FAN of D.gray-Man and still follow the manga? Then yes.
- did you watch D.gray-man the anime a few years ago and stopped there? Then no.
This is a very hard anime to recommend, because it's very hard to understand who this anime was made for. Unless you are a die-hard fan I can't in good conscience recommend this show (I cried when the show was announced).
Story: the story picks up form where the original ended skipping some content form the manga. I'm okay with this because they clearly want to animat…
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OK so I somehow managed to complete the anime but GOD that was Torture for me.
D.Gray-man is a Master-Piece for me whether it was the manga or the 1st season anime and I was SOOO HAPPY and Overjoyed about the announcement of the 2nd season after so long. So if you're not a Hardrcore fan of them like me then this review is not for you cause you'll think that I'm Overreacting.
#Story
It picks up from where it left in the previous season leaving some chapters but sticking closely to the manga which is the only good thing about this show beside promoting the manga.
#Sound & Characters
I convinced myself to accept the change of the Seiyuus and give a chance for the new ones since I like most of them in other works but I was SOOOO DISAPPOINTED. There was a killing SHALLOWNESS in their voices…
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Story 9/10
D.Gray Man picks up where it left off at the end of the last series while also skipping the zombie arc from the manga. The new arcs in this season are very interesting but are poorly skimmed through to meet 13 episodes which I thought was poorly done as the studio did add in new scenes. However the overall story is still good and does remain true to the manga which I thought was very good.
Art 7/10
Art in this season has been changed from the previous to match the authors art, it's good but too inconsistent with the animations some episodes seemed poorly done and others felt outstanding, there really was no overall standard in art and animation in this as the animation in some scenes were just poorly done and kinda ruined the experience for me.
Sound 7/10
OP is amazing and cat…
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