D.Gray-man HALLOW Rewatch - Episode 01

**F.Irst-Timer, subbed**

- Oh, Allen has a different voice actor now. …wait do they *all* have different voice actors? [](#hahahawhat)

- [I don’t know how I feel about Uryu’s voice coming out of Krory’s mouth…](https://i.imgur.com/bR8mTCx.png) [](#hardthink)

- [Hooooooooooooooooooooly shit Lavi’s redesign.](https://i.imgur.com/pXYbNRd.png) [](#towel)

- Okay that OP is an absolute *banger*. I think it might be my favorite from this series. [](#listen)

- [](#hardthink) I think what’s tripping me out the most about the voice actor change is that the *music* still sounds extremely similar, so it’s like… this weird mix of familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

- [Sasuga, Allen.](https://i.imgur.com/rfJYkL9.png) [](#azusalaugh)

- Ah, Bookman being voiced by Jiraiya now definitely works.

- [Cross is as *fine* as ever with the new artstyle.](https://i.imgur.com/djYfzX7.png) [](#hnng)

- [Oh shit, Mana was the Fourteenth’s *brother*.](https://i.imgur.com/hdiIyTh.png) [](#whatdidijustread)

- [Oh boy…](https://i.imgur.com/Zny7UJB.png)

- [So *that’s* the deal…](https://i.imgur.com/cszg1z9.png)

- [Allen’s hair wasn’t always white?](https://i.imgur.com/Np3E0ez.png) [](#suddenshock)

- [If Mana was still voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki in this version, I would make a Gintama joke about this.](https://i.imgur.com/HIQO1G7.png) [](#frustration)

- [U-Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…!](https://i.imgur.com/bDwC1Ob.png) [](#gasp)

- [I don’t like the sound of *that* either!](https://i.imgur.com/eYYiNU4.png) [](#overwhelmed)

- [Geh…](https://i.imgur.com/rthKXVZ.png)

- [WAIT WHAT THE *FUCK* SORT OF EPISODE ENDING IS THIS???????????????????](https://i.imgur.com/xo2492F.png) [](#KUSOTTARE)[](#overwhelmed)[](#everythingisfine)

First timer(with caveats)

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NOT. MY. LENALEE.

Seriously, they couldn't get the seiyuus back? The best part of the goddamn show? And they had to face fuck the character designs? Yeah, this is full on a downgrade of a show that ran two years straight.

And the story itself was not particularly good, they are speedrunning exposition. I legitimately hate new Mana's voice. I just...could not engage here.



QotD: 1 No clue

3 Well foreshadowed

**01: The 14th:**

* AHHH all new voices! how will I adapt after 103 eps of the old ones?
* I like new Cross and Allen tho
* "stop wearing Mana's mask"? [](#nocomment)
* Not a fan of new Miranda as much though
* SASUKE as Krory? No. Just no.
* The bright, vivid color palette is in contrast to the dark, grungy OG series
* Not really vibing Tanjiro as Lavi; I miss Kenichi Suzumura
* But the new Kanda (Takuya Sato) is pretty good
* Yeah, Allen really gonna be pushing some buttons by insisting on "salvation" towards Akuma and not just destruction
* I don't even notice much of a difference between new and old Link; both are good
* new character designs! Allen's arm is still red; Marie is no longer black, and ... the Earl looks even goofier? plus brown Noahs instead of gray
* ... some potato face moments in the art, it looks stiff at times
* Allen's starting to speak less formally around them?
* New HQ is on an island? Definitely looks British
* Akumas, now in pastel colors? I don't mind for level 4s, but the Level 1 balls look odd like this
* New Johnny sounds appropriate but I miss the old one
* ... wait, they just showed Marvin and Rob show up. Isn't Marvin supposed to be dead? [](#emiliaohdear)
* new Komui is decent too
* OH GOOD GOD not Lvellie
* Telepathy between Bookman and Lavi??
* Allen's gonna be able to meet with Cross? [DGM manga]>!good thing Cross made that deal with Lvellie back then!<
* Mana was the 14th's older brother???
* Wait, what? Allen = the 14th? Shocker. He's not just the 14th's Player?
* He's the 14th's host?
* Kojimo = Cosimo(v)?
* Mana and Red look so different during their circus time!
* That's certainly a VA change for Mana, from Fumihiko Tachiki to this. I have a feeling Sky will hate his new VA
* That's right, for those of you who haven't read Lost Fragment of Snow, "Allen" is the name of Mana's dog. Our MC was named "Red" (Akaude) for his arm back then, as a nickname without a proper name
* The 14th wants to kill the Earl?
* Sky: Yup, we're going full [meta]>!SukaSuka!< now
* Now Allen's wondering if Mana truly loved him? [](#therethere)
* ... Cross says Allen will have to kill someone he cares about once he fully becomes the 14th? [DGM manga]>!and it's obvious who he's referring to!<
* There's "more" to this war than it seems? Another mystery
* That CROW had Link's voice!
* Saucy, petty Allen is back!
* Allen's going 100% all in on his pledge to Mana!?
* Bookman tells Lavi to keep what he heard about the war having more to it, a secret for now? He looks rattled. What does he know?
* Cross is actually acting paternal toward Allen for a change?
* OH COME ON you can't just kill off Cross like that afterward! [](#kusottare)

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**First time ENG dub reactions:**

* "Wearing Mana's mask isn't doing you any good" [what could he mean?](#sadholo)
* Nice to hear Krory and Lenalee again? compared to JPN audio
* "Nigen Swords" vs. "Double Illusion Swords"
* "and I thought it was intentional" vs her saying it depends who Allen is talking to
* "your cheeks are turning as red as your hand" [](#laughter)
* "well you're already carrying the weight of the world's history" dub addition
* dub says "for over a century" vs. "many years" for the holy war
* uh, Komui's dub pronunciation of Lvellie is like "Leveille" instead (leh-vee-yeh)
* a "mutual pact" Cross swore?
* "chore boy" Red was quite the brat?
* I like dub Mana now
* "Why am I the only one who ever cries" vs. "Why am I the one crying when I barely spent time with him?"
* "anyone else" vs. "some good-for-nothing" (Cross?)
* "Ask the 14th" vs. "Ask yourself"
* dub Allen is angry! no more gentleman?
* "grown a backbone" vs. "he's got a saucy look"

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**Manga Comparison Corner:**

So I'm going to have to summarize rather than list all differences for Hallow, since unlike the previous series Hallow is more like an abridged version of events and cuts out a LOT of details. I can't possibly list them all so I'll be mentioning major ones and directing people to the relevant chapters in case they want to read along.

This consists of stuff from: chapter 165, chapter 166, chapter 167, ending with chapter 168. Most of 169 is included too.

* The anime moves the chess stuff to before the boat, and adds Lavi+Kanda+Miranda+Krory to the boat (manga has Allen/Lena/Johnny + Komui).
* Allen says he's warm because of the uniform Johnnny & co. made for him. In the manga it's Johnny, not Lavi, who notices Allen's speech patterns have changed. They discuss why he usually speaks all formally.
* Allen came early to new HQ to make a gate for the others to pass through; there's stuff with Reever and Rob. Allen talks to Komui (who is seasick), accusing Cross of lying about anyone who knows the lyrics being able to be a Player.
* Johnny asks if Allen wants to play chess with him until everyone else arrives tomorrow. Allen and Lenalee witness Allen being taken away and worry for him.
* Marvin is added (erroneously) to new HQ in the anime; he's supposed to have been killed by the Level 4.
* Allen realizes that his mission to establish the gates was a cover for Lvellie's true purpose of holding this meeting with few people around.
* Allen wonders if they're going to interrogate him.
* In between ch165 and 166, v17 has an illustration of Komui getting seasick.
* The scene with Mana is longer in the manga and has more info on Kojimo/Cosimo's motive and Mana himself. Red asks if he wants revenge, and Mana said the troupe leader would throw him out without pay. Mana says that tomorrow, after Xmas is over, he'll move on. Mana says he's no good with faces.
* Lavi thinks that CROW is why Komui is wary of Central.
* The anime adds in Cross saying "we haven't seen each other for a while and THAT is what you want to ask me?"
* Lenalee and Johnny resolve to stay awake until Allen returns.
* In between 166 and 167, v17 has an illustration of Mana being joyful he finally has a proper appearance instead of just an Akuma skeleton. Ch167 cover has Allen dressed up in clown outfit and makeup like Mana.
* Cross says Allen "saw something" in the piano room in the Ark.
Cross says after attempting to kill the Earl, the 14th's and Mana's lives were a living hell, constantly on the run and killing Noahs.
* In the manga Cross smiles while consoling Allen and thinks "In the end, to protect something something else must be sacrificed". He then says "now I can't make fun of Tiedoll".
* In between 167 and 168, "People of D.Gray House" omake returns and Cross tells Allen "what if I told you that when you become part of their family you'll have to take a bath with him [Lvellie]?" (parody)
* After ch168, D.Gray House omake parodies the ending scene of bloody Cross, saying "Lvellie attacks" with a chocolate cake, causing 9999 points of damage.
* In the manga, the chess game / Mr. Martin stuff happens later in London, 10 days after Cross being attacked (part of ch169).
* Miranda says she's using both Reverse and Time Out for the chess game in the manga. The anime alters the cross-shaped headstones. Lenalee and Krory are added to this scene in the anime.
* Apparently in the manga everyone else already tried beating Mr. Martin at chess but lost; Link is their last hope.
* After ch169 D.Gray House omake has Lvellie announce his intention to have Allen take a bath with him.

**First Timer (for Hallow), Sub**


I get why they skipped the Zombies Arc but it's strange without it.


Anyway new D.Gray-Man which now means new voices. Some of them work like Allen, Cross, Miranda, Bookman, Lvellie, etc but others are more iffy like Krory. Lavi, Lenalee, and Kanda are a work in progress for me though Lavi I'm starting to get used to already (testament to Natsuki Hanae's skill). Animation wise it's the opposite of the original series. It's way more colorful compared to the more black and white style though it doesn't seem bad.


Compared to the original series we jump straight in with to the lore. Allen is the fourteenth which the original kinda implied with the Musician, Mana Walker is in fact his brother and Cross swore to help him. Allen's pretty much a Noah since the fourteenth's memories are in him and might take over Allen completely which kinda kick-starts his identity crisis since he can't tell whether it's his actions or the fourteenth. Allen is still firm in his belief though that it's his memories of Mana rather than anyone else. But we're left with that ominous feeling since Lvellie still doesn't trust him, and Cross states that Allen needs to kill someone close to him to awaken the Fourteenth. And what do you know, Cross is...dead at the end?


Oh yeah we get some stuff about Allen and Mana. Mana is a clown and Allen's Innocence is the Crowned Clown. And the dog that Allen was friends with was named Allen as well. 

Rewatcher

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Here we are at last, Hallow anime that came out a number of years after the original anime.

This time Hoshino herself supervised it to make sure TMS adapted her work more closely to how she wanted it to be.

Already Timcampy is looking much more colourful and brightful.

Allen's new VA is not bad, Sanae was the character for me, but with how Allen looks a lot more grown up now, and is really gone from being cute to truly sexy/beautiful in every way, I chalk it up to him finally going through puberty.

Seriously, the 4th uniforms are my favourite, I love the detail, the black/red combination and the military aspect to them that fits the characters so well.

Cross's new VA lacks that gritty, wild west gruff charm that his original VA had.

London looks beautiful and so does Miranda, with her manga hair/eyes colour that fits better here than it would have in the original anime.

Two Mole's undergone a right good facelift, clearly to emphasise him a bit more less as an antagonist. And he's trying to emulate Lulu with the chess set.

Miranda's new VA nails her voice pattern well enough. But Krory's VA sounds too different and doesn't fit for me personally.

Lenalee looks fantastic in her mix of new uniform jacket, pink skirt and stockings that mix with her crystal boots.

Her new VA nails her that I couldn't tell the difference at all.

Lavi looks right fit, the band looking a lot better here that goes with the earrings, new VA and this is going to repeat itself, doesn't quite feel Lavi to me.

Kanda's VA, has the voice pattern down, but I think is a bit too deep even compared to his original VA.

The battle animations look a lot better and flow better too than the original series.

Liking the remix of the original battle music.

Miranda high fiving and holding hands with the finders in the background is adorable, really glad to see her come so far and more relaxed than ever.

A ghost holding an innocence ring and coming out at night to play Chess? That sounds like an interesting story.

New Opening is pretty generic 10's anime rock music, that for me simply never clicked in the way a lot of Anime openings did from 90's, 00's series.

I do like the reopening showing clips of previous events for each character, good way of showing new viewers a bit of their background and history without overloading them.

Allen, Lena and Lavi talk on the boat, nice to see the trio interacting for the first time in ages.

Lavi? You're only noticing now that Allen's been a lot more relaxed recently? Of being willing to bicker with Kanda and more Dark Allen?

New Order looks a lot less like a creepy place and somewhere I could see as being welcoming or pleasant to stay at.

Miranda/Krory sleeping, no doubt they are tired from their recent battles and due to how their innocence work.

Lavi no doubt having flashbacks to having to move stuff on Anita's ship.

Image of the Exocrists in their original gear, I see a unique looking character with a bandaged eye that I don't recall seeing in the Original Anime anywhere, possible member of Klaude's unit?

Winter's looking at Hel for some reason is something I noticed as well.

Like they included the loser Akuma that tried to hit on Lenalee in the original anime in the Akuma/Earl picture.

Generic Exocists sadly only get generic weapons instead of anything unique.

Though the seem to get thehonour of fighting a lot of the filler Akuma we saw in the previous anime.

The episodes doing a very good job of filling in for audiences that haven't read the manga or seen the original anime by giving us new animated bits of the previous stuff, especially the lost battle.

Johnny? Did you have a face transplant? Because you actually look a lot more attractive now? Must have gone to the same place Two Mole did.

Also Miranda now wears her innocence like a bag, must be easier on her not having it on her arm all the time.

Kanda is really still the same pissant since the original series.

\[DGM\]>!Thankfully, we will finally get proper development and his backstory fleshed out in the next 12 episodes!<).

It's easy to forget Miranda is nearly 30 years old, as she really looks younger and acts younger than she is.

Yep, Miranda's new VA has her down spot on. and of course, Allen melts at being given sweets, boy is as big lover of food as Usagi is.

Johnny's new VA is decent, sounds less whiny than the previous one. Which I think reflects the more major supporting role Johnny has by this point of the series.

Oh Panda is now Jiriya in all but name, I can tell it's Hōchū Ōtsuka moment I hear that voice of his, makes Panda sound 20 years younger than his previous VA.

Komui looking rather snazzy in that outfit, broken record, new voice makes him a lot more serious with none of the comedic element of the previous VA/series.

Leville's new VA nails the sliminess of Hitler's inspiration spot on.

Oh? Panda and lavi can talk to each other via telepathy now? Must have missed that in the original series.

Lavi attractive increased by 100X with headband down and with his earrings.

Allen looks attractive in everything, but he rocks the restrained wear nicely, up there with C.C's outfit from CG.

Cross looking good, still not feeling his new VA, he has the voice pattern down as the other actors, but I'm missing that gruff, womanizer charm his original VA had.

Christ, these CROWS look creepy with masks and all,s till at least it's not all black like the Crows of ASOIAF/GOT.

Answer time Cross, we have been waiting for quite a while?

So the 14th had a brother? And it was Mana Walker? Now things are falling into place.

Mana looks very unique for a clown, ball for a helmet.

Allen, you seriously don't think Cross was simply taking a walk when he found you? He clearly knew who/what you were.

Playing those away games Cross can be quite dangerous.

The 14th made a promise? Come on Cross keep spilling the details.

Johnny's jedi senses are certainly giving indications, rain usually means something is about to happen.

Yeah because you told hm to play Cross, gave him the notes via Timcampy and all.

Oh dear, a dog is dead and we have kid Allen with Mana, and he has different eyes, and is acting all aloof like Kanda.

\[DGM\]>!Not that I blame him considering the circusmaster and the other clown, the wankers!<).

i cans ee what Cross means regarding Allen wearing Mana's mask, he truly was an abrasive boy back then.

Mana could give the Earl a run for his money with his humour and goofyness.

Now there's the Allen I know, the one that is not aaird to cry.

The dog would be named Allen, we named the Monkey Jack.

Here's Cross the dick with smacking Allen down for the count, and you wonder why I want to put my boot up your arse Cross, you jerkass.

No shit Sherlock, otherwise Allen wouldn't have them would he?

\[DGM\]>!Though considering Allen's been alive as long as Road, it's complicated!<).

So 14th tried to kill Earl? He and Mana went on the run?

Allen truly has no luck, only got memories because he was there, it's consuming him and oh, it's happening now. Thanks Cross, thank you very fucking much.

Right sure Cross, you just watched as an outsider? Having Timcampy watching Mana and Allen just because? Just tell Allen you love the squirt and be done with it.

Riddle with another riddle, story of D Gray Manin laymen terms.

Bratty Allen is back and he's about to show CROW what he can do.

LOL, headbutting Tim at Cross's head was a good bit. Dark Allen in action.

Nice flashback again, they are nailing them this episode.

Oh sweet Allen, I say this ith every affection love in the world. But you know nothing Allen Walker.

Tonge sticking, Allen is on a role. His new VA and allen going through puberty is working well here.

Leanalee blushes as only she can when Allen comes to wrap her up.

Brusied I would say Lena, hardly swollen.

Allen, you really need to stop doing this I'm fine dear shick with Lena. You know she wants you to be open with her.

Leville making the pragmatic point that the enemy of my enemy doesn't make them a friend.

\[DGM\]>!Of course, he knows a lot more than he lets on, as does Panda, secrets upon secrets among many of the older cast!<).

The Pope himself is now mentioned? This is getting serious.

Twat!

Of course, Two Mole would be right there in the meeting.

Whiskey, wine, smoking, typical night in for Cross.

Cross is acting very much like Kaji from NGE did, knowing that he's likely...

Ah, Allen and Lena sleeping together so cutley, Johnny mate. you are spoling the scene being there.

Oh for fuck sake, we only just got Cross back, now Lena has to go looking for him all over again.

Cross ain't dead, he's too slick, charming and a twat to die this easily.

Allen being the 14th was so obvious, glad they got it confirmed at last.

Good first episode, did more to advance things than most of the last 20 episodes of the original series, pacing and the work feels better when it isn't stopping/padding every episode.

New VA's are what they are, some like Miranda/Lena sound spot on and feel true to their characters, Lavi/Kanda's feel off, but the delivery by the actors does match them as characters. but they were always going up against what made the original anime stand out for me.

New ED is good, not as good as the last three are, but it fits for the series.

Music remixes of the original anime are nice and true to the series.

**D.Hallo-watcher**

Hallow is basically a reboot. It's still under TMS, but with new staff (say hi to the Cross Ange director), new voice actors, and a new image that it's presenting. The only key staff member left from the original is Kaoru Wada for the music.

Personally, I'm mixed on the new voice cast or designs (some are fine, some are bad, Lenalee got the short stick from both). But at least the pacing was improved, and uhh... this is where I can't talk about the episode anymore.

[Manga spoiler] >!Holy shit, Cross wasn't being subtle with his drops. The fact that the 14th picked Allen before he died (35 years ago) and the "this time, try not to die" lines should make it clear what's up with Allen.!<

>2) Who do you think attacked Cross?

Either sisoko killed him and left once his job was done, or he is Cross. I'm still not sure.

[](#csikon)