D.Gray-man (Japanese: ディー・グレイマン, Hepburn: Dī Gureiman) is a seminal work of dark fantasy by Katsura Hoshino that has captivated readers since 2004. It stands as a gothic masterpiece, praised for its dense religious iconography and its unique ability to humanize both its protagonists and its monsters. The series is defined by a melancholic beauty, where the battle for humanity is fought not just with weapons, but with the heavy burden of grief and the cost of salvation.

The narrative follows Allen Walker, an apprentice Exorcist whose white hair and scarred eye mark him as a victim of a tragic past. Armed with a parasitic-type Innocence—a holy substance fused to his left arm—Allen joins the Black Order to hunt the Millennium Earl. The Earl’s "Akuma" are literal manifestations of human sorrow, created when the living try to call back the dead. As Allen navigates this alternate 19th-century landscape, he finds himself caught between his duty to destroy the Akuma and his desire to save the suffering souls trapped within them, all while the mysterious Noah Family begins to unveil a grand design that threatens the very fabric of existence.

Alternative Names and Titles
D.Gray-man / ディー・グレイマン / Dî Gureiman / 디그레이맨 / ดี.เกรย์แมน / 驱魔少年 / 驅魔少年 / Oneulman Saneun Gisa