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Aug 15, 2016 10:10 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Interesting episode, we got more focus on Alma's story.

Yu and Alma has one of the most complex relationships and their dynamics is so intense. Their friendship really is touching from the start. Plus, that transformation..

Glad to see they try to keep most of the violence while mixing in some comedy. Quite an intense standoff in the present timeline as well.

Stark700Aug 15, 2016 11:36 AM
Aug 15, 2016 11:31 AM
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The extra part multiply the pain...
The music finally works out. It never manages to impact me until this episode
For ignoring Kanda slaughtering Alma makes it even more twisted...
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Aug 15, 2016 12:24 PM
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i literally started crying when the ending song started playing

Aug 15, 2016 12:29 PM
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The best episode of the series so far.....finally feels like a really good season 2 :D
Aug 15, 2016 1:58 PM
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It now truly feels like D Gray Man is back! Sucha good episode! And when the ending music started playing it was so frustrating but at the same time emotinal
Aug 15, 2016 2:59 PM
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Alma is a akuma now.
Aug 15, 2016 3:02 PM
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A sad story for both Alma and Yuu...but holy damn THAT ENDING! Hype as hell!
Aug 15, 2016 3:16 PM
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Great episode. Poor Kanda was forced to kill his friend, but he admited that even when the Second Exorcist program was awful, the humans who performed it still had good intentions. The part when For carries the body of Bak Chang's father and put it along the corpse of his wife was very sad :(

Shit got real at the end. We will enter into the climax of the arc soon.
Aug 15, 2016 4:00 PM
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This adaption still hasn't quite clicked for me and I can't put my finger on why and it's driving me crazy. I loved the manga and while I'm sad that they skipped some parts and puzzled at how they rearranged some things I don't think that's it.
Aug 15, 2016 4:46 PM

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That ending was so well executed, my god...
Aug 15, 2016 4:49 PM

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Reaching dem seinen levels. Damn that was heart wrenching, esp with the transition to that ED song. So Alma looks kinda like a 4 so I'm assuming he's gonna fight like a level 4 on steroids.
Aug 15, 2016 5:18 PM
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Tbh when Alma slashed Marie and then slashed Kanda and then slashes him again and again I couldnt help but flinch. Then kanda chopped Alma to pieces. Basically.. those sounds effects tho
Aug 15, 2016 5:47 PM

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Wow wish more people were watching this show, discussions are kind of dead. Anyone know up to what chapter they've adapted so far and any predictions to where they'll end the anime? Read the manga for this but forgot so much of it
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Aug 15, 2016 7:31 PM

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Wow that was a pretty crazy flashback. Poor Alma :(

That ending! I'm need the next episode ASAP!
Aug 15, 2016 10:03 PM

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Amazing episode. Kanda and Alma's history is quite sad. Don't remember the scientist being like this though but I'm glad they recognized their mistakes and were willing to let Alma kill them all and tell For to not protect them.

Alma is awake and all hell is gonna break loose. Been waiting for this since they announced the return of D. Gray-man. This is going to be an epic fight filled with heartbreak. So stoked about next week. Hope they take their time with this because the one thing I do remember is how it ends and how powerful that last scene was.



Aug 15, 2016 11:42 PM
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Seems like the pacing now is under control :D

Ahhh i want back the old Tyki! Long hair just doent suit him.

Next episode is "Awakening" . Manga readers, we are all aware whats coming up next :p heheh. CANT WAIT! <3
Aug 16, 2016 12:41 AM
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New scenes between Edgar and his wife and changing what Fo originally said... smh

Overall enjoyed the episode
Aug 16, 2016 4:52 AM

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That was as painful as I thought it would be. Those sound effects when Kanda killed Alma over and over again . . . So glad they didn't pull back too much from the violence of this arc.
Aug 16, 2016 6:00 AM

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They were rushing and skipping lots of parts and now they start the episode with a recap? I really don't understand their reasoning.
Aug 16, 2016 6:41 AM

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Great episode, They did the flashback quite well. Even adapted the extra chapter focusing on For's thoughts.

Poor Alma :( , It's like Kanda says, He did nothing wrong. The Order just went ahead and used them for their own experiments. Why do they do it? To save the world. Using people to save the world, Makes you wonder if that's right or wrong.
Kanda carries a really heavy past, Having to kill his friend like that :(

I always liked how Alen snapped Kanda out of the flashback thing, Kinda funny xD

Kanda and Alma finally come face to face again.
Next week is gonna be amazing.
Aug 16, 2016 7:31 AM

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hmmm that episode was kind of meh for me, I realise it was needed to tell part of the story but the way they did it felt kind of...I dunno I had times where it was better to look at my phone instead. Next episode looks promising!
Aug 16, 2016 7:39 AM
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Really great episode again. Am starting to get biased again and rate this episode 5/5 because of the feels it gave me.

IMO, they did a great job again. The feels were similiar or the same compared to when I read the Alma Arc for the first time.
Aug 16, 2016 8:00 AM

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oh man what a fucked up childhood they both had
Aug 16, 2016 8:25 AM

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Omg Alma and Yu feels. Both of them face each other again
Aug 16, 2016 11:13 AM

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Great, perferct adaptation these last episodes
Aug 16, 2016 12:40 PM
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Fou blocked the way preventing bak to die with his parents, too much feels
Aug 16, 2016 4:26 PM
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Omg loved the ending! the closing music worked so well with the scene.

I can't comment much on the story itself cause i read the manga and already know what happened.

I'm still kinda put off with the animation though. Most drawings aren't done very well (specially Kanda's - gosh I hate when they do this) and the movements are limited. Overall, I'm not very impressed with the animation for this episode (or the entire season so far), specially since they used a lot of scenes where it's just basically a one-panel illustration and they're either just zooming in/out or shaking the camera. However, I like the color-script and vfx.

And I'm still not used to Kanda's new voice and probably never will. And I don't think child-Kanda's voice suits his personality either. It sounds like a voice that would fit crazy/evil/smartass characters instead like, i don't know, Kadaj from FFVII maybe? I liked Alma's voice though and the sound effects are good. and I love the ending song.

I love D.gray-man, specially the manga and specially the part about my-baby-Kanda's past. But the anime quality just isn't clicking with me. Even if this episode is about Kanda, I can't bring myself to give this a rating higher than 2/5 because I'm too distracted by the not-so-impressive-quality of the drawings. I really hope the quality would improve or I'd lose interest watching this season as soon as the Alma Arc ends.
Aug 16, 2016 5:09 PM

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I'll just lie here knowing that the next episodes are just getting sadder and cry for Kanda and Alma's romance.

Aug 16, 2016 7:56 PM

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Really good episode, this adaptation is proving to be quite good after all, albeit a bit rushed. So I guess Kanda will be fighting Alma again next episode, but this time in Akuma form...
Aug 17, 2016 12:29 AM

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Single handedly one of the best episodes of D.Gray-man ever, I love Kanda and Alma so much ;_; this arc is going to tear my soul out.
Aug 17, 2016 12:31 AM

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Aug 17, 2016 1:53 AM

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I read the manga but i'm still surprised at how gruesome this got.
Kanda slashing away at Alma in the background was really difficult to listen to as in it actually made me shudder a bit.
Aug 17, 2016 3:10 AM
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OMG so much feels in this episode..Yu and Alma's story is so heartbreaking. I wanted a longer flashback of their memories,but maybe there will be more in the next episodes.
I'm going to cry now T.T
Aug 17, 2016 6:22 AM

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A bit cool episode! Alma went on rampage and killed every one and young Kanda killed Alma which Allen seen on the memories of Kanda.
next ep will be match-up with Kanda & Alma.
4/5.


Aug 17, 2016 9:50 AM
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This and last week episode truly feels that D.Gray-Man is back!
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Aug 17, 2016 1:02 PM

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Very good episode, overall start was good or decent, but it's getting better and better. I think this arc is pretty well adapted, at least for now. Next time should be some crazy action if i remember correctly.
Aug 17, 2016 5:13 PM

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Nooo! Its almost over! :'(

These last two episodes have been really good in a heart wrenching way :'D
Aug 18, 2016 6:05 PM

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My heart goes to Kanda (his love for 'her' really moved me...*sniff*)...

And Kanda understands... it's true the order will do anything to win but they're just doing what they can to protect everyone...

Gut wrenching episode. Tsk3 I really hoped Edgar would have at least made it alive. The ending scene was cool imo. :)
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Aug 19, 2016 9:30 AM
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Fuck this was such a emotional episode
Too emotional
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Aug 20, 2016 6:11 AM

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This is a pretty good episode. Love the addition scene added, and that ending is pretty hype. Didn't expect a 2 min+ recap though.

The series is improving in both animation and pacing. Hope the last half remain animation and pacing remain consistent.
Aug 21, 2016 4:12 AM
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So, since they really like to end every episode on cliff hanger, the rest probably are
Aug 21, 2016 5:23 AM

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ItNeverEnds14 said:
So, since they really like to end every episode on cliff hanger, the rest probably are


That's a nice one. I agree with Epi 11-13. For Epi 8-10, here's what I predict:
Aug 23, 2016 2:56 AM

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I hope this arc ends soon. I'm so tired of it already. I never cared for Alma Karma's arc before and I still don't.

It's interesting to see Kanda's backstory but I really don't care for Alma Karma's character, tbh. This better end by the next episode.
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Aug 23, 2016 9:45 AM

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I hope this arc ends soon. I'm so tired of it already. I never cared for Alma Karma's arc before and I still don't.

It's interesting to see Kanda's backstory but I really don't care for Alma Karma's character, tbh. This better end by the next episode.


I mean theres not much source material after this arc but i kinda feel you, i personally would have liked this anime to end where
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Aug 24, 2016 2:54 AM

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DreadedOne said:
Bibimbapski said:
I hope this arc ends soon. I'm so tired of it already. I never cared for Alma Karma's arc before and I still don't.

It's interesting to see Kanda's backstory but I really don't care for Alma Karma's character, tbh. This better end by the next episode.


I mean theres not much source material after this arc but i kinda feel you, i personally would have liked this anime to end where


Yaaaaas. Exactly. That would be perfect.
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Aug 25, 2016 6:25 PM

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Asking For not to protect them when I assume that was her main function/duty feels like violating the Prime Directive or something for me. >_< Ah whatever
You see there's no need to wonder where your god is,
Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy.
Aug 26, 2016 1:50 PM
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I love D.Gray-Man now :D AWESOME! Best episode so far.Very excited for the next Episode :3
Aug 27, 2016 7:12 PM

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Those sound effects of Kanda hacking and slashing at Alma while For is carrying Bak's father corpse...what an intense episode >_<
Sep 30, 2016 6:23 PM

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Another pretty interesting episode! Looking forward to see what's next.
Nov 20, 2016 1:47 AM
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Alma awake, begin the fight!!!
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