D.Gray-man

D.Gray-man (ディー・グレイマン Dī Gureiman) is a manga series by Katsura Hoshino. It is a Gothic-fiction manga first serialized in 2004 in Weekly Shōnen Jump. It is an ongoing series and is currently up to 126 chapters. There is also a novel series called Reverse that tells the characters' backgrounds. As of May 1, 2007, VIZ Media has released the first five volumes in the United States. An anime version began airing on October 3, 2006 in Japan, but has yet to be seen in North America.

D.Gray-Man
ディー・グレイマン (D.Gray-man)
Demographic	Shōnen
Genre	Action, Comedy, Adventure, Horror, Gothic fiction, Steampunk
Manga
Authored by	Katsura Hoshino
Publisher	Jump Comics VIZ Media Glenat Tokyopop Panini Comics TongLi Comics
Serialized in	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run	May 31 2004 – Ongoing
No. of volumes	28 (as of October 2022) 27 (as of July 2021) 27 (as of June 2021) 27 (as of March 2021) 27 (as of December 2020) 3 (as of July 2007) 10 (as of April 2007)
TV anime
Directed by	Osamu Nabeshima
Studio	TMS Entertainment
Network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 3 2006 – Ongoing
No. of episodes	103

Many characters and their designs were from some of Katsura Hoshino's previous works and drafts, such as Zone, Book-man, and Continue, and her assistants. Earlier titles considered for the manga were Dolls, Chronoa, and Zone.