r/dgrayman

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Shoulder tattoo, one month old (it hasn't had its touch-up yet)

Forearm tattoo—my very first one; it was done in 2021.

Posting this despite my fear that people are gonna go absolutely nuts.... what are y'alls sexuality/gender headcanons for the characters? Lenalee is a lesbian 2 me.... im curious!

if you say none of them are gay or trans during pride month im going to stomp on ur big toe /lh.

This was INCREDIBLY glazed over in both the Manga and anime, but Cross is obviously attracted to younger women. It's not a problem (so long as he's not into...y'know) but the weird part is the whole Anita situation.

For those who don't remember, while the crew was in China(?) They encounter a large group on a ship. The leader of the group being a woman named Anita. It's stated that Corss dated Anita.

The weird part comes from the fact the Cross also had a romantic relationship with Anita's mother prior to getting with Anita. So not only did he date her mom and likely watched her grow up (Cross is at least 60+ years old) but he turned around and dated her after her mom died.

Yikes.

The interactions between Nea and Tyki (or rather Joyd) are interesting. You'd think it's just sibling rivalry or massacre beef, but when you dig deeper, it's a lot more than that.

They hate each other (obviously), but what I find interesting is the reasons why they hate each other. There's a panel where Tyki briefly mentions having the Earl's attention and I think that's where this whole issue stemmed from. There's a chance it may even be one of the main reasons why the massacre occurred.

Joyd is obsessed with the Earl, so much so that he likely instigated a fight between Mana and Nea in order to drive a wedge between them. You may be thinking that there's no solid proof of this, but we have a huge piece of evidence.

Point and case: Tyki's appearance. It has been mentioned numerous times (by Wisley, Road, and even Nea himself) that Tyki looks like Nea. If Joyd hates Nea that much, why go through lengths just to find a host that looks like him?

Unless it's to get the Earl's attention.

We're all aware that Mana was a devout brother, he truly cared for Nea, which is why he goes into psychosis after devouring Nea. He can't cope with the fact that he killed someone he loved. Joyd is aware of that fact and actively uses it to his advantage.

And it works.

The Earl always refers to Tyki (in Japanese sub) as "Tyki-pon". Not "kun" or "chan" but "pon". It's quite literally and endearment. He adores Tyki. And we've all seen that pieces of Mana occasionally show within the Earl (1.He revives Alma Karma because he "misses" Nea, 2) He escaped the carriage to find Nea because he felt Nea's presence).

The Earl (or rather his subconscious, Mana) isn't aware of his actions, his desire to see Nea constantly overwhelms him.

So what better way for his subconscious to cope with Nea not being there than to obsess over his look-alike?​

honestly when i was reading, everything was really confusing to begin with, so i can't say much on where i left off; it's one of the reasons why i decided to drop for the time being and wait until there were more chapters to try to get my bearings better.

the only thing i can sort of remember from where i left off:

>!- tim is dead(?)!<

>!- johnny was chasing after allen for some reason, as an ally or something, but allen refused to let him help!<

>!- there were some very confusing sequences (which is what i left off on) about nea being the earl and also being allen(?) or possessing allen(?) or something!<

>!- cross is back and Not Dead, apparently?!<

>!- kanda is also trying to find allen to help or... something?!<

>!- lavi has also been in the chair for literally ever but i heard he got out finally recently which is why i'm considering catching up finally? i know this is after i left off, obviously. don't spoil me much on it, please! ...although i'd probably be lost anyway!<

when i originally read the manga, i had watched the anime first, then read the manga after the anime left off. then the mangaka (💔) had to go on her hiatus for her health, and has done slow updates ever since.

so i guess my question is two things:

1. what would be the best point to start rereading without having to reread the entire manga (since i remember everything covered by the anime much better, at least in comparison) to try to get my bearings?

2. what would be a good resource for a summary so i can be refreshed on the story since it's been so long?

i should also note that i have memory issues and that is a major contributor. so rereading the full manga won't help. a summmary is better, if possible.

thank you all so much!