D.Gray-man ep.12

December 19, 2006 | 25 Comments

The first time I hear Lavi's voice in this episode I thought it sounds familiar but I couldn't figure out who the VA could possibly be. After checking out the wiki, I realise that his VA is none other than Kenichi Suzumura, AKA Hiitachin Hikaru in Ouran High School Host Club and Shirou Kamui in X TV series. Anyway, this is a rather entertaining episode although the ending always makes me angry for some reason. And am I the only one who thinks that a particular gate towards the end reminds me of Kingdom Hearts™? Maybe it's because I think that there's something inherently evil about Mickey and his merry friends. :P It would have been cool to see Allen blasting every single one of them.

The episode begins with direct battle between the two Exorcists versus the two Akuma. While trying to crush one of the Akuma, Allen realises that his previous wound starts to appear once again. Because of this he asks Lenalee to take care the situation while he returns to the dome to recharge his body. He quickly returns to the battlefield in time before Lenalee becomes a victim of an Akuma's ice blast. He explains to her that the time will return when they are away from Miranda. Because of this, he suggests that she goes back to the dome to replenish her health. When Road decides to recall her Akuma, Allen decides to inform Lenalee that Road is actually human and not Akuma. Upon hearing this, Road tells Allen that she's heard a little about him from the Millenium Earl. She knows that Allen became an Exorcist to save Akuma's soul and was cursed by his father. Because of this, if she's going to mess with someone's life, he would be her target.

Road then orders one of the Akuma to self destruct itself. She then explains to Allen that if Akuma is destroyed without using Innocence, such as when they self-destruct themself, the Akuma's soul will disappear into dark matter and can't be saved. Upon hearing this, Allen tries to destroy the Akuma but before he manages to do so, Lenalee already blocks his path, just in time before the Akuma explodes. As Lenalee takes Allen to safety, Allen can see the Akuma's soul begging him to save it. After the incident, Road laughs like a maniac, inciting Allen's wrath in the process. Allen's eyes starts to bleed, causing Lenalee to be concerned. Instead of being thankful, Allen rudely asks her why she stopped him. In retaliation, Lenalee slaps Allen and tells him it's because they are friends. Road then orders one of the Akuma to go after Miranda but before it manages to do this, Lenalee catches up with the creature and slices it with her boots.

Since her Akuma is defeated, Road decides to leave Allen and Lenalee. She proceeds to create a heart-shaped gate and tries to enter it. Before she manages to do so, Allen points his gun at the back of her head. Road looks startled at first but she then starts mocking Allen by calling him kind but then saying that she knows he hates her. She also tells him that his hand is also a weapon, reminding Allen that Road herself once said that weapons have been used by humans to kill other humans. Road then informs Allen that it's not good for an Exorcist to cry because of Akuma's death because then he'd be isolated from the others. Road then the opens the gate and goes through it as she asks Allen to play with her agains sometime. Although next time, it'll be on Millenium Earl's scenario. After Road left the area, the room starts to crumble before Allen can go back to the dome. When Allen opens his eyes, he finds himself back inside Miranda's room.

Allen eventually realises that the space that he occupied before was a product of Road's power. Allen suddenly hears Lenalee screaming for his name so he finds her and Miranda inside Miranda's room. As it turns out, Miranda is trying her best to maintain her Innocence active. She tells them that if she were to stop this, the time would return to the time when their injuries existed. For Miranda, this would mean that the "Thank You" from Allen and Lenalee would mean nothing. Allen and Lenalee disagree with this and tell Miranda that it's because of her they are still alive. Because they're still alive, Allen believes that the wounds will heal itself. Eventually Miranda agrees to stop her power so once again Allen and Lenalee return to their former condition: heavily injured and in comatose state, respectively. As soon as the clock hits 12 midnight, Miranda races to get a doctor. She then runs out of the town and manages to find Toma.

A few hours/days later, Allen wakes up inside a hospital and finds Komui standing next to his beside with a large drill. Allen suddenly remembers Lenalee so Komui tells him that she suffered nerve damage. Allen becomes concerned upon hearing this but a boy on the door assures him that she's going to be okay because his grandfather is helping her. The boy then introduces himself as Lavi and remembers that a woman who visited not too long ago left a letter for Allen. As it turns out, the letter comes from Miranda, who wants to apologise to Allen and Lenalee for not being there when they regain their consciousness. She tells them that the clock returns to normal once she stopped the clock and no one knew that they had gone through the 28th of October for 34 times. She believes that what happened inside the town was the Innocence testing her. Because of this, she is now going to her new job but hopes to meet them again as a fellow Exorcist.

Impression:

No matter how many times I see this story, I still can't believe that Allen let go Road Kamelot so easily. I really want him to blow her skull and send her remains to whichever Kingdom Hearts™ she came from. Unfortunately Allen suffers from 'Hero with a tender heart' affliction. For once I'd like to see a hero who doesn't mellow out when it comes down to wiping out the enemy, especially someone who is clearly as cunning as Road Kamelot. In addition to this, even though she's human, she clearly relishes the fact that she's not normal. She also happens to be the same person who: tortured Allen, tried to kill Miranda, and almost killed Lenalee. So why on Earth did he let her walk away without even one minor injury? He could have broken her arm, kneecaps her, or better: impale her head. Sure, it might end up being useless since she has regenerative power but at least he's given it a try. Oh well, hopefully somewhere down the line Road meets her match.

Anyway, I finally understand why the writers decided to include Toma in this episode. I always wonder how Komui can find out what happened to Allen and Lenalee so quickly in the manga version. In this one, Toma is clearly the one who informs Komui about the incident. In other note, I didn't realise that Miranda needed to take the entire clock with her in order to be an Exorcist. I always thought that she can just take the Innocence with her. How is she going to become an effective Exorcist this way? I can just imagine her fighting an enemy and constantly having to go back to the carriage so she can use her Innocence. And what would happen if someone runs away with said carriage? As much as I like the new, confident Miranda, I wish she had been given better tools as Exorcist. Anyway, next week should be interesting since it'll be the first time we'll get to see Lavi and his humongous hammer. While bigger is not better, at least it's a lot more portable than Miranda's clock.

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On next week's episode: Lavi's first action!!

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