7.7/1068 votes#1 - The Boy Who Hunts Akuma
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2006
Allen Walker and his golem, Timcanpy have recently arrived in London, planning to visit the Black Order Headquarters. Meanwhile, Officers Moore and Charles are investigating a supposedly haunted church. While searching this abandoned building, Moore and Charles are separated due to Allen's "kidnapping" of Moore. After he is handcuffed to a chair, Allen tries to explain his situation to Moore when Charles is suddenly killed. Since Moore was unconscious due to the attack, Allen is suspected of Charles's death. Allen attempts to tell the chief that an akuma killed Charles and that he would like to help. However, due to the disbelief of the chief, Allen is placed under house arrest while the rest of the police unit investigate the church themselves. During his stay at Moore's home, Allen explains to Moore about what is akuma and later on, he meets Moore's brother-in-law, Mark who is the akuma that killed Charles and countless others who visited the church. Upon investigating, Allen finds out that Moore's sister, Crea is the soul entrapped in the akuma. The akuma later kills the police units excluding Moore and later, Allen destroys it by using his Anti-akuma weapon.
Director: Nana Harada
Writer: Reiko Yoshida
7.8/1061 votes#2 - The Black Order
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2006
Allen finally arrives at the Black Order Headquarters. Due to a misunderstanding, everyone thinks he is an Akuma. Yu Kanda confronts Allen and damages his anti-Akuma weapon. Eventually, it is resolved when Komui finds a letter of introduction from Allen's master, Cross Marian. Afterwards, Allen is allowed into Headquarters and is given a tour by Komui's sister, Lenalee Lee. After getting his arm repaired by Komui, Allen is examined by Hevlaska, an exorcist who is able to measure his synchronization ratio. In addition, she predicts that Allen will create a powerful "Destroyer of Time" in a dark future. From Komui, Allen learns more about the war between the Earl and the Innocence. Reever Wenham, the unfortunate assistant to Komui, is introduced in this episode as well. We also get a glimpse of Allen's "dark" yet comical past with Cross Marian.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1058 votes#3 - The Ghost of Mater
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2006
Allen sets out to recover Innocence discovered in southern Italy. When a powerful Akuma attacks him, the exorcist comes face to face with something eerily familiar.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1056 votes#4 - Old Man of the Soil and a Lonely Night's Aria
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2006
Allen continues his battle with an Akuma that has leveled up and gained the power to take on a person's appearance and powers. Meanwhile, Kanda hears from the "Ghost" of Mater the history of the town and the Dolls they made to cheer themselves up.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1060 votes#5 - Let Me Hear the Lullaby
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2006
The adventure in Mater draws to a close as Allen and Kanda discover the truth of who the Doll actually is and then battle the level 2 Akuma for possession of the Innocence.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1054 votes#6 - That Which Calls Forth Disaster
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2006
On his way back to the Black Order headquarters from Mater, Allen meets a boy named Jean. Jean and his friends have organized a patrol to search for Akuma within the town. Allen warns the boy that this is dangerous, but Jean won't listen.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tsutomu Kamishiro
7.7/1051 votes#7 - Tombstone of Memories
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2006
Allen's past is revealed as he confronts the Earl of the millennium, who wants to kill Jean for causing problems with his patrol and calling the Earl "a bad guy".
Director: N/A
Writer: Tsutomu Kamishiro
7.2/1044 votes#8 - The Black Order Annihilation Incident
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2006
Komui's latest invention, Komurin II, is designed to make exorcists stronger. However, Komurin II goes out of control and starts hunting the exorcists within the Black Order. Its all the scientists can do as they try to stop the robot from capturing Allen, and despite his experience with Komurin I, Kanda refuses to help. Meanwhile outside of the Black Order, the Millennium Earl holds a dinner with several strange humans with golden eyes and crucifixes on their foreheads, one of which is a young girl with spiky dark hair.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1043 votes#9 - The Rewinding Town
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/2006
Allen and Lenalee are sent to investigate a town where the day of October 9th keeps repeating itself. Once there, they meet a woman named Miranda Lotto and thus learn of her significance to the strange phemonenon of the town. The Millennium Earl announces to his family, the Noah Clan, that it is time for them to head out and continue their mission, thus leading one of the Noahs, the young spiky haired girl Road Kamelot, to investigate the Rewinding Town.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1050 votes#10 - The Bad Luck Woman's Innocence
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/5/2006
Allen and Lenalee resolve to help Miranda in order to prevent time from repeating itself. Unbeknownst to them, Road has been watching their every move and has special plans for them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1050 votes#11 - Miranda Lotto's Feelings
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/12/2006
The terrible realization that Road Kamelot is a human horrifies Allen, who cannot understand why a human and akuma work together. The talking umbrella Lero chastises Road for going against the Earl's plans, but Road points out this little incident was only to 'spice things up'. To prove herself as different from regular humans, Road stabs herself with Allen's Innocence, only to recover right in front of him quickly. She stabs Allen in the cursed eye, and makes to kill Miranda, but Allen rescues her. Through this Miranda has a realization about herself, which causes a reaction from the Innocence.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1049 votes#12 - And Snow Falls over the Town
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/19/2006
Thanks to Miranda's Innocence, Allen and Lenalee temporally recover and fight for survival against Road and her Akuma. Just when things seem to be going well, Road decides to torment Allen by ordering an Akuma to self-destruct, explaining that an Akuma who dies this way will never be saved and their soul will be forever lost. Desperately, Allen tries to exorcise the Akuma before it happens, but Lenalee stops him, and the Akuma explodes. The soul is seen begging for Allen's help, and he takes out his anger on Lenalee, who slaps him before telling him as a friend she had to stop him. Road laughs at the scene before leaving, and Allen tries to stop her, but is unable to bring himself to kill the Noah. Road leaves the dimension promising Allen that they will meet again. The Exorcists, along with Miranda, return to Miranda's home.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1041 votes#13 - With the Coat
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/26/2006
The battle with Road is finally over and Allen is unsure on his reasons for becoming an exorcist, but after meeting a new exorcist partner, Lavi, his sense of reason returns to him by understanding the significance of wearing the exorcist uniform.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1037 votes#14 - The Leaf of Revival
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/2007
Allen, Lavi and Kanda are sent to investigate a mysterious rapid snowstorm, which could be due to Innocence. Here they meet a young girl and her father, who is obsessed with finding something called The Leaf of Revival to bring back his dead son. Meanwhile, also searching for a possible Innocence in the same area are three Level 2 Akuma under the command of a Noah named Skin Bolic.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1037 votes#15 - Beyond the Snowstorm
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/2007
Allen, Lavi and Kanda continue their search for the Leaf of Revival, which they assume to be the Innocence. After realizing it is Innocence after all, the three Level 2 Akuma attack to retrieve it from them.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1036 votes#16 - Millennium Swordsman
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/2007
While searching for an Innocence in Rome, Kanda encounters a mysterious swordsman named Victorio, whose power is unbelievably strong. When Kanda hasn't returned after a while, Komui asks Allen and Lenalee to go to Rome to investigate why Kanda is taking so long, thus they learn the history of Victorio and the Princess, whom he vowed to always fight for.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tsutomu Kamishiro
7.9/1034 votes#17 - Pride of the Swordsman
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/2007
Allen, Lenalee and Kanda find themselves in a predicament when they battle Victorio. How can they stop someone who apparently cannot die from shear wounds?
Director: N/A
Writer: Tsutomu Kamishiro
7.6/1036 votes#18 - Lenalee's Love
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/7/2007
Seeing Lenalee and Russell going out together, Komui assumes that they are dating and in rage, chases after them with his newly built, Komurin v2. Concerned, Allen, Lavi and the Science Division work together in an attempt to stop his reckless behavior. Meanwhile, an Akuma with amazing transformation skills has targeted Lenalee, but keeps being on the receiving end of Komui's explosive inventions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1041 votes#19 - Vampire of the Solitary Castle
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/13/2007
While on a mission to search for General Cross, Allen is beseeched by several villagers complaining about a "vampire problem." Soon after the ruckus, Lavi and Bookman join Allen on his new mission.
Director: Hayato Goda
Writer: N/A
8.1/1040 votes#20 - Go For It, Exorcists!
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/20/2007
Allen and Lavi decide to investigate Arystar Krory, the vampire who is supposedly terrorizing the village. They head up to Krory's castle and meet his beautiful lover, Eliade.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1042 votes#21 - Krory Attacks
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/2007
When Allen and Lavi discover the truth about Krory's attack on the villagers, he appears before them with an intention to fight, thus leading to a rather fierce battle.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/1042 votes#22 - The Truth About Eliade
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/6/2007
While Lavi and Krory continue their battle outside the castle, Allen finds out the truth about Eliade.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/1046 votes#23 - The Vampire Whom I Loved
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/13/2007
Devastated by what he just learned about Eliade, Krory decides to fight her, despite his feelings toward her. Finally, Eliade is defeated and Krory decides to become an exorcist.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1033 votes#24 - Krory's New Beginning
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/20/2007
After finishing the mission that General Cross left for them, Allen and Lavi accompany Krory back to Headquarters so he can be inducted as an official exorcist. Krory is inexperienced to the outside world, and is very easily deceived by others. He soon gets hustled in a game of cards by a rag tag group of three men, and Allen proves his cheating skills when he wins everything back. One of the men, Tyki, gives Allen a pack of cards before they leave; but this Tyki is soon revealed to be an ally of the Millennium Earl and a Noah.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1032 votes#25 - The General's Chains
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/27/2007
Having been sent by Komui to deliver a package to General Kevin Yeegar, Allen arrives at Holland, but the general does not show up. Finding out that General Yeegar went to Belgium to investigate a newly-discovered Innocence, Allen heads for Belgium as well. There he meets Yeegar for the first time and discovers what a nice and kind person he truly is.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tsutomu Kamishiro
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Darkness is moving in, and young exorcist Allen Walker is humanity’s greatest hope against the wicked forces conspiring to bring civilization to its knees. Akuma...
Genres:Action & AdventureAnimationMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Boy Who Hunts Akuma" is the best rated episode of "D.Gray-man" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 68 votes. Directed by Nana Harada and written by Reiko Yoshida, it aired on 10/3/2006. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Black Order".