D.Gray-man Episode 8: The Black Order Annihilation Incident
Canon/HIGH

OSHIMETER

8.6

7 Fans

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D.Gray-man Episode 8: The Black Order Annihilation Incident

Canon/HIGH
← Prev: EP 7Next: EP 9 →

OSHIMETER

8.6

7 Fans

5star
4star
3star
2star
1star
PacingVisualWritingEmo ImpactSoundtrack

QUICK TAKES

kura_yena1211's avatar
kura_yena1211
Pretty much filler with them just introducing a robot, easy skip personally. It's lowkey cute though.
peachykenn's avatar
peachykenn
A much less serious episode. Chill silly episode with a robot the researchers made going a lil haywire. We do get to se some new villainous characters teased at the end tho.
giolinsb's avatar
giolinsb
This was a nice and chill episode, super cute and funny. There's not much related to the main plot, but we do get to know more of the personalities around the exorcists. Allen finally gets his welcome party. By the end we get a glimpse of the higher ranked akumas.
adg_1's avatar
adg_1
Mostly a fun, slice-of-life-ish episode with lower stakes after several episodes of gloomy worldbuilding. The energy feels like those unhinged bonus gag comics at the back of a manga volume, right until the finale returns to the grim, eerie vibes that set up the villainy to come.
magicpaul's avatar
magicpaul
The episode takes on a slower, more deliberate pace. It focuses on buildup and development, allowing the story to progress gradually while setting up what’s to come. Still, there’s a looming sense of danger with what the Millennium Earl is planning.
superkingcow's avatar
superkingcow
Just when the team thinks they understand Akuma levels the enemy evolves and everyone collectively realizes the situation just got worse.
pranavi_birhade's avatar
pranavi_birhade
Things pick up as the danger level rises and the exorcists face a far more threatening Akuma situation. The tension and action give the episode a noticeable boost in energy compared to the earlier mysteries.

EPISODE CONTEXT

Landing at episode 8 of 103, this chapter arrives just after Allen's early field missions have established the series' darker action-driven tone. It functions as a deliberate comedic reset, deepening the internal culture of the Black Order before the narrative pushes into more serious territory. Fans should treat it as a character-building pause rather than a plot-critical installment.

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EPISODE CONTEXT

Landing at episode 8 of 103, this chapter arrives just after Allen's early field missions have established the series' darker action-driven tone. It functions as a deliberate comedic reset, deepening the internal culture of the Black Order before the narrative pushes into more serious territory. Fans should treat it as a character-building pause rather than a plot-critical installment.

QUICK TAKES

kura_yena1211's avatar
kura_yena1211
Pretty much filler with them just introducing a robot, easy skip personally. It's lowkey cute though.
peachykenn's avatar
peachykenn
A much less serious episode. Chill silly episode with a robot the researchers made going a lil haywire. We do get to se some new villainous characters teased at the end tho.
giolinsb's avatar
giolinsb
This was a nice and chill episode, super cute and funny. There's not much related to the main plot, but we do get to know more of the personalities around the exorcists. Allen finally gets his welcome party. By the end we get a glimpse of the higher ranked akumas.
adg_1's avatar
adg_1
Mostly a fun, slice-of-life-ish episode with lower stakes after several episodes of gloomy worldbuilding. The energy feels like those unhinged bonus gag comics at the back of a manga volume, right until the finale returns to the grim, eerie vibes that set up the villainy to come.
magicpaul's avatar
magicpaul
The episode takes on a slower, more deliberate pace. It focuses on buildup and development, allowing the story to progress gradually while setting up what’s to come. Still, there’s a looming sense of danger with what the Millennium Earl is planning.
superkingcow's avatar
superkingcow
Just when the team thinks they understand Akuma levels the enemy evolves and everyone collectively realizes the situation just got worse.
pranavi_birhade's avatar
pranavi_birhade
Things pick up as the danger level rises and the exorcists face a far more threatening Akuma situation. The tension and action give the episode a noticeable boost in energy compared to the earlier mysteries.

©星野桂／集英社・テレビ東京・電通・TMS

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©星野桂／集英社・テレビ東京・電通・TMS

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