meganbmoore | D.Gray-Man Vol 7 (Reply)

So, shall we simply say that it’s been so long since I read volume 6 that I had completely forgotten that someone had an arm ripped off? That, or I just ignored it because hey, this is shounen…it won’t last. (After seeing someone announce that he doesn’t need his arm for a fight, and then taking it off himself, I don’t think I’ll ever take loss of limbs in shounen seriously.)

This volume, we mostly have Lavi, Lenalee, Miranda and co. travelling to find General Cross while Allen tries to recover from his injuries (the methods involved make me think very much of certain training sessions in Bleach) as well as indulge in some emo by pounding his bandaged hand bloody against a door. Shounen heroes have to be willing to take one for the team.

A few thoughts in brief, and no overly important ones:

*Lavi is way too nice and a worry-wart to be Bookman, and live a detached life.
*Lavi made Lenalee cry. I suspect lavi should be very, very glad certain people didn’t see.
*Now that she’s not literally shrieking and freaking out non-stop, I rather like Miranda and find her kinda interesting.
*Lavi, Allen and Miranda all have different hairstyles for part (or more) of the of the book. All are vast improvements (aside from Lenalee, Komui and Kanda, he seems to have issues with decent hair, even for manga…) Sadly, Lavi has already reverted to the old style.
*No Tyki in the book, despite the cover. As I’m not fond of him, I approve.
*The Discussion Room inserts were great.
*I sincerely hope Lenalee gets to kick some serious butt in Vol 8.