The role of moon symbol in D.Gray-man
Noticed by me and Candy-Crackpot (https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/candy-crackpot).
The moon symbol is often found on pages of D.Gray-man.
Continue, the manga Hoshino created before D.Gray-man, has the moon in it too. In Continue the moon was Millennium Earl’s prison and the place he corrupted – thus the source of his powers. The Earl calls himself the “messenger from the moon”, calls it “my darling moon” and requests it to send him a servant as it did before. The moon refers to him as Earl-sama.
In D.Gray-man the moon’s role changes as it is not so literal as it was in Continue. It becomes symbolic.
Hoshino draws the moon back in her sketches of Zone, D.Gray-man predecessor (taken from Gray Ark).
To begin with, the 3rd volume of D.Gray-man has this omake which reveals that both stars and the moon are Hoshino’s self-projection in the story.
The moon in D.Gray-man accompanies Millennium Earl.
In 7 ch the moon is in the sky when the Earl is introduced.
In 88 ch the Earl holds the dolls designed as Noah family members and the moon is in the background.
The moon accompanies Nea. In 21 vol omake Hoshino draws him with it.
In 211 ch we see the moon when one of Campbell’s twins is crying over the other.
In 18 ch when Noah family first appears in the story the backs of their chairs are decorated with phases of the moon.
In 96 ch when Skinn awakens as Wrathra the black moon is in the sky.
The moon is the symbol of Allen as well.
In the Gray Log interview Hoshino reveals the meaning of the chapter covers she has selected. (You can find it in Norowareshimono’s blog: https://norowareshimono.tumblr.com/post/168330704446/gray-logs-monochrome-gallery-hoshinos-chapter)
Here is the info she reveals about 132 ch cover:
“Chapter 132 “The Musician!!?”
After lots of worrying about this cover, I thought “let’s include every element associated with Allen!” and this is how it turned out. This page took an unusual amount of time.”
In this cover we can see Timcanpy, Mana’s curse, Innocence, crucifix, piano (which for sure is connected with Nea), the skull (which probably is connected with Cross Marian as he turned into one). One of the mysteries left is the moon necklace Allen is holding. What is known about it is that Hoshino associates moon with Allen as well.
Many moons connected with Allen are seen in 58 (“Destroyer of time”) and 59 ch. They can be seen accompanying Allen in other chapters as well, for example, in 6 ch.
It is noteworthy that when Allen and the Earl are separated, the moons are actually half-moons. But in the chapter in which we see both Allen and the Earl together for the first time, the moon is full. The chapter I’m referring to is the 2nd one and is entitled “A full moon night”. It is quite possible the moon symbol indicates that Allen (Nea) and the Millennium Earl (Mana) are two parts of one whole.
If you don’t believe it, as a further evidence in 88 ch the moons in the background are two halves of one whole.
Some other characters were accompanied by moons as well: Lenalee – in 74 ch, Kanda & Link – in 213 ch (though I suspect this moon may be related rather to Allen & Nea as they speak about Allen and he is lying over there).
gracieabrams
yousharknotpass
izzy806
pixelskylines
origamiaround
gummygunk
baratheonpilled
