History YMMV / DGrayMan

** Three words: [[FourStarBadass General Cross Marian]]. Despite his relatively small participation in the series, he has always managed to rank high in the popularity polls, being almost always in the top 10 (in the 3rd one he ranked the 12th, still close). Reasons for his great acceptance within the fandom include his badassery (during his first fight in the series, he defeated the previously thought invincible Noah Tyki with ease, he later destroyed a bunch of Level 3 Akumas like nothing and was the one who ultimately killed the [[EliteMook Level 4]] in the next arc, has two Innocences, one a gun that never runs out of ammo and that always follows his target, and another in the form of the corpse of a beautiful woman that he controls with magic and that can use her voice to create ilusions and control the enemy, can use magic, has a cool EyepatchOfPower that apparently allows him to disguise as other people and features both a beard and an imposing deep voice), the mystery surrounding his figure, his good looks and that, despite his rocky relationship with Allen, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he actually cares about him.]]

** The Earl [[spoiler:has horns]]. Doubly so for those who read ''Zone'', the oneshot that provided the inspiration for the entire series. Also that he [[spoiler:is not his true form.]]

* EvilIsSexy:
** Tyki Mikk. The author admitted that Tyki exists because [[AuthorAppeal she wanted to draw a handsome guy]]. One of the CreepyTwins, Devit, is also really popular among female fans (and perhaps even Jasdero). And new character [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Wisely]] appears to have been a big hit despite only appearing in the few latest chapters.
** Road has been known to invoke this as well, even with non-{{Lolicon|AndShotacon}} fans. And don't forget Lulu Bell!
** [[spoiler:Eliade]] fits this trope to a T, [[FemmeFatale using her good looks to her advantage]].
** The Earl's human form, [[spoiler: Mana]], as a handsome, fit and dapper man in his early fifties.

** BrokenBase: The changes to the anime adaptation. Allen's TrainingFromHell is almost a black comedy that makes Cross Marian downright unlikable. On the plus sides, Kanda comes across as more sympathetic when it comes to his allies during Noah's Ark.

* CargoShip: Some fans have decided to ship Lavi with the armchair in which the Noah put him when they captured him and Bookman, as he has been absent from the plot so much they believe love has sparked among them of how much Lavi has remained sit there.

** Three words: [[FourStarBadass General Cross Marian]]. Despite his relatively small participation in the series, he has always managed to rank high in the popularity polls, being almost always in the top 10 (in the 3rd one he ranked the 12th, still close). Reasons for his great acceptance within the fandom include his badassery (during his first fight in the series, he defeated the previously thought invincible Noah Tyki with ease, he later destroyed a bunch of Level 3 Akumas like nothing and was the one who ultimately killed the [[EliteMook Level 4]] in the next arc, has two Innocences, one a gun that never runs out of ammo and that always follows his target, and another in the form of the corpse of a beautiful woman that he controls with magic and that can use her voice to create ilusions and control the enemy, can use magic, has a cool EyepatchOfPower that apparently allows him to disguise as other people and features both a beard and an [[BadassBaritone imposing deep voice]]), the mystery surrounding his figure, his good looks and that, despite his rocky relationship with Allen, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he actually cares about him.]]

* CriticalResearchFailure: A ''priest'' marrying a ''nun''. The anime fixed this, thankfully.

** MANA. Full stop. In his 50 years of life the man has witnessed the death of his family at the hand of his twin, been tricked into thinking he murdered his own mother, been forced to murder his LivingEmotionalCrutch, been possessed by the in-universe version of Satan (and forced on the run from him), been mind wiped and mind raped at least twice, wound up so traumatized he forgot previous points, had his dog murdered by a business rival, and then finally gaslit into an IdentityBreakdown so severe he thinks the Noah (who secretly despise him) are his family and won't recognize Allen as his own son.

** Then we have the backstory chapters revealing that [[spoiler: Allen grew up physically, mentally and sexually abused at a circus, his father '''did''' in fact genuinely love him and had no clue about his connections to the 14th, and finally '''Allen''' was the one responsible for breaking his mind; though controlled by Apocryphos. He teamed up with Mana afterwards and '''convinced''' the amnesiac to adopt him out of guilt and a fear of his safety.]]

* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler: The last Earl died and was reborn as twins after experiencing love for the first time in 7000 years, the new emotion coming in conflict with his up-until-that-point unwavering hatred of mankind. His newfound love of the world was embodied in the twin named Mana and his hatred of mankind in the twin named Nea. Despite this, it was the FriendOfAllLivingThings Mana that became Adam's new host; whereas MisanthropeSupreme Nea, who would have likely embraced the position of Earl with flying colors, was deemed an outsider and a traitor. This resulted in Adam winding up with a host that actively rejects him and stands for all that he abhors, while he stubbornly avoids the person who is actually willing to take on the mantle of "The Earl of Millenium" out of fear of rousing said host. As a result the new Millennium Earl suffers severe identity issues and conflicting loyalties that drive him batshit insane on the best of days and makes him unfit to lead the current generation of Noah; who in return lack the ambition towards world domination their predecessors held and often act out of line.]]

** Three words: [[FourStarBadass General]] [[AwesomeMcCoolName Cross]] [[ChivalrousPervert Marian]]. Despite his relatively small participation in the series, he has always managed to rank high in the popularity polls, being almost always in the top 10 (in the 3rd one he ranked the 12th, still close). Reasons for his great acceptance within the fandom include his badassery (during his first fight in the series, he defeated the previously thought invincible Noah Tyki with ease, he later destroyed a bunch of Level 3 Akumas like nothing and was the one who ultimately killed the [[EliteMook Level 4]] in the next arc, has two Innocences, one a gun that never runs out of ammo and that always follows his target, and another in the form of the corpse of a beautiful woman that he controls with magic and that can use her voice to create ilusions and control the enemy, can use magic, has a cool EyepatchOfPower that apparently allows him to disguise as other people and features both a beard and an [[BadassBaritone imposing deep voice]]), the mystery surrounding his figure, his good looks and that, despite his rocky relationship with Allen, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he actually cares about him.]]

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Jasdero is very bishounen, and has long blonde hair, and without the makeup looks very feminine. His fusion with Devit, Jasdevi, takes this UpToEleven, having long blond hair with black highlights, and now sporting black lipstick.