Death Note

Based on the very popular manga Death Note, which is great. Hopefully they won't fuck it up. I'm a bit skeptical with the choices of VA's, but we'll see.

Promo out by Karehi:
http://karehi.edwardk.info/%5BKarehi...5D.mp4.torrent

Karehi is calling the main character Raito, when it should be Light as explained by the mangaka in one of the volumes. Though I just set them straight, so they should correct this when they start releasing the series. Probably lots of groups will be doing this, so hopefully one of them is great because this series deserves it.

"Light Yagami is an ace student with great aspects who`s bored out of his mind. One day he finds the Death Note a notebook held by a shinigami (Death God). with the Death Note in hand, Light decides to create a perfect world. A world without crime or criminals. However when criminals start dropping dead one by one, the authorites send the legendary detective L to track down the killer."

http://www.ntv.co.jp/deathnote/
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/ency...me.php?id=6592
http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.p...anime&aid=4563
http://www.animenfo.com/animetitle,3...eath_note.html

Holy Shit ! I can't wait for this ! been reading the manga and was quite amazed! cheers!

I am not a manga reader, but this series certainly caught my attention and kept me interested. It is awsome that they are turning it into an anime, it would have been a crying shame if the did. I hope the anime doesn't dissappoint.

I will be eagerly waiting to see what becomes of this.

I can't wait for this, the manga is fucking awesome! One of the new series I'll definately be following!

Alright!!! The anime is finally here!
:D

To top it all off, the Live Action movie will actually be screened in the cinemas in Singapore!!! Man, couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the poster and trailers in the subway station. Opening on 19 Oct, can't wait for it!
:D

Fucking awesome. I rarely read mangas but Death Note was one I just couldn't put down no matter what.

Looking forward to the anime. Better not disappoint.

I've heard a lot of good things about the manga so I have high expectations for the series.

DYNOMITE~!

Deathnote was definatly one of my favorite mangas, and there were plenty of twists and surprises. I cant wait to see which groups will be fansubbing the anime. :D

Edit: I looked the anime up on anidb, and I saw that there there will only be 37 eps, so that means there will probably be ALOT of manga chapters summed up in each episode, which is a good thing in my opinion (Keeps the anime fresh and exciting, just like bleach). Best of all, we wont have to worry about fillers :)

37 would be a good pace, but not "a lot" of manga chapters per ep. But with 37, it does seem that there won't be any fillers. Perhaps I'll also look into this one since the manga was good - thanks for the heads up Budweineken.

The RAW is here.

Death Note 01- RAW

Now we need is a subbed version. Any takers?

Been waiting for this for a while. I hope they'll make it as good as the manga

http://a.scarywater.net/naruto/%5BTW...5D.avi.torrent

TW (toriyama's world) SUB!!
=)

Nice to see TW subbing it, just hope they don't use a month to sub the next episode :S

Based on the first episode this looked like a really interesting antihero series. Those are quite rare as it is, so in that sense it has also an inherent value beyond regular means of measurement. But also objectively speaking everything seemed to be in order in this series, technically and artistically. I do have a bit hard time seeing how this can support 37 episodes, but that's only because I haven't read the manga and thus I'm unaware of all the adventures there will be. But from what I've read in this thread, any such worries are needless.

Is AK of Troy translating? He gave up on Bleach when they were working on it and left all translator responsabilities with Dragosmore.

He seems to be translating. AK of Troy, that is.

Live-evil released Episode 01

v2 for TW:
http://a.scarywater.net/naruto/[TW]_Death_Note_EP01v2_[9751C0B5].avi.torrent

TW should be releasing the best version of this series.


[04:32] <Link_74> why the V2 so soon?
[04:32] <@Squirrellord> people just didn't like the font, so we changed it

Edit: Signs got fucked up in the v2 and some names were changed incorrectly... I recommend you keep the first version.

This show looks very interesting, as Kraco said, anti-heroes don't seem to get done very often, but they can be very refreshing if done well. From all the popularity the manga seems to have I can only assume this show will deliver.

Don't expect the TW version to be as good as they used to be. They are some random members who called themselves TW. Just about the only original member is the translator, most of the old members of TW don't want anything to do with this group releasing Death Note.

Heck, they are fucking up with the v2 changing official names. They are forum members, not the actual group.

well, that was an okay start. Hope this series won't get screwed up, and TW > Live-eviL ?

Translation wise, TW should be better... heck their translator translates DN manga for Viz. I haven't watched either version completely so I can't say very well. But if your going to get the TW version get their v1 over their v2... reffer to a previous post of mine for reasons.

Thoughts on Ep1 (potential spoilers?)




Somehow Raito/Light seems a lot more... more "evil" in the anime. The way he was laughing to himself in his room, his facial expression and near-fanatic mannerism in which he penned down the names in the Death Note... all those kinda freaked me out. I don't recall him being protrayed as such a twisted figure in the manga. =|

But overall, the animation was quite okay, although I don't really like the choice of Ryuk's VA. And the way the animation likes to go "split screen" kinda irks me.

Looking forward to Ep2 and the debut of L!!! :D
<3 <3 <3

As above, *possible spoilers*.


Its been ages since I read the start of the manga but yeah I thought that Light seemed a bit too mad as well, but maybe they wanted to make it more apparent who the 'bad guy' is to viewers who haven't read the manga and might piss off after the first episode. :D I'm hoping there isn't too much of that evil laughter in the series.

I think the split screen and the fast camera stuff when he's writing names is probably to make something fairly slow and mundane seem more dramatic. It'd probably be better if that didn't happen really, but I suppose it keeps the pace up. Some people might not just want to sit still for a second watching him write before the consequence happens (although I think that'd be better, I don't like unneccessary fast camera stuff).

I'm pretty chuffed with the way the ep came out though, the voices are all fairly decent (imo) so far and the show looks fairly nice.

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I do have a bit hard time seeing how this can support 37 episodes, but that's only because I haven't read the manga and thus I'm unaware of all the adventures there will be. But from what I've read in this thread, any such worries are needless.

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Trust me, after reading the manga, its more like "I do have a bit hard time seeing how all this can fit in only 37 episodes." :p

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Don't expect the TW version to be as good as they used to be. They are some random members who called themselves TW. Just about the only original member is the translator, most of the old members of TW don't want anything to do with this group releasing Death Note.

Heck, they are fucking up with the v2 changing official names. They are forum members, not the actual group.

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What are the official names???

oh... haven't read the manga, but i'm now officially on with this show! That guy is obviously nuts with the book (i'd be too) and i don't see how he can be countered (by humans anyways... i mean really, it takes forty seconds to kill ANYONE...).... and what he did already amounts to a small scale genocide (and he's planning a large scale one)... this show will be great if this keeps up!

Ryuk is the official name, not Ryuuku or whatever they used in the v2.

just saw the first episode, i thought it great
agree with what people mentioned, the anime did set Light as an evil character right fromt eh start, whereas in the manga it wasn't that noticable until much later. (i guess red eyes automatically makes an character evil:eek: )

and ya...i have read the manga, i really don't see how they gonna fit all that mind blowing plots in 37 episodes..

....god i wanna hear L's voice....he is my favourite character in this series!!!!!!
THEY BETTER DON'T SCREW UP THE VOICE!

I'm wow'ed by the first ep of this series. Everything seemed pretty top-notch, and, yes, like many others, I am looking forwad to how they do L. What gets me though is even if you haven't read the manga, this first ep. has a great hook to draw you in. It's a pretty fresh concept, and the dark atmosphere just brings out the evil in Light like nothing else. Definitely on my list to watch this season.

IMO L-E > TW
They are using official names, non-yellow font and the translation seems pretty good. The only thing i have to complain is about the encode, but overall L-E is the best choice atm :).

Hi people, it's been a while since I posted here, but I wanted to come back and comment on this series since I've been looking forward to it.

The animation seems nice, especially the death god, and I thought the VA's were decent. I was disappointed on how they changed things to hurry the story though. In the manga Light wasn't crazy to begin with. He was a decent kid, and he honestly wanted to help people by using the Death Note. It was only as he kept going he became more and more corrupted by the power he was using, until he felt that he was justified in doing pretty much anything. It made his character more sympathetic and the story a little more subversive. Still, I'm looking forward to seeing where they'll go with this :cool:

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I was disappointed on how they changed things to hurry the story though. In the manga Light wasn't crazy to begin with. He was a decent kid, and he honestly wanted to help people by using the Death Note. It was only as he kept going he became more and more corrupted by the power he was using, until he felt that he was justified in doing pretty much anything. It made his character more sympathetic and the story a little more subversive.

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That might indeed be something that could bother manga readers, but for me, who has never read the manga, this current situation might be even better. It's hard to justify killing people left and right, to be the police, judge and jury at the same time, and thus I prefer there's no excessive attempts to, but the fellow just is megalomaniac and somewhat cracked.

unfortunately that aspect of lights personality that they omitted is a big deal a major issue in the manga. i cant imagine that they would change it.

well i watched the first episode and immediately went out and read the first two volumes of the manga. I think they did a pretty good job with Light. They added a couple scenes showing how truly disgusted he is with the entire human race, and that seemed to justify him acting so mad so early on. (at least for me)... It gave rationale to his character's actions and i actually thought that was something that came across as a little weak, or just under supported, in the first couple manga chapters.

but enough about the manga....

The animation is good. The character designs are true and the voices sound allright (L is going to be a big test.... i wonder who they have lined up for his voice?).

The premise of this show is weak. A magic book with all that power falling into the straight-A student's hands, bored demons. Sounds totally lame, right? Well, just by itself i'd say yes, but in reality it's not. The concepts in this show are powerful and that (along with the genius cat-and-mouse challenges coming up) really makes it something worth watching. Moral and ethical dilemmas abound, and you really can't be disinterested by them.

My favorite thing so far: The main character being a villain. At least in my eyes Light is a villain, and I fucking love rooting for villains!

Least favorite: The overdramatic music and montage scene with L scribbling furiously in the Death Note and people falling to their deaths. I thought that was too standard anime fare.

needless to say, sticking with this one.

Lol ! i agree about the overdramatic scene. He's doing it with style..

As for L , click click!

He's the VA for Ussop and Ranma. O_O

I really hate that voice actor, especially in a serious role... hopefully it'll work out.

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Translation wise, TW should be better... heck their translator translates DN manga for Viz. I haven't watched either version completely so I can't say very well. But if your going to get the TW version get their v1 over their v2... reffer to a previous post of mine for reasons.

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TW has certainly put out many good subs in the past and there translations are always top of the line. Unfortunately if you don't like the V2 names why would you assume that aspect will be fixed in a future episode they subbed? Also I could be completely wrong about this but I can't recall any series TW has actually subbed from start to finish as they always end up WAY behind on the episodes for instance were they not around episode 30 of Naruto when episode 80 was already out? I personally would recommend avoiding TW subs like the plague despite there quality for that reason.

That being said episode 1 was quite good. I have not read the manga but I have been told to by friends many many times and now I see why. Everything in this episode makes me want to see more of this series and for now I will definatly be looking forward to future episodes. Heck I might even bother to read the manga at some point ;)

Because the V2 was probably done by some jackasses of the group without talking to the rest of the staff, especially the translator who is the only real member of TW. As how they'll handle the name changes from episode 2 on, I don't know. But as of right now I can see how disorganized they are, and that's not a good sign. In fact, the real TW group doesn't approve of this one, and that's why they forced them to create their own channel in rizon instead of enterthegame were the real TW channel is.

But enough of this, I just wanted to point out to you guys, that you should not expect the same quality from the group

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It's hard to justify killing people left and right, to be the police, judge and jury at the same time.

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True, but isn't that the premise of most vigilante super-hero stories? Ordinary guy gets super powers and decides it is his duty to buck the system and right the wrongs of the world (think Spiderman or Batman, the Punisher I believe kills people pretty indiscriminately).

But his power isn't a magical sword or super strength, and he gets to skip the whole tracking down and fighting the bad guys part and go strait to the end scene, making the whole thing that much harder to justify. And you know how when the villain is down and the hero just stops to talk to him and you're like "Don't be an idiot! Just kill him already!" but he doesn't and the villain has time to escape or use some kind of final trick? Well, Light is the smart "hero" that just kills him.

and add C1anime to the fray of groups subbing Death Note!

Death Note - episode 01 - C1anime

They did a pretty damn good job with Mushishi, and I think I watched something else of theirs awhile back that was well done also... But it'll still be hard for them to compete with Live and all the others. Anybody who knows quality from crap fansubs want to chime in?

Episode 2 by Live-evil

http://a.scarywater.net/live-evil/%5...5D.avi.torrent

Intense and intrigueing, I can see why everyone was so excited about this show now. It's a battle of wits but both sides are probably going to be chock full of surprises. The last scene with Light and L mirroring one another was excellent, showing that they are like two sides of a coin. I can only hope Light is able to stand up to L's abilites with his relative lack of resources so the game cango on longer.

I've heard about death Note before but never checked it out. I gotta say after the first 2 episodes i'm impressed and i'm now reading the manga

Goddamn! This anime is pretty f*cking interesting. Never heard of Death Note before though.:rolleyes: Anywayz, to me, the personality of *Kira* ownz. I don't know how he was in the manga, but it ownz now.

I'm definatly keeping with this.:cool:

Episode 2 by Toriyama's World

http://a.scarywater.net/naruto/%5BTW...5D.avi.torrent

Which one is better so far, live-evil or TW?

i prefer TW over live-evil.

anyway, cool episode! L's voice is alright. This series will definitely go all the way to the top , i hope.

Haven't watched the episode yet, but TW has gone back to using the official spelling of Ryuk, which is a good sign. I just with TW and Live-eviL would do a joint, TW provides translator and L-E the editors, the releases would be much better.

Man, this anime is GREAT!
Does anyone know, if the subbers are going to release DN every week like Naruto or Bleach, or are they taking longer for their releases like Eureka Seven, Mushishi, etc.?
I cant wait for ep 3 >_<

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Haven't watched the episode yet, but TW has gone back to using the official spelling of Ryuk, which is a good sign. I just with TW and Live-eviL would do a joint, TW provides translator and L-E the editors, the releases would be much better.

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Agree wholeheartedly.

L-E has much nicer presentation overall, the choice of fonts & colors. But their translation is a little iffy. Haven't watched Ep2 yet, but in Ep1, there were one or two translation errors.

If L-E and TW were to do a joint, most likely we would be able to get the best of both worlds. Great translation and awesome styling. What a pity.

episode 2 was pretty freakin awesome. The "showdown" went perfectly, and I actually like L's computerized voice, which is rare. Haven't heard enough of the real voice to make a call on that one yet.

this show rocks, hard.

maaaaaaaaaaaaaan....i just watched the two episodes and omg...i had so many chills! haha

i liked the bit in episode 2 where he was telling ryuk what humans are really like, when faced with a question such as ''is it all right to kill someone evil'' people have to put up a facade in public and say no. Light seems to understand humans pretty well and it's almost as though Light is the real face of humanity...

haha man i haven't been this excited about an anime series in ages!!! briiing on ep 3!!!

>.< I think this might be the first anime I like thats better than its manga. I just watched ep 2 yesterday and I think they did L perfectly. I still cant wait to hear his real voice. I just noticed a couple of spoilers but I dont want to mention them :( Cant wait for next week's ep.

I caught up with the two episodes and wow, this series truly is something else. The idea of two invisible men hunting each other is pretty original. I think this series could rival the plot of Monster.

The show is pretty amazing I'll give it that. This is the first mystery-esque anime I've watched and it's definately well worth it.(might read the manga if I get the chance).

I think I'm really going to enjoy this show.

I just realized, since theres only 37 episodes, maybe they're only going to do half the series? Because it would be possible to end the story at the midway point if you (mangareaders) think about it. What do you guys think? At this rate, can they possibly fit it all in 37 episodes?

I guess they can if you seem to think so, based on the manga storyline.

i suppose that would be ok but i'd rather if they were to do a 2nd season and finish all the manga, this anime has potential to be alot better then the manga base on how well the voice actor and music composer succeed in creating the theme of death note.

Ep 1 didn't really impress me that much so when I downloaded ep 2 I just let it sit on my hd for a couple days. Just watched it to kill time before Lost and man that ep was sick. The music mixed with them talking at the end and Ryuk's little talking inbetween was great. This is shaping up to be a great series.

Im really liking the anti-hero feel to this show. Ryuk, "L", and "Kira" are some of the best characters I've seen in awhile. Really looking forward to episode 3.

After seeing episode 2 I'm now completely snagged and I'm sure I'll follow this anime

I wasn't too convinced there was much plot potential after watching Ep. 1, but now I'm super-mega-stoked

TW 3:
http://a.scarywater.net/naruto/%5BTW...5D.avi.torrent

Has the manga finished?

Yes the manga was completed last year.

Death Note - episode 3 - Live- Evil

I've just watched the first 2 episodes and I must say it's pretty good. The animation looks great, and the plot's pretty interesting too. I've not started any new anime series in a few months, so I'm glad to have finally found something to watch. And yeah, I'll be watching the live action movie tomorrow!

Theres a deathnote live action movie? 0.o

Yes I think it came out in June at Japan and that was the first part. There is two parts of the live action movie the second part is coming November 3rd. The Red Hot Chili Peppers did the ending theme Dani California.

Official Website

http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/deathnote/

Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvq25...elated&search=

Just back from the movie. It was quite good, but I've only watched 2 episodes and I don't read the manga, so I can't comment on the differences or how loyal it is to the source. But as a movie viewer, I was entertained and I'm looking forward to the second part which will hopefully give a good closure to the story.

well it seems i'm always doomed to be one of the last to comment on episodes of shows... but...

I really like Matsuda's voice (i thought he sounded familar, but when i went to look him up the only thing he'd been in was Mushishi, where he voiced several characters in the various episodes) and really think that the voice acting in this show is very good so far. Mogi's voice is the one I like the least so far... The more I hear of L's real voice, the more I like it as well, although the computer generated voice, along with the music they play for it, is pretty awesome too.

enter the FBI... enter the Eyes' Bargain... man I can't wait for next episode!

Yes Just out by TW!

Episode 4 - Toriyama's World

for those who prefer (myself being one), Live-evil's version of episode 4 is out as well.

Death Note - Page 4 - Live-Evil

Yup. LIve Evil for me as well...

Agree totally.

After I spotted a few typos & spelling erros, and countless poor timing and the nearly non-existent editing... I gave up on TW version and deleted them away. =|

Not sure if anyone noticed, but somehow L's computerized voice suddenly became much more.... uh "un-computerized" in Ep3??

Hmmm. I'm still downloading TW's releases though. Their fonts don't really bother me that much, and I'm don't really nit pick on timing. Maybe I'll switch to another sub group if I start to notice mistakes. So far I haven't been observant enough.....

Still downloading episode 4. Release date of the second movie's in December where I live, and I'm totally looking forward to that. :p

This series is simply awsome.
Episode was sooo great again >_<
Best series at the moment, by far.

Quite an episode indeed. You rarely see as intricate plots as in this episode. Naturally a series like this requires a masterful story to be even able to exist, but that truth of course makes it no less exciting, as it's pretty impossible to try to predict events like those that happened in this ep. Jolly good.

Damn another great episode. I really like the characters and the storyline this is definintely one of the best series out right now can't wait for episode #5

Yeah good episode, but I think the movie has already spoiled the plot for me as I knew exactly what will happen. Still, I must agree that the idea and plot for this series is outstanding.

I wonder if he'll kill the FBI dude. Wouldn't that make him uber suspicious? Because the FBI dude is investigating him... unless it's just a backup plan, in case he knows too much.

Well, since he's as eager to hunt down L as kill criminals, it's hard to predict what he's going to do and how far to go. He has already made it evident to L that he can access the police data. But that was only the beginning.

Another fine episode, Sucks to be the FBI agent if he dies afterwards since he's just decided not to investigate him anymore.

Not too bad an ep, although heavy on the dialogue, which can be a problem in series more focused on plotting and intrigue. As something of a super-hero like character Light doesn't have any physical abilities above the norm. His ability is basically "ok you die now" which doesn't typically lead to a lot of chases or gun fights. I also think makes what he does harder to condone compared to a vigilante who actually has to hunt down and fight the bad guys (Batman or something), although really the outcome is the same. It was also somewhat creepy watching him play with his power and being pretty unaffected by the deaths of those involved.

He's not a hero, but an anti-hero. Don't forget that essential fact. If you try to fit him into the mold of a traditional hero of most series, then your thoughs start to clash with the reality. The ideology of evil is different from that of the good guys. Yet often the most interesting villains are those who think they are doing the right things, that is, believe in what they are doing. You don't often have villains as main characters, and that's something that makes this series so sweet.

The way I see it Light wanted to know that guy's name so he would have the power to kill him if need be. Light is probably too smart to draw suspicion to himself by having the FBI agent tailing him die, since any accident happening to him would likely be linked to 'Kira' and make Light a prime suspect.

Another aspect that I'd like to see explored is whether the Death Note can cause others to die along with the target. For example, If Light knew the name of both the pilot and copilot of an airplane and made them die, the passengers would likely die as well, but not directly as a result of the Death Note's influence.

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It was also somewhat creepy watching him play with his power and being pretty unaffected by the deaths of those involved.

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Isn't that kinda a good thing? It means the anime is doing what it's supposed to be doing, telling an awesome story.

just finished watching episode 3 and 4 and i just have to say it's VERY scary how he can construct these scenarios and manipulate everything like a puppet...like even if he didn't have the death note as his weapon he'd still be a guy you wouldn't wanna cross..>.<

yeah about the shinigami's eye thing, for a second at the end of ep 3 i thought light was actually gonna make the trade but yeah..it was pretty amusing to see ryuk's attempt to manipulate light into making the deal fail aswell. Where he chose THAT moment to tell light about the deal..cause like any other person would panic and accept the deal to get rid of the agent...but yeah i guess you can't manipulate the master of manipulation lol...

lol at first i couldn't tell if ryuk was dissapointed cause you can't really see any expressions on his goofy face but yeah then he came up with the comment how light always ''gives him trouble with that kind of stuff''

can't wait for the next ep, this series is brilliant! :D

i loved how they did the bus scene. solid gold all the way around. I also like how they drew Penbar, something about his character design just really strikes me.

Boo Raito! Hooray L!

Live-Evil just released and this time faster than TW!

Episode 5 - Live-Evil

man I loved this episode. The train scene was great, especially the end of it. Raito is such a dirty bastard, saying all that shit to his father about "If anything happens to you, I'll hunt down Kira myself". He's truly disgusting...

I really don't see Raito/Light as an anti-hero at all. I think of anti-heroes as those who do virtuous things, good things, but lack traditional heroic characteristics or motivation. Raito is almost the opposite. The things he does are evil (my personal belief here, obviously this is where fans will disagree, and it's one of the things that makes this stoy awesome)

But at the same time Raito has almost all of the characteristics of the typical hero. He truly believes what he is doing is heroic. His intentions are to help others, make the world a better place, all heroic to the utmost. Thinking about it this way he's an anti-anti-hero. I like to think of it as a protagonist being a villian, one of the things I really like about Death Note.

And TW finally released

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I really don't see Raito/Light as an anti-hero at all. I think of anti-heroes as those who do virtuous things, good things, but lack traditional heroic characteristics or motivation. Raito is almost the opposite. The things he does are evil (my personal belief here, obviously this is where fans will disagree, and it's one of the things that makes this stoy awesome)

But at the same time Raito has almost all of the characteristics of the typical hero. He truly believes what he is doing is heroic. His intentions are to help others, make the world a better place, all heroic to the utmost. Thinking about it this way he's an anti-anti-hero. I like to think of it as a protagonist being a villian, one of the things I really like about Death Note.

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Well, before this most recent episode he no doubt would have fitted any definition of anti-hero, since he had only killed criminals. Nowadays anti-hero often refers to main characters that do what main characters usually do but in a clearly unorthodox manner and only following their own code of honour and morals, caring little of what are the norms of the society.

However, after this episode he's a clear villain in my opinion. In society's eyes he's a criminal and he liquidated the law enforced seeking for him. That's as clear a sign of being a villain as any. Few works really have true villains as main characters, and thus such characters are often called just anti-heroes, no matter how far they are from any heroic traits...

I don't honestly know if Light really believes he's doing heroic things. I think he just doesn't care. Surely he believes killing the criminals is the only way to go, but I don't think he considered killing the FBI agents as heroic. It was just necessary and doable. And perhaps he also simply enjoys the game with L. He already knows he's damned, himself, so it doesn't anymore matter how many names he adds to the list.

Well, I kinda agree with the reasoning behind the FBI agent killings. I would say that Light killed them because they were impeding his work, and they were getting to close to his real life. In most cases of the "betterment of the world" the ends justify the means. If some just people had to be killed for the greater good, so be it. It isn't necesaraly that Light is bad or evil, but has already come to this conclusion.

I'm very curious about L's mindset about this. I can tell that he has a very clear and stong sense of justice, like Light. I'm really curious about why he does what he does thou. This series' story is amazing, so I'm sure the rest wont disappoint.

His mindset is pretty simple. he never killed them, the other agent did. Im sure Light is twisted enough to see logic in that perspective. Not to mention that things are starting to get fucked up with the female ex-FBI that he doesnt know about, so I think Light will start losing control over his game soon enough, which probably will make him resort to true crime.

Once more I have to disagree with you, ?igma. Only a mentally very weak person would make excuses like he didn't kill them but the agent who actually wrote the names. That wasn't an act to shift the blame but a method dictated by the whole plan how he got the names and the faces connected to each other conveniently. He already knows the limits of the book somewhat, and that was probably as far as he could stretch them in that situation.

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Once more I have to disagree with you, ?igma. Only a mentally very weak person would make excuses like he didn't kill them but the agent who actually wrote the names. That wasn't an act to shift the blame but a method dictated by the whole plan how he got the names and the faces connected to each other conveniently. He already knows the limits of the book somewhat, and that was probably as far as he could stretch them in that situation.

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WEll, yeah, Im highly doubting it myself hihi, but its so typical to put something like that in as an excuse :P Secretly I hope he didnt think it like that ^^

Cant go offensiveh ere, since youre probably right :D

Ah, good to see that there's a thread here about Death Note (as expected)
I ran into it at some point and got sucked in from ep 1. and conveniently dragged my boyfriend in with me :p

We are now both Death Note addicts ^.^

So, for the reviewness..

Ep 5 was great, as usual. I love how Light always manages to twist things around in a way that it's convenient for him, while at times taking large risks.
I'm curious as to how the female ex-FBI thing will work out, and how things will go with L.

Will stay tuned ;)

Yes just out by Live-Evil!

Episode 6 - Live-Evil

first: I love how they did L. All the constant fidgeting and scratching, the awkward posture and sitting, dead on. Like a dog with fleas... but smart as hell...

His voice is also pretty good, and I really am pulling for him. While Raito has already shown that he doesn't care if he kills wrongfully, L takes great pains to avoid causing casualties. But masa, don't you normally pull for the villains? That's true, but that's almost always in fantastical animes, especially where the line between good/evil is so stark and cliched. But here you have a much more realistic mix of personalities.

Besides, I hate the egotistical, straight A, self-centered type that Raito represents... besides, only a bastard could kill someone's fiance, meet her, and have the guts to act like it's a tragedy, just so he can get info to kill her off with...

oh, also noticed that Aizawa (investigator with the big hair) is voiced by the same guy who does Holland in Eureka7, Nathan in Blood+, Irvine from the original Zoids and Reno in Final Fantasy. Great that they pulled out a high-profile VA for that role

God that scene where Raito is roping Mika in is a killer. It's like watching a horror movie where someone goes down into the basement, alone, and goes to investigate a strange noise in the darkest corner... The audience is like: "Youre gonna get killed bitch! Don't do it!"

Great episode, as expected from Death Note.

I love how Light starts as a guy who kills criminals to make the world a better place, but begins to spiral downward by killing innocent people, in effect becoming more like the killers and convicts he's passing judgement on.

L has got to be one of the coolest characters I've seen so far. Brilliant deductive mind; odd quirks (lol I don't think I could ever sit like that for an extended period of time).

I also love it when they boil all the colours down to Black White Blue and Red. I dunno, there's just something about it I find really appealing.

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