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ローゼンメイデン 
October 4, 2006 | 
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Opening Theme: 「the WORLD」 by Nightmare
Download: AVI format (14.1MB) | AVI Mirror (14.1MB) | PSP format (7.3MB)
The opening and ending theme are actually not the kind of music I like to listen to but I suppose they are okay. If I have to choose I think I prefer the ending a bit more. Voice-acting wise, it was weird hearing Miyano Mamoru (Tamaki from Ouran High School Host Club) as Yagami Light. I can't help but thinking that this sounds like Tamaki but has the face of Light. Maybe I'll get used to it in subsequent episodes but at the moment I think the voice is a bit off. The animation and character design, on the other hand, is very good, which is expected since Madhouse did another drama based series Monster. Overall, this is an excellent adaptation of the series. I've just updated the images with the high-res version.
The episode begins with a shot of the Shinigami world. A lone Shinigami called Ryuk refuses to join the other Shinigami in their game. Meanwhile in human world, a student called Yagami Light is sitting in a class full of students who aren’t paying attention to the teacher. When he goes home that day, he hears various news reports about crimes and murders, thinking how everyday feels the same to him. Light feels that his world is rotting and the sentiment is echoed by Ryuk in Shinigami world. The next day, Light notices a black book fall from the sky outside the school. When school is over, he decides to find the book and is amused when he sees that the book is called DEATH NOTE. Upon opening the page, he finds a written note stating that "The human whose name is written in this note shall die". Light thinks the book is just a joke but in the end he decides to take it home with him. As he goes through the book he reads the list of instructions on how to use it:
The human whose name is written in this note shall die.
Light realises that these rules will allow him to make a person die in comfort or in pain. He, however, doubts that the book is anything more than practical joke. After thinking about it for a while, however, he grabs a pen and prepares to write someone's name in the Death Note. Just as he about to do it, it dawns on him that if the notebook works, he would become a murderer. As Light contemplates the idea, he sees a live news feed about a criminal who is currently holding a bunch of young children hostage. When light sees the face and the name of the murderer, he decides to write the name into the Death Note. As the time goes down to 40 seconds, nothing seems to happen. However, just as he's about to give up on the whole thing, the program receives a breaking news that the children are now released because the criminal has died. Light thinks the entire thing is purely coincidental and decides to go to cram school when his mother reminds him of it.
Light is keen to give the note another try. However, he realises that he can't kill anyone important because then the confirmation of the death might be witheld and he wants an immediate confirmation. Once he arrives inside his classroom, Light entertains the thought of killing a classmate but decides to go against it, thinking that it's safer not to kill someone close to him. Having said that, he thinks he can do without some people in his class. After the class is over, Light walks along the street, thinking how the world will be a better place if some people were to die. When he arrives at a combini, he sees a group of bikers harassing a girl. By chance, Light overhears that the harraser's name is Shibuimaru Takuo. Once he gets inside, Light picks up a Shounen Jump and places his Death Note within it. When the girl is sexually assaulted by the gang, Light writes all Kanji variations of Shibuimaru Takuo next to the word 'accidental death'.
The girl suddenly manages to free herself from the man and runs across the street. The sleazebag, however, is not giving up and decides to give her a chase using his motorbike. When he crosses the street, however, a truck appears and hits the bike head on. Upon seeing this, Light realises that the Death Note in his hand is a genuine article. At the same time, Ryuk is about to leave the Shinigami world, telling other Shinigami that he lost his Death Note. The other Shinigami laughs upon hearing this and points out that Ryuk has two Death Note since he got an additional one from the Shinigami King. Ryuk, however, ignores them and jumps into the portal that takes him to the human world. Back in the human world, Light has return to his house and is immediately greeted by his excited mother. It turns out she wants to know about his position in the nationwide practice exam. She is very pleased upon finding out that Light gets first rank again.
Because of this, she asks Light if there is something that he wants. Light, however, tells his mother that he doesn't want anything. He already has everything that he wants in his hand. Once Light is inside his room, he opens the Death Note and has a good laugh upon seeing the two pages filled with the name of the people he has killed. His happiness, however, comes to a half when he hears a voice from behind him saying that it seems Light likes the book. Light turns around to find the voice and falls off his chair upon seeing a hulking creature inside his room. Ryuk tells Light that he doesn't have to be surprise because he's the Shinigami who lost the Death note. He figures out that Light is aware that the book is not an ordinary one. Light quickly gets himself together and tells Ryuk with straight face that he's not surprised. If anything, he has been waiting for the Shinigami. Light tells Ryuk that he is now aware that "Shinigami's notebook" is real.
Ryuk is amused upon seeing the Death Note and tells Light that he's heard stories about Death Note circulating in the human world but this is the first time he's seen someone using it this much. Upon hearing this, Light calmly tells Ryuk that he's prepared because he knew it's a Shinigami book and yet he used it. Because of this, he asks Ryuk if the Shinigami is going to take his soul. In return, Ryuk wonders what Light is talking about because he's not going to do anything to Light. Light is surprised to hear this so Ryuk tells him that when a Death Note reaches the ground of the human world, it'll become a part of the human world. This means, the notebook belongs to Light now. Ryuk also informs him that if Light wants to, he can give the book to someone else. But in that case, Ryuk will have to erase any knowledge of the Death Note from Light's memory. Upon hearing this, Light asks Ryuk if there is no repercussion from using the Death Note.
Ryuk tells Light that there are hardships and terror for those who use it. In addition to this, Ryuk will write Light's name in his own Death Note once Light is dead. Having said that, those who use the Death Note won't be going to either Heaven or Hell. The conversation between the two, however, comes to a halt when Light's mom knock his door. Ryuk assures him that it's okay and tells Light to open the door. It turns out his mother has brought some Apples with her. She also scolds Light when she notices his dark room. Light is surprised to know that his mother can't see Ryuk. After she left, Ryuk explains that since the previous owner of Death Note was him, Light can see and the same thing can be said about hearing him. This is because Death Note is a bond that connects the human Light and the Shinigami Ryuk. Ryuk then grabs one of the Apples and is surprised by its taste, claiming that it's very delicious.
Light wonders why Ryuk chose him but instead of answering the question, Ryuk goofs around, telling Light that the Apple he just had was juicy. After being prodded again, Ryuk admits that he didn't choose Light. He just dropped it and Light happened to be the one who picked it up. This is also the reason as to why Ryuk used English, the most popular language in the human world. Still unsatisfied with Ryuk's answer, Light asks Ryuk why he dropped the note. He doubts that it's by accident because Ryuk went out of his way to write the instruction. Ryuk tells Light that the answer is because he's bored. He explains that in his world, most Shinigamis are either sleeping or gambling. If a Shinigami works hard to fill in his empty Death Note, he'll be laughed at. Since Ryuk can't kill other Shinigami by writing their name in Death Note and writing a human's name while in Shinigami world is not fun, Ryuk decides to come to the human world.
When he looks at the Death Note, Ryuk realises that Light has not written the cause of the death of the people that he killed. The only exception to this was the guy who got hit by a truck. Light explains that the good thing about Death Note is that leaving the cause of death blank will give the person a heart attack. Those whose name Light puts down in the notebook are basically criminals. Light's intention is to gradually lower the number of criminals so that people will believe that criminals are being terminated by someone. Light basically wants the world to know that there is someone out there bringing justice to the world. They will know that there is someone doing justice with his judgments. Upon hearing this, Ryuk wonders why Light wants to do something like this so Light tells him that just like Ryuk, he's also bored with his life. He admits that at first he didn't believe it but the Note clearly has a power to make a person to try it.
Light then remembers how back then after killing the sexual harrasser, he felt sick from the thought that he's just become a murderer. At first Light regrets what he's done but after a while, he convinced himself that he's been thinking about this and came to the conclusion that rotten people are better off dead. He started to believe that by using the Death Note, he can change the world. After this, Light started to write the name of various criminals into the Death Note until he filled up the first two pages of the book. He hopes that by doing this, the only ones remaining in this world are those who are kind and honest. Upon hearing this Ryuk points out that when that happens, the only bad person left is Light himself. Light, however, tells Ryuk that he's the most honest person in Japan and believes that he'll become the God of the new world. Ryuk is amused to hear this and tells himself that as he thought, humans are interesting.
Impression:
I almost forgot to mention that Ryuk's VA, Shidou Nakamura (Takumi in Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu) is awesome. Anyone who has seen the film in question will know that he plays a soft-spoken father, a major contrast to his role as the gruff Ryuk. His famous line, which also used frequently in the live-action version of Death Note always left indelible impression on me. The line in question is of course, 「やっぱり...人間っておもしろ！」 (As I thought, humans are interesting). Of course it helps that the character is interesting in the first place. I don't think I can forget the way he obsessively eats Apple. And then there is a serious part of him which makes it hard to guess if he's telling the truth of if he's lying. I personally don't believe that Ryuk went out of his way writing those rules in English language just because he's bored.
Anyway, it's been a while since I last read the manga but the anime pretty much did a good job of reminding me of the storyline. One thing that always intringue me right from the beginning is the world of the Shinigami. I admit that I haven't read the entire manga so I am not aware if the story actually reveals more about that world. However, I've been wondering who are the Shinigami. Are they actually human beings turning into Shinigami or are they entirely different creatures from humans. In addition to this, who set up the rules in Death Note itself. Seeing that Shinigami are generally a bunch of lazy creatures, I doubt that they were the ones who came up with the rules. I realise that this is probably not the story that the writer wanted to emphasise but I always think it would have been interesting to know more about the Shinigami world. And maybe I've forgotten about it but I wonder if the concept of heaven and hell actually exists in Death Note.
Another thing that has been bothering all along is Ryuk's intention. I've always wanted to know if he purposedly lead Light to use the note. I know that he's bored and wants some entertainment and I think Light provides him with this. However, when I saw this episode, I remember how I used to think that maybe Ryuk has a more sinister intention right from the start. Maybe this is not the time to discuss this since what I am about to mention will not appear in the anime until a few episodes later. Speaking of Ryuk, I always find it amusing that he loves apple so much. It's also a nice reference to the bible's Adam and Eve story where the snake tempts them with the fruit of knowledge. Having said that, I wonder why Apple has been used so frequently as a metaphor for temptation in many fictions. I always wonder if this is because the Fruit of life has always been depicted to look like Apple in both shape and colour.
Moving on to other topic, I'm glad to see Light portrayed as the complex albeit twisted individual that he is. Throughout this episode, it's not difficult to see that his intention is actually good. However, the way he goes about in achieving his ambition ends up making him not too different from the criminals that he claims to hate. In addition to this, he overused the note in a short amount of time instead of picking his battle. And just to play the devil's advocate, do you think it is possible to use the note wisely? For example, do you think the note can be used to help others? Such as in a hostage situation so that the hostages are saved. Or do you think once you use the note you've reached a point of no turning back? Since you have taken someone else's life. How is this any different from judges who sent people on a death sentence? In other words, if you have Death Note in your possession, what would you do with it?
Ending Theme: 「アルミナ」- Alumina by Nightmare
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On next week's episode: Light terrorises the world.
i didn't realize the anime already came out~
i tho' it would a long time before it came out for some reason~~
the art work is really well adapted to =)
i hope the characters will start to grow later in the anime like the manga~~
thank yoou!!!!
Very nice Garten! I've been fishing for something else to watch now that Blood+ and xxxholic ended. I've never read the manga, but I was intrigued by what you've said about the series. I'll definitely be on the lookout for the manga now!
In a completely off-topic note I'd like to say that I'm very grateful you bother to organize your site into series you are currently watching and ones you've dropped. I personally think its very nice courtesy to the readers of your blog! ;)
Can't wait for the sub. The manga was great and I think from what I saw on the screenshots and read I shall get nothing less
Yay it's out it's out it's out!! I've been waiting for it for what seemed to be *forever*... Thanks for the nice screenshots... Now I'm going to lurk on YouTube to hunt for the first episode... XD
After watching episode 1 i only have one thing to say.
This is going to be the best anime..ever...
Tamaki's voice for Light? Ah, this should be interesting. xD
i cant beleve its finally out i am so excited
who will sub the anime however
Awesome review like always and I don't know if it's allowed, but is it alright for me to upload the OP and the ED to youtube? XD Thanks.
Well near the beginning Raito/Light doesn't seem that twisted, but as the story progresses his intentions really become skewered...
Long term reader , first time commenter.
Whoa , great captures. I really do love the art of Death Note , very clean sharp lines. Though this color it maintains that really edgy look that I thought was only possible in black and white.
Great writeup.
Linked you on the site !
~neob
I too have never read the manga, but I'm still really looking forward to this! Can't wait for the sub to come out!
I personally think that no one should have that kind of power. It's like in Jigoku Shoujo. Don't like someone? Type their name in on a website. Write their name in a book. The only difference between the methods is that there's no limit to the people you can condemn using the book. I doubt I would do that much better than Light if the book was in my posession. I honestly doubt that anyone could resist the temptation for long. It's just way too much power for one person to hold.
I don't know if it's allowed, but is it alright for me to upload the OP and the ED to youtube? XD Thanks.
Go right ahead. It's not that good though, quality-wise. I'm still fishing for the better version of the video.
I hope not to spoil, but the manga doesn't reveal much about Shinigami backgrounds, other than...
... no spoiling from me... looking forward to watcing this series. It will be my first series in which I've read the entire manga prior to watching. Can't wait to see how well this is done!
omg it's here! yay! thanx garten!
amazing, jus that... amazing...
thanks for everything Garten
At last, an anime series that rivals [if not altogether topping] the manga in quality! This is incredible, even better than the NANA animation. I know the manga for this series went foreeeeeeeever, do you know how many episodes there will be for this series?
About your heaven/hell comment, Ryuk says to Light "don't think you'll actually go to heaven or hell if you use the Death Note". Or something like that.
So, there is something worse/better than hell, but from his comment I assume that there *is* a heaven and hell.
It seems to me that judging by Ryuuku's words (stuff like, "humans are interesting"), the shinigami were not human at one time. They may be totally separate beings.
As for Ryuuku's intention, he told Light that he didn't choose him... he dropped the Death Note randomly and it was by coincidence that Light picked it up.... unless Ryuuku's lying, of course.
I wonder if there would've been any consequence to Ryuuku if the Death Note fell into the hands of a complete idiot or a truly evil person...
//do you know how many episodes there will be for this series?
37 apparently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwZ3MUPjPic
wow! the animation quality actually looks pretty good.. extremely clear to me ^^
in some of the screencaps he looks so.. innocent! but we all know he won't be..xD
can't wait `til i can watch ^^
I don't think the concept of heaven and hell exist in Death Note.. because Ryuk said so in the end that when human dies, they don't go anywhere; they simply disappear. There is no heaven nor hell :)
fuh at last this anime out
i think this anime was more scary than jigoku shojou because when i read the manga till the end i was scare hehehehe
i hope the anime was no diificult to understand than the manga
actually i read the manga 2 times to understand it completely ^_^;
thanx the screencaps garten
but that doesnt mean that other, non DeathNote users dissapear too right??
PS: thanks for the sypnosis.... its very.. umm... motivational.... ^^
I am so excited and can hardly wait to watch this! I had no idea Tamaki from Ouran HS's VA is doing Light. I understand how you picture Light with Tamaki's voice. He does have a distinctive voice, imo. Anyways, i love that particular VA due to his role in Ouran HS and am looking forward to him portraying Light!
heaven and hell does exist, however any one who uses the note will go to neither, (eg. someone who dies will be known to have gone to heaven).
ryuuk actually threw the note on the floor and light happened to pick it up, ryuuk was just bored and wanted entertainment light happened to be the one to give it to him.
the shinigami world was talked a bit in the manga in great detail, but cant say for fear of spoiling.
Damn it's good to see Raito animated. This takes me right back to when I read Death Note for the first time which now seems so long ago. Interesting to see that it's going to be running for 37 episodes, at least according to ANN.
Thanks for all your hard work in blogging these series.
It kind of bugged me about Tamaki having the same voice as Light as well. They are totally and utterly two different kinds of people. It's probably just something we'll have to get used to. I'm wondering how Yamaguchi Kappei did with L's voice. :D
"L"의 목소리. 라이토만큼 어울리겠지.
Wahaha,
Its TAMAKI!!
Light is tamaki lol
My friends who're waiting for the sub are all so excited about hearing L's voice. I guess they're all L fangirls...
I haven't read most of the manga, but it'd be interesting if those who use the Death Note will become shinigami after they die. I remember reading something about Misa and eyes... it's been too long...
Hey, Garten! Thanks for the great news! I'm so happy the anime is already out, can't wait to see it!
On a side note, I've been reading your blog for a while now. It's great, so.. keep up the good work!! :D
Whee~ I have never read Death Note the manga but I've read several summaries of it and have an idea what's it about. I just find it strange, if the plot is about the guy who finds death note, uses it, get caught, then what? I wonder >w
There is only a very thin line that seperate good and evil.
While the actions that you do now does not really reflect if you are truly good or evil, right or wrong.
Judgement always come from history and of the future generation that will decide who is right and who is wrong.
Killing will bleed just as saving will bleed as well.
This has always been what Hiko Seijūrō, the master of Himura Kenshin had said,
To save a person, you will still need to kill off the bandits.
While kenshin resolve in killing and use another method of neturalsing his opponent by knocking them out, other type of circustemces does not allowed such an option.
Just as the histoy of China or the warring state of Japan, the leader or the lord who unite the whole of their country, which one of them does not stain their hand in blood?
The people fight for a cause, for an idea of unification.
They fight and they kill and they stain their hands in blood while doing so.
Is this good or evil?
The defination of good or evil does not come in until history came about and the future generation will decide on their means of shelter, their food supply, their safe enviroment, all of these which was fought hard by these lords who after unify the country provided these wellfare.
But as Hiko Seijūrō had also said,
"Sword is a weapon, Kentjusu is the art of killing. No matter how you sugarcoat it, killing is still killing"
When people go to war, they often needed an excuse.
An execuse that people will fight alongside with them.
An execuse for them to kill.
Dr Sun yat-sen fight in the name of revolution and for the republic.
He fought the Qing goverment for better life and wellfare of the people, a better goverment and a goverment that is by the people and for the people.
Dong Zhou during the three kingdom era of ancient China fought using the excuse that the goverment is corrupted.
The rest of the lord fought Dong Zhou for his action of puppeting the emperor who was still a child at that time.
Throughout history, people have been fighting using execues. Execues that will sugarcoat their action.
And Light is of no exception.
He do it for the world, he wanted a world wherethe law can reach everyone.
Where anyone who has done something wrong will be punished.
He will be like the first Emperor of China who rule with an iron rule.
Kira simply can kill whoever he wishes if he decided to do so.
But this will not result in the world that he envisioned.
People will revolt and more people will stand at the side of L.
Kira give the world an option.
The world can choose between good or evil with evil being wipe off by kira.
This in turn will make everyone turn to good.
The world will forget about doing evil acts and more people will stand at the side of kira.
That,
is the execuse that Light will use for his invasion to wipe out the inpurities of this world.
Death note itself is power. It is authority over everyone else.
If the judges does not do his job properly, he will be sacked.
When the evidences are in place, the witness are there, the crimminal is guilty.
What's more does the crowd have to say when the crimminal is being executed?
Just as if Light did not use it properly, he will have no support and everyone will be looking for him.
Before long, Light will be sacked out of this world, executed.
And history will judge who is good and who is bad.
Hitler command people to kill but his is what we all known as a villian.
The allies fought back and they kill as well. Why are they being protrayed as a hero?
Thus, the fine line of good and evil.
Histoy will judged itself.
Been waiting for them to release this anime since the manga came out a few years back. Glad it's finally here. Looks really good. I'm actually surprised that the visuals are this dark though. Hopefully the voice acting is just as good as the animation. This anime adaptation is long over due.
I haven't read the Manga entirely that's why I'm very excited about this anime since I have heard people complaining about the end; Hopefully the end won't dissappoint me.
The animation is top-notch judging from the opening, as I expected it to be. Such a masterpiece like DeathNote wouldn't be treated badly, I guess. I thought this sort of Manga wouldn't be suited for an anime, since it's not really an action-packed story but mostly consists of thoughts and dialogs. Still I hoped it to be made into an anime.
I don't think I would have the courage to use the death note to kill others, or like Light to "purify the world" with it. At the very beginning when I was reading the Manga I thought that his actions are reasonable, if he only uses it to kill criminals. But as soon as he said he wants to become the god of this new world and begann to kill "people who are in his way", I realized he is just like other criminals, ambitious for power, using killing criminals as an excuse.
I thought of what Yuuko from xxxHolic once said about killing others. (chapter 1) Even she with so much power couldn't bear the burden of killing someone. It seems that Light was sacrificing himself for the sake of the world, but later on he seems to enjoy this more and more.
Furthermore in my opinion nobody should have power (..like I can kill someone whenever I want to) over another's life, whatever one has done. (to imprison someone is not the same as to take somebody's life...)
In short, his outset(basic thoughts?) was right, but turnes out badly.
wow...after the movie comes the anime..cool...well, if i got deathnote..i will write the names of all terrorists inside,,then i shall become the master of master terrorist,,kyuu.. XD
anyway..gr8 analysis of deathnote. and the fact that its the va for tamaki from ouran high..makes it more..funny maybe..
i will look forward to the anime... *some fansub grp faster sub it..~~~
hmm..
This series seems to be kind of interresting..
It's quite different form what I've seen so far..
I'll definently try to look at a episode,
and the dark theme is kind of intriguing to me...
from what I've read it turns out to be great..
well thanks for the summary Garten ;D
To Gprei
Go and read a little bit on Kant's philosophy. There is a definitely distinction of good and evil in the examples you gave and it has nothing to do with the judgment of history.
From Zzz...
I was ultra hyped with this manga adaption. I'm a huge fan of the manga version, and I think the anime will make it justice. I didn't stand Monster's anime because it was exactely the same as the manga (which I was reading and I didn't want to spoil myself, that was the main reason). If the high quality of animation goes on, Death Note will be the best series of the season.
Could somebody upload opening of DN on rapidshare .... i can't get file by megaupload (those limits will kill me... I got for my country only 500 sloth... )
pliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis T______T
Thank you for keeping this site updated on these things. I decided to read Death Note because of your other posts. I would be totally oblivious to this anime otherwise, and its too good to miss.
This is so exciting...
I just watched the RAW on youtube. It was surptisingly moving, a very nice adaptation of the manga. I can't wait to see more.
I think that if I got the Death note I would act just like light, well, I might stop myself I mean I'm no psycho or such, but people the burden of having kiled someone, even if it was on self defense marks you forever... believe me not for personal experience so don't get scared ^__^'
however there is so many crimes in the world with so many people whose face we don't see that it can't be helped, and there is too the possibility that the person who we thought was guilty is catually the innocent and the real guilty is left free.
I think now thgat before using it we should do 3 things:
1 calm ourselves and think the things deeply and coldly without any emotions on the way so: 100% logical
2 investigate EVERYTHING so that when we give our fall it would be the nearest to the utopic 'juste' desicion
3 don't get too involved and don't get too blinded by the power, I mean if the power takes control you wil become something worse than the normal criminals, and if you use it without responsability you're not better than them...
well that's what I think I'd do... however it would be really nice if I never got that book ^^
Could somebody upload opening of DN on rapidshare ....
It's up there now. It's strange. I didn't know Megaupload blocks certain country.
omg .. that looks so interesting, i'll guess i watch the raw then xD
thanks for uploading! the episode was awesome. also the whole "apple" thing, i think the author wanted to use christian metaphors in some way...apple representing "forbidden knowledge"
I read Death Note a few months after it came out in 2004, but stopped reading after they..(thinks of non-spoilerly thing)..licenced it in the states. After watching the raw, I remembered why I got so into the manga in the first place (as in, to read the whole thing up to where the scanlation stopped, I finished it, I think in 4 days.). But then I also remembered how DN's thinking power 'jumped the shark', and it just felt dragged out and repetitive, and the word balloons took up 99.9% of the page of L and Raito theorizing. Ya, jumped the shark...
But the manga's first intentions were good, showing "absolute power corrupts absolutly" and whatnot. In such that the 'enemy' or the 'badguy' never believes he's bad, that what he's doing is in the right intention. I think if the author kept this theory going, but in a different direction, there probably wouldn't have been repetitive actions in the middle of the plot.
yeah but even if they did have some repetitive things the result was pretty amazing in vol 10-11 it realy got to me and made me cry. as I read DN I realized of what my Philosophy teacher said about "the most dangerous person, is that who thinks he's always right" my Lord I thought he was overreacting and then BAM the next day I finished the torrent of DN manga and I was left like.... O___O he's right...
haha i love to hear TAMAKI's voice again!! i sooo miss ouran lol. btw he did Light's voice quite good tho i prefer if its kyouya's voice =p
Just watch the first episode. My expression was like WTF?! O_o
No offense against Miyano-san or anything since I also like his voice as Tamaki but am I the only one who find that the seiyuu's voice is not suited for Light Yagami's character?
It could be because I watch too much Ouran but I expected Light's voice to be a bit more dark and not too deep. Miyano's voice is just too, no matter how I look at it, cheerful. Aside from that, Maaya did a good job on Haruhi by deepening her voice from the Lunamaria Hawke of GSD to Haruhi Fujioka of OHSHC.
Oh well, I just hope I'll get use to it soon enough. Or else my impression on Death Note will decrease by a few points but not too much to have lost interest in the series. :)
I'm actually surprised that many people have such positive reaction to his voice. Just like you, I like his role as Tamaki but the voice that he uses in Death Note is a bit too close to Tamaki and I don't think it's appropriate. I was half-expecting him to go "Bravo, Ryuk! Mon Ami, Mon Ami" (Heh, I suddenly gets a vision of Tamaki glomping Ryuk and I think that is one hilarious image). XD
And I'd like to think that it's not because I watch Ouran too often. I often forget that Mayama (from Honey and Clover) and Kyon (from Suzumiya Haruhi) are voiced by the same VA, Tomokazu Sugita. I think that suggests Sugita tries to gives different voice to different character. Having said that, a few VAs only have two or three repertoire in their voice acting so maybe I'm a bit harsh here.
>>It's up there now. It's strange. I didn't know Megaupload blocks certain country
Thank you Garten *_*
Wow. I haven't read the manga version of Death Note, and the anime is a good time to jump in and learn more about the story. Ryuk and Light's VA are good, although I don't feel some of the negative responses about their tone of voices. Perhaps because I never seen Ouran Host Club. :)
The OP and ED has a real dark tone to them, which is good. Nightmare is a goth band from Japan is that right? I like the ED animations most, showing Light seemingly normal like any high school student but then reveals his sinister personality through mirror images, complete with red coloured skies and crows.
Only one word to describe Death Note: it's great. The storyline starts to get complex right from the beginning but with L's appearance from next episode onwards sure is going to bring up the tension. Let the battle of wits between the two geniuses begin!
OMG OMG!!!! THEY MADE MY FAVORITE MANGA AN ANIME ALREADY!!! I LOVE IT!! i LOVE THE ANIMATION!!! REALLY!! THE DRAWINGS!! AND MOST OF ALL!! MIYANO MAMORU!!
I wonder when misa will appear...
I'm guessing that Miyano Mamoru will slowly adapt his voice as Raito's character changes. I always imagined the early Raito to have an optimistic, slightly naive type of voice. Later on of course, along with the new evil looks Raito's voice would change accordingly to a more deep, harsh tone. Just my two cents.
That's probably true. Light also looked pretty innocent on this Ep, probably to help contrast the later scenes, like what the manga did.
One thing that did bother me, and I'm sorry since the show was otherwise perfect (I also know this is really weird of me) but I really did miss the the prologue from the manga before we even meet Light. You know, with the other guy who decided not to use his book? I actually decided to give Death Note a chance because I liked that opening.
Ever since I heard Death Note was going to be adapted into an anime, I have been wondering how it would turn out. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the first episode. I thought it was really good.
I really appreciated the thought that went into the direction of the series. It foreshadowed many things and fitted many things together visually. The opening and many of the scenes complemented the dialogue-heavy nature of the show very well, I thought.
In fact, I was so glad that Madhouse delivered above my expectations that I decided to type up an impromptu visual analysis of the episode online, haha. And at 4am in the morning at that! Was absolutely whacked out in class the next day, but felt it was quite worth it :P
Anyway, I think it is a fact that you will have overstepped a boundary once you use the book. As Light does, you might compare it to a chain letter. You believe in the power of the chain letter, so you pass it on. Similarly, it's likely that you'll believe in the power of the notebook and not use it out of fear.
Even in the case of using it for good, for example saving the hostages, it might be that other even more disasterous events will happen because those hostages were saved.
As for the law, the difference between Light's actions and that of a judge is that Light decides everything himself. There is no chance for the person once Light passes judgement on him, whereas in the court of law, there is at least a system in place to decide, and at least a chance to turn over a new leaf.
Anyway, I hope the series keeps up with the quality, and keep up the good work on your site! Really liked your Honey & Clover stuff :)
hi here again...
i heard the va for haruhi suzumiya (aya hirano) stars in the anime...hmm.....dunno which character though..
hm....i wonder if someone crazy enough to write his own name on deathnote...lol
OMG! I didn't think the Death Note anime would start this soon! I'd read'about it and found just one little picture (L on a bike XD) But now at once I saw there are already three eps broadcasted.. now i'll have to wait for the subs -.- Does anyone know who'll be planning to sub DN?
The screencaps do look very nice! Bit dark, but that does fit the DNstyle =)
About Light's voice: I don't really think about Tamaki when I hear it. The voice sounds a lot more like Miyano Mamoru's voice for Kiba (from Wolf's Rain), a serious voice, and not the happy Tamaki-voice. Also, this afternoon I finished Ouran and I was kinda happy to hear Tamaki's voice in DN! Must say I'm very curious to hear L's voice~ ~
That picture of L on a bike wasn't actually from the Death Note anime. It was from fullmetal panic or something like that.
I think DN probably has the best animation I've seen so far this season... Madhouse main team is fabulous! The OP theme is a nightmare itself ^_^;; but that's actually a good thing coz it gives me an extra feast just watching the variety of OP with the same animation. My favorite is actually this animation against "I can't be cool" (Kanno Yoko).
As you said, Miyano Mamoru is not ready for Kira. His voice is right but his acting... it's too cheesy for Kira. He sounds more like just a "normal" high school ... not the one with the cells that will enable him to be the "GOD" in his new world... his laughter's a bit weird too (honest). I'm sweating to hear how Hirano transforms from Haruhi to Misa... hope it's not Tamaki and Haruhi we're hearing. I also fear hearing Ranma and Inuyasha as L ^_^;; but it's Kappei san so at least his acting experience should save the day.
Set aside from the cast... I suppose the plot is reasonably paced but it could get better ... anyway I have hopes for this anime (as many others this season don't seem to be as attractive as they initially looked).
Wow, I suprised they made Death Note into an anime. I thought the artist was a little adverse to it after Hikaru no Go. I was one of those who got really into DN when it started, then gradually lost interest, which I suppose was good considering the rather mediocre ending.
The animation doesn't seem to bad. A bit dark.
Is 'Haruhi' (ouran) going to be Misa's voice?! O_o don;t think it's very fitting (unless the voice is going to be different from haruhi?)
I don't know what Ranma or Inuyasha sounds like, so L's voice is still a mystery to me.. xD
BTW who is subing Death Note? And anyone know when the sub version will be available? I've already seen the raw but I can't wait for the sub!!! I LOVE the animation and I'm completely addicted to the OP and ED!!
Ahahaha Haruhi as Misa, Tamaki as Light, and Inuyasha/Shinichi(the real, not Conan) as L....The staff is somehow funny considering the dark theme of the show. ^-^ I saw the Raw on youtube, Yagami Light's voice reminds me soo much of Tamaki that I wish I haven't seen Ouran. XD
DN is one of my favorite manga,
but 37 eps, isn't enough to cover
all 13 volumes. I love the ep. 1 overall
but thought it felt alittle rushed. Their
cram the whole first chapter in one episode.
::spoilers start:: My guess is their
going to end the anime with the end
of the L saga/story arc, and have a new ending. for the anime :: spoilers end::
I meant cast and not staff ^^'
I just found out that it's Suzumiya Haruhi voicing Misa and not the one from Ouran! O_O It really is weird how many happy characters become bad people! It's too strange to imagine her as Misa, and Inuyasha as L...
The form of the titles somehow reminds me of X...It's the studio that made X...Well, the whole dark theme reminds me of it...
Hirano aya's doing misa's voice? o.O
The screencaps look very nice. I an not a fan of the manga. It's style does not suit my taste. Yet the live-action movie and now this anime have gotten me intrigued. I actually can stand watching monsters on film and anime more than I can on manga for some reason. The anime looks dark when it come to it's look (of course it's subject matter already is), and I love that kind of look in anime.
All evil never think that they are evil....is truly a good statement.
Hitler wanted to rid the world of the jews because they are evil. Well, are they?
I do not know that there is a clear defination of good and evil but what I do know is that we can only make choices on what we think is correct based on what we can see at that moment.
Whatever happened after that is beyoud our control.
There is only so much that a person can see and foresee, judging the person to be good or evil is not up to us but to the next few generations.
What does your action lead to?
When you focus on his action, he look downright evil to you.
But as times goes by and you see the bigger picture, you will see his intention.
Although Light is sugar coating his action with the intention of making the world a better place. At least, he IS doing something.
Even if he is downright evil, he IS making an effort.
Many know that the world are now in a global warming crisis. But what have we done to prevent the worst from happening?
"The only thing neccessary for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing."
-Edmund Burke
As for the usage of deathnote.
I might use it to write what I am going to do today or tommorow. It is a notebook after all.
As a personal opinion, choosing the correct choice is the same as choosing the correct perception. But there is no one true perception as standing on different angle will reveal different opinion and answer.
A person drawing a circle with his finger in front of you.
It is anti-clockwise to you but to him, he is drawing in a clockwise direction.
Both you and that person is correct.
Neither one is more accurate.
But, this truth have nothing to do with the ultimate truth.
The ultimate truth that it is only a finger that is moving.
No circle was drawn.
Just like there are a bunch of moving light in a striaght row.
Each of these light emit and dissapear in one second in successation of one and another.
Thus, it will look like the light is moving across the row.
But, in fact, it is not true.
Touching the elephant in a dark room and making a choice based on that one touch, is the same as finding the correct perception without first seeking an understanding of the whole picture.
Lighting the room to see the elephant is the same as seeking an understanding of the whole picture but assumed that, what you see IS the whole picture.
Knowing that there are still a lot of different places that you can feel and touch which will result in different perception, you understand, realise and will know these perception.
By comparing and combining these perception, you start to see a picture.
From that picture, you will come to realise the flaw of your decision.
That is where right and wrong start to appeared gray to you.
When you start to put everyone and everything into consideration,
there will not be a correct decision.
There is only the best possible outcome for the future of whom it may concern.
Built a house; destroy the tree.
To eat; kill the animal and destroy the plant
Save a life; save the demonic murderer
I've no idea what Suzumiya Haruhi/Hirano Aya sounds like ^^ I've only read DN manga 1-3, so there wasn't much Misa in it.. but I read the beginning of volume 4 on the internet and I think Misa should have a cute girly voice and a bit stupid haha.
You should watch Wolf's Rain, the main character also has 'Tamaki's' voice, and it's a very serious character, so it should be less irritating and annoying to hear Light having the same voice.. (And you won't think of Tamaki's face everytime you hear the voice)? AND Wolf's Rain is a very good anime!
»»» Any news about the sub yet?
I'll have to wait for it, since I can't speak Japanese o_O
I'd like to watch X/1999 too, but can;t find the eps..time to search again.
I hope they cover all manga chapters because of the great ending!
Deathnote is a cool show, i only saw the preview, because im waiting for subs and i heard its out today so im gonna go check it out. but this show seems pretty good....
The art looks FABULOUS! I'm so glad they put effort into this! Too many of my favourite manga that have been adapted to anime have been done very rush-rush with crap for animation. This acctually looks GOOD!
wow, so many comments~!
anyway, i was really amused when they have a scene not in the manga when the mother brings up apples
and i already know what the purpose of the scene was for.. i was tickled & lol when Ryuk said "Juicy~!"
Light terrorises the world indeed.
Yeah, thank god I wasnt the only one who felt that Mamoru Miyano's part as Light was a little off compared to the ADD character of Tamaki he played two weeks ago. Well, then again, with a slated 37 episodes hopefully he can flesh into this character.
O_o Huh. I never thought of Tamaki as I was watching. A lot of weird thoughts went through my head, but most of them were about Ryuuku ("Ryuuku looks like a goth clown or something. He's scaring me." "Aww! Ryuuku is so adorable! He eats apples like a puppy eats doggie treats!") Although Light was a little over the top at one point. When he was writing all those names in the death note, the extravagant pencil strokes felt a little off. Still nicely disturbing though.
thanks for the summary! And i too would like to express surprise of Light and Tamaki sharing a voice actor. As i watched it i didn't really make the connection. Light's voice is a little softer than i thought, but it fits him. Ryuk is just amazing. I am happy to see that this is an anime, but also worry how well it will work, seeing as the manga is more dialogue and thought on L and Light's parts than any actual action. Nevertheless, it is exciting
I thought I was hearing Tamaki when I first heard of Raito, but then it gradually turn into a deeper and more mature voice, especially when he was explaining his thoughts and concepts of "purifiying the world". But the voice Miyano used was a little too close to Tamaki, hopefully he'll be able to adapt his voice to suit the darker atmosphere of the anime (and Raito's skrewd character as well)
I was a great fan of the manga itself and I love the anime adaptation of it. The animation is top-notched (as expected of Madhouse).
As of would I be using the Death Note if I have it, I don't think so. It takes a lot of courage to actually take away another life, I don't think I have that kind of courage.
Honestly, I don't think I'd be able to use it.
It's not that I don't believe in death as a form of justice--I mean, we just don't know if we're capable until (or, if ever) such a situation would arise.
But capable or not, right or wrong. I don't think we're the ones who should choose that. As humans, I don't think we're big, or sure enough for that.
We're completely lost, and always searching. I don't think we know a thing about anything.
So then, death would be too great a thing for us to really hold power over, in complete sureness.
And even so, there are always going to be moral ambiguities. What about mercy killing, or whatever?
I don't know. Maybe in the same sense, when we save people in hospitals and such delights, maybe that as well is a play over death--playing with death. In that case, wouldn't that be wrong as well. Wouldnt we be making decisions we're not big enough for?
But how do you let somebody die, when you could save them?
But maybe that's the difference. To save a life, you're making the decision for one person. To kill (for justice), your doing it to save others from suffering, choosing one over the other. Maybe that's we're the problem is, we can't judge one--end one so another may live, or not suffer.
Maybe that's what we're not big enough for. The choice between lives, and their worth.
"Let he who is free of sin, cast the first stone...", and all that bible-jazz.
So no, I wouldn't use the book. I'd wuss out, and burn it.
does anyone(like me) find Ryuk rather scary-looking..?
i like the series, it's interesting and cool, but when i was watching the episode i was kinda half-expecting some great scare from Ryuk..like some fierce growl or something.heh
Death Note is opening soon in the cinemas of my country!
To Zzz...
It might be so in Kant's vision, but I suggest you take a look at Nietzsche's theories as well, as there are clear concordances with Light and the "free philosopher" Nietzsche talks in "Beyond Good and Evil". I'm too lazy to explain it all now, T_T, but at least I wanted to share this opinion.
YES I WASN'T THE ONLYONE WHO HEARD TAMAKI'S VOICE!!!! HAHA!!!
i love this anime, so much. its going up there with ouran (no not because of tama's voice)
It took me about two weeks before I realized that the anime version was already out. Rawr! And I have to watch it through Youtube, as there are no released episodes here in the Philippines yet...
I've watched the first episode yesterday, and as was expected, it was a bit different from the manga... but heck, it was still GOOD.
Omg...that summary was just beautiful, loved it and I love Deathnote! I never knew the voice of light was a person from ouran highschool host club but it totally blened in. I cant wait until I finish watching the anime!
check out my death note amv! i hope youll like it!
why disagree with light he was right all evil should perish before a grand judge (Kira) and keep the world a better place and those who don't agree should die too.
You can argue that humanity would be to restricted by that sense of justice. Wrong humanity has freedom but abuses it so it deserves punishment. What Light was doing was creating a new race of kind hearted humans who don't give into their animal instincts. Humans have been given freedom to long most exist to exist so there existence just damages the planet its about time all these types of humans were wiped out to create the 'Shining World'
Ouran's Takami was Light?! DDDAAAAMMMNNNN HE'S GOOD!!!!!!!! Whatever award is handed to Japanese voice actors' GIVE IT TO HIM!!!!!!!!!!!! PERIOD!!!!! HE DESERVES WHATEVER AWARD IS COMING TO HIM!!!!!!!! 'Nuff said.
i like the first ending to death note alumina by nightmare i love nightmare
Deathnote is like so cool Ilove the show
Deathnote is like so cool Ilove the show
Deathnote is like so cool Ilove the show
Deathnote is like so cool Ilove the show
Deathnote is like so cool Ilove the show
Deathnote is like so cool Ilove the show
Deathnote is like so cool Ilove the show
Deathnote is like so cool Ilove the show
Deathnote is like so cool Ilove the show
The characters are very... breath-taking, as in the manga series, and I am absolutely in love with both L and Near (you can't have one without the other). They are elaborate, and the show actually shows a phenominal view of man-kind in an 'on-the-outside-looking-in' version of the world... Everyone can be classified by one of the characters in the show. Your job is just to find out who you are...
i LOVE death note so much,but i think light is getting outta hand,with the killing of his best friend (aka "ME")...But still,this anime is the best so far.And i've been telling all my friends about it,and thet love it too.GO DEATH NOTE!!!!!!!
kira si a god of the new world
too bad light and L dies :/
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