Name: Death Note デスノート
Status: Completed
Episode: 37
Release Date (for eng subs): -
Summary:
Yagami Light is a 17-year-old genius from Japan who is tired of his life, school, and the state of the world as he knows it. One day, on the way home from class, Light stumbles upon a dark notebook with "Death Note" written on the front. Intrigued by its appearance, Light reads the first few sentences, only to find out that it states that anyone whose name is written inside will die. Discarding it as a joke, Light continues his daily activities. Soon after though, his human curiosity takes the better of him and prompts Light to try the notebook, discovering the truth behind first sentence. Now, with power in his hands, Yagami Light is on a quest to change the world and become God of the New World. His path to holy status won't be easy however, as another genius, known as L, is working against Light's beliefs and Light himself. Who will win this power of Gods between humans?
Summary by: MAL Rewrite
Summary from: http://myanimelist.net/anime/1535/Death_Note/
Personal Ratings: 3
Watched the live action for this first, so I maybe comparing the two together unknowingly, but I'll try to keep this as neutral as possible.
The lies and deductions are what makes up this anime, but I thought that adding in more emotions into the show would have been better, because the whole time its about psychology, deceiving and observation of the human behavior. It can be really taxing on the brain because of all the complex explanations which has to be laid out and thought out thoroughly before the full understanding can be reached.
Thought that the pace of the whole story was too constant and lacked that emphasize on certain scenes. Some scene could have been faster to give off certain impact toward the viewers. Flashes or a higher speed for certain scene could have spiced up the mundane speed.
They could have made use of some scenes to emphasize on the emotions in which the viewers should be feeling at the moment in time. For example, when Raye actually wrote down the names of all the FBI on the death note, they should have actually showed us some scenes of them dying off, to tell the viewers how wrong Light's justice has become. Show, don't tell - by just telling us through words doesn't really bring in the weight of his actions and the emotions.
Another example would be the scene where many inspectors resigned from the case. I think that showing us the scene where they left the room would have much better because that way the viewers would feel a little frantic, because it would seem like everyone has left. However, I really liked how they actually cut down on the number of people involved in the case, because they can focus on that few people, as compared to having the show that many number of people at once. But I did think that they didn't really use that to their advantage. There maybe some episodes where they actually did some character developments on certain inspectors, but I didn't think that it was enough, because most of them were shown when they they were needed, or for a reason for them to end up causing trouble due to their characters.
They concentrated too much on the mystery on hand, so much so that it fundamentally lacked that character development I thought was needed for the viewers to understand about the characters before we can completely enjoy the fight between the 2 sides.
Could have developed some character more before killing them off - it would have made it more thrilling.
Like the thing about Naomi, I thought that they shouldn't have finished her off within 1 to 2 episodes, and only having met Light once. The drive of uncovering the Kira case due to her husband's death should have been shown more. Throughout the whole time, I didn't feel that kind of resentment within her. And since she was a former FBI agent, all the more they should have played it to their advantage to make the story a lot more interesting.
I think that for the whole show, I felt that they forgot to think about the viewer's perspective. Throughout the whole show, I felt that because the viewers know the story from the point of view from both sides, it's really hard to see things from L's point of view (especially when it comes to finding out stuff about "Kira") when we actually know everything. So sometimes viewers may forget what L knows and doesn't know about Kira. So it may actually be a lot better if they have showed it from one person's point of view.
I thought that the whole of Near's arc is very short and rushed. It kind of felt that they tried to pack as much as they can into that short number of episodes.
Throughout the whole of the arc, I thought that using Near's toys to give us a better visual and overall understanding of the whole situation.
At the ending of the show, I thought that they did a really good job in picking which scenes they want to conceal, such that it leaves the viewers very curious to see what happens, but maybe there was too many holes for the viewers to fill in.
As for the last part when Kira became a little crazy from losing to near, I thought that they could have made it a little more dramatic and crazy as compared to showing him running away the whole time.
The introduction of the 3rd Kira was really well done.
Throughout the whole of the arc, I thought that using Near's toys to give us a better visual and overall understanding of the whole situation.
At the ending of the show, I thought that they did a really good job in picking which scenes they want to conceal, such that it leaves the viewers very curious to see what happens, but maybe there was too many holes for the viewers to fill in.
As for the last part when Kira became a little crazy from losing to near, I thought that they could have made it a little more dramatic and crazy as compared to showing him running away the whole time.
The introduction of the 3rd Kira was really well done.
For L, Near and Mellow, I liked how they all have a kind of habit - Near plays with toys and stacks up things (which really shows his age, despite him being really smart. L also stacks his food up), Mellow eats chocolate (L also loves sweets in general) - that kind of resembles L, it really shows that they really look up to L a lot.
Thought that they should have gotten L to go into step-by-step explain how he come to conclusion on certain facts, I feel that it would have given the show a little more of that cool factor that they are lacking. It would also have given L more character and personality, because throughout the whole anime I thought that they didn't really flaunt over L's intelligence.
I thought that this would have been especially so in the first few episodes, where L have yet to reveal himself. This would have given the viewers that curiosity, in such a way that when he did reveal himself, it would have been more impactful.
They could have also expressed L's personality a little better; be it his sitting style, habits, and all the sweets, because it's those little things that makes him adorable.
There wasn't really a lot about L throughout the show before he died. I felt that there was a lack of character development for his character. I really prefer the movie a lot more when it comes to L. I felt that he didn't really make much progress in the whole Kira case, especially since Near didn't start off from where L left but he started from the beginning.
After L died, I really think that they should have somehow made the information, that L gathered, available to near, so that he doesn't need to start from scratch and make it seem like the first half of the show was useless.
Thought that the progress that Near made when he first started on the Kira case was a lot more rushed as compared to the L arc. Could see that Light was also a lot rash with his decisions as compared to the time with L.
After L died, I really think that they should have somehow made the information, that L gathered, available to near, so that he doesn't need to start from scratch and make it seem like the first half of the show was useless.
Thought that the progress that Near made when he first started on the Kira case was a lot more rushed as compared to the L arc. Could see that Light was also a lot rash with his decisions as compared to the time with L.
As for light, I thought that telling us more about his school life at the beginning would have enabled the viewers to measure his intelligence. Not keeping the viewers updated on his everyday life, would also mean not enabling the viewers to see how much his meaning of justice changed.
In the Near arc, I felt that Light became really cold blooded - a person with no feelings or his family, really suddenly. Thought that they should show his change of heart from the very beginning.
In the Near arc, I felt that Light became really cold blooded - a person with no feelings or his family, really suddenly. Thought that they should show his change of heart from the very beginning.
Not much family scenes ever since Light joined the investigation team. They should have input more emotions in by showing the family when Yagami died.
Art Ratings: 3
More realistic art to bring out the more dark theme and the more
Recommended for:
Gender: Both
Age: 16 and above
My Ratings: PG-13
More realistic art to bring out the more dark theme and the more
Recommended for:
Gender: Both
Age: 16 and above
My Ratings: PG-13
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