Death Note Episode 1 Discussion / Poll

[Cooldude]

The only thing I don't like

Spoiler:

is the way they showed Raito showing Ryuk how many names he wrote in his Death Note

In the manga, he suddenly opened his Death Note and shoved it in front of Ryuk face and Ryuk laughing about how many names he wrote down already. That would've made a great chilling scene if animated

Also, don't like how calm they made Raito look when he first met Ryuk, he was a lot more freaked out in the manga. Kinda shows how he turned from a normal human into a maniac.

[Lilith]

goldlilys, please edit your post QUICKLY. Distribuiting licensed material on AnimeSuki forums is strictly prohibited. Thanks.

And LOL I agree Itachikun. But wait, how many rules are there? Will they fit in 37 episodes?

I disagree with you, Cooldude. In the anime Light was definitely no where near calm when he met Ryuk. He screamed, fell of the chair and backed away to the wall. Don't you think that's enough? After a minute, he calmed down and talked to Ryuk normally which was fine by me. This is Light we're talking about, the "trickster" with amazing mentality.

[sedukshun]

wow so many good reviews on this anime i might have to add another one to my "going to view" list of anime lol

[Deathkillz]

i think light did a pretty good job not freaking out after seeing ryuk...an normal person would have died from a heart attack (ironic?)...just shows how strong minded light is ^_^

[i0td]

Originally Posted by Deathkillz

i think light did a pretty good job not freaking out after seeing ryuk...an normal person would have died from a heart attack (ironic?)...just shows how strong minded light is ^_^

What I like more was how Light not only did what you mentioned in your post, but also had the guts to explain his plan to become a god to a god. Ryuk's reaction was priceless. I especially loved the mischievous smirk at the end, foreshadowing all the trouble to come. With that said, I'm definitely looking forward to more of this series.

[KaneDragon]

Yeah, the motorcycle incident was hilarious. Not0wn3d. Three times lol. Reminds me of Ichigo getting pwn3d in Bleach...

Spoiler for Gifs:

Light's too insane, though. Shame, believing that he can cleanse the world of evil. Ryuk saying "But then you'll be the only one left". Oh, well,

Spoiler for manga:

that's the moral of the story. So much potential if his ego had been a little bit less. And Misa had been a little more bright.

[Karnot]

I wonder if the rest of the show will continue to be exactly 1 chapter per episode...
But either way, the first 30 chapters are the best of them all. Oh, and maybe the corporation part.

[KaneDragon]

Yeah,

Spoiler for major manga spoiler:

I certainly was never expecting the time skip following L's death. And suddenly Light has all this power and resides in his Fortress of Doom. wtf. Felt too post-apocalyptic. First half was superior, but Light was being too evil for me, so meh.

[garnet07]

Oooh I love the first episode of Death Note. I like the effects and the voices match the characters so well. And did anyone say that the voice of Light is the same voice of Tamaki from Host Club. Haha that's hilarious. I hope to see more of characters especially the cute L.

Just want to ask when do they play this in Japan. Is it every Tuesday only or something? Cuz I want more to come faster. And if theres only 37 episodes, will they fit everything storywise? Cuz Isnt there like 120 chapters for the manga. So the anime should be more like 50 or more episodes. Well just wondering.

Overall, I so soo highly recommend this. Also waiting for Perfect Girl Evolution to be fansubbed. Hope someone is doing that.

[Catgirls]

Originally Posted by garnet07

Just want to ask when do they play this in Japan

Tuesday or Wednesday depending on the way you keep track of time. From the Q & A Thread:

Mahou’s Showtime Page | Fall Anime Schedule (credit: Kaoru Chujo) | Date&Time.com (time conversion)

Q. When does Death Note air?

A. Wednesdays at 12:56 AM (Japan time)

Click on the "Date&Time.com" link above to convert to your time-zone.

And yes, it airs only once a week ... which means, the show will unfold over 37+ weeks.

[gmanr26]

I just felt random in getting this show cuz it was episode 1... and i'm happy for it... the art is amazing, and the premise seems even better, i love that shinigami (death god) is shown differently than like in bleach .... i hope to be enjoying alot more of this show in the future.... anyone know how many episodes are planned for this show/season

[ashefatal]

37 episodes

[Sinestra]

I have never read the manga but a lot of people told me how good this series was so i checked out the first episode and i must say i was pleasently surprised. The who concept is right up my ally. I love the animation its so dark and gothic i hate animes where the premise is grim but the animation does not reflect it. Death Note reflects the darkness and twisted nature of the story perfectly.

Yagami is great charcter and portrayed very well his voice is great defiently approve of whoever is playing him. My favorite part about Yagami is how arrogant he is. He beleives that he is the only person who can right the wrongs of the world his personality fits right into it. Hes an straight A student perfect son he seems popular and hes very intellgient. All these things makes for a very arrogant yet very bored indvidual. I hope the anime shows us a little bit more about his psyche. Ryuk is cool ass Shinigami he dropped the book because he was bored sounds like something a Shinigami would do. Im looking foward to more scenes with im as well.

The best scene is ep 1 one had to be with Yagami writing all the names down followed by the people dying. That gothic music playing in the backround made that scene even more creepy and messed up.

I do have question Ryuk said that any human who uses the death note can neither go to heaven or hell. Does that mean he Yagami would go to purgatory when he died? i also thought there was no punishement for using the book so why would it effect Yagami's after life? Does it have something to do with taking life? its not the fact that hes using the book its the fact that hes killing people.

[myopius]

Really interesting to hear the opinions of people who haven't read the manga. I feel like this topic was 95% manga folk until Sorrow-K said that they were 1/2 of the people who hadn't read the manga--maybe that comment broke the ice.

Unfortunately, Sinestra, it's not clear from the context of this episode what Ryuk meant by a human who uses the note going to neither Heaven nor Hell.

[Dark`]

Originally Posted by Sinestra

I do have question Ryuk said that any human who uses the death note can neither go to heaven or hell. Does that mean he Yagami would go to purgatory when he died? i also thought there was no punishement for using the book so why would it effect Yagami's after life? Does it have something to do with taking life? its not the fact that hes using the book its the fact that hes killing people.

It's somewhat of a spoiler...obviously.

Spoiler for No human who uses the Death Note can go to heaven or hell:

Spoiler for Are you sure? It's pretty huge...:

Spoiler for Not gonna warn you again...read at own risk...:

Spoiler for Okay...I lied, one last warning:

I have no idea what Ryuk meant.










LOL, just messing. I still don't feel comfortable just posting what he means though. So if you really want to know, send me a PM. Don't blame me for spoiling/ruining things for you though.

Overall, a pretty enjoyable first episode. I've followed and finished reading the manga already, but am just now starting to pick up the series from Tokyopop. Going back and reading the first volume now, they did take quite a few liberties with the episode. My biggest gripe would probably only be the fact that Light didn't see the Death Note falling from the sky, but rather he just kind of saw it materialise on the ground. Other than that, no major complaints.

Oh, and while most people seemed to like Light's "orchestration" scene the best, I have a different favourite. That scene was great...but overall, as a big fan ever since I read vol 1 months ago, has to be Ryuk's response when Light tells him he'll be the God of the new world. "Humans are interesting!" I just get goosebumps everytime I see that scene (at least 3 times now).

[sunny_ta]

I haven't touched the manga, but I loved the first ep. I can already tell this series is going to become incredibly interesting. The little dabs of humor here and there is surprising, considering the serious tone of everything., (Ryuuku is hilarious).

*waits for next ep*

[Nightengale]

Hint before you seriously consider reading the spoilers : GTO, Yes, Great Teacher Onizuka.

Spoiler for Neither Hell nor Heaven:

Spoiler for I'll just say this first...it's extremely easy to figure it out if you think normally:

Spoiler for Can't get it? Here goes:

When humans die, there is neither hell...nor there is heaven. In the end, there exist only darkness only for those who've reached their death.

Hope that answers your question.

[myopius]

I enjoy Death Note.

[[DOT].L]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Spoiler for Neither Hell nor Heaven:

Spoiler for I'll just say this first...it's extremely easy to figure it out if you think normally:

Spoiler for Can't get it? Here goes:

When humans die, there is neither hell...nor there is heaven. In the end, there exist only darkness only for those who've reached their death.

Which is surprisingly existential when you think about it.

[Li Jianliang]

Originally Posted by Nightengale

Spoiler for Neither Hell nor Heaven:

Spoiler for I'll just say this first...it's extremely easy to figure it out if you think normally:

Spoiler for Can't get it? Here goes:

When humans die, there is neither hell...nor there is heaven. In the end, there exist only darkness only for those who've reached their death.

Spoiler:

Directly from Japan: "After they die, the place they go is MU (nothingness)." 死んだ後にいくところは、無である。