True i agree light manipulated those that believed in his cause into doing his will but also into doing anything they could to help him achieve his goals so i dont think mikami is to blame. he was only doing what light convinced him he needed to do. light got to cocky which led to his downfall
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Thats all true but it still feels like the writers wanted to wrap up to story quickly after the introduction of Near...
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Well, the series was never supposed to be a long series...so by the time L had died, the were running out of time I would guess which is why they rushed the story to the end. So if I were to guess, they made Light Screw up, and have Near catch it so he could win. I mean, if you look back in the series, almost every single mistake Light made he always noticed he made it and always fixed it...and now some 15 year old kid comes along and is able to exploit and mistake that Light some how doesn't catch until lt's too late? I don't think so. I mean, I like Near and I'm not putting him down, but it's more so of observation that makes me come to this conclusion. It's ironic really...He needed to Tadaka and Mikami to kill for him so it would lower the supicion on him so he wouldn't get caught, and in doing so, they are the reason he got caught in the end....
Well, the series was never supposed to be a long series...so by the time L had died, the were running out of time I would guess which is why they rushed the story to the end. So if I were to guess, they made Light Screw up, and have Near catch it so he could win. I mean, if you look back in the series, almost every single mistake Light made he always noticed he made it and always fixed it...and now some 15 year old kid comes along and is able to exploit and mistake that Light some how doesn't catch until lt's too late? I don't think so. I mean, I like Near and I'm not putting him down, but it's more so of observation that makes me come to this conclusion. It's ironic really...He needed to Tadaka and Mikami to kill for him so it would lower the supicion on him so he wouldn't get caught, and in doing so, they are the reason he got caught in the end....
I feel the same way...... And not to go offtopic or anything but wasn't Mellow 15, i dont think we ever were told Nears age but it seems like Near could be more like 8 years old...... (Playing with toys etc.)
Well, the series was never supposed to be a long series...so by the time L had died, the were running out of time I would guess which is why they rushed the story to the end. So if I were to guess, they made Light Screw up, and have Near catch it so he could win. I mean, if you look back in the series, almost every single mistake Light made he always noticed he made it and always fixed it...and now some 15 year old kid comes along and is able to exploit and mistake that Light some how doesn't catch until lt's too late? I don't think so. I mean, I like Near and I'm not putting him down, but it's more so of observation that makes me come to this conclusion. It's ironic really...He needed to Tadaka and Mikami to kill for him so it would lower the supicion on him so he wouldn't get caught, and in doing so, they are the reason he got caught in the end....
Spoiler for mistake:
Well, actually, Light made a mistake WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY before that. His first mistake ever was killing Ray Penber. Ray had planned to end his investigation that day of the busjacking, but Light decided to kill him and his fellow FBI agents before that time. Sure, there's no way Light could have known, but the fact that Ray was investigating him (and was killed a short time thereafter) allowed for L to narrow down the suspects. Frankly, if Light hadn't killed Ray Penber, L probably wouldn't have been able to get as far as he did in the Kira case. Sure the ending was a bit fudged due to time constraints, but really his first mistake way back near episode 7 in the end was one mistake too many, even though most people wouldn't see it as a mistake in the first place..
I feel the same way...... And not to go offtopic or anything but wasn't Mellow 15, i dont think we ever were told Nears age but it seems like Near could be more like 8 years old...... (Playing with toys etc.)
Whew. Just spent the weekend watching 1-37 and I was blown away. Like all of you I didn't like the beginning of the N arc, but I think I know why. That is really the only area of the anime where light is floundering and doesn't know what to do. As much fun as it is to hate him, I think we all want to see him succeed too (which makes this difficult to watch).
I was actually completely satisfied with the end, and I really don't think they could have pulled it off any better. Light's sociopathic personality just erupts into something spectacular. The ONLY thing that upset me was that he called misa's name AND takada's name. If he had just called for Misa it would have been absolutely perfect. Calling out both of their names highlights light's selfishness again, whereas if he had just called for Misa I think it would have signified that he had a conscious (kind of) and felt bad for how he had treated her (may be :b).
Misa was my favorite character and I was sad to see her get pushed to the side towards the end.
All in all I have to give this one a 10/10. This has been like crack for the past 3 days, and my heart is still racing. Awesome!
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Spoiler for mistake:
Well, actually, Light made a mistake WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY before that. His first mistake ever was killing Ray Penber. Ray had planned to end his investigation that day of the busjacking, but Light decided to kill him and his fellow FBI agents before that time. Sure, there's no way Light could have known, but the fact that Ray was investigating him (and was killed a short time thereafter) allowed for L to narrow down the suspects. Frankly, if Light hadn't killed Ray Penber, L probably wouldn't have been able to get as far as he did in the Kira case. Sure the ending was a bit fudged due to time constraints, but really his first mistake way back near episode 7 in the end was one mistake too many, even though most people wouldn't see it as a mistake in the first place..
Yea good point. Which is why I said most of the mistakes he made he was able to fix.
Yea good point. Which is why I said most of the mistakes he made he was able to fix.
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I really loved most of the series apart from where L dies it just seemed that after that episode everything seemed rushed, before that every episode was packed with a lot of key moments which made it a really great series, If they had maybe a better ending then i would of said "One of the best anime's i have ever watched" but still the thought of that ending , i felt more sorry for Misa when Light dies .
Animation: A+
Sound: A+ ( Great voice acting by Aya Hirano(Misa) plus Light and Ryuk were great too, also the background music were great)
Story C (The death of L and Light were not what i would of liked to see and they way it felt rushed at the end ruined it but if that wasn't there it would of been an A-)
Perfect 10, because it was a great storyline, and a great ending. It didnt stray to far from the manga either. I liked the ending, and how they didnt milk the series:
I liked it until I realized nothing was happening and there was no character development. Mellow is the only interesting character and we know what happened with that. One of the more overrated shows.
It'd have probably gotten a good 10/10 from me if they hadnt done so much condensing to the second arc. To the point of making my favorite character (Mello) look like a side character. He had a volume and a half to his 'mafia arc' which was cut down to an episode and a half.
Shidoh did less in the anime than in the manga. And I wasnt too satasfied with the anime ending. It was absolutely epic till...it diverged.
The animation was good, though it had a few big drops from time to time. Voice acting was superb and it was highly enjoyable.
I loved the series and I kinda think that the Kira case would never come if Light just killed them with a reasonable description like the one with the bus hijacking.
I like how the storyline progress, it keeps getting better and better and the battle is epic. The music is pretty good especially the BG and the 1st OP. Unfortunately, I really dislike the second OP.
Spoiler for Ending:
I hate to be biased but I hate the ending. I actually wanted Light to win. I don't like N lol
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Great anime!I love the mystery and the note!
If i had the note i would do the same as Light but would not kill those who are looking for me!I think Light became kinda evil at the end!
Too much power got the best of him!!
Gotta love Light's evil grin!
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Just finnished the anime myself, quite sad overall of the quality of the show, it started really good, and I after ep 26 it just turns nasty, personaly I would have liked that the show ended at ep 26 but no it didn't. It feelt draged out like they didn't want to end the show sadly.
What should I say ? The first 20 chapters are extremely interesting: suspension-building, thrills and breath-taking! But as the story progresses, it loses its grasp on the readers as the author was prolonging it....
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, i felt more sorry for Misa when Light dies 
