Death Note - Q & A

[Jaruromania]

Q. In the details of the death, can he describe false things? Say a person dies by a car crash, can he add a mark on the victims neck to indicate strangling?

Unless the victim starts strangling himself and then dies by car crash, I don't think so.

The Death Note can only do things which would actually be physically possible in the world. It can't make strangle marks spontaneously appear, nor can it manipulate others around him to strangle him, but it can pretty much 100% control the victim within his capibility.

[mos2025]

This might be a stupid Q but does Death Note only air in Japan? I've seen it on Winamp's ShoutCast TV but only up to ep 7

[Murska]

Q:

Spoiler for Chips Eating:

How did Light get that TV inside the(apparently closed) bag of chips? I mean, if it wasn't closed, when and why did he put it in, he couldn't have done it while there were cameras(Unless he bought it himself) and if he put it in before the cameras were placed, why did he put it into the closet? And most of all, WHY was it in the top of the pile, anyone could have taken it and found the TV inside. If it was the bottom one in the pile, I could understand...

Q2: Could the death note kill other people than intended, like for example: "(Name) Nuclear Strike". If possible, would it be possible to write "(Name) Apocalypse, hit by huge meteor which destroys the planet" and would it destroy the planet?

[Klashikari]

Originally Posted by Murska

Q:

Spoiler for Chips Eating:

How did Light get that TV inside the(apparently closed) bag of chips? I mean, if it wasn't closed, when and why did he put it in, he couldn't have done it while there were cameras(Unless he bought it himself) and if he put it in before the cameras were placed, why did he put it into the closet? And most of all, WHY was it in the top of the pile, anyone could have taken it and found the TV inside. If it was the bottom one in the pile, I could understand...

Spoiler:

Like Light said several times, he was clever enought to "spare"some criminals, and keep them in its agenda. in fact, you can consider it as a "back up plan". and indeed, he put the bag in the closet with the others to prevent being suspicious.

in the manga, it was explained that Light was the only one who eat THAT flavour of potato chips, so he assumed that no one will open it, so he didn't bother to put this bag under the pile (it would be weird if he would have to pull out a single bag, while there are a lot on the top.)
furthermore, if he put the bag under the pile, it wouldn't be good, since the shape of the compressed bag would suggest there is something inside, while on the top, it doesn't suffer of any compression

Q2: Could the death note kill other people than intended, like for example: "(Name) Nuclear Strike". If possible, would it be possible to write "(Name) Apocalypse, hit by huge meteor which destroys the planet" and would it destroy the planet?

light discovered in his tests that he cannot order an irrational death.
also, the conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically possible for that human or it is reasonably assumed to be carried out by that human. (taken from HOW TO USE IT VI)

also, for the "nuclear" thing, IIRC, you cannot specify a death that would involve anyone else. (i'm trying to find the source.)
edit : fount it : "Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack." (HOW TO USE XXVI)

[Noppapana]

a plain question
when does this anime air in Japan ? on Thursday or Friday ?

[defrule]

Originally Posted by Klashikari

Spoiler:

Like Light said several times, he was clever enought to "spare"some criminals, and keep them in its agenda. in fact, you can consider it as a "back up plan". and indeed, he put the bag in the closet with the others to prevent being suspicious.

in the manga, it was explained that Light was the only one who eat THAT flavour of potato chips, so he assumed that no one will open it, so he didn't bother to put this bag under the pile (it would be weird if he would have to pull out a single bag, while there are a lot on the top.)
furthermore, if he put the bag under the pile, it wouldn't be good, since the shape of the compressed bag would suggest there is something inside, while on the top, it doesn't suffer of any compression

light discovered in his tests that he cannot order an irrational death.
also, the conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically possible for that human or it is reasonably assumed to be carried out by that human. (taken from HOW TO USE IT VI)

also, for the "nuclear" thing, IIRC, you cannot specify a death that would involve anyone else. (i'm trying to find the source.)
edit : fount it : "Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack." (HOW TO USE XXVI)

By influencing I suppose you mean something like "strangled to death by name" or something similar. However, how far can one go before Death Note just makes it a heart attack?

You are allowed to write "run over by a car" and it will happen, this influences other people yet you can't make a third person kill your victim. Surely there is a mid-point below which the death is accepted but above it just results in a heart attack.

[Archer]

Originally Posted by defrule

By influencing I suppose you mean something like "strangled to death by name" or something similar. However, how far can one go before Death Note just makes it a heart attack?

You are allowed to write "run over by a car" and it will happen, this influences other people yet you can't make a third person kill your victim. Surely there is a mid-point below which the death is accepted but above it just results in a heart attack.

Basically, if the cause of death creates a situation where anybody else besides the intended victim is killed, then the intended victim will only die of a heart attack.

[Nellie]

Originally Posted by defrule

By influencing I suppose you mean something like "strangled to death by name" or something similar. However, how far can one go before Death Note just makes it a heart attack?

You are allowed to write "run over by a car" and it will happen, this influences other people yet you can't make a third person kill your victim. Surely there is a mid-point below which the death is accepted but above it just results in a heart attack.

Getting hit by a car is the victim's doing because the Death Notw will influence him to suddenly jump in front of the car so that the driver has no chance to stop himself. The same as if the victim went to a shooting range and jumped in frotn of someone's target, while the person did technically shoot him, it was the victim's own doing.

[Noppapana]

can someone explain how it is possible for Light to time the deaths ?
i dont quite understand that point

[bayoab]

Originally Posted by Noppapana

can someone explain how it is possible for Light to time the deaths ?
i dont quite understand that point

From the how to use:

• After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds.

Time is one of the details.

And read the first page for your other question.

[xris]

Am I right in thinking that the following schedule is correct?

13th Dec - Ep 11
20th Dec - Recap episode and interviews
27th Dec - Ep 12
3rd Jan - Not aired
10th Jan - Ep 13

[Zalith]

What font does L use for his computer screen? (the big L on his screen)

[Senovit]

Look for Cloister Black as the font, unfortunately I don't have a link to it.

edit: nevermind I found it, click here.

source website is http://www.deathgod.org/

[Itachikun]

Originally Posted by xris

Am I right in thinking that the following schedule is correct?

13th Dec - Ep 11
20th Dec - Recap episode and interviews
27th Dec - Ep 12
3rd Jan - Not aired
10th Jan - Ep 13

Yup, its right xris. More or less, Death Note 12 is tonight, while next week is another break. Though I havent heard if there were any more recaps or other things. Still more break for the fansubbers!. New Year holiday I guess, but still all goood.
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CLOUDY TRICHOMES

[myopius]

Originally Posted by bayoab

From the how to use:

• After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds.

Time is one of the details.

And read the first page for your other question.

Actually, time is considered on the same terms as the basic cause of death, and needs to be written in the first 40 seconds. My post in this topic at http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost...2&postcount=35 has an explanation of this, under the spoiler tag "Revision".

[Hisoka??]

Originally Posted by Klashikari

Spoiler:

Like Light said several times, he was clever enought to "spare"some criminals, and keep them in its agenda. in fact, you can consider it as a "back up plan". and indeed, he put the bag in the closet with the others to prevent being suspicious.

in the manga, it was explained that Light was the only one who eat THAT flavour of potato chips, so he assumed that no one will open it, so he didn't bother to put this bag under the pile (it would be weird if he would have to pull out a single bag, while there are a lot on the top.)
furthermore, if he put the bag under the pile, it wouldn't be good, since the shape of the compressed bag would suggest there is something inside, while on the top, it doesn't suffer of any compression

light discovered in his tests that he cannot order an irrational death.
also, the conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically possible for that human or it is reasonably assumed to be carried out by that human. (taken from HOW TO USE IT VI)

also, for the "nuclear" thing, IIRC, you cannot specify a death that would involve anyone else. (i'm trying to find the source.)
edit : fount it : "Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack." (HOW TO USE XXVI)

does that mean that if the user of the death note writes a death that leads to him being cuaght and killed then the victim will just die of a heart attack?

[Klashikari]

Originally Posted by Hisoka??

does that mean that if the user of the death note writes a death that leads to him being cuaght and killed then the victim will just die of a heart attack?

probably, but this is rather hard to determine such case, since it would be a bit goofy for the death note user to be such careless.

[Shikimori Kazuki]

I have question: Is it possible to stop the death of a person once you write it on your death note book?

Spoiler for question from ep.8:

Let say for example ep.8 when Naomi walks away to suicide. I happen to be Light and dont want her to die yet, is it possible to reverse it by doing things to prevent her death? since I already know shes going to suicide because I wrote it on the note.

[Zalith]

It's impossible to cancel a death.

And this is because:

Spoiler:

In the manga on chapter 107, Ryuk said so.

Spoiler for answer from ep. 8:

Anyways, the details do need to be written in 6 minutes and 40 seconds after you write the name. Light said that you can write the details first, then write the name. But if he like..wants to extend, say, Naomi's death. He could write something if it's still in the 6 minutes and 40 seconds. But if the 6 minutes and 40 seconds have already passed, then he can't do anything. Also, if he wrote down for Naomi to suicide, then she will definitely suicide. That's a fact that can't be changed. But other details can be added, if he wanted to within that 6 minutes and 40 seconds. Make sense?

[Klashikari]

Originally Posted by Shikimori Kazuki

I have question: Is it possible to stop the death of a person once you write it on your death note book?

Spoiler for question from ep.8:

Let say for example ep.8 when Naomi walks away to suicide. I happen to be Light and dont want her to die yet, is it possible to reverse it by doing things to prevent her death? since I already know shes going to suicide because I wrote it on the note.

no :
" When rewriting the cause and/or details of death it must be done within 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
You cannot change the victim’s time of death，however soon it may be." (How to use XXVIII)

edit : zalith was faster, dang XD