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It has become a classic tale of modern anime. Boy finds
book. Boy discovers writing in said book kills people. Boy becomes
vigilante. Police notice said vigilante. Boy starts killing said
police. The world's greatest detective takes on the challenge. Boy
takes on said detective and becomes ever-increasingly obsessed with power.
Both engage in an epic battle of wits which will determine if the world is
spared the judgement of a teenager with a killer notebook, with the onus on
cunning and dialogue, rather then fighting and action. Welcome to the
world of Death Note. |
No doubt you are aware of the above basic plot of Death Note. It has become a modern classic due to its unique idea that the protagonist Light Yagami fights purely through the power of the written word and his genius mind, plus he is also the villain of the piece. His techniques often defeat the modern technology deployed to survey, but he cannot outdo L, the detective who takes on Light in order to prove he is Kira, the moniker the press give the killer. Explaining why criminals and |
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police pursuing Kira dying of heart attacks is murder is going
to be tricky, but L proves a worthy adversary for Light, quickly deducing him.
All he needs is proof of the murder weapon. |
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There is a problem with taking around
the first 25 episodes of as series and condensing it down into a
film, and that is the characterisation is largely lost (something
viewers of Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth will
attest to). In the film Light succumbs to evil more quickly
then in the original series, thus making the transition less
realistic. Pivotal character Raye Penbar is given less screen
time here, thus making his |
characters such as Light's father and Misa Amane suffer from
lack of introduction. The original Japanese making of is included, alongside the original Japanese promos and trailers for other releases. Ratings Feature:
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