Even so, Light continues that he was chosen to bring true justice to the world—whether by Ryuk or not. In Gig Harbor, Washington, one middle school student was expelled and three were suspended on May 14, 2008, for having 50 names in their own "Death Note" book, including President George W.

In August 2016, a three-part miniseries entitled Death Note: New Generation was announced as a part of the Death Note live-action film series and aired in September. How to Read states that the humorous aspects of Death Note originated from Ohba's "enjoyment of humorous stories".The manga has Near learn that Mikami is X-Kira because he's the only Kira suspect that regularly interacts with Takada, Kira's known spokesperson.

Miura turns out to be the other boy who received a Death Note, and uses it to kill the bullies a second time. According to Wired magazine, Death Note "[turned] Japan's most-popular print medium into an internationally controversial topic that has parents wondering whether they should prohibit their kids from reading manga entirely". Due to the complexity of the original manga, he described the process as "definitely delicate and a great challenge". After restoring Misa's memories, Light instructs her to begin killing as Kira, causing L to cast suspicion on Misa.He added that Karl Willems, director of the dub, assembled a "stunning voice cast of professionals" with a "solid tone minus some of the cheesy yelling and screaming of other dubs". Bait-and-Switch Gunshot: Chief Yagami stages a murder-suicide with himself, Light, and Misa, which turns out to be a gambit to prove that Light isn't Kira.

It starred Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham, Paul Nakauchi, Jason Liles, and Willem Dafoe. Appeal to Audacity: When Mello tells Near about the Death Note and the Shinigami, the SPK asks Near if he could really believe such a story. In 2006, Japanese fans pointed out the similarities between Death Note and the 1973 one-shot manga The Miraculous Notebook ( 不思議な手帖) by Shigeru Mizuki. Interestingly, the cross is retained on the Misa collector's figure included with volume 5 of the DVD series, and she is also depicted with it in the first anime opening. The episode ends right as Mikami's clock strikes at the time he dictated in the Death Note that Near's team and the task force would die.

If it is indeed coincidence and not, as Matsuda theorizes, the result of Near writing in the Death Note to verify it was real and enable Light's conviction, Mikami happening to bring a fake notebook without checking to verify, then dying ten days after Light's defeat would also qualify. After being kidnapped by a mob for ransom and held at gunpoint, she's left so shellshocked she has to use a wheelchair for transportation.

Though the two have their own motives that aren't exactly heroic, Light being a Villain Protagonist makes it a case of a Big Bad Ensemble against a Big Bad. It was reported in September 2009, that a Year Eight boy in Sydney, Australia, created a "Death Note" that along with names contained a "battle plan" detailing where bombs could be placed inside his school. Bullying a Dragon: L is very aggressive in his pursuit of a criminal who could kill him remotely with a notebook.By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising.