Death Note

[houzukimaru]

Originally Posted by Xidon

I just saw D Note on adult swim.... I hate the va Ryuk sounds bad D:

Agreed. ;3 and is it just me or just Raito/Light sound a tad bit gay? >.<

[TheMuffinMan]

Probably because Light is gay

[Oblivionite]

Originally Posted by TheMuffinMan

Probably because Light is gay

LOL

What I find most disturbing is that L's voice is what you say..too manly.

It doesn't fit his face.

(In the dub)

[Fuse]

L's voice fits him better than Light's.

[Livi]

I like L's voice a lot more now. :]

Episode 6 was good, though there wasn't enough action, so I was kinda bored.

[KH Vandread]

I think Light's voice is better than L's.

[Donnie Yen]

Originally Posted by Cursed

In regards to the subbed special, a nice tidbit of information.

[spoiler]Light becomes a Shinigami after his death.[/spoiler]

I kind of figured this anyway, but it's good to know for sure.

Also, KHV, sorry, I gave you the wrong link.

[cbm] DEATH NOTE ANIME DIRECTORS CUT Final Conclusion [English Subbed] [x264 aac] [EDBE29D5] mkv : Anime > Other - Mininova

That's where I got it from.

Are you serious? Thats gotta be the lamest thing ever. Leave it to the anime team to kill the original idea of the series's author. Ugh, Im disgusted. First they kill the ending an now more fanservice for Light fanboys and girls.

[TheMuffinMan]

Uhh, how is that not what the original author intended? There is a Manga special by the Death Note creator that has Light becoming a Death God, and I mean it was clearly implied by "a user of the Death Note can go to neither Heaven nor Hell"...so where do they go? The Shinigami world has always been painted as a purgatory of sorts, an endless boring life in a barren land, nothing to do but watch others live lives that you cannot, and take their lives from them. I'd say that is a fitting end to a Death Note user, neither Heaven nor Hell, just a worthless existence as a God of Death

I thought the Death Note Directors Cut wasn't very interesting, the beginning and ending taking place in the Shinigami world with Ryuk telling the story was interesting and gave a little insight, but overall I think it was like a cliffsnotes version of the entire series made to fit 2 hours. I'm assuming that the theater scene was the only thing added that I don't recall from the Manga, besides that they chose to end it with Light winning instead of entering the Near/Mello arc

Also, if you want a sort of alternate insight on the series (plus just seeing the series in a different medium), you could watch the Death Note live-action films (are they subbed yet?), which change the series up with some different events and a new conclusion ;)

[SuperEclipse]

Originally Posted by oath_keeper2u

I like L's voice a lot more now. :]

Episode 6 was good, though there wasn't enough action, so I was kinda bored.

Then you will be bored a lot.. Death Note isn't a big action anime..

I don't like Ryuuzaki's voice, it doesn't fit him at all.. His Japanese VA is way better and I'm usely don't make big deal out dub anime. But they could have done a better job with getting an actor that fits him more..

[╬ProperArtist╬]

I've never really gotten into Death Note, all my friends talk about it constantly and I see inside joke fan art on deviantart cosntantly. Is the show any good or what? I mean like is there a solid story. I know the basic plot but is it worth watching or getting the uncut dvds?

[Max/souleater]

This is only a guess, but at the end of the manga, on the next to last page, with the candle on it, it says
"Thus concludes this story of the Death Note."
You see that, Thus concludes THIS story of the Death Note! They might make more!
*sorry in advance for threads that may be like this*

[TheMuffinMan]

Well, there is a small continuation of Death Note's story through the special edition booklets (Death Note - How to Use) which just elaborate on what happens after the series is over, and gives character bios, artwork, etc.

As well as in the 2 hour Director's Cut of the Death Note anime (Death Note - A Vision from a God)

There's also a prequel novelization featuring L and Naomi Penbar (Death Note - Another Note) when they met and worked together in the BB Serial Murder Case, which gives insight into L's past

And then there's the Death Note pilot volume, which we don't know if it's canon or not, that follows Ryuk years before Death Note when he went to the Human world and met Kagami Taro, who through the Death Note killed his classmates before giving up the Death Note and losing his memory

Then there's a Live Action Death Note films which have some alternate events and a different conclusion to the Death Note series

[Massive Attack]

It could be a typo ...
Nah, it's more likely that there'll be a spin-off.

[TheMuffinMan]

Death Note is a very story-intensive series, the entire thing that makes it great is the story, as it's not a very action-driven series, it's all about psychological thrills and character development

[╬ProperArtist╬]

^
oh now that sounds very interesting.

The only other psychological series I've seen was Case Closed

I'm going to look into this Death Note