こんにちは howdy hey! I just finished Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases, so I think this makes me a Death Note Renaissance (wo)Man. I saw the anime, saw the three live action films, read the manga, read the マンガ guide How to Read, read the novelization of L(デスノート) Change the World, and watched Visions of a God and L’s Successors. The only thing I didn’t do was watch the DVDs in both sub and dub. I’m too tired now to go back and do that. This has all been within a relatively short period of time, あなた know, a few to several months, but not a whole year. I’m not sure I can go through Light killing the innocent FBI agents one もっと見る time. (I can live L’s death again—I’ve watched it in several あなた Tube AMV’s. Ah, poor, sweet L!—Hey, as the Silent Reaper comic says, L(デスノート) eats lots of sweets, so that makes him sweet.)
Here’s some things I liked and didn’t like about the various stories and retellings (spoilers rampant):
The anime: I liked how L(デスノート) had his own episode when he died. The マンガ didn’t have the scene in the rain または the foot massage. Still, I think I like the last episode best, to watch Light get served によって Near, shot によって Matsuda (my 秒 お気に入り character going from comic relief dummy to serious avenger, wow!), then get his name written in the book によって Ryuk. And Light probably thought Ryuk was his friend!
Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name: There was a lot of strong language in the beginning. Once there was a time when I wouldn’t have let myself watch such a thing. Light and L(デスノート) look suitable. I think live action L(デスノート) is cute, though アニメ L(デスノート) is cuter. I 愛 the end of the first movie when Light meets L, and L(デスノート) is eating a bag of consommé potato chips. What was with Light having a girlfriend? She seemed like the All-American girl, even though Japanese. Why doesn’t Soichiro have a mustache? Ah, no big deal. The plot veers way off from its 情報源 in the 秒 movie, but I didn’t mind. I’m used to adaptations changing things around, and I’m glad L(デスノート) didn’t get killed によって Light, even though he did pass away. But he got to die on his own terms, not Light’s. “Poor” Light, betrayed によって Ryuk again! Dying in his father’s arms, that was a nice touch.
L(デスノート) Change the World: This was too long, and boring whenever L(デスノート) wasn’t around, but whenever he was on screen, I was fascinated watching him. Near didn’t seem like Near at all.
The manga: If I was expecting lots of cute pics of L, I didn’t get them. Instead, he was bug-eyed all the time. I was a little bored 読書 on after L’s death, but then things picked up and got intriguing again. Usually, a マンガ takes an 時 to go through, but this one was so wordy it seemed to take as long as a regular novel. I liked Matsuda a little less in the 秒 half; he seemed like Light’s lackey. The ending wasn’t as intense as in the anime. Hate the there being no Heaven and Hell aspect; I’m a big believer in the afterlife. I want to see L(デスノート) happy and Light tortured in Heaven and Hell respectively. I was a little ticked off at the manga-ka for that, but I forgive him. But I do not accept his view in the manga; I pretend the characters live on spiritually, canon be damned.
How to Read: This was very exhaustive. I thought I’d never get through it. But I did. Interesting alternate universe (?) マンガ in the end, where there’s not only a Death Note, but a death eraser. Oh, on the which character are あなた game, I ended up as L. Because I’m a liar. That is not one of my big vices. Oh, well, at least I get to be L(デスノート) instead of Light.
L(デスノート) Change the World: This movie novelization tells the story differently. For one thing, Near is already at Wammy’s House and doesn’t feature much as a character. Matsuda gets a cool scene! I really loved a page describing how L(デスノート) got his bad posture, his dark circles, and his taste for sweets. I also loved the last page, which hints at a happy afterlife for once.
Visions of a God and L’s Successors: These two DVDs retell the アニメ story with a few new scenes. I got a little bored at times. I was glad they included the Light and L(デスノート) in the rain scene, but a bit sore they cut out the towel drying scene afterwards. I was glad for an addition of a scene of L’s funeral, even though Light desecrated his grave. I like L(デスノート) appearing post-death at the beginning of the 秒 DVD.
Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases: Although I was sad that Naomi had to die in Death Note, this book gave me no reason to care for her. And L(デスノート) wasn’t in it as much as I thought—who I thought was L(デスノート) was actually Beyond Birthday. And who came up with names like Blues-Harp Babysplit?
So, that’s about everything official, I think. Let me know if I miss something. I ordered a Ken’ichi Mitsuya 写真 book with a マンガ of L—unfortunately, it’s in Japanese.
Here’s some things I liked and didn’t like about the various stories and retellings (spoilers rampant):
The anime: I liked how L(デスノート) had his own episode when he died. The マンガ didn’t have the scene in the rain または the foot massage. Still, I think I like the last episode best, to watch Light get served によって Near, shot によって Matsuda (my 秒 お気に入り character going from comic relief dummy to serious avenger, wow!), then get his name written in the book によって Ryuk. And Light probably thought Ryuk was his friend!
Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name: There was a lot of strong language in the beginning. Once there was a time when I wouldn’t have let myself watch such a thing. Light and L(デスノート) look suitable. I think live action L(デスノート) is cute, though アニメ L(デスノート) is cuter. I 愛 the end of the first movie when Light meets L, and L(デスノート) is eating a bag of consommé potato chips. What was with Light having a girlfriend? She seemed like the All-American girl, even though Japanese. Why doesn’t Soichiro have a mustache? Ah, no big deal. The plot veers way off from its 情報源 in the 秒 movie, but I didn’t mind. I’m used to adaptations changing things around, and I’m glad L(デスノート) didn’t get killed によって Light, even though he did pass away. But he got to die on his own terms, not Light’s. “Poor” Light, betrayed によって Ryuk again! Dying in his father’s arms, that was a nice touch.
L(デスノート) Change the World: This was too long, and boring whenever L(デスノート) wasn’t around, but whenever he was on screen, I was fascinated watching him. Near didn’t seem like Near at all.
The manga: If I was expecting lots of cute pics of L, I didn’t get them. Instead, he was bug-eyed all the time. I was a little bored 読書 on after L’s death, but then things picked up and got intriguing again. Usually, a マンガ takes an 時 to go through, but this one was so wordy it seemed to take as long as a regular novel. I liked Matsuda a little less in the 秒 half; he seemed like Light’s lackey. The ending wasn’t as intense as in the anime. Hate the there being no Heaven and Hell aspect; I’m a big believer in the afterlife. I want to see L(デスノート) happy and Light tortured in Heaven and Hell respectively. I was a little ticked off at the manga-ka for that, but I forgive him. But I do not accept his view in the manga; I pretend the characters live on spiritually, canon be damned.
How to Read: This was very exhaustive. I thought I’d never get through it. But I did. Interesting alternate universe (?) マンガ in the end, where there’s not only a Death Note, but a death eraser. Oh, on the which character are あなた game, I ended up as L. Because I’m a liar. That is not one of my big vices. Oh, well, at least I get to be L(デスノート) instead of Light.
L(デスノート) Change the World: This movie novelization tells the story differently. For one thing, Near is already at Wammy’s House and doesn’t feature much as a character. Matsuda gets a cool scene! I really loved a page describing how L(デスノート) got his bad posture, his dark circles, and his taste for sweets. I also loved the last page, which hints at a happy afterlife for once.
Visions of a God and L’s Successors: These two DVDs retell the アニメ story with a few new scenes. I got a little bored at times. I was glad they included the Light and L(デスノート) in the rain scene, but a bit sore they cut out the towel drying scene afterwards. I was glad for an addition of a scene of L’s funeral, even though Light desecrated his grave. I like L(デスノート) appearing post-death at the beginning of the 秒 DVD.
Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases: Although I was sad that Naomi had to die in Death Note, this book gave me no reason to care for her. And L(デスノート) wasn’t in it as much as I thought—who I thought was L(デスノート) was actually Beyond Birthday. And who came up with names like Blues-Harp Babysplit?
So, that’s about everything official, I think. Let me know if I miss something. I ordered a Ken’ichi Mitsuya 写真 book with a マンガ of L—unfortunately, it’s in Japanese.