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Originally Posted by zakumura
Why you donīt download it and see it on your PC???
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Because that's illegal.
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Originally Posted by plasma06
what is death note?
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Death Note is a manga/anime/live action sensation about a high school senior who finds a notebook called the Death Note. He quickly discovers that you can write down a person's name in it while picturing their face to kill that person; it is also revealed that the Shinigami (a god of death) named Ryuk dropped the notebook from his world for fun and sport, to see what kind of person would pick it up and what they would do with it. The main character, Light, decides to use the notebook for "good" by eliminating the criminals of the world, sparking a debate of morality within the forces of the law and eventually a super-detective known as L is dispatched to catch Light, who begins to be praised as Kira (Japanese pronunciation of "Killer,") a sort of savior.
The series is interesting in that Light develops numerous complexes over his powers and what he's doing, and the game of cat-and-mouse between him and L to continue acting as Kira whilst evading getting caught is ever-amusing but also complex and sometimes goes into the realm of total BS. There are various rules that the Death Note follows, so you see Light attempt varying tests with it (for instance, the face of the victim must be pictured as the name is written so that people with the same name cannot be killed) and it's really a sort of power fantasy with a sick, morality-questioning twist with lots of intellectual debate and mystery.
That said, some people quickly tire of its antics, but some people lap up the mysterious nature of it all.
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Originally Posted by Kaldur
It's an Emo anime.  |
I'd actually say it's quite the opposite; considering what they actually deal with in the series, the characters remain relatively calm for most of it. >_>
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Originally Posted by jameinkaiser
looks kinda low budget...
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I'm not sure myself, but it's become wildly popular and I believe a sequel or two are planned, as well as an original side-story (I think it was written by the original author, as well, which is always welcome.) I was recently informed that Japanese productions rarely have even a fraction of the budget that American films can acquire, so that may have something to do with your perception. I think it looks decent enough to shell out for a ticket, at least.
Blargh. That's a lot of typing for a series I moderately enjoyed. >_>