Questions for fans of the Death Note anime.

So I just binge watched the entire Death Note anime series in 4 days and loved it although there were a few things that I couldn't get my head around:

1. Why did Light kill so many of his victims by heart attacks? He only deviated from his M.O. a few times which created a pattern that was noticed by L, the cops and eventually even the public. His killing spree would have lasted for many more years if he had done that.

2. Does the Death Note have an infinite number of pages? Light and the others who had possession of it kept writing names in it for years yet it never seemed to run out of pages. It was quite a thin book to begin with so that was quite confusing.

 

I've just finished watching the series and all I can say is... Wow!

 

Remember, Light wanted people to know that he was the killer, because he saw himself as the "god" of this world. He basically wanted everyone to know that if they acted up he could kill them, ruling and keeping the peace through fear.

Not sure about the second point. Dont remember what happens once you run out. I mean you could come up with a lot of little problems like what if your handwriting is garbage? What if you switch names or never got one to begin with? Or like whats stopping them from erasing a name and writing over it?

Pretty good anime. At least until chapter 24 or whichever it was, dont want to spoil but I think you know what I mean ;^)
One of the more easily accepted for viewers outside Japan. Too bad Netflix made a ****ty live action adaptation.
Any future ones on the watchlist?

 

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The first 15-20 episodes are riveting and like nothing I had ever seen before. It's an ingenious premise, which is why Hollywood wanted to adapt it.

There are also Japanese live-action movie adaptations if you want more concise storytelling.

 

Im guessing you're team Light?

 

What gave him away? ;^)

But whats on the watchlist chief? Need any recommendations?

 

Well like he asked, what happens if you run out of space to write?

 

I'm team JUSTICE.

Just write over previous writings.

 

So you can write over the graphite or inc and still kill? What if you put a normal paper over tge deadnote page, youre still writing over the deathnote.

 

Ryuk said it must be on the actual paper.

 

I actually have quite a few series on my watchlist:
One Punch Man
Steins Gate
Code Geass
Samurai Champloo
Berserk
Parasyte
Monster
Ergo Proxy
Psycho Pass
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Currently watching Cowboy Bebop and like it a lot. The music from the series is great too. Although I have to say I absolutely hated Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood. It really wasn't my cup of tea.

Would love more recommendations if you have any. I prefer Seinen anime/manga over Shounen stuff.

 

I was team Light for the first few episodes until SPOILER ALERT: he killed all those FBI agents including Raye Penber and his fiancee. The way he taunted Raye's fiancee Naomi Misora before her death made me absolutely hate him. Since then I was team L all the way and then team Near.

 

Well my Favorite is Evangelion with the end of eva movie. Not sure if thats your cup either though.

 

Right so if you write over the previous writing then its not the actual book, its the graphite or inc on the book.

 

That's a pretty good list of anime. If you have any familiarity with the magical girl trope so common in Japan, you have to see Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Don't read much about it, the show should be experienced with as little information as possible.

Coming off the high of Death Note, check out Fate/Zero.

 

I vaguely remember one of the Shinigami saying that he has to wait until the current owner dies or till the all the pages are filled up. By that logic I assume that there aren't an infinite number of pages. At the same time I doubt Light would've been careless enough to tear out so many pages if there were only a small finite amount to begin with.

 

I'll check it out thanks.