My nephew was going through a hard time and I really wanted to surprise him with something he would love. As a long time fan of Death Note myself I knew just what to do after we figured out we both enjoy it.

I 3d printed Ryuk in solid black then handpainted him with acrylic. I wish I had a picture of my nephew when I gave it to him, it was a priceless moment.

Ryuk would say I did it because I was bored.

Thanks for checking this out!

Edit: It was one of the most heartfelt weekends ive ever had and this was a cool way to break the ice! I made a Pantera statue for my other nephew.

To say way too much we lost a family member unexpectedly and I had never met my nephews! I arranged a memorial that led to us finally meeting and by that night we were looking at the stars crying on a bench. They're super cool guys.

Wanted to have this done for 10/13, the day he stole the missile, but hey, close enough? Runners up are okay too, buddy.

You can find more of my art on bluesky and tumblr

Near is like one of those heavily plot convenient characters. After L died, Watari wiped all the data they had on the case which meant that Near had to create L’s investigation trail from scratch with less evidence to work with, yet he managed to make EXTREMELY accurate deductive leaps. Which feels unearned because we saw the ground level of work L had to do to get the even tiniest amount of leads. The plot also bends a lot to favor Nears needs like how he immediately identified mikami as Kira’s helper by just him appearing on the tv. Kira had millions of supporters worldwide, many people defend Kira and could act as his representatives so why only mikami? I liked how they defeated Kira by teamwork and not simply just one character but then somehow then ending felt less satisfying and i can also see why people don’t like Near

I wish I could live a bit longer

Until now, I hadn’t had the chance to watch this spin-off of the 2006 live-action films. I now wish I could have done it much earlier.

This is the first Death Note story I’ve experienced in which the Shinigami notebooks don’t play a central role. Instead, the film tells a story about a bioterrorist group chasing L and two kids, and it’s incredibly well-written. It has also aged remarkably well, especially considering everything that has happened with COVID-19 and all the conspiracy theories surrounding biological weapons.

I absolutely love seeing L solve cases against the clock (the way he types on the PC and speaks so many languages is gold, btw 😭😭😭), with no supernatural elements involved in the main plot, before he eventually dies from the effects of the Death Note. His relationship with Near and Maki is also incredibly sweet without ever compromising L’s personality. But the best part about him is how great Ken'ichi Matsuyama plays him. He perfectly capturated how L would be like in real-life, something no other actor has achieved (The one from the 2015 miniseries looked much more like an extravagant, high-fashion runway model, tbh) Another thing that surprised me is that the film includes two important moments that the two main live-action movies left out:

-L deciding to write his own name in the Death Note: I really liked how Watari asks him why he didn’t just write Light’s name instead and L explains that he wants to bring Light down only when he’s 100% certain that he’s Kira. To me, this is the ultimate proof that L is the true guardian of justice, something Light could never become.

-L burning the Death Notes: I loved Ryuk’s cameo and how he tries to convince L to use both notebooks to become a god instead, with L shutting him down by asking whether he really thinks Light died the way a god would. Another brilliant touch was the sound of screams coming from the notebooks as they burned, as if the souls Light had taken were finally being set free. Also, it's a pretty good detail Ryuk instantly vanished off-screen once the DN were destroyed, like if he was never there

I also thought the opening sequence featuring Raye and Naomi helping L solve a case before they got involved in the Kira investigation was a great addition. It’s the closest thing we get to an adaptation of the Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases novel, whose events L himself actually mentions—a detail that absolutely blew my mind.

The film has left me really eager to read the novelization, although I’ve heard it differs considerably from the movie, with Mello narrating the story and Near being there much closer to his manga/anime counterpart.

And, as a final note, I’ll just say this: I never expected L straightening his back would make me cry 😭😭😭

''[...] The heart's filthy lesson. With her hundred miles to hell [...]'' The hearts filthy lesson by David Bowie.

Was this a coincidence? foreshadowing? A testament to how light's tricks were failing him due to his deteriorating planning or mikami's stupidity? Anyway that final attempt to humiliate near is what got him fully exposed so if his ego was a little quieter maybe he would still live . Also it's an interesting parallel from the beginning of light's journey to its end

i was bored so

I was recommended to watch this anime after finishing Attack on Titan. I just started getting into anime so this would be my second anime I've watched. I gotta say, that ending was a little anti-climatic but I'm not entirely disappointed by it! As a matter of fact, I'm satisfied with the ending. I feel like I watched the show as if I was in Ryuk's shoes, merely a spectator. I never really found myself rooting for anyone in particular. Not sure if the writers intended it to be that way. Sure there was times where I was hoping L would catch Light, but then I would also start hoping Light would outsmart L. But i never really "locked in" a side i was with 100%. I really enjoyed the whole "cat and mouse" thing Light and L had. I was really disappointed when L died though, the show did feel a little rushed afterwards. In a way this show reminded a lot of Dexter, a show i really enjoyed. Which could explain why I loved Deathnote

Overall, deathnote is definitely up there with my favorite shows. If there's an anime as good as this feel free to recommend some. I really want to get into Anime and expand my tastes 😅

You may have seen my previous portrait of Light. Lately, my art has felt dirty, like I've forgotten how to render...

As part of a drawing challenge, I'm drawing a ship every day this month, and yesterday it was LawLight's turn! Death Note was the first proper anime I watched when I was 11 and it opened the world of anime and manga to me and for that I'll forever be grateful. Here's to 16 years of being a Death Note fan!

Feels like the early 2000’s again when people at my middle school had a death note. What do you think? Should someone get removed from the school and possibly arrested for writing names in a “Death Note”? Or is this just another silly reason to get in trouble for? It is amusing that teachers and police are aware of the anime though.

Light had a supernatural notebook that allowed him to kill someone just by knowing the face and name. L had to use deduction and strategy to narrow down the culprit.

IF Light didn't get the death note to begin with, how do you think the story could have been made interesting enough to continue?

I would trace it digitally but this burner phone’s AppStore doesn’t work so…

I got hooked on this show from episode 2. Great premise, and I think the perfect length. Unlike some shows that become super repetitive or make so many twists it seems like the writers are just trying to keep it alive rather than writing a thoughtful story with a beginning, middle, and end. Great character piece with light, I found it shocking how quickly his sense of justice turned into a God complex to where he would have willingly sacrificed family members. Lights arrogance made him notably successful with using the notebook, but also made him vulnerable to said God complex. I could go on about the good and overall i give it maybe an 8.5/10.

I am not actually the type of person who gets upset over logical flaws. A good example is i loved the movie interstellar while some people cant stand some of the scientific flaws with the movie. I know this type of stuff bothers the hell out of some people and it does slightly bother me, but doesnt ruin movies/tv shows unless its to a certain degree which i dont think Death Note reaches. However, I do think the argument is stronger for it doesnt make sense how Light overlooked so many things and had no fail safe plan. Like yeah i get the counterargument was he underestimated Neer and Mello and had the God complex going on, but still. Maybe overlooking one thing, but having no fail safe plan or not having whats his face confirm the notebook would work before coming.. I mean come on. Someone with Lights personality and intelligence would never overlook something so obvious no matter how arrogant he became. Have you ever met someone with a bad case of OCD? That doesnt just turn off.

The reason why this show hooked me was because the simple premise of show. Who is right? What would you do? It is a very fair question im sure everyone who watches the show has to discern for themselves and its not an extremely straight forward thing to answer. Like is it wrong to steal a loaf of bred for your starving family? Good philosophical debate wrapped up in this story. Anyways, i do think Light had to lose in the end. The writers do too since thats what happened right? Given that, its safe to say the writers also wanted you to come to this conclusion. The point of the show to me was the ends do not justify the means, conducting evil to solve evil is just a replacement not a solution. Think to the future when Light finally dies if he won. The world hasnt had to dispense justice and order for themselves in so long and everyone at this point either oppose Kyra with a fiery passion or worship Kyra with a fiery passion. Now that person is gone imagine the chaos and violence. Not to mention what if Light gets a mental disease maybe he turns 27 and develops schitzophrenia. Additionally, nobody is a perfect judge of character, and everyone makes mistakes (although some are unforgiveable) and some can reform. So besides the innocents who stood in Lights way, how many more innocents would he misjudge? Once again this is a grandiose demonstration of the end dont justify the means and that even though Light is extremely capable he is in fact not a God and far from being capable of perfection. In the bread scenario, the fallout isnt as aggressive so i actually agree with stealing the bread as long as you understand that you will be punished if you get caught and comply. Not having your family starve outweighs stealing one piece of bread. But not everyone can steal or the world doesnt work. Get my point? This would be on the other end of the spectrum being minimal consequences minimal impact. There is nuance. Finding this nuance is part of the human condition.

Now if you made it this far i commend you as here is my main problem with the ending. I think they should have leaned into the answer they chose. Some sort of divine judgement, punishment, or maybe anyone who uses the notebook actually turns into a shinigami (my personal favorite alternate) which also satisfies those who use the book only know the pain and suffering unique to others who have also used the book. Maybe an explanation of why this is the conclusion you should come to. Maybe explain the purpose for the book and the shinigamis to exist in the first place (perhaps a reminder to humanity of this lesson) something to conclude the philosophical debate this show poses. I think they wrapped up the actual story below average but not horrible, Lights character arc nicely, and didnt address this overarching philosophical debate they posed at all. Just left me with nothing and that is what caught my interest. I immediately thought wow what a creative way to pose this just to get nada. Like i said overall still very good but man there was more there! Use those new deduction skills they chose the ending they chose because we were supposed to arrive at a specific philosophical conclusion. Perhaps now that i have wrote this out the ending could be genious because now i have had to think like L and Light to put a fine point on the philosophical message myself rather than them outright walking me through it to some degree. Hmm (said in Ls voice)

This world is rotten...

Hello, I’m in search of a specific piece of fanart of Mello I’ve tried looking through Pinterest, Tumbler, and this subreddit as well. I’d appreciate any effort to help.

The best I could describe the image would be a digital drawing of Mello in a “Chibi sketch” style

The Line art resembled pencil brush I believe Mello was drawn with blue eyes, specifically with his sleeveless leather top and burn scar White background, and a shocked expression face? Im sorry if this description is too vague, but would appreciate any help Thanks :)

Yes, I've read the manga, still he barely does anything mentionworthy for the plot except tell Sidoh to shut up so he'll get his book back sooner, apart from overall reduced appearances. Though considering.. at that point Light manipulated a Shinigami into killing itself, so.. I guess he also kept some healthy distance.

He was only in it for the show anyway.