And what if you misspell it?
Apparently the answer is that you have to be thinking about the exact person whose name you’re writing down, or so I’ve been told. Considering Death Note is not really my type of show, I’m the wrong guy to ask. However, I can respect something that has garnered a fanbase based on the story.
For people even more uninitiated than me, Death Note is a manga series that branched out into anime and live-action adaptations, following teen genius Light Yagami, who “finds” a notebook owned by a “death god” named Ryuk. (At least I think that’s what “shinigami” translates to.) If there’s someone you want dead, you write their name in the book and it happens. If you want a specific cause of death, that’s also possible. Light starts to use it only on criminals, only for the power to go to his head and warp his mind as the police pursue his alter ego, “Kira”. The story is about how he may have started out intending to do good, only to turn evil himself, ruining not only his life but the lives of others in the process.
Since I don’t want to be late like last Tuesday and need a schedule reset, I’m posting the following video from anime YouTube channel Glass Reflection. The host, Arkada, goes over all the various adaptations and interpretations of Death Note, pointing out the positives and negatives in each version of the franchise. Hopefully I can get my schedule right and not have to do this again for awhile. I found the review interesting in my initial watch, but again this is totally not my type of story. It is longer than a Daily Video posting, so at least I have a space to bring this out. Enjoy.
What’s your favorite version of Death Note? Or are you like me and not into the show no matter how popular it is?
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