Short Synopsis: Now that L is gone, the second half of Death Note starts. But first: recap!
Good: Hmm…I guess the punishment-scene.
Bad: Obviously, the recap-part.
Overall Enjoyment Value: 6.5/10
Ah, of course. The recap-episode. Thankfully the final part of the episode did show plot progression, the majority of the episode was just boring. I also noticed an inconsistency with the fansubbers, who suddenly shortened the fifty days that Light spent in confinement to a much more bearable fifteen. If you still haven’t seen this episode: skip to the second part, as there’s nothing new in the first one.
The second part of the episode closes L’s story, while it lightly introduces the second half of Death Note, considered by manga-fans as much weaker than we’ve seen up till now. If I had to guess, then the grown-up Light will have no personality at all, making him boring. And yes, I do hope that the five years that have been skipped did develop Light more than just making him more insane.
The next two “antagonists” also are introduced in this episode. Eleven episodes remain after this, which means that they’ll have less opportunity for fleshing out than in L’s case. They look interesting, though their voices are annoying, from what I’ve heard. I also have no idea why it took this long for them to get alerted about L’s death, and why Light never noticed that timer.
I’m also disappointed in one thing: that for five years, nobody ever got the idea of going after Kira. Someone who watched the tv-programs regarding Kira could easily have obtained quite a few clues about what went on. I mean, I was surprised that nobody tried to send him messages after this and to try and manipulate him. It’s also a wonder of heaven that Misa never once screwed up in all these five years. I dislike how the new antagonists just have to be L’s acquaintances. But we’ll see if these new guys can actually become interesting.]]>
Death Note – 26
Misa does know Rem is gone right? I just get this hint that she doesn’t know what happened and never will… Ah well. I just hope Death Note doesn’t start to dissapoint in the future episodes. This short amount of time fleshing out characters could be bad.
We don’t get any confirmation, but as he lived together with Light for five years, it would be quite strange for her not to have noticed.
Being a manga fan, I don’t find the grown-up Light less interesting, neither this third arc. It’s true that the two new characters are less charismatic than L, but they remain very intelligent, and quite a double challenge for Light.
I think the manga fans considering it weaker than with L is because the series starts out as basically “Light vs L” and thus loses its ‘sense of direction’ (or what most people I’ve talked to think it is) after L is out of the picture. But that’s just my opinion. I’m not a manga reader, and won’t touch it until after the anime is complete.
I find it awfully weird that Light killed off everyone that knew or was a part of Kira, save for the main investigation team… and the team never blinked an eye about it. It’s been, for the most part, people that ‘weren’t criminals’ that helped L link the Death Note closer to Light, and when he explained everything to Mr. Yagami, I would think a clue as big as that would slap anyone on that team in the face with a horseshoe. But I digress..
I believe the timer was in an area not inside the hotel where Ryuzaki established the team. That he would update that PC remotely with anything and everything, which had a timer for several years in case he had to keep that place under secret for so long with the investigation team there. It might also be part of the reason why he was somewhat eager to get back to doing things his own way after the very small conflict between them and L.
I like the two L replacements. Especially Mello, because compared to L, he’s very impulsive and rash.
If I remember well. Roger tells M and N about L’s death just after it occured in the manga… So I’m almost sure this scene is some sort of flashback in the anime. Anyway, it’s kinda weird… Or will the anime’s storyline differ from the manga’s right after this episode ?
Aidanael: it would be quite strange if M and N heard about L’s death right after he died. After all, what have they been doing for the past five years when they could be taking over his job?
10/10
no doubt abwt it lol =)
top notch anime
loved it
L’s the bomb
i loved this anime
its wicked
i dnt no where i’l b wid owt it
i luv ryuk an L an light
i love the way L eats an sits an holds paper lol, it so unique, an now av pikd it up, make me feel like am apart of L
i did my GCSE exams sittin like that lmao
xx mwah L xx