r/deathnote

Death Note, Burnt Page Trick

SPOILER - READ ONLY IF YOU'VE FINISHED THE MANGA/ANIME -

I'm just finishing reading Death Note Special 13, and a rather peculiar rule came up.

Basically, if you write a name, date, etc. on a piece of the Death Note page and then burn it, that person will die anyway.

And you could even take advantage of it by writing names and dates forward in time, then burning everything and erasing the evidence.

If Light had done this, he would certainly have been much safer (there would have been literally zero physical evidence).

The only thing that comes to mind is that perhaps Light wasn't aware of this rule.

What do you think?

I want to get in to death note, the black editions look cool but viz usually has terrible omnibus is it the same quality as the shounen jump omnibus like Hunter x Hunter and Naruto?

I'm not really good at writing these so it's going to be a list. Feel free to point out my mistakes because I feel like this was such a stupid ending I must have missed something

1. Near is a Mary Sue. I've heard that in the Manga he actually does investigate the case further but in the anime he just pretty much correctly guesses that L is Kira and that mikami is X-Kira and that there is even a thing called X-Kira. It just felt too quick as opposed to L who actually had to work on cracking the case. Near just talks to himself a bit and is suddenly suspicious of Light. By having him top L without even trying as hard as him, it feels like he hasn't earned this victory and makes him look like a villain even (obviously Light is the bad force of this story, I will get to that on my next point, but Near having it so easy when it comes to uncovering the mystery makes me despise him)

2. Light dying the way he did is an awesome ending for him. He is a murderer with a god complex, and having him handed the fact that he is just a lame psychopath at the end of the day, is awesome. But it didn't feel earned. For the previous reason I mentioned, about Near, but also because of what actually took him down. The real mistake that made him fall is Mikami's, when he pulled the death note out of the bank. It's totally unrelated to Light's real weakness which is his arrogance, which is what the whole show built on.

3. The twist is told in a weird way man. We're told about Light's "perfect" plan against Near. It pretty much seals every hole Near could've gone through to catch Kira. Right after this is established we learn from the twist that the note was actually faked again by Near, because of Mikami's mistake. And that feels to me, at least, like the show just lied to me. The twist feels like an excuse.

I do have more problems with the whole second arc like Mello lowering the IQ of every single person within a 20 meter radius from him by 70, but this is less important. And I also would like to mention that the first arc is phenomenal.

Feel free to correct me on any mistakes I might have made about the show, and I'm sorry about my (I think) sloppy english.

I think if you have the process down to make one fake death note, making a 2nd fake one wouldn't take that much extra time...

This made me wonder.. we know Near already breaks rules (B+E, kidapping) that Light wouldn't, and there's the theory he even used the Death Note...

So if we go a step further here... how do we know he even burned the real Death Note in the end?

Maybe he had a 2nd fake made and just burned that so everyone would think it was over but then he's left with the book and becomes the new Kira?

Like , I don’t dislike her . She’s fine and all . Her design is nice . I like her outfits . But she’s not like super likable as a character .

I don’t get the hype . ( don’t spoil me , by the way . I’m on episode 17 . )

I've been searching for this specific build-up and atmosphere that the song has but i can't find anything other than some Opeth songs.

HIIII everyone!! 🖤 Welcome to Death Note: a Closer Look !

If you don’t know me (which you probably don't), I’m Dead Rose, and I’m a HUGE Death Note fan. I’ve watched the entire anime FIVE TIMES, and somehow I STILL find myself noticing new details, thinking about different character decisions, and seeing certain scenes completely differently every time I rewatch it.

My favorite character is Misa Amane (because obviously 🖤), and one of my favorite quotes is:

>“What a beautiful way to kill.”

So… I thought, why not finally put all of my thoughts into one big series?!

For every single episode, I’m going to go through what happens and explain it as thoroughly as I can. I’ll be talking about the important events, character decisions, motivations, relationships, clues, foreshadowing, symbolism, little details you might have missed, and how each episode connects to the bigger story. Of course I will put a spoiler warning in every chapter.

BUT I don’t just want this to be a basic episode summary. I want to actually ANALYZE Death Note.

• Why did a character make that decision?
• What was the meaning behind that scene?
• Was something being foreshadowed?
• What does a particular moment tell us about a character?
• What details become more interesting when you already know what happens later?

I’ll be answering all of those questions and MORE.

Since I’ve rewatched Death Note so many times, I’ll also be including things I noticed during my rewatches and pointing out details that I think are especially interesting. I’ll do my best to separate what the anime actually confirms from my own interpretations or theories, because I want this series to be as accurate as possible.

And PLEASE, if I get something wrong, miss something, or interpret something differently from you, tell me! I’d genuinely love to hear other people's thoughts. Different interpretations are part of what makes discussing Death Note so fun.

Also, QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME!! 🖤

If you’re confused about something I mention, want me to explain a scene further, disagree with one of my interpretations, or just have something you want to ask about Death Note, GO FOR IT. I’ll answer questions whenever I can. Unless it’s something I’m uncomfortable answering—which honestly, I don’t think will happen—I’ll be happy to answer!

Basically, this series is going to be me going completely insane over Death Note one episode at a time. I will post 1 chapter every week, on monday!

So if you love Death Note, love overanalyzing fictional characters, or just want to see what Dead Rose notices after five rewatches…

WELCOME TO THE SERIES. 🥀📓

Chapter 1 is coming first. Let’s begin.

-Dead Rose

I know this is a really weird question and I'm SO embarrassed for this, but I'm not that great at searching for good fics or games that has you dating L so this is my last resort. I'm not gonna in detail on why I'm asking for this but after watching Death note and playing the NDS game, Spiralling Trap, I've taken a liking to him and so my search begans.

I found this 'Choose your own adventure' story-wise fanfic quiz that allows you to date other characters based on your choices (Guess who I dated) and I absolutely love the plot and my interactions with the characters in it! It is unfortunately discontinued and I wanted to something similar. Here's the link if you're interested!

If you know any fanfics and/or dating sim that allows you to date L, please do share in the comments- if you're shy, dm me. I mainly like it if it has a plot but I don't mind either way.

So basically, I heavily relate to Mello and I have many headcanons for him, one being him as a transgender man. And please tell me if Im going insane but I'm going to lay out my reasonings for this conclusion.

1. In our first look at Mello when he's a kid we see him on a more feminine side yet after he leaves the wammy's house he gets more and more masculine presenting as the story progresses.

2. This one is a HEAVY stretch but if we cut out takada all the women have long hair while all the men have short hair except for Mello, I haven't rewatched death note in awhile so correct me if I'm wrong.

3.all of the men in death note when turned to the side have very prominent adams apples that we see and can make out very clearly BUT, when we look at mellos side profile we see zero signs of his adams apple and actually I don't even think he has one!

Anyways that's all I have to Yap about today, Id love to hear anyone's opinion and or if anyone has anything to add!

They've always referred to kira as "he" but I don't think anyone ever had any proof in the series?