@ricardo demetrio alonso rojas thumbs down for thinking this is "dark vs light" or good vs evil. If that's what you think this story is about, you are wrong. neither of them are good, and neither of them are evil. This is the gray area that justice treads. I know this comes off a bit confrontational, but that's not my intent.
I think the "thing" that most often go over alot of viewers head with anime is the theme and philosophy of the anime. So like how you mentioned the Light being bored and the shinigami being bored, its not like NORMAL boredom, but rather how they are trying to say their society if corrupted and bigoted, and people are often time not idealistic and should be punished. But then the show went and introduced 2 different "justices" or two rights (light vs. L versions of what is Right), should the world take a HARDLINE on good vs. Evil like Light does. Or should they be following the realistic good vs. Evil like L thinks. Death Note is a Shonen (boy teenager anime) but anime often discusses these deep thinking themes that I guess alot of viewers don't think about.
@ricardo demetrio alonso rojas There you go. L is doing the same. "In the POLICE'S VIEW." Both L and Light are two sides of the same coin, both bring justice, and justice is death. Justice is decided by mortals, not gods, regardless of which side you are on.
Once you're done with this anime, please react to "One Punch Man". It's a show that's taking a dookie on all superhero shows, & movies, but also with a twist. The show also has comedy.
Light is the protagonist. Note that the "protagonist" is just the character the story follows, and the antagonist is the one that opposes the protagonist, it doesn't necessarily indicate which one is the hero and which the villain.
not completley true. The general definition is indeed someone the story follows but is also a "champion or advocate for a cause" I guess you could argue that Light is indeed a champion for atleast his cause so Im not saying youre necissarily wrong. However it *does* hold some heavy conotations to "the good guy"when used in everyday language. Its not generally used as "just who the story follows."
@@F1rstWorldNomaD You described how people misunderstand the word because they usually hear it used with stories that have a "good" protagonist and thus are not aware that the "goodness" is irrelevant. But people's misunderstanding doesn't make what the word actually means "not completely true" though.
@@carmillakarnstein8109 Yea, I never said they couldn't be. My point here wasn't to prove the original poster wrong. Actually, I believe I even said so... Twice. My point was that I don't think *they* were using the definition he explained.
*_"But that is the plan. Now thay they know our plan, they will plan around our plan, and so we shall in turn plan around the plan that they are planning around our plan!"_*
Death note in a nutshell: Light. Im gonna do this L: I knew you were going to do that so i did this. Light: i knew you knew that i was going to to that so i did this. and repeat xd
He is more of an anti-hero than a villain protagonist, as though his methods are evil and has twisted morals, his motivations and intentions are still "good".
All 3 of you are incorrect. While thinking that he was killing L would not be considered "good" or "just" in your own subjective morals, but in Light's subject morals his actions were "good" and "just" as they were done in the context of the longterm goal of creating a society free of crime. This distinction matters as an anti-hero is someone who does "bad" or "evil" actions, regardless of whether the individual believes his actions were good or bad, for an overarching "good" or noble goal. Whereas a villain protagonist commits "bad" or "evil" acts just for the sake of doing bad or evil, or doing it for their own gain, or for some other evil motives.
@@captaincannabis3321 Actually the character "L" is registered as the anti-hero as well. L is the anti-hero because his reasons for trying to capture Light isn't for Justice, rather it's for his self-serving amusement. Anti-hero is a subjective term for any character that does not exemplify the typical qualities of a hero.
what I love about light is how relatable he is to most humans, the contradiction of morals and actions is a rollercoaster that'll make you sit and think deeply and be confused about good vs bad 🍃
@@shapeshifter7676 Oh, Light's terrible. But you don't have to look far to find regular people without god complexes who believe that the purpose of the justice system should be to "punish" the people who "deserve" it. They're already on the path to thinking like Light.
"L..." "Kira..." ""I will hunt you down wherever you're hiding, and I _will_ eliminate you!"" "I am..." "I am..." ""JUSTICE!"" Yup, two opposing sides, that on the surface, seem very similar.
Light is the protagonist, the hero of his own story. This story about Death Note. Yeah the one using them is the one being highlighted. But even though L is the antagonist of the anime. He's the protagonist of his own story. That's make this anime so special.
Just a little note: A protagonist is simply someone who’s journey we are following, it does not necessarily mean they have a to be a good person. The antagonist is the one who opposes the Protagonist’s ideals, actions etc. be it directly or indirectly. So technically the protagonist is still Light and the antagonist is L even if Light is a bad personal.
Light is the antihero, much like Walter White. He does bad things but you root for him in spite of it. L never said he wanted to kill Light, he said eliminate. That doesn’t necessarily mean kill.
God ok, true, but death penalty isnt murder. Murder implies killing the target is unjustified, whereas the death penalty implies killing is justified for X reason, which needs to be strong enough to convince others this is warranted.
@@nivaldomonte5441 Murder doesn't imply that killing the target is unjustified. You can murder a target and still be justified. The only difference between murder and death penalty is that one is mostly accepted by society and is legal whereas the other is not legal.
NOT GONNA LIE, I'M REALLY IMPRESSED! The fact that you drew the parallels between both saying that death was justice is amazing. I know you are already ahead of this, but welcome to DEATH NOTE, and welcome to JUSTICE. We all pass judgement on others... What is just?
I never clicked a video so fast. This is a strong contender for my favourite episode in the whole anime. It is a perfect introduction, and it really really hypes you up for what's next.
I'm so happy that you guys started reacting to this! Before , I probably would have never decided to start the show on my own but it's soooooo good! I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do!
You're in for a wild ride. I binged this over quarantine and got through it in a few weeks. It's my first anime and one of the best shows I've ever watched!
I like how you guys caught up with L's thing. A lot of people support L over Kira because L is against "Evil Kira". L didn't bat an eye with killing Lind Taylor on camera, and his justice is killing Kira as well. Both believe they have the right of judgement over life and death
After you get through this, Naoki Urasawa's Monster is actually an excellent follow-up. It's a show that tends to be recommended to people who like Death Note. Deals with similar themes, only in a more mature way, while also having a sort of cat and mouse plot with an incredible mystery thrown in. Highly recommend the show, I have yet to watch a review on youtube that didn't give the show a great rating, or a masterpiece rating.
You guys are going to be a good reactors for a lot of anime... I just discovered you channel and I really feel you're going to become one of the top tier anime reaction channel. You reactions are natural and your logical and moral way of thinking makes you very suitable for a lot of anime discussions.
This show is really not like other shows, I dare say its probably like nothing youve ever seen before. Both of them are the protagonist, which automatically makes them both the antagonist at the same time, both of them are also the hero, automatically making them both the villain at the sme time. Theyre actually very much alike, they both want the same thing, their ideals are the same. Their methods are really what separates them, The letter of the law vs Vigilantism, Improv vs Systematic, Emotion vs rationality. This take on the story gives it a very eerie realistic feel baked in with the very obvious supernatural theme. Theyre both just human and no one is ever just "good" or "evil". This show is a masterpiece on so many levels.
An interesting detail in this series is the shape of the characters eyes. More innocent characters have wide eyes while less moral or more devious characters have smaller and sharper angles to their eyes. Note that Light already has smaller eyes at the end of this episode and whenever he is writing names than he did last episode.
1:36 as you say, Ryuk was bored because there is almost nothing interesting to do in the shinigami world. And Light was bored because he is a genius who is just doing highschool. He wanted some sort of mission that he considered worthy and difficult enough to be interesting. And that is precisely what fell on his lap in episode 1. Now his mission is literally to turn the world into a utopia while trying not to get caught (by the police and L) by finding and killing the only person who might be able to catch him (who is also a genius whose sole objective is to catch Kira).
Keep in mind L is operating under the legal structure. What light is doing is acting upon his own sense of justice committing acts of first degree murder (I believe) and whether you agree or not, there are places in the world where capital punishment for those who murder is legal including here in the United States. So L's remark about sentencing Light to death is based on the crimes vs punishment based and attributed by law.
I'm glad you guys react to this anime... One of the best... And I hope you will react to Ansatsu Kyositsu (Assassination Classroom) after this... Such a underrated anime
Yup. Exactly. That’s what makes it so easy for light to kill people. He never has to actually deal with the fear or the survival instincts kicking in of his victims. For me, that’s what makes him pretty spineless.
1:43 If you're in Light position you will be bored too because you always study and study to be a great student. This is reality in Japan. The students are like robot. They study so hard and repeat the same things everyday. The entertainment are just a temporary happiness they use to escape the reality. That's they have idol(you know what I mean)
The concept of protagonist isn't about a good or bad lmaooo. The protagonist works toward the central story goals, while the antagonist works against the goals.
Genuine reaction and insightful discussion. keep it up. wish I could watch it for the first time again . btw, the guy looks like a younger and bearded verion of steve carell xD
The protagonist is LIGHT. It does not matter good or bad there are arguments for both. This anime follows Light it's upto the readers/watchers to decide whose philosophy is correct
Yeah, I can say it right now. There are no heroes in this story. Light and L both have their own ideals but in the end they're just a pair of egos who will do anything to get their way. So stop looking for any moral centre in this series. Its an anime that wants the viewer to come up with their own answears as to what's wrong and what's right.
Shinigami are basically a the japanese version of the grim reapers. Shinigami "god of death, death bringer, reaper". In Bleach they translate it to soul reaper. Ps. Dont watch Bleach.
Like I said Light Yagami is like Dexter Morgan. Both serial killers who only kill bad people. And even though they're killing bad people, they're both still crazy and serial killers.
The whole point of Death Note is to open the debate on what is right and wrong, who is the hero and who is the villain, which side would you choose, is Light really mistaken in his view of the world (after all, it is very rotten indeed) what would you do if you were Light, is L really the hero, he is just doing the 1% bidding and keeping the rich, corrupt minority in power? Death Note is not your usual anime, it's a lesson in life and philosophy.
1:43 "don't you have anything to do" well for some people the idea that the world is going to be nearly the same after their death as it was at their birth, sounds very unappealing...(I for example was worried that nothing big is going to happen in the world during my life here, but now we have Corona virus that is going to shake things up a bit) Also he is extremely intelligent, and he finishes tasks very easily, so jobs and work as a whole isn't going to preoccupie him as much as it would us. We also know that intelligent people see world from a bit higher perspective than what would be considered normal, so typical stuff like playing games and traveling the world would seem as a waste of life time, when bigger things are at stake, also in principle it wouldn't be as appealing anyway.
I've seen this while series a couple of times but just thought of something in this episode. The people online started calling him Kira, from the Japanese for "killer". But the people online don't know he's in Japan, is it just a coincidence that they picked a Japanese word?
"Death Note is our first dark anime." I'd love for them to watch more mature animes and see their reactions towards it. Again harping on Elfen Lied but Samurai X; Trust and Betrayal would be a great mature anime to watch and I'd love to see Kacee's reaction to the story.
Light killed hundreds of people so from my perspective at least I don't think it's unreasonable for L to want to sentence Light to death. To see their goals as comparable isn't really fair.
eh, L doesn't really care about Justice, all that matters is solving the case. He'll do things within the law as much as possible, but won't hesitate to break the law or even sacrifice innocents if he must to achieve his goals. The only difference between him and light is that L works up to the more extreme options, while Light just goes for the most extreme option he can get away with.
It's a double protagonist. I've seen it somewhere, where they reference deathnote as a double protagonist anime. Edit. Also right and wrong is relative. A lot of people don't accept that.
kira is not a villain, and not even a hero. It's that thing, ″ If someone tries to do something good, but by bad means, is it still a good thing in the end? ″ The person becomes bad, or in fact it always was, and the world gave its push to come up? Most people are not white at the black, but yes grays...
If you want to hear the theme song in English (so you know what is being said), watch this. It gives you an idea of Light mindset as a villain protagonist. Heck, do a reaction of it if you can! th-cam.com/video/2RBazTfpybw/w-d-xo.html Also I see L as the heroic antagonist and Ryuk is the audience who wants entertainment. Remember without “interesting humans”, he will just become bored again.
Light is definitely not a good guy. From western comics the Punisher might be a better point of comparison than Batman, what with the whole killing loads of people thing. The "who's he to judge" thing aside (Light might say "I'm smart and have the means" or something): 1) what if he's wrong? He's not limiting himself to people he sees in the act. 2) He can only kill, all or nothing.
So sum things to say, Light is protagonist(protagonist dont need to be good guys) but then again there is not really a good or a bad guy in this story, it is as light said "the one standard society tries to live up to" the "good guy" "its wrong to kill" thats what society tells u is right, but at the end of the day light is the one doing good because he is cleaning the world of bad people. So it is around what you wanna aim at but in my opinion there is not a side of who is right in this anime, its all up to "society standards of the good guy" or taking away the people destroying our world. Who do you wanna side with, i personally side with light, id be down for the pedos, killers, robbers, racist, homophobes etc to be taken out of the equation, but i would not do that obviously, i dont have the balls for it🤣but light does. And thats what he attempts
Notice how he killed Lind L. Taylor not for protecting his own identity, avoid being arrested, saving anyone's life or because Light considers L a criminal, it was because he was called evil, his titanic ego instantly throwed away the whole narrative he made up on his mind to convince himself that he's the good guy of his story
Enjoying these reactions so far! Code Geass and Assassination Classroom are a few more amazing anime, if you plan on reacting to more series in the future. The dubs for both of those are pretty great too.
I would have done such a better job as kira, for one I wouldn't completely lose my composure to some weak ass tv provocation. I would have experimented to see what I could do with the book before anything, and still manage to kill tailor without giving away info. There's so much cool shit you can try with a death note, for example: What happens if you have a machine write in the notebook for you? If light had thought of this and it works, he could have avoided that completely bullshit ending.
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@ricardo demetrio alonso rojas thumbs down for thinking this is "dark vs light" or good vs evil. If that's what you think this story is about, you are wrong. neither of them are good, and neither of them are evil. This is the gray area that justice treads.
I know this comes off a bit confrontational, but that's not my intent.
I think the "thing" that most often go over alot of viewers head with anime is the theme and philosophy of the anime. So like how you mentioned the Light being bored and the shinigami being bored, its not like NORMAL boredom, but rather how they are trying to say their society if corrupted and bigoted, and people are often time not idealistic and should be punished.
But then the show went and introduced 2 different "justices" or two rights (light vs. L versions of what is Right), should the world take a HARDLINE on good vs. Evil like Light does. Or should they be following the realistic good vs. Evil like L thinks.
Death Note is a Shonen (boy teenager anime) but anime often discusses these deep thinking themes that I guess alot of viewers don't think about.
@ricardo demetrio alonso rojas There you go. L is doing the same. "In the POLICE'S VIEW." Both L and Light are two sides of the same coin, both bring justice, and justice is death. Justice is decided by mortals, not gods, regardless of which side you are on.
Once you're done with this anime, please react to "One Punch Man". It's a show that's taking a dookie on all superhero shows, & movies, but also with a twist. The show also has comedy.
Light is the protagonist. Note that the "protagonist" is just the character the story follows, and the antagonist is the one that opposes the protagonist, it doesn't necessarily indicate which one is the hero and which the villain.
not completley true.
The general definition is indeed someone the story follows but is also a "champion or advocate for a cause"
I guess you could argue that Light is indeed a champion for atleast his cause so Im not saying youre necissarily wrong. However it *does* hold some heavy conotations to "the good guy"when used in everyday language.
Its not generally used as "just who the story follows."
@@F1rstWorldNomaD You described how people misunderstand the word because they usually hear it used with stories that have a "good" protagonist and thus are not aware that the "goodness" is irrelevant. But people's misunderstanding doesn't make what the word actually means "not completely true" though.
Thank you, beat me to it
@@F1rstWorldNomaD Those are two separate definitions. One can be a protagonist that fits one without fitting the other.
@@carmillakarnstein8109 Yea, I never said they couldn't be.
My point here wasn't to prove the original poster wrong. Actually, I believe I even said so... Twice.
My point was that I don't think *they* were using the definition he explained.
Light is definitely a protagonist! Protagonists are not always good, though. They are the person that moves the plot forward.
The joker movie is a perfect example of the bad guy protagonist concept
@adam smith Light is pure evil. He's a serial killer and megalomaniac who likely killed hundreds, possibly thousands, of falsely accused people.
adam smith Nah Light ain’t a good guy. He’s got a good heart but... yknow.
"Villain Protagonist" is the term.
17thknight Yeah the one thing the series never addresses is the falsely accused. That’s just a byproduct of Japanese culture
"you may have outsmarted me, but i outsmarted your outsmarting!", the show
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*_"But that is the plan. Now thay they know our plan, they will plan around our plan, and so we shall in turn plan around the plan that they are planning around our plan!"_*
Anyone up for a game of tennis?
Why did i hear CalebCity when i read this comment lmao
Death note in a nutshell:
Light. Im gonna do this
L: I knew you were going to do that so i did this.
Light: i knew you knew that i was going to to that so i did this.
and repeat xd
Ryuuk: this is so much fun
Spoilers!!!
Like the poison scene in The Princess Bride.
Until eventually: "Fuck"
But they never had a proper battle
L was killed pretty soon that sucked
Death Note summed up: " I know that you know that I know that you know that I know that...."
XD that sums it up
That’s chess my man! You always gotta be ahead of your opponent
Bing! Bang! Boom! POW!
REMEMBER THE TENNIS SCENE, IT WAS LITERALLY THIS
reminds me of that one Friends scene xD
Light is a Villain Protagonist.
They are some of the best protagonists to follow, because they can do so much more.
He is more of an anti-hero than a villain protagonist, as though his methods are evil and has twisted morals, his motivations and intentions are still "good".
@@captaincannabis3321 were* good. After 1st episode, his motivations aren't good anymore
All 3 of you are incorrect. While thinking that he was killing L would not be considered "good" or "just" in your own subjective morals, but in Light's subject morals his actions were "good" and "just" as they were done in the context of the longterm goal of creating a society free of crime.
This distinction matters as an anti-hero is someone who does "bad" or "evil" actions, regardless of whether the individual believes his actions were good or bad, for an overarching "good" or noble goal. Whereas a villain protagonist commits "bad" or "evil" acts just for the sake of doing bad or evil, or doing it for their own gain, or for some other evil motives.
@@captaincannabis3321 Actually the character "L" is registered as the anti-hero as well. L is the anti-hero because his reasons for trying to capture Light isn't for Justice, rather it's for his self-serving amusement. Anti-hero is a subjective term for any character that does not exemplify the typical qualities of a hero.
But Light is Justice. All Hail Kira
what I love about light is how relatable he is to most humans, the contradiction of morals and actions is a rollercoaster that'll make you sit and think deeply and be confused about good vs bad 🍃
Bruv, if you think Light is relatable, you need to be on some sort of watch list
@@shapeshifter7676 Oh, Light's terrible. But you don't have to look far to find regular people without god complexes who believe that the purpose of the justice system should be to "punish" the people who "deserve" it. They're already on the path to thinking like Light.
I dont normally meet people with god complex
@@shapeshifter7676projecting much? “Bruv” 0iq detected
"L..."
"Kira..."
""I will hunt you down wherever you're hiding, and I _will_ eliminate you!""
"I am..."
"I am..."
""JUSTICE!""
Yup, two opposing sides, that on the surface, seem very similar.
lol
L is one of the best characters I've seen in an anime. Buckle up for this one 🤣
L gives me life 🥰💜
I am that one
And thus began the greatest game of cat and mouse this world has ever known
Second greatest, tom and jerry are clearly first
It’s been years and I STILL get goosebumps from this episode.
Light is the protagonist, the hero of his own story. This story about Death Note. Yeah the one using them is the one being highlighted.
But even though L is the antagonist of the anime. He's the protagonist of his own story. That's make this anime so special.
If you like that, check out Baccano. The series makes a point of explaining how everyone is the main character of their own story.
I will take this reaction ,AND WATCH IT!!!
Just a little note:
A protagonist is simply someone who’s journey we are following, it does not necessarily mean they have a to be a good person. The antagonist is the one who opposes the Protagonist’s ideals, actions etc. be it directly or indirectly. So technically the protagonist is still Light and the antagonist is L even if Light is a bad personal.
"Ryuk" is the Shinigami's name to clarify, not "Yuk" :)
fuck off chisaki, you can't write with no hands.
@@felthemeart8258 bruh lmaoo
I highly recommend watching "Attack on Titan" after watching Death Note! The complexity of the story is crazy!
i really want them to watch it in sub both dn and aot
The "acting" is so melodramatic at times it's unintentionally funny. But DAMN it's cool!
they said they will watch it after finishing demon slayer
@@faresbenmiled7833 i fear that the watch it dub
@@mansouriabedelmoumen6815 hopefully enough people comment that the dub is horrendous in AoT. I don't mind MHA and Death Note in dub tho
When I watched this, I think L was my favorite character in the series.
Light is the antihero, much like Walter White. He does bad things but you root for him in spite of it. L never said he wanted to kill Light, he said eliminate. That doesn’t necessarily mean kill.
God ok, true, but death penalty isnt murder. Murder implies killing the target is unjustified, whereas the death penalty implies killing is justified for X reason, which needs to be strong enough to convince others this is warranted.
@@nivaldomonte5441 Murder doesn't imply that killing the target is unjustified. You can murder a target and still be justified. The only difference between murder and death penalty is that one is mostly accepted by society and is legal whereas the other is not legal.
@@Lucifez6160 murder is not justified. if u kill in self defense then its not murder because murder is illegal act of killing.
NOT GONNA LIE, I'M REALLY IMPRESSED! The fact that you drew the parallels between both saying that death was justice is amazing. I know you are already ahead of this, but welcome to DEATH NOTE, and welcome to JUSTICE. We all pass judgement on others... What is just?
They are having such a hard time picking who to root for lol I was always on team light.
I was always on team Ryuk
@@djehuty7771 Same. Just sitting back and enjoying the show :p
I was the complete opposite, hated Light from the beginning
@@Aditya-sn4sr same
i was team L but rewatching this I can understand light
I never clicked a video so fast. This is a strong contender for my favourite episode in the whole anime. It is a perfect introduction, and it really really hypes you up for what's next.
I just watched ep 1 and subscribed to know when u release another ep of death note. What a TIMING ! Love these reactions
I'm so happy that you guys started reacting to this! Before , I probably would have never decided to start the show on my own but it's soooooo good! I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I do!
You're in for a wild ride. I binged this over quarantine and got through it in a few weeks. It's my first anime and one of the best shows I've ever watched!
I like how you guys caught up with L's thing. A lot of people support L over Kira because L is against "Evil Kira". L didn't bat an eye with killing Lind Taylor on camera, and his justice is killing Kira as well. Both believe they have the right of judgement over life and death
This anime, I did watch!!! Haha finally an anime I can watch with you guys! Great 👍 reaction as always
this L Fellow is a sharp cookie
I love light and was on his side to the very end! I feel like in the manga it is less overdramatic and light doesnt seem as evil.
This guy def loves this girl. The eye contact is out of this world
After you get through this, Naoki Urasawa's Monster is actually an excellent follow-up. It's a show that tends to be recommended to people who like Death Note. Deals with similar themes, only in a more mature way, while also having a sort of cat and mouse plot with an incredible mystery thrown in. Highly recommend the show, I have yet to watch a review on youtube that didn't give the show a great rating, or a masterpiece rating.
You guys are going to be a good reactors for a lot of anime... I just discovered you channel and I really feel you're going to become one of the top tier anime reaction channel. You reactions are natural and your logical and moral way of thinking makes you very suitable for a lot of anime discussions.
u guys make my day with your reactions :)
Literalmente me é visto el anime como 8 veces en reacciones, vamos por la 9 😂. Saludos desde Argentina Cavazos!
Gracias por mirar las reacciones!
L or Kira a tale as old as... 2006.
This show is really not like other shows, I dare say its probably like nothing youve ever seen before.
Both of them are the protagonist, which automatically makes them both the antagonist at the same time, both of them are also the hero, automatically making them both the villain at the sme time.
Theyre actually very much alike, they both want the same thing, their ideals are the same.
Their methods are really what separates them, The letter of the law vs Vigilantism, Improv vs Systematic, Emotion vs rationality.
This take on the story gives it a very eerie realistic feel baked in with the very obvious supernatural theme. Theyre both just human and no one is ever just "good" or "evil".
This show is a masterpiece on so many levels.
An interesting detail in this series is the shape of the characters eyes. More innocent characters have wide eyes while less moral or more devious characters have smaller and sharper angles to their eyes. Note that Light already has smaller eyes at the end of this episode and whenever he is writing names than he did last episode.
1:36 as you say, Ryuk was bored because there is almost nothing interesting to do in the shinigami world. And Light was bored because he is a genius who is just doing highschool. He wanted some sort of mission that he considered worthy and difficult enough to be interesting. And that is precisely what fell on his lap in episode 1. Now his mission is literally to turn the world into a utopia while trying not to get caught (by the police and L) by finding and killing the only person who might be able to catch him (who is also a genius whose sole objective is to catch Kira).
You literally predicted what will happen in the last episode. Shout out to you guys
Keep in mind L is operating under the legal structure. What light is doing is acting upon his own sense of justice committing acts of first degree murder (I believe) and whether you agree or not, there are places in the world where capital punishment for those who murder is legal including here in the United States. So L's remark about sentencing Light to death is based on the crimes vs punishment based and attributed by law.
Yes, thank you! don't get how they got that as "killing" is the only solution.
I'm glad you guys react to this anime... One of the best...
And I hope you will react to Ansatsu Kyositsu (Assassination Classroom) after this... Such a underrated anime
more like overrated
@@Opsinpelaaja what's your favourite anime?
To be honest I'm watching this after death note and I'm not binge in it I m litterly forcing myself to finish it.
I love how you're like "get some fuckin' hobbies man, don't kill people"
Also i totally agree with the death note dehumanising the deaths
Yup. Exactly. That’s what makes it so easy for light to kill people. He never has to actually deal with the fear or the survival instincts kicking in of his victims. For me, that’s what makes him pretty spineless.
Light is an Anti Villain while L is an Anti Hero. It's a nice little dynamic 😅
1:43 If you're in Light position you will be bored too because you always study and study to be a great student. This is reality in Japan. The students are like robot. They study so hard and repeat the same things everyday. The entertainment are just a temporary happiness they use to escape the reality. That's they have idol(you know what I mean)
Guys you wana see really dark and mystery anime watch Attack on Titan and Monster
They said that AoT will be the next anime they are reacting to.
Ok, I didn't know sorry
@@chandanv8769 it's all good, I only know because they replied to someone else in another video 😂
The darkest possible anime is Boku no pico. Watching that will have you questioning reality and the concept of god.
Death Note, a thought experiment on what happens when a person finds themselves with the ability to “play God.”
love you guys :) keep up the anime reactions. I can't even decide if I like MHA or death note more! so glad you are doing them both
light is a villain/anti villain and the Protagonist which makes this show pretty unique
Y’all are in for a treat
The concept of protagonist isn't about a good or bad lmaooo. The protagonist works toward the central story goals, while the antagonist works against the goals.
Genuine reaction and insightful discussion. keep it up. wish I could watch it for the first time again .
btw, the guy looks like a younger and bearded verion of steve carell xD
Oh man you guys are in for a ride, this anime is one of the top tiered along with Attack On Titan.
Another amazing reaction 😍
The protagonist is LIGHT. It does not matter good or bad there are arguments for both. This anime follows Light it's upto the readers/watchers to decide whose philosophy is correct
Well when you're a serial killer most people get sentenced to death. So thats the justice.
oh man you are in for a ride!!!!
Yeah, I can say it right now. There are no heroes in this story. Light and L both have their own ideals but in the end they're just a pair of egos who will do anything to get their way. So stop looking for any moral centre in this series. Its an anime that wants the viewer to come up with their own answears as to what's wrong and what's right.
And there is me who watched all reaction for watching whole anime 😂
Shinigami are basically a the japanese version of the grim reapers. Shinigami "god of death, death bringer, reaper". In Bleach they translate it to soul reaper.
Ps. Dont watch Bleach.
Like I said Light Yagami is like Dexter Morgan. Both serial killers who only kill bad people. And even though they're killing bad people, they're both still crazy and serial killers.
Dexter kept a moral code for the most part and wasn’t egotistical like Light.
The whole point of Death Note is to open the debate on what is right and wrong, who is the hero and who is the villain, which side would you choose, is Light really mistaken in his view of the world (after all, it is very rotten indeed) what would you do if you were Light, is L really the hero, he is just doing the 1% bidding and keeping the rich, corrupt minority in power? Death Note is not your usual anime, it's a lesson in life and philosophy.
1:43 "don't you have anything to do" well for some people the idea that the world is going to be nearly the same after their death as it was at their birth, sounds very unappealing...(I for example was worried that nothing big is going to happen in the world during my life here, but now we have Corona virus that is going to shake things up a bit)
Also he is extremely intelligent, and he finishes tasks very easily, so jobs and work as a whole isn't going to preoccupie him as much as it would us.
We also know that intelligent people see world from a bit higher perspective than what would be considered normal, so typical stuff like playing games and traveling the world would seem as a waste of life time, when bigger things are at stake, also in principle it wouldn't be as appealing anyway.
Villain protagonists are a thing and that's what Light is
Thanks for the chapter I really like youre reactions, up more chapters of death note sorry for my english im from Perú. 😊
The protagonist in this show is whoever you side with, imo.
L mentioned killing Kira because it is a crime that will probably result in a death sentence after being legally judged.
LOVE THESE KEEP EM COMIN
that council meeting thing was actually Interpol which is just like the UN of police i guess
Protagonist doesn't need to be a pure light hearted good guys
I've seen this while series a couple of times but just thought of something in this episode. The people online started calling him Kira, from the Japanese for "killer". But the people online don't know he's in Japan, is it just a coincidence that they picked a Japanese word?
It is completely subjective who you think is good or bad so you can't say that either one are objectively good or bad
"Death Note is our first dark anime." I'd love for them to watch more mature animes and see their reactions towards it. Again harping on Elfen Lied but Samurai X; Trust and Betrayal would be a great mature anime to watch and I'd love to see Kacee's reaction to the story.
Claymore, Berserk, Cowboy Bebop, Gungrave, and others. Trust and betrayal is great, but it is better with the context of the Anime imo.
@@knightheaven8992 Why? Trust and Betrayal is before the anime anyway.
Shinsekai Yori.
Never thought to see you people react to this interesting
'The darkest anime we've seen so far'... so you haven't seen Attack on Titan.
And you haven't seen berserk
So you haven't read berserk
Ryuk did say the shimigami world was boring, I would see why he is enjoying this.
Sooooo iNteReStING.. 👹🍎
Them not being acclimated to anime is going to confuse the hell out of them during the potato chip scene 😂
L my favorite character in Death Note
They should react to code geas after death note
Light killed hundreds of people so from my perspective at least I don't think it's unreasonable for L to want to sentence Light to death. To see their goals as comparable isn't really fair.
eh, L doesn't really care about Justice, all that matters is solving the case. He'll do things within the law as much as possible, but won't hesitate to break the law or even sacrifice innocents if he must to achieve his goals.
The only difference between him and light is that L works up to the more extreme options, while Light just goes for the most extreme option he can get away with.
Team Light 🖤
With anime, get ready for your definition of the word protagonist to be completely shattered, mixed up, turned around, and rebuilt.
It's a double protagonist. I've seen it somewhere, where they reference deathnote as a double protagonist anime.
Edit.
Also right and wrong is relative. A lot of people don't accept that.
Light is the protagonist but that doesn’t mean he’s the hero.
kira is not a villain, and not even a hero. It's that thing, ″ If someone tries to do something good, but by bad means, is it still a good thing in the end? ″
The person becomes bad, or in fact it always was, and the world gave its push to come up?
Most people are not white at the black, but yes grays...
Someone has to be the herald of true justice. In my POV light is a hero. Yes he has ti get hands dirty but it's for the good of the world.
If you want to hear the theme song in English (so you know what is being said), watch this. It gives you an idea of Light mindset as a villain protagonist. Heck, do a reaction of it if you can! th-cam.com/video/2RBazTfpybw/w-d-xo.html
Also I see L as the heroic antagonist and Ryuk is the audience who wants entertainment. Remember without “interesting humans”, he will just become bored again.
this show makes you question whats good and whats bad and where we draw the line.
So, now the question becomes, team light, or team L?
Light is definitely not a good guy. From western comics the Punisher might be a better point of comparison than Batman, what with the whole killing loads of people thing.
The "who's he to judge" thing aside (Light might say "I'm smart and have the means" or something): 1) what if he's wrong? He's not limiting himself to people he sees in the act. 2) He can only kill, all or nothing.
So sum things to say, Light is protagonist(protagonist dont need to be good guys) but then again there is not really a good or a bad guy in this story, it is as light said "the one standard society tries to live up to" the "good guy" "its wrong to kill" thats what society tells u is right, but at the end of the day light is the one doing good because he is cleaning the world of bad people. So it is around what you wanna aim at but in my opinion there is not a side of who is right in this anime, its all up to "society standards of the good guy" or taking away the people destroying our world. Who do you wanna side with, i personally side with light, id be down for the pedos, killers, robbers, racist, homophobes etc to be taken out of the equation, but i would not do that obviously, i dont have the balls for it🤣but light does. And thats what he attempts
Notice how he killed Lind L. Taylor not for protecting his own identity, avoid being arrested, saving anyone's life or because Light considers L a criminal, it was because he was called evil, his titanic ego instantly throwed away the whole narrative he made up on his mind to convince himself that he's the good guy of his story
ah, and with all the people he watch diying face to face his sadistic side shows up aswell
Exactly.
Cowboy Bebop should be your next anime after death note. It's one of the best of all time. And has a live action show being made by Netflix.
*flies* I'm here, I'M HERE. OUO
I mean light is a mass murderer hence why L wants to capture him and give him the death penalty..
Enjoying these reactions so far! Code Geass and Assassination Classroom are a few more amazing anime, if you plan on reacting to more series in the future. The dubs for both of those are pretty great too.
No kill, no justice... its obvious haha
If light just killed everyone by like idk a fricking worst case of the cold and everyone will think it's a pandemic lmao
I would have done such a better job as kira, for one I wouldn't completely lose my composure to some weak ass tv provocation. I would have experimented to see what I could do with the book before anything, and still manage to kill tailor without giving away info.
There's so much cool shit you can try with a death note, for example: What happens if you have a machine write in the notebook for you? If light had thought of this and it works, he could have avoided that completely bullshit ending.
@@someonerandom9939 yeah, in the end he became a complete dumbass lmao
The battle of egos begin
Ah yes, where ppl get hooked into the show