Fun fact: At the end of the manga there is a 1 year timeskip showing how life is without Kira. Crime rise again everybody is doing their normal job, but then we see people in the end praying to Kira for his return. Meaning in a sense, that Light won, he became a god in the new world.
The symbolism in this show is powerful. When Kira dies he dies on the stairs. It's a metaphor to say he can't go to heaven nor to hell. Just in between. The nothingness. This show was a true masterpiece.
The shot of Light walking past his younger self has always been my favorite piece of anime cinematography in the past decade. The way it zooms in on his eyes, showing him looking back and then switch to front panicky-looking just conveys so incredibly much. It's like within a split second, he turned from still believing everybody has wronged him, to regretting every single decision he's made since that day. We don't see it on the screen, but it feels like the imagery of all of past 7 years worth of events was flashing through his mind.The eyes looking to the front again feels like his realization that there's absolutely no way back and he has no choice but to face the enormous consequences. It was such a brilliant shot. I just can't give it enough credits.
I know I was crying and tearing up already, but now I'm _crying_ seeing it all in words and _fuck_ wishing AutoSave saw this not sobbing ( got close around 19:30) but jeez > showing him looking back and then switch to front panicky-looking just conveys so incredibly much. It's like within a split second, he turned from still believing everybody has wronged him, to regretting every single decision he's made since that day. maybe it's the regret thing. It's just really well said, I guess
Anna and Ben are geniuses. The first reactors to this show that caught and understood all of Light's, L's, Near's, and Mello's plays. Very impressive! Almost all details were covered and paid attention too.
Honestly my favorite DN reaction on TH-cam. Not only was their commentary very much on point but I liked that they not only got the show but "felt" it as well.
Fun fact: The manga has a different version on Light's death. He never escapes the warehouse. His name is written in the Death Note and instead of accepting it with grace here, he pleads and begs whilst looking like a wild animal claiming he doesn't want to die. It just shows who he really was under the genius outlook.
@@juliocabral6949 Absolutely, favorite part was Light pathetically begging Ryuk to kill everyone (essentially asking him to commit suicide for him) then Ryuk writing his name. The anime gave Light's death far too much dignity (not to mention the implausibility of getting up, opening a heavy metal door, and then outrunning the police with a less than 20 seconds head start after being shot multiple times.
@@ThamesChase if we're talking about impossibilities, Near beating Light was in and of itself completely impossible and a major plothole. For starters, yeah for sure Mikami did not notice they switched the notebooks, and for sure they managed to duplicate all of it in 1 night, and for sure they even managed to copy Light's handwriting (since it was the original notebook meaning it wasn't just Mikami's handwriting and pen used)
@@animeruinedmylife9833 thing is, this plothole doesn't damage the story because you can simply think they changed the blank pages (or introduced a fake page) instead of changing the whole thing. There it is, plot hole removed and they still lost. They would have done that to the first note (the fake one created by Mikami) anyway. Near beating Light was very possible and plausible. Light whole masterplan relied on a fake rule and, most importatly, revelaing the existence of the Death Note. His life and his rule as Kira would be forever tied to cover that rule. Now explain how the hell did the task force could not put 2+2 together when L basically told the case would be solved by testing the 13 day rule, but they instantly did it when Near implied there might be a fake rule, 6 years later? Not only that, the task force had this weird moral barrier about killing a convited criminal and their country literally have death penalty. This is the most egregious plot hole in the entire story.
@@rickroll1141 still only light can do it,he manipulate god of death,and all go according to his genius plan.In manga volume 13 is said that light is more smart than L
I actually really liked Light as a Protagonist. He's just so unique in how far he's willing to go for his goals. He's willing to do dark things for his ambition without regret. But we also see moments where Light expresses his humanity. Like when he lost his memories for episodes 17-23. Or when he put aside the mission(symbolized by him dropping the pen) when his father died. The Light that cared for others was lost piece by piece until only Kira remained. In both a metaphorical and physical way, Light was a victim to the Death Note as well. And in his final moments, he saw who he was before all of this. Before he picked up the notebook. Millions of people were impacted by Kira, but he went out as Light Yagami.
if u haven't already, i recommend watching a video of mattpat whenever you are free. he only has like one video on deathnote where he compares the number of people killed by each kira. its surprisingly not that much when u compare it to the annual homicide cases
@@RedwoodTheElf he is a protagonist, what do you mean by not? 🤨 Protagonist doesn't mean hero, protagonist is just the main character, it doesn't matter what their goal is.
It is possible that Misa's song in episode 25 was actually a foreshadowing/flashforward of episode 37, because she was singing and going to a rooftop with that same dress.
Now that you finished Death Note I can suggest that you check these out: - “L’s Monster Speech” is a very interesting little scene in which L talks to the kids at Wammy’s House. - You might like Psycho-Pass if you feel like reacting to similar anime to Death Note. (Think less supernatural more futuristic/technological, but exploring similar if not even more philosophical themes). I’m really glad to have found your channel. It’s a lot of fun to rewatch this show with your insights and reactions. Thank you!
L's Monster Speech is truly deep and fits so well L's character ! Definetely agree on the fact that it would be interesting to watch you discuss about it ! 😁
I know he was evil, but I just couldn’t help but feel bad for Light. He didn’t deserve to find that notebook. The fact that it took 2 geniuses who hated each other to work together, along with such a complex plan, to beat Light just shows how smart Light is. Near literally says that Light could’ve actually won.
Actually, only Mello hated Near mostly because of jealousy because he falsely believed L favored Near over him when really it was an even split between the two of them because of the super-intricate,unorthodox way L thought(Of all the Wammy kids, Mello whilst not stupid by any means, at least before he saw Sidoh was the most in-the-box thinker as well as the most emotionally unstable and rebellious) .Near secretly looked up to L,Matt and Mello as the closest things to big brothers he had.
@@garou1571 But Light specifically chose Mikami because he understands what Kira wants and acts on his behalf, without the burden of needing direct instruction. In creating and using this dynamic as his strategy, Light built the foundation for his eventual defeat. Mikami's initiative had been largely beneficial to Light before this, but it's obviously a double-edged sword. Mikami knew Kira was under surveillance and couldn't move / act freely. Mikami had no reason to believe Kira would have opportunity to kill Takada, and thus no reason to believe it was "unnecessary" for him to make the move. Put simply, Light is responsible for his defeat. Mikami's initiative was central to Light's strategy, which Mello / Near turned on its face.d and Mello introduced an element of chaos that turned it to N's advantage.
One of my favorite moment is actually seeing Light SO DEFEATED that He said “Where are you Misa, Where is Takada” Takada was literally killed by him and He also was the one who ordered Misa to send the death note so both of them were quite obviously couldn’t have help him and yet Light couldn’t even think of that at the moment because he was so desperate that he was searching ANYTHING that could help him no matter how impossible it is. Light was always so smart and calculated, always used everyone and saw himself as a GOD but at that moment He was so desperate to not die that He was searching for help from even MISA that he always looked down on. Light had to face his mortality and fears and that proved Near’s point. He was never a god, just a mortal who played god. That is why I like that scene so much, It drived home the point that how utterly defeated Light is and how “human” he is that he becomes so vulnerable and desperate when he faced death despite seeing himself as a god the whole show
@@ThamesChase I wish they didn't cut that. That really showed Light's desperation. He's grasping at nothing trying to find any "out" or any theoretically possible solution. Just like how he begged Matsuda to shoot everyone else because he knew Matsuda sympathized with Kira the most out of the task force. At the very end he can't accept it, he is left screaming at every last little thing that can think of.
congratulations! yall got to Light's iconic maniac laugh it was an amazing experience listening to your theories on this classic masterpiece thank you for reacting to it!
Someone pointed out to me that Light was really defeated by his hubris because all he needed to do was have Mikami test the notebook before he came to them. Light knew at that point that Near was trying to replace the book and it would have been a simple full proof precaution to take but instead he decided that his plan was perfect and had no counter. Mikami messed up sure but Light could have easily won with very simple planning like telling Mikami to tear out pages and use them instead if the note book didn’t work
The thing is, they wouldn't have to talk after Takada died. That should have been part of the original plan. The plan hinged on Near replacing part of the fake notebook, but there was no consideration that he might actually do so successfully. Maybe it's just that I'm strange, but when I lock my door, I still check the knob to make sure it's locked. It's bizarre that shortly after crowing that Near didn't think to test the notebook to see if it was real, Light made that very mistake.
The director of this show is Tetsuro Araki who is also the director of AOT S1-S3. And he was also fully involved on the storyboard of the main episodes of Deathnote like Episode 1, 2, 25 and ofocurse Episode 37. The manga ending was a bit different where it made Light look bad. But thanks to the director who made some changes and portrayed the ending in a masterpiece way
its a kind of shame even if there was a studio change for final season I wish if this Goat Tetsuro Araki was still the director for AOT because aot's story also need director like him!!
It's so cool to know that to this day we can still get amazing, smart, invested new people to react to these classic shows! You guys are so good I'm gonna start watching the shows you watch to be able to see your reactions later! lol
The odd thing is Ryuk said "Who knows when you'll die when you're in prison" when in fact he can see Light's lifespan. So in a sense he didn't need to kill Light here, he knew when Light is gonna die, he just couldn't wait because there is no fun to be had.
Yeah, that's an anime-only line. In the original, Light tries to get Ryuk to kill everyone. Up until that point Ryuk was willing to watch to the end, but he lost interest because it was clear Light was out of ideas.
There's a 5 minute video of a fan made ending in manga style here on TH-cam about what happens if light wins. It's pretty well made if you're interested in checking it out: th-cam.com/video/TE6beI7AVc4/w-d-xo.html
I love that the anime changed Light's death scene from the manga a little. I think it conveyed really well that at the end, there was nothing left but regret, so much regret. It felt so tragic. And not because I wanted him to win, but because it's just too tragic that someone as great as him even got to this point, driven to insanity by the notebook and his superiority complex. Maybe he actually could've been an amazing detective like L and a good person like his dad, if he never found the notebook. Maybe not, because I feel like he was always this way and the notebook didn't change him, just brought out his worst qualities. But it's just sad to think about this all, since Light had so much potential. He had everything, he had a loving family, they were wealthy, he was popular amongst his peers, he was smart, he had a bright future ahead and yet he succumbed to madness and destroyed it all. He told Ryuk he was happy he found the notebook and he's never felt miserable but I feel like in his last moments, he was regretting everything. Not necessarily because he realized what he did was wrong because I don't think he ever realized that. But I still feel like he regretted it.
Light Yagami was genius prodigy with a mind of a dictator. He was a guy who was bored since no one was as smart as him. He claims all the time he wants to become the god of the world but on some level he wanted a challenge. The way Light was pretty pathetic. He was cocky and arrogant and wasn’t acting like he was during his fight L but trusting others do things without checking. The way Light lost showed us his true nature. The arrogant manipulative crazy serial killer who wants to control the world but his law. L was always right about Light who is nothing but a child who hates losing. Funny right before he died he looked back on finding the Death Note and seeing an image L (his only worth rival) Light pretty much showed us he was a villain since he talked down about his father who was stated to be nicest guy in the entire Death Note series. Not looking back or thinking about status of his traumatized cripple sister, sad broken mother and pure deceased father. Light was always a villain. NOT A Hero or anti hero. In the anime Misa may have committed suicide but in manga Misa committed suicide after learning Light’s death. In the manga Mikami was in jail for a couple days then killed.
What a journey! Death Note is the first anime I ever watched, and it's still my favorite to this day. Nothing ever came close of the same level of hype, excitement, everything I got from this story. Solid characters, writing, OST, it was all perfect to me. Well, all good things must come to an end! But you're also reacting to my favorite *romcom* of all time (Kaguya-Sama), so other good things keep going!
I've loved your guys's reactions to this so much. Thank you for keeping me company for all this time, watching one of my favorite shows. Here's all I can give you--a joke. What happened to L when his assistant died? His eyes got all Watari. ;)
While L did not beat Light, you can't forget how close he was. Light's hand was forced, and had he not killed L he would have been discovered after the 13 day rule was debunked. L had gotten that far without using Supernatural Powers too.
I definetely like the Death Note ending ! Also, concerning Mikami's death, I reckon that he was so loyal to Light (whome he saw as an actual god) that he took his own life as a diversion in order to allow him to escape. At least that is my interpretation of the scene :)
If you go by Matsuda's theory (in manga) he might have killed himself because N wrote his name to ensure he'd take the notebook to the warehouse and follow through with the plan without testing it right before heading there, which seems like an unbelievable oversight for someone so methodical, especially since he was aware (a) that there was a possibility the notebook would be tampered with; (b) that he was being followed; (c) that he had potentially exposed the location of the real notebook at least once while under surveillance. When you think about it, the idea that N killed Mikami makes complete sense and adds a layer of moral grey to his character showing he really is more like L than Light gave him credit for.
@@tenrolf2443 To elaborate a bit on it (a year later) it's a theory Matsuda mentions in the manga. In that, Mikami doesn't actually kill himself on the scene, but later when in custody... and within the time limit for how far ahead you can pen someone's name in the Death Note.
I loved being a part of this with you guys, you guys are my favorite react channel! I actually when I first watched Death Note, only watched to episode 26 and then stopped watching. It wasn't until I found this channel and started following your uploads that I decided to finish it. And I'm glad I did, and seeing your reaction to it was so fun. If you want a show that gave me similar or even better reactions, I'd really recommend Madoka Magica. Every episode would give you lots of discussion at the end. It's only 12 episodes but it is in my top 3 favorites easily. I promise it is not what is seems lol.
I can't believe i just watched 37 of your videos 😂 Death note was one of my favourite series. So glad that you react to it. I read Death Note when i was in high school and was rooting for light so bad. When the manga ended i hated the ending so much that i promised i'll never read the last volume of the manga again. Now i'm 28 watched the ending again. I kinda glad that it was ended like that. Just like near said Light was nothing but a crazy serial killer. 😂😂 If you are still interesting in the series. There are some one-shot manga release a view year ago. Telling story of another people who possesd death note after kira is gone. Very interesting especially the newest one that release in 2019-2020, telling a story of A-kira.
I know that I comment super late in this video, but due to time issues, I was only now able to see your reaction. I remember like it was yesterday the day I saw Death Note for the first time, introducing me to the world of anime and being my favorite anime to today. After a long time I wanted to see reactions to the show, but none convinced me, until I found your channel. Seeing how you interested and enjoying the show so much reminded me of when I saw the show with my best friend, and every reaction from you made me feel the same as I felt when I saw the show. And now that the trip is over, I'm glad to see that you loved the show as much as I did at the time. Thank you very much for existing AutoSave, I will certainly continue to see your reactions. I wish you success in whatever you set out to do! PS: Excuse me if my English is weird, it's that I speak in Spanish, so I write this comment with what I know about English and the google translator (Another reason to thank you, since you helped me practice my English) PS 2: I remember that Ben commented that he had an account on Anime List, I don't know if it's possible, but I would love that you to show it in a video and comment on it, I'm interested in your opinion on all the anime that you saw.
What made me so happy, back when Mikami was introduced, was that (I think) Anna says "what if he does something Light doesn't want or intend him to do", and that's *exactly* how Light is brought down. You had it right from the moment you first saw him!
My personal opinion is, that I think, Light has become the cruelest fictional villain. I liked him as a character, because he is the most complex, yet most understandable villain, but I cannot agree with a single move of him, he's just cold, heartless, against everything I believe in. He's worse than Umbridge. Or Joffrey. Yet, this ending was soooo sad.:( He was running bleeding, lay down alone, was sad, saw his only friend in front of him, then he died. I can't not feel sorry for him in that shape. I guess this is what makes the difference between us and him.
True but many of us are writing online anonymously, I find the idea of Kira grotesque because I'm left-libertarian / social anarchist which isn't exactly a popular ideology either. But I can also empathize with the feeling of some ppl being so evil they must be punished and removed - I think most people are capable of having that feeling to varying degrees. That's one thing I like about this ending: Matsuda represents that attitude, and when Kira is unveiled as a truly evil person he moves to summarily execute him. In a sense, Light is mortally wounded by the application of his own ideals.
I've seen a fan theory that Near used the Deathnote to control Mikami. He could have written something like "Mikami follows Kira's plan, but does not inspect his Deathnote for signs of forgery. Then he commits suicide after failing his god". In Deathnote you have to be suspicious of every death. If you know someone died you can't fully trust their actions before their death.
I don't remember the name, but there was this really old video where Light’s monologue was edited to be like this and it was the funniest thing ever: “Hear this, I'm not only Kira, but I am also…God of the New-” *“NO”*
the japanese live action is incredibly good, it takes a lot of liberties that make it have its own flavor of the same story 🤔 I'm glad you guys enjoyed this journey
So, everyone and their mothers will ask you guys to react to L's funeral and while yes you should watch that video, another video you guys should check out is a video from Film Theory called Death Note - How deadly was it, he goes in depth and makes an estimation of how many people Light and the other Kiras killed, fair warning that he mentions the Netflix Death Note movie, but much like fans of Avatar the Last Air Bender hating the M. Night movie, there is no such thing as the Death Note Netflix movie in Ba Sing Se
I always found the way N won to be completely unreasonable. How was his right hand man able to replicate 1 for 1 the notebook (writing included)? That's the real super power. Also found it weird that someone as smart as Light couldn't imagine that someone that wasn't a straight up genius like his team could pose as hindrances to his master plan. That being said the ending was very cool.
@@ashyroy9454 No. It's just that I recognize good writing when I see it. It's just that by the end everyone is either super smart or they're complete buffoons and it's near comical to see that someone like Light got defeated basically by someone that used their brain. It's not good writing because it was established that the only mistakes Light could make were the ones that were part of a challenge to himself (like actively participating in L's little games at the very beginning) or when he wasn't being cool-headed (like when he killed Lind L. Taylor). Him not thinking that somebody other than Mellow and Near could pose a threat to him directly counters the actions he took towards the FBI agent and what not.
@@brunomilocchi3897 It was Light’s arrogance. It made complete sense. Light thought so highly of himself especially after L died. He miscalculated Near, Mellow, his team, and those “right hand” people he used. He shouldn’t have involved that many people. And he enjoyed those games he was playing. He liked feeling smart and winning. In the beginning he messed up a few times and then he questioned himself, making his plan more solid. But after years of “winning”… he got cocky. Humans are super unreliable, but Light was so confident in his control over people that he lost. In the end, Light is only human and every human has flaws. Light at this point wouldn’t admit to being outsmarted. He also compared L to Near and Mellow. He thought they weren’t as smart as L which made him miscalculate too. If “I beat L, then what chance do they have” type mindset. Honestly, power made him crazy and eventually was his downfall.
Thanks for the ride AutoSave! I loved your discussions every episode. If you want another anime similar in quality, I'd suggest Stein's Gate. It's even a bit shorter than DN(26 episodes), but is just as thought provoking and would lead to some good discussions.
Near laughed when he saw Light and others in the last episode (episode 36), because he saw Luke, the shinigami at that time, and he was already sure that he got the real notebook, which ensured the victory.
There is a animated movie that more or less recaps the entire series with a few additional scenes but the main reason its worth watching is it gives a really good theory as to what happened to light after he died. Also there is a "Death Note 2" that takes place years after but I dont know how good it is.
"That may be so. What is right from wrong? What is good from evil? Nobody can truly distinguish between them. Even if there was a god. Now, supposing a god and his world existed, even then I'd stop and think for myself. I'd decide for myself whether his teachings are right or wrong. After all, I am just the same as you. I put faith in my own convictions as to what I believe is right, and consider them to be righteous."-Nate River/Near
I love this ending way more than the manga's. Light sees L at the end, really implying that Light did feel something towards him, with his look is full of regret. Unlike the manga where Light and L just hate each other, the anime is much more ambiguous about both. Just remembering Light seeing an illusion of L in episode 26 or the rain scene which wasn't in the manga.
@@bradstrife2211 That's why I prefer this one. There's a lot of symbolism and tragedy here with Light seeing himself, seeing an ilussion of L, and dying in the middle of the stairs. In the manga he just died like a one dimentional villain
@@AlanLiebheart He died like a pathetic delusional psychopath which is what he was. Just because he was smart and charismatic doesn't mean he deserves better then what he got.
@@AlanLiebheart that's the point, all the complexities boil down to the fact he's just a serial killer with no one left on his side. And watching him suffer those whole 40 seconds where he knows he's going to die is the perfect end.
@@bradstrife2211 That's why the anime is better. It's much more ambiguous, and it doesn't really take any side, and it gives more depth to Light than just being a "crazy serial killer" and siding completely with what Near said, even though him or L himself aren't really better. The manga takes Near's side. The anime is just neutral about it and doesn't take anyone's side.
There's a fan manga that suggests that Light has to relive each death that he was responsible for. It's great and can be found on TH-cam. Won't spoil the ending but it's my personal head cannon!
This is late but I enjoyed your guys’ reactions to this series so much! Your discussions were amazing and also made me think about the series a little differently. For me L was such a big part of the series and the fact that he ultimately wasn’t the one to bring Light to justice made the moment not as impactful. It still feels weird that the task force never decided to at least test L’s last theory before he died and that 5 years manage to go by where Light was essentially leading them around in circles. Then here comes Near and he so easily manages to do what L couldn’t and that was finally at least put enough doubt in the minds of the task force for them to begin investigating him. I have qualms with this series but like with so many others it still made me think in a way that made the show so enjoyable. Anna’s point about forgetting Light could bleed was so true- I binged the show in two days and he was written in a way that made him feel untouchable, so seeing him become so pathetic in his last moments was shocking but so satisfying and sad even. L was right at the end of the day- he may have lost the battle, but he did win the war 😌
I had so much fun rewatching this along with you guys. I think Kira is what happens when you don't show yourself to others, voicing awful things and feeling shame afterwards is important to grow. So Light never gave up on his delusions and became rotten from the core. But we get peeks here and there, like during the yotsuba arc, when L died, and during the final seconds of this episode as well, of the real Light. This is the person I refer to when I say i like Light Yagami, not the asshole who manipulates and disrespects the very few people who love him. Btw, the Netflix adaptation is BAD, it doesn't have the same plot as the original, everything is awful except Ryuk, he's the only highlight of that thing. I haven't watched the Japanese live action movies but I'd love to watch it along with you guys!
When i think about it...Light could make himself immune to death note, no? There's a rule, like, "if you write name 4 times wrong - death note stops working for that person" or something. No? He could do it, and then use it in 36-37 episodes. Like, Mikami could write his name too, since death note cant kill Light anymore. No?
i was watching in my spare time and i don't know what to do now, i feel like i'm in nothingness just like Light.. Thank you for doing this love you guys.
There is a little different between manga's end & anime's end. In the manga, Light asked Luke killed all the people except himself, Luke refused it and only wrote down Light's name. Of course Light had no ability to stop Luke, so he suffered extreme pain and died in front of everyone. In the anime, maybe Madhouse wanted to make Light not so evil, so they modified original end like this.
The dubing was pretty good but you need to check out the original for this episode to see what the characters actually sound like, especially Light since the moment he got found out was one of his best deliveries, just check out clips from TH-cam.
Hope you upload more AOT eps now that you're done with this masterpiece. There's a manga about the post kira with new holder of the death note, its like a short story but still canon.
Oh for sure our perspective would change. When you think about it, all the death and Mayhem happened because Ryuk was bored so he let people kill each other for his entertainment. That's mad sadistic
Just a suggestion. You should watch "Monster." It's the best anime of all time for me. It has 74 episodes, its a slow building psychological thriller movie. Just the first 2 episodes are enough to like Monster. But it has a deep story that should be watched carefully and should not be watched with very long intervals.
well thinking of misa had shortend her life half for two times to get the eye power,its pretty fair that she may just had that as her last time and I think its kind of pre-showing their story end time
That doesn't work out. There is no way that makes sense. Firstly Misa had her own base lifespan. Then she had Gelus' lifespan after he killed himself saving her. Next Misa cut her life in half. Rem killed Watari and L gaining both their lifespans, but then dying and giving the combined total of Rem, Wateri, and L's lifespans to Misa. Finally Misa cut her lifespan in half a 2nd time. For Misa to die in 1 year means that (Misa's lifespan / 4) + (Gelus' lifespan / 4) + (Watari's lifespan / 2) + (L's lifespan / 2) + (Rem's lifespan / 2) = 1 year? Shinigami kill humans and keep their lifespans in the hundreds of years. The Shinigami which should have been enough to make Misa the oldest human alive. But even without them, was L and Watari both going to die in less than a year without the Deathnote's influence? That's either a plot hole or Near decided to kill Misa to wrap up the Kira case. I just can't believe all those people and Shinigami had so little time left in their natural lives. Edit: I almost forgot, Rem killed someone to prove to Higuchi that Misa was Kira #2. So add half of that person's lifespan to the number of years Misa inherited. Misa should not have committed suicide in just 1 year. Her death so soon is either a plot hole or irrefutable proof someone killed her via deathnote.
This isn't the best episode mind-fucking wise, it's still decent, but death note has better, but it absolutely nails all the emotional aspects. I also really like how it shows that Light's downfall wasn't his intelligence at all, he wasn't actually outsmarted, it was his cockyness. It has been depicted throughout the entire show, but this might be the best demonstration. Light had outsmarted Near, he would've won, if Mikami hadn't screwed up. But that's where his cockyness comes to him, he believed that he could control other people. He trusted other people with the notebook, and with his life, which is something Light a few years ago would never have done. Is it because he miscalculated anything? No. Another thing that shows how cocky he has become, is that he didn't actually need to do anything. If he hadn't done anything, nothing would've happened, and it would've been sort of embarassing for Near, but Light couldn't allow that, he saw a chance to show his dominance over Near, and "win", which he is so obsessed with, and he couldn't resist it. He could just not have said "I win", and he could just have ordered Mikami to leave originally, with notes of all their names, should the Death Note not work. Some people don't like this, since LIght is way too smart to make such stupid decisions, but I really like it. Light wouldn't be a compelling character if he was always perfect. He's always been cocky, but he wouldn't have done this pre-timeskip. However, he spent 6 years alone, on top of the world with no one to challenge him, of course he would get insanely cocky. This is also why he slipped up a lot at the start of the timeskip. He hadn't had anyone to challenge him for years, he didn't think he needed to be careful about his actions. Pre-time skip Death Note wasn't as good as before the time-skip, it wasn't bad at all, but I liked the first 25 episodes more. However, it solidified itself as a masterpiece, with the final episode being one of the best in my opinion. Btw, I haven't watched the discussion yet, so I don't know if you understood this, but Light died in the middle of the stairs, symbolising how he didn't go to heaven or hell.
The real villain was ryuk coz he kinda controlled light to keep entertaining him. If he gets bored, off he goes! Same as to anyone who would've picked the notebook. They have to keep entertaining ryuk, even if it has to be for the price of their soul or morality or sanity.
Not sure if you want to just leave the series at the end here but if not here is the link to the cut L funural scene (in dub of course). It's a great scene that was ment to be the final one of episode 25 but was cut due to time. th-cam.com/video/XyfwdEp2b-M/w-d-xo.html
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Near wrote migami's name on the notebook knowing that he can control him moments before his death. Light is correct it was a set up. He could have talk himself out of this but light screwed up as well so..
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Fun fact: At the end of the manga there is a 1 year timeskip showing how life is without Kira. Crime rise again everybody is doing their normal job, but then we see people in the end praying to Kira for his return. Meaning in a sense, that Light won, he became a god in the new world.
if people still likes him that's great but concerning him, his soul got disintegrated, So he's no winner
TFW I realized L died on the floor
It was more so like the “cult of Kira” so to speak. It seemed like most of the world moved on from Kira except certain groups.
One more fun fact, Matsuda is a gay XD
Light was right
The symbolism in this show is powerful. When Kira dies he dies on the stairs. It's a metaphor to say he can't go to heaven nor to hell. Just in between. The nothingness. This show was a true masterpiece.
"This show was a true masterpiece" That it was sir that it was!
Yeah bro, heaven is just upstairs 💀
Kira deserved nothing more
Something something, heaven and hell don’t exist in this universe, the notebook rule is simply a confirmation.
Funny thing, it is said that nor heaven or hell exists in Death note universe, the rule is just a bluff to scare people from the notebook.
The shot of Light walking past his younger self has always been my favorite piece of anime cinematography in the past decade.
The way it zooms in on his eyes, showing him looking back and then switch to front panicky-looking just conveys so incredibly much. It's like within a split second, he turned from still believing everybody has wronged him, to regretting every single decision he's made since that day. We don't see it on the screen, but it feels like the imagery of all of past 7 years worth of events was flashing through his mind.The eyes looking to the front again feels like his realization that there's absolutely no way back and he has no choice but to face the enormous consequences.
It was such a brilliant shot. I just can't give it enough credits.
I know I was crying and tearing up already, but now I'm _crying_ seeing it all in words and _fuck_ wishing AutoSave saw this
not sobbing ( got close around 19:30) but jeez
> showing him looking back and then switch to front panicky-looking just conveys so incredibly much. It's like within a split second, he turned from still believing everybody has wronged him, to regretting every single decision he's made since that day.
maybe it's the regret thing.
It's just really well said, I guess
It was tragic and heartbreaking, if anything.
It was good while it lasted. We eased each other's boredom for quite a while. Well Autosave, It's been interesting.
Wtf I hope you are not writing their names 😂
@@chandanv8769 Only if they give me an apple.
Now write their names 😂
Everyone cried on ryuks speech right? I dont think that it was just me
LOL that got me
Anna and Ben are geniuses. The first reactors to this show that caught and understood all of Light's, L's, Near's, and Mello's plays. Very impressive! Almost all details were covered and paid attention too.
Honestly my favorite DN reaction on TH-cam. Not only was their commentary very much on point but I liked that they not only got the show but "felt" it as well.
Fun fact: The manga has a different version on Light's death. He never escapes the warehouse. His name is written in the Death Note and instead of accepting it with grace here, he pleads and begs whilst looking like a wild animal claiming he doesn't want to die. It just shows who he really was under the genius outlook.
Yep. An Mikami said to him "you are no god, just some killer". I liked it better tbh.
@@juliocabral6949 Absolutely, favorite part was Light pathetically begging Ryuk to kill everyone (essentially asking him to commit suicide for him) then Ryuk writing his name. The anime gave Light's death far too much dignity (not to mention the implausibility of getting up, opening a heavy metal door, and then outrunning the police with a less than 20 seconds head start after being shot multiple times.
@@ThamesChase to be fair, he was shot like 2 in the arms, the rest grazed him, and Mikami created an opening by killing himself.
@@ThamesChase if we're talking about impossibilities, Near beating Light was in and of itself completely impossible and a major plothole. For starters, yeah for sure Mikami did not notice they switched the notebooks, and for sure they managed to duplicate all of it in 1 night, and for sure they even managed to copy Light's handwriting (since it was the original notebook meaning it wasn't just Mikami's handwriting and pen used)
@@animeruinedmylife9833 thing is, this plothole doesn't damage the story because you can simply think they changed the blank pages (or introduced a fake page) instead of changing the whole thing. There it is, plot hole removed and they still lost. They would have done that to the first note (the fake one created by Mikami) anyway.
Near beating Light was very possible and plausible. Light whole masterplan relied on a fake rule and, most importatly, revelaing the existence of the Death Note. His life and his rule as Kira would be forever tied to cover that rule.
Now explain how the hell did the task force could not put 2+2 together when L basically told the case would be solved by testing the 13 day rule, but they instantly did it when Near implied there might be a fake rule, 6 years later? Not only that, the task force had this weird moral barrier about killing a convited criminal and their country literally have death penalty. This is the most egregious plot hole in the entire story.
It took 3 super geniuses to defeat Light.
Everyone's Kira until the whole alphabet shows up to kick your ass.
and a couple plot holes
and a lot of plot armor and lucky
And it took literally gods of death for light to kill L 🤣
@@rickroll1141 still only light can do it,he manipulate god of death,and all go according to his genius plan.In manga volume 13 is said that light is more smart than L
I actually really liked Light as a Protagonist. He's just so unique in how far he's willing to go for his goals. He's willing to do dark things for his ambition without regret. But we also see moments where Light expresses his humanity. Like when he lost his memories for episodes 17-23. Or when he put aside the mission(symbolized by him dropping the pen) when his father died. The Light that cared for others was lost piece by piece until only Kira remained. In both a metaphorical and physical way, Light was a victim to the Death Note as well. And in his final moments, he saw who he was before all of this. Before he picked up the notebook. Millions of people were impacted by Kira, but he went out as Light Yagami.
That's one of my favorite analyses of this show. Kudos to you!
Best Protagonist
if u haven't already, i recommend watching a video of mattpat whenever you are free. he only has like one video on deathnote where he compares the number of people killed by each kira. its surprisingly not that much when u compare it to the annual homicide cases
He's not really a protagonist. At best, he's a "Villain Protagonist" and at worst, a full on villain.
@@RedwoodTheElf he is a protagonist, what do you mean by not? 🤨
Protagonist doesn't mean hero, protagonist is just the main character, it doesn't matter what their goal is.
It is possible that Misa's song in episode 25 was actually a foreshadowing/flashforward of episode 37, because she was singing and going to a rooftop with that same dress.
Now that you finished Death Note I can suggest that you check these out:
- “L’s Monster Speech” is a very interesting little scene in which L talks to the kids at Wammy’s House.
- You might like Psycho-Pass if you feel like reacting to similar anime to Death Note.
(Think less supernatural more futuristic/technological, but exploring similar if not even more philosophical themes).
I’m really glad to have found your channel. It’s a lot of fun to rewatch this show with your insights and reactions.
Thank you!
L's Monster Speech is truly deep and fits so well L's character ! Definetely agree on the fact that it would be interesting to watch you discuss about it ! 😁
Monster (the anime) also is a good suggestion
Yes the monster speech of L.
You forgot about "L's funeral", i think they should react to this as well.
@@gerardraymondpanado6542 I just don’t like it as much as the suggestions I made.
But sure. I bet they’d enjoy watching it.
Ryuk wasn't killing Light, he was simply turning the tv off ;)
But he killed him tho. Stop the philosophy talk
@@ohboi9578 he turned off the TV
@@ohboi9578 he turned off the TV.
@@ohboi9578 he turned off the TV
@@ohboi9578 he turned off the TV
I know he was evil, but I just couldn’t help but feel bad for Light. He didn’t deserve to find that notebook.
The fact that it took 2 geniuses who hated each other to work together, along with such a complex plan, to beat Light just shows how smart Light is. Near literally says that Light could’ve actually won.
He's such a well written character. Team Light all the way
Actually, only Mello hated Near mostly because of jealousy because he falsely believed L favored Near over him when really it was an even split between the two of them because of the super-intricate,unorthodox way L thought(Of all the Wammy kids, Mello whilst not stupid by any means, at least before he saw Sidoh was the most in-the-box thinker as well as the most emotionally unstable and rebellious) .Near secretly looked up to L,Matt and Mello as the closest things to big brothers he had.
Well a plan and Kira and The Hand miscommunicating on things
it wasnt even light's mistake. mikami is the one that f*ked up
@@garou1571 But Light specifically chose Mikami because he understands what Kira wants and acts on his behalf, without the burden of needing direct instruction. In creating and using this dynamic as his strategy, Light built the foundation for his eventual defeat. Mikami's initiative had been largely beneficial to Light before this, but it's obviously a double-edged sword.
Mikami knew Kira was under surveillance and couldn't move / act freely. Mikami had no reason to believe Kira would have opportunity to kill Takada, and thus no reason to believe it was "unnecessary" for him to make the move. Put simply, Light is responsible for his defeat. Mikami's initiative was central to Light's strategy, which Mello / Near turned on its face.d and Mello introduced an element of chaos that turned it to N's advantage.
One of my favorite moment is actually seeing Light SO DEFEATED that He said “Where are you Misa, Where is Takada” Takada was literally killed by him and He also was the one who ordered Misa to send the death note so both of them were quite obviously couldn’t have help him and yet Light couldn’t even think of that at the moment because he was so desperate that he was searching ANYTHING that could help him no matter how impossible it is.
Light was always so smart and calculated, always used everyone and saw himself as a GOD but at that moment He was so desperate to not die that He was searching for help from even MISA that he always looked down on. Light had to face his mortality and fears and that proved Near’s point. He was never a god, just a mortal who played god. That is why I like that scene so much, It drived home the point that how utterly defeated Light is and how “human” he is that he becomes so vulnerable and desperate when he faced death despite seeing himself as a god the whole show
In the manga he even begs Ryuk (basically asking him to commit suicide by writing everyone's names down for him, as if Ryuk would ever do that lol).
@@ThamesChase I wish they didn't cut that. That really showed Light's desperation. He's grasping at nothing trying to find any "out" or any theoretically possible solution. Just like how he begged Matsuda to shoot everyone else because he knew Matsuda sympathized with Kira the most out of the task force. At the very end he can't accept it, he is left screaming at every last little thing that can think of.
Btw, have y’all watched L’s funeral scene? If you did not you should for sure, its a great scene that truly shows how crazy light became.
^watch it
Yes! Its honestly pretty scary, please watch!
Just as a note, its not canon, e.g not written by the original authors of the manga but something the anime studio added in
@@theunbearables yeah, added in the “movie” version
But honestly its good for me lol, it fits a lot to Lights character and is just an amazing scene.
It is an added scene in the movie, not in the original show
48:11 I don't know why, but that little disappointed "oh" from Anna just really cracked me up.
This episode traumatized me ngl, I couldn’t stop thinking abt it for DAYS after finishing DN
congratulations! yall got to Light's iconic maniac laugh
it was an amazing experience listening to your theories on this classic masterpiece
thank you for reacting to it!
Yea it ends with Misa's suicide canonically. They just sort of implied it without showing the entire thing.
No, Misa is alive in one of the epilogue chapters. Actually, this ending is different from the canon one in a variety of ways.
Nah she lives, years later she’s at a prayer vigil for Kira
@@BankaiFever it was confirmed it wasn't anyone of importance just a random cultist
Someone pointed out to me that Light was really defeated by his hubris because all he needed to do was have Mikami test the notebook before he came to them. Light knew at that point that Near was trying to replace the book and it would have been a simple full proof precaution to take but instead he decided that his plan was perfect and had no counter. Mikami messed up sure but Light could have easily won with very simple planning like telling Mikami to tear out pages and use them instead if the note book didn’t work
They couldn't talk without Takeda. Too bad.
The thing is, they wouldn't have to talk after Takada died. That should have been part of the original plan. The plan hinged on Near replacing part of the fake notebook, but there was no consideration that he might actually do so successfully. Maybe it's just that I'm strange, but when I lock my door, I still check the knob to make sure it's locked. It's bizarre that shortly after crowing that Near didn't think to test the notebook to see if it was real, Light made that very mistake.
All Light had to do was not kill Lind Taylor.
@@christophermonceux6578 exactly. But then again L might have just continued to work in Japan regardless because that was his only lead.
Wow I never thought of this
The director of this show is Tetsuro Araki who is also the director of AOT S1-S3. And he was also fully involved on the storyboard of the main episodes of Deathnote like Episode 1, 2, 25 and ofocurse Episode 37. The manga ending was a bit different where it made Light look bad. But thanks to the director who made some changes and portrayed the ending in a masterpiece way
It's also why aot card things
Damn man, I didn't know this, that director is such a goat. First three seasons of AoT are unmatchable direction-wise
its a kind of shame even if there was a studio change for final season I wish if this Goat Tetsuro Araki was still the director for AOT because aot's story also need director like him!!
It's so cool to know that to this day we can still get amazing, smart, invested new people to react to these classic shows! You guys are so good I'm gonna start watching the shows you watch to be able to see your reactions later! lol
The odd thing is Ryuk said "Who knows when you'll die when you're in prison" when in fact he can see Light's lifespan.
So in a sense he didn't need to kill Light here, he knew when Light is gonna die, he just couldn't wait because there is no fun to be had.
Yeah, that's an anime-only line. In the original, Light tries to get Ryuk to kill everyone. Up until that point Ryuk was willing to watch to the end, but he lost interest because it was clear Light was out of ideas.
There's a 5 minute video of a fan made ending in manga style here on TH-cam about what happens if light wins. It's pretty well made if you're interested in checking it out:
th-cam.com/video/TE6beI7AVc4/w-d-xo.html
Yes!
Yeah that ending is awesome!
I love that the anime changed Light's death scene from the manga a little. I think it conveyed really well that at the end, there was nothing left but regret, so much regret. It felt so tragic. And not because I wanted him to win, but because it's just too tragic that someone as great as him even got to this point, driven to insanity by the notebook and his superiority complex. Maybe he actually could've been an amazing detective like L and a good person like his dad, if he never found the notebook. Maybe not, because I feel like he was always this way and the notebook didn't change him, just brought out his worst qualities. But it's just sad to think about this all, since Light had so much potential. He had everything, he had a loving family, they were wealthy, he was popular amongst his peers, he was smart, he had a bright future ahead and yet he succumbed to madness and destroyed it all. He told Ryuk he was happy he found the notebook and he's never felt miserable but I feel like in his last moments, he was regretting everything. Not necessarily because he realized what he did was wrong because I don't think he ever realized that. But I still feel like he regretted it.
Light Yagami was genius prodigy with a mind of a dictator. He was a guy who was bored since no one was as smart as him. He claims all the time he wants to become the god of the world but on some level he wanted a challenge. The way Light was pretty pathetic. He was cocky and arrogant and wasn’t acting like he was during his fight L but trusting others do things without checking. The way Light lost showed us his true nature. The arrogant manipulative crazy serial killer who wants to control the world but his law. L was always right about Light who is nothing but a child who hates losing. Funny right before he died he looked back on finding the Death Note and seeing an image L (his only worth rival)
Light pretty much showed us he was a villain since he talked down about his father who was stated to be nicest guy in the entire Death Note series. Not looking back or thinking about status of his traumatized cripple sister, sad broken mother and pure deceased father. Light was always a villain. NOT A Hero or anti hero.
In the anime Misa may have committed suicide but in manga Misa committed suicide after learning Light’s death. In the manga Mikami was in jail for a couple days then killed.
I found this channel through the first few episodes of this show, it’s been very fun watching these reactions as they came out.
What a journey!
Death Note is the first anime I ever watched, and it's still my favorite to this day. Nothing ever came close of the same level of hype, excitement, everything I got from this story. Solid characters, writing, OST, it was all perfect to me.
Well, all good things must come to an end! But you're also reacting to my favorite *romcom* of all time (Kaguya-Sama), so other good things keep going!
I've loved your guys's reactions to this so much. Thank you for keeping me company for all this time, watching one of my favorite shows. Here's all I can give you--a joke. What happened to L when his assistant died? His eyes got all Watari. ;)
While L did not beat Light, you can't forget how close he was. Light's hand was forced, and had he not killed L he would have been discovered after the 13 day rule was debunked. L had gotten that far without using Supernatural Powers too.
I definetely like the Death Note ending ! Also, concerning Mikami's death, I reckon that he was so loyal to Light (whome he saw as an actual god) that he took his own life as a diversion in order to allow him to escape. At least that is my interpretation of the scene :)
If you go by Matsuda's theory (in manga) he might have killed himself because N wrote his name to ensure he'd take the notebook to the warehouse and follow through with the plan without testing it right before heading there, which seems like an unbelievable oversight for someone so methodical, especially since he was aware (a) that there was a possibility the notebook would be tampered with; (b) that he was being followed; (c) that he had potentially exposed the location of the real notebook at least once while under surveillance. When you think about it, the idea that N killed Mikami makes complete sense and adds a layer of moral grey to his character showing he really is more like L than Light gave him credit for.
@@ThamesChase that is a great theory I did not know but is actually interresting ! Though I doubt it, it would definetely make sens 👍
@@tenrolf2443 To elaborate a bit on it (a year later) it's a theory Matsuda mentions in the manga. In that, Mikami doesn't actually kill himself on the scene, but later when in custody... and within the time limit for how far ahead you can pen someone's name in the Death Note.
I loved being a part of this with you guys, you guys are my favorite react channel!
I actually when I first watched Death Note, only watched to episode 26 and then stopped watching. It wasn't until I found this channel and started following your uploads that I decided to finish it. And I'm glad I did, and seeing your reaction to it was so fun.
If you want a show that gave me similar or even better reactions, I'd really recommend Madoka Magica. Every episode would give you lots of discussion at the end. It's only 12 episodes but it is in my top 3 favorites easily. I promise it is not what is seems lol.
I cried rewatching this.
I can't believe i just watched 37 of your videos 😂
Death note was one of my favourite series. So glad that you react to it.
I read Death Note when i was in high school and was rooting for light so bad. When the manga ended i hated the ending so much that i promised i'll never read the last volume of the manga again.
Now i'm 28 watched the ending again. I kinda glad that it was ended like that.
Just like near said Light was nothing but a crazy serial killer.
😂😂
If you are still interesting in the series. There are some one-shot manga release a view year ago. Telling story of another people who possesd death note after kira is gone. Very interesting especially the newest one that release in 2019-2020, telling a story of A-kira.
I know that I comment super late in this video, but due to time issues, I was only now able to see your reaction.
I remember like it was yesterday the day I saw Death Note for the first time, introducing me to the world of anime and being my favorite anime to today. After a long time I wanted to see reactions to the show, but none convinced me, until I found your channel. Seeing how you interested and enjoying the show so much reminded me of when I saw the show with my best friend, and every reaction from you made me feel the same as I felt when I saw the show. And now that the trip is over, I'm glad to see that you loved the show as much as I did at the time. Thank you very much for existing AutoSave, I will certainly continue to see your reactions. I wish you success in whatever you set out to do!
PS: Excuse me if my English is weird, it's that I speak in Spanish, so I write this comment with what I know about English and the google translator (Another reason to thank you, since you helped me practice my English)
PS 2: I remember that Ben commented that he had an account on Anime List, I don't know if it's possible, but I would love that you to show it in a video and comment on it, I'm interested in your opinion on all the anime that you saw.
What made me so happy, back when Mikami was introduced, was that (I think) Anna says "what if he does something Light doesn't want or intend him to do", and that's *exactly* how Light is brought down. You had it right from the moment you first saw him!
My personal opinion is, that I think, Light has become the cruelest fictional villain. I liked him as a character, because he is the most complex, yet most understandable villain, but I cannot agree with a single move of him, he's just cold, heartless, against everything I believe in. He's worse than Umbridge. Or Joffrey.
Yet, this ending was soooo sad.:( He was running bleeding, lay down alone, was sad, saw his only friend in front of him, then he died. I can't not feel sorry for him in that shape.
I guess this is what makes the difference between us and him.
The more I see what other people say about Kira, the more I remember Light saying how people talk in society vs how they feel inside.
True but many of us are writing online anonymously, I find the idea of Kira grotesque because I'm left-libertarian / social anarchist which isn't exactly a popular ideology either. But I can also empathize with the feeling of some ppl being so evil they must be punished and removed - I think most people are capable of having that feeling to varying degrees.
That's one thing I like about this ending: Matsuda represents that attitude, and when Kira is unveiled as a truly evil person he moves to summarily execute him. In a sense, Light is mortally wounded by the application of his own ideals.
"Giovanni made a visually-identical notebook and copied God knows how many pages worth of handwriting perfectly in the span of a single night."
Lol ok
I've seen a fan theory that Near used the Deathnote to control Mikami. He could have written something like "Mikami follows Kira's plan, but does not inspect his Deathnote for signs of forgery. Then he commits suicide after failing his god".
In Deathnote you have to be suspicious of every death. If you know someone died you can't fully trust their actions before their death.
I don't remember the name, but there was this really old video where Light’s monologue was edited to be like this and it was the funniest thing ever:
“Hear this, I'm not only Kira, but I am also…God of the New-”
*“NO”*
the japanese live action is incredibly good, it takes a lot of liberties that make it have its own flavor of the same story 🤔
I'm glad you guys enjoyed this journey
As a light stan I was a little upset at first but this is a perfect ending imo.
Yeah.. Misa kills herself 1 year after Light dies..
Misa: "I couldn't live in a world without Light!"
L: "yes.. that would be dark"
Truly one of the greatest animated series of all time
So, everyone and their mothers will ask you guys to react to L's funeral and while yes you should watch that video, another video you guys should check out is a video from Film Theory called Death Note - How deadly was it, he goes in depth and makes an estimation of how many people Light and the other Kiras killed, fair warning that he mentions the Netflix Death Note movie, but much like fans of Avatar the Last Air Bender hating the M. Night movie, there is no such thing as the Death Note Netflix movie in Ba Sing Se
In case you didn't know it is implied that Misa kills herself at the end. That's why she's past the railing if the building.
Check out Near's speech in the manga imo. The anime cut it down a ton which takes away from Near's perspective.
Nate River/Near:The smartest 13 year old NeuroDivergent insomniac albino detective in all Manga and Anime.
After this they NEED to watch "Monster".
Wow that was what I wrote a few moments ago 😂 Monster is the best anime of all time for me.
I agree, let's make it up to them!
Currently I am watching it and it's great
@Divine Lotus No cap
Why do people relate DN with Monster? Its not the same anime
Pls watch L's funeral after this, it's a cut scene that was in the movie.
yes please do
We’ve finally reached the end, man this was crazy!
Light at the end: Nothing according to Keikaku...
The Netflix one doesn’t follow the story at all. Light isn’t light, L isn’t L, and Misa isn’t Misa. There is no Rem and no cat and mouse enjoyment.
Sorry Aizawa & Mogi you guys did good but Matsuda was the one who dispensed human justice on Light so he gets Chief of Police. Soichiro would approve.
I always found the way N won to be completely unreasonable. How was his right hand man able to replicate 1 for 1 the notebook (writing included)? That's the real super power. Also found it weird that someone as smart as Light couldn't imagine that someone that wasn't a straight up genius like his team could pose as hindrances to his master plan. That being said the ending was very cool.
Then you've never read the manga or you're too much of a light fanboy
@@ashyroy9454 No. It's just that I recognize good writing when I see it. It's just that by the end everyone is either super smart or they're complete buffoons and it's near comical to see that someone like Light got defeated basically by someone that used their brain. It's not good writing because it was established that the only mistakes Light could make were the ones that were part of a challenge to himself (like actively participating in L's little games at the very beginning) or when he wasn't being cool-headed (like when he killed Lind L. Taylor). Him not thinking that somebody other than Mellow and Near could pose a threat to him directly counters the actions he took towards the FBI agent and what not.
@@brunomilocchi3897 It was Light’s arrogance. It made complete sense. Light thought so highly of himself especially after L died. He miscalculated Near, Mellow, his team, and those “right hand” people he used. He shouldn’t have involved that many people. And he enjoyed those games he was playing. He liked feeling smart and winning. In the beginning he messed up a few times and then he questioned himself, making his plan more solid. But after years of “winning”… he got cocky. Humans are super unreliable, but Light was so confident in his control over people that he lost. In the end, Light is only human and every human has flaws. Light at this point wouldn’t admit to being outsmarted. He also compared L to Near and Mellow. He thought they weren’t as smart as L which made him miscalculate too. If “I beat L, then what chance do they have” type mindset. Honestly, power made him crazy and eventually was his downfall.
Thanks for the ride AutoSave! I loved your discussions every episode. If you want another anime similar in quality, I'd suggest Stein's Gate. It's even a bit shorter than DN(26 episodes), but is just as thought provoking and would lead to some good discussions.
It's been fun. I suggest Season 1 of The Promised Neverland. It gave me some Death Note vibes. You don't need to watch season 2, though...
Near laughed when he saw Light and others in the last episode (episode 36), because he saw Luke, the shinigami at that time, and he was already sure that he got the real notebook, which ensured the victory.
I recommand "Death parade" which was animated by the same studio that did death note + we have an easteregg
There is a animated movie that more or less recaps the entire series with a few additional scenes but the main reason its worth watching is it gives a really good theory as to what happened to light after he died. Also there is a "Death Note 2" that takes place years after but I dont know how good it is.
"That may be so. What is right from wrong? What is good from evil? Nobody can truly distinguish between them. Even if there was a god. Now, supposing a god and his world existed, even then I'd stop and think for myself. I'd decide for myself whether his teachings are right or wrong. After all, I am just the same as you. I put faith in my own convictions as to what I believe is right, and consider them to be righteous."-Nate River/Near
I love this ending way more than the manga's.
Light sees L at the end, really implying that Light did feel something towards him, with his look is full of regret.
Unlike the manga where Light and L just hate each other, the anime is much more ambiguous about both. Just remembering Light seeing an illusion of L in episode 26 or the rain scene which wasn't in the manga.
Nah the manga version is way better, Light dies in pathetic despair after seeing his name in the notebook.
@@bradstrife2211
That's why I prefer this one.
There's a lot of symbolism and tragedy here with Light seeing himself, seeing an ilussion of L, and dying in the middle of the stairs.
In the manga he just died like a one dimentional villain
@@AlanLiebheart He died like a pathetic delusional psychopath which is what he was. Just because he was smart and charismatic doesn't mean he deserves better then what he got.
@@AlanLiebheart that's the point, all the complexities boil down to the fact he's just a serial killer with no one left on his side. And watching him suffer those whole 40 seconds where he knows he's going to die is the perfect end.
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That's why the anime is better.
It's much more ambiguous, and it doesn't really take any side, and it gives more depth to Light than just being a "crazy serial killer" and siding completely with what Near said, even though him or L himself aren't really better. The manga takes Near's side.
The anime is just neutral about it and doesn't take anyone's side.
There's a fan manga that suggests that Light has to relive each death that he was responsible for. It's great and can be found on TH-cam. Won't spoil the ending but it's my personal head cannon!
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This is late but I enjoyed your guys’ reactions to this series so much! Your discussions were amazing and also made me think about the series a little differently. For me L was such a big part of the series and the fact that he ultimately wasn’t the one to bring Light to justice made the moment not as impactful. It still feels weird that the task force never decided to at least test L’s last theory before he died and that 5 years manage to go by where Light was essentially leading them around in circles. Then here comes Near and he so easily manages to do what L couldn’t and that was finally at least put enough doubt in the minds of the task force for them to begin investigating him. I have qualms with this series but like with so many others it still made me think in a way that made the show so enjoyable. Anna’s point about forgetting Light could bleed was so true- I binged the show in two days and he was written in a way that made him feel untouchable, so seeing him become so pathetic in his last moments was shocking but so satisfying and sad even. L was right at the end of the day- he may have lost the battle, but he did win the war 😌
Now you guys can watch L Funeral
I had so much fun rewatching this along with you guys. I think Kira is what happens when you don't show yourself to others, voicing awful things and feeling shame afterwards is important to grow. So Light never gave up on his delusions and became rotten from the core. But we get peeks here and there, like during the yotsuba arc, when L died, and during the final seconds of this episode as well, of the real Light. This is the person I refer to when I say i like Light Yagami, not the asshole who manipulates and disrespects the very few people who love him.
Btw, the Netflix adaptation is BAD, it doesn't have the same plot as the original, everything is awful except Ryuk, he's the only highlight of that thing. I haven't watched the Japanese live action movies but I'd love to watch it along with you guys!
Light died on middle of the staircase, telling us that Light he's not going to heaven nor hell.
When i think about it...Light could make himself immune to death note, no? There's a rule, like, "if you write name 4 times wrong - death note stops working for that person" or something. No? He could do it, and then use it in 36-37 episodes. Like, Mikami could write his name too, since death note cant kill Light anymore. No?
Light knew his end was Near.
Notice how Light died in the middle of the stairs between heaven and hell
Misa commits suicide for him, even though he used her.Her definition of love is a killer!
Light one of the best anime characters
i was watching in my spare time and i don't know what to do now, i feel like i'm in nothingness just like Light..
Thank you for doing this love you guys.
gladly you two enjoyed watching one of the greatest anime, a masterpiece.....
There is a little different between manga's end & anime's end.
In the manga, Light asked Luke killed all the people except himself, Luke refused it and only wrote down Light's name. Of course Light had no ability to stop Luke, so he suffered extreme pain and died in front of everyone.
In the anime, maybe Madhouse wanted to make Light not so evil, so they modified original end like this.
I think you mean Ryuk.
I really liked your reactions to this anime. Please read the manga, it's even more detailed.
You should react to Monster next :3
The dubing was pretty good but you need to check out the original for this episode to see what the characters actually sound like, especially Light since the moment he got found out was one of his best deliveries, just check out clips from TH-cam.
Can't believe you guys finally finished this. I really recommend reading the manga as well.
9:38 AAAAARGH DAMNIT I LOST THE GAME
I can't believe I just did that in the year of our lord 2022
My entry into anime. This show taught me anime can be as great and even greater than a movie. Obviously it’s not perfect, but it’s NEARly perfect.
There's a live-action sequel where the son of Light and Misa takes up the role of Kira.
§After they die, the place they go us MU. (Nothingness)
Hope you upload more AOT eps now that you're done with this masterpiece. There's a manga about the post kira with new holder of the death note, its like a short story but still canon.
I’ve heard the Japanese films are really good. And they got the same actors for the Dub as the anime Dub.
The reason why we are not completely satisfied is that we all have pats in our heart wants light to win 💔
No….. not me sorry…. But I respect your opinion!
i love this ending! glad u guys enjoyed it too
Had it not been for Mello's sacrifice of his life, Near would not have known about the fake note and would have won Light!!
Oh for sure our perspective would change. When you think about it, all the death and Mayhem happened because Ryuk was bored so he let people kill each other for his entertainment. That's mad sadistic
Just a suggestion. You should watch "Monster." It's the best anime of all time for me. It has 74 episodes, its a slow building psychological thriller movie. Just the first 2 episodes are enough to like Monster. But it has a deep story that should be watched carefully and should not be watched with very long intervals.
I recommend checking out the manga's ending, 'cause it was changed here and I feel like Light's death has a better impact there.
well thinking of misa had shortend her life half for two times to get the eye power,its pretty fair that she may just had that as her last time and I think its kind of pre-showing their story end time
That doesn't work out. There is no way that makes sense.
Firstly Misa had her own base lifespan. Then she had Gelus' lifespan after he killed himself saving her. Next Misa cut her life in half. Rem killed Watari and L gaining both their lifespans, but then dying and giving the combined total of Rem, Wateri, and L's lifespans to Misa. Finally Misa cut her lifespan in half a 2nd time.
For Misa to die in 1 year means that (Misa's lifespan / 4) + (Gelus' lifespan / 4) + (Watari's lifespan / 2) + (L's lifespan / 2) + (Rem's lifespan / 2) = 1 year?
Shinigami kill humans and keep their lifespans in the hundreds of years. The Shinigami which should have been enough to make Misa the oldest human alive. But even without them, was L and Watari both going to die in less than a year without the Deathnote's influence?
That's either a plot hole or Near decided to kill Misa to wrap up the Kira case. I just can't believe all those people and Shinigami had so little time left in their natural lives.
Edit: I almost forgot, Rem killed someone to prove to Higuchi that Misa was Kira #2. So add half of that person's lifespan to the number of years Misa inherited. Misa should not have committed suicide in just 1 year. Her death so soon is either a plot hole or irrefutable proof someone killed her via deathnote.
amazing reaction to the series. thank you Ben and Anna
This isn't the best episode mind-fucking wise, it's still decent, but death note has better, but it absolutely nails all the emotional aspects. I also really like how it shows that Light's downfall wasn't his intelligence at all, he wasn't actually outsmarted, it was his cockyness. It has been depicted throughout the entire show, but this might be the best demonstration. Light had outsmarted Near, he would've won, if Mikami hadn't screwed up. But that's where his cockyness comes to him, he believed that he could control other people. He trusted other people with the notebook, and with his life, which is something Light a few years ago would never have done. Is it because he miscalculated anything? No. Another thing that shows how cocky he has become, is that he didn't actually need to do anything. If he hadn't done anything, nothing would've happened, and it would've been sort of embarassing for Near, but Light couldn't allow that, he saw a chance to show his dominance over Near, and "win", which he is so obsessed with, and he couldn't resist it. He could just not have said "I win", and he could just have ordered Mikami to leave originally, with notes of all their names, should the Death Note not work. Some people don't like this, since LIght is way too smart to make such stupid decisions, but I really like it. Light wouldn't be a compelling character if he was always perfect. He's always been cocky, but he wouldn't have done this pre-timeskip. However, he spent 6 years alone, on top of the world with no one to challenge him, of course he would get insanely cocky. This is also why he slipped up a lot at the start of the timeskip. He hadn't had anyone to challenge him for years, he didn't think he needed to be careful about his actions.
Pre-time skip Death Note wasn't as good as before the time-skip, it wasn't bad at all, but I liked the first 25 episodes more. However, it solidified itself as a masterpiece, with the final episode being one of the best in my opinion.
Btw, I haven't watched the discussion yet, so I don't know if you understood this, but Light died in the middle of the stairs, symbolising how he didn't go to heaven or hell.
I like how he died in the manga more when ryuk wrote his name in front of everyone.
The real villain was ryuk coz he kinda controlled light to keep entertaining him. If he gets bored, off he goes! Same as to anyone who would've picked the notebook. They have to keep entertaining ryuk, even if it has to be for the price of their soul or morality or sanity.
Not sure if you want to just leave the series at the end here but if not here is the link to the cut L funural scene (in dub of course). It's a great scene that was ment to be the final one of episode 25 but was cut due to time. th-cam.com/video/XyfwdEp2b-M/w-d-xo.html
I loved all of your reactions! 🧡
What Better Way, To Watch This Amazing Reaction, Whilst Having Cloudy Depressive Skies With Rain Falling Down Where I’m At. This Is Like Fine Wine 🍷 With A Steak 🥩 Dinner!
You should react to L's funeral next
Near wrote migami's name on the notebook knowing that he can control him moments before his death. Light is correct it was a set up.
He could have talk himself out of this but light screwed up as well so..
Even if Light could've guessed that Near wrote Mikami's name in the notebook, there's no way he'd be able to talk his way out of this.