The Brilliance of Death Note's Potato Chip Scene (Yes, Really)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ต.ค. 2017
- it's the most talked-about scene in one of the most talked about anime ever made. But what makes it work so well?
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When an English teacher watches anime for the first time
But he's right. In everything he's saying
Unknown name dude just
Just
It was a joke
Leave it
@@lethallizard_4493
>comment is 2 months old, and everything is fine
>You: "dUdE, JuSt lEaVe iT AlOnE aLrEaDy"
Uhh, are you okay bro? Did you accidentally drill a fork into your brain?
Unknown name are u ok cause u seem to be overreacting majorly
Unknown name What’s the use of writing in a greentext format on a website that doesn’t display greentext? 🤔
“I’ll take an overused joke...”
*“and recycle it!”*
I'll take a comment...
And steal it!
ill take a comment and woosh it
@@tebraxproduction8200 I’ll take your reply
AND LIKE IT
@@officergreg1318 I'll see your reply AND RESPECT IT
@@ahshitherewegoagain8695 I’ll see your comment
AND IGNORE IT
just watch me mom, i’ll do my math with the right hand, and google the answers with the left.... i’ll take my test.... and CHEAT IT
Kyakyoin, I thought you were smart
@@user-mh6ju3pg8c uh well... i was.. no matter how smart i am it’s faster to google 😁
Haha
Mom: And I will take my pen and write down your name in the death note
@@Blue2Pran2907 I wouldn’t do that… but you do you bro/sis
I love that L looks like he woke up at 4 am in his pajamas. in a crowd of people in full suits. It's hilarious to me.
Yeah that's kinda his thing
He doesn't sleeps too much
@@user-mh6ju3pg8c
So like 5 hours of sleep?
@@aisha5156 I get 3 and even I can look a little bit better than that, he's simply lazy af
@@deft9183
You say 3 hours as if everyone gets 3 hours, everyone functions differently. Now go sleep more more that 5 hours please.
this 16-minute video about a 30-second scene is exactly how my literature teachers expect me to write in the test
This reminds me I have a two page essay to write for Wednesday, thanks
I couldnt have said it better
@@nxmeless333 you do good on your essey
@@randmboy3555 right? I wanna know too
A Your lie in April fan, you have good taste (the fact your commenting in a death note video already proves so, but still)
"Ryuk goes into apple withdrawal"
Just think for a moment how mad this sentence is
Let's go a bit further into juxtaposition. Whilst the apple is a sin to be eaten. Whilst Light is lusting over his sin of killing undetected and eating. Ryuk is suffering from not sinning and not eating. See the symbolism there? Two stark contrasting attributes being displayed in this scene.
PsyQoBoy i would like to think that the writers would read this and just think “nah man we just thought it would be funny if he went into apple withdrawal idk”
@@mageindecay Lol Japanese people are kind of loosely fascinated with Christianity as a Western "theme", and they treat the Bible like really interesting literature from the past. There's quite a few anime where characters randomly quote poignant sounding Bible verses, a notable example being Ghost in the Shell. It wouldn't surprise me if the writer meant to use the apple as symbolism, but it could just as easily be something they thought would be funny with no meaning behind it at all.
D K oh yeah, the explanation is actually really interesting and makes a lot of sense-i was just saying it would be funny if it was like one of those english teacher things where they try to find something meaningful in a little thing JSHDJDH
A fuckin addict
Ryuk *needing* apples feels so memeable.
And in opening 2, he performs apple dance
I mean that's a theme that the series shows I think it's related to the forbidden fruit, addictions and temptations
I have a pen, I have an apple
did you listen to Ryuk? He has a serious addiction! nothing to meme about.
@@entyope uhhh apple pen!
The real geniuses are the creators of this anime. They gave to bust their brains to make these two characters intelligent and keep the unfolding of the story structured.
Anime from same directors
Attack on Titan
Kabaneri of the iron fortress
Guilty crown
Highschool of the dead
Check them out they are good!
theyve made SO MANY bangers
Well, it is mostly based off of the original manga, so credit to Obata and Ohba sensei especially.
well more so the manga creators but yeah
You mean the manga author. The production staff who worked on the anime had nothing to do with the plot outside of a few filler scenes.
TV Reporter: "He is a Murderer named..."
Light: *"WRITE THAT DOWN! WRITE THAT DOWN!"*
👌👌👌👌👌
Hey are you a Charles the French fan?!!! Me too!!!
@@Caughtinthedarudesandstorm888 I am! But that "Write that down!" originates from spongebob ^^
🤣🤣🤣
I will take this comment... *AND LIKE IT!*
I just watched a 16 minute video about a 20 second scene
dang, now imagine whole series.
I will take this comment and LIKE it
I feel like I'm back in GCSE English lit
No regrets
@@BlackLense Dang...Probably 1000+ hours
The fact that Light actually wanted L to suspect him so that he can get to the task force shows how genius he was and was never afraid to take risks
That's is not a risk .... If we compare to what mello did
And yet Light did not want that to happen from this specific scene so I would not call this a “genius” move.
yes he should get some credit too
@@ramkumarm9043 okay yeah in that case literally nothing is a risk considering that Mello fucking died.
don't ever think this way if you haven't watched platinum end and plan to watch platinum end.
in fact don't ever watch platinum end.
IT’S A TRAP!
THIS WHOLE THING IS A SETUP!!
THIS IS ALL PART OF
OHBA'S PLAN TO FRAME ME!
ISN’T IT A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY HAVE
SUCH GREAT SERIES LIKE DN & BAKUMAN
BUT NOT PLATINUM END??
THIS PROVES IT’S A TRAP!!
IT’S A TRAP!
THIS WHOLE THING IS A SETUP!!
THIS IS ALL PART OF
OBATA'S PLAN TO FRAME ME!
ISN’T IT A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY HAVE
SUCH HOT CHARACTERS LIKE GEVANNI IN DN AND MIYUKI AZUKI IN BAKUMAN
BUT NO ONE REALLY IN PLATINUM END??
THIS PROVES IT’S A TRAP!!IT’S A TRAP!
THIS WHOLE THING IS A SETUP!!
THIS IS ALL PART OF
OHBA'S PLAN TO FRAME ME!
ISN’T IT A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY HAVE
SUCH GREAT SERIES LIKE DN & BAKUMAN
BUT NOT PLATINUM END??
THIS PROVES IT’S A TRAP!!IT’S A TRAP!
THIS WHOLE THING IS A SETUP!!
THIS IS ALL PART OF
OBATA'S PLAN TO FRAME ME!
ISN’T IT A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY HAVE
SUCH HOT CHARACTERS LIKE GEVANNI IN DN AND MIYUKI AZUKI IN BAKUMAN
BUT NO ONE REALLY IN PLATINUM END??
THIS PROVES IT’S A TRAP!!
this show did a really good job of portraying a really smart mc, and yet showing his downfall in a way that felt really natural. I enjoyed scenes like this that showed how intelligent Light and L were. this was a truly great scene
I don't think his downfall was natural at all. It kind of played on and used the excuse that he got too cocky and to some degree that's true, but I feel that a lot of Light's thoroughness, attention to detail, and overall intelligence was thrown out the window so that the ending could happen. Even aside from all that, Near pulled huge leads out of nowhere and the things that he was able to find out himself, he played way worse than L would've.
@@AnimeniacSimey the producers just wanted it to unecessarily be emotional, the writer didn't want to stretch the anime out after L's death. Near and Mello were honestly.. so garbage.
@@AnimeniacSimey one flaw with light is that hes not as wise as l is which i argue leads to his downfall
The dude after L just ruins the story. For me death note ends after Ls death
@@AnimeniacSimey show was good till L died
Death Note somehow made writing names in a book and death by heart attack the most intense things ever.
So what
Just good imagination
@@mrmonkey1123 is one of the hardest thing to achieve or to be born with (:
@Ethan Lane Ikr 😂
well, heart attack was intense in The Dark Knight Returns Part II
*writes my name on my notebook so I know it's mine*
*realizes it's my death note*
I don't think you can use the death note on yourself. It was in one of those flash cards halfway through episodes, I think.
Alicia :| leave
Oof
"You will not die if you write your own name, but it is not recommended" i wonder if they feel excruciating pain instead.
Alicia Dang it
I knew it was light all along
Lmaooo underrated
WHAT?!? or as I like to say NANI!?!
No way....
Some author: I'll take a potato chip and eat it
English teachers: *falls in love*
And now we have to write a 500 page essay on it
fr 400 years in thh future
i aspire to be as intelligent as the writers of deathnote
Is that possible
same!
Or Durarara's İzaya
that was great but many things doesn't make sense.
@@Desneaky.larrat of course , it's an anime , don't expect realism in it
Fun fact: he only wrote two names during this scene lmao
Edit: GUYS OMG LET ME CLARIFY THIS: I’m aware that his intention was not to mass murder, nor does he kill a lot of people a day. I’m only finding this funny because of how dramatic the scene played out to be, when in reality he wrote two names in the notebook. Stop bashing me lmao
you cant write a full name in a matter of second while wanting to know the person who's watching you that you're just getting a piece of potato chips
Siryus Clemente him eating that chip made up for it
@Luciolara22 Rubio 12 for light is not
For 39.000 Yens.
It was enough to make L confuse.
Honestly, Lights greatest advantage in his plan, wasn't his intellect in my mind, it was his charisma, and ability to sway people into believing him. He couldn't outsmart L directly, so he got other to do things. He got Rem to kill L, he swayed to task force to work for him, his ability to manipulate people, and get them on his side, was his single greatest advantage over L.
Gotta say, blackmailing a Shinigami in a way that would ensure his death and the death of his biggest treat was one of his smartest moves.
He was the perfect manipulator😍
There is no way light is behind L in terms of being smart. Ofcourse, he's a bit arrogant, as someone who thinks of themselves as a God would, but parrotting a youtuber and saying he was less smart shows your intellect.
No, you completely wrong. Light smartest character in Death Note. Smarter than L. This scene is proof for my words. And throughout the anime Light showed more intelligent feat than L. L's intelligent feat is only 2 episode. That's all. Light outsmarts L. Light > L in everything.
@@LessPegasus it depends on what you define as "intelligence"
that l is better at analysing situations and light better at analysing people (although they both certainly are quite skilled at both) is a fact, its a recurring theme. if that makes either less or more intelligent then the other is a debate on how to define intelligence, not on death note
I just realized that since Ryuk can interact with physical objects, he would be making an imprint on the bed, which definitely would’ve be noticed by L watching the cameras
waaaiiiittt and what about the sounds the bed makes when ryuk's dancing like a clown on the bed.
Did you guys not see how black and white those cameras were 😂😂. It’s almost impossible even for someone like L to notice the bed prints in such cameras
@@PeyloBeauty I believe the cameras didn't transmit audio. I remember that was one of the things Light determined, that L couldn't hear him anyway.
@@TayoEXE it actually transmit audio because L heard what Light was saying on the living room and Light can't talk to Ryuk because he can be heard.
@@arkguy5103 he was being careful just in case
I never laughed when I watched this scene, my initial reaction was pure awe and curiosity
yes
Adolf Hitler Thank you, Adolf, very cool
Same 💀
Same, meow🐶
Same
Just watch me teacher, I do my homework with my right hand while I search for answers on my phone with my left hand!
I'll take a question... AND GOOGLE IT!!!
Lmao😂😂😂 this was perfect🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Abhi Best comment ever ❤️❤️❤️
Nice One!! :D
Amazing
Just remember that Light beat L because a Shinigami broke its own rules to save a human, if Misa had Ryuk 2 as her Shinigami, L would have easily made it
Then Light would have manipulated Rem freakin easily, he would have made Rem save his ass all the time.
Then he would just get Misa to kill L, L was dead the minute he let Miss out
@@animezia Duval's point is that if Rem NEVER fell in love with Misa in the first place or if Rem died/never saw Misa and the Shinigami who threw the second Death Note was just someone who wanted to stir shit like Ryuuk, then both Misa and Light would have been dead. Light's plan HINGES on a supernatural creature being in love with Misa, who in turn is obsessed with HIM.
@@fabmc8816 Misa no longer remembered L's real name and L was already suspicious. Plus, if the second Shinigami was a shit-stirrer like Ryuuk, then chances are L would have figured out the Shinigami eyes thing and made sure Misa would have traded 50% of her life for nothing (which, at this point, means that Misa would be left with a 1/4 of her remaining lifespan since this would be her second time asking for them)
@@irondragonmaiden I think it's wrong to assume that why because first of all if the rule is wrong it doesn't mean light is kira , maybe the shinigami wrote it to manipulate people , also the whole plan was put due to misa intervention in the story before that light was barely a suspect , let alone the fact that light actually wanted that , getting closer to l that's why he informed him that kira knows police info ,he could just use those info about kira as student by keeping the same times as school student 2 or 3 years in that case it would be near to impossible to even suspect anyone except for intelligence only
Did I really just spend 16 minutes on a clip of a guy eating a potato chip
yes
Me tooo damn this is better than all my essays
MunCh!
I think it's hilarious how indifferently Light looks at the magazines
Read Yagami backwards and you'll know the reason
•łıłıęķ• asexual probably, he doesn’t rlly like anyone, just a psychoath
mrs madaeffer I honestly head canon Light as ace/aro, too absorbed in himself to ever give a damn about anyone else (not saying normal ace/aro people act like that, Light is just socio)
@@_____4646 a narcissistic asexual, he doesnt feel nice when hes surrounded by sexual stuff???? What else does asexual mean?
@@_____4646 the best example for an asexual is todd from bojack horseman, he still likes the romance! >_
Let’s be honest light was fucked from the moment he killed Lynd L Taylor
If he had not killed him, then L could not know exactly where kira was living and light could just keep killing and win easily...
nah, he was fucked the moment he threw the police off by killing people 23 times a day, that got them to suspect that it was a relative of a police officer, it narrowed it down by a shit ton
@@princezuko9204 ig he wanted them to know that someone is there to make justice, a god. Idk
no even before that. he already had it in him but it started to really kick in when he got the death note. and I don't get how no one talks about how he actually tested the death note in the beginning. but lets be honest if this would've happened to us we'd be like wait what if someone actually dies like even if its impossible but what if? I would not write in it imagining someone to die. that already is crazy to me. it REALLY started to kick in when he killed L Tayor because he killed him out of selfish reasons not because he is a harm to the world (in his eyes).
@@somerandomguy6338 no that was mikami’s fault
I can’t believe i just watched a full 16 minute video incredibly detailed about a 20 seconds scene about potato chips and found it interesting.
I wish I could rewatch death note, to get the adrenaline again and every feeling I got from this show :(
Why can’t you
@@nataliekwan4312 because I already know whats gonna happen so I don’t get the same feeling
@@trix3042 oooohhh ok
@@trix3042 I'll bet it'll still be interesting
wait 10 years
My eyes got WATARI when L died. Really...
Ya ya, a copied comment being called "underrated".
@@rutobruv you copied it
@@onegiantblock4341 shut up blockhead.
@@rutobruv Lmao stfu anime boy. I bet you watched death note this year
@@onegiantblock4341 And "I haven't Watched deathnote this year" but also calling me an "anime boy". Nice logic right there, shitty 6 years old minecraft player.
Ok but how did I not really appreciate how absolutely BRILLIANT this show was written?! So many plot twists and literally every tiny detail is crucial to the ENTIRE storyline...
It's literally insane! Imagine being the writer
Light gets sloppy in the ending
@Yandere chan sadly imo the ending really felt rushed, i don't mind Light losing this cat and mouse game but I wish in a different way.
I actually thought that the show was written kinda bad, like something a 14 year old could write but I was wrong
wdym u didnt notice
“L is playing Harry Potter wizard chess.”
*shows a clip from Star Wars*
I am very confused
These are confusing times
Confused, confusing, confusion
More ambitious crossover than Avengers Infinity War
Light’s successful killing of L was still really smart on his part. He knew how devoted Rem was to Misa and used her sloppy Kira work to force Rem’s hand to kill L. It wasn’t particularly genius like some of L’s plans, but it’s masterful manipulation on multiple fronts.
Yes, it was his best manipulation. He killed a shinigami with it.
Death Note was the only anime that was so good it didn’t need a sequel to satisfy people.
Fr fr
@@louislopez1521 still think need another season
@@hagasakitg2099 at the same time u right
@@louislopez1521 i havent watched the rewrite yet is it good and should i watch it
Yes and yes 🤣🤣
I loved how the entire anime be like:
I knew that you knew that I knew that you knew that I knew that you knew
...I knew your plan so I did this
@@anandmathur7886 and i knew you knew about my plan so I made this...
@Simulating - as just i planed you will forme a new plan bec i knew that you will do it
@@whitetigerop1199 Eh, Just as i expected
This is hilarious
Everyone in these comments saying Light is Asexual because he doesn’t have empathy
You misunderstand how asexuality works
Who said Light is asexual? 😂
@@omegazx7236 some people in reply sections of comments
Why are you talking about his Sexuality in the first place. It has nothing to do with the show or video
@@mylesbenson8246 I think it has to do with him not caring that a celebrity actress and model is in love with him, yet he doesn't care about her. He used 3 girls for his plans and never showed signs of attraction. Then there's also the shippers saying Light is gae because he blushed when L massaged his feet.
@@user-jc6ek5tg1o I don’t know if it’s possible to gauge his sexuality because I feel like the reason he would never show affection is because he’s got sociopathic tendencies, he’s completely focused on his goal even when it starts costing him his mental health.
Fun fact:The Kira music even make HIS speech more encouraging and passionate...the whole music organism of Death Note is genius as well :)
Light: I'll take a potato chip... And eat it!!
Ryuk: I'll take a death note... And yeet it!!
Aboodi lol
😂
lol
This is just amazing 😂👏😔
Cuz he got bored 🤷♀️
not gonna lie. the story was good but the soundtrack killed it. Just god damn perfect.
L’s theme is legendary
Soundtrack is amazing dude!!!
This Anime has the best soundtracks
@Neil Brown No. Tf are you saying?
the whole anime is was perfect
until ep. 25
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I just finished watching it today, and I wish I had watch it a lot earlier. What I’d give to watch this again for the first time, like damn. The writing is absolutely insane, and the entire anime constantly kept me on edge. It’s definitely a masterpiece.
"As Light goes to get his chips from the one cabinet that's obviously meant to be animated..."
I love that.
Jesus Christ that exact line played in the video as i read this comment, like DAAAMM N
I'll take a potato chip...
And put it back because I've had eaten enough chips for today and need to watch for my health.
Nahhhhhhhh
Said no person ever
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ:P
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Nah one more wouldn’t hurt
death note was such a genius anime
the manga was better
@@phoebebunce7528 Low of solipsism made better but you are right.
Seriously how they wrote out all those plot twists and seamed it together perfectly was a masterpiece
It suck- oh no I’m having a heart attack oh nooo (this is a joke I think death note is amazing)
Yeah, Tsugumi Ohba (The author of the manga) was a genius to write all that and Takeshi Obata was an amazing illustrator for the book. ♥️
Ryuk: I will take the death note and YEET IT
I will take a goddamn juicy apple and eat it
Why did I laugh at this XD
title: "the brilliance of death note's potato chip scene"
me: bruh, really? -__-
title: "(yes, really)"
Death note was the first anime I watched. Went into it blind and saw the light.
It showed u the anime wae
*saw the light* lol I see what you did there😂🤣😂🤣
Lmao this fits so good 😂👏
Detto XD It was my first anime too and it's still my favorite so far. It's the b e s t
Me too
L is really bad at his job...
He should have known something was up when he saw a bag of potato chips that full
The camera was not of great quality and he couldn't see inside the bag
This would be correct if he could see the damn bag
Correct. According to my esitmation, potato chip bags have an average internal atmospheric composition of approximately 25% chips and 75% AIR. Thus, due to the outwardly bulky nature of the normally amorphous container, it would be logical only to assume that there was an unknown component added to said potato chip bag, consequently aiding the suspect in his pursuit of the perfect alibi. Suspicions could have been easily concluded and Light should have been apprehended within 15 minutes. lmaoooo im high af
@@rickbrees3297 bruhhhh😂
Man look at the camera angle. Even if he know there is something suspicious how he will prove? They don't even know how kira kills.
This is the anime that I recommend to non-otaku .
Same
It is BAD to be a otaku if u did not know. It means a gamer that cant socialize or cant interact with other people. That's NOT what u wanna be
@Cora Friend yea it is google it
@@menheraechaen Unless it is. Language is more descriptive than prescriptive, so it depends on how the term is used, not what someone said from a Google search. Not to mention the language. オタク and Otaku (as used by English speakers) have different nuances, but yes, both refer to people with similar traits of obsession with video games, anime, etc., to possibly unhealthy extents, but not always necessarily. Typically, like being a "nerd," it means be more of a social outcast, or someone who doesn't fit the norms in society. They can still be perfectly healthy and content with what they enjoy, even if it is different from a majority of people.
And if "Google it" is the basis of your argument, then you are not really adding anything to the conversation.
@@TayoEXE Jesus Christ this is longer than my English book
The way you summarised the series to explain the potato chip scene was actually very impressive
"The Brilliance of Death Note's Potato Chip Scene (Yes, Really)"
3M people: *Interesting...*
Yeah, it is
Yeah it is so interesting indeed.
You're so dumb
i’m high asf this definitely interesting
@@Cocxy69 The real Light would not speak of this, to hide his identity of course
4 am rn actually
They’re both equally as intelligent. Light was just a lot more arrogant and that was his downfall throughout the series.
Me seeing people memeing the hell out of this scene while I thought it was brilliant : 😮
Whole fandom is like, "I will take the line and 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭!!!!"
@NekoChan猫ちゃん thanks for suggestion, I edited my comment 👍🏿👍🏿
@NekoChan猫ちゃん yes but this reply is 8 hours late 😂
Ryuk:
He attacc
He protecc
But most importantly,
He be having a seizure attack
Don't you mean heart attacc?
Do the juiceworld
But most importantly,
He wants his apples bacc
Light:
He protecc
He attacc
but most importantly...
He eat potato snack
He be having a seizure attack for an apple snacc
L: Light is Kira.
Everyone: no, no...
Near: Light is Kira
Everyone: Yes!
It's important because both of them came to the exact same conclusion by using different evidence.
I wish this had more likes
Spoilers, Man!
Edit: oh my comment became kinda popular, then I saw that you were face palming at me 😆, to clear up the misunderstanding, yes I have seen the anime and read the manga, I was just joking.
@@BaristaIsDead
Dude it's your own fault if you haven't seen it already. The books came out in 2004 and the show came out in 2007.
Ack sorry
At 7:20, he calls Kira "L."
Oh, the irony. I love it.
I love how whenever the task force is learning things L is always giving them sweets
in hindsight, L's tendency towards lots of sugar treats may be because his cases often lead to pulling all-nighters and needs to stay awake .......
I'll take this scene...: And meme it!!!!
Jayson
*Facepalm*
Jayson dry
Right???? XD
I’ll take this comment... and like it!
I’ll take this gun, and kill myself
I think L would actually catch Light if he worked alone, because each time Light did something suspicious the policemen working with him were like: "Oh come on.. Light can't be Kira" 🤔
Light's behavior works Against L because he is putting on a convincing act that would allow Room for the police to do his defense for him
I can't stil decide which one was right but I emphasis justice like L
Probable cause is a bitch lol
@@gokuonly3483 I AM...JUSTICE!
Now just to figure out what "justice" IS.
@@gokuonly3483 there's no right and wrong in death note you can patronize either light or L.
Maybe that's the reason none of them won when they fought against each other.
Before anyone says light won because l died, the battle was to find name of the other and eliminate them, light eliminated L but didn't find out his name, L while dying saw light smiling and l's dying was conformation to him that light is kira.
The scoreboard read 1-1
What I love about death note is how it's so unapologetically what it wants to be. It treats itself seriously, even when Ryuk himself is a goofy character. And like, I feel like we've kind of lost that in this era. Nowadays there Always seems to be some sort of "shame" in the form of meta humour, with a character referencing a present trope in the form of a self aware joke. Movies and series always feel like they need to excuse themselves for being what they are! Like "yeah I know this is a magical girl trope, but I promise we're better than that", brother, you don't have to be! People love magical girls and always go back to sailor moon bc it is so unapologetically what it wants to be!
You're so right sincerity is all but dead and it's beautiful to run across it these days, it's rare but there is still sincere media out there!
as someone who is learning japanese, i honestly think the most impressive thing about this scene is light writing perfect kanji with his left hand.
You could say it was a "light" snack?
Geoffrey Herrick NICE
.-.
AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
∞
I smell what ur steppin’ in my dude :3
I seriously just watched 15 minutes of a guy describing a person eating a potato chip. I feel ashamed
Lainey Crossley same
I feel ashamed about this coment
I not only watched, I was entertained by 15 minutes of a guy describing a person eating a potato chip
Lainey Crossley you and hundreds of thousands of others...
He also ate it
Deathnote is such an anime that even the potato chips is serious to be eaten.
Light: Does literally nothing.
L: "I dont know man seems kinda Kira to me"
i love how the god of death is a comic relief character in this insanely strange yet outstanding work of an anime
This is the anime about writing in a notebook, and two guys just talking was the most intense scene
@@cognito5569 truee
This lmao, Ryuk is watching the anime along with the viewer haha
I like it when Ryuk chuckles every time Light is in a bad spot
*I WILL TAKE A POTATO CHIP*
AND EAT IT!!! *Only anime can make eating a potato chip so dramatic*
You have not watched Food Wars then
Wigglytuff Gaming lol
@@lilz711 But that's also in the sub...
Or just in German sub ...?
Try Indian TV serials some time
*insert boss music*
We didn't have to drag Bakugo into this just to roast him for one second.
I know right 🙄
Ew people getting upset over a animated character
Timestamp?
I feel I missed something here and someone correct me. But how the hell did Light get a tv camera, piece of paper and pencil into a sealed bag of chips? I feel like thats an important detailed glossed over haha.
Well he was not being watched outside his house. He had ample time to seal the camera and paper in the chips bag properly and perfectly.
you probably wont ever see this but remember he has Ryuk who could easily do it for him 😭🤷🏽♂️
Since his room was filled with security cameras, other parts of the house probably didn't.
I can’t believe they made the chips from Death Note into a real thing
Wait. What?
Macho hold on. . .
and Ryuk’s apples..... crazy
@@animetiddy8087
Nice, i've always wanted to try those things. Must be delicious!
And juicy...
Lighty lighty?
Yes papa
Killing people?
No papa
Telling lies?
No papa
Open your notebook
Hahaha
Underated
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....Thats right I am Kira.
And what can you do..?
Kill me right here?
Hear this.
Im not only Kira, but i am also God of the New World.
Kira has become law in the world we now live.
He's the one maintaining order.
I have become Justice.
The only hope for mankind.
Heh.
Kill me?
Is that really the right thing to do?
Since Kira's apperance six years ago, wars have stopped and globale crime rates have been reduced by over 70%.
But it's not enough.
This world is still rotten.
With too many rotten people.
Sombody has to do this.
And when i got that notebook all those years ago.
I knew i had to do it.
No.
I was the only one who could.
I understood that killing people was a crime.
There was no other way the world had to be fixed!
A purpose given to me.
Only i could do it.
Who else could have done it?!
And come this far!
Would they have kept going?!
The only one....Who can creat a new world..is me.
*I AM A GO-*
L: *no*
@@faythermayther8377 Near: *Amateur.*
@@greenman784 mello in the background be like: *wHaT wAs tHaT pUnK*
the deathnote music and this scene is such a meme its sad, i recently finished it and it’s honestly my favorite anime i may have ever watched and i have plenty to chose from. It’s highly underrated but so popular at the same time, hopefully more people will see the true beauty and literal gods work that the show and manga are
L is literally the character that made me keep watching it with friend, and realise anime is not just a bunch of procrastinators
Video: This gets L...
Ad: The perfect furniture deal
Me: Good for L
Lol
WHEN I SAY I WHEEZED
Yes he deserves perfect furniture deal
Otaku Artist good job
Lmao I got L sushi deals
"Light thinks he's playing checkers but L is playing, like 3-D wizard chess"
That's pretty much a summary of those two character's relationship.
Read this as he said it
Well, read this shortly after he said it. Like seconds
Otaku Turtle and against near he thinks he’s playing uno till near pulls out his blue eyes white dragon
the whole series is 6d chess as far as I'm concerned
@@ignoremypaststupidity2719 it could be a uno... with a REVERSE UNO CARD
Bro really found a way to make a video about the potato chip part you’ve earned my respect
"I'll take a potato chip
and
EAT IT"
I'll take a potato chip
Oh shit I dropped it
I pick up the potato chip
oh shit i broke it
Finally something f*cking original.
I'll take the broken potato chip
Oh shit! I'm out of ideas
I actually laughed at this, good job!!!!
I take a potato chip
and eat it in the shower
5 best moments for me
5. “I want to tell you I’m L”
4. DELETE DELETE DELETE DELEEEETE
3. The busjacking
2. Light kills Lind L Tailor
1. The Potato Chip scene
Dont forget the scene where his dad was faking him killing light and misa...that scene was EXTREME
The 'I am L' scene is my favourite.
It was ridiculously intense the first time.
What about "I can't imagine a world without light" "yes, that would be dark" 😂
Also the Light evil laugh scene in the last episode when he reveals he’s kira
What about the one where light remembers his plan after he touches the deathnote
Light opens the bag of chips so dramatically because he already opened it previously to put the tv, pen and paper inside, he had to make it look like he was opening it for the first time, this is also why he stuffed it into the back of the cupboard because his mom would have probably found it strange that an open bag of chips was left in the pantry cupboard
Just the way he breathes before eating a pottato chip shows how intense it is
The director: Wow, I didn't realize I put that much thought into this shit I made in five minutes...
bryan ng Hahahah
If only right?
No he's actually a genius though.
Bailey Wooldridge true
ABC’s Lost also had a whole story that 90% of the audience missed.
Lol
You know *sometimes* people make things important *on purpose* right?
I'L TAKE HOT POCKETS FROM MY FRIDGE!!
AND HEAT IT!!!!
Underrated comment.
you mean freezer?
They are cold in the middle so
Yeet it.
Hey do you guys want to go get some hot pockets
No going to lie, that comment caught me off guard
Death note in a nutshell:
Light: hah im 4 parallel universes ahead of you
L: well i am 8 parallel universes ahead of you
Light: i was joking, im 16 parallel universes ahead of you
(etc)
“I’ll take a potato chip...and EAT IT!”
And then Ryuk goes into Apple Withdrawl in the most needlessly and hilariously dramatic way possible.
L: The dramatical way this kid eats chips and writes while his bedsheets are whirling magically is really suspicious. He must be Kira!
Or just light sus
yeah sometimes it felt like L suspected light in kind of a weid way but he has his reasons. he is extraordinarily brilliant afterall
@Creepy Armin Arlert He is an honor student
Dude
All he did was eat a potato chip man
That became a Meme
I WILL TAKE THIS COMMENT
AND LIKE IT!!!
Fox_PVP, AND DELETE IT!
Kenway Crusader AND RE-COMMENT IT
@@Fox_PVE ㅋㅋㅋㅋ lmao!!!!!😂🤣😂🤣
Before this video, I didn't know there were so many people that laughed at this scene. I was stone still in suspense, waiting to see how Light was going to pull this off. How weird and normal he was at the same time. Feeling that this was over-the-top on Light's part, which was the point, which made him look even more suspicious.
Never knew this anime can make writing down stuff on paper so interesting.
Not even just this scene... this whole anime itself was brilliant.
Wait 2.1k likes jeeeez
naah quality dropped after introduction of misa(it became to unnecassarly convoluted and uncertain)and after L died i almost stopped watching near wasn't built up were well it's like he always knew what will happen next, i liked mellow more.
@@g1y3 you didn't like Misa? and nah bro the whole concept of Light "not remembering" he is Kira and the brilliance of the plan he made to kill L was just insane
G1 Y3
Don’t forget L had already laid the groundwork for Near, when Watari died he actually sent Near the information on the case
From that point Near just had to back Light into a corner
@@Duval-In-The-Wallthat explain the stuff from story point of view but he has to prove it but that wasn't interesting to watch and many in Death Note viewership also don't like Near Vs light. As they had very little interaction with each other and We don't see Near's thoughts and doubts as we did with L so Near kinda sucks. Btw L also knew that light is kira he wasn't able to prove it.
G1 Y3
Unfortunately L’s death showed the ONLY way to beat Light was to stay the hell away from him. That’s why people don’t like Near, he confront Light the way L did
I'm gonna click the notification for the video
*and watch it*
I'm gonna mouse over the like button
*and click it*
I'm gonna look at the comment section
And read it!
I'm gonna reply to this comment, and that's all.
I'm gonna get back to my chess studies
*and master them!*
*Chior plays*
I think this is the video that got me addicted to video essays about the most random things
Yeah this was it
I re-watch death note with my dad and kept having to pause it every 5 minutes to explain what’s going on
I watched it for potato chip analysis, came out of it with a good deal of appreciation for how subtle the hints L are picking up are
But honestly, the show had huge flaws.
It's much more likely for something like the Illuminati to exist rather than a single human with superpowers, so it'd make more sense to think that there's a whole organization behind the killing rather than a single person (and L believing the opposite seems like a forced push forward for the story). More than that, it's more likely that there's a god behind these events, and that people would start a religion rather than a personification over the killing cause.
Besides, Light makes several really-dumb decisions, which don't suit the brilliance he's introduced with.
@@justsomeone5314 if i remember correctly Kira did get some sort of religious following in the form of Kira worshipers. also, even if they did assume it was an organization they would still have to assume superpowers seeing as light did straight up murder a dude on TV through death note magic. other than that, u rite dood u rite. (i realize now that you posted
like 8 months ago and probably don't care but i've typed this now so whatever)
@@andresodeberg799 I love Death Note. I just don't think that the events follow each-other in a sensible manner. The cult following Light had made sense, but from the get-go L was looking for a single human being. If I were the detective and had to assume that it's all human-origin, I wouldn't bother looking for high-schoolers, and even if it made sense for such power to be in one person's hands, aren't there a shit-ton of jobs which start at the morning and end afternoon? (high-school teachers, for obvious example).
Sure, I'm not brilliant like L, but I think that's something Sherlock Holmes would do too - find general info and narrow everything down to a secretive group which poisons its victims on more than 1 site.
Super-powers has to be the last guess for 2 reasons:
1) They supposedly don't exist
2) If they do exist, it'd be quite impossible to overcome, so if you have to bet - it might be your worst option to bet on. If Light would have just laughed-off the threats he was given on TV, they'd never get a lead on him.
@@justsomeone5314 okay so i just rewatched the second episode and one guy theorises that it's probably an organization that is behind the killings but then they just assume it's one person that is ''kira'' anyway so i'll give you that one chief. I do still think super-powers are a fair assumption since the Death Note doesn't give a ''reason'' for the heart attack, by witch i mean if you performed an autopsy on a Death Note heart attack victim there would be seemingly no cause (wich is why i guess that noone suspected poison)
and again the live TV scene is pretty damning evidence of supernatural (if not 𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭) forces at play.
obviously L knew Kira was a high-schooler because he is friends with the script writer and knows who to suspect to move the plot forward /s
@@andresodeberg799 I agree with your view on the Death Note being a super-power source, but in my view it's extremely unlikely for an investigator / detective to not rule it out.
Even during the Cold War, as Western politicians were killed without trace of any poison, people suspected that Soviet agents were behind those deaths. Eventually they found out that the Soviets had developed poisons which vanish from the victim's body within hours, but the important thing to note here is that super-natural explanations were never a consideration or part of an examination, even as there was no other explanation.
Regarding the TV scene, trying this trick out means that L suspected that the source of the "attacks" were from a certain area, and he thought for some reason that the person (again, not God, quite an unlikely bet) who killed all of the criminals would also kill someone who's taunting him on TV. For all the wisdom we see Light displaying, killing L's impersonator wasn't only immoral, but also stupid (and if Light's ego was really that high, he'd just laugh at the pathetic "mere-human" detective who thinks he can catch him. He's not a criminal, why kill him?). Anyway, the heart-attack victim (L's impersonator) could have been in on the deal (a willing sacrifice for the organization), or could have been killed in some other cunning way (example: the U.S. military had developed (long ago) a wave transmitter which induces pain at a specifically-aimed target. It can cause people to wriggle in pain seemingly without explanation. Imagine this being used on "high voltage" - you could kill people without touching them, and stay undetected to the human sensory). The jump to the super-natural explanation is just ridiculous for a detective; it's like seeing a magic trick and concluding that magic is real because the trick seems authentic.
Obviously the show can't drag for 20 more episodes about L chasing other loose ends, but seeing him narrow-in on Light that quickly felt like cheating. Usually, as L got closer to proving Light's guilt, it was due to Light's mistake or carelessness, and I think it's a better approach than "I have a hunch that he's a high-schooler".
Usually, people dislike the last 3rd of the show after L's death - maybe they just liked L, but I for one liked the show better with L in it because it felt more like a fight of outsmarting the other rather than a tug at emotions. It's best demonstrated at the end; Light says he knows what his rival wants to do... in that case, what would have been his best action? Well, in my view, it's: NOTHING! Light's rival got nothing on him, so not doing anything would put him in a tight-spot ("you called us all here to waste our time?"). Light technically also conquered the world by this point, so if he ever had a plan of revealing himself as humanity's God, he should have done so instead of staying a hidden detective - he could even order the arrest of Mello and Near; they really had no power against him as the God of crime-banishment.
In my conclusion: Death Note is an interesting thriller, and its scenes were artistically stunning (example: the end showing Misa in depression...) but it trades its realism for easier progression. While it's probably a smart move, knowing many people would barely follow any smaller detail, it overstayed its welcome, as the second half felt stretched (you can't just rush a story and then keep it stagnant). The simplification we've discussed seems like a bigger issue as people consider Death Note a serious detective anime; it's representing a sector which it's unworthy of...
7:21
L is very generous for opening Light’s chips for him
LivingBeing haha
I never noticed he fucked up lol
Finally someone fucking noticed
First time watching it wanted to see if anyone else caught it.
Oh god 😂😂😂
Ryuk: I will take an apple, AND EAT IT!
“I will take a potato chip and eat it” That still gets me till this day-
This is the most beautiful explanation of an anime scene in history.
Rocky Chen so true
Rocky Chen just a small que..that mini tv is too inside in that pack of chips..so how did light manage to concentrate on their faces and read their names?
Rocky Chen Agreed
+Akshat Phadtare maybe he has photographic memory?
2:10
"...narrows It down, to the Kanto region, of Japan. Suffice it, to say, he's pretty good..."
Correction: The very best. Like no-one ever was.
To catch Kira, is his real quest.
To detain him is his cause.
Yo yo yo yo yo yo your turn!
L's the man, he even forget all about his Pride
MY MAN L
Teach the police
To understand
His suspicions. Are always riiiiiiight
Chorus:
_Criminals!_
_Gotta catch 'em aaalllll!_
Bruh ! Not just a single scene but the whole fooking anime was the best of all times
I often think about this video and I’m happy to be back and rewatching it, thanks basement
The most concerning thing about L to me is how he never get cramp, even though his seating position is always as it is. Like, I sit like that sometimes (just by habit) and yet end up with cramp... how does he do it?
Maybe he has already got cramps everywhere and it hurts too much too move out of that position
Nah bro he just has scoliosis facts yt it
i sit like that all the time lol but don't get cramps
how the hell did you get cramps?
@@nate6360 I sit like that fairly often.