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hshinon 5 months ago

Death note 12 @ivread I liked Light Yagami before. I was sorryy that his character had changed in such a horrible way.

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• I was sceptical about reading the Death Note series, due to its popularity and accolades it received. Usually anything this well like or over-sold is generally a let down. However, I did enjoy most of the series, paricularly the first half. It was if nothing else incredibly suspensful, as many have mentioned until Volume 7 or so. <
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  >AS I WRITE THIS REVIEW,I WILL ASSUME YOU HAVE READ 1-11, IF NOT STOP READING IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS! <
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  >Light and the oringinal "L" are great foils to each other. Equals in age, ability, maybe even demeanor. So much is similar except for their ideals. The interactions between the two the thoughts and dialougue are in itsef interesting enough that I could have read either a script or novel and been just as entertained. The art of course only adds to the experience. You are never sure who has the upper-hand and who will win in this contest, obviously until "L" dies. I admit I had some smug satisfaction as "L" dies, as I sided with Light. (In as side note, for some reason, L always graphically reminded me of a Shinigami due to his posture/eyes. I wonder if that was intentional or not.) Does anyone understand why Light's father says that Light isn't Kira before he dies? Doesn't he own a Death Note then? (I could be wrong.) <
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  >Around Volume 7 or whenever everything seems to be going Light's way it seems to slow down and take more odd twists. I admit, I wasn't sold on the additional notebooks/Shinigami at first earlier in the series, but the seemed to ease their way into the story and be there to advance the plot. I never was a big fan of Misa, but she did offer some comic relief. I think what was really off were the heirs to L: Near and Mello. I wish that I could read the book in it's original language to see more of the quirks of names, and their additional meanings, or at least have some insight. Mello was more interesting than Near due to his reckless nature and methodology, and I would have like to have seen more of him, or have him have a fitting end. I do understand and somewhat appreciate that Near and Mello are two aspects of L's personality: action and thought. <
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  >I also didn't identify/side with Light in the last chapters. I dont' know if this is the author's intention or not, but it is interesting to think about. Light is obviously manipulative and calous throughout the whole series, but some reason he crossed the line somewhere. First, I didn't like the way he used Misa. Granted, I don't think anybody (even the audience) likes her, except Matsuda. She is annoying, flighty etc. She was a pain to Light and sometimes caused more trouble than what she was worth. However, I thought it was awful that Light made her make the eye bargain for a second time. Even if she was supposed to live to 100, now she would only be left with 25 years! That almost seems worse than what Light does to Takada. Even all the other killings, (the FBI, etc. who weren't evil) didn't seem as bad as manipulating these girls who were in love with him. <
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  >Now I'll finally get to the subject at hand, the last book in the series. I did feel some suspense in this last chapter, but it did drag on a bit. I have no problem with some inner dialouge or spoken dialogue but this last book did seems overloaded by dialogue. It seemed somewhat anticlimatic, as I imagined that these two evenly matched opponents would probably both die. I imagined early on that Mikami with his sense of justice might judge his God to be unjust, which would have been interesting. However it seems like in a classic situation of: (person 1)I out-thought you; (person 2) NO, I outhought you; (1) No, I really outthought you, as I outthought you outthoughting me. That last sentence I wrote was almost as tedious as those few pages in the book. And Near and Light of course also have to spout of pages of rhetoric about what they believe justice is. Both have their own clear cut view, which could have explained in much briefer way. Despite this lack-luster climax, I thought that epilogue and downward action was fitting and somewhat tied back to the rest of the series. <
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  >NOW, FOR THE REAL SPOILERS: <
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  >I did enjoy that they drew out the reveal as to whether Mikami had killed the SPK and the Japanese Task Force, that had some of the old suspense. Of course, the pace slowed down to reveal that even though Light had an almost perfect plan, Mello ruined it. If Takada had not been kidnapped by Mello, Mikami would not have revealed where the real Death Note was. So only by fate causing Mello and Near to unwittingly work together, were they able to win. I did like that plot twist even though I did kind of see it coming. Then I enjoyed how Matsuda did finally do something significant and shot at Light, I thought this was a great developement for his character. I still wish that Light had been able to finish Near's name, but at the same time it lead to his ultimate fate. I like that Light brokedown and tried to call on all the people he used and disposed off, and they could no longer help him. Then, he tries to appeal to Ryuk, who he views as his "buddy" to help. Despite Ryuk's earlier friendliness, he is a Shinigami and ultimate wants his notebook, so he decides to kill Light instead of waiting for him to die in prison. (Also I just realized that killing Near might influence Light's lifespan and end in Ryuk's destruction.) This moments has been foreshadowed, first because Ryuk continually says that the Death Note leads to misfortune, and (as I and imagine many forgot), Ryuk told Light he would write his name in the Death Note at the beginning of the series. Lastly, my favorite part might be that scene of Kira worshipers at the end. (possibly lead by Misa?) What a wonderful look into the foolishness of human nature. Their great "God" is lost and gone to nothingness, but they misplace their faith in this false deity. <
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  >SPOILERS DONE! <
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  >I would say that this last book is disappointing, but mostly because the overall the series was so good. This last book seems preachy in tone and with a few exceptions, shows little character developement. The series biggest fault is that it doesn't comfortably put to rest many of questions about morality that it has raised. Overall seems to champion all life in general and claim that the ends don't justify the means. However, no one gives a satisfactory retort regarding Light's comments about his "Utopia" based on fear and killing of the "unjust." Despite all the drawbacks, it is a world of cooperation, some kind of warped hope, without war and much less crime. Not that I think this kind of Totaltarian Empire is ideal, but nobody really argues against Light's vision in a satisfying way. They only point to his megalomania and unsavory methods to get his goals. Not that I'm looking for a definitive answer to these questions, but just perhaps more discussion (maybe prior to this chapter, or in the epilogue.) <
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• Death Note is the best Manga series I've run into and ingenious in any genre. Light Yugami meets Near his arch enemy in a match to the death. How does it all end? You have to read it to find out. I highly recommend this series and think it is more than great. This isn't kids stuff either. As an adult I can recommend this series without reservations. Just read it, and read it all!
• If you are an L fangirl, like myself...you probably struggled through the rest of the series as much as I did. I admit that the plot moves a little too slowly, but the end of this book finally forces Light to explain himself.*SPOILER* I enjoyed his monologue, but I enjoyed it even more when he gets shot 8 times. Anyway...if you truly like L...I think you'll be happy to see him avenged.
• Death Note was definetely the most beautiful Manga I have ever read. It had more "niveau" than Naruto, it wasn't about violence, overall it was all in the mind. The excitement when Light and L met, I cannot describe with simple words. And then it happened <
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  >L died <
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  >With the death of a main character, the whole series went way down. <
  >Why did they not simply end it with the death of L, and maybe make a epilog about the "God of the Shinigami". More of the Shinigami realm. <
  >The origin of the death note. <
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  >I give the story 5 stars. I give the ending half a star. Since this is just the final part it gets 2 stars, because no matter what, this series always deserves AT LEAST 2 stars. <
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  >To all those that want a good ending, read the series until L dies, and then think about the world being under Kira's command. <
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  >At least it is more suitable than this ending <
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• Don't know much about the Novels I buy them as gifts, though I could only get the whole set here and at a really good price.

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