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| i knew it!!! it was near's win... although light would've won if not for mikami going to the bank and all... but i don't see how mello played his part? he died right after kidnapping takada.. SO??? what did he do? well.. his kidnapping of takada did trigger mikami's actions to kill takada by going to the bank and in doing so, exposing the real death note.. anyway.. it was a good series... and though i didn't particularly like the end, it was still good while it lasted.. haha... its not that i like light or that i'm a light fan... i'm even ok with light losing and dying... i just don't like NEAR winning... i dont know. near just irritates me... from his creepy smile, to being all high and mighty and condescending... i would've prefered L winning over light that Near winning over light.. ugh! anyway.. |
| faking stupid sherlock holmes mutant brats >_> meh good ending, but i'm not satisfied, Rewritee's ftw |
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| Why am I the only one or one of the few that liked the ending? I love Near and he is by far my favorite character. I love the fact that he won because of Mello. I also don't understand why do people like Light so much; I was hoping he was going to die from like episode 5 and my hatred grew on from there. I hated him so F-ing much because he was a crazy manipulative insensitive arrogant *continues rant for like a day* bastard. The Ending was EPIC and suited the anime fine. |
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Zeromus267 said: Why am I the only one or one of the few that liked the ending? You are sooo not the only one who hates Light... o.O (though he`s great of course xD <3) |
deadoptimist said: Though I think shit-flinging should also have standards - no personal, no behind the scenes. |
| The ending was simply premature. It seems like maybe people didn't like Near all that much, so they decided to up and end the series and get it over with. I don't know how the original syndication was slated, but I can say that the circumstances of the ending were anything but what they were intended to be. I personally hated it, and not because the main character lost or died, that was the vibe I had for a while, but because of the way it played out so unrealistically, a departure from how I felt about the series. During the series it seemed like I could never keep up with all the underlying machinations. Some things were straightforward, more so in the second arc, but it was the ingenuity being trumped by even greater ingenuity that impressed me. I came to expect a certain level of competence in carrying out their plans from both parties. One thing about the second arc though, was that Near's conclusions were rushed. It's like they wanted to play out another investigation but to save time they introduced bridges between the truth and perception which made it laughably easy for the new 'detective' to jump to outrageous (and always correct) conclusions. This quick jump from being an observer to knowing everything that the original L knew in a fraction of the time was the first thing that spoiled it for me. And mistakes. Mistakes were the biggest problem plaguing the latter half of the series. In the first part of the series there was scant flaws in the logic behind the actions both characters took. They executed as they should have and one or the other just came with something off the wall to turn the tide. But in the episodes culminating in this sorry excuse for a conclusion, it continually felt as though Light Yagami didn't have a handle on the situation. When you spend a whole series in suspense, and when it comes down to the clincher it seems all to obvious that they would have found the real notebook, and that the names would be a basis for their conclusion, it really hurts the feel of it. I had a bad taste in my mouth because certain obvious steps to shore up the mistakes on Light's part, such as having his own name written while his face was not in mind, or taking any further precautions of this nature, could have made it seem more believable when Near trumped him despite that. I'm fine with Near winning, I'm not fine with the culmination of years of machinations being so lackluster, and a character whose persona is crafted around stoicism taunting that he'd won and raving like a loon. Great series. I'll make up my own ending. |
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| Wow, great post *-* But I'd like to quote the part that I agree with the most...- AugustusLucifer said: This quick jump from being an observer to knowing everything that the original L knew in a fraction of the time was the first thing that spoiled it for me You are so right, thats the reason why I don't like the second arc that much... ><" |
deadoptimist said: Though I think shit-flinging should also have standards - no personal, no behind the scenes. |
| The last 1/3 of the Death Note series is flawed. After Episode 24 or 25, whatever one it was, it sorta felt rushed and slow at the same time. |
tehvanquisher said: The last 1/3 of the Death Note series is flawed. After Episode 24 or 25, whatever one it was, it sorta felt rushed and slow at the same time. Its after epsiode 25... (If you mean the one in which L dies...?) And yes, It is kinda lame after that... ://// |
deadoptimist said: Though I think shit-flinging should also have standards - no personal, no behind the scenes. |
Mefist said: I totally hate the ending, precisely, the part about giovanni replacing the real notebook. Why didn't Light tell Mikami to have a special seperate page of dn hidden somewhere in his clothes, just in case the real notebook was discovered This shoudl of been done when he rip out the 5 pages and started to use a fake, kepp 1 page in the book a real page at the back just incase Kayrhandros said: Death Note should have ended in episode 26 I just watched the whole 37ep in about 30 hour(with sleep and course) and i felt it should of been a 14/15 ep, not sure when but it started to go downhill round there for me Kimura said: Anyway, during Light's whole 'breakdown' scene, I couldn't help but think, "this has got to be the worst sore loser I have *ever* seen" :D Especially when it was OBVIOUS that he was Kira and he was still crying, trying to deny it...my respect for him went down the tubes After all his planing and whatnot failing after 6 years of success it was a given he would lose it, but it was overplayed way to much.. windy said: This series went downhill for me after L died...but I kept with it because I wanted to be able to say I finished it... it started to go downhill earlyer than that for me.. All in all, i will have to rewatch this but space every ep out and not cram it into one day. but im not sure if ill be able to get past the 15ep mark again, might drop the rewatch il will still keep this anime as a 10 in my list as it starts out to dam good, 2nd to make a 10 and stay there now for me |
shade0oJun 9, 2009 8:47 AM
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| Matsuda stole the last episode. I've watched Death Note many times now, but every time the scene where he shoots Light has the biggest impact on me... by far. There are tears pouring out of his eyes, he's screaming with anger, he explodes... just... wow. He is genuinely sad that Light is Kira and it is presented on screen perfectly. The voice acting really shows this as well. Such passion, such emotion. The voice actors really fulfilled their roles - Light's VA and Matsuda's VA especially. Whenever I'm discussing the last episode I can't believe people don't bring up Matsuda! His moment in episode 37 was my favourite in the entire series bar none. |
| I cried a little when L appeared before Light just as he died... I'm still a little sad. What a great anime. |
| I liked how they showed L too. But I didn't really like this ending at all. |
| At least Light didn't go as crazy as he did in the manga, they gave him a little bit more dignity in the anime (even though he still acts like a fruitcake)... anyways i really hated how they ended this |
| hated the ending.... the way how light loses and his reaction....... just terrible. in general i disliked the 2nd part of the series starting with the appearance of the annoying N. if light should lose than it should have been L beating Light. STUPID N. 1st part pf the season 10/10 2nd part 7/10 all tgether 9/10 |
| I thought the ending was Great. It seems logical that after 6 or 7 years of keeping your cool and hiding so much inside, that you (Light) would finally snap. He really thought that he was gonna get away with all he had done. I know most like Light/Kira, but after a while I really felt he was exactly what Near said he was, a serial killer with a god complex. And I couldn't wait for him to get what was coming to him (especially for using Misa - her life cut in half twice for him!). So I was glad when Shuichi finally started to turn on him. I was also really happy Shuichi didn't die. After he cut his hair he became one of my favorite characters. I guess I'm in the minority that liked N, because you just know he's gonna grow up to be exactly like L. And the way he plays with his toys as he's thinking, it's funny, unique, and cool. I usually hate little kid characters like him, but he was laid back, and didn't act dumb. He was basically Mini-L. When this anime first came out, I dropped it after around episode 18 or 19. But almost a year or so later, I started it again. I think everything was great in it with the exception of a few things: It could have been two or three episodes longer, just to better explain the Melo and Near before L dies. Which would have made it easier to get behind them had they not just suddenly been tossed into the spotlight. Also, the show kinda ignores the fact that Melo killed over half of Near's team. So to me, even though he helps catch Kira, it still doesn't excuse that in his own way, he was a murderer. So while I didn't want him to die (because it would be cool if he got a Death Note and continued to live, so the show can keep going after Light is dead), he kinda deserved to. I didn't have a problem with Giovanni being able to replicate the Death Note in one day. I mean, these guys are professionals, the best at what they do, so it doesn't seem illogical that he could do something like this with an entire day to work with. |
2Die2Aug 6, 2009 12:30 PM
| NEED MOAR TEH DRAMA enough of it |
| AHAHA, LIGHT GOT OWNED. IT SUITS HIM THOUGH BECAUSE HE TURNED INTO A TOTAL BAD-ASS! |
| I hated Light before this episode, but now I pity him. The guy truly believed he was "right". And, I liked Near he basically is L. Oh yeah, Matsuda had one of the best scenes in Death Note. |
| "Yes, I have been deprived of emotion. But not completely. Whoever did it, botched the job." - Geralt of Rivia |
| Finished! I thought, after Light being mad, the whole situation would change again and Light planned all the "freakin' out" part of his. But well, nice Anime. |
w3452432 said: I thought it was great, though I wish they would have followed the manga a little better. What happened in the manga after? |
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| Worst ending I've ever seen. |
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usasoldiern said: I hated Light before this episode, but now I pity him. The guy truly believed he was "right". And, I liked Near he basically is L. Oh yeah, Matsuda had one of the best scenes in Death Note. Quoted for truth. It was a little weird seeing him break down like that. I knew he was going to die, but I thought it would be more like "laughing as he's taken down by a hail of bullets". I'm glad that they didn't cross that line where Matsuda just shot him to death, otherwise that would make Matsuda no better than Kira himself. Altogether, though this was quite an experience. It was the "right" ending in that Light lost, but the forgery of the fake notebook stretched credulity. Part of me felt a little awkward looking at Light just completely lose his cool like that, but part of me felt that this is exactly how he would have acted in that situation given the enormous arrogance and hubris he's demonstrated throughout the series. I for one am glad that his "perfect world" vision never came true. The world he would have created would be one based on fear and paranoia, and would be far more terrifying than the so-called "corrupt" world we live in. |
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usasoldiern said: I hated Light before this episode, but now I pity him. The guy truly believed he was "right". Oh yeah, Matsuda had one of the best scenes in Death Note. agree |
| The ending is not that bad,,but Light should not died.. I think they are right,death note should stop at 26,, (this is not the best anime out there,, i prefer the ending of geass or evangelion) |
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| Epic. However, the ending in the manga is better. It would've been better if Light had survived in the end and then a dark room is shown, where a pair of red eyes appear and a cynical laughter is heard.. a cliffhanger in short. |
hounddog said: Exactly what caused the blood geyser anyway?Okay, seriously...hilarious. When Mikami started stumbling around with his blood geyser I thought I would die laughing. XD |
corvette3Oct 8, 2009 12:59 PM
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| After L died, everything went downhill. The Near/Mellow arc wasn't that good, imo, and things just happened to fast. Light is smarter than the end makes him out to be, it was rushed. |
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| I cried SO much.. I have watched this episode like 6 times and I bawled so much.. Why did it have to end like that D: |
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| I finished the series before I joined MAL but i just wanted to put my opinion in. Tbh I loved it. Wheni started watching anime it was Pokemon, Dragonball and Digimon then I stopped for a few years, besides from tuning into a new Ghibli film when they came out. But when I came across this in 2006 it got me back into anime. Thankyou Death Note!!!! |
| Meh, it really wasn't that good an ending. However, I enjoyed it. Makes you question why they didn't just restrain Light in the first place. I mean, Near knows he is smart, and that he always has something up his sleeve...that part really didn't make much sense to me O.o Not to mention he got shot so many times and somehow had the strength to get up and run. Anyway, talking about the series as a whole, Death Note has way too many problems. It would take a while to go over them. This is a perfect example of why the manga is probably better (I haven't read it). We don't really get anything accomplished in Death Note. All of this can happen again, and considering all the death and time it took to fix this problem, it's just one big mess. I'm hoping the rewrites give some info on the Shinigami world, because that's something I would have wanted to see more of. |
| Damn!! Ending Would Be Awesome If Kira won! |
| Such a sad ending... wish light won at the end. The ending made me hate ryuuk though. |
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| I wish Light had won |
| "I'll take a potato chip....AND EAT IT!!!!" |
| ^yeah the way the anime went was pretty insane on how L figured out stuff but that's what makes it death note Oh yeah I think L realized that kira was light but didnt want to do anything about it (yet) Remember the rain scene before L died ^_^! |
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hokitup said: Ending Would Be Awesome If Kira won! YEAH! I hated the end -.-'' |
| okaY iv watched it japanese, now french, next time in english! |
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| Light surviving?? Are you serious?? It wouldn't have been a happy ending then!! Oh he deserved it  . Actually, if I was one of the persons doing this ending, I would have made Light's death even more lame. You know, just to make up for him killing L, his father, Mello...Let's face it, there are a lot of things to criticize. I feel too satisfied to list them now. But seeing Ryuuk kill Light...That's gonna bring a big grin on my face at remembering it for a long time  ...Great anime, probably one of the best I've seen and I'll ever see. |
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| Light died with real sadness in his eyes. The ending really touched me. I wasn't supportive of Kira at all throughout the series, he used the same ways the criminals used to commit their crimes to get rid of them and create a "better world". This isn't justice he was talking about, everyone has the right to live. I feel sad for Misa and Matsuda, especially Matsuda. Someone said it before, he and Soichiro were the only ones that didn't doubt Light. The only downside is the "faking-Note-in-one-day" thing, but apart from that... Death Note and this finale was great. |
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