Death Note Episode 37 Discussion

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Jan 9, 1:54 AM

#901

Cokiuwu

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Jun 2021

ka concha de mi re puta madre

Jan 17, 8:39 PM

#902

Onikage_Sato

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May 2023

I feel like after L died that should have been it. The whole thing with N and M as basically a backup plan from L I thought was cleaver; however, I don’t like how N and M or rather just N as M died too won. It just seems off to me. Had L managed to pull out the win on Light I would have accepted it but not the people trained to succeed him that weren’t as good as him. It’s also a bit annoying how the only reason why Light lost was because the last Kira replacement guy made a mistake. He followed every instruction Light gave except one and it’s why he lost. It just really doesn’t sit right. Other than that I’d say it was a pretty good anime.

Jan 18, 12:54 PM

#903

tishoostars

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Aug 2023

Literally the best finale. People who stopped after Episode 25 missed probably the most gratifying ending to wanting Light Yagami to burn in hell for like 12 episodes. I loved it a ton

Jan 21, 11:38 PM

#904

RacerrDemon

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Jan 2024

overall it is a great thriller anime, the story is good but after ep 25 it gets boring and gains pace in the climax only.

Jan 22, 8:41 PM

#905

The-gambled_one

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Jan 2024

Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
Korekara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
Darenimo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai kara

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Kajitsu ga tsugeta mirai
Risei wo wasureta machi
Kuroku yuganda ima wo
Yume, risou ni kaeru

Doushite? Boku wa kowareta Messiah?
Daremo ga nozon da "owari" wo...

Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
Korekara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
Darenimo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai

Itsuka boku ga misete ageru
Hikari kagayaku sora wo

Doushite? Boku wa kowareta Messiah?
Daremo ga yume mita "rakuen" wo...

Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
Korekara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
Darenimo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai

Itsuka boku ga misete ageru
Hikari kagayaku sekai wo

Jan 22, 8:41 PM

#906

The-gambled_one

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Jan 22, 8:42 PM

#907

The-gambled_one

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Mar 2, 12:52 AM

#908

Jinx_Araragi

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May 2022

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Now I can finally see why this show was so popular. It definitely isn't perfect 10/10 or even 9/10 show, but it completely gets in your mind. The moral dilemma, and how both MC think they ARE justice and so everything gets justified..
the ending was good in my opinion considering how conveniently the plot had started going.
Also many people said that they lost interest after L's death because N was just a all knowing superhuman, but personally it was like this from the starting with how Light would go "just how I planned it" every second ep.
8/10

Mar 15, 8:39 AM

#909

BeastlyFalcon

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Jun 2023

epic anime, must watch

Mar 23, 8:49 AM

#910

Mosth8ed

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Mar 2023

shoulda ended different

Mar 29, 5:48 PM

#911

Bloody-Otaku

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Mar 2023

Wow! I have no words....what an ending!

So first you have Near outwitting Light out of nowhere and using Mello's help as well. I can't say I liked Mello or Near that much when they were first introduced but after this episode, I can understand why they were L's disciples. I really liked how Near had no patience with Light's motive, calling him out as nothing but a deranged killer with a God complex.

And Matsuda....FUCKING MATSUDA! Bro really took a level in badass! Seriously, fuck any notion that Matsuda is an idiot....I mean he is, but when it comes to the people he respects like Soichiro, he's the definition of loyal. Nothing but respect!

And finally, Light. What can I say? There's something quite sobering about watching a story like this, seeing a ordinary high-school student obtain the power of death itself and using it to become a God, only to be brought back down to die like a dog, alone and sobbing. Ryuk was scary as he was writing Light's name but he's a Shinigami, what do you expect?

R.I.P Mikami, that must have hurt seeing your God dragged down like that.

R.I.P Misa, you deserved better. Period.

and R.I.P Light, if even for a few years, you really were the God of a new world. A world that must now live on without you

Mar 30, 12:57 PM

#912

ElazarL

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Dec 2021

Masterpiece... IDK what to say but i hope this is the best for Light's.

Apr 2, 10:53 AM

#913

greninja7

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Nov 2023

I loved this seris and could not recomend it more

Apr 6, 9:53 AM

#914

mikhaili

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Mar 2024

The twist at the end was kinda bullshit but i guess it wasn't that much more bullshit than the rest of the show

Apr 13, 10:57 AM

#915

Lowsttt14

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Mar 2024

jikhbbgyvgynvvftcrtcvytb

Apr 16, 12:52 PM

#916

SnipersKgrooWife

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Jan 2021

Matsuda lives!! Hooray!

May 15, 11:30 AM

#917

SrRubikat

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May 2024

Light Yagami death was fair, he used to have the most dangerous weapon in the world human, the Death Note, bringed by a Shinigami, a God of death, he played his own game and killed people like his own Father (not directly but he caused it) even though, he killed bad people like criminals and he reduced in a 70% the crime around the world. But in the other part, morally that was innaceptable, he murdered people and turned him in what he said to fight, so its understandble that he didnt win in the final.

May 18, 8:04 AM

#918

caia_90

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Feb 2024

amazing story! the end was expected but in a different way for sure!

May 20, 11:13 PM

#919

cchung9

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Sep 2023

Fantastic story climax, drawn-out and confusing afterwards

May 28, 3:36 PM

#920

DarkVoyagerx

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Jul 2020

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anticlimactic ending, episode 36 was a lot better and i really expected this episode to carry on with the same hype.

May 30, 1:33 PM

#921

mars__maybe

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May 2019

Shouldve ended after ep 25

May 30, 5:51 PM

#922

Khan355

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Dec 2020

It messed with my mind

Jun 2, 3:21 PM

#923

Tooder

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Feb 2018

Masterpiece throughout.

Jun 19, 12:46 PM

#924

N_Erwann

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May 2021

That was... a heartbreaking finale...
The bad guy is dead, the good guys won... and you feel empty after watching it.
That was a strange final strategy to beat Kira but there was no escape anymore...
And this serie is over...

Jun 20, 3:36 AM

#925

Ricky16

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Aug 2022

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lesson we learnt is that one should never become evil. having godly power is just a curse.
His Death was written all along in his fate.
i feel sad for Misa Misa , his mother & for his sister sayu yagami.
Misa she committed suicide??!!! L we got to see his soul.
Ryuk was all along enjoying it.
Score 9/10 by me at MAL.
Finished on 20th June 2024 at 16:11 Hrs IST.

Ricky16Jun 20, 3:47 AM

Jun 21, 5:00 AM

#926

Beta08

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Feb 2024

I don`t liked this end

Jun 25, 3:11 AM

#927

TheCrazyCoco

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Jul 2015

kino but light turned into a jay reatard in the second season. still one of the best anime ever.

Jun 26, 3:32 AM

#928

Jan_1411

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Jun 2024

it wasnt really a good ending light breaking his chill and cool character and near winning a character i hated

Jul 4, 7:15 PM

#929

jfxsv

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Jun 2024

This story was a masterpiece. I didn't expect the ending at all, and it was still sad despite knowing Light was bound to die anyways.

Jul 8, 11:00 AM

#930

ShyamSanjay

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Mar 2024

fuckin bad ending

Jul 16, 3:30 AM

#931

Albino-52

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May 2021

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One of the greatest anime of all time. Like damn I was spoiled about Death Note but damn they still had me second guessing if Light would still win (was rooting for him btw). And that slow death scene of Light looking at the sky than L like damn and how he was crossing his high school self shit almost got me to cry. Matsuda grew some fucking balls shooting Light like that. Didn't really care about Near and who ever the other guy was. Aizawa was lowkey getting annoying as a Kira stan. And can we get some information about Lights family like damn they've been left out for so damn long.
Edit: Don't know why it took me this long to finish this anime 💀💀💀

Albino-52Jul 16, 3:37 AM

Jul 27, 12:23 AM

#932

Vortixx_

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Oct 2022

fuck near

wwwwwwww

Jul 31, 7:08 AM

#933

RapidPhantom

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Jan 2024

Man, i feel bad for Misa i can't imagine how heartbroken she felt when she eventually found out that Light is dead, the ending felt a bit rushed to me but it was a great ending overral.

Aug 3, 3:28 AM

#934

tkemaaa

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Oct 2021

greatest anime ever

Aug 3, 10:21 AM

#935

harishbanka

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Jul 2024

i cant stop thinking about season 2!

Aug 5, 2:55 AM

#936

KaizukaZekrom

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Nov 2017

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What is this forum discussion? Did you all seriously thought Light was going to win? You all really think everyone who has written someone's name on the note deserved to live? This was quite possibly the best it could've ended, Light's arrogance brings him his downfall, but it was not at the cost of his intelligence, it only happened because his Mikami was being a dumbass. The only possible ending for a villain with god complex is to defeat his main rival and then die due to his own arrogance. I understand that you might be able to sympathize with Light's ideal, but to this extent is just ridiculously dumb and borderline illiteracy.

Aug 15, 7:07 AM

#937

keeenan

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Jul 2019

Good ending, i miss my pookie light now

Aug 25, 8:19 PM

#938

watinha_08

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Apr 2023

worst possible outcome.

Aug 31, 5:08 AM

#939

Fight-lovers

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May 2024

This the the best anime I have ever seen.

Aug 31, 11:34 AM

#940

firstlook

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Jan 2020

presidential race if it slayed

Sep 1, 5:16 PM

#941

TekEmir

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Sep 2023

BORİNG Fİnale d

Sep 2, 4:23 PM

#942

xoq666

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Nov 2022

triste pelo L mas feliz pelo final foda que o kira coringou

Sep 2, 4:24 PM

#943

xoq666

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Nov 2022

triste pelo L mas feliz pelo final foda que o kira coringou

Sep 8, 8:47 PM

#944

INoLuv

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Jan 2020

Do i like the way Near came up to make light lose? No, it requires a high suspension of disbelief even in a supernatural series, but it was still good and still is since i watched it back in the early 2010s

Sep 12, 10:19 PM

#945

kyledluffy

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Jan 2023

640

It's joever Light.

Sep 15, 4:49 AM

#946

Wanderer_A

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Feb 2021

sadness very sadness

Sep 18, 12:57 PM

#947

InClouseau

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Jul 2024

A 10/10 start that really fumbled the ending. Light had to lose but losing to near was not at all satsifying

Oct 8, 8:42 PM

#948

somenteberaldo

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Oct 2020

Could be better, the manga version was better

Oct 11, 12:12 PM

#949

LightttYagamiii

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Oct 2024

loved this amine.
This was my first anime and I was obsessed with Light Yagami.

Oct 14, 2:29 PM

#950

MA-DA-RA

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So I just finished watching Death Note for the 3rd time(or the 4th I'm not 100% sure) and I have some thoughts about the series as a whole but I'll start with this last episode.

Now of course I as many other of my fellow anime fans here didn't like or agree with the end of this amazing piece of fiction: even though from a neutral standpoint you could argue that Near's victory is a legitimate ending plot wise, but the way it was executed was extremely flawed. Near as a character is unpleasant, boring and a spit in the face for being given the title of L's succesor(I mean for crying out loud he's still a brat who's playing with toys and managed to do what L himself couldn't?). Of course if L didn't figure out the things that Near later on finds out, he wouldn't have been able to reach that result. But there's something here which I don't understand: how did Near find out L died? Is it mentioned in the manga? If not is it possible that when Watari was dying and pressed that button besides it seemingly erasing all data, was also meant to be pressed by either him or L if there was a chance they would both die and thus send all necessary info to the orphanage where L grew up so they can select the successor?

Now given that the outcome of Near's victory was decided you couldn't think that for example Light could've let's say turn his back on everyone quietly deceiving them that he surrendered and then write everyone's name( I personally don't agree with Near's triumph but alas) unlike how he acted irrationally and hysterical. Another major plot hole was regarding Light telling Mikami to act as if he had the Note while Misa wrote the names in the real one: if Light wanted Mikami to fake using the Note doesn't it stand to reason that whoever may follow him might find the real deal and steal it? And like others here who mentioned that Light could've instructed Mikami to keep some spare papers just in case( I may be wrong here since I think I remember Light passing on through Takeda that Mikami should take 5 pages from the real Note and keep them but then why was Misa writing the names- this might be a mistake steming from the manga author or the team in charge of the anime). Also Light announcing his victory before he saw them all die was another mistake considering how calculated he usually is.

The other thing with this last episode is regarding Ryuk killing Light. He said that he wouldn't want to wait a long time while Light's in prison so that's why he wrote his name in the Death Note but since the most people in the world including governments were on Kira's side, how could they prosecute him? And Ryuk lied for Light in the past but not now when Near asked him if you could kill someone with the Note with just a scrap from it.

Another thing is related to Misa Amane. Since I didn't read the manga I don't know if she died by commiting suicide or what exactly happened to her.

Regarding my other thoughts for the anime as a whole: the first would be to my personal biggest critique to the series and that is how L managed to narrow it down to the possible suspects for Kira. The series premise of having a notebook that can kill someone while knowing their name and how they look is truly genius and could've made this series go over 100 percent easily but L managed to narrow it down too soon while not having, in my opinion, enough evidence. Sure you could say that since the first death occured in Japan that Kira was from there but what if he made it appear so? Or having info from the Japanese police while he could've just been a foreign hacker.

And my last major critique is, as I discussed previously, with Near and the fact that the series should've ended with L's death but after a much longer run and without this annoying white haired kid.

MA-DA-RAOct 14, 2:37 PM

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