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| that was.. okay, I guess. Overall, the best about it was that I got to see how Near looked after 3 years (and was I mesmerized! He was hawter than even Light) The flashback was a welcomed bonus, and I find the way Near did away with the 3rd Kira with a mere word particularly interesting. That showed the astounding depth of his insight, and his capability as L. However, the birth of this new Kira was.. wrong. Or the atmosphere. Or the apple trade for the note, I don't know. Somehow I felt like at this rate, a new Kira will appear every few years, and sooner or later Kira will no longer be archived as a god or something mythical, but a phenomenon which occurred at an undetermined frequency. |
BlauBlumeFeb 11, 2008 3:15 AM
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| It was pretty good, I enjoyed it. I really wanted to knock down Near's Cards. |
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| I just wasted 15 minutes of my life reading that. |
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| It was okay. I mostly just liked the Near parts though. Most else wasn't all that interesting to me. I do wish we had gotten to see this poser's face, though. |
Avarice said: I just wasted 15 minutes of my life reading that. Agreed. The awesomeness of Death Note comes from the mental sparring. If it's just Near sitting around being retarded, who cares? The art was nice and clean, though. |
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| I think all this chapter was meant to show is that a normal person can't use the Death Note so easily without succumbing to the mental stress that comes from killing people. The guy who got it offed himself because he couldn't take the pressure. This just makes Light stand out in terms of how strong he could hold his own composure, especially after using the Death Note so long. It's meant as a supplement to the story to bring out the true coolness of Light and L. Nothing more, nothing less. |
| It was ok but the ending sucked. What was he thinking really? "I killed a bunch of old dudes but when L said I suck, it made me sad and made me kill myself." |
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| I liked it. I think it's an interesting idea |
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| Why even bother making lame stuff like this? |
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| Not bad at all. I may not of like the ending, but the way they did just makes me miss Kira more. |
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| I liked it. It shows how Kira had the individual convection to do what he did. It shows no many had the will to do what Light fought to the end for. |
     "The world's decadence often pertains to a single lonely heart." |
| I think that this serious showed that...even if a NEW Kira came 'C-Kira' Near realised that Light and L were really the superior ones, were the (as wacky as it may sound) the ORIGINALS XD It was like showing proof that what they did left an impact on people and they didnt forget them or replace them... And besides, we needed to know Ryuuk had his apples XD I wonder of they could make and OVA from this .... Or a special =P |
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| It was a serious waste of time.. |
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| not really a waste of time, but ... yeah, it was a waste of time :) |
| this is how i think death note should end (ANIME) |
| how lame |
| Oh my Kira, it sucked. It was just pointless and boring. Well, after all, what can you expect from a one shot focused on Near? 4/10, to be generous. cantius said: Meh.It was a serious waste of time... |
 watching, waiting, commiserating |
dryopteris said: Netforce said: It was ok but the ending sucked. What was he thinking really? "I killed a bunch of old dudes but when L said I suck, it made me sad and made me kill myself." I have to agree about that. It was too...moralising, somehow? Yes, Light was strong enough to assume the moral "responsibility" (if you can call it that) of killing thousands, and this guy was obviously not. But I think someone who would react that badly would not have had the strength to start using the Death Note in the first place. On the other hand, reality is sometimes weirder than fiction. I agree. Maybe it's been too long since I finished the original, but the characters in this just really seemed ooc. Also, nothing really happened. And the last panel seemed like it was implying Ryuk killed him, but I don't know... |
| yeah kinda lame shoulda made misa and the kira cult have something to do with it |
| Near is pretty retarded comparing himself to L . However this still deserves a 6 for showing us Ryuk's popularity in the shinigami world XD. |
| The story was okay and the 4-koma is quite funny. |
| Well that sucked. C-Kira was probably just some 14 year old emo boy who hated his parents and decided "I'll exterminate all old farts from this country!" But when Near basically gave him a big middle finger and brushed him off, he realized what trash and a waste of space he was and offed himself. |
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| It was nice, I liked it how it showed that not everyone can handle becoming Kira... It's kinda sad to know we'll never get to know more about him/her but well it was good :) Makes me like Light even more ^^ |
| it was fine,nothing too great. |
| It was pretty good, it could've been better. I personally find Near a bit boring so it wasn't the greatest for me, I don't hate Near either but if the story revolves around him then I'm kind of not interested too much. I gave it a 9 because of Ryuk, I fucking love Ryuk, Ryuk is love. |
avrc said: I just wasted 15 minutes of my life reading that. |
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I didn't waste 15 minutes but I did waste some time .... |
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| That was so bad, what's the point of making this shit? "Nobody can handle being Kira." that's the plot? ok Seriously wasted my time reading this crap. and fuck Near. |
| I read it yesterday . It was pretty average and has nothing special |
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| It was alright, could've shown the face of the "Kira" tho. |
| After finishing Death Note anime adaptation I wondered if the story could go further or could be expanded just a little. Years after that I managed to pick up this one shot manga. It was quite alright. I was satisfied after reading it, because more or less it corresponded with my expectations about Death Note's post-finale story. Nice idea for the story accompanied with decent art. |
| lol Near exposed him as a fake Kira and a murderer and the new Death Note user cannot take that and committed suicide huh |
| In my opinion, this One-Shot was shit 💩 It was nothing compared to the Original thing and the new One-Shot is far better than this one and the Protagonist is smart too |
 Just a guy with a unique mind ✌ |
| I thought the one-shot was nice. It basically only reinforced the fact that, when you look at it, not anyone could have done what Light did with the Death Note, hate him or love him. And I liked the insights into L's personality before the Kira case, and how he chose Near and Mello as his successors. Plus, I had fun reading it. |
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| no idea why people are complaining about the ending. this was only meant to show how not all people are strong enough mentally to handle being kira |
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| This was a good read, really just a more realistic version of what would happen if someone got a death note and tried using it to be like Kira. Like other ppl said, just shows most people wouldn't be able to handle being Kira. I also like that we got some backstory on why Near and Mello were chosen as the successors to L. I don't care for either of them, but this did make me like them a little more |
| A really good one-shot. We got more insight into L's character. And, the new Kira wasn't able to handle the burden like Light could. To quote Light- “Kira has become law in the world we now live. He's the one who's maintaning order. I have become justice. The only hope for mankind. Kill me? Is that really the right thing to do? Since Kira's appearance six years ago, wars have stopped, and global crime rates have been reduced by over seventry percent. But it's not enough, this world is still rotten, with too many rotten people. Somebody has to do this! And when I first 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 create a new world… is me.” -Light Yagami. I still remember it. This might look like the ramblings of an egotistical maniac, but he was right. It takes a lot of mental fortitude to use the Death Note. The art was great and I liked it. |
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| Near's life has become rather sad without a powerful rival eh? So much so that he's pissed about a "cheap" copy surfacing after all this time. It was amusing to see him reach the title of "C-Kira." The one-shot took an interesting take of addressing the concept of assisted suicide, though, being a one-shot, it feels a bit rushed. Not so much the premise, as I feel like the setup was really well done and I immediately felt like I was immersed once more in that same Death Note-esque atmosphere. But once they quickly jump to the "younger generation" asking for death and then getting killed by C-Kira, it just felt a bit forced. I would of liked to have seen this played out over a couple of chapters, or at least quite a few more pages. That being said, it was still really enjoyable. I kind of want to reread or rewatch Death Note now. |
 "...Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother?" |
| This one-shot sucked. I remember being eager to read it but then when I finally did it was so disappointing. Near isn't charismatic enough to hold my attention, and without Light around the story lacked an edge. The new Kira wasn't even evil per se. The only good part was seeing a glimpse of the shinigami king. |
lol, the worst plot I read in my life |
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