Death Note: Special One-Shot - Free to read at Viz

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For fans of "Death Note", Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's (writer and illustrator respectively) seminal manga (and anime, and live action movie), which ended fourteen years ago, it was something of a surprise to hear that it's returning for an 88 page one-shot.




It's available to read for free on viz.com!

It concern's Ryuk (the demonic death entity whose magic notebook is the introductory plot device of the series) returning for a new game with humanity



And it's political targetting this time is NOT subtle



But there's a new twist to the old rules as Ryuk, the demonic entity whose notebook the Death Note is, explains...







I won't spoil what the outcome of the scene is, but it does seem like something a LOT of politicans would do.

This is, apparently, not a major plot point, just one of the most discussed scenes.

Comments

[doodleboy]

Death Note is a better read when you just accept it's going to be kind of silly rather than the hyper-intelligent thriller we all though it was.

Although since the original Death Note ended I feel like Ohba's writing has just gotten more self-congratulatory and pompous, even without the sexism.

[thanekos]

The best illustration of that is still " So here's this new character - they've got skills, and a definite motivation to get Kira, and.. there's no reason why they shouldn't be able to solve this pretty quickly. Alright, they're dead. "

[doodleboy]

And before they died they were going to quit their job because of their husband despite being a ton further than him career-wise.

First yikes in a large series of yikes.

[luxshine]

That one is right up there with Bakuman's "Women can't understand the dreams of men"

[alicemacher]

I prefer the 2015 Japanese live-action TV series, myself. (Available on Crunchyroll.) Light's journey to villainy is much more gradual than in the original manga or anime. This makes him a more relatable and realistic character. Also, Yutaka Matsushige gives us an especially moving performance as Light's father Soichiro.

[deh_tommy]

I liked (what I’ve read of) Platinum End.