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

[crinos]

Well what happens is that he refuses to take it, but tells Ryuk he intends to tell everyone he does have it, so that he can look like a saint for having it and not using it. Which Ryuk considers a "Shrewd" move.

So you know, this manga does in fact correctly characterize Trump as a power hungry, lying coward.

[thezmage]

I still think a true Trump would be to refuse to pay it and to take the note without listening to the rules

[crinos]

Maybe, but its equally true that Trump would be too much of a coward to try it.

Even if he did find a way around it, his penmenship is allegedly terrible, and if you don't right legibly the Death Note wont work (And in fact if you fail at writing too many times it just kills you).